Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 8, 1880, Page 5

THE CHICAGO ‘RIBUNE: MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1D0U. ain mixed drinks that thelr forefathers Krome n'a tastes are much moro simplo than oF of won . . Byron's tant rH London fora Inrye price, owlny, etl (0 its remarknblo state of proscrvn- Heer Cooper colobrated his 90th birthday tong 080% ‘nnd utteibutes his longevity to tho ml bat ho hasnever known n sick day since poshoot, Th Bible was recantly sold ab ¢ Norwegian poet BjOrnat{erne BySrnson peen exited from bin native country, This niga haraly measure, but no country is aufo qrith such fh rium Init. Pennsylvania Ratlrond Company has menced w wir on tho backmon who throng tannd ferry-boutr at New York, It ts Yo sco the resuurces of it great corporation osly squandercd. “Fenturoll, whose name {s familiar to those were Daldheaded enough in 1868 to attend ‘eqitack Crook,” {6 now a haggard and poy- eny-strickett old woman, and was recently or meted in New York for beguing. Jsabella Beecher Hooker hns sot out on a new crusade on “The Duty of American Foman.” Just now it consists in scolng how punch money thoy enh lure thelr huebauds into squandering: for Easter bonnets, 1 Kate Fick's coBperntive millinery store is toharo a capital of only $260,000. We shudder for tho stockholders’ husvandsif Kato concludes towipo out thoir investment by getting up a pew style of bonnet this spring. . Lum Sing Foo, the fiunicial ngentof a rich Chineso curnpany doing business at Nowark, N. Jy recently married a beautiful white girl, 22 years old, 0 resident of Nowark, and has gone eas wedding trip to San Francisco. “At Toronto, Canada, n ensk of rum fell from a wagon and burst in thostrect. A vagrant named Patrick Durke scooped tp sovernl hat- fouls of the Iquor and drank his Mill. An hour atterho was dead, Some men can't stand pros- perity. As Presidential straws are now in fashlon, que TRBUNE bas becn at somo trouble to ob- fa an expression of sentiment from tho prominent colleges of tho country, with tho following result:, rinceton—John Dwyer, 201; Grant, 7; Dluino, 1, Yule—Hanlan, 42; Rarus, f. Howard—Anson, 364; George Wricht, 20, . Clarinds Moore, an Towa temperance re- ‘vivallst, recently closed a bargain with bor hus: tand, by which, In considerntion of 810,000, sho pennits a formal separation... It would havo been cheaper, Mr, Mooro, to havo called her mother 1 monkoy, or insinuated that she bad _ fooled you about ten years in her uge. Miss Anthony. will please skip this item: Dorothy Pattison, whose life was lately pub- ished under the title of “Bister Dora,” was noted for hospital work, but, toward the end of her life, remarked that she belloved tho true aphero for women was home, and that if she was to livo her life over again sho would marry, “and liye us 8 woman should live, in subjece Hon.” ‘ Tho anti-Bonapartlists are fond of telling a gory about the Inte Emperor, He was arguing with n personnge one diy, when the latter sud- dently lost hls temper and ried out ja a ylolont tone: “You call yourself tho: inhoritor of the Napoleonto legion! Why, you've nothing of Napoleon about you!" “Alogi " murmured Cesar, with 0 snd sinile, “I baye his famlly.”* Mr. Jennings writes to the Now York World touching tho Capel scandal: “In tho soclal world perhaps nothing bos been much moro talked about than the scandals connected with the nario of a Roman Cathollo clorgyinan who was a great power in tho Church, and who won for it the richest of its modern prizes,—the Marquis of Bute. .1 rofor to Mgr. Capel, tho Vgr. Catosvy of 'Lothatr.’ His house, and atl that was in it, hns been gold’ for the bonefit of hiscreditors, and well would it have boen for ‘him ff an endless series of debts wore tho only dlsereditnblo incidents in his strange and ovent- fuleareer, But'thero oyo durker stalns upon bis character,—far too dark to admit of the ‘hushing-up’ process which all good Catholics earnestly wished might bo put in force for bis benefit. The Catholic Church in England, at any rato, will know him no moro, for tho day in past ‘when pro-Reformation scaudals can bo revived with impunity." - In the nildst of the great events of tho ‘War such incldonts as the following wora com- Daratively unnoticed, and Ioft to be long after~ ward related in print: Btlss Annio Pickens, daughter of tho Govornor of South Carolina, ‘was to be married on April 22, 1863, In Charles- ton, to Lieut, Androw De Rochelle, The wed- dog party wns nssombled fu tho Pickens resi- ‘dence, and tho clergyman was.asking tho bride if sho' was roady, whon a sholl from a .Thlon. gun in the barhor broke into tho Toom and burst. Nino pereons woro burt, but only Miss Pickens’ wound proved mortal. Sho bore tho paln with wonderful fortitude, and was ‘unmoved when informed that she bad only on hour or two tollvo, Deo Rochelle satd that ho Would liko to huvv her dio his wife, and tho poor aitl smiled sadly in assent. Tho guests rement- ber tho scone as far more pitiful than thoy crn describe, Tho bride lay on a sofa, her white ‘dross dabbled tn blood and hor hilr dishoveled, whilo hor pallid fuco was so wrung with agony that her efforts to smile beeume futile. Tho eeromony wus hurriedly porformed, though tho ‘bride's “ Yes".'was ina faint, Inbored whisper, and her lips hardly moved in responso to her mubangs kiss. Sho died Immudiately after ———— POLITICAL POINTS. ‘ Tho Boston Advertiser enlls for the ro- moval of Postmaster-Genernl Key, “now that heopenty shares tho responslbility with Mr. - In view of the whole field, wo reaffirm our belfef that {t would bo unwiso for tho Demo- crats torenominate Gov, ‘Uilden.—New Orleans Pleayune (Dem)... Ttts'n singular fact that tho third-termors {n thelr blogeaphical Inudation of thelr candi- dato entirely omit tho Presidential periods bo- tween 1800 and 1877.—Phfladel pha Inqutrer (Hep.). We renew the prediction that Elihu 3, Washburno will bo the nominco of the Chicayzo Convention for Prosidont, and ndd that such at bathe result—Marton (Ind.) Chronicle Tam n Grant ian beenuse T think he {3 tho Strongest man in muny, respects bofore the pco- ea tut seriously spenking, I'm afraid bo won't S Hominated.—Gov, Fe of Pennaylvania, tn Widkesbarre Newedeaier. ute i . «Now we understand Mr. Washburne’s poal- tlon. Hv would, indecd, bo a pattern of self- peng it ho aia not accopt the Presidential nom- Mn with his friend, (ion, Grant, out of tho way.—San Francisco alt (ind). hs If it shall: be thought: best to withdraw ‘an. Grant's name from before tho Convention, on Br, Hyahbuirno, shout, bo, nominatad, ho vt lat Ww! be cloct io ne Angurateds—Ltelyidld (11k) Alontiors Secretary Sherman's strength in the Na- fonal Convention will be insignificant enough eos his broad-aud-buttor brigadoy por- foro tho firat hatlot: that ter No somowhoro lho New roe runcee i oe : Tho Reporter would profor the nomination Of Washburno becauso ho Is bollovod to bo tha . nan. jutrinalcully, and tho most ellgible ( emincntiy cat ig Prosanted wie ofa he iat af Reporter tenet eed Mone ey vane course of the Ways and Means Com- ie itco ahows that the business Iutorestsof tho Uuntry, tho really Important -publlo questions, clang vita curate tts amgeaboreaty are vl aS. viet : terinined to nuglout.