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POLITICAL.
Animated Aspect of Affairs
in the State of Mich
igan.
A Solid and Formidable Front Pre
sented by the Repub
licans.
Some Piquant Komlnlsconces of
Old-Tlmo Politics in
Indiana*
Tho National Greenback Movement in
lowa Foredoomed to XXttor
Failure.
Present Phase of Congressional Sklr
mls.tlng In the Georgia
Districts.
Prospect that the Independents Will Be
Able to Make a Oreditabli
Showing,
MICHIGAN'.
CONTENTIONS.
fipictal Ditpatch (0 TV 7>/6UfIS.
Kalamazoo, Mich., July 30.—The political
pot has been boiling all dayln this village. The
Republicans and Qroonbackers of this county
have hold separate conventions hero to-day, and
produced tho usual amount of excitement at
tendant upon such gatherings. Tho Republicans
held their Convention this afternoon In Union
Hall to elect delegates to tho Congressional
Convention, which meets at Cassuuolts, Cass
Cuuntv, July 85. Tho following delegates were
elected: it. G. Wells, H. C. Briggs, W. H.
JlcConrtle, T. F. Ulddlngs, and Robert Burns,
of Kalamazoo, and A. Snow, W. F,
Sherman, Charles W. Barber, B. Harrison,
P. Oakley, J. F. Oliver, C. Brown. Jr.,
P. 1L GllUey, 8. K. Burner, A. A. Holcomb,
and D. G. North, from other parts of the coun
ty. Tneso sixteen delegates are pronounced
lor the Hun. J. C. Burrows. If his name comes
up bclorc the Convention at Cassopotls. E. W.
Kclghtley Is the present Incumbent, who was
nominated two years ago much to the dissatis
faction of many delegations. It waa supposed
two years ago that J. C. Burrows would bo
nominated on tho first ballot, but, owing to cer
tain maneuvering nt the Cuuventlou,
Ills ' fnotiud wero sold out and Kcighl-
K-y nominated. Kclghtley bus felt cer
tain of roiiominailun until within
a week, when the fourteen delegates of Van
Horen Countv were reported to l>e solid for
Burrows, winch report Is satUfactorily con
firmed. Thu people ol this district propose this
year to right matters by noininotitig iho strong
est man ever In Congress (rum this Fourth Dis
trict, and it looks at present If J. C. Burrows
will be nominated on the first ballot. There
are cnougn delegates, it Is understood, In the
-other counties to secure the necessary majority.
Should Burrows be nominated, ne wul be
cie.-tca bv a rousing majority this fall, and rep
resent tins district m Congress in a most
nolu and creditable manner. -There will be a
Greenback us well as a Democratic nominee,
nml, with or without a combination between
tneaetwu latter parties, the Republican party will
elect J. C. Burrows. It be U nominated. Tno
movement to place him In nomination is entire
)v the Idea of nis mends, wuo, unasked, have
determined to place the strongest man upon tho
ticket.
The Grccnbuckers mot in the Court-House,
ami ducted the following delegates to their
Congressional Conventiuu al Niles ou the £)d
lust. A. Cameron, I. M. Clendenlu, Dau Rue,
J. D. Adams, li. Vosbutir, R. Baker,
A. I’. Morton, and W. L. Logan. These dele
cutes ore expected to be In favor of T. It. Sher
wood, of Kuiamotoo, wno at present stands the
Lc»t chance m winning at Niles. He Is an old
Demount, and'chunged his views some time
tlllSStltlllg.
The following county ticket was nominated,
the Convention betmr called for this double pur*
tioftc: Statu Senator, A. Cameron; tibunlf,
‘Jiiumoa Hueklioat; Cleric, (J. O. Uymgton;
Keulster ul Heeds, J. il. Dost wick; Treasurer,
V. , u Lo.mii; Frosecutlug Attorney, Wuliam
blialcespeare: County Surveyor, M. O. Streeter;
Circuit Commissioner, llainpueu Kelsey.
'Hits county ticuct stands no show of election,
the lirecubavkcrs having no chance In this
couiuv.
The Urecubackera In this district aland a little
better ehaiue than in the county, on account of
some little strength In at. Joseph aud Van Uu
rcu Counties. Toe Democrats can hardly unite
with tbu (Jreetibacter* by reason of their stand
on mu money question. At tludrStato Conven
tion at Lunaing last week th«y placed u hard
money plunk m tiiclr platiuim. It Is salu to
say that this county and Congressional District
w.ll be curried by tuu Itupublieau party this full
wuu anything like proper nominee* lu the fluid.
TUB LATB DBUOOIUTIO COXVBNTIOK.
ffpfrtul Currnponilmc* of Th* Trttmn/.
JacKhOM, Mich., July 20.—‘The plot thickens
In Michigan. The political dilUcullies of these
dUjolnted times uru becoming palolully mani
fest. Binee my last letter to Till Tuiuunb, the
unternllcd Hemoeracy of Michigan hnvu held
Foster Fruit’s fltatu Convention. A ticket has
bt-uu placed In nomluatlou which Is conspicuous,
mainly, tor the abseuco of cither political re
nown. consistency, or ability. Tne hards and
the colts had an earnest, but brief struggle.
Mr. Frail, of Kalamazoo, who occasionally
practices physic, was made Temporary Chair
man. Mr. Foster Fralt Is a genius. lie not
only llchm the heterodox In medicine, hut, with
thu thunder of a Uvmbute* Furioto, ho forestalls
thu action of his Convention by enunciating the
lundauieutal principles of Jclfcrsouluu Democ
racy In a carefully-prepared speech.
PiUTT WAS IN UIS OLOIIT.
The Democracy retired him about two years
ago from the Chairmanship of their State Ccu*
Hal Committee, oud he has sioeo that lime, to
all external appearance, been politically defunct.
Jlu place was taken by Dun Dlckiusun, a species
of Detroit lawyer. Dun’s Chairmanship was
distinguished by darning proclamations and
high-sounding pronundumenlos. The embudl*
iiicia oi (us«, leathers, wmu, and nothingness,
Dun manured witnuut inueU ellurl to inuke
hliuseli supremely ridiculous. His campaign
was mu liuian.ng-slock ul lue old politicians,
und hu adorned Ins opponents lots of luu in
t»u struggle or ItfTd. The resuit was a tllsas
luma lunurc. Don wus sum to curry the State;
'itMcu’o ijjrrcl was bruugnl into requisition,
hut mu ontj visible distribution was the lurmsu*
luu oi impecunious newspaper men with blank
paper und TilUeu ediluriala; Don knows the
rest. 1 osier Piatt and the old luvlneibles
laughed; the rank and die were deceived, and
loio br.nps about Prutl’s revenue, lie ait
down on tue\ouug Davie ul the City of the
Straits, ana organised Ida Convention lu the
interest ut
PQ. POSTER PUSTT.
Vila nondescript gathering wu composed of
Vised spirits uud while, red spirits uud
gray. Tuo maturity ot its members were
t.\«.oUcov Judge* ol spirits tmuirlcd, mix
ed, ur compounded lu auy way. They
luius# u hard-money platluriu. A
tun mot«y wau— a comhioaituu ul railroad
nifcu, vsuouai-bauker, lawyer, sharper, uud
enmeb deacon—was tdoerU upon it a* a camll
duiu ior Governor. lie possesses neither ex
perience, tael, nor eagacity. A mixture ul all
tilings, be should not ceitaluly bo objectionable
to tuo Democracy. There was a palnlul lack
oi iomuctlttou tur places ou tbe ticket, uud tliu
ahule Convention—
rubfaa man's convixtiox—
was oa doielul us u graveyard. Ju tact, It had
the uppeaniDco of a luu«f»Lgatbcnug, and ha*
a tad uud tearful alfuir." 'Thu lareu wound up
by puuiug ao-old, spavined, wlud-brokeu peda
gogue at tbu tail euu, aud the uuterntled db
sutvuu. Was this ailf Well, nut exactly*
cuudiord, ol tuc Laualug «/our/tol. and a few
others possessing mure prudence titan honesty,
were exceedingly anxious to entrap the mod*
ciate repudiation!*!. They were more desirous
ol success than lor a return ol the old dollar ul
Jellersuu, etc. hut baudJurd had been a Ho
puohcuu, was rejected, is very sure-beaded, and
date not lake tbe cliautes ol thrusting bis UU*
Welcome pale Into a new camp, without careful
and extended copulation*. lie U suspected ol
bciug
X TIRE SERVING UYVOCUITB.
