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ADDRESS all communications to WALSH A WRIGHT, CaaoNirpaavDC■■rnirTiowsLisT. Angnsta. < a. W ; N ESI>A Y, NOVEMBER 14, 1877. editorial NOTRU. ‘•The Tall Sycamore" '8 30. - <>► The jokers suy that Morimey takas liis palitios on the Schell. One baky in three die * in Parii **“* ou, ’ io fire dies in Berlin. The Savings Banks of Naw York cil} bold $120,000,000 of deposits. The daily watch over General Lf.e’s grave lias l>een discontinued. Ex-Senator Lyman Trcmbwll Ims mariied his cousin, Mart Inoraham. A uranb sox of Patrick Henry lias hseu elected to the Virginia Legislature. T'nß Piute* elect a doctor by lot, and, on Ibe demise of his third patient, the doctor is stoned to death. The street lamps of Providence, K. L, are lighted by electricity, at a saving of $25,00C per annum. The editor of tbe Mountain Echo, a Ken tuck v weekly, declines the tender of a rattlesnake for a year’s subscription. A Dallas (Texas) man was recently bitten by a skunk, and died 12 hours after ward in agony. The skunk has not been heard from. Attorneys at law, after admission, an required in New Yotk t* he put *n proba tion for two years before being admitted to the bar as The Boston baby show broke up iu a row. Mothers who did not get prizes grew indignant and made the judges feel that life was a hollow mockery. The Jews of New York form 10 per cent, of the population and contribute less than 1 per cent, to the criminal classes This speaks volumes for their morality. Mtt. Blaine’s doctor warns him to be careful or he will soon follow Morton The Maine Senator is a high liver and lias a aood constitution, but lie abuses it terri bly. _ A Maryland bride, 40 years old, went oft In a spasm just as the important words were to be spoken, and was taken from the church to the insane asylum a raving ma uiac. TnK “ Stalwarts” ure congratulating themselves on a Republican victory at Shreveport, La., but the New Orleans pa pers say that it was "straight Conserva tive"—-that is—Democratic. While Richard Grant Wiiite is tell ing the world how to write good English, a deserted woman is telling an awful story atiout him—the more awful because Mr. White is a much married nut. A member of Congress declared, in a speech, on Wednesday last, that there arc not loss than 100,000 people in the city and vicinity of New York who live by begging and stealing. "Results of the war." TnK New Orleans Democrat is wrestling ■with Judge Strong’s lettur. It cannot rc. coneih* his theory and practice, and thinks Congress ought to impeach him. If evety man is to bo disgraced because his theory and practice are sometimes at variance, the ■world had better stop at once. The World attributes Morrissey’s suc cess to the fact that Mr. Talmagk prayed against him. The truth Is though, that while the kid-gloved Republicans prayed against they voted for him. In this they reversely resembled a certain South Caroli na Judge, who voted for Seymour and Blair, but laid all his bets on Grant and (Colfax. The Chicago Tribune announces as the result of an examination of milkmen’s cans, in that city, that of all the product sold’as milk, 2d per cent., or nearly one fourth, is added water; second, that the milk has been deprived of 48.7 per ceut., or nearly one-half of its cream; third, that •only 20 per cent., or ouc-fifth of the supply is genuine milk. The Washington National Republican uas managed to rake up one harsh and un seemly notice of Senator Morton’s death from the Southern press, and makes it tbe text of general condemnation. Nearly ■every Southern pai>er spoke kindly and charitably of the Indiana statesmaa, but that couuts for nothing, we suppose, with stalwart Radicals who desire to make a point. _ Morton, when a young man, used to •stand pluiup six feet high, and without an ounce of superflotu flesh, or fullness, turned the scales at 280 pounds. He was forty-three inches round the chest, his shoulders were square as the outliues of a brick, he wore a 17j inch collar and a num ber eight hat; his limbs were straight and massive, and his hands and feet smal: and well shaped. Colonel Robert Ingersoll, in allud ing to the story concerning his father’s se verity, writes: "My father was a man of great natural tenderness, and love*! his children almost to insanity. The little se verity he had was produced by his religion. Like most men of his time, he thought Solomon knew something about raising children. For my part, I think he should have known better than to place the least confidence in the advice of a man so utter ly idiotic as to imagine he could be happy witli 700 wives.” ■*•► It is related that a devoted adherent of Disraeli once look his two sons to town t present them to his distinguished leader. “Give them a word of advice, Mr. Dis raeli. on their introduction iato life," said he; "it would be an honor they would sever forget.” The Premier was very much worried at the request, hut at last he con sented. "Never try to ascertain," he said to the elder boy. “who was the man who wore the iron mask, or you will be thought a terrible bore. Nor do you," he added to the second, “ask who was the auther of •Junius.’ or you will be thought a bigger bore than your brother.” Tim question : When is a man of age ? is being discussed by the Cincinnati 2?a quirer with reference to the qualifications of voters. Bi.ackstone says the term of mi airship expires on the day preceding tbe anniversary of the birthday, that the law 4oe il'Ot regard the fraction of a day. "Ty lrr on Infancy and Coventure” says: “In law a pet?on is reputed to be twenty one years <w age on the opening of the last day of the tweWf-first year of his life, al 4hough, bv the natcrtl computation of time, ■several hours might mervene before he ac tually attains to the full m of tweutv-one Tears. For example, a man Batje on the first day of FnbWiiry, 1.600, after aderen o’clock at night, wa* adjudged to be af futb age the second mioutotdUtr one o’clsck on' she morning of the last day of January. 1 Ml. Here it will be observed that the in dividual had not lived twenty-emeywesby a‘tout forty-eight tours; and if the btrtt w-re on the last second of one day, and the act on the first second of the preceding dav twenty-one years after, then twenty •ne years would be complete, because the 3*w recognizes no fraction of a day j and it is the same whether a thing is done upo* se jaomeu of a day or or astber." JUDGE nu M. HKBSE. It will be seen from tbs proceedings of the Convention, at Thomson, tbst Judge Reesr was nominated by a unani mous vote. This action of the Conven tion was taken after s letter was read from Judge Rebar, stating thst he was not a candidate, and that he did not desire his name presented to the Con vention. Judge Reese has served his District in the Senate long and faithfully. He desired to retire from politics. In the face, however, of his expressed declina tion, his nomination is a oompliment to bis great worth and usefulness. The oompliment is deserved, for no man has served the State in the legisla tive department wi'h more fidelity than the distinguished Senator from the Twenty ninth. Judge Bkebk took a prominent part iu framing the new Constitution. In the new Senate no man could render more service than Judge Reese. Whatever changes may be required to conform the statute to the fundamental law he would readily understand. By reason of his profession al services on the bench and at the bar, and his familiarity with the legislative department of the government, Judge Reese could render the State invaluable service. Having been nominated against his wishes, it is to be hoped that he will oonsent to s rve the State, and espe cially his immmediate constituency of Wilkes, McDuffie, Columbia and Lin coln. The people have honored him. They now have a right to demand his services. JEFFERSON AND THE ORGANIZED DEMOCRACY. We see no reason for publishing the whole of “D.’s” long article in the Jef ferson Newt and Farmer in opposition to making nominations for office. “D.” says the Democracy need not disband, but can keep on the lookout for an ag gressive movement from the Radical party, which may, “MiNBBVA-like, spring into existence.” If the Democratic par ty is divided and disorganized by means of tbe Independent movement, it cannot be re-united and re organized, and tbe Radicals will be enabled to obtain con trol of the State government. In three weeks’ time, Conley, Blodgbtt, Bryant and Akrbman could make the Republi can party as compact and as formidable *s it has ever been in Georgia. The Democracy, composed of entirely dif ferent material, cannot be brought back under a common banner if they ever desert its folds. “D.” says that “ nominations do not accord with Demo cratic principles.” This is a great mis take. In every State in the Union the Democratic party nominates its candi dates for every office, either by a Con vention or by a primary election. Even the candidates for tbe Presidency— the highest office within the gift of the peo p.e—are compelled to go before a Con vention, to which delegates are chosen from the different States, and stand or fall by its action. “ D.” attempts to give local application to his complaints by oharging that the last nominations in Jefferson for the General Assembly “gave considerable dissatisfaction.” We are a little astonished at the state