—Now Fork Post tinh). tavhatever TWinols may'do with reference tho third term, {t is quite easy to say what In- a8 will nog do, Indiana . will not yote for ain under any clreumatancos, This ts about ty—Cleecland Heratd tepe : eh tho rank and file of the partyare In favor Now rant, why is it necessary to thimblorig in York and Pennsylvania? And, again, why that AG other Statodumand Grant? Tho fact is, ‘ ub ee beonte donot want him. Tho pe Nov, ura ule prefer a candidate Il! T munds—Hoson Herald (imdb) Tho Hon. Re Mf. A. Uawk, of Cirrall diate yy) the inember of Congress from this wine puts bimself upon the record in theso is Tani for Grunt, and think there is no Drevin his Dominutidn.' Bir. Hawk's’ éx- buries inuy bo an index of his own feelings, ata Certainly wotan’ index of tho feelings H ualority of bis oonstituonts in Carroll . Y> The sentiment hore w for Blaine, first, andallthe timo, ‘This county will support doubt of tal 0 Wash? but Intends to do what it can honorably to mnke that nominee the Hon. JO. Ditine.— Mount Carroll (i) Mtrror (tan Beyond doubt Blaine fs the first choice of largo majority of Michigan Republicans, If Bintuo te nominated there will bo no thled-term humbug to bother anybody; If Grant Is nom Innted it wilt by timo. cnough theh to attend to tho third-term foolishness.—Detrott Port anit Tritune, formerty Senator Chandler's organ (Tep.). There sone feature of our reports which doen not stow in the atatisttes, and that isn focl- ing which wo find prevalls ton considerable ex tent of open hostility to Grant and tho thirds ferm business, Quite n nitmber took tho troublo to atate that they were oppnsed to Grant, unter Tz earoumatnndes.e Arusha (Mieh.) Chrontele Loran has set out to give Gra 018, Kelthaturg News, oubte fl ee Thoro's whero you make a mistako, Logan sees which way public opinion ts tlowing, and ho don't want to be on the losing aldo. Hs letter, haworer, ie a oat de snug it, base aaved tie ends of Gen, Grant from carry lig. tt (Int) Hegiater (hep. i ” Gen, Grant’s exclamation of surprise on lenraing that tho Pennsylvania delegation to Chicago had been pledged to vote for him shows that he fs quite as much of a humorist os Mr. Wemmick, “ Hallons” enid tha Jatter, when he arrived at the church where ho was to be mar. ried and found his intended there, ** Here's Miss 8kifllins, Lot's have a wedding."—New York Tribune. Judge Tourgee [author of * Tho Fool's Er- rand"} in yesterday's Tes discussed the pros- pects of Grant receiving tho Electoral vote of onsof the Southern States in tho overit ho ts nominated, and arrived at tho conclusion that he had “only a chanee” in this direstion, Judge Tourgéo is thoroughly acquainted with “the incans used to overcome Republican majors {ties In tho South, and his opinion on tho subject 1a of yalue.—Denver (Colo.) Lribunc (Rep.). The Sherman Mterary bureau hing within the past week flooded Nebruska with Sherman pamphlets, newspapers, ‘and circulars. Tho whole Influence of the juntor Sonatorship, of the Marshuiship, of tho Collectorship, of tho Omahn Post-Mnstership, and of the North Platte cenmus-siip will’ be concentrated aud combined in.un effort all wong the fing to pack tho State Convention for John Sherman.—Omala (Neb) Republican (Third-Term organ). We suggest that the Grant “boomers” in Washington, Lognn, Conkling, Cameron, Matt Carpenter, and othors, go home and consult their constituents. Thoy will not fail to discover that thoy misrepresent tho people, It Is dauht- ful 1f 2 canvass of counties in tho sovernt States which these third-ternt promoters hail from will disclose 1 singta ong whoroln a mnjority of Re- publicans are for Grant. Blatng fs-tirat cholco overywhere.—Elyin (ill.) Advocate (Hep). During Grant's first Administration thera waa n Sonatorini syndicate of antieAdministra- tlon men led by Sumner, Schurz, and Lyman Trumbull, who compressed ovorything that 1s bad {n government {n the term Grantisin. This syndicate died n natural death,. and has been Biceveded by ntiother epmposed of Con! Cameron, and Logan, which holds directly trury views, Tho second, like the first, has mado: the ‘mistuke of going into extremes.—Denver (Colo.) Tribune (Rep,). » It fs reiterated that the country is beset by “dangers,” and thut stormy skies " attend tho ship of State at every part of ibe political séa Hence, only Grant can successfully cope with the threatening Ills encompassing tho Nation. Of all. this wo have had a surfeit. Not a word of itis worthy of neceptance by nuy citizen who elaiins to huve any sortof conception of what Hig Ameren Tenuulic is, and upet what Wy nd must rest for permanvnce,—. (ia) Gazette tite}. pleas Should Grant be nominated at Chicago hy any procees other than a spontancous expression of a popular demand for him, we are irretricy- ably Jost in this Stnte by 20,000 votes. . . » Should Wushburne or Chumberlain bo nomi- nated, all the clemonts now pulling divers wnys: in our ranks would harmonize, and the Nationals will como to their eupport, white from tha Ger- mans wo would gain ut lens} 90,000 votes, and win an overwhelming victéry' for the Btato, ‘Legislative, Congressional, and general tickot.— Warsaw Indlanian (Rep). The admirers of Grant tell. us we cannot afford to nntagonizo tho Grant element. Vory trug; nolthor can {icy afford to autngonize the opposition, Tho rant and file of Amerteun cltl- zons love, honor, and respect Gen. Grant as an ominont citizen, but do ‘not love him a cent’s bee onan aspirant to the Prosidentin chair, ec valee of the people comes ork tive Southcate Bunk, he Weslo che ject to tho nomination of ‘Grant.” Gentlemen, that voice has somo significunce In {t—it means business, and when, te peopl, wil they: wait Wl when they won't, thoy wont.—. ° fall Cu.ritt) Gazette (ite pga bas. Senator Blaine said to-lay that thore was ono thing that could bo dono by bis friends which would surely seouro him the nomination at Chicago, and that wns to voto for him accord. Ing to tholr natural impulso, regardless of local enndidates and instructions, As nenr as can bo remembered ho-thon used those words: “Tn 1878 I was tho first chotce of fully three-fourths of the Cincinnatl Convontion, yot so muny of iny friends wore tied up with instructions that I wis cheated out of falrly-won nomination. 1 do not propose ta have any stich nonsense this ar. If my friends in Oblo, Pen vanigy and ‘ew York will voto for mo, Instead of talking for me and vating for Grant and Sherman, | can whip tho eld." Washington Speclat ta Pittsburg Dispatch, . CHINESE TROUBLES. THE SITUATION IN ‘FRISCO. BAN Fuancisco, March 7.