The national Republican., 1867-08-01
TELEGRAPH
Tennessee.

NAsHvILLR, July 30.--The exact figures
Of registration are whites 55,022, and
blacks a7,2l6, with IL counties TO hear
from. The negroes are in the majority In
nearly all the counties Of Middle and
Western Tennessee, but the whites are in
large majority in East Tennessee. The
registration Of Henry county has been
thrown out by the State authorities for al
legged fraudulent action on the part Of the
commissioners. ~.
General Thomas has given General DUN
can, commanding the district Of Nashville,
the entire direction Of affairs on election
day in this vicinity, SO far as the United
States authorities are concerned, and the
Governor has assigned him to the COM
mand Of such State troops as are within
the. district. General Duncan has declared
his intention to severely punish the authors
OF any disturbance, no matter to what
party they belong. He will station the
troops at the outskirts Of the city, away
from the polls, that there may be no
charges Of intimidation, but yet near
enough to be Immediately available in case
Of riot. The city will be patrolled by cav
airy squads, whose duty 1t will be to gal
| lop to headquarters with the first intelli-
gence Of trouble. General Thomas is ex-
pected here tomorrow or day after.
The Mayor has issued proclamation
forbidding professions and meetings and
ordering the closing Of all barrooms on
election day.
The political organization of the Young
Mems Conservative Club has decided TO
forego its intended parade.
The Radical authorities withdrew their
application to the Mayor to appoint por.
ton of the special three hundred police
from Radical citizens, leaving him to take
the responsibility Of selecting an entirely
partisan force. he made the appointments
to-day, and chose o portion Of the men
from the Radical element.
A new regiment Of State militia is rap
idly organizing in the vicinity.
despite oil appropriations against IN
outbreak, the public mind is very uneasy
Business will be partially suspended on
election day, and many merchants and
citizens, especially those who are disfran
cbised or are not voters, are preparing tc
leave the city tomorrow, taking with then
their wives and families.
| Captain Cramer, an ex-Federal officer
who has settled in this State, and who has
been assisting in the duties Of the regis.
tration commissioner, was assaulted ant
knocked senseless to-day at the Chatta
nooga depot by man for whose loyalt,
he had refused to vouch.
Captain Hamilton, commanding n com
pany Of State Guards at Purdy, in McNary
county, reports TO General Cooper tha
some eighteen or twenty armed guerrillai
dashed into the town on Friday night ant
attacked him. A desultory skirnish con
. tinued until daylight, when the troop
charged and drove the guerrillas from th'
town on the road down the Tennessee,
. river. They suffered loss of thre,
. wounded, the State troops escaping with
} out loss. On the next day flag raisin,
by the Loyal League, in which the troop
participated, led 10 disturbance, in whicI
sergeant was shot and the sheriff Of tn
county mortally wounded.
A dispatch from Knoxville state tha
Etheridge and the Congressional candidate
= Williams, were not permitted to speak tc
S day at Jacksboro. They were followe
d out Of town by the crowd, who fred pistol
and threw stones, one Of the latter strikin
o and injuring Williams. They subsequent
addressed meeting at Clinton, which wa
followed by slight disturbance, in whic
one or two were slightly hurt.
1t is said that the Conservative plan il
| the present canvass is to secure the eleC
, ton of their candidates for the Legislature
with view Of returning President John
son to the United States Senate next yeai
They openly confess their inability to elec
Etherdge, and hence have started inde
pendent radical candidates, fostered split
in that party and put Brownlow's name OIL
man Of their own tickets.