ment. Messrs. Polhtll and Evans— the members elected—were meu of ability and integrity, and made a fine record for themselves in the House of Representatives. As this charge has never been made public before, we are constrained to think that “D.” is mistaken in his asser tion. Indeed, “D.” admits as much himself by adding after the statement about “considerable dissatisfaction” ex isting, “notwithstanding we could have done no better by any other selection.” But if improper nominations arc made, it is the fault of the members of the Democratic party, who either do not take part in the primary meetings, or, else, vote knowingly for bad men, jnst as when improper persons are elected to office it is the fault of the people, who either do not go to the polls or, else, misuse the ballot when they do. A ma jority of the members of a political party can always control its uomina tions—no matter by wbat method they may be made. “D.” thinks that while there is but one party and nominations are equivalent to elections, nominations are unnecessary. There are two parties iu the Stale—o3o aotive, the other atent. If the organization of the former is not maintained, division and disrup tion will inevitably ensue and the latter will spring into new' lifp and power. The dissensions which at first cause the loss of a Senator or a Representative will, unless checked, eventually cause the loss of a Congressman, of a Govern or and the State, of a President and the Union. A Democratic President in 1880 is among the things that are cer tain, if the South remains true to the oolore of Democracy! bnt if the selfish schemes of Independents ar* allowed to destroy the Democratic organiaation in Georgia and other Sonthern States, the long and dreary night of Radicalism will not come to an end—at least daring the tifa of this generation of meD. “ D.” closes bis article with the expression ol a hope that “we will at once stop nominating through Executive Committees for office.” if any such practice exists in Jefferson, or lh any pther oounty of the State, we sincerely join is the hope that it may at once be discontinued. Execu tive Committees of oounties or Btatee are not nominating bodies, except when a properly nominated candidate dies, declines to run, or, by some act, forfeits his nomination too l*te for another can didate to be chosen by the ordinary methods. The duty of an Executive Committee, ordinarily, is simply to de cide upon the time, the place, and the matinee iu which nominations shall be made. We b**a sever heard of nomina tiofs'being made in tint State by Execu tive Committee*, and the apprehension of “D.” in this connection is whoMy groundless. So far as Jefferson is concerned, the Democratic citizens of that county de sire that nomiuatiops shall be made for a Senator and for membeeaof the House of Representatives, as they have always been made. They do not wish the la borers on every plantation in the oennty set by the ears and demoralized in or der to benefit some dm who is not the choice of his party and who to *oyilling to abide it* decision. The Chairman of the County Executive Committee has called a meeting of that body in Louis ville to-morrow for the purpose of ar ranging to send delegatee to. a denato: rial Convention and to nominate oandi- * dates for the lower branch of the Gen eral Assembly. We Hist that theie will be a full attendance upon the meet ing and that the machinery of the party will be pat regularly in motion, SENATOR VOORHBES. Because Governor Williams appoint ed Hon. D. W. Yoobhmh to fill the seat of Oliver P. Mobto* the National Re publican is, like all of its Republican colleagues, very mneh disgruntled. We are told that “this announcement brings no joy to any true Republican heart. Yoobhrbs is uot the man to fill the place of Indiana's great war states man. He may have intellect, but he has not the heart for a dignified poeition next to the highest in the gift oi the American people. If the statement is true that Mr. Voorhkbs, though in In dianapolis at the time of Mr. Montos’s funeral, failed to be present and join in those obsequies, he has dwarfed himself to an extent that leaves him among the most diminutive of all American states man. We hope he is misrepresented in this respeui, and forbear farther com ment until this aintement is either cor roborated or refuted.* We dare say Governor WtszxjJM in appointing Mr. Voorheks calculated that it would “ bring no joy to Republican hearts but he-xnsv that the hearts of the Democracy would rejoice, and that was vastly more to the purpose. Whether Mr. Voobmbbs has “heart” or not we do not know. We feel assured, how ever, that he has in abundance that important muscle which all men must poeseaa actively in life. The Re publican, of coarse, means thst Mr. Voorhbks ia not of a generous, confid ing snd tender nature. Well, it may be all the better for him, in a wordly point of view, that he is not. Bnt he surely has as much “heart” as Mr. Mor ton had, and the sunny side of it has for years been turned to his oppressed brethren of the South, when Mr. Mob ton had no ruth in his composition. It is to Mr. Yoobhkss’ credit that the implacable and stalwart Radicals are howling against him. Their praise would look suspicions. Bnt he need not depend npon his party friends for eulogy. Col. Alexander MoOlcre, of the Philadel phia Timet, who holds a strictly impar tial position in journalism, thns speaks : “In the person of the new.Senator from Indiana the Democracy of that State has an able and representative man. In view of his prominence before the coun try, his high character and his eminent services as a party leader, Governor Hendricks has seemed to many most fitting to wear the Senatorial honors, and it would have been in no respect derogatory to hia dignity to accept the position, but sinoe he saw fit to decline it, Governor Williams very properly de signated Mr. Voorhees. The new Sen ator ia honest, eloquent and oapable, fertile in resources and effective in de bate. He will be a strong reinforcement to the Democratic side of the chamber, which is so soon to emerge from its mi nority, and will require all the states manship that its party may command to vindicate the confidence with which it has been entrusted.” These are the words of truth and so berness. As such we’commend and en dorse them. the president and his party. Gen. H. Y. loynton, Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga zette, is grieved to see a growing es trangement between President Hayes and Republican Congressmen. He tells hia readers that as the Republicans withdrew from President Johnson Dem ocrats took their places in calling at the White House, and, as a matter of course, gained many favors thereby. The break came and Mr. Johnson wa3 well nigh overwhelmed in the contest. But there have been prodigious changes since that imbroglio. The House is Democratic, the Senate soon to be, and the Executive Chair will be filled by a Democrat, in 1880, unless the very imp of perversity gains possession of the Democratic soul. Wherefore, the abandonment of Mr. Hayes by Repub lican Congressmen has no such boding significance as it had for Mr. Johnson, Gen. Boynton, aware of this, deprecates it and says : Just in proportion as Republicans withdraw themselves will the plaoes which they vacate be filled with Democrats, and in proportion as they withhold advice will the Democracy crowd in to tender it. Many Bepub'icans are unjust ly comparing Hayes with Johnson. Those who best know Hayes scout the idea of any inten tion on his part of leaving the parly. They declare ho has no policy to enforce, as John son had, against the best interests of tbe party, and they think that a large proportion of the suspicions whioh exist would be dis missed as unfonnded if Republicans would begin frequent Tieits to tbe President, and talk freely with him iu regard to their sup posed grounds of complaint. It is not to be wondered at that when this course is urged upon some of them they reply that they do not care to crowd themselves in before the President and sit down for a talk in regard to matters of Republican policy iu a room filled with Northern Democrats and the leaders of the rebellion. In this they exag gerate the real situation, and yet approach eo near it as to make it difficult to break the force of their objection. In this matter the field abont the White House is more completely occupied by Democrats than it was in John son’s time at a period eomo months later than this, 'ibis, however, only shows that Repub licans have abandoned the field earlier than they did in the Thirty-ninth Congress. The way to master the sitnation now, in all respects where they can properly ask for a change of policy, is to gather abont the Presi dent daily for full, free and friendly consulta tions. His friends declare that ho desires this. Until Republicans have satisfied them selves that they are not wanted they take grave responsibilities npon themselves by abandoning the President. With this explanation before onr eyes, we may easily understand what a gath ering of Republicans at the White House would mean. Tbe difficulty is that suoh a gathering would merely be an attempt to compel the President to abandon his “policy.” Not succeeding in that, the callers would be madder than ever. If they should succeed, the President would injure himself. It has come to a pretty pass in Wash ington when Southern Congressmen can not be on terms of amity with the Presi dent of the whole country without en raging a lot of Republican malcontents ! Conkling’s Senatorial Distriot elected a Democrat to vote against his return to the Senate. A Rhode Island girl read 800 novels iu one year and is now hopelessly ipsane. They must have been dime novels. There are said to be 240 deserted farm bouses in Windham county, Vc. Rather bad for a solid Republican State. The following subject is proposed for a debating society: “ Will the List Man Be Talked to Death by the Last Woman, or pipe versa f” Mr. Redfibld writes to the Cincin nati Commercial that the solid South adds Ohio to her list of victories, and that the ultimate victory of the solid in the Union is only a matter of moments. Stewart, the colored Republican can didate for Associate Judge ip Lawrence county, Pa., where the Republican !