—Thore was n good attendanee at tho Sand-Iots to-day. Kearney’ warned bis hearers that thoso men who Incite themn to deods of violence aro tholr onomios and must bo nvolded, that the workingmen hud noth- ing to gain by violont monsures, ctu, He then went on to announce that 4 grand plan wis afoot on the part of tho allegod onemics of tho workingmon to precipitate a riot, in preparu- tion for which Fodoral troops had beun ordered to thiseity, tho gunsofa Gatling battery ro- - moved to the Central Police Btation, and a Vigi- lance Committee put in shape for active duty, Asido from tho motives !mputed by Koarnoy to tho authoritios, thoro Is somo truth in his state- ment, Tho Gatlings huve boon removed to tha police station, and thore are rumors thit somo udditions to the United States forces in tho vicinity of the city are being mudu. Guards havo nlse been placod In sone - instances over urmorics of National Guarda, * ‘Theso movements havo fatled to excite any ‘particular nowepaper votive or comment, and nooxplanations have beon accorded from nan authoritative sourve, but this action ta probably roferable to a desire to bo propared for any con= tingenoy Hable to occur ut ur bofore tho explra> tion of tho thirty days’ notice given In the mat- ter of tho condemnation of Chinatown, 1 GEN. SUERMAN INTERVIEWED. Spectal Dispatch to The Crleaga Tribune, Wasittnatos, D. 0. Murch 7—This_ morning's papers publish a press dispatch fram san Prine olsco unnouneing that tho Muyor's counsel had doclared the condemnation of Chinatown let; that troublo was anticipated in the proposed domotition of the Chinese quarter; and that all available troops in tho divislon of tho Pucilia were belng concentrated ut Prosido, Gon. Shore man, boing called upon late to-night, sald, inro- ply to inquiries, that no orders whutuvor had been issued in the premises, and he regurdedtho statement respecting the concentration of troops premature. . He obuvrved that there was @ force of 700 mon at SuneFrancisco, and all could: bo marched to the scene of dia- turbanoa in loss thon two hours, and could make short = work = of — any mob, Gen. Sherman stated tho Presitont was being urged by somo of tho Calforuta dolegution to afford the Chinese the protection of tho troops, upon the ground that the Governiment Is bound by treuty to protect the Chineso, but the posse comitatus law is go stringent that ho thought tho military could not bo employed unloss the Governor mado demand in usual form. The President and Scorotary Evarts have tho subject under serious vonsideration. The President's action will bo governed by developments, ‘Tho Chinoso Ministor was not visited to-night, burthoro is no, doubt, tn diplomatie elrotes that ho bas ofticiully asked Evarts for protection to bis countrymen, TROOPS ORDERED ON, Baw Francisco, March 7.—A Portland dispatch says: Orders huve been recolved ut headquur- tera of tho Department of tha Columbia fur 100 mon to hold thomselves in readiness ta proceed soe Fraucisco, They oxpoct to leavo Tucsduy ——— CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY. . Bpectat eh ta The Chicago Tribune, Dwianr, IIL, March 7—Mud deop; roads ints passable; gruse green; buds ready to burst; frost all out of the ground; birds sluging on overy bush; ties running full night and day,— hu Would be without thoi? ob Nowhere on ‘this plunct can.suoh another remody for rheumatism and nourelgia bo fonud. aa tho Bt, Jacobs Oil, Strong PRESIDENTIAL, A. Democratic Journal's View of Tilden’s Possible Nomination. What a Michigan Paper Thinks of Grant’s Third-Term Prospects. George Willlam Curtis Predicts Disnster as the Result of Grant’s Nomination. Opinions of Sundry Enlightened Voters on the issues Now Being Made. Words for Washburno and Blaine from Northwestorn Localities. General Sentiment Pretty Evenly Set Forth in These Communi- cations, THE DEMOCRAOY. TILDEN'B CANDIDACY, Spectat Dispatch to The (hteugo Tribune, Wasiinxaren, D.C., Murch 7.—The Washington Capital, which dovs not wish to bo clusecd asa Democratic organ, although tt has special facitt- ties tor obtulning Democrutto nows, says this morning: “Itfa idle to attempt or. affect to deny any longer that thore.Js danger of tho renomination of Sumuol J. Titden by the Demoeratia Conven- ton at Cineinnuti, Not only {a there danger thnt he will bo nominated, but, according to alt present appearances,-and these uppearances are gilning instead of subsiding every dnyy—tho naumiteustion of Tilden $s almost a foregone cous clusion.’ ANTI-GRANT, A WISCONSIN MAN'S VIEWS. To the Kditor of The Chicago Tribune, Wesr Deven, Wis. March 6.—In anawer to tho rensons why Gen. Grant should not bo the nomincs of the Chiengu Convention, It 1s urged “hat wo need a strong Government; that con- tingeneles are [lkely to arise in determining tho result of tho election that will make it sufer to have a strony man at the bead,—a military man of known ability, decision, wisdom, and cour ago,—Just such a man,” they tell us, “as Gen, Grant.” To un Intelligent Republican this certainly 1 tho pourest urgument that possibly cau bo mado in Bupport of Grant's nomination. , Who {a willing to admit that our Republic is so thoroughly Mexiennized as to make It neccs- anury to sclect a man as its Chief Mugletrato whoso only rensonable claim: is his military: strength andabliity? Is it truo that, civil gov- ormment {8 4 failure, and that we are forecd to return to the lendership of militnry greuiness for safety from .unurchy and dissolution? Ts it right for the Ieuders of tho Repub- ican party to assume or intimate any thing of tho kind by tnsisting upon the noimina- tion of aman who, with all bis greatness and ability in. other departments, hns proved him- eclf wholly incompetent to coptrul the patronage of a Government Ilko our own, Itisan unheard of thing Jn polities. that 0 nan should be selected to fond ina doubtful strife whose praviows manngement bad well- nigh ruined a party with a record unequated in great uchievements by any political party ever known. With Gen. Grant as its nominco tho Repub- lean purty assumes to carry into the campuign tho dend weight of 1 cortupt Adininiatration of which we heard so much when tho great reform was mide tho issue. Ig not one campaign on that {ssuo suMelent? Those who fought it out, and who remember the anxioty and uticertainty that attended its clos~ ing, wilt agree with us that ft is, ‘* ‘'ne dend weight of a third term 18 no incon-, siderable uifalr. Already we henr about a prob- able dictator, bien? ete. These with the forolyn classes are oinfnous oxprose sions, Hiled with forebodings of evils that many of our adopted eltizens were only too glad to escape froin, and came ty Amorica for that pur- poso. Cartalnty wo do not Improve our ehuuees of success with this class by ae our op. ponents the opportunity that a third torm_ will givo of arousing the prejudices and fears of our forclgn classes. Another, and not tho lest by any means, of the dend weights that will uttacl to Gen, Grant ng a candidate is tho Independent yote, Whon we consider that thelr opposition jn 6 to Blnine, Conkling, and Bourton was in conseguonce of the corruptions ex! ia in Gon, Grant's Adininistration, wemay well ask if, with Gen. Grant ns tho nominee, we are not Inviting certain defeat by allonating this class from tho Republican party. With ail'tho fiicts berore us it ia very hard to understand tho Junnoy that insists upon forcluy tho nomfiuntion of Gon, Grant, f the advocates of Grant's nomination will explain how, with hin as the nomince, they aro toavold carrying there dend wolnnta into the carpal, ‘wo shultt bo only too gud to honor the great Chieftain with our feeble ie oeute C..A. WILLARD, NEW MEASURES AND NEW MEN WANTED, To the Eililor of The Chieago Tribune, 8r. CHAncra, ML, Murch 0.