The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-13
correspondence OF the Star.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Il

WASHINGTON, Sept. II, 1877.
There seems to be no reasonable doubt
but that
RANDALL HAS THE INSIDE TRACK
for the Speakership. We DO not Ike to
admit IT, for we prefer Sayler to any
other man, but at this writing Randall is
ahead. He will be here h m self In few
days to engineer the canvass In person.
The very latest advices from the South
are to this effect! That the Sou hern
men will 90 for Randall provided he will
do two things for them: First, he must
give guarantees In favor of the three
great subsidies, viz. The Southern
Pacific, the Levees and the Florida
Canal; and next he must throw his in
| fiuence in favor Of the Southern
CANDIDATE FOR CLERK
Ex-Congressman Caldwell, Of Ala
bama, whom the South are going to
nominate for the Clerkship. It Is now
understood thai Rlndall,ylewing defeat
inevitable without it, is ready to CON-
cede this much, tbat is, he will, in ad-
vance, name the Committee on Appro-
priations and the Southern Pacific Rail
| road Committee to the entire saiistac-
ton of the South. In regard to the clerk
Randall is In deep water, because he has
pledged himself to the old clerk, MI
! Adams, of Kentucky. 1t, however, we
read Randall Alright, this obstacle will
not long be In the way. de can dump
Adams overheard aud take on Caldwell.
If he will do that he is the nexI
| speaker.
| JOHN G. THOMPSON ON DECK.
This dicker will be just the thing fol
john q. Sayler will be killed of, and
that, too, without getting Mr.. Thomp
| sou Into trouble. Tue Chairman of the
shake his locks and exclaim: "By the
Gods! ye can not say that did it!' ant
then be Will wade in and get hlmsel
elected Sergeant-at-Arms again. All
right. Ohio must have something, you
know. MIR. Thompson is u scholar and
a gentlemanj be made tirst-rate Officer
in the last Congress; he has hosts o
friends, and we throw up our hat fol
Thompson for Sergeant-at-Arms again
| We throw up our hat, because that is al
we can do. 1t we had Democratic
vote, Thompson should have 1t.
AFTER THE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES
A large meeting was held last night
at the Board OF Trade Rooms to organ.
ize "Proteotive Union," society &c
encourage legislation to protect the
holders Of lie insurance policies. 1t
| was largely attended, and steps were
| taken to organize. The amount of life
insurance held In this country was
stated at $500, 100000. Eight companies
| have ialleu within the last year, and no
one knows what companies are good
Legislation is demanded OF Congress to
require all the capital, g., to be in.
vested III Y. =. securities. The society
is to be extended to every city In the
| Union.
BRIC-A BRAC.
A number of prominent citizens have
gone TO BrandyWine to celebrate the
great battle fought there a century ago
to-day. We understand they took their
brandy. dy.and-wlne with them to make
sure OF it,
1t is said the Vlrginians do not like
punch. We mean the modern liquor.
Dell-punch, whlon began to be used a
few days ago; but then it Is estimated
it will bring in revenue Of $760,000 g
year. How weuld the Buckeyes like
| that sort Of punch? l suspect they
would like Jim Gordon's kind the best.
Hon. James s. Gordon, who represented
Cincinnati in the Sixty-hPst General AS
sembly, invented breed OF COWS tnai
| gave hot milk. punch, but the rest Of the
delegation MIXED the original COW tc
death before she cuuld perpetuate the
species. 1t 10 very sad. After TINT Jim
styled the boys Cheerful idiots"
CINCINNATI.