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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-02-09
Gen. WIN. Ii. STOKES.

The papers announce that the old "War
Horse" of true and unadulterated Repub-
licanism in Tennessee is a candidate for
Scrgeant-At-Arms of the 42nd Congress.
A nobler and more ~unfiinching patriot,
never breathed the air of Tennessee, and
a more honest and conscientious states
man never lifted his voice IN the national
councils. His pride and ambition have
been to further all the ends of his country,
and no sordid sel6shness and unscrupu-
lous acquisition of honor pollute his Off
cial ermine. Contending against fearful
odds, vilely slandered and misrepresented.
and after confronting personal danger with
a step that knew no falter, a fortitude
that could not be depressed and a cour-
age unacquainted with fear, he bore the
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-02-09
LETTER,
NASHVILLE, Feb. 3, 1877,

I'AS LILLE Is
The hummer Legislature of Tennessee,
after having absorbed all other
and 5000, 000, collected for the years
1868 and 1869, for the support of a pub
lie school system, after having involved
the laws of the State in a labyrinth of in
applicable confusion, upon which mass of
anarchy, a great multitude of its friends
have been indicted into fat offices created
for them, has finally laid higher tax up
on the people than was ever known before,
members a few more sinecure offices, as
commissioners to wind up the bank; COM
missioners to look after escheats; commits
%sioners to compromise with delinquent
rail roads, and other purposes, then flick
cred out attended by an appropriate scene
well beftting its disgraceful character
A scene apparently designed to create a
sensation, and divert scrutiny from its tur-
pitude, no less than the arraignment of
one of its own officers, Clay Roberts, Clerk
of the House of Representatives, for for
gerry, population, bribery, &c.
For many years a law has existed in the
State, that where lands are not bid off for
tax es, when offered for sale, they technic-
ally revert to the State for the benefit of
public schools, and are known az escheat-
ed lands. OF course the State never gets
possession, and when a lawsuit is brought
it has invariably been decided that tax
titles are not binding. The State there
fore, or rather the sacred school fund, had
to bear the burden of costs, while the in
fuential land holder oftentimes found it
to be an easy way to escape paying taxes
at all, by permitting his land to techni-
cally belong to the State. These escheat-
ed lands, it is said, withholds from the
treasury to-day, over a million dollars of
taxes; and on the heels of the session. an
act passed, appointing one commissioner to
each grand division of the State, with pie
nary powers to sell and make good titles
if the taxes are not paid instanter into
the treasury.
Under the late law allowing rail road
companies to pay the interest and indebt-
edness to the State in bonds of any series,
it is said many of the roads are paying up,
and six or seven millions of bonds have
been redeemed.
MOUNTAIN Boy.
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ssTAx ON ~DRUMMERs."

One of the most prominent of the many
iniquities perpetrated by the last Iniquit-
Gus hummer Legislature, was the passage
of a law taxing drummers, representing
houses outside the State, fifty dollars for
the State, and five dollars for each county.
This legislation is unjust, discriminating,
foolish and oppressive. 1t is the embodi-
ment of pure sel6shness. as it originated
with Tennessee wholesale dealers, and
was carried through by their influence,
which may have been exerted by direct
bribery.
Numbers of cur young men were thrown
out of employment by the termination of
the war, and were thrown upon the world
penniless. They crowded to the cities of
the East and obtained situations as drum
mers. This has now become their trade,
which is growing more lucrative as our
country recuperates, and their acquaiht-
anceship enlarges. This prohibitory tax will
throw many persons out of employment.
Its virtually, a High Protective Tariff, or
if not, a nameless something so closely al
lied to it that is useless to vex our Ian
guage with any expressing of it. 1t is in
utter reputation of the platform upon
which the Democrats elected their Gov
ernor in the last race, viz: free trade.
These are not the only Objectionable
features of this law. In the exlgencies of
increasing trade, drummers have not only
become q convenience to the dealer and
buyer but an actual necessity. Theyact in
the double capacity of statesmen and col
~lectors, and obtain a personal knowledge
of the reliability of purchasers. without
which knowledge, no wholesale house can
conduct a successful business. Then these
prescribed .'drummers," bring a large
amount of money into the country, in the
way of hotel bills, and other necessary ex-
penditures. This money will be expend-
ed by merchants in the Eastern marts, and
more too, if they are compelled to 60 in
person and buy their goods. Our people
buy a large amount of merchandise, con-
sidering their financial condition, and our
merchants must and will nave them some
way or other, to supply their demands. If
foreign trade must be taxed. the drum
mers are least able to stand it. Make
your levies where they will be less con-
~spicuous and severely felt, and do not drive
men out of an employment who must alone
depend upon it for a living. Hamper no
trade or profession that will bring a dollar
into our bankrupt State only those which
will take it out.
The next Legislature, we hope, will have
sense enough to repeal this odious and OPP
pressive bill, as well as take the initial
step of retrieving a few of the other dis
graces of the last.
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Nine hundred and fourteen prisoners