Tula bis Intimate Iru-mis deny, lie b known to
hold ii:s cuuvulions tu politics so loosely that he
can easily change front ul a inoiucnt's nolke.
This every oue knows, handler J, thcrclorc. to
pet Fames off the track for Congress, held a
secret meeting with a few choice spirit# In a
dingy room In Lansing, and, as the result, went
to various parts of the State as a misslonorr <n
the Interest of Fames lor Governor. And then
Sandford told tlie hards he would support a
coin-currency bottom, and he told the softs
he dlil not care a— — (ho did not swear, for he
is a Sundav-school Superintendent) for the
platform, as they had placed a soft upon It. "I
can afford, 11 sold Snndford, “to spit on the
platform, and support the ticket,”
SamUord’s example was uot contagious, or, It
so, only to a limited degree. The majority of
the softs were, and still are, unhappy. 'Jhla
element was represented by on©
MRMMOnB, VROM GRAND RAPIDS.
Messmore Is a comparatively recent convert
from Hepubllcanlsm. In the Senatorial Con
vention of 1974, In which Zach Chandler was
nominated by the caucus tmtdcfcated by tho Leg
islature, Messmore was tho most radical howler
for “Old Zach "In Lansing. Ho then said In
his caucus speech: “In the troublous times
that seem to bo upon us, we need Just such
men as Senator Chandler,—a roan of firmness
and strength,—and then,if ever again It becomes
necessary to remove an unfalthiul command
ing General, ht will do it. Ho has been tho
greatest foe In tho Senate to the Democracy,—
disloyal and treacherous as they have been,—
and wo need just such men to prevent their
evil designs upon tho free Institutions of our
country.”
MESSMORE 18 NOW A DEMOCRAT
and an Inflationist. Ho went to the Democratic
Convention to teach them a lesson upon finance,
but Foster Fratt and the old reliables sat down
on him. He Is exceedingly mad; threatens
vengeance: “Old Zach” will not have him;
Moses \V. Field—bad ns he Is—docs nut want
him; bis political vocation os a blatant dema
gogue Is gone, and he can now turn his attention
to tho prosecution ol Ids great libel suit against
Don Henderson, ot the Allegan Journo'., Don
likes the fuu, piles It on all the thicker, and is
happy.
As a sort of supplement or appendix to this
fellow, Messmore, comes
LAWYER WILLARD STBARNES,
of Lenawee, Stcarncs, like Messmore, labors
under a cloud In regard to his military career.
Unlike Messmore, he lias always confessed him
self a Democrat till quite recently, when ho has
aired Imnscll on tno fence, with both feet on
the side of repudiation. Ho la a species of law
yer,—a sort of amateur newspaper-man,claiming
to bo the editor of the Adrian J'rru, a mongrel
sheet, politically speaking.—a blundering
politician, who hua been making speeches for
the repudlatlotilsts, caning a paper lor the
Democrats, and trying to persuade both ele
ments that the greenback Inflation heresy of to
day is the old doctrine of Pendleton, Voorhecs,
Hendricks, and the rank and file of the Democ
racy. The Communuta say ha Is an enemy In
tlta camp,—a wolf in sheep's clothing; tho
hard-tnoney Democrats think still worse of
him. Notwithstanding all this. Bicarnc* alms
to bo a great man. Following the example of
the late lamented A. Johnson, he la a great
stickler (or the Constitution. So strong Is
btcarnes on this mutter that fie actually moved
to put tho Constitution—the whole ol it—ln the
‘platform. Foster Fratt. who Isa Constitution
to himself, looked at him with the fruwu of a
master, and the Convention
PLANTED ITS SITTINO PART UPON RTBARNES.
The result was natural and proper. This great
man—tuts political bareback rider—this great
diplomat, was mad, very mod.
it la natural lor a politician—a groat politician,
who lias been effectually squelched—to seek a
friend to whom lie can pour out his grleis.
biearnea sought Just such a triend lu the per
son of n Hibernian gentleman from Detroit.
He made an eloquent plea on the poverty of
the poor, on the richness of an Inllaled cur
rency, amt oa the miserable bondage of tno
people to the capitalist. The bold son of
Erin heard ins story with duo attention, looked
p.tilully on (he tears which the great jiolltlcian
shed in such prolusion, and sympathized with
too disllngulsued journalist In Ins great afflic
tion. blearnus, piettiug up courage, assured
Patrick that he would uot support the ticket,
and that it should have no place at the mast
head lu thuAuran \Yntk.y Prut. This was too
much lor Fat, who, while auxtoua to encourage
his rural irlend, was still more anxious for the
success of the Demochicy,
AND HE REPLIED!
“ It’s lettincr the dtvil ot opposition again the
Dltnncracv loose vo are, Captain, luxe care ot
{'ourself, begorra; ft ye bud us much slnse as a
icrring, ye’u think twice aioro ye’d spake unco
la a conviction like this. Ltstln to me now,”
—here the speaker placed bis closed list within
an inch ot poor blvariies’ nose,—•• listen to me,
av ye say peus, by alio inorteai. I’ll nut lave a
whole bone lu your skin. Dlvil rcccsvo the word
aitsln the Dhnlcrata I’ll hear from you again.”
Steadies suudeuly subsided; left Laming on
the Ural Adrian-bound train; does not know
what party will accept of his services, and has
thus far refused to noil either the Democratic
colors or candidates to the mast-head of the
Adrian J'rm. Sued arc tbe tribulations of
Willard Stearncs, politician and editor.
Wu have reached that point In .Michigan poli
tics where we can assure the readers of I'iib
Tiiiuume tiiat the real tiltht will be between the
Republicans and
TUD MATfOBAL lUItBDBBMADLBfI.
The Democracy will bo distanced lu the race.
Tiieir lianl-iiioney plank Is the virtue of neces
sity. Thu people lock faith ta their promises
and pretensions. They Lave, lu every canvass
lu this Statu, labored to bring the national cur
rency luto reproach. They have laid too founda
tion for the work of the rcpudiatloulsls of
IbTd. They have for sixteen lout; years foolish
ly sown to tne wind. They will In JSuvombcr
reau to the whirlwind. They ore the authors of
Uiclr present mUtortune. They will not have
any accession ol hard-money men to their
ranks. Michigan voters will hahlly trust the
persistent enemies ul a sound national cur
rency with lu guardianship at this critical hour
of Its country’s business Interests.
TUB HBPUULICSNS
•re sound In their plutiurm; will Do man Wand
unequivocal ou tUo stump; will cxhiua that
pluck. Uoiiestj,aud Independence lo tneeoinpsiuu
lor which ifldm:au Uepuolicuui bare always
been dislUmuUhcd.ondwlJl urow slrumier every
day till election. Tuey are u«tcd, earnest, oml
enthusiastic, aud have no trop.datlou over tlio
present outlook. WUhoulonuus record, with
an uuexcepuuuablu ticket, witu meu ol Inde
pendence, talent, and industry, tUuy will roll
up a largo majority fur the btate ticket. Already
tlicru are Inoicauuns ot nut only accessions
irum tne Democracy, but also of ttioreturu uf
many wtiu were, last spring, deluded iutu tUc
liillaiiun heresy, tu the ranks uf that party
wiucU has made a. return tu specie-payments
possible.
blues my last letter, McGowan has been nom
inated ior Conuress in the JaUuun District, as
was then predicted.
JUS VItOSCBCTS UIVB UniOUTBMBD,
ami tins ablest and tuua sagacious politicians In
tliu district Have lull comlduncu In bis elecliuu.
it was then stated that Unuucial embarrass
ments would prove a hindrance to him, and that
bis course us Uuueut uu the now
celebrated . Laboratory defalcation might
coat blui sbmo votes. Victory 1% Collier, ol
battle Creek, one ol tbu shrewdest politicians In
lire State, told your correspondent lust wee*
tbat It was now detlultely understood by every
cuuuiu and reasonable man tu the district tbut
McGowan was not m any sense responsible lor
the Coldwater bank (uilurc ol two years ago,
widen tben caused so ntueo bitterness, and tout
be would not bo materially alluded by It in
tlits present canvass, in u conversation wltu
Mr. beat, -bis cblel opponent growing onto!
tbe Itosc-Douglas Laboratory troubles,—la be*
trull, a lew days ago, be assured your corrc
spundent lUal, Indeed ol opposing Mr. Mciiow
an's election, lir would give hint all possible aid,
sod would see (bat tbu district was thoroughly
canvassed by sumo ol tbu ablest speakers In till)
Stale, and mat It was now in contemplation to
secure, 11 possible, Kcgeul Itynd, wuo was Me-
Uuwau’seblel opponent In tbe board ol He*
dents, tu make tivo or six speeches in Iho prin
cipal cities of tho district. Ho sold that
U> ud—w bo Is exceedingly popular and very cl
Iccilvo uu tbe stump—bad partially consented,
and that, U bis prulcssiunul engagements per
mitted, hu would certainly go. beal says tbat
McGowan uiadu uu excellent record lu Con
gress, and will bo elected. You will thus see
(but be will receive (be party support irutn all
quarters, aud will undoubtedly bo returned.