*• jority averages from thirteen to fifteen hundred, and ought to be enough to pull ODe poor colored man through, was defeated. via gy Georgia has obtained farther recog nition from the Democrats of the ho?ty fifth Congress. Dr. W. P. Harrison, who has been ohosen Chaplain of the House of Representatives, is from At lanta- He is a Methodist minister and is a cultivated eloquent gentleman. Henry S. Sanford, who las teea nominated Minister to Belgium, carried on cpljnary campaign for the position which was eventually crowned with sno oess. He hired a house ic Washington, gave recherche dinners to the Cabinet ami discovered the right road to Brus- Mb. Anderson W. Reese, one of the editors of the Macon Telegraph and Messenger, has been appointed Clerk of the House Committee on Publio Build ings and IJronnd, of which General Phil. Cook is Chairman. The position is both responsible and lqcygtive, and we congratulate Mr, Reuse on his good fortune. _ It is eighteen hundred and odd years since a Christian gentleman named Paul wrote to one Timothy, “I suffer not woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, bnt to be in silence.” And now as many aa twenty-nine women are advertised in the Chicago papers as conducting religions services and presett ing on a single Sunday. The Baltimore Gaeetis welcomes cold weather on account of fever-atripken localities, ht adds: “If any one wiil compare the death rates oJ great cities the week before with ttoe two weeks after a sadden fall of temperature, be will find material for much sad meditation. For just so surely as the change of a few degreee in the thermometer silences in a single night countless millions of insect voioee, just so does it bring death to human beings of delicate health, or supplied with insufficient clothing, or shelter, or food. A eoid snap has vastly more death in it than an ordinary epi demic.” ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS. AN HOUR SPENT WITH THE GREAT COMMONER. How Be stands at the N'erth—Resemblance to Heine—Hia Haanitality—His Diet—His Lav* of Country—His Opinion of Grant— His Taste Is History—llls Theory ol Joule*. [Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial] Washington, October 23.—0f all the men ol the old regime who still attract attention by their views and opinions npon all public questions, there is not one more thoroughly respected at the North, as at the Sooth, than is Hon. Alexander H. Stephens. I make this broad statement from the fact that I have moved about among men of all shades of party feeling and prejudice, and I have yet to hear any one whose opinion is of any value either disparage his personal integrity or question his great abilities as a statesman, who at this jnDCtnre of affairs has an important part to fulfill in tbe pacification of both sections of the country. The success of the Sonthern policy of the President is no longer an unsettled question; on the contrary, it has become an accomplish ed fact patent to all. But there are side issues, so to speak, which disap pointed politicians may keep alive fur a rime to harass the Administration and paralyze the efforts of tbe Executive in the direction of peaceful government at the South. To such msn.as Stephens and Lamar the best class of our legisla tors and well informed private citizens look as the exponents of Southern opto ion at the present period. The old issnes of the war are forever closed, and no political party can reopen them; therefore "Let the dead past bury its dead !” Feeling a keen interest in the Presi dent’s policy, arid realizing the power ful influence of Mr. Stephens on his col leagues in Congress, I was glad to avail myseif of an invitation to converse with him at his lodgings at the National Hotel. My good friend and neighbor, Rev. Dr. David Wills, pastor of the Western Presbyterian Church of Wash ingtoD, expressed the wish that I should meet the venerable Commoner. Dr. Wills is the eloquent Georgian who accepted a pastorate at the Federal capital a few years ago. He was formerly President of Oglethorpe University at Atlanta. He has exercised a large influence in the fashionable West End of Washing ton, and while a man of strong religi ous and political convictions, his mod eration and consistency have giveD weight to his opinions. I do not wish to convey an impression that he is any thing of a clerical politician, even after the type of Rev. John P. Newman, of the Metropolitan Church, for such he is not. He is the minister of peace, and unlike his ministerial brother just men tioned, pursues its avocations in tbe world at large. The religion of hate, so prolific of evil in some of the pulpits of Washington sinoe the close of the war, has no place in his eoolesiastical system, but he recognizes that cardinal tenet of all true religions—the brotherhood of oar common humanity; its oneness of origin and oneness of destiny. Accompanying Dr. Wills to the Na tional Hotel, we were at once shown to the rooms of Mr. Stephens, which are the same in which at one time Henry Olay lived, and where he died. I found quite a bevy of callers—old friends, per haps, of the noted Georgian—but in the midst of his engagements I was received with that old-fashioned Sonthern hospi tality which so soou relieves all awk wardness and puts one so entirely at his ease. I have seen some of the distin guished public men of *o-day in Eng land and in France, but I never saw more geniality and less restraint among strangers than I witnessed in the lodg ings of Mr. Alexander H. Stephens. Of course, everything is due to the charm ing courtesy of the host, who never for gets to introduce his guests to each other. Fearing that I might appear to monopolize his conversation, especially s Mr. Adams, Clerk of the House of Representatives, seemed to have called upon business, I attempted to yield my place upon one or two occasions, bnt the subjects upon which we exchanged views were of such interest, and Mr. Stephens was so full of accurate information and apt illustration, that the period at which I could withdraw only arrived when his luncheon, a kray of delicious fruits, was brought in. There are two classes of character about whom the world at large is always ready snd eager to hear, and of whom odo can not speak too fully. One in cludes those who have passed their lives in such a publicity of affairs as to repre sent in themselves, not simply their own isolated history, but the history of the leading actori of their times. They present in their person not one picture bnt a group, and in the life of one there are, to a large extent, embodied the lives of many. The other class in cludes the above, marked by this essen rial difference, that it comprises men who have attained great eminence, to spite of physical obstacles, which too frequently dwarf the less resolute and determined. To the latter class Mr. Stephens belongs. Heine’s bodly suf ferings enhance one’s interest in his writings, Prescott’s blindness really ex tracted the venom from more than one critic’s pen, and to-day no member of the House of Commons is so eagerly watched for by the stranger as is its blind member from Hackney, Prof. Henry Fawcett. Well do I remember the large gro up of visitors whom I found waiting at the entrance of the Strangers’ Gallery of the House of Commons, to see the light-haired and youthful Faw cett ltd to the door by his charming wife. It was a beautiful picture, which once seen can never be forgotten. The fact that Professor Fawcett lost the sight of both eyes just two years after taking his degree at the University of Cambridge, has much to do with tbe general interest which his presence al ways creates, i was reminded by my visit to the House of Commons of the same feeling which I have seen man ifested in the galleries and on the floor of our House of Representatives, when the Georgian member entered leaning on the arm of his nephew, who is so as siduous in his attentions to his remark able uncle. Barring the question of sex, whioh throws a peculiar halo over the fidelity of woman’s devotion, I think the picture of uncle and nephew quite as full of tenderness as that of Profes sor Fawcett and his gifted wife. Mr. Stephens’ personal appearance is quite unique. I never saw Heine, but from a description t f him which General Burney, late District-Attorney of Wash ington, gave me, 1 fancy Mr. Stephens in many particulars resembles him. General Birney saw Heine in Paris, and