The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-14

washington Frightening UR-WeeJsng OF
the supreme Court-Nzore Views froEaa
+ JOHN shermnn-aaeH. eaerel0ns Chances
for Reelection -~ That Cincinnati
speech TO be Circulated.
NEW York, Oct. l3.-The lForlds Washington
special says: An unusually dull and warm
summer. with the August temperature extend
Ing into October, has delayed the return Of the
mary who make up the cosmopolitan life OF the
capital: but now Washington begins to show
some signs of life. The city is quite healthy.
despe the net and fpxtEnordnary
The President has but one more AGRICULTURAL
fair to attend before he settles down for the
| absent members OF the Cabinet promise to be in
places next week.
On Monday the United States Supreme Court
All Of the members of the court but Justice
Field, of the Pacific coast circuit will be IN at-
| CISCO in time to be hero on Monday.
News Of the result Of the October elections
come In so slow and contradictory that u was
not easy to form any judgment as M 70 their bear
Ing on national politics. The dispatches, rs
usual, were at first favorable. to the Republi-
cans, but were decided g, surprise to them. The
their success in the State ticket in Ohio but the
subsequent news of the loss of Congressmen in
ohiQ and Indiana has quite melted their - en-
lhusinsm. based as 1t was on the hope that they
might gain enough! possibly to warrant The be-
they might control tho next House. On the
whole they are willing TO admit that there has
placing as it docs. the Forty.sixth Congress-
Overwhelmingly in the hands Of the Democrats.
and leaving the presidency as the ne only contest
| on the fourth of March. 1885,.
The more sagnctous Of the Republican
politicians predict that now the only element of
q financial character will be the question of the
abolition of national bank note circulation.
RESUMPTION, they say. will take place on the
ri n nfipn
net and of u bin to make legal tender notes
receivable for customs 15 M RESUMPTION o. h Wlll be 50
only for customs, but be on q, par with gold In
all public and private transactions.
Secretary sherman has no doubt of the COM
plete success of the resumption act. Indeed he
is prepared to resume now If tho law per-
mitted it. and believes that q year hence wheu
the Fortysixth Congress meets. the times will be
SO much improved. and resumption such II
| success. that the currency issue Will be quite
out of politics.
that Senator Hills recent philippe against the
President is meant for an indirect attack upon
tho re- election of Senator Gordon, and is a part
of the warfare of the old coalition with OK. Gov.
Joe Brown. to defeat him in the Legislature.
which elects United States Senator this COM
ing winter. Senator Gordon has been friendly,
Of the Southern policy OF the dministrntion.
but not more than Mr.. Hill was at one time.
yet the latter, 1t is alleged. now assais the Pres
before the Legislature The same letter adds
that there seems to be little or no doubt Of Gen.
Gordon's re- election.
The Times Washington special says In
reply to q gentleman OF Washington. who has
Interested himself in tho circulation OF SeGre-
nell, chairman of the New York state Ropub-
licnn committee has written letter. in which
he Gays his committee will cheerfully distribute
al copies Of Mr.. Schurz's speech that may be
sent to him. and urges. at the same time, that
the speech be printed in German for general
distribution In Now York and States that will
hold elections this month.