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THE EASTMAN TIMES. M. L. BJJROH, Editor & Proprietor THCiiSDAY, AUG. 15, 1873. DESfOUBATIC MEETING ! The DemocraticVo&rs of the county of Dodge arc requested to meat at the Court House, in Eastman, Ga., on Saturday August 17th, at 11 o’clock a. m , to select two or more Delegates to attend the Convention for the Third Congressional District, to be held in the city of Macon on the 4tli day of September nex, and to transact such other business as may be necessary. Ciias. 11. Armstrong, Ch’n Dem. Ex. Com Dodge Cos. July 24,1878. 3d DISTiI 3CT CON VENT ION. A Convention of delegates of the democratic party will be held in the cuy hall in city of Macon on IstWedncsday in September next, for the purpose of nominating a candidate for Congress, and the transaction ol such other bus iness as may be deemed proper. Each county xvili be entitled to two votes tor each representative in the Legislature. The chairman of county committees will please take such action as will in sure a full and fair representation iu the convention. John Mcßae, Oh’n Dein. Ex. Com. 3d Con. Dist. July 8, 1878. DODGE CO. DELEGATES. The election of delegates to the nom inating convention comes off next Sat urday at the Court House. Let the meeting be well attended, and let eve ry man discharge his duties indeppnd cntly as a good citizen, in selecting men to fill the important trusts, dele gated to them on this occasion. These meig with others similarly chosen from other counties, will say on the fourth day of September who shah represent this District iu Congress for the next two years. Of course their action will receive a subsequent endorsement of the people at the polls to fully equip and “set up” the Congressman, but but these elections are now only nom inal, the dio is cast and the Represen tative virtually chosen by the conven tion, hence the great impcrtance of sending your best men to represent you. Dodge county will be entitled to two votes in the Convention and it is with the people to say how whether two or more delegates shall be chosen .to cast those votes. It, is quite probable that two sets of dele-, gates will bo voted for on this occa sion—that is to say, that those favor ing Col. Kibbeo will vote for Jvibbee delegates, and those favoring General Cook for Cook delegates.—the onefl re c iving the greatest number of votes will be declared authorized to cast the two votes for Dodge county in the Macon Convention. Would it not be well for our county to give some expression ag to f tifee course hitherto ol" this Congressional District in holding its conventions in Macon. We insist that the 3d district ought to be more independent and hold its conventions within its own bounda ry The holding of these bi-c\nnial ses sion in Macon publishes to the world that the 3d Congressional District is a liitli-oue horse, out-of-the-way crowd* ed-cff>iu-one-corner sort of a place, which is not true. Neither is it true that we have to go to Macon to got our friends of the Sixth District to direct, and aid Gs in the management of our own affairs. But it looks this way to an outsider. We have several places .that are accessible ami abundantly able to provide places for the convention to meet and homes tor the delegated and Wo say # let’s hold our conventions at home alter flux on and show outsid ers and the rest of the people that we can manipulate and manage out’ affairs itiuei ( ndently of other places and oth er | eoide so tar as nominating our can didates tor Congress is concerned. [COMMUNICATED.] TI i E LON E CON FEDF RAT E ARMY. Editor —Please state for tho in \ '' ination of the Sumter Republican, ■Moutezuiha V eekly and Macon Tele graph, that whatever historians may nay to the contrary, the people of the Sd Last i ict are now thoroughly satis** lied, that, at the lime of&en. Lee's surrender, his army consisted of only one man, and he a Brigadier-General ii there were any others they have dot' come to the lront to claim reward for t e r services, and boast publicly of their soldierly acquirements ; their modesty has at least been commensus rate with their patriotism. X. Y. Z. A branch coll go oi the Stats Uui ver.sity will be established in the old capit 1 building at Milledgeville. POLITICS. The politicians over the land seem busily engaged just at present in form ing and organizing parties for use in the campaign of 1880. We have the Democratic and Repub lican parties representing the opposing elements, finance, civil service and oth er issues. Wc have the national and the greenback parties representing la bor and cheap money. And we have communism, under the name of Kear ney ites. These last were, in our judg ment, born of the disintegration of the Republican party. Each represents a phase of American and usually iinds expression in the plat forms ot the great national parties, the Democratic and Republican, bilt they have seper ated themselves, and are organizing with a \ iew to be employed in the great contest two years hence. The Republican party