IX TUB SECOND
tbe Democrats are tu a quandary who to nom*
luute, but will probably try to fasten tbe empty
buuur ou Col. Uurlcmb, a very clever fellow
socially. Ilia frleuds nave never claimed for
him »'«urplua ul lulellectual itpadty. The
hungry crowd say he has money, ami tbe free
distribution of It will not bo oujectiouablc. lie
Is the present Senator from WasQteuaw.
lu my next I will give you a lalthlul account
of the labors ol C*rv, the demagogue, Trev
ulliek, the lazy blatherskite, uud the work aud
prospects ol (be leua-CuuununlslUt crowd who
are being Itceccd by these conscienceless hacks,
whu»u assertions are ridiculously absurd, and
whose statements are a tissue ol falsehoods.
OccaaioxiL.
TUB CREBXUXCKBUS.
flsrdal CurrnpvtUUnc* «/ T*i Trgans.
Mohhob, Midi., July IS.—The' Greenback
clement have developed such strength iu this
locality that they have Lad everything apparent*
ly tbelr own way, sod so noisy and olfeustve bad
they become that those persons holding dlllcr
eot opinions were either afraid or ashamed to
own them, preferring rather to bold tbelr peace
than draw down upou themselves the denuncia
tions ol the blatant disciples ul Fouu-ruy, Cary,
and Field. Numerous meetings have been held,
with i-iUd, Cuiy, and iLj.cr hauls uUiciakiug us
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY. JULY 22, 1878,
high priests, and the delusive nrgnmonts of
these demagogues seemed to he taking n firm
hold of not only the most Ignorant and lowest
element In our political circles, but also of some
honest, If not deep-thinking, men. Hut last
night a change came over tno spirit of their
dreams.
THOMAS >l.. NICITOfi
lIIUSA9 fll.
put In an appearance. Curiosity to sec the man
who had the tcrmcrlty to dispute the statement
of that great statesman. (Jen. Cary, filled that
part ot Washington Square on which the Court
house stands, and when that champion of hon
est money and national Integrity stopped to the
front of tho platform a dead silence fell upon
the crowd. Ho commenced by making a plain
and concise statement of tho condition of tho
country at (he time of tho Issnu of its obliga
tions, gave a defatted statement of the nature
ami condition of these obligations, bringing
forward documentary evidence to show the In
tention of the framers of the laws that author
ised their Issue. lie then proceeded to nnyllzo
Mr. Cary mid Ida speech. He pinned him to
tho wall, tore off that cloak of sophistry with
which he had clothed his arguments, showed
his statements to bo the merest tissue of false
hood. and left him without a leg to stand upon.
Mr. Nlchol asked no one to take his statement
for anything, hut referred his audience to head
quarters lor ever}* statement lie made, giving
them chapter aud verse.
tin CLOSED
with a most eloquent appeal to Ids hearers to
save otir country's honor, made sacred by every
thing dear to a patriot.
Ho spoke three full hours to a large and
thoroughly attentive audience, and (ho effect
seems msglest. Honcst-monev men aro thick
on the streets to-day, and the woods are not
so lull of Grecnbackors ns they were.
Among the gentlemen occupying seats on tho
platform during tho meeting were Senator
Chrlstiancy and Representative Willtts. Both
of these gentlemen manifested their hearty ap
proval of Mr. NlchoFs argument.
A. Cha. See.
INDIANA*
RBPUni.ICAN CONVENTION.
Hp*rUtl /N-ixilcS In The Tribune.
Fort Watnb, lad., July 20.—Tho Republican
County Convention this afternoon was the
largest and most enthusiastic over hold by that
party In this county, Judge R. 8. Taylor pre
sided,and tho followlngstrong ticket of straight
Republicans was nominated: For Senator, Copt.
J. B. White; Representatives, Dr. Carl Schmltx,
John Stark; Judge of * the Criminal
Court, W. T. Jenlson; I’rosecatiog At
torneys, David M. Beard and J. D.
Young: Clerk. Capt. A. Suterraclstcr; Auditor,
Dr. K. 8. Kuode; Treasurer, Edwin Evans;
Sheriff, Capt. W. A. Klisey; Recorder, A. V.
D, Conover; Surveyor, Weller Kress; Coroner,
11. V. Swerlnger; Commissioners, William Har
ter. W. 11. Bryum.
Resolutions were offered reaffirming tho filatc
platlorm. denouncing Guv. Williams lor par
doning illegal voters, and demanding a reduc
tion of taxation and fees and salaries. Tills is
the first straight Republican ticket run lu this
county for many years. '
Special Unpaid* to The Itribune.
Indianapolis, July 20.— I Tho story has again
been started that tho fiard-mouev Democrats
would pit the Hon. W. H. English against Dan
Vuorhoei lor United Btalea Senator next winter.
To a reporter Mr. English this morning said
that he was not a candidate for nav position
whatever; besides, he doesn't believe that there
are any hard-mone.v Democrats lu Indiana.
TRIUID HAUTE.
Fottiat DliiMlch to The Tribune
Tbrub Haute, Iml., July !H.—Tue Republic
an County Convention wu held liero yester
day uud placed a very strong list of candidates
on the ticket. The selection of candidates for
tlio Judicial nml Legislative positions was left to
a committee selected far the puroose.
SBKATOH-VOOKUBBI,
now in tills city, denounces tbe article pub
lished In tne lUno.t Slate /{emitter, of Spring
field, 111., clolmiue to bo uo interview wltii him,
as an emlro falsehood in every word; that he
had uu political conversation, nor spoke to a
newspaper reporter when there for a lew hours
ou personal business. Toe article attracted
much attention irom all politicians and citizens
hereabout, from the strange opinions
it expressed, so different from his statuiiicnt
made previously. Uc expresses hi* intention to
prosecute the writer of thooriiclu. ; Nation
al UrcenhaeK leaders still niaintulo their dark,
secret party machinery, and they arc maklmr
unscrupulous ciforts to carry the opining elec
tions by the most absurd staumvutß In their
organ. A defeat this fall, it Is believed, will
disorganize the visionary party..., j
TUB 11 OT WBATIIBK amd rowdies.
Sprriai Csrwpominie* of Ttif7>ibun«.
SIICt.DYVU.LC, lod., July 20.—In' ibis Period
of Ferapiratlun aud Heated Tcrm'of struggle
for breath, such diversion as .intellectual
activity U ainonir the absolute fiuflopsiblllllcs.
The sell-sudlclcnt and sickly effort lu tnat dl
rccllon
Resembles thinking oniyi ll
As mist refcmelcs ram.
0 these horrid, torrid days—thesrf'sweltering,
melting nights—these blazing, dazing nouns I
Will they never surcease! ThcfJ Is a point
where patlcueo ceases to be virtuous, and boyoud
which Jalth la Jiob lucersoii’s “no-bell" pro
gramme evaporates under the burbliigoloquence
of lUS deg. Fahrenheit in the shaafc. The must
fascinating fiction falls flat aud Insipid on the
throbbing bram; polities la almost a tabooed
subject; eveu the glided ceramics of the puling
Potlub-ry hardly arouse,one from his siesta or
day-long lethargy; and only the flrlest fancies
of the brain, while perusing the sketches of the
Arctic voyages of Dr. Kune, and the remarkable
TWO YBAUi’ MOIiTU I'OLS lIKaIUBNCH
of Lieut. Tayer, lu which the sulfercr sect the
delicious Ico-floo and Iceberg, and Boow-tlelda
and anow*mounulns, paraded in all their cooling
glory befoio the perspiring vision, nllnrd relief.
The relief is but temporary. Thu pain Is all tho
muru poignant when one awakens to a realizing
sense ot the altuuUuu—luat ail theau calorie*
QUeuching elements nro thuuiauda of milua
away. Hut wo have, ot leant, the consolation
uf knowing that there is one spot on carlo
wiicc humanity and all animated nature uru
not bollmir and roasting.
blow, yu winds of Dorcas. blow.
would bu the natural refrain to every siren's
tonic hereabout* tnese exasperating uuyi.
