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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-25
"Tktngs the People Would
Like to Know.
Knoxville Chronicle /

hnONVllle OnrOnlcle.J
According to the Comptroller's
report submitted to the last Leg
islature the taxable property list
ed for taxation in the State
amounted to $289,433,565. At the
rate of forty cents on each hun
dred dollars the>revenue on that
amount would~reach the sum Of
$1,16S,134. In addition to this,
estimating from the same report
alluded to above, the tax on priv
leges, on railroads, on dogs on
penitentiary lease, on litigation,
&C., ought to yield in round mum
hers, say $550,00G. In a card pub
lished in the Nashville American
few days ago, Treasurer Nor
row fixes the annual current ex-
penses of the State Government
at $4,000. The annual gross rev
enue going into the State Treas
ury according to the above figures
would aggregate 81, ,70S,134 or ST.
13S,l34 per annum in excess Of
the current expenses. Now the
people would like to know what
becomes of the latter amount.
The interest on the State debt
goes unpaid and the principal is
constantly increasing. The peo-
pie are paying more than
double the amount necessary to
meet the current expenses of the
State, and yet their indebtedness
continues on tho increase. Does
it cost the difference in the gross
revenue and the current expen-
ses of the State to collect the tax
es? If not what becomes of the
balance in excess? 1t is barely
possible that this can all be ex-
planned, but we think not. Ger
tainly the people have right to
know how it is. We trust the
Democratic newspapers in the
State, and the Democratic stump
speakers, will devote some little
attention to this matter during
the campaign"
Comment on the above is un-
necessary. And yet the De-
mocracy have placed before the
people the same man to govern
our State who has failed to ad-
vance any ideas, to outline any
plan for our relief. The Rings
that are fleeing us Of our taxes
are to continue in power.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-25
The Latest wonder OF Tcte-
graphy.

The readers of the Boston Trav.
cler have been made> acquainted
with the wonderful inventions OF
Prof. Bell, by which musical and
vocal sounds can be and have
been sent over the electric wires:
but few if any are aware Of the
wonderful results which are sure
TO follow these improvements in
telegraphy. A few nights ago
Prof. Bell was in New York, and
commenced experimenting with
one of his inventions pertaining
to the transmission of musical
sounds. He made use of his pho
netic organ, and played the tune
of america" and asked the OPP
orator in New York what he
heard.
81 hear the tune Of "America,' y
replied New York; "glve us an,
other"
Prof. Bell then played Aud
Lang Syne,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-25
TURKISH CRUELTY.
F0rty-Six Thousand People
Cruelty Massacrcd by the
Turkish Soldiers.

A New York Times correspon.
dent writes this of the state of af.
fairs growing out of the war in
Europe 80
"Desplte the assurances Of the
British premier, supported by the
official reports of the British con-
sular agents, the sufferings of
this poor people are most terrible
and the atrocities perpetrated
by the regular and irregular Tur-
kish soldiery are unparalleled in
the history Of modern times. |
have been at some trouble to as
certain the truth in this matter,
and believe the statement to be
not exaggerated that $4,000 hu-
man beings Of all ages and both
sexes have been massacred in the
provinces Of Bulgaria, Macedonia
and Epirus since the 1st of Janu-
ary, 1876. Orders have been re-
ceived from Constantinople to
search out and punish the authors
of these wholesale murders, but it
is difficult to do either when so
many of every rank are implica-
ted. Here, as elsewhere in the
provinces, the Porte. although
animated with excellent inten-
tions, is powerless to protect the
rajahs, to whom not even table
knives are permitted for their
own defense. Orders came from
the minister of war to seize all
arms and upon this pretext the
Tartars and Garcassians contiscate
every description of property
which comes to hand. At Plevno
were found thirty-fve old guns,
pieces of rusty iron, valuable, per-
haps, to the curiosity dealer but
more than dangerous to their own
ers as weapons of offense; there
were no cartridges, nothing, in
deed, to indicate that they lad
been used for a century; but
their proprietors were carried be-
fore the local governor, and when
they were released they returned
to find their wives and daughters
in the slave market, the adjoin-
ing Turkish villages and Plevno a
heap of smoldering ashes. So it
is all over the country; every
where a history of rape and mas
sacre, but everywhere unresisted
and unavenged. At YamboH, a
fine town on the river Tondja,
the kaimacam demanded the sur
render of every species of wea-
pom in the possession of the in
habitants. These declined, and
attacked the escort, which they
drove away in disorder. On the
following day back came kama
cam, but this time he had with
him two battalions of redifs and
section of artillery. The fight
lasted six hours; men, women,
and children took part in the al
fray, but at last, undisciplined,
unorganized valor yielded, and
the entire population fled to the
Belkans, leaving behind them
homes and property. The Chris
tians of the Sanjak of Belovar
were ordered by their Governor,
one Hassan Pasha, to pay over
million Of piasters within four
and twenty hours. But they had
already been drained Of every
thing, and they humbly represen-
ted their utter inability to obey,
whereupon the troops marched
into the villages and con6scated,
in the name Of the government,
every sheep, COW and horse on
which they could lay hands. But
/ could multiply by hundreds,
well authenticated instances of
atrocities which cry aloud to heay.
en- for vengeance, and at whose
details the heart sickens with
horror"
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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-25

