The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-05-04
POLITICAL NOTES.

The "Nationalists" of Maine meet
in Convention on tho 5th of June.
Nevada elects State officers in
November. The now Legislature
will choose n United States Senator
to succeed Jones.
Richmond 1KAig Dem.) "a
scarce and dear currency is q curse
to every industry. Our present
situation is confirmation strong as
holy writ"
The Portland Oregonio,e (Rep.)
thinks that on national issues the
State Of Oregon would give Re-
publican ma ority Of from ten to
fifteen thousand votes.
The policy Of many Republican
journals now seems to be to let
Hayes shift for himself and only to
trouble themselves with the future
welfare of the party.
Boston Globe Dem) eff tho
Republican party can endure the
pangs of q guilty conscience for
ehACo Ctl . AOllSo4 U1o OoihoC1hlS
certainly can, while the great busi-
ness and industrial interests demand
peace and order"
This is specimen of the rabid
Radicalism of the Utica Republican
Reconciliation is cheat and snare,
and only brings nearer the bloody
hour when the loyal masses must
again meet the hosts of Democracy
on the field of carnage
Cleveland Leader cit seems
almost a pity that there is no
wealthy Republican rs unscrupulous
as Tilden and sufficiently liberal to
send secret agents down with
money and promises to hire some
of the penitent Democratic election
managers to confess. "
Tie San Francisco Ilto Cuzitor-
',iG says that unless the baneful
principles of "Kearncyism" are soon
extirpated there, "they must result
in disorders, riots, confusion,
seditions, anarchy, bloodshod and
death" but it will be eventually
''overwhelmed by failure, defeat and
universal obloquy.'
The Augusta (NIe.) Journal says
that as Governor Williams is be-
lieved to be unsound on the "fraud
question: tho Tildonites will not
permit his denomination, but Mar
eellus Emery will become the dic~
tator of the Democracy of Maine,
and will carry it for Tilden in 1850.
New Haven Rcgister:-''Peare
lasting and genuine would come to
our politics if this hideous night
marc Of fratei were dismissed If
Hayes Is o patriot he will resign.
If Republican leaders and organs
are wise they will insist on his
resignation. The slavery agitation
overthrow the Democratic party.
The Hayes fraud agitation will
obliterate tho Republican party
unless the leaders bend to the storm
and wash their hands of the foulest
crime in American history"
"A ghastly auction sale took place
at Ashtabula last week. The relics
Of the terrible railroad accident
were sold to the highest bidder
A list Of the relics was medo out by
the coroner ut the first of the month
and the value of each article set
down. the total amounting to $63.
The. sale brought $45. Only one
article was recognized. A. young
lady identified a watch and chain as
belonging to her father, A. II. Stock
we'll, Ashtabula, who has been miss.
ing since the disaster. One apart
ment had 800 pieces of clothing
stored away in it. This hideous
pile was sold in a lump to paper
mill, and perhaps these relics will
yet meet the eye in the form of a
newspaper.
Itis perhaps not generally known
that work on the tunnel under the
I British Channel is quietly progress
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