Tnuuga mu la a •eml-rnrul corner ot ildioslcr
dom, yet, nut uultue the State Capital, here la
tunro polities to the iquuro luui man la even
developed by Madame Junks as indigenous to
the Pelican State. Shuibyville Is situated In
lilue itiver Valley, one ot luo rudest, rarest,
and ruralest hi the Slate. It Is the Capital of
Suulbv Couuiv. Uesidc being a nice,' clean little
eitv, containing the usual proportion uf intctll
gent, worthy, and cosmopolite folks, and the
oilier usual proportion of other folks, it has the
I'UCULIAII PISTIhCtION
of being the town alongside which and lu which
the Jloii. Thomas A. Hendricks, Vlce*Fro»ldeul
da Jure ul the United States (a la our Demo*
crane friends} was raised. Your correspondent
has the tnlrt to the *uc.al blisses (and blisters}
of a bucolic plantation a tew miles irum this
village, and ou the highway auuig.thiiuer, Just
on tnu bltuf east ut this town, uuu overlooking
tho Volley, till! stands thu one-story log
cabin built by Muj. Hendricks, lather of
our do Jure V. V. ’p ay long buck in tbu ploneer
blg-inKiunieup-forcst'H'iid'Peast period. That
was about ball a century ago. 1 homos A. was
then a lad in bare feet ana Übmespun blouse,
doing* larui-wurk lu summer, und attending
school some lu winter. Just the other day I
took a buggy drive over a country road to an
adjoining county (DeutturJ, und upon thu roll*
lua, romantic hills bordering a stream culled
Fiat Ruck U'.vcr 1 huheid thu tottering walls of
a •• hcwu-luggcd " structure tuat was built for
and was Ucvoied to
muii school ppiiroaßs
In those pluucer years. A family named Robin*
sou hud peueiralea these wikis, and tuo head uf
thu house (Jutai) had courage uud progress
lulu him,'* uud he determined that tils small
family ul children should "know euou.ru to
kuuw ” (as hub luirersull would say) a hawk
Irum a herusiiaw. lies built ins aeiiooi-iiouse,
imported a brainy boy from the llutj, and open
ed Ul* academy lu Ue wiiuuerncaa, tuna laying
thu louuuuliou lor hi* children's euucatiou, ouo
o( whom, tuo ilou. William J. llobiusou, has
served several terms iu thu State Senate. To
this school Tom Hendricks went hi hU callow
youth. 1 heard au elderly dame, a stanch old
Wulff aud Republican, who was au observ*
aut member ol tnu llubtiisou lamlly
then, casually concede the other dav m
euuvvraatluu, that ‘‘lom was a young leliow
ol Hood principles. 1 remember well," said
tais chamuulu old groudmotuer, *• how do
tarmluedW be took the part ol aud srmpatbized
With a little orphan boy wo bad taken to raise,
wu-j wss hectored over by others uf tbe stu
dents. The boy was an uniortumuu in' birib,
being a natural, aud Tom befriended him. Our
hearts warmed to Tbumaa for that. It covered
a multitude ol Us later political sms.”
• Tue Flat Kuck ptoueer “ academy ” U In ruins,
aii almost btddcu from view* by a forest ol
Ij.usls and wild shrubbery; while the little old
hnueslead built by MaJ. John Hendricks re
sembles
A wart ol on edifice on the knuckle of a hill.
ArcUllcclually speaking, It does not compare
favorably wiln the somewhat elegant but uu*
pretentions ic,*dvU>.o now oauvi by Gov»
Hendricks,*!! fisted on North Tennesseestreet in
the fiootl'T Capital. Itut as a landmark by which
tomcaauro tliu stride of progress In the great
West, the llttlo old log-cabin served n singu
larly happy purpose. It is nn unambiguous,
vistole, tangible uviacme of timt advance.
Maj. Hendricks subsenently creeled a spa
clous, Hnllsndlsh-looking brick dwelling on tho
same blurt-then the mansion of nil in the
Mine River Valley. Many years afterward,
when his hoy Tom had entered the profession
of the law, made a (Inc reputation therein,
stood well socially and morally, started In noli*
ties, trono to the Constitutional Convention,
and ns a young man to Congress in 1852, the
elder Hendricks constructed a modernized and
roomy house in town, and lived in It till his
death, a few years airo.
At oue time, some twenty or twenty-five
years ago, the BhclbvrlUe Bar had a corps of
lawyers practicing before it of distinguished
reputations. Among the brightest ui these
was
MARTIN M. RAT.
who, In 1818, was a stanch whig, and pub
lished a popular, spicy, Mexican war-sheet,
colled the Urapethvi, He drifted into the Dem
ocratic camp on the dissolution of Whig
gory, being ot Southern birth, nod removed
to Indianapolis, whore his fame as
an advocate extended with his
broadened facilities. Mr. Kay mode the rocu
In the Indianapolis District for Congress once,
but was dcleatcd by ids Republican opponent.
In 1872, ho was a delegate to the Baltimore Con
vention, ond supported the nomination of Oreo
lev with earnestness. Immediately on his re
turn home bo full with a fatal Illness, and passed
away, ills oldest sun, tho Hon. Winfield Scott
Rav (together with the whole large family), re
turned to Shelbyvlllc,—tho ‘‘old stamping
ground." Young Scott fas he is familiarly
culled) Is very popular. Two years ago the
Democracy nominated him for Congress fur this
(tho Sixth) district, but be declined. But for
nn accident, ho would hove been nominated this
campaign, and would have made a telling race
with (Jen. druse, the Republican candidate.
Though a good lawyer, his Inclination is to tho
field of politics and Journalistic controversial-
Ism. A few weeks ago he united his iorces with
Mr. Sutton, and they two have begun the pub
lication of decidedly tho spiciest, sauciest,
brightest, best, and bravest
COUNTRY POLITICAL WRBKLT
In Indiana. It Is called the JJemoerat. and of
course It Is Juicily Democratic; but it is so
eminently superior as a brain-growth to the two
other mediocre Journalistic excuses here (tlio
MejiuMcan, a sort of lanilly "organ," ami tlio
VoiUnUti't a played-out Democratic political
organ, with a dally p. m. edition attachment)
that Control Indiana has la the JJemoerat a real,
live sensation.
Uoih parties bold tbelr Congressional Conven
tions here tins y«ar. Thus, lu cadi organiza
tion, the “sonil oil” received Its
firimal impulse upon the bounle banks of Blue
liver. 'l'liu Democracy started Hrst, bringing
out Capt. Myers,—a bravo Union soldier of
popular characteristics, The Republicans nom
iuutcd Gen. Grose, audit one credited bait that
the fostiveand aggressive Democrat (Scott Kay’s
paper) says of Gun. Grose’s moral and political
uellnquendcs, the Republican nomination
has been a serious political blunder.
But It must be conceded to bo a de
cided Improvement ou Robinson, the
incumbent M. C. Ho Is certainly ss nearly a
wooden imago of tbo ' genus homo In tne Con
gressional joss-house ,as could bo Imagined.
Gen, Grose is amuuuf suilleicnt ability to
creditably represent his constituency In Con
gress. ills political record Is a llttlu Jagged,
however, and sumo Intelligent Republicans will
swallow nls caudltiacy with awkward grimaces
when (hoy recall Ins membership of Andy John
son's
lIREAD-AND OUT7BR BRIGADE,
and hls aggravated code of •* swinging ’round
the circle " with Andy, and his essential aid
given his Aeeldcney lu.uMoldlng the Constitu
tion amt unfurling thfe 'ling. Tlio District is
dose and doubtiul, wph. odds in xavur of the
anti-hara-munuy record .of Myers and a corre
sponding Uciluetlon Jrom .Grose on account of
Ins unpopular slngio-sttkudard opinions on
nuance, The district has a strong Greenback
vote. If the bulk of It* or any considerable pro
portion, Is given .MyortJms election Is sure.
Tim blazing premonitions of a coining and
swooping simoom aumdawh ina to reilmiutsh
the weapon tnat is roigutirr than the sword for
the more soothing processes and methods of the
BUowcr-batb. . . 1 J. y. T.
io^a.
DCCATUIUOOUKTr.
ltn*eial PUpafpft tJ’TM Tribune.
