New-York tribune., 1878-12-19

Moses can't get his shoulders up high enough to
cover his ears.
There isn't as much talk about Secretary Sher-
mans Incompetence as there was.
The third-term boosters have overexerted them
selves, and are giving the movement a rest
Tildcn has postponed " "clamoring" till after the
holidays He doesn't wish to disturb the festivities.
Perhaps the presence of hi own cipher kilograms
will stimulate Pelton's memory when he testifes
again.
Why does Senator Wallace side SO persistently
with the so III South' Do his EIce-Presidential
yearnings influence hmi
Moses may be expected to plead that he is a
private citizen. when he is summoned to explain
his ciphers If life in the Ark isn't private
what Is
The simplest journalistic prudence makes it neccs-
sary to have an obituary of the Potter Committee
put in type. The concern is likely TO expire i'll lit
any day.
Bulletins about the progress of Mosess new cipher
key have ceased to be issued from the Ark. This
seems to indicate failure, which Is sad. TIE TRrB-
UNE anticipated much pleasure IN testing the accu-
raCY OF the invention.
Mr. Conger accomplished one important thing
when be tauntcd the Democratic members with
fear 10 touch the cphers. He called out the first
fraud" yell which has been heard this session Or
course il was feeble, but 1t was interesting as
If the Solid South doesn't have its own Speaker
and control the organization of the next House it
will be because Mr. Randall pledges himself to fol-
low Southern dictation a. implicitly as if he were
Southeruer himself. The possibility for his re-
election on any other basis has ceased To exist
Two negroes IN Hcrtford County, North Carolina.
have been tried convicted and sentenced to SIX years
in the pcnitentiary for interfering with another
negro who wished to vote the Democratic ticket
Senator Ransom should release a fresh lnstalment
of lIsh about this vigorous display OF JuStlce, and
call fer similar promptness Oh the other side III South
Carolina.
There seems to be strong disposition to reclect
all the minor officers of the Assembly in this State
The Clerk, Mr. Johnson. is sure of reflection; the
present Sergeant-at-Arms, Mr. Orr, is apparently
the Enthusiastically the most deserving candl-
date for that place; and il Is understood that Henry
Wheeler, the present dOorkeepeF, VIII De CHOSEN
again Mr. Wheeler is a veteran, fought brayely IN
the Army and has always been steadfast hepuoh'
can. lie should be reelected.
Thurman may be forced TO run for Governor OF
Ohio, whether he wishes TO or not. The leaders OF
his party confess that they cannot carry the STATE
with any weaker candidate. Thus the Hon. Samuel
f. Hunt says the Democrats cannot win without
presenting their very strongest candidate; II IL
Thurman can carry the State II viii reelect nm 10
tine Senate and possibly make hun President lug
experiment is worthy the ambition 0t any man.
SO if is. but the trouble WIN thurman j., tudI
whether he runs or not hls PRESIDENTIAL chahces
will suffer.
The cnly explanation made of the Administra-
tion's appointment of - Hangman Foote as Super
intendent of the United States Mint at New0reans
is that he brought out large Republican vote IN
Tennessee in 1876 for Hayes. The Administration
is said TO feel no end of gratitude therefor. This
Lrings the question back 10 the Old Line Wing
again for the recruits which FOote drummed up
must have belonged TO that party. III IL is OBJ
iected 10 Foote that he is not more than half alive.
it should ne CONSIDERED that he is the lyest member
of his party available.
General Garfield seems 10 he good deal OF
Grant man. lie Is credited with saying that no
wouldn't be bit surprised if there were wave OF
popnlar enthusiasm within the next year or two
that would nominate and elect Grant to the Presi-
dency. He thinks the drift in that direction in-
ereases daily. The General thinks Blaine made
mistake in starting sectional debate at this time
nnd heeyes il would have been better to have pro.
~osed an appropriation 20 punish perpetrators OF
franJ and allowed the Democrats to oppose IL II
| thew dared. Perhaps the Generals fondness for
| Grant and his disapproyal of Blaine both spring
from the same cause-an uneasy consciousness that
| Blaine Is gaining too much headway as Presiden-
| tial candidate.
One Of the most interesting phases of the poi'ticai