, 1879-01-16
The Members Of the Legis-
lature Nearly Bored
to Death.
Inevitable Result Of Two
Weeks Of Indefatiga.
BILE Ginning.
Melancholy Deduction TINT This
World Is Given to
Lying.
The Tirelesa Logan, Watching Over
Israel, elumbers Not Nor
:. Sleeps.
Gen. Shields Nominated for
tho Missouri Short
Term.
Gov. Vance Nominated for Senator by
TIE Democrats Of North
Carolina,
Notes upon this Senatorial Sit
uation in the Wisconsin
Legislature.
Gov. Vance Nominated for 8enator BY
tie Democrats Of North
Carolina,
Notes upon tha Senatorial Sit
uation in the Wisconsin
Legislature.
SPRINGFIELD.
QUIET.

&peCf1E Dlfedfch TO 7h4 1f1bHa6.
spnrxar1xLD, Ill.,, Jan. 15.-This has been
rather On uneventfnl day in the Senatorial
race-mndo doubty go by tho e1ecrabto
weather which hns prevailed during the past
thirty hours aud the Governors reception
at tho Executive Mansion. Tho 8caro which
was produced in tho Logan camp yeateraay by
tho postponemont Of the CAUCUS till Friday
evening ia unabated, and, whilo tho managers
endcavor to keep up their courage, 1t Is Mp
parent to the most casual observer that they
bave In great measure lost their
grip. Tho seventy or eighty votes
which they boaased for tho flrst formal
ballot hnse very materially awindlod
away, md Long Jones ID now satisfied with
claiming simply bare majority. Tho Jo
Daviess statesman begins to weary of his
Job, and this evening he had no hesitation
in publicly declaring that ls never could
again undertake ita like.
LOGAN
has tnken on himself tho task Of working up
the doubtful and waverIng. His aupplica-
lions 10 tho former and his promises to tho
lnttor hive assumed mammoth proportions.
| Tho telegraph Is kept busy all dny long, urg-
ing outside pressure. Prominent mon al
] over the State who arc known to be fnvor-
able to tho swarthy Egyptian are implorod
to como over and fir things with those mem-
bers whom It is supposed they can influence.
Private receptions are hourly beld, and notl-
inE ID loft SAFE tho tortures of the 1nquisi-
ton to extort from tho unwilling members
the pledges necessary to secure lis
election. Different is tho Situation ut the
Farwcll and 0gleaby headquarters.
TnEnR AHE NO INDICATIONS oF A0UE.
Everybody feeta happy over tho prospecs
Of beatlng the Great American Dolter
Of two yeara ago, and this soema
to be Tho inevitable result. John
Il. 11avley, Of Rock Island, Assistant secro-
tary Of she Treasury, nrrived hero tonight.
1Io intin,ateA to the ubiquitous interviewer
thnt ho llaa case before tho Supreme Court.
This Is scarcely accurate, for the roason
that hoad oilicials Of Washington Depart
mcnts aro not In tho habit Of
travelling around tho country attending the
Hnpro.ne Courts Of tho different States. 1fr.
11awtoy Is dirk horse oe very uncertain
sizo. Some lalf-dozon Of tho Logan men,
who live In the vicinity of Rock Island and
adjoining counties, have
JulNRp ON Mn. nAwLnY As THEIR SECOND
in tie event Of tho broak.up Of the Logan
combination. Hnwley ia here to witness the
effect Some Of his frionds claim that ho
would make IN excellent compromise cAndt.
date, and that, By u judicloua course, he
might be able to concentrate enough
votes 10 sloct hin, should the opposition te
Logan fail 10 agroo. Dcing very close to tht
Administration, and the rosaeasos Of first
class roconl, Ills friends naturally think thu,
ho has mora than an average chanco OF sue
coas. .....
NARrrS ncEsf. OF CHICAGO.
las nlso turned up as d dark horse
Tic is known as the young mems cnn
dida.o, md blnahinyly accepts til,
compliment tsadeEed. An almoat micsoscop
10 search faiIs 10 discover any pledge, ever
Of tho third-class variety. Tho clantor nut
noise will, which The Senatorial campaign
has heretofore been conducted is rapid,
disappearing, aud tie rigid teuxio,
of real business Ia having ~
effect. Tho fact IL, everybody but The can
taidattM themselves arc baglnu!ng to get tires
OF the everlasting eor-ohowiug aud score
: caucustng which hna Laen going forvar,
, horo without cessation for tue past ton days
nn.l arc
LONGING ron REST
and for the tranquility Of on andiatu.be
existence. There ars log Republican nun,
bsrs Of the General Asae.nbly, each ons o
!. whom has doubtless bean approached quletl,,
by some confidential friend about 400 times
dragged OF into a deserted cosne,
and requested to give up his tru
!. iuwasdness on The subject. I'll
result has been marked down On the roate
opposite Ills uano bY the confidential frisn
aforesaid ~ "8olid tor Logan" "Hase fe
FaEwell," or "shouting for Ogesby." as th
a ca4o mRy be. In this manner. ~ well as b
!, written pledges, the ststus Of most Of II
members llaro been obtained. and the get
ssal completion Of things aeduced from II
grand total. Thsrs Is
JUST ONE OBSTACLE
q in tho way Of finding out c1actly how th
T. contest Is going to end before the CAUCUS,
L aud the election comes OF, mud that is, sh'
members will lie. Upon comparison Of list
somo Of them aYa found to stand sayentee
different ways, and 10 bo doubtful beyond
II question. 1uileless correspondents ha,
q been taken In by them. and col
; : fidiug candidates for the United Btates 30
ale have beon deceived by thon,. This ci
cumstance only prevents tho nevs.,ape
from announcing the result Ct the electie
y before IL comes OIL, each member Ia
ing beon fully canvAssed by
:. parties. There not balnx anything more