Nine hundred and fourteen prisoners
have SO far been exchanged.
1t has been ascertained that The Times's
statement of the conditions of peace as
regards Lorraine and Poudicherry, and
the transfer of twenty ships of-war to Ger
many is incorrect.
The indemnity demanded from Theirs
in November, was four milliards (4,OO0,-
OOO, 00O) of francs a figure which, it is
possible. has been doubled since.
VERSAILLES, Feb. 5.-The following
statement is official: The quality of the
French Government will apparently lead
the Administration at Bordeaux to no OBJ
servance of the Convention entered into by
the Germans and the authorities at Paris.
The Convention only looked to the negotia-
lions for a free assembly, and an arbitrarily
constituted body, under the declaration of
NJ. Gambetta is not entitled to such title.
Favre has informed Bismarck that he will
rescind the DEGREES issued by Gambetta.
The confusion is however, probably only
removable by adjournment of the elections.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-02-09
THAT GALLANT BAND.

We refer to the Republican members
of the last Legislature who steadfastly and
immovably opposed all the infamies of
that infamous body. Few in numbers,
a keen consciousness of individual respon-
sibility and the appreciation of the loyal
constituencies they represented, embold-
ened, urblanched and unterrified, they met
the %taunts, derisions and menaces of a
naughty and oppressive majority. Mana
cled by the letters of Democratic thral-
dom, villifed for their incorporating
constancy to Republican principles, har-
raised by all the entanglements which the
rampant diabolism of Democratic spleen
could invent, and even under the darkest
shadow of inquisitorial power, they stood
as bound giants, mighty in their powerless-
mes to avoid the disgraces the legislature
has incurred and stay the spoilations it
has wrought. They may blush for its
unrivaled %iniquities and shocking disregard
and contempt of the public veal and pro-
gress they may deprecate the immortali-
ty of shame and adherence that surely
awaits this body, but they may know of
a truth that they will be gratefully and
proudly remembered when the names of
their associates shall rot in infamy and de-
testation. Whilst it may be no enviable
fame to have belonged to the Legislature of
go II, the virtue, integrity and honesty
of those who were virtuous, faithful and hon
est will be made more CONSPICUOUS by a
comparison with the conduct and action of
those who can lay no claim to the proper
discharge of their legislative duties.
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r the Herald and Tribune.

For the Herald and Tribune.
Pursuant to notice heretofore given. the
School Commissioners from a majority of
the Districts of the County met at the
Court House in Jonesboro on Monday the
9Th inst, and organized.the County Board
OF Education, under the provisions of the
present School Law, by eleeting the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
Prot. H. Presnell, Chairman, James Fl.
Dosser, Treasurer, G. P. Faw, Secretary,
Col. L. II. Reeves, Superintendent.
After a unanimous vote of the Board
in favor of the proposition for a school tax
of two and a half mills on the dollar, and
a general interchange of ideas upon the
subject of Public Schools, the Board ad-
journed to meet again in this place On the
last Thursday in March, unless sooner
convened by the Chairman.
H. PRESNELL, Chairman.
GEO. p. FAw, Secretary.
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Sheriff Sale.