is not asleep. Messrs. Elaine and Conkling fully re alize that their strength in the South is gone—that there is not an electoral vote in ail the South for them or their party. They are ambitious and would like to lead. Mr. Blaine was in a few votes of the last nomination and while the South will vote through her dele gates in the Republican yet she will contribute nothing towards the success of the Republican ticket. The States supporting the ticket will be jealous of their dusky coadjutors, and they will divide in their efforts to control their votes. Everything looks towards confusion in the camp of the Republicans ; and surely woof the South, and of the Democratic party, ought to profit by it. Arid how are we attempting it ? We do not like to an swer. The sad spectacle presents itsell that in this Empire State of Geor gia we have a few independent char acters, carried away by an inordinate love for office, who, regardless of the denunciations of the people and the press, present] themselves as repre sentative men, not called by the peo ple, but self-constituted advocates who pretend to say that the organized mocracy is corrupt, and .ought not to be supported. We do liopo the sth day of November will prove “the ides of March'’ to themselves and deluded followers ; and 'that we may be able after the battle to join in the glad re frain, ala, Childs— Gone to join the carpet-bagger ! DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL TURE. We are in receipt of Dr. Janes’crop report for July. This report shows a decrese in corn of fifteen per cent, in the State at large, and in cotton of six teen per cent since the first of July.— Dice; sugar cane, sorghum, field peas, chufas, and sweet potaLoes have all suffered in greater or less degree, and show a lower average condition than on the first of July. We copy in full what the Commissioner has tc say about oats, &o. : “One of the correspondents ef tin Department remarks, that, at the nex meeting of his club the question for discussion will be— The best plan to make the present crop meet the uext one/ This is a most practical and timely question, especially in those sections ol the State that have failed to make a full supply of corn. Every effoit should bo made to supply the deficiency from the farm itself, instead of waiting un til the gathered supplies of a meagre harvest shall have been exhausted, and then resorting to the ruinous pol icy of buying on time. To this end efforts should begin at once and in season. All crops as they mature, should be harvested in the best manner. Now is the lime to sow turnips, and a libera! area cf rich, well manured laud should be devoted to them. On many farms the fodder and hay crop may bo supplemented by cutting and curing the grasses which grow luxuriantly in wet and waste places. Rich lots sown thickly in rye or bar ley, will furnish grazing during winter and in spring, not only lengthen out the supply of long forage, but render, necessary less grain. Cow peas may still be sown for hay, and German mil let will do Wei! if the seasons be favor able, or if sown in rich, and moist land. No portion of the products of the corn lields that can be profitably gath ered and fed to stock should be allow ed to go to waste. Horses and mules, when idle, should not be fed from the crib and barn ; if convenient to supply them with cut gruss ? corn, forage, pea vines corn tops, etc., in their 4 stabks. It is astonishing how much can be saved in this way. But the main reliance must be the next crop of oats, and the time is near at hand when they should bo sown,— Corn and oats in our climate aro natu rally complemcntal to each other. A deficiency in the corn crop is always manifested in ample time to provide against it by sowing a full crop of fall oats; and this will mature early enough m spring to meet any ordinary di fi ciency of corn. Or on the other hand in the euily spring a partial failure of the oat crop will usually be evident before it is too late to increase the aiea of corn. Thus, these two crops may be said to “dovetail’’ into each other, and the circumstance is an additional argument—if it were needed—to in duce a large increase in the area to oats this fall. The correspondence of the Departs ment sh >ws that there will probably be such an increase, and in addition, that many farmers are beginning to rely on oats mainly as food for stock. Reports heretofore published have abundantly shown, that the fall is the proper sea** son for sowing, and the yellow or red rust-prooff the best variety. Those farmers who have for sale seed of approved varieties of oats and wheat, arc requested to notify the De partment, stating what variety, quan lily, price, etc , that inquiries for seed may be answered.’ OUR PARIS LETTER. The Exhibition—lts Progress Its Restaurants and its Music- Telephone and Phonograph ~ Comforts for Newspaper Men— The Canadian Trophy—. Marble Exhibits—The Great Elevator in Trocadero, &c. From our regular correspondent. Paris, July 31, 1878. In a pite of the tropical heat of the past week, the number of visitors to the Exhibition has llot materially di minished, and yet is intolerable hot in the galleries of the Champ do Mars, and the sun burns down unmcrcilessly on the '‘promeneurs” 0 „t 0 f doors.