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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15
CLEVELAND TENN. SEPTEMBER Is, 1876. T

| the late State RepuDllcan Con
vention Mr.. Yardley was opposed
to a nominate for Governor, and
aided in carrying the majority o.
delegates against the nomina
ton.
Mr.. Yardley's is a Democratic
move, TO swell the vote Of Tildel
and Hendricks.
We heartily endorse the action
of the Colored Mems Hayes and
Wheeler Club of Knoxville, in
condemning the action of w. +
Yardley. The colored citizens Of
this place will hold a meeting on
tomorrow night and give expires
sion Of their feelings Of w. +
Yardley as a candidate for Gov,
ernor. | was with Mr.. Yardley
Immediately after the adjourn
ment of our convention. He ex-
pressed himself as being pleased
with the doings of the convention
but was sorry thatI declined the
nomination for Elector for the
State t-Large. Mr.. Yardley
spoke in the convention as if he
was hurt because some Of his res
olutions or nominations were vo-
ted down, and attributed it to his
being a colored man, While | do
say that the Republican party
has not done its duty towards
the colored voters in full, | can
not become dissatisfied and sell
out to a party that has never done
anything for the negro.
The Republicans will not vote
for Mr.. Yardley, nor will the
Democrats vote for him.
No sooner had the convention
adjourned before Democratic pa
pers all over the State began to
light on Yardley to become a cad
didate.
The Shelbyville Commercial
contained the following immedi-
ately after the convention:
GAS the Radical convention
failed to put out a candidate for
Governor it leaves the field open
for some Of the party to take the
responsibility of running on his
own hook. We suggest that
Squire Yardley. of Knox, declare
himself a candidate and stump
the State. If the negroes desire
to test the honesty Of the white
Radicals, they now have the OPP
portnnity. Let the negroes bring
out Yardley and vote for him, and
they will then see whether their
white brothers are sincere in say
ing to them that they ought to
hold office, by their voting for
him or not voting for him."
1t is unwise for any one to take
counsel from his enemies. SO Mr..
Yardley will not, nor cannot be
endorsed by the voters Of Tennes-
see. Respectfully,
ABRAHAM SMITH.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15
COUNTERFEIT NOTES.
Banks Empowered to DefaCc
Them.

The Secretary of the Treasury
of the United States has issued a
circular to all the notional hanks
calling their attention to a recent
act Of Congress regulating ma
tional banks, and to the sections
which empowers them to cancel
all counterfeit notes presented to
them for deposit or otherwise.
The section Of the act of Con
gress which gives them this pow
er is thus worded, and will do
away with the claims of holders
that no officer has a right to de-
face property belonging to anoth-
er person.
SEC. 5. That all United States
officers charged with the receipt
of disbursement of public monies,
and all officers of national banks,
shall stamp or write in plain let
ters the word counterfeit" sal
tered" or worthless" apon all
fraudulent notes issued in the
form Of and intended to circulate
as money which shall be present
ed at their places Of business; and
if such officers shall wrongfully
stamp any genuine note Of the
United States or of the national
banks they shall, upon presenta-
ton, redeem such notes at the
face value thereof.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15
GRANT.
An Interview With the Presi-
dent at Long Branch.
What He Thinks of the CAM
paign and The Political
Situation.

New YORK, Sept. 4.-The Her
aid publishes a long interview
with President Grant, at Long
Branch, in which he expresses
himself very freely regarding the
political situation and prospects.
He thinks if the Republicans car
ry Indiana there will be scarcely
any contest at all, and he believ-
ed they would carry that State.
Regarding the withdrawal Of Mr..
Orth as a candidate for, Governor
under charges of corruption, he
President said he did not believe
that had injured
THE PROSPECTS OF THE PARTY
in Indiana. He spoke as though
he was far from convinced of the
truth Of the charges against Orth,
and contrasted the course of the
Republicans with that of the
Democrats. The former had shown
they would not run a candidate
who ever bears the semblance of
wrong. They had withdrawn a
Gubernatorial candidate charged
with having helped fraudulent
claims, but would the Democrats
withdraw their Presidential can
didate in the face Of the far more
serious charges made against him
REGARDING HIS INCOME TAX?
He thought it was a queer bust
ness, and wondered how he would
get out Of it. He believed the
Republicans would if they could
check Democratic intimidation at
the polls, and the negroes being
allowed to vote, have a good
chance Of carrying North Carroll
ma, West Virginia and Maryland.
He did not despair Of their carry
ing Louisiana and Florida also if
a fair election could be had, al
though he considered them more
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15
Prospects OfPeace.

