The Portland daily press., 1876-04-07
Political News.

The net contraction in the paper currency
of the country, Of all kinds, during March,
was $1,169,506, the total circulation of both
kinds being now $5s1 1,649,574.
Deacon Richard Smith telegraphs from
Cincinnati to Washington, 'Bel is well
known here as a hummer and dead beat"
There's compliment for you, Mr.. B.
So far as the Iowa Legislature represents
the presidential preferences OF the voters of
that state Blaine and Hendricks are the lead
ing candidates.
The tallow candle party, is what the Man
chester Mirror styles that which runs the
national House and fails to make appropria-
tions for lighting post-ofices.
Members of the Senate are said to be great
ly amused at the guesses of newspaper cores
pondents respecting the vote of Mr.. Dana's
nomination.
ga prominent Republican editor'' writes
from Missouri to the editor of the Kennebec
Journal: "You may safely count the Mis-
souri, delegation for Mr.. Baine.'
Quite number of women exercised the
right of voting for school officers Monday, in
Winona, Minn., which has recently been con-
ferred upon them by the legislature.
Mayor Wickham of New York is said to in
dulge hopes of the Democratic nomination
for vice-president. But nobody else seems to
share them.
1t was quite a tidal wave which struck
Cleveland, Ohio, Monday. The Republican
ticket was elected by the very handsome ma
jority of $500.
The remark of the St Louis Times that the
presidential candidate nominated at St. Louis
will be a statesman without fear and with
out reproach," would indicate that they pro-
pose to nominate good Republican.
Friends of Senator Anthony are said to be
moving to present his name for the second
place on the Republican ticket, in the belief
that the candidate for President will be taken
from the West.
Two railroads with which he has been con-
nected are now suing Tiden for embezzle-
ment of funds and bonds, which is an unfor-
tunate circumstance for "reform" COVER
nor.
OF the gas and fuel stoppage the New York
Tribune says: ga public which has its busi-
ness confused and delayed by this kind OF
nonsense is not going to rise up in irrepressi-
BILE enthusiasm to continue the glorious DEM
ocracy in power.'
The rejuvenated New York Express is Bit
terly anti / ilden and whether the anti Tilden
Express or the pro-Tilden World, is to be
the recognized metropolitan organ of the
Democracy, is question which is yet to be
settled.
Out in the indianapolis Journal office
things look very Mortonish. The Pennsyl-
vania delegation to Cincinnati is strong for
Morton, and Ohio's second choice is the old
war governor of Indiana, according to the
Journal
The New Jersey Republicans will probably
send an unrledged delegation to Cincinnati,
but the general sentiment of the party in
that state is for a ticket bearing the names of
Blaine and Frelinghuysen. The Democrats
are inclined to favor Hendricks.
A gentleman recently from Washington
says that the ex-rebel soldier whose duty it
is to raise the national flag over the hall of
the House has SO much prejudice against the
stars and stripes that he employs negro tc
do the duty daily.
In Cleveland the general Republican ticket
is elected by 2500 majority on the average.
The Council will stand twenty two Republi.
| cans to fourteen Democrats. The Republi-
cans elected fifteen out of eighteen Council.
men. The vote cast was about medium,
The full vote for congressman in the third
Connecticut district Monday was 3155 for
John T. Wait of Norwich, Republican, 249C
for David A. Wells of Norwich, Democrat
and 129 for Palmer of Montville, prohibition