— St ill there are shady nooks. If there is the least breeze stirring it is to bo felt oh the Trocadero terraces, where me flowers and grass are kept fresh by a system, of incessant watering, and where the fountains and cascade help to cool the air. Since it has been found impossible v. > instal a military band in the Exhi bition grounds, several of the restau rants have set music of their own.— One band plays at the British bar, and another at the Spanish cafe Several small buffets for the sale of cakes and iced drinks are newly opened, and the visitors, including ladies and children, arc now well supplied in this respect ; they may also buy Turkish refresh ments, Algerian fruits, Russian kumes, E iglish beans, Parisian gatfres, and Persian scraps in various places. The captive balloon in the Place du Carrousel is now visible, from all parts of Paris, its huge bulk towering over the buildings of the Louvre and Tuil eries. The public is to be permitted to make ascents next week, the price be ing fixed for 20 fr. each person. In the meantime the balloon lias been up twice to the heighth of 1300 feet, the second time Mine. Goddard and Mme. Dartois wore of the party. The exciting moment for the exhibit tors has arrived, the jurors are finish ing their workj and the question of prizes, and especially of the grand pri zes of honor, is a burning one. Of course nobody knows anything of what is going on in the jury room, nor in the juryman’s breast; but there are certain rumors and some not of a pleasant kind. These do not however refer to any of the American exhibitors. Yesterday some very interesting ex periments with the telephone and pho. nograph combined, were liiade in the telephonic section, before the jury.— The mouths, of the two instruments were pressed together, and the words engraved on the phonographic cylinder were soon distinctly heard iu the tele phone reception room at Versailles, and vice versa.. After this the inter locutor at Versailles sang an original song through the telephone which was taken down in the phonograph at the Champ de Mars, and it was sang and repeated by that instrument amidst great applause. These are among the first experiments which have been made with these two instruments to gether, and it is evident that they may be usefully applied. If you have duly obtained a press puss to the exhibition, adorned with your photograph, and with official sig_ natures, which render it doubly valua ble to posterity, then you have the right to claim admittance to the Press Pavilion. It is situated near the post oflice, and had a telegraph office of its own ; but that is practically broken down, and the journalists use the same wires and letter-boxes as other men.— The value of the pavilion is in afford ing a cool and quiet retreat to write, and one is supplied with all the news> papers. Here are all the principal pa pers in the worlds and through the care ot some Polish gentleman connected with the Parisian press, the pavilion is especially rich in Slavonic papers. The pavilion has many studies and bou-> duirs, in addition to the great reading room ; aad ladies and music, it is said, are not to be excluded from it. It is hoped, however, that some rooms will be preserved for solitude and quiet, or the benefit of all its other advantages will be lost to the working bees of jour nalism, for which it was designed. France, Italy and Belgium contaiu the chief center of production of mar ble work. In consequence of the ins creased facilities for transport, and the decrease in custom duties, this branch of industry has flourished and increas ed considerably in Fiance since 1870- Paris in this, as in so many other in dustries, is the chief seat cf the trade. The marbles are brought from the north, also Iron* Marseilles, the Pyren- the west and from Java. The great works at the Louvre, the Tuil leries, and the new opera house have brought the employment of marble decorations in luxurious habitations in' to general favor. Working in marble is divided into four distinct branches, namely, buildings,, decorations, clock ibaking, and monuments. Each of these branches is well represented in class 18; but the merit of the French manufacture is especially noticeable in the marble decorations, the execution of which will bear comparison with the work of the Renaissance, or the time of Louis XIV. The art of orna mental sculpture employs a comp ira lively large staff of artists and work men. Thus the models executed in pot ters clay are cast by the moulder, and the ornaments are either in statuary, pasteboard, mill, staff, or plasters'. The Canadian trophy is one of the great sights of the Exhibition, and comes prominently before the Vmeri cau tourist because if is close to the American refreshment department.