he was so frail and delicate that his wife, who by the way was a large wo man, earrind hiig aboyt in her arms. Unlike Heine, however, who was only an invalid during the last ten years of his life, Mr. Stepnens has never known per fect health. From early youth till the present moment his lot in life has been that of physical suffering; and yet I never saw such a cheery invalid, fo free from the morbid characteristics which are generally the pjue oji the valetudinarian. Disease and ill hesltu more frequently transform the naturally amiable and ge nial into the crabbed and testy, than the contrary, and yet in some cases they re ftoe character and elevate the moral be ing. If it were not for the unusual pal lor, J should never for a moment take Mr. Stephens for a confirmed invalid. That is to say, I npver saw such clear ness of inteliectuai" vision, euih keen ness of logical analysis, and such pow ers of memory in suoh a frail and petite body. He is the very opposite of the Horatian maxim —"Mens sana in cor pore sano ” But the eyes, which Cicero so justly regards as the windows of the soul —“ Ut imago est animi valtus, sic indices oculi" —show the latent power, as well as fire which reside in that delicate organization, and there is an occasional expression about the mouth, when Mr. Stephens’ face is enlivened in conversation, that denotes that he possesses the weapon of sarcasm, even if he seldom draws it for use. Confined as he is to ati invalid’s chair, which he can push abont his rooms with ease, as the wheels move freely, he often demonstrates some point or illustration with considerable free dom of gesticulation. His manners are simple and unaffected, betraying noth ing of the self-consciousness of great ness, nor of dogmatism, which is not uncommon among those whose opinions are na* erl y sought and followed. He believes f&Uy in his own convictions, and if there is one fact more than an other that impresses one brought in eon tact with him, it is that the convictions which he has reached are the results of deliberate thought, carefully scrutinized from every point of view, and that the presentation of them guarded from attack with all the aaa sea ol g master of logical fence. Suffering from a chil liness of the extremities, he usually wears gloves in his rooms, and his hand's eVen wfcen gloved are as small as those of a child ieg years. I found no disposition on his part to pargde bis maladies; in fact he seldom speaks of them unless inquiries lead in that di rection, and then he is frank as to liis mode of living nd the general condition ! of his constitution. Stephens tells me that his diet is not one, aa Thad. supposed, but he relishes what is corawonlv known as rich food. There are faw edublea sjaich he can not take. Butter and eggs to any lc?a are among the forbidden luxuries of Ins tabl£- He never enjoys a glass of wine, bnt in ita stead uses, when in what he calls his usual health, two ounces of whisky or brandy after dinner. When prostrated, his allowance exceeds this quantity. Like a true Southerner, he has his oc casional whiff of the pipe, but I imagine that his smoking is exceedingly mode rate. Suggesting to Mr. Stephens tbe bene fits which might result from a trans-At lantic voyage, I was surprised to learn that he had never crossed tbe ooean, and he now feels that it is too late. While under arrest in 1866, at Fort _Warren, in Boston harbor, the guard informed him that it was announced in the daily papers that the Government authorities proposed to send some of the prisonrrs to Europe. It was a mere idle rumor, without any foundation in fact, bnt his remark to me abont it was quite charac teristic of the man. “I would rather be hanged,” said he, “in the United States than live in any other country.” There are few men in public life who, in con versing on pnblic affairs, are so discreet in the nse of words, and the reporter who attempts to interview him on po litical questions, and desires to present his opinions trnthfnlly, mast either have a good verbal memory or resort to short hand to take down views so skill fully expressed. President Hayes has many warm supporters among the Sonthern members of Cong Tess, who look above and beyond mere party lines to the substantial results which his Ad ministration has already aohieved in those States long cursed by the venal oarpet-baggers, who resembled the “reptile species of politicians,” whom . Macaulay has sketched in his essay on William Pitt, Earl of Chatham : “ They are willing,” to use his words, “to coalesce with any party, to abandon aDy party, to undermine any party, to assault any party, at a moment’s notice,” so long as they can hold a life-estate in Federal offices. With tbe administration of Hayes their reign was suddenly ended, and now some of their leaders are over taken by an avenging Nemesis, and are either ia the penitentiary or waiting at its portals. Mr. Stephens' supports the present Administration because it has brought peace and home rule to the Sonthern section of the country, and yet I was more than surprised to hear him say that he liked General Grant personally. He speaks of Grant as a man without guile, and when I remarked that the most fatal misstep whioh the oommander of the Army of the Poto mac made was when he resigned a life position, for which his education and achievements had fitted him, to embark on the untried and troubled sea of poli tics, Mr. Stephens quite agreed with me, and spoke of the destruction which a political career wrought npon an otherwise symmetrical character. The personal regard which many men like Mr. Stephens, of large publio experi ence and discernment, have shown for the ex-President, in view of the count less blunders which wrecked his ad ministration, fa one of the greatest enigmas of onr age. I speak not of the horde of sycophants, whose "Candied tongue lick absurd pomp. And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee, Where thrift may follow fawning,” But of hoDest men, who songht nothing and accepted nothing of General Grant when at the height of his power. Although the life of Mr. Stephens has been passed in the arena of pnblic af fairs, and covering a period which de manded an almost exclusive surrender of time and thought, yet in his busiest years he has never relinquished the habits and pursuits of the student. Few men now in American politics, at least, can turn fum the absorbing interests of party to examine questions of literary history whioh have engaged the atten tion of the aoutest minds of the century. Asa conversationalist, Mr. Stephens is quite at, home in the fields of literature and history, and his conservatism of thought, as well as the natural bias of his mind, make him an opponent of all radicalism, either of religion, history, science, art, or politics. He has no sym pathy with what Professor William Swinton calls “The New Lamps of His tory”—that is, the historical school of which Froude and Buckle are represen tatives—and he believes that Macaulay will hereafter be read, not for the value of his opinions, but as a rhetorical mas ter, in whose style one may see the mar velous flexibility of the English lan guage. In this opinion he does not dif fer from the highest literary authorities among English Radicals. If I were to give a key-note of Mr. Stephens’ mind iu relation to the schools of history which have been, ia some ways, influ enced by the law of evolution as de veloped by the Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte, I would adopt the for mula of Schlegel, because I believe it conveys his theory : “I have laid it down,” says the great German, “as an invariable maxim, constantly to follow historical tradition, and to hold fast by that clue, even when many things in the testimony and declarations of tradition appear strange and almost inexplicable, or at least enigmatical; for as soon as in the investigation of ancient history we let slip that thread of Ariadne, we can find no outlet from the labyrinth of fanciful theories and the chaos of clash ing opinions.” Conservatism of thought does not necessarily indicate, as many are inclin ed t.) believe, a blind adherence to tra ditional opinions without evidence for their support. History and literature are to be studied by periods, and light from any source is not to be despised by the real seeker after truth. It has be come, one might almost say, the settled convictions of the literary world that Sir Philip Francis is the anthor of the “Letters of Junius.” Many of the traditions of his age point to him as the “Man in the Mask,” and both Macanlay and Brougham have elicited evidence in his favor, part of whioh is difficult to overthrow. As Mr. Stephens took up this vexed question only last month, and added another valuable paper to tbe Junins literature, I was quite interested in hearing him develop point after point iu his chain of argument, against the claims of Sir Philip Franois. The aim of his article was to show who was not Junius, rather than who he was, and to vindicate the principles and doc trines which these celebrated letters oontain. The evidence which he adduces in opposition to the arguments of Macau lay in his essay on Warren Hastings is clear and forcible, but still there are facts connected with Francis and Junius which I presume will never be fully ex plained. Without going into any detail in the