lfanybody doubts that England
has a claim to be still called the
slight little isle," he will find on
consulting the documents that
three hundred thousand English.
men we're arrested for drunken.
ness last year,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-25

The only quotation which seems
to be thoroughly understood by a
straw.cutter, is That which says:
"All flesh is grass" This leads the
cutter into frequent errors, and
it is an unpleasant companion for
small children.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-25

A frontierman suggests the fol-
lowing plan for clearing out the
"Injuns," He says ''If | wuz the
government Z buy lots of barrels
Of whisky, and lots O. big knives,
and I'd put 'em out somewhar in
the West, an invite every devil
ish redskin in the hull land to
what they call a conference. At
ter they'd got thar I'd knock in
the head O. the barrels, and scat
tel the knives all around loose, SO
they'd be handy. Then I'd go
away and leave the Injuns to
themselves. OF before sundown
thar wouldn't be more than one
redskin left, and then I'd go and
knock his brains out afore he
could do any more damage. That
sir's, the only reel way to settle
the lnjun question. I've been
among 'em; am | know. Plenty
of whisky am long knives'll fix
.em out, an nothing else will.n
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-25
CLEVELAND, TENN, AUGUST 25, 1876.

NV bringin about Reform, and NV
fightin corrupshen in government
tai matters.
PETROLEUM Y. Massey,
(Wich wants to be Postmaster.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-25

A Western tailor advertised:
"Wanted--two or three girls to
put on pants" DR.. Mary Walker
called next morning and said:
"Now bring on your pants and
don't look" The tailor explained,
she left with sorrowful air, vow.
ing that she would send him n
grammar as soon rs sho got
home,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-25

"Are you lost, my little fellow"
asked a gentle of a four-year.old
on Main street Saturday, "No,"
he sobbed in reply, "b.but m-my
mother is."
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-25

A Manitoban paper brings the
interesting intelligence that Sit.
ting Bull Is not an Indian, but an
Englishman. We have already
learned that he was educated by
a Frenchman. Also that he was
q West Point cadet.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-25
The Custer Massacre.

LAWRENCE, Ks, Aug. 14.-The
Journal, tomorrow, publishes an
account of the Custer battle as re-
ported by Agent Miles to Super
intendent Nichols. 1t is strictly
the Indian version of the story,
and agrees in important particu-
lars with that Of the military. The
Indians are said to have had forty
men to Clusters one.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-25
THE WEEKLY HERALD.
RATES OF ADVERTISING

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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-25
NASBY.

