New-York tribune., 1877-10-13
POLITIC1L NOTES.

OF course it's an of year. but isn't IL little too
"ohf"
Iowa is safe after all. but nobody seems to care
much about At.
The Ohio Democrats roe above party. thai'sa
fact, out u was the wrong party
Mr Hendricks continues to speak contemp'uousy
Of the vice-Prc,idon;al Office. Thus is uncommonly
Sly.
The Ohio election was one triumph for the sirk-
ers. A reduction OF the army would be a good deal
bigger one.
There seems tn be here and there "a Republican
who il taking comfort in solid chunks 10y remark
iLg, II told yOu Sd"
The Western Democrat -lys the party must hence
forth be solid against resumption. The Eastern
Democrat doesn't say amen. lie merely links
dam"
The Democratic caucus which nominates Speaker
tonight should also adopt the usual party plank
against oubsldies. u would not bother tho candi.
date any, and 1t might fool somebody
An energetic claim comes up from tho Massachu.
sctis Democratic Committee that their State will
follow Oho'4 example ia November. THIS Is giving
General Apathy Tremendous job even Tor aH OIL
year.
Tho amable lunatics who are always ready
to stand on their bea Ia whenever Mr. bri,tow
. mentioned sure the President reported nien.
ilon to appoint General Harlan 10 the oup'e Cont
vacancy is studied insult to the cx-ct,frtafy.
Surely no man ever was afflicted with moie Pic-
squc COLLECTION oi foOl-lrlends than tiis same
Mr. Brstow.
The talk about the President " abandoning his
Southern policy has started up agaiu with eraer
vigor tnan ever sIpce the elections. The persons
who are INDUCING in IL would confer a boon II thoy
would como down TO particulars, ans 'ell just how
the d" abaudonng" il 10 be done Are the troop. 70
be put back la tho south and the outrage mill set
~ n )tion againi The South II more qurt than q
has been since the wal and 80 long as lt remain, -o
is inst sensible to talk about rryyng julius Cmsaf
a. about rcvyng The old policy. Ine southern
problem Is sposcd of, and the quicker the Hel UNI
party stops waiiing about " and goes 10 "ofk, he
sooner will the temporary triumph of the Democratic
party be ended
Mr. Bristow is not inclined to be especially talka
tive about the result IN Ohio. A representative oi
The Cincinnati inquirer pumped him vigorously at
Louisville on Wednesday. bnt only succeeded m
ascertanng thar he not surprised al the Repub-
hcan defeat and was inclined to thiuk it due 70
multiplicity of causes. including third party move
ments and dissatisfaction with the Presidents
course. When asked about his runored selection
FIR the English mission. Mr.. Brsto| SAID be bad
htari nothing about it. and until he dld he should
not bother himself about accepting or declining H.
presume" he added with smile " thore will be
no 4 ficuty in getting good man to accept the po'
stion. There are always plenty Wiling To 10
abroad"
and opened hot. The two leading candidates, PEN
dleton and Ewing. both 50 strong that the elec'
ton Of either is to say the least. doubtful Unloss
one Of them gives way to the Other. which Is not
reckoned on by nybody, the chances are largely IN
favor of p compromise candidate. Wild rumor
has been started that Mr.. Thurman will resign, thus
allowing both pendlet0n and Ewing to b" elected.
the rocOmDense being that they will support VIZ.
Thurman for the Presidency Inc irohpIe WIN lhat
rumor u that Mr. Thurman is not the sort oi man
who gives up q snre thing Tor most uh,'rLuH one
There is also some tax abOut your Uncle lick as
compounds candidate, and aJout Mf. Alfred Uathcr'
adams Express Agent and Director, anu an
able mani. whom TIE Democrats voted Tor "heh
Stanicy Matthew's WAS elccteL II the piatt'i IT,
suits in tue defeat Of both Pendlrton ana h"lns;
the Republican defeat in OHIO VIII DC deprived Ol
it's worst evil.
II looks as If the Democrats had about gwen up
hone of conyIcting the Returning Board members
in Louisiana. Major Burke gives Herald cores
pondent sufficient information concerning the col
laise OF the movement 10 show that the general s'S
picIon that Mr.. Iilden at che bottom OF mo
whole business was not without good iOhnha'"h.
He says: "When | went to Washington h'"u
that Lttlefold refused to testify IN tho matter OF
the X. turning Board owing 10 tho bad faith Of the
Tden managers in Washington ami New-lmA
Last Winter wnen the whole country knew some
fraud had been committed by the Returning Board
but did not exactly know what, Mr. FELTON, MI III
den's manager. sent one j. G. Murphy, of Iowa @
Indiana To New-OTleans to work up the case Hr'
without consulting any ono here, made some ar
rangement with Iittlefo' and got bim TO ttstiy
which he did. Besides furnishing the t,Nll-
mony in Washington. he also gaye the i.oS
ON which the Returning Board was lndicted.
Finding subsequently that no good could come 70
Rnard and having no further use for Lntlcnrld,
they abandoned him, and he now refuses 90 te-u'y
i'm the Returning Board case Mr. Murphy pr"cufoI
the testimony for Mr.. 1ilden. No one else here htu
ANYTHING to do with it. and everything was doho
without our advice and assistance. his aDah1oh.
ment of lttlefeld aud the breakago oi thoif promises
will doubtless lose the returning Board casrs 10,
the people Hence my chai ge against then ana
nothing can be substantitod. consider it VIII oe
their fault. Llttleheld being now III bo'ton Ma Ma3I
,yn.re he holds a cerksIp IN 80 me- mcfcahihe
house, Mr. iittleields uncle corroborateS TINS
statement and says they were never gwen any
money by MIR. Tldens inend,, but " were pTohi'ei
everything. After tine testimony was gwen h"
used We were gwen the cold shoulder