controversy, one may suggest a few of tjiese. Why did Sir Philip, in presenting a popy of Junius to Lady Francis, after marriage, request her never to epeafc on the subject ? Why did he bequeath to her a sealed oopy of Taylor’s Identity of Junius, the first book which associated his name with the letters ? And again, why did he not disavow their authorship in unmistaka ble terms? Mr. Stephens maintains that he “ not only denied to the day of his death the authorship of these letters, but on several occasions evinced a feel ing gf iijdignatioji at the imputation that lie was." There is ample evidence as to tbe latter part of this statement, but I am not cognizant of any reliable contemporaneons authority for Sir Phil ip’s positive denial of their authorship. When inquiry was made of him his an sweis were generally evasive. In this way he replied to Lady Holland, adding that “when he was a younger man peo ple would not haye ventured to charge him with being the author of these let ters.” Rogers, the poet, in presence of Lord Brougham, said to Franois : “ There is a qneetion whieh I should muohliketoask, if you will allow me. Did Sir Philip anticipate its import when he replied: “You had better not,sir; yon may have reason to be sorry for it." No case haa ever yet been made out, complete and unanswerable in all its details, as to the identity of Jnnius. The merest tyro in the Junins literature may suggest difficulties in the way of the claims of the two snd forty persons to whom these letters have been attributed. Mr. Ste phens believes that the younger Lord Littleton, or even Horne Took*, whom Judge Graham, of New York, attempted to identify with Junins, mighrtbave been their anthor. “Graham’s Memoirs of Tooke” was published as long ago as 1828, and any one who is familiar with the book can raise objections not easily answered. So, too, with Littleton. His life of gross dissipation terminated at the early age of thirty-five, and, as Mr. Stephens remarked to me, perhaps, by some subtle poison. The circumstances attending it were so remarkable as to be inexplicable upon ahy other hy pothesis. Can snch maturity of thought, such familiarity with parlia mentary precedents, surpassing even the accurate knowledge of Blackstone, •whioh the letters of Jnnins display, be the productions of even a greatly gifted yonng man, as was the younger Little ton, whose wUole career was so scanda lous that no woman of reputation dared to be seen in his company, although he was heir to a fine estate and a noble title. I inquired of Mr. Stephens, if he had ever examined the claims of Bnrke, who, Grattan and Malone inclined to believe, was Jnnins. The language of Burke in reference to the letters, Mr. Stephens thought, precluded the possi bility of his antborship, bnt if internal evidence be of much moment in the question, I believe, one eonld quote many passages from Burke which, in language and style, very closely resem ble certain passages in Jnnins. Whether the arguments of Mr. Stephens be con sidered conclusive against the identity of Sir Philip Francis with Jnnins or not, ht> has at (jjl events presented an in teresting paper, which will attract the atteni ion of F future explorers through this labyrinthine difficulty, and if they arp not convinced by his logio and his facts, they will certainly wonder that snch reasoning and research should be the work of a confirmed invalid. There is an old-fashioned truth in the fairy tale of the gallant knight who pressed toward the enohantod fountain whose water gushed from the summit of a hill. Around him were heard the voices of love and of anger, of entreaty and of despair. But he closed his ears equally to blandishments and threats. Btack stones, symbolical of those who fell by the wayside and were petrified, met him at every step. He kept his eye on the silvery spray and reached the crest of the hill, the goal of his aspira tions. The career of such a man as Alexander H. Stephens proves the truth of the allegory, and all experience shows that self-reliance is the real basis of character. When united with certain other qualities of mind and of heart, it is a force in social, literary or political life which no obstacles can conquer, and which no failures can disoourage. It is to such a combination of will, intel lect and disinterestedness that we as cribe that insight into men and affairs for which such characters are remark able. If, added to this, there be an ab sence of the purely selfish instincts for which public men are so proverbial, you have a character ronnded and complet ed in every phase. It is to such men that the young and struggling lock for aid and are rarely disappointed. lam told, by those who ought to know, that Mr. Stephens has educated a number of young men, and that he enjoys the so oiety of his juniors. This has perhaps brought its own reward. Like mercy, it is twice blessed— . “It blaßaeth him that gives and him that takes.” It keeps the old young, and to the young it teaches wisdom. A. J. Faust. THE TWENTY-NINTH DISTRICT. Meeting of the Senatorial Convention at Thamsou—Judge Wm. HI. Reese Declines to Bea Candidate—But is Re-nominated by Aooiamatioa. The delegates from the different coun ties composing this (the 29th) Senatorial District met in Thomson Tuesday, the 6th instant, and organized by eleoting J. W. Morgan, of MoDuffie, Chairman, and 0. H. Shockley, of Columbia, Secretary. The following delegates were present : Wilkes oounty—F. H. Colley, S. G. Pettns, W. M. Sims, G. IV. Terry and M. A. Pharr. Lincoln county—Thomas H. Remsen and John C. Glendening. Columbus county—J. P. Williams and C. H. Shockley. McDuffie oonnty—J. W. Morgan and Willis Howard. Mr. Shookly, of Columbia, after pav ing a handsome compliment to Mr. H. O. Roney, the choice of McDuffie county for the nomination, withdrew that gen tleman’s name from the consideration of the Convention, and nominated Judge Wm. M. Reese, of Wilkes. Mr. Colley, of Wilkes, presented to the Convention the following letter from Judge Reese, which wa3 made a part of the proceed ings : Washington, Ga., Nov. 5, 1877. Mesfirs. Colley, Sims, Terry and Pharr: Gentlemen— To you as delegates of the Senatorial Convention, which will be held at Thomson on the 6th inst., and through you to the Convention it self, I desire to say, as my name has been suggested as a “possible candidate” for the nomination, that no such nomination must be made. I'he sacrifice of time and money which the office of State Sen ator would require of me I do not regard and would cheerfully render, but the immense sacrifice of health whioh it would require, I ought not and cannot consistently make. You will therefore, in no event, use my name as a candidate, nor allow others to do so, before the Convention or otherwise. I have urged the people of the several counties com posing this Senatorial District to go for ward and select a candidate other than myself; and, having done so, I insist that nothing shall be done through or for me to defeat the action of the peo ple. Do me the favor, when the Con vention meets, to read this communica tion. With great respect, your fellow citizen, W. M. Reese. Upon motion, Judge Reese was nom inated by acclamation, and a commit tee, consisting of J. P. Williams, of Go lutnbia; J. W. Morgan, of McDuffie; T. H. Remsen, of Lincoln, and S. G. Pet tus and F. H. Colley, of Wilkes, were appointed to notify Judge Reese of his nomination. The Secretary was instructed to fur nish oopies of the proceedings of this Convention to the McDuffie Journal, the Chronicle and Constitutionalist and the Washington Gazette, with re quest to publish. Jjetler to Judge Reese. Thomson, Ga., November 6, 1877. To Hon. Wm. M. Reese : We have been appointed by the Dem ocratic Convention, held to-day, for the 29th Senatoriel District, to announce to you your unanimous nomination by the Convention, as candidate for Senator, at the election on the 6th of December next. The Convention considered your communication, and while they appre ciate the difficulty you mention, they think it their duty to the District, and to the party at large, to insist that you aocept the positiou for the ensuing term. The imports nee of the coming session of the Legislature, they con ceive, demands the assistance of your experience and ability, and prevents them from allowing yon the discharge whioh you desire. J. P. Williams, J. W, Morgan, T. H. Remsen, 8. G. Pettus, F. H. Collet, Committee. THE MARSHALS HIP. A Friend of Dimer Hnfl Who Doesn’t Like Ills Defeat—An Alleged Victim of Konl Play. [Gainesville Ragle.] A correspondent, suoppsed to be W, D. Trammell, of Griffin, writes to a Co lumbus paper a ourious version of the last play for the Marshalship. He says the President had determined to ap point Hod. W. A. Huff, and was then set upon by the friends of the other ap plicants—mostly those of Fitasimons and W. T. Trammell; that extraots from Mayor Huff’s official documents, and personal sorreapondence in controversy with persons in the city of Macon, were produoed and read to the President, “showing that Huff was not a sound Democratand that this development caused the President to change his mind ; that tins action narrowed the contest to two applicants—Fitzsimons and Trammell—ap4 that ifr. Stephens’ influence for the former secured the ap pointment. He further states that the Georgia Senators and