—Like a million or more young inen of Amorten, | will cnet my frat: Prealdential vote in November next, and as one of thogront logion of young voters I desire to ayn word concerning tho candidates for the Hepublie’s highest ofice, 1 do not bulleve that tho best interests of our country will be cone erved by the atmosphere Lacie 3 and con rolling Gon. Grant. 1 da not beltove that it will be wixe or patriotic for his frionds to press his nomlnution, for he is not tho cholvo of the pco- plo. [do belleve that his cumpnlgn fa being cor ducted in the main by unworthy machine-pali- ticlans,—mon who can expect to havo no help from laine, should he be elected President, Are Wo not, to use a ennt phrase, ina bad way a8 a Nation if Grant ts thoonly mun at thi june turo who is gapuble of taking Columbin by the hand andof foading her from tho miry one vironments treason and political incontinenoy to firmer and gufer ground? Must America ceweo to improve, caxe ovorythtug, and walt eagerly for the accession to power of the * Bilent Man"? Washington, the man of nobla chnracter, whose memory altnost makes a poem of Rovolue tionary history, percetyed that it would not Lo mitriotle or prudent for him to accept a third orm, and Bo, When he had mintatered unto the Government for clght years, ho Inid down the Preatdoncy aud| went home to Mount Vernon. Men wished him to avcopt » third term. It was not thon an eatablsbed faut that other mon could fl the position aeceptably. Tut the ald boro would not consent. And his suc wis clocted, Notwithstanding 10 {aot that 0 had = fought successful palnrinlens with a soldiory tnaignifieant in nuns bers and dovold of disciptlun; notwithatandin ho had fortwo terms been tho country's Chivf ¥ Muauletrate; noleithatan dln the fact that the Nation was very goune, it muniged to live without any ald fram him anve bis illustrious miurk in history, When the great heart coased to heat, and the wlant form was Intd away by the Potomno’a shores, where the waves will sing fore oyor, tho tideat Nutimnal press: stayed not its course, Tho epublio divided its thie between mourning and finpravement. Then camo Jofers gon, greatest of Dumoornts, the suze of Montl- velo, He framed tho Declaration of Inde: ondence, for forty yours dedicated the fruita of hia mighty mind to bis country’s Intaresta, and hy was twice elouted President. Scurcely haa he taken bis sent the sovend tine, when # few Stute Legistatures began to whispor in his car that he could a third tine be elected Chief Mugistrate. Tho reply wag, chucuoturlatia of the mun, He wrote to the Vermont Legislature a truly Jefter- son-like letter, declining to uguln be a candl- dato, and, among othor things, suid: atnat ¢ should uy down any’ poane fg as much ay duty as ta bave borne it faithfully. 1f some termination to the services of the Chief Magistrate bo not fixed by tho Con- stitution, or aupplicd 'y, ructice, hin ofiice, nombinlly for years, will fy fact become for Ifo; and history, shows how oustly that deyenorutes into an inheritance, Bolloving thut a repro. sentative Rovernsnt responsible ut short por rlods of clection is that which produces tho wrentost sum of happiness to mankind, 1 fool it a duty todo na act which shall casentially imy air that principle; and I should unwilllugly bo he person who, disregarding thu sound preces dentsot by an Mlustrions prodosssear should furniah the first example of prolongation be- yond tho second term of oifive." ‘hut mun ever uttered yrandor sentiments? They are at onco indicutive of tho statesman, the patriot, tho cro. In. 1800 Juiferson went bom, BSovenicon yours’ exporicace showed him that the country did not materially miés him, and ho celovrated the 4th of July, 1620, by goin home to oternal bappincss. The Nuton pau iu reverence a momont, then turned to yiow the felling of foreata, to liston to tho tread of are fon, and to wateh eltics grow und . » Andrew Juokson, born iu poverty and nurgod Jn the lup of iguoranve, became famous of a Goneral, possessed suficient force and brain to mouleve nae distinct ce wits reall clent: . Bd Wud Bu sycophants tor Gthind tru. Ife would uot dlsrcqutd Wo o2- singles. of his prodccasscrs and welt homo to nt power to defoul the ambidons of ai tho Prodidenoyeavckors of bis ut aproper i} Andrew and tho reunilike the Sinmers twit, » whose brain nnd heart were alike great, whowas rovered and luved more than any other Amerinat, and whose name to-day makes pulxes quicken and hearts heat stronger, ved for his country, and for his country’s rnke died. When he died the country was recovering: from n rick apell.and It suffered no ‘reli ‘The more we lool into history the more we come convineed that the feof noone ninn is asentialte the life and prosperity of n great ntry in any ate. Tunchine men apothoosize thelr candi- hem fawn nt bis feet; Iet- thom HI the ht airwith his praiees. ‘The youny Republicans aro Not hero-worstipers, 1f we mist bow the knee let an low with Inte men Republicans before the “pluned knight" because he hae the divine at- » and ability. because he 1a A rly the epoch men should govern the country. soldier for President. In the who wore brave and trig in Cons gress when the modern “tity tuut tried men's souls" was here we can find James G. Binine— f natural lender—a man deserving of the re- wards of (rue genius. anes G. Blaine has not been nursed by clr tance, He has achfoved # great reputation Deenuse he Is great mats. Gen, Granthas been for fifteen years appruprinting to bimeelf the glory that ‘properly and only velongs to the soldiers who fought from Jb to 1:5 to make Freedom 2 giant fact.—not a ving He in a great Hepublio's.tnront, as it had been up te that period. dames G, Binino has spent his tife in the flelds of grentness; his mind hos fed from tho fountain where tho gems of genius sparklo under the sitn of reason. Gen. Grint got in tho way of greatness one day, when that monarch wns toking a alk, and, being the only man in view, was fondled for a moment, “Now times demand new measures aad now men." ranks of thos STRONG ANTI-THIND iid FRELING IN MICHI> N Detroit Post and Tribune, March 4. Agentleniun who has travele ate oxten- sively over Casa County during the past two weoks sends the following as the preferences of 10) persons, tiken soniewhat | promiscnously tho people, It stands as fatinwas Blaing, rant, Sherman, 6; Wushburne, 43 ‘The Newaygo Republican has the following on Presidential preferences in Its section: “We have tikon some palns to Jeurn the pref- erences of lending Republicans throughout the country for n candidate for Prestient, and while we have kept no records and are consequently unible to give exact figures, we are convinced that nine-tonths of thom prefer James G, Hinine, and very few have given the matter of second cholce a thought.” The Jackson Citizen thinks that James G. Maine “would receive tho tnreest vote in this Sinte of any inan yet named, if the Republicans wereenltind upon to choose a candidate by popu lar vote,” but thinks, also, that tho Chicago nominee, whoover ho 8, will have tho usual ma- jority in Michlyan, The Spring Lake Republican oxpresses its opinion ns follows: “ Woseu something more than a breach of pree= edentinn third term. ‘The broust of every trio Amerlenn patriot harbors a repugnance to every> thing that tends to a centralization of pow which, if no othor reasons, would forbit our mumiig U. 