— Solid petroleum is among the riches to be seen in the Canadian section; and as the sightseer makes his way toward the trophy ho comes upon a great gild ed mass raised iu the air, apparently without any support which neverthe less testifies to the riches of Canada, by an inscription setting out that it represents in bulk the amount of gold gathered in Canada up to the end of the year 1877, namely, oun ces in British Columbia, 271,000 in New Scotland, 50,000 in other provin ces making a total amount of 4,173,- 000 ounces, worth $88,460,000. The elevator in Trocadero is at last and will be placed at the dis posal of the visitors within two or three days. Even those who know the bind ing well and have watched the pro gress ot the elevator, are astonished at its enormous proportions. The tower in which it is erected rises to the heighth of 283 above the surface of the hill on which it stands, and to 390 feet above the level of the Seine. The pis ton by which it is worked descends in to a well, which passes through the old quarry below to the depth of 16 feet below the level of the sea. The counterpoises each of which is . com posed of a mass of iron 65 feet long and weighs 10 tons, work in two other wells. The triple wire cable is eight inches wide, and 1 1-5 inches thick and is formed of 88S wires 4-5 of an inch in diameter. . The cage of the elevator is about ll \ feet iu diameter. The flight upwards is performed in two minutes, The view from the summit is grand, embracing not only the city, theßoisde Boulogne and St. Germain, but a view of the Seine, with all its curiosities as far as Mantes. A leo of a franc will be charged for the ride. Ali?ha. YELLOW FEVER The Death Rate Rising’. New Orleans, Aug. 11.—New cases for the week 233 ; deaths for the week, 66; total cases to date 466; total deaths 126. Included in today's report were 11 new cases and 2 deaths at charity hospital. \ The following is yellow fcvei state-* ment for the past twenty four hours— New case 22 ; deaths 14. At Port Eads today tb cases and 5 deaths have been reported. New Orleans, Aug. 13.—Among the recent deaths from yellow fever is the Rev. Mr. Davidson, a Jewish Rabbi, aged 30. Grenada, Miss., Aug. 12.—One hun dred cases yellow fever were reported here up to noon today. There were 10 deaths in 24 hours. Vicksburg, Aug. 12.--There was one death from yellow fever here today.— Great excitement prevails throughout the city. Vicksburg, Aug. 13.—Three other cases reported at the city hospital, but there are no new cases today. The alarm continues. The Reading (Pa.) Eagle says that V. Doriot, a Frenchman from Bristol, Tenn., now in Reading, lias a great curiosity in the shape of a wooden watch, made by himself. It is of the ordinary size, but only weighs half an ounce. It is open-faced, and the dial plate is made of the horn of a buffalo killed on the Texas Pacific road by bc iug run over by an engine. The out side is of mottled brown olive wood from Jerusalem, and all the works, ox* cept a-few of the more important wheels, arc of boxwood. The watch keeps excellent time. It was made last year by Mr. Doriot, who is a jeweler, and who carries it as a time-keeper. Even the stem and the bow are wood. It is marked “Nq. IP Gov. Colquitt has been elected a Trustee ot the State University, vice Hope Hull, deceased. CASHMERE AND ANGORA GOATS. The following letter, from Mr. Robt. W. Scott, of Kentucky, which we clip from the “Planter & Grange,” will he read with interest by those of our read ers who are engaged in goat culture. — The Angora goat has made his way in to our midst, and though yet quite a stranger to most of us, we think it not amiss to cultivate his acquaintance, — Mr. Scott is considered good authority ou this question, and we give his letter iu full. Read it : Mr. Editor —I hare such frequent application in regard to the Cashmere, or, more properly the Angora goats, that I feel assured that some practical articles concerning them will he accep table to the numerous readers of your popular paper, and I therefore send you one herewith, comparing them and sheep as wool-bearing animals. As in mechanics there is a dead point, which it is diffrhult to pass, and at which motion may be suspended, but beyond which progress is easy ; so also the practical value of these goats for wool-bearing purposes seern cd for a while problematical, ffiainly on account of want of manufacturing establishments at home to create a market for the wool. But the “dead point" has been safely and successfully passed. Manufactories of this most beautiful and durable and valuable product have been established m this country and hencefoith there will be a steady demand, at n munerating piices for all that can be pioduced. By drawing a comparison between sheep and goats as practical wool-bear iag animdlg, I would not, if 1 could, have one sheep less, or one pound less of their wool raised; for now we im port many million pounds of wool, and many million dollars worth of woolen goods—all of which, and more, we could and ought to produce at home, and would do if there were