six Bepresenta tives were present when the extracts and other proofs of Huff’s “unsound De mocracy ” were presented, and clearly intimates that they abandoned Huff on that account. The curious part of the business lies in the discovery, by these distinguished Georgians and the applicants for the place, that Huff was “nq( a sound Dem ocrat.” We happen to know all about Huff’s Democracy. With his political principles and motives of political ac tion, we are as familiar as we are with those of our most intimate associates. Iu municipal affairs he ignores party lines and affiliations; but in State and National politics, he was and is as true to the oause of Democracy, the South, and the whole oountry, as any man in or out of Congress from Georgia, or any other State, and has perhaps done more to sustain the party than all the other fifty-eight applicants for the Georgia Marshalship combined, with three or four of the Representatives thrown in. If the version given by the correspon dent has any troth in it, Huff fell a vic tim to foul play, treacherous deception and damning doggisbness. The Presi dent was imposed Upon' by “trickery, conspiracy and falsehood. We wonld apply none of these epithets to Col. Fitzsimons We believe him to be an honorable gentleman, and above the low practices by which the correspon dent says Huff was defeated. gTANDING BY THE PARTY. The Twenty-Seventh District Falls Into Line —Hod. Henry D. McDaniel, of Walton, Renominated far the Senate—Rockdale Bolts. [Special to the Chronicle and Constitutionalist.] Social Gibcu-b, Ga., November 9. — The twenty-seventh District Senatorial Convention met here to-day at eleven o’clock and renominated the Hon. Hen ry D. McDaniel, of Walton, aa Senator from this District by acclamation. The Rockdale delegation withdrew as soon as they found they could not nominate their man, amid the regrets of the Convention. A resolution was adopt ed expressive cf an earnest de sire by the people of the District that the Hon. J. B. Gordon be made hi* own sucoessor in the United States Senate, and requesting oui Senator to vote for him. The action of the Rockale delega tion caused profund regret in the Con vention. The body passed a resolution pledging an earnest support to the can didate chosen. j. M. B. THE PQNCA INDIANS. They Petition the Great Father for Better Quarters. Washington, November 10. The President, replying to the Ponea Indian chiefs, who are dissatisfied with their present location in Indian Territory, promisee them better land in that Ter ritory, but cannot send them back to their old reservation, as they desire, be cause that is occupied by white people. The Fonc? chiefs complain tflat batj white ni'en steal their cattle. Gan. D. 8. Grant may iiot want a third Presidential term, bnt, if a pru dent man, will keep Tjbjsthisa in the house for young Sartoria. It can be found at J. H. Alexander’s Drag Store. THE BALLOT BOX! HANDSOME VICTORIES IN THE NORTH AND WEST! Maryland, Virginia and Mississippi Stand by the Klgbt—Wisconsin Still Donbifnl— McClellan Command* New Jersey—Penn sylvania Clasps Hands With Ohle and Conkllng Goes te Join Stanley Matthews. Yesterday’s Elections Only Indirectly Affect United Statce Senatorshlpe In Peaasylva vanin, New York and Wisconsin Next Year’s Legislatures Do the Work. Washington, November 7.—ln cor rection of a general misapprehension, it is stated that the elections yesterday in New York, Connecticut and Wisconsin do not affect the United States Senator ships, exoept so far as holding over Senators may control it. A majority in both Honsep, however, is important in this respect, as a redistricting of the States may have an important bearing on the lower Houses to be elected uext year. The Star says : “Senators Bayard, Maxey, Garland, Gordon, Randolph and Eernau were in the Senate chamber this morning comparing notes of the results of yesterday’s elections. All of the gen tlemen were in good spirits and express ed their entire satisfaction with the manner in whioh the elections had re snlted.” The Press Field Glasses Levelled Over the Plaftn-Hw the New York Papers See It. New York, November 7.—The Herald says : “The results of yesterday’s elec tion are given herewith ! In this city and county the Democrats elect Loew, Register, by a majority of about 2,500 over Hess, combination candidate. They also eleot State Senators from the 4th, sth and probably Bth Districts. Mos rissey, anti-Tammany, is elected Sena tor from the 7th Distriot, by a majority of 3,800 over Schell, regular Tammany candidate; Goebil, Republican, is elect ed to the Senate from the 6th Distriot; the majority of Beach for Secretary of State is about 27,000, in the oounty. The State is Democratic by at least 15,- 000, the Legislature is probably Repub lican by a very dose vote. Gen. McClellan, Democrat, is elected Governor of New Jersey by about 13,000 majority. So far as kuown the Demo crats have also a sufficient majority in the Legislature to ooutrol legislation. Indications from Pennsylvania tend to show that the Demoorats have overcome the Republican figures of last year, and that their present State ticket is eleoted by 10,000 to 12,000 majority. The new labor party polled a large vote and com pletely upset the calculations of the two regular parties. Virginia elects her entire Con erva tive ticket, there being no opposition. In Connecticut the Republicans re tain control of the Legislature, adding several new members to their majority. In Massachusetts, Bioe is re elected Governor by plurality of about 13,000. The Council is all Republican, a gain of one seat. GastOD, Democratic can didate for Governor, ran behind even in Boston where he was considered strong est. Partial returns from Wisconsin indi cate the election of Smith, Republican, for Governor, by an inorease over the Republican majority of last year. Maryland and Mississippi .are Demo cratic and Minnesota and Kansas are Republican. The Post figures the State Senate ac cording to present returns, as follows: Republicans, 17; Democrats, 13; doubt ful, 2. The Express figures, 15 Demo orats, 15 Republicans and two anti-Tam many and Republican Combiuationists; Morrissey and Goebel. A special to the Commercial Advertiser from Albany says: “Returns from the interior of the State come in slowly. The majority for the State ticket range from 12,000 to 15,000. The Republicans claim 20 of 32 Senators and 68 of 128 members of the Assembly, whioh gives them a clear working majority in both Houses.” NEW YORK. New York elects State officials (except Governor and Lieutenant-Governor) and members of the General Assembly. The vote will be taken on the candidate for Secretary of State. The Democratic can didate is Allen O. Beach; the Republican candidate is John C. Churchill. A summary of the vote of the State in recent years is given below : Rep. Dem. Maj. 1876—Pre5ident..'..489.207 621.949 28,896 D. 1876—G0vern0r....489,871 619,831 25,612 D. 1876-Lient.-Gov. . .49 .076 618,769 23,781 D. 1876-Secretary. ..375,401 390,211 3,707 D. 1876—Controller. ...376,150 389.709 3.667 D. 1874—Governor.... 866,074 416,391 38,549 1). l-i74—Lieut.-Gov... 365,226 416,714 40,178 D. 1874-Congress ~..3r3,184 387,430 26,846 0. 1873—Secretary 331,118 841 011 6,627 D. 1872—President 440.738 887,282 61,801 R. 1872—Governor.. ..416,8)1 332,360 68,274 R. Brooklyn Gains a Mayor—Additional Re turns. New York, November 7.—The Brook lyn Democrats have gained a Mayor, James Howell, Jr., in place of the pres ent incumbent. Columbia oonnty com plete semi-offlcially, gives Beaeb, Dem ocrat, Secretary of State, fill majoiity- Democratic gain, 956. Cayuga oonnty complete, Churchill, Republican, Sec retary of State, 1.875 majority; Repub lican gaiD, f3 Pomeroy, Republican, for Senator, 1,350 majority in the entire district. Returns from most of the towns iu Oswego oounty, indicate Churchill’s. Republican, majority at about 2,600; Republican gains about 1,400. Elmira, N. Y,, November 7.—Junioa’, Workingmen’s candidate for Secretary of State, plurality in this county is 199. Beard, Greenback candidate, elected to the Assembly. He is a Democratic in politics. Niagara county gives Beaob, Democrat, Secretary of State, abont 75 majority. Republican gain, 219. The Democrats claim Raines’ election to the Senate. Tfao New York Legislature—The Senate Stands Republican, anil the Assembly Dem ocratic-Comments of the Press. New York, November B.—The Times pnblishes to-morrow morning a list of members elected to the Legislature, which makes it stand as follows : Sen ate, 20 Republicans, 19 Democrats < Assembly, fid Republicans, 59 Demo orats, one Labor Reformer; Republican majority on joint ballot, 10. The Sun says the Republicans will have a majority in the Senate; in the Assembly the indications are that the Democrats will have a slim majority, though the Republicans claim it. It will require a complete vote in some of the close rural districts to determine. The majority for Beach in the State will be about 15,000, though it may fall below that figure. Beach runs several thousand behind his ticket, The Work} makes the State Senate probably Republican by two majority; the Assembly is in doubt, but counting the one Greenback man from Chemung as a Democrat, is probably 68 Demo crats to 60 Republicans. The Herald figuras are as follows : Senate—Republicans, 19; Democrats, Is. Assembly—Republicans, 07; Democrats, 60; Labor and Greenback, one. The 'tribune says the Senate is safely Republican and the Assembly is in doubt. Its figures are : Senate—Re publicans, 18; Democrats, 13; Independ ent, one. Assembly-Democrats, 63 ; Republicans, 64; Greenback-Democrat, one. John Morrissey is the Independent in the Senate. PENNSYLVANIA. The election in Pennsylvania was for a Judge of the Supreme Court, an Audi tor-General, a State Treasurer and conn ty officers. The Democratic candidate for Treasurer is Wm. P. Schell; the Re publican candidate is Wm. B. Hart; the Greenback-Labor candidate is Jas. L. Wright, Pennsylvania has voted as fol lows in past years: 1876-President..3B4,l2i 366.158 B. 1675-G0vern0r..304.175 292,145 12,080 B. 1874- .272 516 277.195 47 D. 1873 Treasurer. .244 >23 219,471 25,352 B. 1872-President..349.sß9 212;04l 137,548 B. 1872 Governor. 