8, Grant sa our fret choice for the next Presidency. While Grant ought, and does, stand high in tho estimation of avery loyal American; while wo know that ho hus pene himself tho peer of the greatest Ising soldicr, aa executive offi- cor, wo still believe that dames — G. Btaine would not only to-day bo tho frst choles of the majority of tho members of the Ropubliean party, but that ho really was such choice four years ago, and ought to have been the nomines. We wero then strongly in favor of Mr. Binine, and bayo secon no reason to change our viows since.” rh Hastings Banner ts thus positive in its oplutons So near as tho Banner is able to determine, Jnmes G. Binine is the choice of thre mafority of Republicans ae thoir candidate for President the country over, and-the Convention will take ngreut risk on tho tloket. with almost any other name, and especially with Grant.” The Lowell Journat. thinks the talk about a third term [s all boat, Noverthcless, it prefers Hiaino to Grant, believing “that James G. Bhuno is every inch a patriotand a briso man, and that he ean piek up the Government reins and drive over tho worst roads this country ever hand without spilling out a passenger. The Au Sable and Oscoda News thinks that “tho majority of Oseada_and Au Sable Repib- Henna fuvor Blaine for President, Jorume for jovernor, and Horr for Congress. Grant is the firat choice for President of a respectable mi- nority, and the sccond choleo of the Blaine men.” Acorrespondent of tho Post and Tritunc at ‘Woentland, Hillsdale County, writes: * We have. made a cotnplete canvass of our town, intendin) to givo an expression the first opportunity an rond the result to you; Blaine, 3 Grant, 2; Sherman, 6," GRANT OR NLATNE—PLAIN TALK. Benton Hurbor Patladinin (Rep.). ‘The race for tho Presidency is a vigorous ono, and us the axcitement Incrensca all interest centres in Grantor Haine. All atbor nepirants are forgotten. The people ablior a" dark horse” ag Nature docs a vacuum. They want no com- promise candidate, There fs a feeling of securi- ty all through political circlos which fs ominous of defent to the party. The Electoral votes have been already counted, and the solid South deelared- beaten, Some enthuslustic frlends of Grant havo dcelnred him to be tho only man that could take bis seat if elected. but none have elatmed that he would poll more votes: thin Binine in tho Northern States, The poss!- billty of defent at tho palls bas not occurred to thom. They therefore pigeons to burden tho purty with the antl-third-term prejudice, Ads mitting that itis prejudice, without shadow of sustaining argument, wo must niso ndmit that It isa fixed, deep-ronted projudice, Ithas beon emphusized by public indorsement fn numerous Btate and Natlonal Conventions, It has become apirtof the unwritten Inw of tho land, asdiificutt to ignore asthe idea of the wunennstitutionality of tho Freeriek It has boon the pole af tho Republican purty to load itself with no more is- sues than it. felt sure of winning the rico with. The nomination of Grant at Chicago would be open and impudent deflance of a Inrge majority: of the Ropublican party, comprising the best cltizons, the patriots, not. the pollticiins, of the rty. hut New Yorke and Pennsylvania have hect captured by enrly Convontions 1s evident, and tho purposo of the Grant men ts to {gnoro nll odds and dety all oppor to win a majori- ty of tho dolegates atChtengo. This would bo lionorable were tho cholce morely a personal preference, but such is not the case, Grunt rop- resent {mporiniism—man power—royal blood so far as such sentiment ean devolop in a re- patie, Ho was feted and honored by crowned hes not becntse be represented fro America with hor Hberal, progressive, self-educating, self-governing Idens, but because ho imperson- ated the power of arms and conquest. His mill- tary nchlevemonta gave him world-wide re- nown. Forelyn Powers look upon him 1s eminent in Amerionn governniont, His revlea- on fora third term would give thom reason to ia Republic secks a ruler and finds but an Tha experiment of a people foverniny thainselyes would bo pronounced a fallure, an nobllity, that, curse of Europe, would renew. ffs lenge of power. Binine 19 free from these serious objections. Ho ia our flrat choles. Should Grint be the namince we shall support him wnder protest. Cameron, Conkling: & Co. know that true Kepublicans everywhere support him wndor potest, and thelr faith is well grounded. We bayo opinions and it fs natural to express thom. It is better to do so now before tho question fy settled. A grenter contest 14 coming, involving the fute of the Republican prineiples, and probably tho fato of the Nation, ng fur ag que lives are concernnd, tn ite destiny, ‘Triumph in November fs of Intuitly more co: sequericy to ua than the triumph of any candle date in Juno, But to insure success in Novem- bor, to sectire the President of our cholee, nnd to show tho work! that our Government fa not 1 circus, run by political ringmasters, lot ue- send strong myn to our Conventions, CURTIS ON GRANT. NO BPONTANEOUS ORANT MOVENENT—IT 18 ONLY MACHINE WOMK-—IIB NOMINATION WOULD MEAN JT AND DISKUPTION OF THE PAUTY—THE ANTI-GHANT FERLING GROWING DAILY, Dispatch to Cincinnatt Gasette, New Youk, March §,—George William Curtis, belong asked by a Tribune reporter bia views of tho offect of the Utien Convention, sald: “To confirm the revolution made by the Punnaylvae uu Convention that there ia no popular demand for Gen, Grant, it took all the force of tho Stuta oMce-holding machina and all the power of tho Btato patronuge to socure a majority in the Con vention favorable ton third tern. At the sumo moe Indiana and Vermont held conventions, ut which thore wr no manifestation whatover for Grant's candiducy, Thore 1s no spontancous populur demand for Grant. Tho public con- siders rightly that tho Grant demonstration ts the work of a small clique of politiciuns, whoare not sucking tho good of the country and tho success of the Republicun party so much as thotr own navantige, Now that tho public beging to éce the real stato of uffulrs, tho feuling nf oppo- sition to a thinl term is growing stronger every day, People are alurufed ut tho power of a muichine which, ugninst the wishes of an im- mense pare, of the purty and the settled tradl- tions of the Government, may oven nominate a cundidute, They naturally ask why such ox- truordinary efforts are made to suppress thy op- pees to Gon. Orant's nomiuntionund whothor he machino Itsolf ia not gotting to be the chick pyil to bo removed.” {auppose the Grunt loaders go on and nom!- nate Grant, what thou?" . “The result would probably bo tho dofent of Gen, Grunt, and the consequent break-up of the Republican party, I do not think, how- ovor, the Grunt leadors, will huod the danger. They prefer tho -dofeat of the party toun- pias dininistration whick they cuuriot oun rol, “Will tha anti-Grant cloment . organize against bins In caso bo fs nowlnated?? 