DY VIRTUE of two Fl Fa's. issued
ID from the Circuit Cour of Washington
County, Tenn, at its December term,
1870, and to me directed, one in favor OF
S. r. Bancroft, j. y. Hine, Samuel r. KEEL
Ter, George Lee and William NJ. Rush,
partners trading under the firm, Names and
style of Bancroft 81 Co., for the sum of
$3.50 y. principal, interest and costs The
other for the sum of 1895 81, principal in
terest and costs in favor of Robert Hull,
Thos. w. Atkinson, 5. j. Hopkins, part
ners trading under the firm, name and
style of Hall, Atkinson & Co., L will pro-
coed to sell at the Court House door in
the town OF JonesborOugh, Washington
County, Tenn. on the 9th day of March,
1871, all the right, title. claim and interest
that John Cameron and Jordan Hardin
nave IN and to a certain LOT in johnson
City, being a part of lot No. 1, in the plan
of said town, containing one acre more or
less, levied on as the property of Cameron
q Hardin, to satisfy the above judgments
and costs. This the 9th day of February,
1871. Terms of sale cash in hand.
d. NJ. TAYLOR, Deputy Sheriff.
7lfeb9W4DfS IS %
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-02-09

CLEANSING THE BLOOD" upon
which charlatans have harped so much, is
not a mere catch-word and delusion. The
microscope shows that some diseases exist
like parasitic growths upon the globules
of the blood, and it is further known that
some subtle substances destroy or eSpel
them. These substances have been COM
bined to make Ayers Sarsaparilla, which
does efrectually expel the disorders that
breed and rankle in the blood to rot out
as it were the machinery of life.-Mercer
[Pa.l Whip.
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Sheriff Sale.

DY VIRTUE of an alias Fl Fa issued
ID from the Circuit Court of Washington
county, Tenn, at its August term 1870,
and to me directed, for the sum of 1902 -
principal interest and costs, in favor of j.
NJ. Kimberly and w. H. Moorehead, will
proceed to sell at the court house door in
the town of Jonesborough, for cash in hand
all the right, title, claim and interest that
John Cameron and Jordan Hardin, trad
ing under the name and style of Cameron
& Hardin, have in and to a certain lot in
Johnson City being part Of the lot No. l.,
in the plan of said town, containing n
acre more or less, levied on as the joint
property of Cameron 6 Hardin, to satisfy
the above Judgment and costs. This 9th
day of February. 1871.
d. NJ. TAYLOR. Deputy Sheriff.
7lfeb9w4pf Sc so
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-02-09

standard of the Republican party through
the terrible ~gubernatorial contest Of 1863.
The loyal people of Tennessee will re-
joice to hear of the appreciation of their
soldier-hero and patriot-statesman at the
national capital, which will surely be
evinced in electing him to the position to
which he aspires.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-02-09
THE JAPANESE.

IL JAPANESE.
The japanese Assistant Minister of FL
nance, and suit are in the city. They
visited the Capitol on Friday last and eli
cited a good deal of attention. They were
introduced to a large number of members
of Congress in the Speakers room. They
subsequently occupied seats in the Diplo-
matte Gallery of the House. and manifest
ed much interest in the proceedings. At
least so say the city newspapers, but they
probably had but little idea of the nature
of the business under discussion, and
doubtless thought it agrand show, gather
ed up for their especial benefit. They
are an odd looking set upon the whole !;
short of stature, small limbed, and ex-
tremely awkward in their movements
They are very much afraid of a horse,
and generally give him a wide berth if
they happen to meet one in the street.
They nave however, keen, intelligent eyes,
and the expression of their faces is not un-
pleasant.
The coming Carnival which takes place
on the oath and 25th inst, is the main
subject OF conversation among all classes
here. Extensive preparations are being
made and a grand time is anticipated. 1t
is to consist of a MASQUERADE Tournament,
military display, &C., &c.
The bill repeating the test oath which
was introduced by Senator Sawyer, last
session, has now passed both Houses of
Congress, and awaits the signature of the
President. This bill does not remove dis
abilities imposed by the 18th amendment,
but relieves the great mass of the South
ern people who are Ineligible on account
of some connection, more or less active.
with the late rebellion. The measure is
regarded by those who voted for it, as a
wise one, which will tend to quiet the dis
satisfaction and hostility to the Govern
ment now existing among the masses South.
1t is to be hoped their most sanguine ex-
pectations may be realized. w.
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1t is estimated that at least $4,000 90
have been sent out Of East Tennessee to
the Greenback ~swindling operations of
New York. Any body fool enough and
so dishonesty inclined as to be humbug-
ged by these scoundrels should lose his
money. The law of labor is inexorable.
The sweat of the brow and the work alone
insure honest living and independence.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-02-09

As we predicted, the provision market
has become quite active since the virtual
termination of European hostilities. Thou
sands of hungry mouths are now to be filed
in war cursed Europe. Farmers now is
the time to sell your produce.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-02-09

WANTED-AGENTS, $50 per day.
w to sell the celebrated HOME
SHUTTLE SEWING MACHINE. Has the
under.feed, makes the ''Iock-stich' (alike
on both sides,) and is fully licensed. The
best and cheapest family Sewing Ma
ceine in the market. Address, JOHNSON
CLARK d CO., Boston, Mass, Pittsburg,
Pa, Chicago, ILL.,, or st. Louis, Mo-. 4w
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SheriH's Sale.

