National Republican., 1878-08-06
POLITICAL NOTES.

The test of orthodox Democracy in the
South is to have served in the rebel army.
BANNING is in despair, and Sayler Is not
altogether easy in his smind.-Ciacinaai Times.
COLONEL ROBERT lNGERsoLL assumes the
mantle Of a prophet and predicts Grant.-Cia'
cinRdt Times.
D. X. WEIs, of Ashland, KY, Is another
Democrat who wants to go to Congress from
the tenth district.
GENERAL BUTLER Is to speak at meeting
of the National Labor party in Union square,
New York, OH the 10th instant.
TuE Glasgow (Ky.) Times thinks tho renom-
ination Of Colonel Caldwell for Congress in the
third district is foregone conclusion.
IT took 235 ballots to nominate George W.
Geddes, of Mansfield, as the Democratic caiidi-
date for Congress in the fifteenth Ohio district.
THE soldier element Of Ohio Is disguised
with the action OF the Democratic Legislature,
and u great public meeting will be held next
week to denounce 1t.
LE Roy 7. WALKER, of Huntsville Ala,
who was the first Secretary OF War for the Con-
federacy, will be the successor Of Spencer in
the United states Senate.
GENERAL GRANT says he has never quite
forgiven himself for rcsigning the Geueralship p
of the army for the Presidency, aud he does
not want any more Of it.-ArkdHsds DemOcrdt.
THE Young Republicans of Boston evidently
intend to be felt IL they are not seen In the
Congressional districts of the State. II is un-
dcrstood that their ticket is nearly nude out.
The Administration avoids any further cou-
| hict with the South in the crooked whisky
business by pardoning all the whisky thieves.
| 1t should also give them chrome apiece
Cincinnati Times
| JOHN GEE THOMPSON can spread over as
much ground as Henri WattersOn, and the fight
at Washington promises TO cover several acres,
which will be strewn with false teeth and hair
There are lively times ahead.
IL the Democrats carry Indiana this fall
they propose to fix it up after the Ohio fashion
with view to ninety-nine-y years leascon the
Legislature. But, happily, Dan Voorhees, can't
live that long.-Cincinndi Times.
A sTRAIGHT-oUr Republican weekly paper
the Rockford Register, will soon make It's ap
pearlnce at Rockford, Ohio County, Ky, by
Mr.. c. C. Shannon. lie has purchased typ,
and presses and will have frst'cass office.
SENATOR LAMAR now condemns the "polic,
of violence" in Mississippi. What does h,
mcauf lie has repeatedly declared in Con-
gress that there was no violence or intimida'
ton in the election to which he owes his pros.
ent position.
IT Is said that Voorhees, has overcome the
combination that was partially formed in In
diana last spring to defeat his reelection I,
the United States Senate, aud that the way Il
now clear before him, provided the Democrac!
can carry the Legislature.
A DEMoCRATIC paper having insinuateC
that General Hawloy is afraid To come hom
from Europe and face the Potter committee
the Hartford CO1rd,d, General Hawloy's paper
remarks that the General "cau be reached by
II cable dispatch, aud will not bo slow to re
spond,"
THE wires are already beiug laid for tn
election of Butler delegates To the Democrats
state convention in some of the Boston wards
aud the movement Is not one of recent origin
either. Some of the younger members of tn
party snap their fingers when told that the OLE
hunkers will stamp out the movement.