The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-26
ings in the Louisiana Legislature in
1874.
correspondence OF the Star.

Correspondence OF the Star.
WASHINGTON, Nov. %, 1877.
Political circles are greatly excited
to-day over the almost successful at
tempt OF the Democrats to capture the
Senate yesterday.
WILL DEMOCRACY WIN?
1t was brilliant coup d etat, aud but
for the casting vote OF Vice President
Wheeler it would have been successful.
Nothing but an adjournment to Monday
saved the Republicans. Of course there
is bitter Indignation on the part OF the
Republicans against Senators Patterson
and Conover, who deserted their friends
and went over to the Democrats. There
are various explanations offered for the
course of Patterson, the ugiiest of which
is that the Democrats have agreed to
nole the case against him for bribery in
South Carolina, provided he VIII help
them seat Butler i'll the Senate. IL looks
as il there were secret reasons and in.
fluences at work. Monday will be anx'
iously waited for.
REED VS.. SHERWOOD.
Tho Toledo Post-offce case will prob.
ably go over till next month. 1t has got
into the daily papers here, and Sher.
wood and Reed are making questions OF
yeracity every day. The Union is Tor
Reed, g Republican against him.
EwING's GREAT SPEECH.
Everybody is talking about Tom Ew.
ing's great speech last night in the
House. The long waited for opportunity
came at last, and all agree that Mr.. EW
ing's speech against resumption was
magnificent one for that side. Ewing
may blunder from ineXperience in pal.
liamentary tactics; but he is tremen'
dous in speech and argument. Garfield,
Ewing like hawk, and made notes fol
Iuture reference.
TARDY ACTION.
Senator Conkling's Committee or
Commerce still holds the New York
Custom-house and many other appoint
ments, and makes no sign OF reporting
them. Possibly they are to be held over
Till the regular session.
FAST MAILS.
AS the practical result of the great
Postal Convention held at Norfolk las
summer, fast mail routes are to be es
tabished from Washington to Calves.
ton via the principal cities uf the south
A bill tor this. purpose, appropriatine
$3.50, 900 has been introduced into the
House by Mr. Vance, OF Onio.
OFF TO THE WEST.
Major G.. Z. Snitf.n, for years Secre
tary to President Grant, and who made
himself SO Invaluable to MIR. Hayes al
the White House last spring, has beer
ordered to San Francisco tor permanen
duty. The best wishes of hosts Of friends
follow him.
A MAD CHAIRMAN.
Congressman Morrison, of Illinois, II
still raving because his Committee OF
Public Lands refuses to discharge MIR
Woods, who has been Tor years Clerk o
the Committee, and the Chairman nov
threatens to resign the Guardianship o
Woods is valuable clerk, but alas, ht
is Republican. Hence Morrison'l
tears, lor he had promised to turn Wood
out and puta Democratic friend IN the
vacancy.
ADJOURNMENT TALK.
Senator McCreery and Representative
Blackburn pr0phesy no adjournment be-
fore Saturday, December 1, and thel
only until Monday, The 3 !. There will
be no session on Thanksgiving Day
The members living at u distance coin
eide with these views, and the presen
jangle in the Senate adds proba bilitv t,
| this result. CINCINNATI.