Mr. Nasty waits for the Let
ters OfTiiden and Hendricks
He BECOMES a Burden 10
BasCOm-His Final HnstruC-
tIOns.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-20

life shall be assumed by hands which are
now weak and infantile. Through all our
homes must the influence and power Of the
Christ-child prevail IL the days to come
shall be better than these and fuller Of the
truth aud life of God.
And as fathers and mothers call the roll
of their children, and look into their eager
and expectant faces, on the day which com
memorates Gods greatest gift TO our world
and which is celebrated 10y myriads Of lesser
gifts from fathers to their children, all
through the homes Of earth, it would be well
if they should place their large hands, brown
and hard with toll, into the small hands,
still soft and clean, aud declare that no true
hope which shone in those young faces
should be disappointed, which hung upon
them to realize that these hostages which
God had given them should keep them true
to the laws Of purity, honor, love and right
eousncss. Then might the Child-Christ GO
round through our homes and leave them all
His blessing AMI with good hope wish them
all, 4 MERRiE CnRIsrMAs.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-20
Political Joiiings.


THE New York Sun is amusing itself by
constructing a cabinet for President Hayes.
GovERNon TnDrN is represented as not
relying upon the Oregon vote to establish
his claim to the Presidency.
TnE New York Tribune says that Gov
ernor Hayes will be the next President, and
there won't be any bloodshed either.
A VIGOROUS attempt is making by the
democrats to induce Republicans TO make
public protest in favor of Tilden. The Re.
publicans don't seem to see it.
As far as heard from, Peter Cooper has
received seventy-one thousand four hundred
aud fifty votes. His banner state was Iii.
nois, where his vote was seventeen thousand
one hundred and nine
MORNING. so shameless and brazon and
disgraceiul in all history as this mean, petty,
contemplate screwing and pinching and
dickering for one more vote 10y honest
Samuel j. Tilden.-- ohio State Journal
KELLY and Bliss and johnson, pool-room
proprietors in New York, held meetings of
the ticket-holders on the Presidential cleo.
ton, last week, and decided to refund the
money put up. There was great excitement.
GovERNoR HAYES, it is stated, is satisfied
from letters he is daily receiving from south.
ern democrats that they are willing and
anxious to assist him in his efforts to restore
peace aud harmony in the South, and that
they will cooperate with him.
lr is said that the South Carolina demo-
Gratis had confidently counted upon electing
NJ. c. Butler, the hero of the Hamburg mas
sacre, TO the United States Senate. The
election OF Corbin, who is said to be a
worthy man, under such circumstances is a
matter of national as well as party graft
cation.
The New York Herald says that Governor
Hayes will, in all human probability be our
next President, and predicts that the demo
Gratis will submit. The Herdd also takes
occasion to remark that Governor Hayes i.
a very good sort of a man, and that the PEG
pie as whole will rather like him than
otherwise.
THE democratic Senators do not seem tc
have much confidence in the judgment Of
the man whom they have endeavored tC
elect as President of the Senate for the mex
four years. lie wrote a letter arguing thai
the " twenty-second joint rule is in force
and the next day his party friends in tn,
Senate voted nearly three to one to sustain
the ruling of the President of that body, tina
it is not in force.
There are some representative democrat
in the South who boldly avow and defenC
intimidation. Robert Toombs says the cleo
ton in Georgia in 1875 was carried " by in
timidation aud bribery of the black vote
81 helped to do il" he adds al will bu,
them as long as the Republicans put beasts
to 60 to the ballot-box. We carried then
with us by bribery and intimidation. | adj
vised it and paid my money for it." Frank
TO say the least
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-20
Barre Academy.


