The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-25
POLITICAL NOTES,

an expense of S15o,0oo, to keep the
Senate comfortable every year.
Tilden is not anxious about Ohio
this tall. He doesn't bot, anyhow,
on Il State that has cipher on each
end.
1t shocks the, Republicans to sec
how greedy the Democrats are for
Office. It shocks them good deal
more to give up their fat berths.
Congressman Lutrell, of Califor>
MIA, says he is certain that the
Democrats in that State "will run
their own ticket. and elect, it too"
Alex. Stephens says "the Forty
fifth Congress adjourned in deeper
disgrace than any Congress in the
! history of the Government. Alexis
supply Of Liver Invigorator must
have lun out.
FIX Senator Christiancy has been
studying Spanish for the past five
weeks, Gnd says he already reads it
quite well. He will be sixty-seven
on the 18th inst. He sails for Peru
on the Goth. Mrs. Christiancy will
follow on tho 10th of Juno.
Remark by the Memphis Avo-
iunnhe:: IF there is q man in the
bounds Of our Coufederacy who has
over scared q higher rocket and
como down q fatter stick than
jeff ferson Davis, we are open to
| con yiction."
The stalwart Republicans must
be feeling dreadfully since Blaine
wont over to Virginia and fratarniz-
ed with the Confederate Briga-
die, ., and claim I'D Virginia as his
stcpmother. It will take Billy
Chandler six weeks to recover.
When n Republican becomes
Ion g faced, and talks about "vital
Republican principles" being in
jeopardy, he means that his chances
for getting victuuls On the Office
holding brigade are sensibly dimin-
ished by the advancing front of the
Democracy.
Local elections were held in Calls
fornis. on Monday Of last week. The
Worklngmen elected the mayor and
two councilmen in Oakland. the
Citizens securing five councilmen.
The Republicans carried Sacramen~
to, and the Citizens Salina.
The Globe> Democrat publishes
the sentiments and preferences of
members of the Legislatures of
Kansas, Wisconsin and Arkansas on
Lhe Presidential question. Grant is
decidedly the strongest man among
the Republicans, but the Democrats
are divided between Tilden, Thur
man and Hendricks, with perhaps u
majority in favor of Tilden.
Asr. Smal,ey. who has heen trav-
cling extensively in the South,
writes to The New York Tribune
that nine~tentils of the Southern
Democrats prefer Bayarl for Presi-
dent; but they want /. man who can
carry New York. It is the judg-
ment Of many of the most astute
and ardent Democrats in New York
that Senator B:.yard 10 the one man
who is certain to carry that State, if
nominated.
There is nothing that seems to
harrow the Congressional soul and
lacerate Congressional heartstrings
so much us statement OF the sta
tionery steal indulged in. Gentle.
men VINO sit in the gorgeous halls
of tho Federal Capitol dislike to
be reminded Of this little aff;tir. It
nnnoys them. It is so troublesome
to explain to those sturdy old farm,
ers, who wipe their epectacles with
Il red bandanna, and study over
the items carefully It would be
positively dreadful if public indig~
nation should break out as it did
over the salary grab.
A woman in q Kansas Pacific
Railroad car sat facing man who,
with one eye 1T e,st, seemed to be
stm ing fixcdly at her. She became
indignant, and said. "Why do you
look at me 40, sir ?" He said that
he was not aware of having done 80,
but she insisted. 81 beg your
pardon, madam, but it's this eye, is
it not 2" lifting his finger to his feft
optic. eyes, Sir, it's that eye.
"Well,. madam, that eye won't do
you any harm. It's a glass eye,
madam--only e glass eye. I hope
you'll excuse it. But, uponmy soul,
I'm not surprised that even glass
eye should be interested in so pretty a