Burunotoh, la.. JtflyiiO.—'The Republican
County Convention of fWjitur County was held
at i.eun, ot 11 o’clock after which the
canvass was formally Inaugurated by a lurgcly
otlendcd mass-meeting^jwhlcli was addressed by
the Hun. Henry J. B. Cummings, present mem
ber of Congress from ttyn'Rovcnlh District, and
the Hon. Charles Beasley, of this city, the
latter devoting his time W an able discussion of
tno national llnunces. ftpeatur promise.! lo do
her snare In sustaining .jßtwa’s claim to being
the banner Republican dfcitu In tbo Union.
KO SHOW FOH TIIMtfHtBBNUACKBnS.
Sp«lal Correipondntek oj Th* Tribune.
Duouqub, la., July *lß.—Gen. Cary may
possibly have bccu correct lu Ids estimate of the
number of Oreenback eiipdldatcs other States
may duct In Congress; hut It Is utterly Im
possible fur the writer toUurmlue where he can
11ml aullicleut evidence tdVorrunl the statement
that two will ho elected ftom this State. It is
true that an organization .exists having lu view
the furtherance of Greenback principles, and
several nomluatlous have l been made, neverthe
less it will be simply for the candi
dates to poll oven a respectable vote. At the
Statu election last year, tbolr aspirant for
Gubernatorial honors 'received but 13.1K1
per cent of tho; J vote cast for
alt the contestants combined. Tlio Hun. S. T.
Spangler, of Buchanan (.'County, is their Con
gressional aspirant hi tiiU. (Thlrd) district. Hu
Is unquestionably personally a popular gentle
man in that county, but has no strcngcu or
prcstlgo throughout the district. Even lu Ills
own county his vole will be a light one, as a
large majority ol his constituents are nut In
sympathy with the political creed he represents,
lu Uet
TUB aitBBNDAOJC BLBMBKT
lu the Third District Is so decidedly in the mi
nority us to preclude even Che faintest possibil
ity u( their success. Uou. Weaver leads the
party In the Sixth District, and Is making an
energetic canvass In his own behalf. Judging
from newspaper reports of his speeches, he
must be u ranting demagogue, whom It
will bo a t’ltlmft matter to defeat.
Besides, bis district Is overwhelmingly Re
publican, making his candidacy a laracal at
tempt at organized effort to bolster up a popu
larly weak cause. The .Ninth District nominee,
tiiu Hun. Addison Oliver, declines to accept the
nomination, deelarlug.eiuphutlcully that, being
a Republican, lie Uikjs nut Indorse tucir plat
form, and proposes to have nothing in common
wan them, bliuuld they succeed lu inducing
some gentleman to accept a Domination, bis as
pirations will be buried under the usual U,WO
Kepuolleau majority. There Is no apparent
indication ot the existence of Oreenback or
ganizations in cither ot thu elgut districts
not previously mentioned, and lu all probabil
ity our Greenback irtemia will let elections lu
them go by default. Three, thereture, Is the
sum toiul uf Congressional districts that have
been represented by Greenback nominating
conventions, tno nominee ut one ol wnlcu
having as hureiuhefore stated peremptorily de
clined, leaving
UPT TWO CANDIDATES IN TUB HELD
in tho ntute. in reviewing tuu claim of possi
bility of success 01 any political puny agaisit
lowa’s stalwart Republicanism u mini be re
membered that ber present Congressmen were
elected by majurll.es ranging from J,UMJ to over
lI.iXA). Where, tueu, do wo ilud opportunity af
forded for verification of Ueu. Cary's predlo
tiout Assuredly the Havkeve htuto Is iuvul
nerublo to Ureeisbaek viicruacument, unless tbe
seutunent of tbe people must be revolutionis
ed to an extent highly improbable, and of
waieb wo have not the slightest Indication at
present. 11. A. ti.
GKOUGIA.
A RBVIBW OP TUB “OBOUOIA NINB.”
Corrnpcudmct of Tlu TrUiivu.
Atlanta, Ga., July 17.—Politics In Georgia
somewhat resembl? tbo ravings of su unturned
tornado. Tnelr course cannot be ourauad with
any great degree of accuracy only fur a'very
limited period In advance, save wberu tho clans
have too firm a bold to be gainsaid or thwarted
id their desires, ,
Fur seven years past, being tbo Democrstlo
nominee lor any oUius in Georgia bss been
equivalent to an election, save In a lew Isolated
Instances.
When the State Government paased out of
tbu bands of tho Republican parly, by Bullock's
llceurg from tbe titqtc, It underwent a process
of Dymocratio reconstruction. .It U, no doubt,
welt that it should have passed from the con
trol of Uulloek and bis allies, but of what we
write now has more direct reference to tbu fact
tbut tbu Democrats, biiudcd by their victories
in oujtiug (be Republicans, have btcu iutUctcd
With rings greater. If pu**iblc, iu evil cileets
and tendencies than can bo shown by any
precedent In the State. However,
tßPum.tcAN rowan ceased wun bullock.
From that time until now, the scramble for
office has not been between men of the two dif-
ferent political parties, but has been confined to
men of nil lines and complexions striving to ob
tain the nomination of the Democratic party.
Thus, by combinations formed among those
who hold office and their particular favorites
outside, there has come to exist a series of
rings that control everything. It begins with
the small primary meeting of two 0r three, and
by following the circuit from the insignificant
ward meeting to the City Executive Committee
meeting, the County Committee, and the dis
trict meeting wo ascertain the routine through
which one has to travel
TO OBT TRB NOMINATION.
As soon as those who claim to bo Democrats
came into power when Bullock fled, the Con
gressional districts of the State were remodeled,
and the most incongruous districts possible
were formed. Counties running from almost
one extreme portion of the State to the other
were laid out into Congressional districts, and
bv this means Democratic majorities were
assured. Notably of tills class • may be
mentioned the Fifth Congressional District,
which Is perhaps worse than them all. In this
district, however, the Democrats and Republi
cans are perhaps moreovenly dlvtdcdthan m any
other in the Statu. But in the last twoclcctlons
the Democrats have been able to nominate a
man with almost absolute certainty of success,
though their nuinluco, Mr. Milton A. Candler,
was the weakest man they could, In tho first in
stance, have put up. He is m now. and it is
harder to beat a men that Is "in" than one
"out." But, to return, wo will begin with the
districts lu their order.
TUB FIRST
has been represented lor two terms past hv tho
Hon. Julian Hartridgo, of Savannah. Several
strong men contested the nomlnatloh with him,
and strong Republicans have ran against him in
the nice. Hu has, it Is said, acted very wisely la
not offering fur tho nomination again. He bar
gained so to do at tlie last election. Henry B.
iumpkins, Judge of that judicial circuit, a
young mau ot very fine ability, nas entered tho
arena ami will, many think, get the nomina
tion. John L. Harris, Judge of tlio Bruns
wick circuit, which extends in the First
District, Is also nn aspirant, but not
with the chauco tnot Tompkins has.
John C. Nichols, of Blacksliear, cx-SUie
Senator, will also contest tor the nomination,
together with another young man and ex-Statu
Senator Col. Ucuruo R. Black, of Screven
Couutv. It lies between Tompkins and Black,
with the chances in favor ot the former. It is
very probable that the Republicans will nomi
nate a candidate In tins district: and, if ho bo a
good mau, (t Is not so certain that he will meet
wklidolcat. Tho Republicans ore organizing,and,
U they do not nominate, will suoourt a good in
dependent, and thereby elect him. This Is bet
ter than lor them to make a nomination. Tlio
Convention is to bo held at Savannah on tho
sWtb of August.
TUB BBCOND DISTRICT,
now represented by William R. Smith, who In his
district is known by the altogether unsugaest-
Ivo soubriquet of “Teto” Smith, is more sura
than any omcr district to send buck Its present
representative. He seems to have a sure hold
on tilings, with but little, if any, opposition;
but It is by the grace of many Republicans,
Capt. hnniu’s most formidable oppo
nent will bo Col. Byrun B. Bower,
of Decatur County. There will olso bo an “ In
dependent” candidate. But while upon this It
mav bo well to admit that If ou Independent
runs lu cadi of the districts It will greatly les
sen the chances fur success of all of them. It
will have the effect of stimulating and solidify
ing the Democrats. There era only two or
three districts wherein an Independent can pos
sibly bo elected. Sopt. 5 Is the time appointed
fur holding tuo Convention.
riimu manner.
Qen. Phillip Cook, now roprcscntlngtho Third
District, Is a .candidate for reuomluation, with
equal chande' of success os Capt. Smith. Di
ctate Senator Charles C. KlDbcc, a young man,
wuu tried lor the nomination before, will make
the effort again. ■ There are others, perhaps,
who would Hucrlilce themselves, hut, knowing
they have uocnapco against Gen. Cook, content
themselves with talking about It. A good, live
Independent Would make a good race in this
district, but there resides nut a man in the dis
trict equal lu the emergency. A Convention
has not been,culled jut.
