The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-10-22
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Correspondence Of the Cairo Bulletin.

OF course the great topic is the result of
the October elections, and every gathering
of men and women is stirred by it. There
can no longer be doubt that everybody is
astonished at the extent Of the ''Republi.
can food" as prominent editor calls IL.
OF course, there are Republicans who say !,
II told you SOL" But that does not alter the
fact that they were not very outspoken be-
fore the elections. The Democrats keep up
their courage wonderfully, and are now
preparing TO take off their coats for the
great national contest next year. "Wc
are just clearing the decks this
year." they say, 1--WE are divided
on local and side issues. Next
year you will see US in solid phalanx march.
ing on to victory" This is pluck, to say
the least, but think there was one man
who didn't hold his head quite so high. /
refer to Speaker Randall. He came here
on Tuesday, and rumor says that he vas so
confident of victory in Ohio that he came
here at the solicitation of friends
to be ready for a serenade and
speech. He had nothing to say, but
his genial disposition kept the even tenor of
its way, and he talked glibly on all sorts of
other topics. Mr. Humans friends keep
up their courage wonderfully. They meet
the ill-concealed joy of the Tilden men with
a most steady assurance. Thurman" they
say, isn't hurt bit for 1880. He is the on
ly man who stands ghost of chance for
carrying Ohio or any Northwestern State.
He is the strongest Democrat in the Senate.
and he is perfectly clean man" This
latter is aimed probably at Mr.. Tilden.
What they say Of Mr.. Thurman is true, and
| believe the Republicans rejoice more at
his defeat than at any other event He is
formidable antagonist. His friends say be-
sides that if the rule that a States loss
shelves all Presidential candidates in its
borders, Mr.. Tildea may suffer after the
coming election there. 1t is clear that so
far as Presidential candidacy is concerned
these elections will settle nothing, because,
for example, if the Democrats lose New
York they will say it was because of Dem
ocratic divisions and not because of actual
Republican strength.
1obserye that the Republicans are making
great claims relative to the next congress
to come IN 1851. Doubtless they will
make some gains of Representatives from q
re-appointment of the State in Ohio and
the rate in Iowa shows that they will recap
ture the two Greenback districts in that
state, as well as at least one IN Maine. But
beyond this Of course they cannot yet 90 in
anything like definite terms. The specula-
tons as TO the senate are interesting. The
Republican calculator counts confidently on
gaining senators as follows In New York
in place OF Herman; in Connecticut, in place
OF Eaton; in Pennsylvania, in place of Wal
lace; in New Jersey, in place of Randolph
in Indiana, IN place of Mcdonald, besides
the seat in Ohio now held by Tkurmans|
This would be gain of six; but they con.
cede the loss Of one in Mississippi, the seat
now held by Bruce, leayinga net gain of five
by their calculation, which would make the
Republican Senators 3S, or just one.half the
Senate. The Democrats would have 81
straight" but they will count David Davis
with them, and thus the Senate would be
tied. But notice since the late elections
the Democrats make more talk than for
merly, about unseating Kellogg, Of Louisi-
ana, this winter, before the Republicans
have time to recruit, and this, again, would
give them majority. The situation is very
interesting, but no party can congratulate
itself upon it.
A statement of the operations of the pat
ent Office, during the last fiscal year, shows
that during the last twelve months, ended
June Both last, $4,000 applications for pat
ents we're received, 2,674 caveats were fled
12,471 patents were issued, and 1857 trade
marks and labels were registered. There
were S2Spatents grated, but withheld for
payment Of final fees. The total receipts
of the Office were $7O3, 146, being sl54,4o5
in excess of its total expenditures.
A WONDERFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of SO.
called specifics" and "cures" for Rheuma.