Democratic State Convention

A Democratie Conventinn will he hell al Uoprest'ijt.jttive Hall, Lansingj on Wednosday May 2 i tli, at 12 o'clock m., fot tlie purpoee o' electinj? delegates to the National Democratie C'.'iivL'iition, to he held at St. Louis, Missouri on the 27th oí June prox., for the olectiou o] a State Democratie Committce, and for the traumoüou of such other business as may come before it. Kuch county will be entitled to send tourdelegates for each Representativo to which, under tlte last apportionment, it is eutitled in the lower branuh of the State Legislatura; but ftach organized county will be eutitled to al Imist two tieloatcs. All counties, except thoae oí' the Uppor Península, are reiuirod to sene na drlegates those who reside in the counties electing tltuin. County Committees, in calling their respective conventions, are earuestly requestod to cor dially invite Liberáis, Conservativas aud al others, without regard to previous party íitliliatiOBSf who are opposed to the extravagance aud corruptions of the Republican party, to uuite with us in the primario held to elec delegates. FÜSTEK PBATT, Chn. Dated, March 7, 1876. A qood nominution : that of Davic A. Welles for Oongress by the Democracy of the Third Connecticut district. He ought to be elocted. Men of his finanoinl training and hard sonso are wauted in the Houstj. All EFF0RT8 at oomprornise havinL failed, the second trial in the Wajd wil case couimenced on Wednesday. The lawyers will ruako a good thing out o! it, but we can't say aa uauch either foi the heirg pr the county. The Sexate on Tuesday passed the bill reducing the salary of the President to $25,000 a year, the vote being- yeas '2(i ; nays, 20. Five Bemocratic Senators voted no, Messrs. Bayard, Cooper Davis, Jones, and Withers. - According to the brief biographical sketch of Senator Boutwell published in theCongres3ional Directory, he coinïnenced the study of law in 1838 and entered upon practice in 1853 ; but notwithstauding his long courae of training he is not reputed any " great scratch " of a lawyer. The New Hanipshire election held on Tnesday is reported as having resulted in a Republioan victory, - the eleotion of a Governor by the people, and a Republican majority in both branches of the Legislature. The average New liiimpshire voter is as hard to move as one of her granite hills. Even thp oorruption fe8tering in and around the White House and Capitol couldn't fetch him. Hallett KlLBOUUNE, of the Washington real estáte ring, was brought before the bar of the House on Tuesday, but refused to answer the questions roported by the oommittee, or to produce his books. Order of the House was then made ooramitting him to the jail of the . District of Columbia until he purges hiinself of oontempt, that is answers the question. If the Bession is a usual" ly loug oue and Kilbourne is not fed too high he may come to time after awhile. It is expectod to prove by him - if he can be made to " talk " - what otfiüers of high grade shared in the profits of the real estáte pool. Judge Wabxee Wimq, of Monroe, iliel on the llth, aged about 71 years. Jndge Wing camo to the State in 1817, rond law in the office of Gov. Woodbridge, Detroit, but settlod early at Monroe, becoming a partner of ex-Gov McClelland. As judge of the Circuit Coart and also of the old Supreme Court, serving eight years, he won a high rank as a jurist, but left the bench in 1850, to accept the more lncrative position of attorney of the Michigan Southern Kailroad, which he held until his death. He was a genial gentleman and bad a host of friends among both lawyers and laymen. Mr. Durand, of the Seventh district made an able speech in the House on Saturday last, advocating a sound currency, condenming extravagance, and favoriug an economical administration an3 the reduction of salaries. He does i'.ot believe in the " exhibition of glitter and extravagant luxurianco only permi8sible in a monarchical governiuent, if anywhere," and whicb " has boen made the occasion for high salaries in order to get money to keep up the show of spleudor." He asserts that the Government " has no right to put in circulation anything but coin money" and that the quality of the currency unconstitutionally put in circulation should be improved notby forcible contraction, but by " making provisión for its payment and redemption at as early a day as is consonant with the business interests of the country." We ah all extract from the speech heroafter. The Utica (N. Y.) öbserter has. authority for a statement that will bear investigation. In 1869, immediately after the inauguration of President Grant, an anny officer of high rank received a letter from a New Yorker, promising to pay him $20,000 if ho would procure him an appointment named. He treated the letter and the writer with silent coutempt, notwithatanding which a personal appeal was made to him without reBult. Soon aft er, meeting Orville E.Babcock in Washington, this officer stated the case to him and showed him the letter. Babcock " appeared more interested tban surprised," but asked tbe privilege of keeping the letter, which the officer granted, supposing his object was to lay it before the President. Six weeks later the applicant was appoiuted to the identical positioa for which he had offered the $20,000, and only four rnonths later was removed for corrupt practices : that is for trying to get his $20,000 back. Men don't buy offices or positions to administur them honestly, and if there is any truth in the proverb, " Huuesty among thioves," Babcock should have protected the man to whom he sold his potent mflueuce with the President ? Would n't it be well for the Pieuideut to oicrur reatitution f