353,387 317,823 34,805 B. Official Tstes of tbe Different Caantjef. Philadelphia, November -7.—Official returns of Pike oounty give Noyee, Democrat for State Treasurer, 599 ma jority, Republicau gain 345. Laurence county semi-official, gives Hart, Re pnb’ican, for State Treasurer, about 800 majority; Democratic gain of 850. Eight Thousand Democratic Majerity if Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, November B. Latest advices indicate 8,000 Democratic ma jority in the State. MASSACHUSETTS. In Massachusetts, State officers, Ex ecutive Councillors, State Senators and Representatives and oonnty officers were elected, and tbe following proposed amendment to the State Constitution voted npon: “So much of Article $ of Chapter 0 of the Constitution of this Commonwealth an relates to persons holding the office of President, Pro fessor or Instructor of Harvard College is hereby annulled; and such persons shall be eligible to seats in the Senate and House of Representatives.” The Democratic candidate for Governor is Wm. Gaston; the Republioan candidate is Alexander 9- Rice; the Qreeubak and Workingmen’s ip Wendell Phillips; the Prohibition is $. Q. Pitman. In re cent years Massachusetts has voted aa follows: Bep. Dem. Mai. 1876-President....lso.Q63 108,777 40,428 B 1878—Governor 137,665 106.650 18,426 B 1875 Governor ... 83 639 78.833 5.806 B 1874 Governor 89,344 96,876 6lf 2 D 1873- 72,183 59.360 12,038 B 1872 —Prewdani.... 133,472 69,260 74,107 8 Rice’. Election Conceded. Boston, November 6.—Footings of 150 towns show that Bice leads Gaston 8,332 votes, a sain for Rice in these towns of 165. Gaston loses 2,779 votes. Pittman, Prohibitionist, gains over the vote for Baker last year 4,800 and these votes seem to have been drawn from the Demoorats rather than Republicans. The Journal claims Rice’s eleotion by 12,000 to 15,000 plurality. The Legis lature is largely Republican and Coun cils nearly solid Republican. The Herald (Democrat) ooncedes Rice’s election by at least 10,000 ma jority. WISCONSIN. Wisconsin elects State officers, sixteen State Senators and a full Assembly, and voted upon two proposed amendments to the State Constitution. By the first amendments, section 4, of Article VII, is made to provide for the election of a Chief Justioe and four Associate Jus tices of the Supreme Court. The two Associate Justices to be eleoted under the amendment, if adopted, will hold their offioes for two and four years, re spectively; thereafter, all the Judges will be elected for ten years. The second amendment so changes section 2 of Article VIII as to provide that no money shall be paid out of the Treasury except in pursuance of an appropriation, and no appropriation shall be made for any claim against the State, except United States claims and judgments, unless filed within six years after the claim aoorned. The State Senators eleoted this year will take part in the eleotion of a United States Senator to succeed Timothy O. Howe (Rep.), whose term expires March 3,1879. The Demo cratic candidate for Governor is Jas. A. Mallory; the Republican candidate is Wm. E. Smith; the Greenbaek candi date is E. P. Allis; the Prohibition can didate is J. 0. Hall. The State has voted as follows in recent years : Rep. Dem. M&j. 1876-President.. 180,068 123,927 2,796 R. 1876-Governor .. 85,165 84,814 251 R. 1873 Governor. . 66,223 81,635 15,414 D. 1872—President.. 104 997 86,147 18,420 B. The State Republican by About Five Thous and Majority. Milwaukee, November 7.—The Chair man of the Republican State Central Committee telegraphs as follows: “I think the State may be safely counted on for 5,000 or 6,000 majority for the Republican ticket. The vote for the Greenback ticket in the State is now es timated at 30,000. Milwaukee oounty complete gives a Democratic majority for Governor of 500. Tilden’s majority in the oounty was 245. Only eleven towns have been beard from since last night and they reduce the Republican gain to 56. Returns from 216 preoinots show a Republican gain of 1,050. A Good Republican Majority— Which that Democrats Concede. Milwaukee, November 7.—The Demo crats concede the election of Wheeler and the Republican State ticket. The majority for Governor will be over 5,000. The Legislature, as nearly as oan be ascertained stands: Senate, Republi cans, 21; Democrats, 12. Assembly: Re publicans, 52; Demoorats, 40; Green baokers, 8. NEW JERSEY. The eleotion in New Jersey was for a Governor, seven State Senators, a full Assembly and county officers. The Dem ooratie candidate for Governor iB Gen eral George B. McClellan; the Republi can candidate's Wm. A. Newell. New Jersey has voted as follows in past years: Rep. Dem. Maj. 1876-Pre5ident....163,517 115,962 11,688 D 1874 Governor.... 84 000 97.283 13 223 D 1872 President.... 91,661 76,798 14,256 R McClellan Gets In and Has Both Houses Democratic to Back Ilim. Newark, November 7.—The latest re turns give McClellan 12,500 majority. The Legislature is Democratic in both Houses. Tbenton, N. J., November 7.—Latest returns make McClellan’s majority 10,- 876; the Senate stands, 12 Democrats, 9 Representatives; House, 31 Democrats, 2 Independents and 27 Republicans. ■ —— MISSISSIPPI. Mississippi elected State officers, State Senators and Representatives, and oounty officers, and voted on two, pro posed amendments to the State Consti tution. The first amendment abolishes the office of Lieutenant-Governor, and provides that the President of the Sen ate or the Speaker of the House, in ease the President of the Senate is incapa ble of performing the duties, shall dis charge the Governor’s duties when the latter is absent from the State or inca pable. The second amendment pro vides for the meeting of the Legislature on the first Tuesday after the first Mon day in January, 1878, and biennially thereafter, unless sooner convened by the Governor. There is but one candi date for Governor—John M. Stone, Democrat. Recent votes in the State are given iu the following summary : Rep. Dem. Maj. 1878—President.. 52,605 112.173 49.568 D. 1875 Tree urer.. 66,165 96,606 30,441 D. 1873 Governor.. 73,324 62,857 20,467 R. 1872—President. .82,175 47,288 84,887 R. Old Mississippi Makes a Clear Score—How , She Sat Down on Independent)!, Memphis, November 6„—Specials from various points in North Mississippi state that the election was very quiet, and generally a light vote was polled. With one exception—Marshall county—the Democratic tioket has been eleoted. In Marshall oounty the contest is very dose, with the odds in favor of the Inde pendents. SOS- CONNECTICUT. The Republicans Retain the Majority In the Legislature. Hartford, Ct., November 6—The eleotioD in Connecticut to-day is only for Sheriff, members of the House of Representatives and one-half of the Sen ators, the other half holding over from last year. The Republicans had one majoiity in the Senate and 36 in the House. The Senate stands 13 Republicans to 8 Demoorats. The Honse will stand abont tbe same as last year, 35 to 40 Re publican majori y. Bridgeport, November 6.—P. T. Bar num, Republican, and Stephen Nichols, Republican, are elected to the General Assembly by a majority of 212. The usual Democratic majority heretofore has been abont 450. Indications, so far as returns have been received, are that the Republicans will retain control of tbe Legislature. The vote in the Slate is, of course, light, compared with elec tions for State officers or for President, and comparisons of the total vote with previous years are of little value. The Republican majority in the Legislature is probably about tbe same sb last year. A Republican Sheriff' Probably Elected. Hartford, C?-, November 7.- The total yote of States this year on Sheriff’s is not far from 80,000. So far as re turned, the vote for Sheriffs is 38,689, Republican; 37,861, Democrat. The towns not returned gave 263 Republican majority last year. This would give a Republican plurality this year of about 1,100. The total vote is abont 40,000 less than for President last year. MARYLAND. A State Controller, State Senators and Representatives and county offioers were eleoted in Maryland. The two State tickets re as follows : For Controller, Gabriel, Republican; Thomas J. Keat ing Democrat., Recent votes in the State are given bJow i Bep. Dem. Dem. Maj 1876-President... .71,980 91,779 19,756 1876—G0vern0r....72,514 85,447 12,093 1874-C0ngre55....63,377 57,514 4,137 1873—Controller.. .69,668 79,651 10,083 1872- 66,760 67,687 937 1871 — Governor... .58,824 73,959 15,135 My Maryland as BfH4 aa of Yore. Baltimore, November 6.