, 1869-08-25
POLITICAL.

The Knoxville eTenn.) TAi1. the Brownlow Or
gan, iaeorB tie election Of T. A. R Nelson to the
CnIted States Senate.
The Republicans Of Tazeweu County, H., have
terminated Colonel Jonathan Merriam for the Con-
stttutions1 Convention.
In Tennessee, Senier men 1re shooting Stokes
men, and Stokes men ara shooting senter men
The Stok!tes hare the mott fun, as thelr game Ia
more numerous.
In the district embracing Jefferson and Frank
lin Counties, H., Augustus P. stover has been
nominated by the Republicans for Delegate TO the
Constitutional Convention The Democrats OF
Jefferson County have voted for Nj. Anderson for
the same position.
The Mauch Chnnk tPa,) Ga.rtte. published al
the home OF Mt. Packer, saJs be Is yc1y uupopu-
lar there, even among his OWL party, and iron
present appearances he will not car7y half his
party vote In the coal mines. hts pettian conduct
county md town, has allcnated very many OF our
citizens who have known him longest and best. -
In JeGeron County. IlL,--the Republicans have
made the following nominations: County Judge,
Jared Foster; Associate JussiceE, Lemon Fuuts and
Edwasd Price; County Clerk, Richard ". Lyon
Treasurer and Assessor, Ssmuel 7. Paee; School
Commissioner, 4 F. Taylor. Some Of the Demo
cratic nominations IN the Baue county, are Is fol-
lows: County Judge, J. R Sstterlee; County
Cje1k, = Doeds; School Superintendent, Wesley
johnson.
Scsfly complete rctuFEs OF the late election In
North Carolina show that the aggregate vote
polled lpr the regular Republican candidates Is
t2eS3; for the Democratic candidates. Is, ,59l; for
Independent candidates and gathering" 2,ss1.
This !g!res an aggregate majority for the Re-
Publican candidates ever al otheFs OF Is, 60;
over Thea reGuiaf Democratic candd1tc54 H.
<6s. In the FIST Congressional District, BUCK,
Republican, has all majority, and IN the Thru.
Helm, Republican, has s4: majority.
When the untesr1ned Democracy were returning
from Harrisburg 10 Ph1adeiphla, after theJ had
nomtnatei Asa Patler for Governor, uurderous
assau!t xas n ade by gang Of Them upon gen
neInan connected with the PennsylrAnla RaIlrosl.
They forced themselves Into q car In which were
ladies, knocked hIu down, ard would have Killed
hin outright had not commanding voice artsen
abore the noise OF tho rc!linR wheels OF The CATS
nad the Wild yel.s Of the ruf1ans: What yer
bout thcre Stop tnat7 Donr yer krow thal
Packers only nemtn4ttdl Htz net 'L<etei yet
Yer h8tns forgot Jerry Eaton. have yer. Geary 8
Cor ner JET, and Will hang every one OF yer Walt
LII Packefa 7ectcd, and then ron caa pitch IN -
Ara Nellie Bruce, "the celebrated Se9 Tort
lectutess,' was advertised 10 deliver lecture at
Dodworth Hall, New Tork, on Saturday evening,
On the sublect o. Democracy II America Ac-
cordng to the placsrd her lecture WAS intended To
Hde[au Lne GSa 8nu progress OF DEMOCRACY II
this country; explain the cause u its overthrow
by The election of Abraham Lincoln Ia 1850; aad
finally show what c,ost be done By the Demo-
cratic party to again come INTO power and return
prosperity and good government 70 the COUNTY"
Unfortunately not solitary indiyttual WAS pres
ent IN the hall to Listen 10 the Indy, and after
waiting : short time aac was reluctantly CON-
PEELED TO forcsp, to use her Own words. The de-
livery OF .the Uta. lecture in advocacy OF the
American Cnion Of sovereign S.atcs, as E,adc BY
l.s 1e1ndcts, ard Is existing down 70 lsso.''