4 fede too eurly to speuk dotinitly. Thoro is undoubtedly an opfnton ripening whtob uy re. sult in some action like titofthe Liberty purty in 18H. Nosuch stronuous opposition to tha nomination of n Presidontti) candidate as is now uunifested towurd Gon. Grant wus. over shown, #0 far ua 1 romember, before a nowloat- convention." ‘ ‘ ns) his opposition moro positive than In 1875, sop whonra many Reput in State conventions evi againet a third term?” think it ts, and [t ls evidently increasing In volume and power from week to week, No yort expect to soc two Republican tick- Na, Ido not. I belleve n feeling is davelop- ing that will be more powerful than the machine, ‘The Republican parte will not commit sulelde at tho fetance of w elique of self-seoklng politl- clans. Tho nnti-thinl-term sentiment only falrly began te show Iteelf after the snap Judgment in Pennsylvanta., It bas not yet adopted inethots tomuke ita strength known. Buch mothads, 1 auppone, will be employed in duo time, A cons vention of 709 dele ore es, comprising many of tho beat men in the Republican party, will hardly disregard so powerful an opposition,” PUBLIC OPINION. , LET'S NAVE WAITE, HY ALL MEAN, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Yerzow Brrixos, 0., March 3-1 send you ono of my introductory cards, which aniuunces Ita nature upon its face. Hundreds and hundreds wilt aupport this ticket In Ohio, and in Michigan, and in other States, and {t may be well for sou togive tt some little attention, as It may bv the winning card nt the Convention, New York Is dissatis- fled, Pennsylvania Is nota unit, Massachuectts ison the fence, anda great many xood and truc Hepublicans, all over tho State of Ohto, xs well as elsewhere, say they will not support Grant If nominated, but will vote for the Demuoratio candidute. Bo go slow, gentlemen, you who are urging on his nomination, leat In your zeal yen break the Republican party, and scatter the freementa of discord and partisan strife among them, Look well before you leap, Truly yours, Bend. B. WAITE. People's Candidate for President, nn 18H0,, BENJ, B. WAITE, OF ILINOIB. THE WIGWAM. Ta the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, ¥, Ut, March 6.—The Repub- purty, formed ty sichleve. noble rostttts for tho Nation, under its watchword, Free Thourht, bu Speech, Free Men, met by its represents tives in Chicago to‘ aelect a candidate for the Presidency. The contiicting clains and antag- oniems of Ita chieftains made it necesaary to drop them all, Seward, Chase, Bates. and Came cron must step aside, and the mexlest. Abraham Lincoln was advaneed to lead a united party to victory. No man, however prominent. his a pre ptlve at to clalinn nomination, And eastof alt, $f his antecedents and bis personud relations wre such as to impose a dtirien on bis political friends, No mun that runneth a rice should be entangled or Jonded down.” The pres- ent calgoncy. calls for an exercise of well tul- anced and stern wisdom, Menare nothing: prine cipios nro parninount. [[ero-worship, manewore ship, machine men, against majority dictation, are all outof piice, Aany thoughtful itepub- Heans think thnt one term Js enough for the best welfure of the country, Why force on them the necessity of athird term? It will be suro to, repel thousands. Why obstruct the coming canvass by compell- ing the ltepubliean party to take tho attitude of explanution and defense, when with n suitable candidate an aggressive campaign could easily bo carried on? Every one of tho most prominent candidates’ of tho Republican party enn render great service to their country by continuing where they are, Blue ia needed with his eloquence and vigor in the Senate. Ho fs only 60 years old, and can wait awhile ‘and lot sume of the opposition of rivals jo uway. Sherman can serve his party well where ho is, and in case of n Republicnn success be will not huvo to retire to private life, ‘The Greenback- ers ure In tho field to divert yotes and harp upon the greed of bondholders and brokers. Should war arise, Gen. Grant could botter serve hig country In the camp thin in the Capl- tol. Asa citizen he is everywhere received with enthuslasin as a successful General and a Presl- dent of intentions. But us a candidate for a third term he is absolutely distasteful. ‘Tho country Js now in a atate of great pros- perity. Let {tbe the alm and high cndeavor of the Itepublican party t keep ft so, and to in- uugurate new measures for the welfare and glory of the Nation. Gen. Luyes ins set a yeaa example of quict and plain attention to his dutics, His augyes- tions are not always follawed, but his Adminis- tration hns brought the Republican party up to unity, Give us anothor such a man fora candle te. AN OLD REPUBLICAN, AHERMAN'S DOOM. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Manison, Wis. Murch 7.—Sr. Thomas M, Nichols has resisned his position ae Secretary of tho © Honest-Money League.” and Is apparent- ly Miovattag his time to nursing Juhi Sherman's Boom in Wisconsin, If Tom doesn't know moro about Sherman's chances in Wisconsin than he does about an interview with Gay. Smith on the Presidential question, recently printed in ‘Tue Trinuxy, be knows next to nothing, Hoe has tho Impusdenco to any, however, that no such interylew took plnce, and that your correspond- ent *{mugined ” tho interview and misrepre- sented the Governor, both of which statements make Mr. Nichols lable to have a little Saxon word applied to him that is moro emphatic than polite. It is 1 word containing enly four lettors, and, when thoy aro revorsod, they spell rea-[-l. As for tho Sherman boom in Wisconsin, it only excites a sulle of derision whenever and wherever mentioned. Even the Milwaukeo Comnittes of “ Honest-Money Leaguera" that went to Washington to help Benutor Bayard emnsentnte the greenback ure allo} posed to Sherman's aspirations. ‘Thus, George W, Allen, the Chairman and spokesman of tho Committec, is for Hluine first and Inst; Mr. Sanderson js for Grant or Blaine, and Mr, Mitchell is for Maynard, Mr. Nichols will be obliged to count himself and tho few precious golditea there aro in Wisconsin very often before be will ba able to make much of «i show for his favorit candidate, CORRESPONDENT. RAILNOAD TARIFFS AND POLITICS. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, GRANVILLE, Ill, March 4.—The large attend- ance and the harmonious feeling expressed nt the meeilny of the Stuto Republican Committee at the Grand Paeliic Hotel In your clty on tho “oth of Fobrunry hos inspired the Republican Yoters through the State with contidence In the success af the election. Whether the snine cun be sald of athor States fs an open question, and it ig, perhnps, well to think about tho senti- ments expressed by tho able editor of the Jit. noid Staate-Zeltung, Mr. H. Raster, before the nomination. We want a sweeping inajority, 30 that a 7-by-8 election is impossibte, Therefor, itis well to seo to lt that oven the indifferent voter is brought out. Todo this you have to touch him on the most tendor spot,—the purse. And thero Is such a question, whieh should not fail to receive in the platform of the Republican. party a very prominent consideration. It is the regulation of tho freight tariff of ruilronds in tho inter-State commerce. The people of the West ‘won't stand it any longer to allow the owners of those raftronds to contlvcate with o single stroko of thoir pons 10 to 14 cents a bushol, as ins been tho case since November last, To charge 15 cents to carry 100 pounds of etn, from Chicago to tho seabuard one year, and 40 cents the next, fe not right nor reusonable, .and the Supreme - Court bus deolded that rates of common curcicrs piust be reasonable, If the yontlomen who con- trol the rullroads will nat do It of their own no- «cord, the Congress of the United States ought to minko thet do it. » If the Republican arty inserts such a declara- tion in ita platform it will, as avovo stated, nut alone bring out every indifferent voter, but 8 good many from the other sido, because the peuple know by this time that when tho Hepub- oul purty promises auything it will ean its + de Te WANTS WASTIDURNE, To the Edttor of The Chicago Tribune, Curoaco, Murch 6.