The bloody and unequal strlle
which has ragged with such unpar-
alleled ferocity in and about the
confnes of SerVia seems to be as
far removed from a pacific settle
ment as ever. While the Turks
have not proclaimed themselves
victorS by any great and decisive
battle, they are $40 far masters OF
the situation that any further re-
sistance upon the SIDE of the Ser
vians must eventually lead to
scenes of massacre mlparalled In
the worlds history. The Turks
have proved themselve 5 a militia
ry power Of no mean ciliber, al
though they have dyed their col
Ors in the blood Of innocent wo-
men and children, Prince Milan
has placed his case In the hands
of the powers, while the Porte,
with a great measure of reason
and dignity, has demanded that
he shall address his demands for
peace directly 10 the Turkish
Government. 1t is very certain
that the Porte will not consent TO
withdraw from a certest prOmis-
ing every hope Of victory, and
qualification of religious malice,
without pretty round sum in the
way Of indemnity.
The latest dispatches announce |
the deposition of the Sultan Mu-
rad and the elevation of Abdul
Hamid to the throne. This event
which for some time past has
been anticipated, taken in con
nection with the rumoGed defeat |
of the Turks, will assuredly delay |
for time the chances of peace. |
The new Sultan is said to be a
young man of vigor, and it is not
exceedingly likely that he will
his accession by aban-
without very striking ad-
contest which in so
many ways has been to the ad-
vantage Of the Turkish arms.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15
George william Curtis On TIL
den

AT the Republican State Con
vention in New York, in Mr.. Cur
tis' speech presenting the name of
Evarts as a candidate for Govern
or, was the following passage on
Mr.. TildenI
But gentlemen, we stand in the
presence of cause, not of a per-
sonal character, but the cause of
our country, before which all per-
sonal favor disappears. Gap
plause. Upon this sacred arena
no private ambition, no personal
favor shall step with your permis-
sion. Our cause, as you know, is
the cause of freedom in its largest
sense. The cause in the old time
of free speech and free men is no
less now the cause Of free schools
and tree votes, (applause;) and in
the face of his cause, in this fear
full emergency, the Democratic
party claims it shall return to pow
er-the party which was the long
ally to slavery, and, to speak in
phrase Of political history, is re
sponSible Tor the war and for its
enormous losses Of blood and
treasure.
One hundred years ago, when
Israel Putnam, plowing in the
field, heard Of Concord and Lex
ington, he left his plow in the
mold, shouldered his musket, and
went to the defense of his coun-
try. When the flag Of the Union
was pulled down by the hand Of
slavery, Samuel j. Tilden, busy in
court with a case-probably the
Tere Haute railroad case (cheers
and laughter(-begged his friend
to wait until he could see that a
call for troops to save his nations
flag and honor was proper. You
remember Patrick Henry'S refer
ence to John Hook contractor,
who, while the army was suffer.
ing at Vally Forge, shoeless and
marching with bleeding feet cried
"Beef, beefyn When this country
trembled in the scales of being;
when every patriotic heart from
Maine to California was thrilled
with the duty it owed its country,
Samuel j. Tilden, in the interest
of his private success, would wait
till he saw that the call for troops
was proper. daughter and
cheeys.) This is the candidate
offered by the Democratic lead
to the people Of this country.
They offer you q candidate who,
until William M. Tweed was OK,
posed and the best men of his
own party rose against him, was
in constant communication with
Tweed,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15
VOLUME |. NO. 10.
Probable and Possible Figures.

bOspH NlDDc.I
Everybody admits that the
Presidential election this year is
likely to be very close, and there
is accordingly great deal of in
terest in the close and uncertain
States. There has been great
change since 1872, when Grant Sc
cured 800 out of 366 electoral
votes, carrying all the States but
Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland,
Missouri, Tennessee and Texas.
The change was greatest during
the first half of Grants second
term, and the States that went
Democratic in 1874 have an aggre-
gate of 252 electoral votes, while
those carried by the Republicans
have only ia. The Republicans
have recovered rapidly since, and
the States, with their electoral
votes, may now be classified as
follows, making liber allowances
for uncertainty:
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15
WASHINGTON.
Calling I'm of Registered and
COuIAOn Bonds.

