"the Great Unknown."

The íollowing conversíition about the Presidency is reportcd in the regular co:Tc;'f)ondence of the New York Tribune: Judge Jererniah Black, meeting ex-Speaker Blaine ono day, asked liirn it' he feit apprehensive thdt Senator Morton would defeat him. "Morton will have fair strength in the Convention," replied Mr. Blaine, "but it will not represent a single electoral vote. You see it would never do to nomínate snch a candidato. I'm not at all af raid of him." "Are yon afraid of Mr. Bristow?" "No; Bristow has a good deal of strength among the people, but it is not organized. I don't see how he cun po-isibly get a majority ín a conven tion." "Well, are you afraid of Senator Conkling?" asked Judge Black, goiug on with lus catechism. ' " He cannot carry his own State iu the Conventioii or at tho election, and his candidacy is an absurdity. No, I'm not afraid oi' him. "Is there anybody yon aro afraid ot?" "Yes ; there is," replied the ex-Speaker, with a serious air. "■Well, who is it?'" "Tho great unknown." It were better for a Chinaman that a mill-stone were hanged about his neck and he were cast into the midst of the sea than that he should fall into the hands of a Nevada pólice magistrate. Ah See, who was found guilfcy of selling whisky to the Paitas, was sentenced in the Pólice couit, at Winnemuco, to pay a fine of $500- the full extentof tholaw. Not having the necessary amount of i trads dollars in his posscasiorj, he wtw ; sspt to jail {r the spaee ƒ 850