—As overy ofticenoldor, oltice-seeker, nnd pollticul bummers: generally, aro belong Interviewed, and thoir vo! LOTTA opinions duly and daily given al 9 diferent dally papers. could you fad room for the oplnton of o poor solltury votur who, unfortunately, bas but one vote {1 aupposo some of the other follows must have n dozen at least)? © shill vote for the nominees of tho Republican party, whoever |t muy be, perbaps, but the mun, and tho only man, L- want to sea nominated is Bir. Washburne, and he “is tho man who will, if nominated, aa) be eloctod, ng it Is woll known that overy Ger man in Awerlon, regardicss of purty, will voto for him. Wo should not have to detend and ex- cnse the blunders of two Administrations, Jily record {s clear, and no one can say aught agulnst him, As nt generat thing, f am notin favor of nomlnating amin becwuse he ts tho most aval: able candidate, but in this Instance avallabilty @erling patriotism are combined. re thuay Conklings aud Camorons, are to dictate to tho grunt Republican uirty Who thoy ure to vote ford, If my peralse in ecrmniming av obnoxious candidate down our Unroats, we will do us wo have often done ho- alae d the election yo to the Demoorucy and A PRIVATE IN THE REVUDLIOAN AIMY. A VOICK FOR WASULURNE, ‘Wb the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Nona, 1, March 4.1 bave been reading with Interest the opinions of people ‘and polidelans upon tho Preajdential question, and have beor expecting that some of the women of our coun- try, more capable than myself, would venture to dxpress ag opinion fb. requrd to the Atness of tho men wilu are put forward by those who auwumeto know the wants and wiehee of tho people, Tbave never hid a desire to voto, or mix {n the caldron of politics, but the wolfure of our country abould bu deur to the heart of every American woman, and [ am surprised that thoughtful Peo plu do nob toresue tho peril to our country if scheming politicluns, fuvorit- ism, and the third term ure to provall in tho Heeyubllcan purty If wo wish to rowurd any= ‘body us tho people of France did Napoleun, let ustunko up our minds to that, but surely Gen. Qrant bes bad all the hunor that it 1s wise to wtow upon und man in a kepublio ttko bury Hols had tho ignest gift of our coun: try for two terms, tho lust ong tho gulury being doubled for his benedt. Wo need uot complain of that, but wo do complain that, ut the sumo Ming and at all times, be bus been tho recipient of gifts cnough to cnrich 4 Prince, Lt ta tnipose sible for any one to net Independently and for tl feed of the poullry. wheu under such wolghty obligations to des! nln mot, who have sonib pet scheme to carry, whuro the amount five vaslly mado ‘All honor ta the tio- 10 Gon. Thomas, who refused the magnificent gilt tondored him by bis grateful frleuds,—toll- ‘HE TRIBUNE From Observations Made by the Signal-Borvico, U, 8, A.,,at 11, Washington Mean Wars) Hi]? Longitude Wert PThom Creremkh [eA WEATHER-MAL P. May, Time, March 7, 1680. © AES TOpPatent ey Ne FE.Uarry(ivinntpeg) AGS) Mae 2085 aavirteon Pembina , A Pair, 2, Hine 20,36 , Tin La Crosay, Fen eae ‘%) Bar x % Ti) ae itwauke: P.duiye naa, a Ti FY Bar 20.25 SRT, ho maha T22 ‘@ QHICAGa: Hap Ravenpryfe Bar 20.28 @) v ied on ptre 8 20 | Ee Georta eg Pring held Keo {7 Bar 2038 Nt a TH @® Ly, ® Du Quoinf’ onto ° Shawnee 2, cane jehwili 2015 Ke . EMM) A Femphigy iy snare Era ea A Rar we YG ; TORS Decatur , Atfanta » TS, CALcol. atetaghany/e Bar 3002 TOUR 2 * Vicksburg ‘Observations taken at all stations nt tho anme in LOCAL OBSERVATIONS, STATE. OF TRATHER, ‘Hainfall it 8 hours, ‘ger, Hafomoter. Ta Bar 3016; To () indjanapolla “Fincennes Sf Input! I Youigonery EXDLANATIONs oe cHtanacree ov wrsn.rorce. Gp Cloudy, Jiain, Snow. | Caim. Light. areahs Gale, —~“Arrews poet In the direction the sod elrwing Prather epee wld fares. Butwlo par 200%; = REE HO) (at Syoinnd " nr 2018 a a if T 2 Pittsburg! 70, ecaormas ( Qa Bar 2018 T 48 Washingto T 29, ulevill Y ee aulsyilte Tllna ez Afohmond, ; Tye te ~ - Giinriestons 2 MEXPRESELY FORTHE | Fi rs ReMBAN| | , Sovannaha§ AL: MAND; MONALLY & 0. “Map Regravers A PuilGhere. fi wy) ra a ‘ \Y Bcaee Uy Mitkas 3 sonvilte' it e Seth Al r : oment of time. Gmekao, March.” nimum, 0, followed by clearing weatbor; with falling bai tho western portion. For tho Lower -Luko region, rising baromoter, colder north ta west winds, occastonal min or snow, followed by clenring weather and stationary or lower buromoter. For the Upper Lake region, higher barometer, colder northerly winds, and clearing weather for southeastern portion, followed by falling barometer, warmer southerly winds, and clear or fale weather for the wholo district. For the Upper Misslsaipp! and Tower Mlssourt Valloys, falling baromoter, winds shifting to warmer southerly, with increasing cloudincas, InBIcATIONS, Orrice or Hr Cnter BIGNAL Orricen, Wasiixotos, D. and the Ohio Valley rising barometer, colder northerly win Wind.) Vet) Tn] Weathers ary 9 13 C.. March 81 n. m.—-For Tennesseo cloudy wenther, and oceasional rnin, romcter, and wiuds shifting to warmer southorly in ing them to bestow it uy Grant over refuso préper that I great! baye departed ao widely ard oof | =Washington, Jefferson, aud all our furmer ° Presidents. not men Food cxnmple. statesmon looking after the wel- ‘nre of the whole country, who would not choose friends whose wenlth wns thelr only merit, and leclares that ——— ~ “ tho ruler who receiveth gifts overthroweth tho land"? L think we have such aman In our own State, who, In a long political record, bas bad no who will remember that the Bible stain attached to his name; a man wi ho is ro- epected by both parties, and who, if called to tho highest ofiice of the Nation, will not disappoint pectntiona of tho people. Buch a man ts the Hon. E. 8, Washburne, and the {tepublican party will do wisoly if thoy put him in omina tho ex: on, MISCELLANEOUS. IN DEOATUL, ILL. Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Decatun, UL, March T%—Sinco Jan. 1, 1850, ‘Tax-Collector Foster bas been taking tho votoof taxpayers on tho Presidency. Ho has inter- viewed 600, with the following result: Grant, 900; Blnino, 160; Washburne, 100; and Sherman, 50. And that is about the way tho question Biaae in Decatur Township, which votes about aa BLAINE IN ONIO, Dispatch to Cleveland Leader, Conusnus, Mirch 4.