The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-15
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
FiIIrm Counts on the Solid South.
Especial Telegram TO the N. 0. Tlmcs'l

ISDcCil Telegram 10 lne ~. W. IlHto'I
NEW YORK, March II, 1879.
The country might rs well make up
its mind at once that Samuel j. Tilden
intends making desperate effort to
secure the nomination for the Presiden-
cy in 1881
The signs pointing to such an event
are multiplying daily, and Mr.. Tilden
once having made his purpose known,
will spare no means to accomplish it.
His recent letter to the Americas
Club, of Reading, Pa, is significant,
and may be considered the keynote, OF
the next national campaign.
Within the last day or two, elegantly
engraved cards have been circulated in
the Manhattan and other Democratic
Clubs IN this city, inviting the holder
to grand ball in Washington City on
the evening of March 4, 1881, lin
honor of the Inauguration of Samuel j.
Tilden as president of the United
States"
The chairman of the National Demo-
cratic committe, Senator w. Ii. Bar
nun, has called on Mr.. Tilden, and
had a long interview with him III regard
to the political situation.
Mr.. Tilden counts on the united
support OF the South in advance, and a
popular expression Of opinion from
that direction is looked for with great
interest NIRGINIUs.
tits no longer denied by Mr.. Randall's
friends that he has made an alliance
offensive and defensive with Mr.. Til
den. The logic of which is that if
Randall is elected speaker Tilden will
be the nominee of the National Demo
cratic party in 1880, if Randall can
bring it about.
The plan was perfected at the
Manhattan Club in New York, last
week, and the contract is signed,
sealed, and delivered.
The fight for speaker is therefore
narrowed down to Randall against
Blackburn. The Western men who do
not want Tilden next year at any price,
and who do want Thurman, and the
Southern men who are ready to do
anything-except elect Garfeld-to
beat Randall, are making their pluck
lest fight.
If Randall's friends are to be
believed at all, he has majority now
secure; but this is to be taken with
many grains of salt.
However, Randall is an indomitable
worker, has the covert assistance of the
Republican press of the East, and all
Tildens friends besides. Blackburn
has the West and that part of the
South which does believe i'll the re-
nomination of Mr. Tilden, but would
be willing to take Thurman or some
Western man, OF Bayard These ele
ments, however, are without the COM
pact organization which the other side
has.
It will be bad piece of business for
the South if Randall wins.
WASHINGTON, Mach 1.-THE denial
telegraphed from the attorney general
of South Carolina that ex-senator Pat
terson has not been granted pardon
and oblivion for all alleged misdeeds
committed by him in the past, raises
direct question of yeracity between
Patterson and the South Carolina at
torney general, as the former was the
author OF the statement that such M Grey
had been granted him.
ATLANTA, March 11.-At 3 80 p.
m, the office of the State Treasurer at
the capitol in this city, was the scene
of a bloody tragedy, the parties being
Col Robert A. Aston, member of the
Legislature, and Capt, A. Il, Cox, of
DeKalb county, Aston fired three
shots and Cox two, Aston was shot in
the right temple, the ball passing
through his brain. Cox was shot in
the mouth and through the left hand.
Aston is dying, but Cox is not seri-
ously hurt The difficulty arose from
Aston having power OF attorney from
Senator Gordon to sell the latter's in
terest in the state convict lease. Cox
is sublessee under Gordon, and wanted
Aston to sell Gordon's interest to Wal
ters, who had promised to buy Cox out.
Aston sold to another person. Cox
Aston at noon that he would
kill him before shutdown if the trade
was not cancelled and made with his
man, He hunted Aston down, Gov
ornor Colquitt and Others having de-
tanned Aston Mt the capitol, the quar-
rel was renewed, and both drew their
pistols with the result above stated.
LATER--Col. Aston died at four
minutes after six this evening,
Death OF Mrs General sherman.
NEWPORT, r. l., March General
|, ,r,g L,
leemed advisable not to inform him of
MS wifes death at present, The ply
'icians have but slight hopes of the
Generals recovery.
Mrs. Sherman. recently underwent
severe surgical operation, and this I'M
aoubtedly was the immediate cause of
death.
FROM Round about Home.