National Republican., 1878-08-03

csamitteo meeting at Columbus yesterday
CtsciBndH Times.
THE jersey mosquito did q praiseworthy
thing when II scattered the Potter coumittce.
All things In this world have their uses.
EvERY day that those revenue ofIieers lfe In
south Carolina jail adds fresh disgrace 10
the Federal Govcrnment.-Cin Cinci,.aati Times.
Hos. EDWIN u. SMITH, Assistant Attorney.
sssaessl Of tho United ststcs, h being urged
as candidate for circuit Judge In place of the
late Judge Shipley.
Ex.GovERSoR PALNER's friends in Illinois
are said to he aiding his efforts to secure m
prospect Is not hatteripg.
| tlon In Louisiana have elected l3I delegates to
the Democratic State convention, and require
81 more to secure . majority.
1T IN very amusing to SEQ the Cincinnati
Enquirer trying to lay tho devil II has raised
by coaxing the Nationals into the Democratic
party.-Phiiadeiphia Record.
Bon TooMRs will never call the roll Of his
slaves at tho foot Of Bunker Hill, but he and
Jen Davis may yct call over revised roll In
the Congress at Washington.-Hdpkeye.
1T COST that Washington mob penalty Of
just - for stoning honest workingmen away
| from thoir work. How both offenders and
victims must respect the majesty Of the law
| Cincinnati Tmss.
ALEX SrEPHEss delights the Southern
| Democracy by taking interval drinks Of
whisky on tho stump. The ability to take
whisky straight Is the first evidence Of pos.
scssing pure Democracy.
THE Hartford Corr1nt reports that Governor
Hubbard has decided to appoint Republican
to tho vacant office Of Bank Commissioner of
Connecticut, aud that his name will be an.
nounccd In a few days.
A NEGRO having taken the field for taller
Of Nelson County, KY, the ten white patriots
Offering for that responsible position induced
| the committee to order their differences set
tied by primary election.
EUGENE HALE, of Maine, In describing the
position OF his state, declared that the Repub.
licans were sure to win, both In the State and
Congressional contests, but admitted that the
struggle between tue Republicans aud the
Greenbackers will be very sharp one.
IT Is curious fact that Randall Is his own
most active supporter for the Presidency.
There Is great generosity exhibited at this
is scarcely mentioned at all. save with male.
dictions.
AND now IL Is claimed that II Is n son Of ex.
Senator Doolittle, of Wisconsin. and not Gen.
eral FitZhugh Ice or Columbus Alexander
who Is to beat General Eppa Hunton for the
Democratic nomination tn the eighth Virginia
district.
HON. JOSEPH JoRGESsrS was nominated
for reelection In the fourth district of Virginia
yesterday, at Burkoville, by twenty-five ma
jority. He is the only Republican 10 the
present Virginia delegation, and should be re-
elected, becauje he has proven himself very
useful.
| GENERAL JOSEPH Z. JOHNSTON, who Is to
succeed "the handsome Gilbert" in the House
from the Richmond district, was q relative, by
marriage, to the late Hon. John B, Floyd.
who, as Secretary Of War under Buchanan,
made Joe Johnston Quartermaster. Gener,l, to
fll the vacancy caused by the death Of Gen
oral Jessup. lie also sent another Of the
family. Albert Sidney Johnston, to command
the Utah expedition. The present senior Sen.
ator from Virginia is also relative. Now, II
we could only get the Bailey who loaned tn,
Indian trust fund bonds to Russcl, Majors,
and waddell, and which the latter forgot to re
turn GU time back into the Interior Depart
mcnt, or into the employment of the District
government, wo should have the Floyd
Johnston family pretty well provided for
again.