POUUTU DISTRICT,
A very lively canvass Is going on In the
Fourth District for the Democratic nomination
between the-'Hun. Henry R. Harris, tbe present
Representative, and Col. W. U. Tuggle, of l.a
Grange. Cyl* Peter Francisco Smith, of New
nan, is also making the canvass, but Indications
at present highly lavor Tuggle. Whoever gels
the nomination In this district will bo elected
without opposition, unless sums one wishes to
make of blinscdf a martyr aud run the risk of
future preferment, like toe chivalrous Henry
W. HtUyard, who was hy President Haves sunt
to represent the United Slates In Brazil. Tim
Senate. you 'Will remember, iiallcU In confirm*
lug blm, when tne eblei reason lor President
Haves appointing him was became ho did run
Independent against Hums at tlm lust election.
Theraeo 1a between Mr. Harris and Mr. Turirlc,
both strong Democrats. Thu Convuutfun Is to
meet ut Cummbus on the 21st of August.
I'lVlll DISTRICT.
More Interest'centres In the Fifth District
than In any other in the State, unless, at the
present time, It is In Mr. Stephens' district, and
that is cooling oIT, while the Fifth Is waxing
warmer. Atlanta, the Capital of the State, Is
in this district. - U has been represented iortwo
terms oast by Mr. Milton A. Candler. wnu re
ceived the Democratic nomination the llrst time
hv accident. The two parties, as before stated,
arc more evenly divided In this than in any other
district in the biato, but witn a slight majority
in favor of the Democrats, by a low colored
people voting with them. However, this as
sures the itcpublh'Aiis In always making a nom
ination. They Imvo always been fed up to a
hope ol success, because the Hon. James K.
Freeman, who, by the way, Is now a citizen of
Atlanta, and not of the middle portion of the
district, beat Col. Luther J. Gtcuu lu 1872, when
ha ran on the Greeley ticket. Col. Freeman
Is nut aversu to running again. The Re
publicans may put up a candidate, but If
they do ho will bu beaten. If they hold off, and
will permit an Independent to run, he may be
elected. Had not Air. Markham persisted In
running os the regular Republican nominee lu
1870,
MR. MARCBU.VS B. TIIOIiHTOJf, ’
a young man, would have run independent, and
perhaps boat Mr. Candler, it was conceded by
many that then was bis opportunity, and that
he could have beaten the taco. Ho bad boon
talking uf running hi the election before, and
alsu in that one. Ho was just old enough,
having attained hit majority since the war, and
took no purl lit it. Hence, for this reason, and
on account ol his liberal views, together with
his great popularity ns a Journalist In Atlanta,—
being well and lavorubly known all over Hie
Slate, —bu would have great bupe of success,
it be cannot bo elected as an Independent,—
and he Is really an Independent In all things, In
the strictest sense of thu word,—no one could.
It Is said that
(IB WILL RUN INDEPENDENT
tlita time. If hu does Ills prospects are by no
means gloomy. To bo able to boat os an inde
pendent one would have to be able to beat as
tbu Demo, ratio nominee. TltU Mr. Tburuiun
could do, and is about tbe only man in the die*
trlct wnu can be elected Independent. No one
but him, wbo Is willing to run independent,
could beat aa the nominee. Although a young
man, Mr. Tnornton U considered by many one
ot the foremost rising young men of tbu tittle.
It is certainly an evidence of great hordlttood
tbut bo should boldly plunge fur Congress si
Um first lump. About a your ago be run Inde
pendent for delegate to the Constitutional Con
vention against tbo combined strength of tbu
Democratic party and tbu personal popularity
of tiielr nine rcgularly-numlnuted candidates,
and came near being ulected. Tbeeotnpllcations
are decidedly In bis favor this llmo fur Con
gress as an ludooeiulcut, and tbu politicians are
iwrfectty aware of it, but will nut concede it
pubileiy.
TUB AMATEUR POLITICIANS,
as they have l>eeu called by tbu Ouiut tnUon. tbe
leaning Journal of titu titute, have pat oil tbe
Democratic nomination in tbe district until
tiept. lif, which gives tbe Independent a good
chance to work, while the candidates lor nomi
nation are gnawing cadi other.
Tbe candidate* for tbe Democratic nomina
tion are Col. Milton A. Candler, of course; I*.
L. aiyoatt, a lawyer wbo came to Atlanta a few
years ago from Tennessee. He Is one of the
three Representatives from Fulton County in
tbs Legislature. Col. 0. 0. Uuucau, ut the
lower end of tbo district, hopes to come in as
the M black Itorso." Col. John D. titewaxt, a
whilom baptist orvacbor and a lawyer of UritUn,
tipauiding County, Is making a very vigorous
canvass, hoping to get tbe nomination.
COI.. NAT a. HAMMOND,
ez-AUomey-Usueral ami uue ol the most high
tailed gentlemen and Uucsilawyers In tbetitate,
has been announced lor the uouilnutiun, but be
will nut do much. Ho is now one of tbu mem
bers *»1 tbe General Assembly from.this (Ful
ton) county. Judge Dsulvl Pittman, wbo has
been Ordinary of Fultou County ever slucc Isdl.
and dune so mucli fur tbo linaneial success of
tbu county by getting it out of debt and reduc
ing taxation, aiii be certain to secure the dele
gates from this county to tbe Convention, which
will throw Inc Ugnt for tbu nomination between
him and Plowsrt nod Candler, with nil tho
strongest chances In his favor. Jtidtro Pittman
la nt the lionet of the Greenback movement In
the State, which I* very popular hero ami else*
where throughout the district. Upon this Issue
he will co In. The others are all what they call
lIARD-MONBT MIN.
He Is a cool, calculating man, and a shrewd
financier, as his handling of the county financial
affairs attests. Ho has done more than any
other Ordinary In tho Slate, for, while ho has
been cradually reducing county taxes all tho
time, making them lower than In any other
county In the State, ho haa actually paid tha
county out of debt and haa money In tho Trees*
ury. Another crave reason why It Is more than
probable mat he will get the nomination Is bo*
cause ho is ttio only man the Democrats can
nominate who will keep down an independent,
if a h-rd-money man Is nominated, ho will be
defeated sure. These are the ouly prominent
candidates.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
It Is more than probable that James !I. Blount,
of Macon, Bibb County, the present Congress
man, will be the only candidate for nomination
and tho only candidate lor election In the Sixth
District. Air. Blount seems to hsyc highly
pleased Ins constituents and allayed all opposi
tion. They have nut vailed a convention as yet.
BUVENTH DISTRICT.
This Is Parson Felton’s district. Dr. Felton
has been elected twice in the Seventh District
as an Independent candidate, and intends to
try It again. The Democrats have nominated
cz-Conledcrate-Btatcs-Congresstnan George N.
Lester, who at present is Judge of that judicial
circuit. He Is a strong man, sod Dr. Felton
will have a great struggle, but ho wilt beat
Judge Lester by about 3,000 majority.
EIGUTU DISTRICT.
Mr. Stephens has had a very rough time in
the Eighth District. At one time It seemed os
if tho Democrats were going to Ignore and run
over him roughshod; imt now matters are har
monized, and on Aug. 14 Air. Stephens will be
nominated by the Democrats. Sufficient dele
gates fur that purpose are already Instructed In
his favor. il« will then have no opposition lu
the election.
NINTH DISTRICT.
Bon Hill's old district, the Ninth, Is waxing
warm. TliU may be tho most hotly-contcsicd
district In tho State. A young man, Mr. Em
ory Speer, of Athens, is running independent,
and has three or four of the Influential news
papers In tho district In his favor and shooting
Into the "organized” with red-hot bombs. Ho
gave Mr. bell a very close race at the lust elec
tion, and many think he will be elected this
time, no Uilfcrcnco who the Democrats nom
inate. Dr. 11. H. Carlton, of Athens, and tho
present Congressman, H. P. Dell, are having n
close struggle for tho nomination, and It Is dllfi
cult at tms time to decide which will bo suc
cessful. Tha Couyeutlou is to bo held at
Uatnsvltle, Aug. 1.
UNiTRD STATES BBSATOU.
A sharp, aurowd Rime is being played, but
undoubtedly (Jen. (Jordon will bo his own sue*
ccssor as donator, fur a majority of too mom
bora of the Legislature are known to be avowed
supporters of Ids. Though there Is no telling
what may happen.