The following bonds, under act
Of March 3d, 1865, dated Noyem-
ber 1st, 1865, have beep called,
aud interest ceases December 9th
1876: Coupon bonds; $50, No. 551
to No. 300 both inclusive; 81,
600, No, 14,55l to No. 26,000 both
inclusive-total coupon bonds,
$7,000,000. Registered bonds.
500, No. POI to No. $50 both in
elusive; 5000 No. S01 to No. 1850
both inclusive; 81 900, No sol to
No. /, ,101 to No. 1850 both inclu-
sive; $4,000, No. !, ISL to No 2,100
both incluaiye-total registered
bonds, $3,OO0,O0Q, Aggregate,
$l0,000,O0O.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15

The Secretary of Treasury,
speaking Of the public debt, says
the results Of the present year are
very gratifying when the dimin
ished receipts from customs and
other sources are taken into con-
sideration, and, having reduced
the debt last year $29,0O0,00O, if
we continue as we have done so
far there is reason to believe We
will reduce il $5S,000,0OO in the
present year.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15

TOTAL ......lJJl loial' 'lou Iotal. 'lz'
Now bringing in the factor of
probability, suppose we add from
the list of uncertain, Connecticut,
Florida, Nevada, New Jersey and
West Virginia, with their 27 elec-
torial votes, to the Democratic
column, making the total 1873; and
add California, Mississippi, New
Hampshire, Ohio and Oregon,
with their A votes, to the Repub-
lican column, making 1s9 in all.
We shall then leave as uncertain
only Colorado, Indiana and New
York, with 50 votes. The whole
number, with Colorado as a State.
is 369, and a majority is 1856. Ac-
cording to this calculation Colora-
do alone added to the Republican
side will give it the election. At
the territorial election OIL 1874 the
Democrats carried Colorado, but
it had previously been Republi-
can. If California, Mississippi
and Oregon should have to be
carried to the other side, It would
raise the Democratic total to $50,
and reduce the Republican to 166.
Keeping California and Oregon
on the Republican side, and al
lowing the Democrats Mississippi,
would make it 141 to 175. Taking
this latter as a fair circulation, as
suming that Ohio is to be carried
by the Republicans, and granting
that the Democrats will secure
Colorado and Indiana, it stands
175 to 159. In this case, and in
any probable arrangement of the
smaller uncertain States, 1t will
be seen that New York cast the
decisive vote. Reconstructing
our table according to what ap-
pears to us to be the closest calcu-
1ation of probabilities, and leav-
ing only New York as the absO-
lutely uncertain and decisive
State, and it will stand thus:
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15
What IL Prominent COlOred
Man In Nashville says OF Yard
ley.
NASHVILLE, Sept, 6, 1916.
To the Editor of the Chronicle;

TO the Editor Of the Chronicle;
The colored citizens of this part
of the country, / mean a greater por-
ton of Middle Tennessee, are DISCUS
ted with the imprudent and un-
wise course Of W, +. Yardley in
announcing himself as an Snde-
pendent candidate for Governor,
depending on receiving the col
ored vote entire. If Squire
Yardley has sold out to the Dem,
ocrats, and is now trying to sell
out his race, he will fail com
pletely in this move. We are
sorry to see Mr.. Yardley take
counsel from his enemies, The
eolored voters of this part of the
country will not, under any cir
cumstances, vote for Yardley,
simply becausc he is a coIorcd man, In
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15

The New York Herald thinks, as
a political harangue, He!.dricks'
Shelbyville speech is able and eff
fective, but it lacks the states
manship the country had right
to expect from source so emf
pent
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15

The Democrats are preparing
for defeat in Indiana by charging
the Republicans with importing
voters. Twas ever thus" they
must apologize in some way for
Republican victories, and it tmight
as well be by talk of colonization
as any.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15

Mamma (who has been quietly
watching certain surreptitious
proceedings): "Willy, who helped
you to that cakel" Willy (prompt-
ly): "Hebben, mamma" MAN
ma, sternly): "Sh-sh-sh, you
naughty boy, how dare you tell
such stories z" Willy: "Taint my
fault its a tory, ma. Didn't pa
tell beggerman zat hebben help
ed chose zat helped themselves"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15

While this would give The eIec.
ton to the party which carried
New York, it would give the Re
publicaps a decided advantage,
since; if they lose New York, the
gain of any other State without a
corresponding loss, or gain of two
more votes than were lost among
the smaller uncertain States,
would still give them the cleo
ton, while if the Democrats were
to lose New York they could
hardly hope to make up the loss.
We cannot see where the neoes-
sary votes would come from.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15

Jonathan Norcross, Republican
candidate for Governor of Geor-
gia, attempted to address the
people of Augusta last week, but
when he began to tell the Dem
ocratS Of their misdeeds, they be-
came so disorderly that he was
compelled to cease speaking.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15
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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15

The Weston (W. Va } Democrat,
hitherto advocating the election
OF Tilden, came out for Hayea d,
Wheeler Monday.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15
TERMS $500 A YEAR.
The Tidal WAVE.

