Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-12

The next question in ohio. or amOug the
Ohio democrats, is as To the Senatorship.
The following is put forward as a state
ment OF the situation: II is wei known
that for some time past tle best OF
feeling, politically. has not existed be
tween Senator Thurman. General Ewing
and George PendletOn, and il was claimed
that with proper combination between
these gentlemen Thurman might have had
Ohio solid for him last year and so secured
the Presidential nomination at st. Louis.
That Thurman looks toward the Presidency
Is beyond question:; but how 10 reconci all
factions in Ohio is a question. according TO
report the following plan is TO be carried out:
The next assembly will, of course, elect a
democratic United States Senator, and Pen
dleton is 10 be chosen for the long term TO sue
oeed Stanley Matthews. Then Thurman is to
resign his place as senator and Tom Ewing
is 10 be elected TO fill that vacancy. This, IL
is claimed, will heal old wounds, and in
return all democratic factions in Ohio are to
combined to secure for Thurman the Presi-
DENTAL nomination in 1SSO. Some OF the
Ohio politicians say in reference TO this re-
ported programme that there is nothing in
II, or that If l. is attempted il viii be i'm
practicable OF execution.
No TRUTH IN THE SToRY-Au item has
been going the rounds to the effect that Gene
raj Butler has been made quite sick lately
by poisonous malaria. contracted at Bar
NUNS Hotel, in Baltimore. Gen. Butler
writes to the proprietors OF that excellent and
renowned hotel, denying The story in toto as
follows:
81 stopped three DAYS IT your hotel: never
was better in my life, or treated better than /
was there and / have been very we'll ever
since. have never had a malariaI disease
IN my lie, and have not got one now
The papers are all busy giving reasons for
the republican defeat in % Iio, but there il
one significant fact that points Out a main
cause, and that is that the republic4 Ia strolg
holds have contributed most 20 the result
The Cleveland correspondent OF the New
York Times remarks upon this point: The
fact may as well be admitted Ia u The radical
republicans of this state DO rot approve the
Presidents Southern policy and they stayed
away from the polls on Tuesday TO express
their dissent. In Obsrlin four hundred re-
publlcans missed their first vote since the
war. In Iorain county the loss IS 3 per
cent from the state vote OF last year. In
Ashtsbula, Lake, and Geaugs counties there
Is a similar detection for the same reason"
There is more talk o-day of attempts to
enect a combination against Randall for the
Speakership, bet We see no reason 10 change
our opinion that Randall Will win.
By some slip of the pen or wha; We believe
Richard Grant White calls heterophomy.
The word Niger was used in place of Congo
IN the mention yesterday OF SANKEY'S late
discoveries. The mistake corrected itself,
ard Is OF DO consequence, but We don't want
To he set down as dispa raging either Stanley
orthe great African river he has traced out
There was no Niger in the woodpile.
Though the national exhibits OF the French
exposition in 1s1s will be reduced in number
by the fact that Germany Russia and Turkey
Will not IA Ike Part in il. there will he all the
better opportunity for the display OF goods
by the nations who do participate. For in
stance. large share of attention can be con-
centrated upon the exhibit o. the United
States; bringing Customers to this coautrv
Tor articles produced here, the merits Of
Nnlch are little known in Europe. Despite
the uu.avOrable circumstances under watch
the exposition IS started. the Franch have,
made all the arrangements for the st:IIar-
tory co-duct OF the affair, and the IL spIay
VIII undoubtedly be a very dne one.
Brooklyn, toe had her sewers overioveI
and bUTsteJ in the storm of Monday night.
the y. y SIN reports the fact but strangely
fails TO ascribe IL TO the compre heasive SIS
tenn OF improvements OF the District Of co.
lumbia.
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