10 the ola Students and Frien5s M n,.p.
academy At the annual meeting of tho a.
ciated Alumni, held June IN. 1870 II vos ,,,,i
that the alumni Of the academy eneoso a. 49,
among the old students and friend. Of Tho i,s,,n.
ton fund. the income of which should ho 40
voted to the maintenance Of one ar mora i,y,.,..
tors In one Of the established conrsos az s,ud,
committee cunsistinp Of / II Richardson n
Jackson NJ H. and C. A Smith r., 900,
raised to take measures for securinc ,lds f,nd !,
has been Thought bv the committee II, ,io,,1,,i
fact that this year witnesse. tho close ~ ,ho A.,
quarter of a century Of the Aeadeuy,s o,,s,a,'.,
and Of DR. Spauldino's connec,io, ,,i,,, 4, a.t.
cipal that this fund should he rco,,doJ n.
memorial fund. and at the suooe.tlon of ,,,,,,,t
nent alumnus they decided IN name 4, ,,e s,,,,tl
ing Memorial Fund We desire Tho co.oro,,,,,,,
Of every lovai son and daughter n tho old ,,,d.
envy in this work. What we ask IL IN ba,,,
constant and urgent necess,,y roiio,od o,.l
honor one who has made tbis ins,i,n,i,, h,,i.
honorable and useful. and eyercj.ed n no,ent la
fluence ON the education Of our stato for ne,l,
forty years. We venture 10 affirm tho, ma o,h,,
institution In New England has accommodated -,
much. upon such an inadoouate financial ha.i.
For ycar- it. only resource has been buttons and
yet with this fun sunnort DIR Srauidiog L.,.
been able To organize and graduate clas.e. IN,
two complete course. Of three years duration
each. The same Amount Of work which b.,-
been accomplished hv these tearber. Ina. g..
qulrcd fyeand seven In neiehloripr schools u.,
labors which tie teachers Of barre Academy ha,,
to perform are great and they rrow more bntd,t,.
some M the standards for admission To our eel.
ieges are raised In order To keen mace with oth,r
schools u the same grade. and meet the incrcn. .a
demands Of the college. one wear Inns teen added
10 the COURSES If study. making them fonr instead
OF three ycar-. Ihi- change obviously imt,,.,-
still heavier bntdens unon the teachers II ain
be seen that barre Academy cannot meet tb
present demands upop her syithout an additi,u Ia
her corps Of Instructors aud ,ha, addition cannot
be- made Without money
We do not feel that ho.itancy which we .lsri,l
feel II We had been constantly calling for h.l,
No aid has heretofore been asked Of old student.
and friends. aud We believe that this call will n.f
be unheeded There are througbont the l.t,.fi.
and breadth of our country. men and wou,e,. o.
/ ing different stations In life many of ubnfn has.
risen 10 positiop. of honnr and tru.t ID, b,,, l..
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-20
JosErH ANDREW, Committee of
j. NJ. PiNKERrON, First
l.. J.. TAYLOR. J Mortgage Bonds

NORrHrlELD A dividend of four per cent upou
the capital stock of the Mortified National Bank
has been declared, pay able January "a, iS77....
The establishment of the Vermont Manuiactur-
ing Company at Nortlfed devoted to the max
ing OF chairs was totally destroyed by fire on
Thursday night last, together with it, contents
The shop had ON the saturday previous shut
down, for the season No sign Of fire was dk-
covered by persons who were in the vicinity ol
the building about hal-past nine o'clock, but by
five minutes of ten the alarm was given The
building was one formerly used in connection
with the Central Vermont railroad shops. BY the
untiring efforts of the fire companies, the flames
were prevented from consuming the freight de-
pot near by The loss Is estimated at twenty-five
thousand dollars, with m insurance Of only seven
thousand dollars on stock and building. When
in running order the shop gave employment Ia
from twenty to sixty men. This is the third fire
which has occurred in Mortified during the year,
making quite an aggregate loss for u town Of its
size The cause Of the fire is unknown, but it is
not supposed TO be the work Of an incendary
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-20

TuE DEMocRATIC PRoGRAMME.-Th
Union is the title of new daily paper
started expressly to represent democratic
principles at the seat of the national govern
ment Montgomery Blair is editor. In its
issue of Monday of last week, the Union
announces the following programme "On
the 18th of March, having taken the oath of
Office which is all the inauguration the con-
stitution requires, that instrument being
silent as to the use of troops on that occa-
sion, Mr.. Tilden win be President, and his
proclamation as such will be respected and
obeyed in all the states of the Union. lie
will be the commander-in-chief of the army
and navy, and resistance or disobedence to
his lawful order will be punishable as a
crime" We are OF the opinion that it will
be deemed wise by the democratic managers
at the capital to make change in that pro
gramme before the ith of March.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-20
A Ray Of Light.

