The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-13
OUR WASHINGTON R.E p'1EK
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10Th, 1879.

Editor Broohharen LEDGER
The result of the election Tuesday
does not. i'll your correspondents opin>
ion, throw much light on the Demo
cratic Presidential candidacy. As.
after the Ohio election, clear headed
men declined to believe that thereby
the nomination must be given to the
East, 50. after the partial defeat OF
Tuesday in New York, the same class OF
men will hardly coneeda that New York
shall not have the nomination. In
truth. the iudicious and honorable way
is to let next year take care OF itself,
There will be a nominating convention
then. whose special duty 1t will be to
select a Presidential candidate. Ii
will then be the duty of every Demo
crat in the country to vote for that
candidate, AMI if that is done he will
be elected.
A. the returns came in last evening
from the v,rious States. showing. gen
orally. R,pub'icen gains. but leaving
fine State of N.w York doubtful or
Democratic. the Republican crowds IN
the streets. AMI in the newspaper and
telegraph Offices spoke If but two names
for 1SsO-Grant and Blaine Each of
these gentlemen hal countless frIenfc,
and many suggested an arrangement by
which the two should go upon the sam"
ticket. but this m,rning in the light OF
n rumored declinat,on by Grant to be a
candidate. other nlmas are freely Mons
toned. incln ling that of Senator Win
dom. Unqnestiouahlv this gentleman
in the event of Grants withdrawal.
would have a good support for the first
place on the Republican ticket, especl-
alIy in the Northwest. He is personally
on the hest of terms with Blaine and,
ALWAYS with the proviso that Grant with
draws would accept the second place
under the Maine Senator.
The election in New York OF the
Democratic ticket-except Robinson
makes it certain that any good Demo-
cratic candidate y carry that next
year. and that meaus-unleSs there is a
political earthquake-that any good
Democratic candidate car be elected.
The humorous side of this New York
contest is that IN which Messrs Hayes,
Eyartsi and Sherman. after kicking
Cornell. as an unworthy person. ont OF
office. and then attempting to elect the
Radical ticket in New.York. find that
| Cornell alone on that ticket is elected:
If those gentlemen have any canse OF
shame. they will by and by see them.
selves AZ others see them, and that will
ba all tina. their enemies conld ask for.
The value Of the Mississippi river
improvement-the %ietties OF the Sonth
Pass-is being demonstrated daily by
the extraordinary increase OF shipping
tn and from New Orleans. Complaint
was made the other day that the depth
Capt. Esds had agreed to MAINTAIN dln
moi exisS; but that was disproFed ov
the passage through the channel OF
the largest vessel that ever reached
New Orleans.
Secretary Sherman says the public
debt was rednced ten millions last
month. -
He c~oncea,ls the fact that daring that
montb AZ during every month IN the
year the Treasury officers found numer-
GUS Sims .Df money to be due MAJ
yidnals. Which sums. under previous
Secretaries would have been paid month
by month. but nnder him are held over
for annual Congressional action. In
this way The Secretary makes no say
ing but is enabled to report during
several months in the year large re-
auctions of debt. L.