—Iniportant letters aro re- colyed here every day from all parts of Obtu, and from many of tho States of tho Union, ark- iog as to Oblo's situation on the Presidential ucstion, The important position and great in- Nuence which Ohio fg to hold in the next Con- vontion lends nil peraons to look with gront In- terest upon her every movement, and ail aro anxiously, Inquiring, *What -will she do at Chi- cago?" euw a number of theso letters to-day, and trom them I took a fow oxtracts. Tho following was recelyed from a man stand: {ng bigh among the Republicans of Ohio, who has up to the present tline been reokoned as & atrong supporter of Gen. Grant: “ GENTLEMEN? Slnee my last visit to Columbus Thave given u good deal of thinking to the Pres: {dential question. and 1 have about concluded that 1t will not do to ovantry to nominate Grant, It docs seem to mo that day by aay nore and more proves that he fs tu be utilized by tho ma- chine politicians. Tho Cameron dynasty and such as thes, are now well shaken looso from American politics. Mnttera nro to my mind s- suming shapo to restore this power In restoring Grant. They aro clustering about bim every whero. Tho clnes exiate in Peng letcia, New York, Ohlo, and In nll the States. 1 au satisfied Grant will not do, and after dropping him, as 1 must do on the accountof hia frlends, Blane ts my man." A Northorn Ohio man of Btato ro aula sion sare othor counties and locatittds in Northern and “No efforts should be spared in devetopin 7 u sengin for Binino. ite le raplily gaining in | Western Wisconsin, tudivato that tha wintor our part of tho State, Tho question la, Sintl Sherman bo crushed out by dividing or taking the Stute away from him, of shall wo consent to Just Hive hiin'a complimentary voto?” ‘A Mt. Vernon lotter says thore aro many more for Blaine than Shorman in Knox County, and closes by stating that tho writer, n prominont Towser, Js for Bluino Hirst, Inst, and all the thn, Tiidinna letters recolved from prominent polls tieiana and newspaper mon states“ tudiune ta up en musso for Blaine, and only waits an op- artunity todo him the honor hoe deserves. Wo ope Ohlo will sea ber duty plain iu the next Convention.” BNERMAN AND RESUMPTION, Astatesman of national note living some dis- tance from Columbus writes; “Gon. Reutty deals with Sherman's part in the Reaumpuion act justly and well, A recent statement of ox Senator Dorsey shows that Sherman did not proe pee tho Rosutption act, and that he opposed it poth inenucns and in the Committee, bat ro ported it as instructed be the Cummittoa to do, supported it however rathor faintly, deolnring distinutly that itwoa not what he wanted. still think that the question fs butweun Shormun: andthe Administration on tho one hand, and Taine, Grant, and Washburne on the other, That iC Wluine, Grav er Washburno should be nominated wo night look tor a Stalwart Gove ernment; if Sherman, it will be « continuation of the progent Adininietration.” WANTS WASHDURNE, Fargo (Ink) Times, ‘With the wane of tho Grant boom, FE. 3. Wash Dburne, the strongest mun thit can be named, a mn the widows and orphans of tho soldlers,—but when did Gen. & gift, oven when Presldent. of tho United States? I think the rule that our publlo servants should not recolye gifts Bo ly regret that one to whom we owe #0 much for hls tallitary success should ly from the stand. Lincaln, Havo we 1 in. the Tepublican party, honest, capable statesmen, willing to pay’ duties upon their Imported goods, thus setting a coning, to tho surface ns the probable nomicoo of tho Chicago Convention. Wavshburno Is po} ‘ ular with all the leadiug nowspapera of tho % country, English and Gerinan. Ho fs almost the i unanimous choices of the latter, The Germans ‘ of elther party highly esteem tho diatinguished - diplomat. and ft {a not tmprobable that he would. a command two-thirds of tho Teutonic vote of the S United Btates, The reformers would * enthuse"? ¥ for the great Minister, and tho best element of tho whole country would admit bis fituess for a the office, Tho *1unchinu men” could not sulk, ns thelr pet, Grant, would be Washburno's warinest supporter. There are more votes in Be - ws Vashbuene ‘than any uthor man fn the United ‘ ates, , AID FOR IRELAND. MONTREAL RECEPTION. Special Diepatch to The Chicago Tribune, MonTREAL, March 7—At a meeting of the Parnell Committee, hold in St. Patrick's Halt, several. boxes in tho Theatre Royal, where be wale will lecturo, were sold na high as 225 and &0, and af dress-cirele scats as highns $5 and $7, The route... of tho procession bos been fized, and it has beon of resolved to give Parnell a torchlight procession’. '\. on his arrivalon Monday night. dr. M.D. Ryan * has consented to read an address on Tuesday fs night at tho demonstration in tho Theatroloyal. —,', Ald, Kennody will actas Grand Marshal. Three : thousand torches have boon ordered, According 4 to last reports, tho Irish socletios aro determined. a to excel thomselves in tho recuption, on uecount of the City Corporation rofusing to recelye tho agitator, and tho opposition stown by tho En- wlish press hore to hls mission, DRAWING IT FINE. , Cincinnati, March’ 7.—Covington, Ky., brs had a sensation to-day in tho form of a univors- .| alobservanee of the Sunday law, There has been considerable agitation for soma time’ past in tho form of public mectings to enforce the law against saloonkeepers, and committees wero appolnted to rigidly proscoute offenders. .Lnst week thessloonkeepers resolyed to close-their suloons to-day, and devote the Any to gathoring information against overybody who performed. common Jabor, and to-morrow thoy will lesuc warrntafor arrests. Every placo tn Covington was closed, except drug-stores, gnd thoy sold dothing whatever, except on preactiptions. .The names, of catringe-drivers who brought people tn church, and tn gome instances naines of mine {ators and or gantsts, wero written down for ure rest, Street-cars were running widor a provision of Inw pnased only yesterday oxeinpting: thom, from pennities of the Sunday law, ————— WINTER WHEAT DAMAGED. Apeclat Dispatch ta The Chfeagn Tribune. La Coase, Wis. Starch %.—-Reports trom Mone roo, Trumpeateau, Vernon, La Crosse, and awheat bas Leon seriously duninged by the very unfayoratle weatbor of tho past tondaya,. The nights hava beon cold, loo generatly forine ing, followod by warm days. Somo tooalttics ro~ port the crop a failure, and that tho farmers will plow in the winter and replint with eprin; wheat. Tho acrenge sown to winter whent ruch greater in this scotion than uver before, —————$__— Murricd Matrimony. John Gorman visited tho Ht. Loula House of tho Good Shophon!, pleked out tho bost-looking otng WON won the Inmates, told hor that . ! oe owned a large and well-stocked farm, and. proneed inarringe, She usked for n Sow days to hink the matter over; but ho said, Now or nover,” ns bu meant to take a wife homd that Aftortinon, 84 shu oonsentud, and went opt to buy domo clothes, She met her aflancod thuse band in tho strot, while shopping, and did nok recognize bin; but ho introduced himself unow, and burried hor ta a clergyman, who perfystagd +. tho ceremony. “BUSINESS NOTICES. Brandreth Works, Ring Sing, No ¥; Feb. 30, 184.—Drandroth's ie Ane Atooak's porous plasters will hereafter be manufactured ang sald by 1, Brandreth’s Bons, wha have use sited bln in thols preparation for the Juat twenty years, and to whem be has dovieed bis trade-marks find business, Now York offico Na. 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