At last hopeful move seems to have been
made in Congress, in reference to the Presi-
dental muddle, in spite of all the partisan in
trigue and buster which rules the hour We
refer TO the action Of the House on Thursday
last, in the adoption of a resolution reported
by the judiciary committee, taking preimin-
AIRY steps for an equitable adjustment of the
Presidential question. The resolution pro-
vdes for a committee of seven members TO
act in conjunction with any similar commit
tee that may be appointed by the Senate, to
prepare aud report without delay such
measure, either legislative or constitutional,
as may be the best calculated to accomplish
the desired end of determining questions
with regard to the legality and validity Of
the election returns. The action of the
House in adopting this was notified to the
Senate Friday and Mr.. Edmunds promptly
offered a resolution for the appointment of
committee on the part of the Senate. I'm
der the rules this was laid over 1t will be
taken up and passed, no doubt by unani-
inpuS NOits nus llif wv llpuHts Will ut
brought together by committees charged
with the duty of examining all the grounds
Of controversy, and arranging, if possible,
settlement upon which both can agree.
1t is Of the highest importance that the
members of these committees shall represent
the moderate and conservative sentiment of
both parties, and that bitter partisans shall
have no place upon them. Sensible men in
both Houses begin to see how profitess and
even dangerous is continuous partisan dis
eussion, and they will be strongly disposed
to support any recommendation of the com
mittee which will tend to allay the popular
excitement and bring about speedy and
fair adjustment of the troublesome questions
growing out Of the disputed election.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-20
The Telegraph Question.

President Orton, Of the Western Union Tel
cgraph Co., has very properly, as we think, de
clined to obey the demand Of the democratic
congressional committee at New Orleans for
copies Of the kilograms sent thithcr during
the campaign by Secretary Chandler and
others in the interest of the Republicans.
That is, he refuses TO do so until Congress
has fairly settled the very grave question
involved in such a demand. While we have
no reason to fear the result of granting all
that the committee demand IN this behalf,
provided those from the democratic side are
given also nevertheless upon general princi-
pies we firmly believe that the telegraph
records ought to be held "a sacred aud in
violate as the mails. Mr.. Orion remarks
very justly that " both parties have the same
interest in publishing to the world the
secrets Of the telegraph Office, or Of prevent
lug such publicity" lie might have added
that the question is one in which the people
are vitality interested also. Every merchant,
banker, or broker, as well as every person
using the telegraph TO communicate about
his private affairs, assumes that a telegram
is as free from exposure as letter. If the
democratic theory OF the responsibility of
telegraph companies be the correct one,
good many people will be likely TO be very
guarded about what they send over the wires.
In respect to the specific object Of the
Washington correspondent says;
" Secretary Chandler laughs at the idea that
the democrats can make anything out of his
kilograms as chairman of the Republican
committee lie says he has not the slight
est objection 10 an examination Of every one
of them. lie has always regarded the tele-
graph as nm affair that no prudent man
would commit secret to. A dispatch, he
says, is no more private than a postal card.
Operators may read it in transit, and persons
not in the employ Of the telegraph company
may listen to the click of the instruments,
and, knowing the telegraphic language, may
get possession Of messages. lie was careful
during the whole Of the campaign to trust
nothing to the wires which he was not will
ing the democrats should see, knowing that
they would probably steal his dispatches,
and he worded all messages in such a way
that the language could not be distorted to
his prejudice"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-20

Coon PoINT-Govenor Chamberlain very
quietly takes the point out Of the democratic
howls about military interference by remind
ing them that no democratic member was
refused admission to the halls of the legisla-
ture who was entitled to seat there. The
members from Edgeiield and LaurenS had
their seats contested, and it was outrageous
to insist that they had seat upon the floor
to pass upon their own cases. The other
democratic members refused to enter unless
these were permitted also, and withdrew aud
formed a seeding body. They never showed
the slightest disposition to act fairly and hon
orably with their opponents. They thought
they had cards enough in their hands to
override everything opposing them, no matter
what the rights of the case may have been.