Thus we have the Congressional , polities of
Georgia fully portrayed as at present existing.
Hut there may bo many changes lu the com-
Filoxlon ot oflulrs between now and the num
untlons and the elections.
Tho prospects for two or three Independents
from Georgia ore very encouraging. Had Mr.
Stephens run Independent, candidates of that
class would have been muru popular and plenti
ful, but with less chance of success, from being
too numerous. 11,
1 ILLINOIS.
SANGAMON ORBBNIUCRETI9.
Special Dlipaie A to The TYibunt.
Sprinopibld, HI., July 20.—rho County Con
vention ot the National Greenback party was
held this afternoon,with a very slim attendance.
The nominees were: For State Senator, Ber
nard Stave; for Representative, A. L. Car
penter; lor Sheriff, William K. Crenshaw; for
Coroner. Ed McDaniel. The further action
of tho Convention was tho unanimous repudia
tion by resolution'of the tiangainon-tor as the
organ of tno party, on account of Its going
over to tho Democracy, and of Its editor, T. W.
8. Kldd.for declining thu nomination fur Supreme
Court Clerk, conferred on him by the National
Statu Convention.
Capt. Kidd and his paper abandoned tha
National party locally when It was apparent
that It was being run lor the personal oggrau
dlzcmontof J. C. Mugle, Slate Printer Export,
and of others, who left the old parties because
their Individual talents were nut appreciated.
Special OujhhvA to The ft-fount.
Cairo. 111., JulvSU.—Tho Democratic County
Convention, held In tills city this afternoon,
elected delegates to tho Congressional Conven
tion at Jonesboro, HI., next Tuesday. They go
uulnstrucled. Delegates to tbo Hoprcsoniutfres'
Convention were Instructed to support Col. T.
W. lialllday, ot this cltr.
Bi’illhUl'ißLD, ILL.
Rimini Plevateh lo The THhim#.
SnuNtiFim.D, 111., July 31.—Tho latest re
turns from tins Democratic primaries Yesterday
indicutu tlio certain nomination ol Smgg and
Tracy as candidates fur Representatives. In
that event the Republicans will nominate two
candidates, and undoubtedly elect tliom. The
delegates chosen to the National Urocnback
Congressional Convention at Ashland, next
'Weunesduy, are solid for State I’rlnter Expert
Msglo as toe Congressional candidate.
■WISCONSIN,
TUB BTATB CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Spirial Dispatch to Tho Tribune.
Milwaukee, July 31.—Loiters received from
the Hon. Horace Rubice, now at Danville Water
Cure, New York, says that hla wile's health has
so Improved that ho will be able to leave for bis
home In Aladlson, Wli., in about two weeks,
lo this connection It Is announced that, on bis
arrival, the Republican Btate Committee, of
which lie is Chairman, will ho called together,
ami will Immediately enter on the active
duties of the campaign by organizing the
party, by ellorts lo bring out the reserve
tortus, and by special labor to counter
act the labors of the Urconback agita
tors. There is no antagonism between
the State Central Committee and the Legisla
tive Campaign Committee appointed at the lust
session, and they will wont harmoniously to
gether. The statement ol Mr. Ruble* that the
Btate Committee wilt Immediately enter on
eumimiuu work indicates lively times In politics,
especially In the close and doubtful Cougrus
sloual and Legislative districts.
Lost Immortality,
IF/nn emucca (.V«r. ) Silrer Slate.
Last Sunday a vender of pomades and purga
tives in lialtlu Mountain conceived the Idea of
acquiring lame and astunlshiug his frleuds and
relatives In Ihu Last by representing ItlmseU as
a noted scalo-lUtcr, and furnishing ocular proof
of bis prowess on tho war-path. Hu engaged
two decrepit Snoshone bucks, whose taees glis
tened with tcnmltou, to decorate their sealjH
locks with feathers uud go with him lo Lake’s
phutoirnipa tent and have their pictures taken,
while he stood in the foreground with a double
barreled shotgun, shouting, •'Burreuder, sav
ages t" To make the seeue as tragic os possible
ho gathered a lot ut beef bouts irom the rear
of a hotel and scattered them uruuud the In
dians. Tuc preilnuuur.es having been arranged
to ids latuiuetlou, Ihu photograph man tlxed
his machlnu aud was In ihu aet of gelling It
located on tho group, when tho Indians, saving.
‘•Heap no good; maybe shoot I" sKedaudled
frum the tent as fast us their legs could carry
them, and hove uot been seen since. The white
bravu wanted a photograph of the group with
slaughter-yard surroundings to send hack to
his irieuds in New York, to show them how he
captured two Uamiuck warriors at the muzzle
of a shoiguu. The unexpected departure of
the Indians deprived him of tbu opportunity to
Immortalize himself, and ho is now tbu most
disconsolate warrior in the btate of Nevada.
Expensive Apostles.
Motion innKTit*.
Apostles of temucrnuco Uou’t “get high,” of
course, but tbey “cornu high," some uf tuem,
and mav bo classed among the luxuries. Frsu
els Murphy's private secretary—tmuk »u
•• apostle"' with a private secretary I—writes to
a committee lu a Alassoenusetit town, “It you
could make it au object lor him to go, say by
guaranteeing him tied and hotel, perhaps a
night cau be arranged.'.’. As Jio»ea onflow pm
It. “They didn’t know everything dowu lu
Judeo." _
A California Mining Story*
»< a i'runclMio liuimtn.
Not many miles from Baasta City U tho gulch,
of which the luiluwlng mining story la told: U
is a pretty deep ravine, with rock* showing all
the w*v up the slues. Uold lu paying quantities
had been Ipnud along the itrcam, hut it seemed
to disappear a few led from the channel. Ouu
day, whilst a gang ot busy weilVere toiling lu
tho stream, a ttruticcr, evidently green at min
ing, came along and leaned uu ragged elbows to
watch, with protruding eyes, the results oi their
toil. Thu miners near him took out aBS uug*
get, and anxiety orerttuua (lie greenhorn.
*• ti-a-u-y,” liu wited, “ wnuru can i go to digg.u’
to Uud it like tbait" The hardy miner stoo
ped las troru, uud, giving the wink to all thu
buys, so that the yoke should uot Lo lust, point
ed up on the barren ro.Ks where uu gold had
ever been found. “Yu see tuut ruagu-loos
in' place!" “Ves. yes." said the now baud.
"Well, t bar it U rich. Jes yo -.tase uiu a claim,
uu’go ter work, and when wu liulsb here we’ll
eouiu up, too.” Then thu new hand thanked
tho honest miner, and the hoys nil jrrlniuit
predation of tho Joke. Tlmt nftomoon
was a solitary figure picking nwnv on ti t 0s ? “
ami every time the miner* looked up u (u , ~ M> *
cd with faochter. Bot nbout the next rWn*
greenhorn atruck n pocket, and look out
thing like 130,000 In a lew minutes. Th,< n n ! e ‘
noccnt to tho last, he treated nil aronim V,°i
thanked the miner who sent him np thcrpn-ni
took Ida money, and went down into the vm,?-
and bought him a lot in. Then the nni,.,
mlncri arose, leaving their old claims, nn.|
ted that hillside for days. Hut there w,. re ‘* l *
more pockets anywhere. The whole thine m*
Just llko the traditional fairy atorv. Hut uuir
saw the gulch. Much more unbelievable thin,!
have happened In tho mines. *■
GETTYSBURG.
Oen. Meade's Movement Alter the Victory
Correspondence of Gen*. llntiirfioid, n*!?
leek, French, I'lMionton, nml Other*.
.Ton Franelf'it Alta, Julu V.
The following dispatches relating to the more
montsof Oen. Meade subsequent totliebatiu
of Gettysburg, and prior to Ucn. Leo’s eMails
the Potomac at Williamsport, have been fur
nlshcd us by a participant In tliu fight. T) iC _
havc never before been published, and
of Interest at this liinu, tho anniversary of tbn
great battle having Just passed. Whim (]«,.
Meade might have been successful In an atta-g
at that time, the chances are equally in favor of
a dilTcrcnt result, and the circa of a defeat
would have been bad. Gen. Leo’s army, hoy.
ever, was badly crippled aad short of amnuaip
Hon.
Tho history of that battle Is so very fun
we will simply publish these telegrams, icartng
our readers to reargue the question lu the
of this latest evidencet
(Conndeotlal.)
iIBADQDARTBRS AHMT OP TUB PoTOMtC
Cami* nbau Taiirttowr, July l, 13U1.— .if ,■/,!
