, 1879-11-22
Our Washington Letter.
WASHlXGroN. D. C.. Nnv. ).


WASHINGTON d. c., Nov ), 1879
EDIToR STATESMAN The result of tn,
elections yesterday, does not, in your COR
respondents opinion, throw much Egh
on the democratic presidential candidacy
As, after the Ohio election, clear headed
men declined 10 believe that thereby the
nomination must b. given to the east, so
after the partial defeat of yesterday in
! New York, the same class of men vii
hardly coneede that New York shall moi
! have the nomination. In truth, the Judi.
cious aid honorable way is to let next
! year take care of itself. There will be d
nominating eonvention then, whose special
cniy 1t VIII be To select e presidential
candidate. IL Will then be the duty Of
ersTy democrat in the country to vote for
that Gaad:date, and if that is done he will
| be elected.
As the returns cane IL, last erepias
from the various states, showing, gener-
| ally, republican gains, hut leaving the
state of New York doubtful or democratic
the republican crowds in the streets, and
in the newspaper and telegraph offices
spoke of but two names for iSS0-Grant
and Blaine. Each of these gentlemen had
countless friends, and many suggested an
arrangement by which the two should 90
upon the same ticket, but this morning
in the light of rumored declination by
Grant to be a candidate, o+her names are
freely mentioned, including that of Sen
ator Window UEQuestiunab!y, this rem
tlcm2n, in the event of Grants with
drawal, wou:d have It good support for
the first place on the republican ticket,
especially in the northwest He is per-
sohally on the best of terms with Blaine,
and, always With the proviso that Grant
withdraws would accept the second place
under die Maine senator.
The election in New York CT the demo-
cratic ticket except Robinson makes it
certain that any goou democratic candi-
date Can carry that state next year, and
that means-nnleSs there is a political
earthquake--tlat any good democratic
candidate can be elected.
The humorous side of this New York
contest IS that in which Messrs. HAYES,
Evarts and Sherman, after kicking Cor
nell, as an unworthy person, out 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 sense of shame, they
will by and by see themselves as Others
see them, and that will be all that their
enemies could ask for.
The value Of the Mississippi river i'm
proyements the jetties at the South Pass
is beng demonstrated daily by the ex-
traordnary increase OF shipping to and
from Nev Orleans. Complaint was made
the other day that the de pth that Captain
tads had agreed to maintain did not exist
but that was ,ssproyed by the passage
through the channel of the largest vessel
that ever reached New Orleans.
Secretary Sherman says the public debt
was reduced ten millions cf dollars last
month. de conceais the fact that, during
that month, as during every n,onth in
the year, the treasury officers found nu-
meier7 Sums of money to be due indi-
viduals, which SUMS, under previous Sec
fefanes would have been paid month by
month, out under him are held OYER for
annual congressional action. In ,his way
the secretary makes no saving, but is
enabled TO report during several months
IN the year large reductions of debt.
DEN