The Next Senate

Evory two years there is to some extent a change in the political complexion of the senate of the united states. Unless by appointment or special election to fill vacancy such as exists in this state, there will be no cbanges in that august body until Haren 4, 1881, a date at whieh the next president will assume the reins of gnvernment. Considerable speculaUon is indulged i a,s to the future political complexion of tbis body. That the present senate of neventy-six membeis componed of f'urtythree Democrats including David Dr vis, and tbirty-tliree Itepublicans, isdoomed to ohange is foreshadowed by tbe late etections. The Democratie rnajority of ten will be materially reduced if not to a bare majorit.y of one. The terms of twenty-tive Senators expire on the 4th of March, 1881. Ot' these, fourteen are Democrats and eleven are Eepubljcans. Eight of the Democrats are from the South and six from the North - namely, Eaton of Connecticut, Kernan of NewYork, Eandolph of New Jersey, Wallace of Pennsylvania, Tburman of Obio, and McDonald of Indiana. The successors of the eight Southern Senators will probably be Democrats, thougb there is a bare possibility of a change in one or two instances. The recent election8 show h.a.kyq six Northgive way to Republicans, excepting perhaps Mr. McDonald. Among the eleven Republicana whoso terms expiro with this Congress is Mr. Bruce, the colored Senator from Mississippi. He is sure to bo succeeded by a Detüoerat, while the seats of the other ten are certain to be filled by Kepublicans. Taking the foregoing facts for the basis of our caloulation, the next Senate ■will be composed of thirty-eight Demoorarts, counting Judge Davis as n Democrat, and thirty-eight Republicans - a tio. If Mr. McDonald should be succecded by a Democrat, and there should be no slip in the South, then the Senate ■would stand thus : thirty-nino Deuioorats and thirty-seven Eepublicaus. An important oase of alleged defrauding the government of duty on tobacoo is attractiiijr the attention of Detroiters. SigEinndEothschild stands thusaocusod. An united states grand jury brought forth an indiotment charging him with oonspiracy with ono Simpson who, complained of, fled months ago. In a lengthy card published in the Evening JTews, Itothschild says he pays the government annually $100,000 in revenue, has t this time from $00,000 to $40,000 ■worth of goods in bond, and, finally, believes he is a victim to rival dealers who have perpetrated this injustico. Whon it is reiuembered the government has possession of imported goods, not one artïcle of whioh can be removed without oonsent of an official whose duty it is-to Bppraise their value it would neem, if they -were uudervalued, the official is either ignorant of his duty or becomes privy to the alleged eonspiracy. "Whereis the Greenback party ?" ia question easily answered. Polling only 7,000 votes for Lewis, its late can. didate for Governor.of New York oompared with 70,000 last year; its candidato for mayor of Detroit receiving but 115 votes, proves to a certainty that this party is one of the things of the past. The seventeenth day of the trial of Rev. Mr. Hayden for the killing of Mary Stannard was Fridfiy last. When this oelebrated case will closo is an absorbicg theme to reeidents of X?w Haven.