National Republican., 1878-09-20
POL fTICdL NOTES.
rExDLrroN is called the gushing patriot

rENDLEToN is called the gushing patriot.
BUTLER and Peter Cooper will meet at Indanap-
oils tonight.
Mr.. FERNASpo WooD has discovered that the
sugar trade Is full of bitterness.
GOvERSoR HARTRASFT Is confident that victory
awaits the good old Republican party"
GOVERNOR HAMPToS's health has been sufficiently
restored to warrant him in entering upon the cam
paign.
The Republicans of the second district of Virginia
now feel confident Of ciCcting Major Dczendorf for
Congress.
The Tribune Nptly compares the Butler fiction to
cuckoo cggs laid III II lArks nest, which turn out
cuckuOs and not larks after all.
JUpGE GEORGE +. MOORE has been commissioned
ChicfJ ustiCe Of Texas vice Judge Roberts Demo.
cratic candidate for Governor, resigned.
IT now looks US though the Republicans of the
hrst Congressional district III Connecticut would
rgrce upon the nomination Of General Hawley.
THE Republican campaign in Illinois has been
opened by the Hon J. Is, Hawley, Assistant Sccre-
tdry Of the Treasury, in speech at Rock Island
WHEgEs, Mast? Hes wanted to paint the pie.
ture ol Butler he whale, saying 10 the Democratic
wet"
THE clerk Of the mayor of New York city Is Rn
independent candidate for Congress against Fer.
nsndo Wood. Who says the Democracy are not
harmonious?
The Greenback. Democratic majority in the
Maine House was obtained by slender vote. The
combined majority OF thirteen OF them was only
lSU votes, or ten each.
GENERAL HoYT, Republican candidate for Gov.
eTiOr in Pennsylvania, continues to advocate HON
est money, in spite of the Maine election. His
friends predict his election by 10000 plurality.
UNDER the last Democratic national adminlstra.
ton the credit Of the Government sunk 30 low that
| money could he borrowed Only at II per cent Un-
der the Republicans loans are now contracted for at
per cent.
A WESTERS conference has decided that as the
Rev. DE La Matyr remains in democratic politics
! he ought u leave the pulpit. The way they quote
! Scripture TO apply is "Ie cannot tserve God and
| ManlmOn.'
| THE prospects now are that Hon Martin l. Town
send, of Rensselaer,, Will lie sent back TO Congress
Notwithstanding his declinntion TO DO considered a
| candidate. The Republicans Of that district could
not make u better selection.
WHEN the two United Senators, Eaton and Bar.
| mum, and the venerable and heretofore all-powcr-
| ful editor OF the Hartford Times throw up the
sponge md crawl Into 4 corner the Democracy
| OF Connecticut must he in q bad way.-NeIO York
| COBimerciM Advertiser
1T is not without emotion that we chronicle the
| denomination, in Pennsylvania, OF the Hon Hen
| dTiCk Is. Wright, the garrulUus GreenbuCkcr OF
| LaCkawRnnR, the man who talked the House so
empty one night that only the Speaker and one
| sleeping member remained
| The ErtnuiJ Biiittin, Philadelphia Pa docs not
believe that the ancestors OF buffers supporters in
/ flower, Dr. MCSheehy nominated Buer and tie
| nomination was approved by Mr. FlRhCrty in
dOrsed by Mr. McDevitt and commended by Major
MCCaherty.
! Hon. MILTON SAYLER was stupid enough TO ap-
pear IN the Cnitui States Court III Cincinnati aid
i ing anu abCting the uullihcrs. senator Thurman
| was summoned by telegraph, but he was too wise
! 10 appear, He preferred 70 let the monkeys pull
their own eheslnuh out OF the lire. We had sup