Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-04-17

our esteemed contemporaries is - the
shears.
THAT is far from bad remark of the
Chicago Journal that too many things
in this life come out 13-14-l5.
THE opening paper in Appleton's Jour
nal for May is of very great interest.
1t consists of copious selections from
work recently published in England,
entitled conversations with Distin-
guished Persons during the Second En-
pire, from 1860 to 1862 by the late
Nassau William Senior. Mr.. Senior
was Master in Chancery, and had un-
usual opportunities for intimacy with
distinguished French contemporaries.
and he noted down all his CONVEX
sations with these men, and 9TH
ers equally famous. Another very
fresh article is by Ivan Tourgue-
nieff called Monsieur Francois. "
NJ. de Lesseps's reply to the Suez Canal
article in the previous number is given,
to which is appended note from Judge
Morgan, the author of that article.
There is paper on .Metternich," :" and
one en- the French painter Regnault;
1.-The Philosophy of Drawing-rooms"
is discussed; Science in its relation to
the discovery of Crime is considered,
and a number of striking examples
given: u paper called "The Story of
The Merchant of Venice" is very
readable; and the editors departments
are we'll filled. D. Appleton & Co..
Publishers. l, 8, and s., Bond Street
New York.
BALLoU's Monthly Magazine for May.
is out, with well-written illustrated ar
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of the reading public. It recommends
that steps be taken to open the trade of
that vast country with the Pacific coast.
By the way, Ballou's Monthlg is just
booming at the present time. Five
times have the publishers put to press
the January, February, April, and
May, numbers, and Still the demand is
not satisfied. There is magnificent
piece of mnsic in the May number,
worth more than the price of the mag
the following brilliant table of contents: ::
"Siberia and the Russians;'' "Aspira-
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Leap-Year Romance :" ssThe Love-
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Wager. and its Consequences" ..The
| Plain Miss Barstow;'' "Hunted by the
Lion p" '.The First Morning in May :"
'sThe Marquis of Montrose;" "Robert
Burns;" cloves Embassadress;" ;" t'The
Dove in the Eagles Nest:" "John viii.
IL. IL" ga Runaway Adventures" :"
..Recollections of Other Days." INA.
& Lily Lathrop's Engagements" "The
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ry-Teller," - ssFred and Flossie - ga
Little Eglogue - 'Ruthven's Puzzle
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IT Must interest if not amuse Secre-
book and find the famous article in the
Washington Sunday Republic of Janua-
ry 5, 1879, in which the first Sherman
feeler was put out. 'sThe editor'' it
was telegraphed abroad, ''has confiden-
tial relations with Secretary Sherman
''The nomination. said the inspired
editor, 'smay be said to be between
Blaine, Grant and Sherman. Not i'm
probably, Mr.. Blaine will decide to
take no part in the contest. but reserve
his powers for 1884, Not improbably
though, Mr.. Blaine has decided to enter
the contest, and this fact somewhat
disastrously influences the argument of
the seer. s'The fight will be narrowed
down to Grant and Sherman. The COM
batants will then stand as follows
General Grant will have Conkling's in
fiuence in New York, which does not
amount to much, because Evarts and
Curtis will probably control majority
of that delegation" Oh Conkling's in
| fluence doesn't amount to much, eh
the delegation, do they? Ask them-or
himI But to continue: "Sherman will
start with Ohio. He will have Penn
sylvania, because Don Cameron will
naturally cast his lot with his uncle by
marriage. Don Cameron would be
Sherman's Secretary of the Treasury in
the event of his election" Alas, Don
Cameron, blind to this brilliant pros
pect, concluded to sacrifice the most
distinguished Of his wife's relations on
the alter of GrantsI But let us read
| further: "Blaine and Sherman are ma
tural allies. Blaine would receive
Sherman's support in 1884 in return for
support in 1880. This would give Sher-
man Maine, Massachusetts, and the East
ern States in convention. Blaine's IN
| fiuence wuold also extend to Iowa.
Minnesota and several of the western
delegations. It would include three
Southern delegations, upon which the