—The Demo crats eject the entire Legislative tioket. The only State officer voted for was Treasurer. The result in the city is : Keating, 28,697; Porter (Rep.), 6,398. Workingmen’s vote trifling. VIRGINIA). A Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, At torney-General and members of the Stßte Legislature were elected in Vir ginia. Only one State tioket, the Con servative, was in the field. The Demo cratic candidate for Governor is F. W. M. Holliday. Recent votes in Virginia are. given in the following table : Bep. Dem. Maj 1876—President 95,558 139,670 44,112 D. 1873 Governor 93.499 120,738 27,239 0. 1872 President 93,468 91,654 1,814 B. MINNESOTA. The election in Minnesota was for State officers, members of both branches of the Legislature and connty offioers. The Democratic and Workingmen’s can didate for Governor is William L. Ban ning; the Republican’s candidate is J* L. Pillsbury; the Prohibition candidate ia A. Willey. A summary of reeent votes in Minnesota is given below :- Bep. Stem. Bep.. Maj. 1876-President 72,962 48,799 21,630 lgjg—Governor 47,061 35,174 10,26 V 1873 Governor 40,751 35,242 4,469 1872—President 65,117 34,423 20,694 —, — KANSAS. The Republicans Carry the State By Aver age Majority. Atchison, November &—The Repub licans carry this city by an average ma jority of about 300, Horton, Repnbli* 1 can, for Chief Justice, has a majerity of 370 and Humphrey, Republican, for Lieutenant-Governor, 210. Glick, Dem ocrat, is elected Commissioner in the First District by a small majority. Re turns from the country thus far re ceived indicate tbat the Hepnblican ma jority will be largely increased. SOUTH CAROLINA. PALMETTO NEWS LEAVEH. Cardozo claims to be poor. Florenoe needs a ootton buyer. Darlington has four newspapers. There is to be a fat man’s race at the fair. Blackville last month received 2,157 bales. Cardozo’s anniversary—the 7th No vember. Several new buildings are going np in Florence. Yorkville ships over fifty bales of oot ton a day. Three Lexington oounty towns pub lish papers. Light frosts have been nipping around in Barnwell. Chester, the other night, had a grass hopper shower. One hundred and twenty-four free schools in York. The Blackville Baptists have oalled Rev. John G. Williams. Mr. Aaron Boggs, in Pickens, lost his gin house Sunday night. Another little shooting scrape Satur day evening in Columbia. Yorkville raises her liquor license from SSO to $l5O per annum. The Atlanta “Katy dids” have not yet entered the Columbia contest. Potato and gourd vines, in the ab sence of frost, continue to shoot. A Lancaster meeting subscribed se venty-five cents to the Liberian move ment. Mott Evans, a noted Greenville in cendiary, has escaped from the peni tentiary. The Union Veterans, J. A. Loriok, Captain, have been organized in Little Edgefield. Mr. J. H. Kinsler has been nominated in Richland county to fill ex Senator Nash’s seat. The Johnston bazaar, which came off last Thursday evening, was a highly suc cessful affair. A Charleston colored woman was burned to death by the explosion of a kerosene lamp. Major W. W. Sale will secure the Demonratio nomination for the Charles ton Mayoralty. A Democratic candidate for tbe Charleston Senatorship is te be nomi nated Tuesday, Tim Hurley says the Republicans wouldn’t have the offioes again, if they could get them. The railroad sohedule, it is said, will prevent many Camden people from at tending the fair. The Edgefield Hussars, commanded by Capt. Markert, will hold a tourna ment this month. A Yorkville boy says bis father is a “Hampton Republioan,” and bis ma a “Hayes Democrat.” Columbia has been tbe scene of three or four petty fights and quarrels per day for several days past. “Newberry Bob,” an escaped convict and a desperate charaoter, was captured in Newberry recently. The Winnebago Agricultural Society, of Rockford, Illinois, have been invited to attend tbe State Fair. The Richmond Grays, who bore off the Virginia State Fair prize, are pre paring to go to Colombia. Colonel Haskell delivered an able ad dress to the people of Laurens last week,, on the dignity of honest labor. The art critique of the Charleston News dishes up his theatrical “Sass” in apple-pie order every morning. An Edgefield meeting appointed oommittce to wait upon the people in the interests of the branch road. Major W. B. Metts, of Yorkville, has been appointed Aid to Gov. Hampton, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Ex Governor Bonham, at the Ablte ville Fair, delivered the prize won by the Abbeville R’fles in the prize drill. Colonel Aiken and Cain aud Rainey voted against a repeal of tbe Resumption act, while Colonel Evins voted for re peal. The Charleston police and some Fed eral soldiers oame near having a collis ion during the circus, ou the Citadel Green. Three prisoners, Sunday morning, escaped from the Columbia penitentiary by cutting through the bars with oase knives. An effort was made Wednesday to throw a Savannah and Charleston mail train from the track. Not much dam age done. Two little darkies in Lewisville were playing with a pistol. The pistol has been laid away, and so has one of the> "players.” A bale of cotton was sold in Pickens with a rock inside of it. Upon examina tion the rock contained nearly four pounde of gold. The train on the Charlotte, Columbia) and Augusta Railroad, near Lexington, Sunday morning, was thrown from the traok by a broken rail. Gov. Hampton addressed the oolored people at the A. M. E. Church Wednes day evening, in Columbia, on tbe sub ject of popular education. A young lady in Richland county, 18 years old, shot and killed Samuel G. Henry, a married man and father of a family, in defense of her honor. Wade H. Manning, Esq., has been in vited by General Bamberg to accept a position on his staff at tbe military re view to take plaoe during the fair. The musical and dramatic entertain ment of Mrs. F. W. Pickens, of Edge field, in behalf of the uniforming of the Rifles, will take place Friday evening. A Charleston juror asked to be ex oused on account of being deaf in one ear. but Judge Cooke merely said : “Well, sir, I guess you can hear one side of the oase.” The Charlotte, Colombia and Augusta and the Wilmington, Columbia and Au gusta Railroad Companies have sub scribed SIOO eaoh to forward the success of the State Fair. The Governor has oommuted the sen tence of Jasper Robinson, oolored, who was to have been banged in Aiken ooun ty next Friday, to ten years’ imprison ment in the penitentiary. In a difficulty whioh occurred in Che raw some days ago, Capt. Harden struok Allan G. Chapman on tbe head with a brick, fracturing the skull, from the efft cts of whioh he died the next day. In compliance with a request from the prisoners, the jailer of Darlington con sented to let them all into tbe passage, that they might get a sight of Governor Hampton as he passsed through the town on his way to the Fair Grounds last week. The Charleston Journal pnblishes a startling telegram from Augnsta that “Georgia, as nsna), has gone Democrat ic by a large majority.” This is good news, bnt what eleotion has been held recently in Georgia ? A Miss Smith, of Keowee county, was sentenced to ten days in jail for petty larceny; Mr. McLachett was similarly sentenced for a like crime. After the conviction of the parties they were mar ried by the Trial Justioe, and then de livered up to tbe sheriff, who will care for them duriDg the honeymoon. Two McLatchetts which don’t “hang on the outside” just now. REINFORCING ERZEROUM.. Reported Strengthening of Msskltor and Defeat of the Roeolaos. Ijondon, November 10.- Oonstanti ple dispatches deny the report that Monkhtar Pasha was wounded in the fighting near Erzeroum on Monday last. They also mention an engagement at Baibnrt, which may account for Moukh tar Pasha’s determination to defend Erzeroum, as Baibnrt ia on his shortest line of retreat to Trebisond; or it may be the Rnssians unsuccessfully attempted to prevent reinforcements going to Erze roum. The latter is most probable, as further Turkish dispatches reiterate ao counts of Russian defeat ia the last at tack, which wonld be hardly possible had not reinforcements arrived. An Al exandranople special correspondent tel egraphs as follows : “ The Ardahan column joined General Heimann after the battle of Deve began. The Turks lost there 2,500 killed and wounded and prisoners, and a great part of their ar tillery.” Murad Khan* Constantinople, November 10.—For ty-eight persons in the service of the ex- Snltan Murad have been arrested in consequence of a recent conspiracy. Murad and bis mother remain at Toheragau Palace, bnt have been warned that it might be necessary to remove them to another residenoe. The Montenegrins Bombard Podgorltno. Raousa, November 10.—Tbe Monte negrins have commenced the bombard ment of Podgoritza. The plaoe is ex pected to hold oat, as the principal de fenses have lately been reconstructed. Columbus, Ga., August 24th, 187 T. Dr. C. J. Moffett : Dkab Dootob— We give your “Teethi na” (Teething Powders) to our little grandchild with the happiest results. Tbe effects were almost magioal, and certainly more satisfactory than from anything we ever used. Yours very truly, Josephs. Key, Pastor of St. Paul Church. The jury at Columbia took Smalls' case laat evening. No verdiot yet.