Hen. AVtneA, Commanding, c.c.—
The Alsjor-Uencral commanding likiojl-i
your Iniunnutlon tho orders as to hla tlipoii.
tlutis fur au attack from tno enemy, which yjj
bo understood by consulting tno map of
crick Cuuulv. lie directs tout you will hull
Frederick, camping your troops in its lima-.
(Hate vicinity, also tl>u Munocuey Bridge, data
rail and lurnolku. You will un>o guard tht
Baltimore & Ohio Ilalhoud Irum Freuenck tci
Junction with lien. Ociicuek, to whom you win
communicate your Instructions, in tm; event
of our bciug compelled to withdraw mid reins
bclore the enemy, you will be lu readinv*« h>
tnrow your command, by rail or march, a* uuj
be most practicable and speedy, into the ii t .
fonses of Washington, lie uesires that, fur the
present, you will hold the lino oi communal
tlou to Frederick. Keep It open, and sciulu?
from Frederick all stragglers, keeping u«
town clear, umt In good order. I am, General,
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
B. Williams,
Assistant Aojuiani-Ucueral.
July 8, 1863,—Headquarters Army optoi
Potomac, mbau UETrysbunu, 7 a. m.—
Oen, French: Gen. Meadu directs mo to uj
that the cnuiny attacked us vigorously yester
day and was repulsed on all sides. Tuu cuniki
Is apparently renewed,and wo have rutameaour
position, boouid thu result of to-day’s open
lions cause thu enemy to lail ba;k toward Le
Potomac,—which you probably will kam 1/
scouts umi mlormuilon lioiu Hagerstown be
fore >ou would bu advised Irom hero,—he ih
sires vou will rooccupy Harper’s Ferry, and so
uuy and harass him In his retreat, it may
possible fur you to annoy and cut his cunnnuul
cutiunswitu any euyu.ry or any llitot-uiardim:
lulantryyou lutve. Ut this you can judge, i!
thu result of to day’s operations should he out
dlscumhturo and withdrawal, you are to luok ta
and throw your lores lucre (ur its
protection. You will be prepared lor cither ol
those contingencies should tuey arise. Cu.n
muulcato a copy of these Instructions to the
Genural-ln-Clnu( lor his information. 1 am,
very respectiuliy, your obedient servant,
DANIEL UdTTaKPJSUU, M. G.,
Chief of btaj,
Headquarters A. P., July 4.18(13.—.1/y.-
(Jen. french* at freder.ck: Too Major-GeiurJ
directs that you proceed Immediately and seas
and hold South Mountain pusses wrusikh
force as la in your Judgment proper and Huiiklvut
to preveut the enemy seizing tnem to cover im
retreat. With the balance of your Have nw
cupy .Maryland Heights, and operate upon uu
contingency expressed yesterday lu regard W
tho retreat of the enemy.
Daniel liimxnrißLivM. (/.,
chief ol suJ.
Jur.T 4, 1803—10:1)3 a. m.—AfaJ.-den. Fre>u\
Frederick: Aloro recent developments imlki.i
Unit ihu enemy may have retired to take a n«i
position uud await an attack trom us. 'Hit
Uuncral countermands his Ulsoiuen requiring
you to occupy Maryland iielgut* and seize tm
BoutU Mountain passes, resuming iho Inairu.-
tiuns contained in tliu dispatch ui July 0, nisi:
lug your movements contingent upou mow: d
tuu enemy. Flco»u ackuowiuugo tu.s.
Daniel UOrrKUFIELP.
thiuf ufeull.
ITclegrsm received la cipher. ]
i! EADQUAUTuIIS A. i*., JulV 5, loOJ.— 'Jo Ma}.‘
Gen, f rench: A column or the enemy's euva.rr,
pruhubly covering llnnk, or lor boulh Mouiiua
Toss, passed through LmmilUburg .about UK
light tins morning, hound, as they suy, Iwf
Frederick, Notify duiord, and ho prepared.
D. burficitriKhU, M. (i.
[Te'rgraiD.]
Headquarters A. IJ.,l J ., July S,IBM.— ToMeJ.*
Gen. French : Your dispatches received. L<u-’
lieu. Halleck has been requested to throw u<
forces sooken of to Harper's terry, by rail, si
once* Lose no lime in occupying tnu passed
Intrench and hold tuem. Ueucral bcaUquaran
will be at Frederick to-morrow, p. m. Tuu cum'
and rail ton supply troops at Harper’s Ferry.
Daniel burrßitvjKLP,
Chief ol atsu, Major ovucruL
[ttecelrC(llnclpticrstH;33s.tD.]_ ~,
War Department, July ft, ladX— To -VJ/-
Get i. French: Kciutorveuients liom liaillniurt
uud Washington are ordered to report tom*
bund your orders to.Mouocaey
they arc to go to Frederick or toward Harper*
Ferry. 11. W. Ualluck, lieuurai-ln-Cuicf.
(Tch-gram received la cipher »t II a. in.] ~
Wau Urpakturnt, July 6, iotu—i'u ~1/■!/.
Gen. French: U:lu a. m.—l scu your dlspaut
about destruction of pontoons. Cannot ins t»
omy lord the river I U. W. Uallsck,
Ueoerul-m-Cuii’t.
[This related to the Rebel pontoons at Fallln;
Waters, destroyed by a dash of Michigan iK
airy, uud thereby cutting oil Leu’s rutreut W
tun days, and Meade was alrald to attack biu)
Army or the Fotomac, July S, 18JJ.—J/>y-;
Gen. French: Tuu enemy appear to be in h" 1
retreat, and you cun act upuu the couuujpß’
uvs provided in previous dispat.'hua.
Daniel Duiteuviulu, M. Cl..
Chief of buff.
[Telegram. 1 , ~
Frederick City, July d, 1803.—J
llmeck: X uad ihu bridge mentioned m je"
dispatch of this data thoroughly destroyed J«<*
lerduy. As soon as 1 cun reinforce the luipor*
Uhl passes X will occupy the Heights, pruoajJ
to-ulgul. W. il. Fuencu, WuJoMiuicrzi
[Tsletiram. 1 „ ..
lIBAtIQUABTEUSUFTIIB AftUTOFTUS Iw
mao, Juiy 6, laid— ll a. iu.—To
ArsotA— Ubbbiial: Muj.-bieu. Muado ue»>r»
uio to say tout In euuicquemo of a largo ooJ>
oi the enemy being concentrated ou iliu roadie
ward Hagerstown, beyond Futriluld, lio ha* •>*»•
pended bis operation* lor thu urcseui. lad**
tlons go to show that tic lutumU uvuetuting
Cumberland Valley, bqt It Is not yet po*iii»«’
ascertained. Until so nicer mined, tho tuner* 1
dues not fuel luatlded lu leaving lute ami w»“*
fug down lowkrd you. 1 urn, lieneral, yaurk
etc., A> I’lbabontob, Major-General.
[Telegram.] _ _
lIBAUQUARTKBSOF TUB AUMT OF TUB 10**
mac, July b, ietiX— i'v Hoi. rxiich;
is i try mu«A en/ipni, and the General la uuoa
uo appreheuslon of their attacking you. pru>v*w
your cavalry keep a good lookout, and are
well out lo your front ami Hanks. ,
A. I'LBAaOKTO*, Major-General
[This shows that Meado knew that Leu's arfflJ
was badly cut up.J
iIEAPQUAUTBUS AUMT OF TOO POTOMAC,
0, Ibdd.— lb AVr.irA i If yuu Uavo oti/
of your men guarding tuu Ualtmtoiu
Uallroad more tbau yog thing arc nc-c»»a|n
ioueentratu them whu vou at once. Ocu. t“*
galls will be able lo iurui-h you all tuc tv i uU “
transportation when the army reaches M.<iaw
town, at Widen point it is now coneunUuUug.
by command oi MuJ.-Ueu. Meade.
b, tVIU.IAMi,
Assistant Ad.iuuui-oci.ir**-
Anar of tub Potomac, Fubdehu'S, Jhly*»
l&Gi.—tii'BCtAP Ouoau No. l.—i*.e lroJ ’ - ,' lJ
present under thu orders of MaJ.-Ucu. >u !, a
uru traualerred to tho 'iblru Aimy Co*i;s,
wIU be commanded by lieu, i’teucu. l* lJ *:
taenmetit sent to Maryland ile.ghU w.U hJ
huwevor. join t.ic eo.ys until mrtUer order*
by order oi ilaj.-Ueu. Meade.
p. Williams.
Assistant Adjutant- Oca>:r**-