National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-28

q succession Of fights, with frequent fatal re-
suits, and in view of such dangers, the legis.
lature passed a law in 1867 forbdling parades
after dark within ton days of an election.
SENATOR ANGUS CAMERON announces that
he will not DO candidate for reelection as
senator from Wisconsin. Ho says: 81 am not
a candidate for senator. Am not even a dark
horse am absolutely aud entirely out of
the senatorial race"
The republican convention Of the fourth
congressional district of South Carolina nomi.
mated on Friday last Absalom Blythe Of
dreeuville for congress, Mr. Blythe is young
lawyer of ability and excollcnt character. lie
is native Of South Carolina.
ALL the returns of the Maine election are
now in, and they show a plurality of 90
for Plaisted, including more than 1000 votes
for various kinds ofPlaisteds. Making allow.
ance for 25 votes in Lewiston which were
not contained in tho returns. but which were
discovered on recount, Gen eral Plaisted's APP
parent plurality by the clerks returns is 81.
COLONEL J. S. WISE, readiustcr candidate
for congress at Harrisonburg, Va, denounced
Senator Vance rs n tar-hecl know-nothing
the old tenth legion of democracy what their
duty was. lie came from state he said, that
had openly ropuda ted its debt, and yet bis
special mission is to teach Virgnians what
state honor Is.
THE following Is literal translation Of
New York dispatch in the Paris papers Of Sep.
tembor 10: "rho result, so far rs known, of
the elections for tho public functions Of the
state of Maine Indicate that Mr.. Fashion
Query, fusion p, candidate of the democrats
and the partisaus of the flduoary circulation,
will be elected governor of tho stat &c by ma.
iorlty of 1900 votes"
The greenbackers Of democratic nntece-
dents, who have towed the gree nback craft
among the rocks of tho democratic coast, are
now DESERVING tho ship for shore, telling the
republicans who have been doludcd into this
awkward position to shift for thems elves, for
they are going home. That need surprise no
one. They have thrown Weaver overheard in
Maine and will do tho same thing in Indiana.
ARMY officers are making considerable sport
of General Hancock's telegram to Eugene Cas-.
serly of San Francisco, wherein tho general
speaks Of his carly ident ifcation with Cali
fornia and his understand ng of its interests.
His army friends say that this Identification
consists IN having been on duty in California
as second lieutenant about the imo of the
| Mexican war.
THE Richmond State unkindly says: TON
Ewing, on his way home from Arizona, got sick
aud turned aside into the hills to recuper ate.
There arc so many great leaders getting sick
rs the battle approaches that some will think
they have no stomach for the fight but
mainger in tho rear like dallying dastards
doomed to double death by the damning voice
.. of doubt"
IT is claimed by leading republicans that il
the business interests of New York carry that
state to the republican column, New Jer'
scy and Connecticut, in sense merely wards oil
New York, will follow the empire state. Upon
| hscalculaton General Garfield wou Id be elect.
cd by n majority oftwo votes in tho electoral
college, after giving to General Hancock the
debatabe states of Ohio, Indiana aud Maine.
| TO corroborate this view, 1t ia stated that a
gentleman we'll versed in politics, who has
travelled through New Jersey, says that the
chances are that the republicans will carry
that state. He says that Newark Is now
manufacturing town only second to Phiadel
phia, and that the manufacturing interest,
look upon the democratic party as committed
to free trade For this reason, he says, ever
the democratic manufacturers will vote III,
republican ticket, because FREQ trade mean,
tho ruination of that business At Paterson,
Railway and New Brunswick he reports sim
liar condition of affairs.