Straight-out Demrocratic lppers in Vir
ginia and elsewhere admit that the cloe I
tion will be closely contested, anrd this is I
a reasonable indication thalt there is
sormething more than an even chance for
a Readj uster trinmplh.
Of such a party Senator Win. Mahonme
is the head and front-the trusted corn
manider of a stronrg and hopeful army of
earllnest voters. Ih1r is nlot dead, nor does
he sleep, as the Democracy of Virginia
anrd the nation will doubtless discover to
their confusion and dismay anent the v
ides of November. 1
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CLINTON OOMPLIMENTED.
Rev. Pierre Laniidry of Donallsonville
ilas col tribulted to the Sotihlrai.9tcrn
C'hristian .ldrocafe an interesting account
of his first circuit of the Batoni Ronie
District of the M. E. Church, of which
lie was reccotly appointed Presiding
Ehler. From aimong thi entertaining
piaragraplis constituting the report, we
reproduce the following reference to the
town of Clinton and somn of lthe citizens
of tlhat vicinity whom Mr. Landry had
occasionll to llmeet:
This little town is magnificently situated
a:noug thile ills, and is the pIlri.ih sent of
East Felici:anl. T'Ihe court-housle occupies
tih ll.most central Ipart, with its -:ener:illh:
dolic towering ihealveinwird. It supplilorts
two linewspaplers. the Patriol-Ilctencrl'i nud I
the Soutlhera tlitlchr/mln, both beilng of' the(
sang" political persunsion, and as such ably
condilieted. \\c niet that geliael gentleinl:l
and eiii cllient postnllit, i i. Mr. Israel, at his
post, performitng his d cies with ability and
disllatchll. having Ibusiness at tihte tClrk's
otlico, connected with oiii! work, w(e met 1
(':apt. Lanier . the ('Clerk, and his dep. lty.
