The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-11
POLITICAL NOTES.
Alex Stephens hasn't died in tw

Alex Stephens hasn' died in two
months.
Elihu Washburne is the compro-
mise candidate of the Republicans
for the presidency.
The Chica go Tribune say the two
tickets will be Grant and Wheeler
and Tilden and Hendricks.
Ben Butler says he loaves Con-
gress forever. How can Congress
get along without the Essex states
man?
Senator John A. Logan eats two
Confederate brigadiers for break.
fast every day. This gives him
such strong voice.
We'll posted parties deny that
Mcclellan is Tilden's alternate.
Uncle Sam is for himself, first, last
and all the time.
The New York Su,s says that
Burnside began the quarrel with
Conkling. Conkling succeeded in
killing the nomination of Burnside's
friend.
At the recent all night session of
the Senate, it is charged that all
the Senators ran off to bed except
those that were too tight to 60.
They soy that Hayes has not
given public dinner at his own
expense since he has been Presi-
dent. He is making money out of
the office.
India is q bad place for man
that drinks as much blue~nose as
Grant does. He had better HE him
back to Washington.
The Washington Republican,
thinks that Rainey will still get
political recognition and an Office in
South Carolina In pigs horn.
Hanlin, of Maine, Howe, of Wis
consin, and McCreery, of Ken :
tucky, wear the old style swallow
tail coat. Hamlin will sport his
solts'in the next Congress.
When Corbin heard the result of
the vote he exclaimed, "The Re-
publican party has gone to h-ll. .
This being the case, Corbin con
prosecute his claim in the neither
world. - -.
The Pacific Coast Republican
Senators did not vote in the Butler
Corbin case, and now they are
accused off trading off their votes
for Southern support to the Chinese
bill. .stp.,- .n.......
Bruce, the taffy colored Senator
from Mississippi, says he wants the
gossips to let himself and his wife
alone. They are very happy with
out social recognition.
The Encouragement has just
decided that congressman have the
franking privilege from the 4th of
March, notwithstanding they may
not be sworn in until December.
Some anonymous scribbler having
attacked Speaker Randall's integri-
ty, several Republican Congressman
took occasion to bear testimony tc
his high probity.
John J. Patterson is trying to
have the extradition laws of Penn
sylvania repealed. His brother is
chief lobbyist of the bill. John
wants safe retreat from South
Carolina justice.
Hon. Fl. w. Hilliard, of Georgia,
the only old line Wing left in office,
is in danger. Some President
stealer wants the Brazil mission,
and they say that Hilliard may as
we'll pack up at once.
The clergymen of the Pacific
Coast, headed by Bishop Kip and
the Rev. DIR, Scott, petitioned the
President to sign the Chinese bill.
They said that Chinese immigra-
grafton had strong tendency to
debase the morals of California.
Senator McCreery, of Kentucky,
retired from public life on the 4th
of March. He is seventy years old
and is the LATEST and most eloquent
Senator at Washington. His idea
of happiness is to sit in the shade
in summer and watch little negroes
play marbles.
The wives of Logan, of Illinois,
and FELTON,, of Georgia, seem to be
the architects of their respective
husbands political fortunes. The
former cajoles legislators. The