Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-23

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lie said he thought he would be elected
more easily in November next than he was
in 1858, and beat Greeley by larger vote
than ne obtained over Seymour.
70 another friend he remarked that he
paid but little attention to the campaign;
that the election in November would go all
| right for him, and that his friends gave him
very favorable reports Of the progress Of the
contest. ssls,s. ~
"Gen. Porter told me this afternoon that
the President will probably remain about
three weeks longer at Long Branch, until
the repairs which the White House is now
undergoing, ere fully completed He viii,
in the meantime, attend tEo or three Cabi-
net meetings in Washington"
Wholesale Robbery I'm Peunsylvanta
Leading Radicals Implicated.
Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
New YoRK, Aug. 20.-The Sun prints
TO morrow an article extending over nine
columns, detailing the frauds in the Penn
sylvania Treasury Ring, of which Hart
ranft is chief. The article starts out by al
leging that Grant endeayored to induce
Forney to go for Buckalew, provided the
Democratic vote of the State could be as
sured to him. Forney declined this ar
rangelaent, wherenpon Cameron was in
structed to take care of Forney.
Cameron induced Tom Scott
to take him away, and the two
are OF for Texas, the understanding being
that the subordinate left in charge Of The
Press will make the paper sustain Hart
rant. The Sun, enlarging on this, proceeds
to show who the men are that Grant is 80
Norma 7 sv1No dot
ed history of the Evans warclaims swindles,
showing that seven hundred thousand dol
lars more was collected than has yet been
accounted for to the State Treasury; that
this efficiency was made with cats aud
dogs paid into the Treasury as cash, in
Guiding 100000 in Pennsylvania railroad
bonds, paid by Tom Scott; Bill Kimble's
note for 1000; Don CamerCn's note for
the same amount; and other cOntri-
bntions OF this nature. 1t Is shown that
Mickey was elected State Treasurer by the
Legislature of 1870 by the use of money,
SIC, 900 of which he borrowed from the
ring broker, Yorkes, giving him his note
for the amount, which note he subsequent
ly paid by Treasury draft against funds
deposited with Yorkes. This draft and Nc
Keys letter accompanying it are given in
facsimile, and also statement of AicKey's
accounts with Yorses, showing the pay
ment charged against the State funds. The
whole is fortified by Yorkes' affidavit.
Hartrsnft is charged with series of
swindles, which are proven in a similar
manner by exhibits of accounts, and
so forth. Hartranft's stock account
with Yorkes shows transactions
amounting to nearly a million dol
lars, with c'sh deposits for margins.
Yorkes swears that he was instructed to
use the State funds deposited with him for
that purpose. 1t is also shown that Yorkes
was employed to purchase State loans for
the Sinking Fund, which we're resold to the
Sinking Fund at profit, which was divid-
ed between Hartranft and Mickey. Hart
rant is also shown to have speculsted on
stocks on official informsion in his pos
session as Auditor General, and by means
OF trumped-up claims against corporations
existing under the laws of the State. His
relations with Calhoun, the defaulting Pen
sion Agent at Philadelphia, are also ventil-
ated, making altogether the most damaging
exposure ever produced against candidate.
1t is thought this publication will compel
Hartranft's retirement.
The ''SfraIght-Onts'' and the Grant
Men.
Special TO the Louisville Courier-Journal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-The re-elec-
tionists are making desperate efforts to give
Blanton Duncan's performance the SEM
blance of strength and responsibility. What
ever money can do will not be left undone,
and within q day or two it is stated fifty
thousand dollars from the special service
fund of the Treasury Department have
been deposited in q national bank Of this
city, subject to Duncan's order and credit.
1t is also said he has already begun drawing
his checks upon the deposit, and
viii be allowed unlimited dis
cretion in the disbursement of
the entire fund. The Grant Congressional
Committee are also distributing great num-
bers of Duncan's circulars throughout the
country, under the frank, of course, of Vari-
Gus Congressman. These State papers,
though dated at Louisville, are in reality
printed in this city aud held in custody by
Postmaster Edmunds, who illustrates the
civil service reform of this administration
by deserving his official position aud devot-
ing his whole time to the reelection of
Grant. BY this arrangement Judge Ed
munds gets bis salary as postmaster, while
mittee secures a sober man to attend to
their business, whether Chandler is therefor
| not.
A private letter from Georgia, received in
this city by member of the Libe: al Cam
paign Committee, states that the reports Of
some disaffection in that State are greatly
exaggerated. The third-party movement
receives no attention from the Democratic
masses, and is only encouraged by poll
ticians wholly without local influence in the
present juncture, whatever their prominence
may have been heretofore.
David Clark, of Hartford, has written
letter to a prominent gentleman of this city,
giving as his opinion that Connecticut will
be carried for Greeley by 10000 majority.
He says that the present Liberal gain from
the regular Republican organization by
actual count is about five thousand, which
ensures this majority as things now stand.
WEGT EENNESSER