no villain" ous dogs in the land. But rather let . us have more goals, and more of their wool, commensurate with the superior quality and value. Let the “improved Kentucky" sheep or any other of the large breeds which produce lustrous combing wool, be ta ken in comparison with the Angora goats, and at the usual of eight goats or five sheep per acre of good grass land. Mohair (the commer cial name of a goal's wool) is subject to fluctuation in price as with combing sheep’s wool, which is used exclusively in thef adulteration ot Mohair. My sheep’s wool brought me this year 25 cents per pdund (the highest pryije in the market, for the whole clip, though not well handled) at the house, and the best Canada combing wool is selling at 22 and 23 cents per pound. Thus the acre of grass by five sheep at 8 pounds per head as average, and 25 cents per pound, brought ten dollars per acre, while tile acre of grass with eight goats on it,producing four pounds each of mohair, at a low’ average, sold at 50 cents per pound for the whole clip, brought sixteen dollars per acre. Sumo of my mohair from Texas has been sold as high as 80 cents perpound, when graded. The entire lot, as sta ted, was sold at an average of fifty cents. If these estimates even approach cor rectness, the goat will, as a wool-bear ing animal, be of far greater practical value than sheep of any breed. May it not, be said,J aiso, and correctly, that they are of greater productive value than any other farm stock, cs> pec;ally when we consider their healthy and hearty constitutions, their prolific character, their cheap and varied sub-' sistence (even ou newspaper, no mat ter how obnoxious its politics) and above all, their exemption from the depredation of dogs. • Since the raising of goats will be so remunerative, as shown, there ought to be, and there may be, thousands of them produced where nothing of value is now to be found. The destruction of sheep] by dogs prevents the raising of them in many localities ; but that difficulty does not exist with goats, as dogs rarely molest them. Thousands of the wool bearing goats may, therefore, be raised at a small expense, and with but little care, in the pastures, woodlands, hill-sides and mountains of the country, and about the commons of towns and cities—all of which will be almost clear gain.— Considering their varied and valuable production in milk, cheese, meat, leath er, wool and pelts, and the cheapness of their subsistence, it appears that no class of animals gives promise of such liberal remuneration. Let no man, and especially no farms, er, be discouraged from raising them by their roaming disposition andbrea chy character. They do not break fences of any kind, as other stock do, and cannot clear live feet high at a bound. An ordinary stake ahd-ridered or a plank fence will keep them sccure ly, and a row of cedars or of Osage orange beside a stone fence wifi make it also goat proof. They abo endure better than any other stock, restraint by coupling, hobbling, hurdling and picketing, all cf which are practical and cfiective with them in < pen fields and pastures Considering their omnivorous tastes and habits, they are very valuable as scavengers on old farms and as pioneers on new lands, in cleaning them of ob noxious weeds, brushes, and burs, al most all of which they will eat at some season of the year, of in some stage of their existence. Then let us have more,* and more and more, of the wool-bearing goat, until the new manufactories shall be supplied, and still many others shall be erected in our midst, and until the la dies wear cashmere shawls and the gentlemen wear prop d'eie coats at less than half the present price. Robt. W. Scott, Near Frankfort, Ivy., July, ISB. BTA T E NEW 8. Macon is besieged with tramps. Work on the Brown House at Ma con rapidly going forward. Macon has received six bales of the new crop of cotton. Montgomery, Coffee, Wilcox and Pulaski counties have gone for Ktb bee. Rev. ijf. R. McCall, of Ilawkinsvilie, has been elected Treasurer of Mercer UniversitJ. Mr. D. 11. Smith of Emanuel county killed his sixty-first and largest deer a few days since. Ilawkinsvilie received twenty-five thousand pounds of Wool more this season than last. Mr. Joe B. Little, a very promising and highly esteemed young man of Sparta was accidentally drowned in a pond near that place ou last Wedness day. In some of the river plantations o Quitman county, the dreaded cotton caterpillar lias put in an appearance but is thought that they will do little harm. Treasurer J. W. Renfro, received a few days ago, from Mr. J. Wilson, of Richmond county, a watermelon which weighed fitly-three pounds. It was of the variety known as the ‘‘LegrJ Tender." Columbus had a very severe Storm last week. A heavy door was blown against Mr. Win. Egles, foreman of the Southwestern railroad shops, fractur ing his skull and causing his death. Superintendents of various railroads centering iu Macon have, upon consul tation, decided to still further reduce the value of the Mexican dollar, and will hereafter receive it for only ninety centsi Ex-Gov. Joseph E. Brown and fam ily, and Judge James Jackson of the Supreme Court, and family, have re turned to Atlanta after an extended trip through the West. Dr. Felton said at the opening of the campaign that, he would beat Lester five thousand votes. The doctor is a shrewd politician and a good preacher %ml now we want to see how he will pan out as a prophet. Col. 11. 