Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-08


law. Every applicant for registration is re-
qured to make oath to his status, as well as
those who are known to be voters as those
Wao are not.
1t is reported that VIM. Fuller Duncan
refuses to run for the Mayoralty, and that
Abraham r.. Lawrence will probably be
nominated / y TsmmaDy. The commit ee
- Nomination held a session to-day, amp
will meet the Liberal committee to-mor-
r)w, when the combined nominations for
the various city officers viii be arranged.
An Ominous Collapse.
During the Grant and Wilson ratitiea-
ton meeting, corner Division and Bedford
avenues, Brooklyn, tonight, a platform fell
precipitating all the persons thereon, in
cludDg the speakers, to the ground.
Election Exodus from Washington.
WASHINGTON, Oct. IA number Of
chiefs Of bureaus and heads Of divisions,
and nearly all the clerks in the departments
who still hold their residences in the States
Ia which elections occur to morrow, LETT
here for the purpose of voting. The elec-
ton excitement is on the increase, and con-
iderable money has been staked on the re-
suits.
Good News from ArB ansaS.
LITTLE Rock, Oct. 1.-THE State ticket
recently placed in the field by the Liberal
Republicans is the all-absorbing theme.
There are rumors that Mr.. Brooks, the re-
form candidate, intends to Withdraw from
the contest and leave the field to the Liberal
and Grant ticket. The former is generally
accepted by the Democrats and Liberal Re-
publicans. aae
Closing Night at Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. THE campaign
for the election closes tonight with large
meetings of both parties. Ex-senator
Hendricks, Hon. Joseph E. Mcdonald and
Hon. j. Q Robinson, of Illinois, spoke at
the Democratic meeting. Senator Morton,
Congressman Coburn, Hon. a. q. Porter
and others at the Republican meeting.
The campaign has been hotly contested
throughout. Both parties are sanguine.
wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. THE Liber-
ais and Democrats gave Senator Schurz
very enthusiastic welcome to his old home
to-day, and tonight torchlight procession
of 5000 torches paraded the streets, the
largest ever seen in this city. The Senator
addressed large meeting at the Academy
of Music this PM, and tonight speaks in
German to an immense crowd of his coun-
trymen on Market Square, which is dense
" packed. & number of business blocks
are Illuminated, and the st. Charles Hotel,
German, presents beautiful appearance.
Pennsylvania.
New 7 DIRK, Oct. 4.-John Morrissey has
returned from Philadelphia, and offers to
bet even that Hartranft's majority in that
city viii not exceed 1000.
An evening paper announces that two
men, holding administration sinecures In
this city, named Heckler and Gibbons, have
received 5000 apiece for the purpose Of
transporting repeaters to Philadelphia with
a view of aiding the election OF Hartrantt.
Two hundred of these men are TO be used.
They are to take different routes. Some
are TO 90 by way Of Allentown. The rutf-
ans selected for the outrage are mostly
thieves, but among them are several fore
men of laborers. Their field of operations
will be in the upper wards Of Philadelphia.
The two agents of the administration in
this characteristic iniquity are appointees
of Cameron.
Special to the Louisville Courier-J ournal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-Well informed
politicians, just arrived from Philadelphia,
report that Messrs. Forney, Mcclure and
Curtin are all perfectly confident of BUcka-
lewis triumphant cleo ion. These gentle
men claim 10000 for Buckalew outside OF
the city of Philadelphia. In that city there
are thousands of respectable Republicans
who viii vote for Buckalew, and these
changes viii counterbalance most Of the
frauds. Gov. Curtin's reception Saturday
4 Ia will
main in Philadelphia till after the election.
The Repeating System,
There is such intense anxiety and dread
in Administration circles that the Chronicle
o-day controlled by Senator Harlan, con-
tends for the rights of the Government
clerks to vote in this city at the election
next Tuesday, and in the States in Novem-
Der. Some Of these clerks are afraid to re-
peat.
Miss Surratt and President Johnson,
The recent statement, attributed to ex-
President Andrew johnson, to the effect
that he had never refused an interview to
Miss Surratt on the day she went to the
Presidents house to intercede for the life
of her mother, but that she had been re-
pulsed by bis Secretary, Col. Muzzy, on his
! own responsibility, and that he (the Presi-
deut) did rot know Of Miss Surratts ap-
plieatiol for an interVlSw, is not only
fatty contIadicted by Muzzy, who states
| that he SO acted under the express orders OF
the ex-President, out is also pronounced
entirely untrue by prominent citizens of
Washington city. These gentlemen state
| that, or the day of the execution, they
were informed by Mrs. Williams, for
mer wife Of Senator Douglas, that she had
| that very day witnessed g dreadful scene
at the White House; that she had gone
| there OF another matter. There, at the foot
Of the steps, Miss Surratt threw herself at
| Ter feet and with tears implored her inter-
| cession with the President for an interview.
| Mrs. Williams went back to the President
and begged him to grant an interview to
Miss Surratt, and to spare her mothers life.
The President refused both requests, stating
| that the mater was finally settled and
could not be reopsned. Mrs. Willnms
said that on repeating this to Miss. Surratt
] her shreks could have been heard several
| squares off. In a recent conversation on
! the subject here, tie ex-President stated
that the part Of the record where the court
recommended Mrs. Sarratt to mercy had
been fraudently torn out aud kept from his
! knowledge, aud minated that had he seen
| il Mrs. Surratt's sentence would have been
c1mmuted to imprisonment.
| Postal SWIndies.
| Another rascality of Chorpenning Cres-
wells regime has come to light, in refer
! ence 10 the mail service Of Marshall county,
Ala. Hines (Republican) offered to carry
the mail for $4,000, and Judge Lusk (an-
other Republican, for $4,000. Hines Of
| fered Lusk $1,000 TO withdraw his bid,
which Lusk refused. ThereupoL Choir
penning Creswen, to obige carpetbag Sen
ator Spencer, the friend Of Lusk, stopped
the mail service, and Marshall county only
gets a weekly mail by horse. There are
other villainies Illustrating the straw bid
practice of the Postofiice Department
| which will speedily be ventilated.
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