The Republicans of Vermont
increased their majority ten thou
sand last week. That shows
which way the wind is blowing.
"Bring iii another horsep
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15

The white Democrats in Brad
ley strongly condemn the course
OF the knoxville Democrats in
running a negro for Governor.
However. the Knoxville chaps
claim that Yardley is the strong
est Of the three.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15

A messenger in the Treasury
Department sent q dollar to a
Chicago firm who advertised a
method Of writing without pen
and ink, In q few days the answer
came; "Write with q pencil"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15

Attorney General Taft has is
sued o. circular to the United
States Marshals over the country
to protect the ballot box. There
fore the Democrats tremble for
the. result-fair election.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15

A farmer the other day wrote
to New York merchant, asking
how the farmers son was getting
along and where he slept nights.
The merchant replied: Gle sleeps
in the store in the day time. |
don't know where he sleeps
niobtS.r
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15

The Democrats Of Massachusetts
not having a man of their own,
have nominated that old chronic
grumble Of Republican, Chas.
i. Adams, for Governor.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15

The Governor Of Minnesota has
issued proclamation in regard
to the continued and increasing
ravages Of the locusts or grass,
hoppers. When Governor Nc
Creary completes his canvass for
Tilden he should issue bull
against the desperate ravages Of
the fall crop of mosquitoes.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15

The Republicans of Whining
ton, Delaware, yesterday elected
nine OF the eleven councilmen M
the city election.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15

There has been heavy frosts
throughout the State Of Pennsyl-
vania. The Southern people are
sleeping from under the blanket.
Unt
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15

A characteristic anecdote of
Governor Hayes is told by a
Cleveland correspondent OF the
Providence journal. Just after
his election as Governor the last
time, he happened to be in Cleye-
land on business. He dined with
a few friends, and afterward they
aud others Joined in his room for
general con gratulation. One Of
The party called for champagne,
in spite of the Governors request
to the contrary, and il was brought
on. When it was offered to the
Governor, he declined quietly,
saying it was against his pripci-
pies to take any liquor at all,
and especially under the present
circumstances, and added: Gen
tlemen, | consider my election to
the Governorship worthy of a
better celebration. ! think it
would be better for us all, instead
ofrestoring to this kind of conviv-
iality, rather to consider what du-
ties and responsibilities such an
Office enjoins upon mo"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-15
GOV. HENDRICKS SALARY
GRAB.

His Salary Increased From
SO, 900 10 $4,000 After his EIec-
tiOn, and the Salary OfIIis Sue
cessOr Red uCed by the Demo-
crats-He Took the Money.
The New York herald., 1876-07-31

pany made In tho course OF this two Of them
were found and killed; twenty-sevcn others were cap
turcd put undcr heavy guard, and after being kept
SO nearly two hours, during which the search iof
others was continued private houses broken into
aud private property carried OF destroyed CON-
suaton as 10 the proper disposition be made OF the
prisoners was had various suggestions were made in
the presence OF the prisoners and II finally agreed
that General Butler should be applied Tor instruc-
tons. An armed detail left tho scene, and after IN
absence OF a lew moments returned aud calling out
ve oil the prisoners Individually and successvely shot
three OF them TO death and left Tho NTH
man who called out succeeded in ciectug hl
escape before reaching the place OF execution
in which all the prisoners wcro placed but received
severe gunshot wound in the knee The OF the
prisoners were then required hold their right
hands and swear that they would bear arms
again against the whites nor bear testimony refer
ence TO TINS transaction before any They wers
then ordered march of by twos the right aud So
free; but they marched oil they were fired into In
discriminatory by the crowd. In this hight some
the freed prisoners were wounded The party thei
dispersed and left the town. When the bodies Of tn
murdered men were examined by daylight by some
citizens oil the place 1t was found that the tongu
OF them had been cut off, and that another whit
had not killed instantly, but had lived for a0ou
three after daylight had been cut In the hip
a ghastly wound inflicted with what appeared 10 hav,
been These statements are based upon tho 70
suits OF judicial investigation.
The document declares that such occurrences have
their origin a settled and wedehned purpose
influence aud control political eectona While admit
ting that many citizens OF the SOUTH holding political
views their own deprecate such deeds, the
signers OF the paper forced TO believe that tht
Hamburg massacre was mot only an assault up01
their right their privilege rs part OF the
arms population OF the country bnt part off
deliberate plan arranged and determined upon by u
least the members OF that party who not only continue
positive Quantity IN its ranks, but who control the
organization"
In conclusion, tho paper rectcs tho peaceable, do
ce law -abd ng character Of the negroes their
emancipation, and appeals TO the people of the United
States p the name OF justice and humanity, In the
of peace ana order, the name OF Christianity
and the OF civilization TO vlndcae the honor OF
the American name by insisting that the humblest
citizen OF this Republic shall he made secure in his
constitutional guarantee OF security Tor his liie his
liberty and his property
The citizens OF that State the Governor OF II and tho
President of the United States each appealed
in their respective powers and in.
ucnce prevent the repetition OF such
and TO punish the perpct tralors OF the present
Sixty signatures are appended to the appeal