11. Jones, one of the editors of the Macon Telegraph was by a lady of that city, on the few days ago. The lady became suited at the publication of an article reflecting on her father, and thus sought levcnge. Col. Jone's course was very maaly. Hon. Allen G, Thurman, the distin guished Ohio Senator and democrat, and who is being prominently men tioned in connection with the Presiden cy of the United States in 1880, will visit Georgia in the fall, and will at tend the State Fair. The oldest man in Georgia is said to be John Williams, who resides near Albany. lie was at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, in Virginia, October 19, RSI, and was 27 years old at the time, which makes him reach the amaz ing longevity of 124 years. The Ilawkinsvilie Dispatch says: I will pay twenty dollars reward for evidence to convict the person who fired a pistol ball into my residence on Sun day night last. George P. Woods. Will Bro. Woods tell us all about it? On Saturday night, 3d inst., the res dence of Mr. Morris Dawson was bro ken into and lobbed of $22 in money, a lot of postage stamps, clothing etc. Mr. Dawson and family were absent from Home at the time. The parties made a light with paper to aid them in their search for plunder. A lot of jewelry belonging to Mrs. Dawson was unmolested. A trunk containing a watch and other valuable was broken open, but none of the articles taken.— Siminsboro Herald. Ihe Chronicle and Constitutionalist of Augusta has the following to say of lion. Allen Fort of Sumter, and who is just at this time being brought very prominently before the people of the 3d District : “Hon. Allen Fort carried the city of Americus but lost Sumter county in the recent primary election for dele gates to the Congressional Conven tion. Mr. Fort is too good a man to waste his energies in a fruitless strug gle. He is*already deservedly popular with the people, and has only to wait a reward of five hundred dollars for i his arrest, dead or alive/ A letter from “Georgia," in another column, says the New York Bulletin, presents the crop prospect there in a very satisfactory light. Cotton, grain, and about every other product of the soil have yielded abundantly; for that matter, almost beyond precedent ; and if there be no drawbacks front drought during the remainder of the month the writer is confident that the empire State of tlie South will be back to the same prosperous plane which it occu pied prior to the civil war. This is in deed a very gratifying assurance. Not the least gratifying feature of the situ ation, it may be added, is the steady industry aud contentment of the freed men. EDGEFIELD I) IFFICULTV. Three Men Killed and Seven Wounded. A difficulty occurred at Edgefield, S. C., ou the 12th inst., in which three men, Booker Toney, Thom is Booth and James Booth were killed and sev en others wounded—one mortally. The trouble grew out of a family fend of long standing. Toney's brother was killed several years ago, and To ney suspected the murder was commit ted by the Booths. lie therefore svvoro he would kill the latter on sight. Tile hostile parties met to-day, when Toney proceeded to carry out his Kireat. lie drew his pistol and fired [-killing the two Booths before he, was shot himself. The friends of both par ties were drawn into the fight and IT shots were fired. There was a Democratic political meeting in progress at the time, about half a mile from Edgefield, iu which the shooting occurred; and Governor Hampton, who was at the meeting, u3 scon as he heard of the fighr, ordered a company of State troops to the scene. There was ho fighting after the soldiers reached the spot. Tue Republicans are in danger of losing the one Southern Congressional district in which they had a chance oi success, viz : the Alabama Fourth, now represented by Mr. Shelly (Democrat) in consequence of there being two Be publican candidates at the last elec tion. The two Republican contestants then were Messrs. Rapier find Haral son, both colored, and they are now rival aspirants for the republican nom ination. Their rivalry is so bitter and uncompromising that two republican conventions are already called. A re publican correspondent says “the Democrats are likely to walk over the course*' in consequence of the Repub lican split. Congressman Blackburn, pi edicts that there will be four lYesidential can didates in the lield in 1880 ; Grant aud a Conservative by the two wings of the Republican party ; Butler at the head of the Nationals, and Thurman at the head of the Democrats. This, he says, would result iu the choice ot a Democratic President by the House.