BY VIRTUE of an alias Fl ia issued
from the Circuit Court of Washington
County, Tennessee, at its December term,
1871, and to me directed. for the sum of
S263 SO cents, in favor of l.. E. Reeves.
administrator of Jefferson Range, decd,
and against John Longmires, l will pro-
ceed to sell. at the Court House door. in
the town Of Jonesborough, on the 25th
day of February, 1871, all the right, title,
claim and interest, that the said John
Longmires has. in and to a certain tract or
parcel of land, situated in Washington
County, Tennessee, district No. z, adjoin-
ing the lands of William Garland, billiard
Love, and others, said to contain 154 acres,
more of less, until debt and costs are fully
paid. This 26th day of January. 1871.
s. L. GRIFFITH, Shift.
71feb2-Prs fee SIS.
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THE tea traffic over the Pacific Railroad
amounts to nearly 2,0Oo,O 900 pounds per
annum.
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j u r. u B e B A.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The President
will announce to Congress tomorrow that
he has signed the bill to repeal the test
oath.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-02-09
chattanooga Markets,
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY

ID. "A. ElLSON
CHATTANooGA. Ten. Feb. Q, 1871.
We have to notice a few changes in our
market, Wheat and corn are very active
at Quotations. and Butter very Dull.
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YNCRBU Ct, VA,
w wholesale Price G. urrent
CORRECTED BIT
LEE. TAYLOR & CO:

Wholesale and Retail Grocers, Commission Mer.
chants and Produce Brokers, No. II, Bride
Street, Lynchburg, Nirginin.
VA. Feb. z. 1877
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-02-09

THE E~piscopalians are erecting a beauti-
full church in Salt Lake City.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-02-09
Editorial Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, February G, 1871.

WAsHINGToN, February G, 1871.
HON. R. r. BUTLER.
The investigation Of the charges against
this gentleman by the Criminal Court of
the District of Columbia has resulted in
so complete a failure to establich anything
of a criminal nature against him as to as
tonish even his friends; not that he has
been proved innocent, but that SO grave a
charge should have been preferred against
a man in his position without even the
shadow of proof to sustain it. There
is considerable indignation express
ed by members of Congress and 9TH
ers against the parties who have been
instrumental in getting up these char
ges, and it is thought by many that
the affair will not be allowed to ter
inmate here, but on the contrary, will ne
cessitate a change in some Departments of
the Pension Bureaus and perhaps the re-
moval of the Commissioner himself. The
result on the whole, teaches us an impor-
tant lesson. that it would be we'll for our
readers to remember That we cannot be
too careful in drawing conclusions con-
corning charges against public men, until
after they have undergone the ordeal of a
legal investigation.
Congress is engaged in several impor-
tant measures for the benefit of soldiers
and their families which will undoubtedly
assume a definite form soon. On Friday
last Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, report
ed from the Committee on the Judiciary
a bill to divide the State of Tennessee in
to two Judicial districts, but the morning
hour having expired, the bill was with
drawn for the present. The bill does not
provide for the removal of the District
Attorney and Judge o in office, although
there was a strong suspicion on the part of
the Democracy that such was the design.
MINISTER TO ENGLAND.
1t is reported that a delay of some three
weeks in General Schenk's departure for
England is asked for by the English
Agents here, in order to get the acquies-
ence of Canada in a movement to restore
at once the license system to our fisher
men. This concession is undoubtedly
made in the hope that it may lead to such
amicable relations as will pave the way to
a peaceable settlement of the Alabama
question Immediately on Mr.. Schenk's ar
rival in England.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-02-09

Corn, Wheat and Oats, demand active.
Rye and Barley no sale. Flour. stock fair
prices firm. Bacon in fair demand with
hight stocks. Butter, very dull market
over-stocked. Green Apples, Onions. and
Irish Potatoes in good demand, if sound.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-02-09

THE prospects of the reelection of
President Jaurez, of Mexico, are fatteriDg.
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