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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-12-08
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the roll of bills twenty dollar
mote and held it out to me.
| j knew he had a sickly wife and
two or three children, and that he
had ahard time oft himselftop pull
through from month to month, so
| said, half ashamed Of the tears
that were still streaming down
my face: "Indeed | cannot take
the money.-You must need it
YOURSELF
Indeed, you viii take it, man.
said jim. you will be all right
in a few days, and you can pay it
back. Now come home with me
to supper and see the babies, l
think it will doyou good
took the note and accepted
the invitation, and after that went
to his house frequently, until lie
moved away and | lost sight Of
him.
Ihad returned the loan; but it
was impossible to repay the
good this little act Of kindness
did me, and | guess Jim Ken
bricks little girl here won't want
for anything if | can prevent
it,
Then, turning again toithe child
whose bright eyes were wide
open now, the engineer said to
her:
I'll take you home with me
when we get up to Wayne. MY
wife will fix you up, and Wen
write and find out whether those
Vermont folks want you or not.
If they do, Mary or will go on
with you. But, if they don't care
much alb out having you, you shall
stay with US and be our little
girl, for we have none of our own.
You look very much like your
father, God bless him.!
Just then the easternstrain wills
tied, engineer Frank vanished out
of the car-door and went forward
to his engine, wiping his eyes
with his coat-sleeve, while the
C c)nductor and passengers coull
not suppress the tears this little
episode evoked during the tweA-
ty minutes stop at Aliens juno
ton.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-12-08
NORTH CAROLINA
Another EEectOr Who rs Not
An EEeCfOr.

The Times Greensboro special
says returns received show that
the vote for Hayes and settle will
reach and probably exceed 10S,
900. Tilden's majority reach II,
600 and Vance will run some + 900
or 5000 behind him. The Demo
Gratis here are very much excited
by the discovery Of the fact that
one of the Tilden electors, vii
liam B. Glenn, is ineligible. He
is one of the Commissioners ap-
pointed by the Southern Claims
Commission to take testimony.
This will give one Republican
elector in North Carolina.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-12-08

Missouri, the heathen's Elysium
and the robbers Paradise, gave
Tilden in the neighbour cod of
10000 majority. Adjacent Iowa,
with its schools, churches and
popularrespect for law, order and
the decencies Of life, gave Hayes
about the same majority. Civil
zation tells.-PHsJurg Commercial.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-12-08
EEOyv John Adams Declared
himself Elected.

Benton's Abridgment gives the
following account of the counting
of the electoral vote on the Sth of
February, 1897, by John Adams,
Vice President:
When the Houses of Congress
met, Mr.. Adams said: 81 have re-
ceived packets containing the
certificates Of the votes of the
electors fora President and Vice
President Of the United States
from all of the sixteen States Of
the Union. | have also received
duplicates Of the returns by post
from fifteen Of the States; no du-
plicate from the State of EKen-
lucky is yet come to hand. 1t has
been the practice, however, on
similar occasions, to begin with
the returns from the State at one
end of the United States and pro-
ceed to the other. shall, there
fore, do the same at this time.
Mr.. Adams then took up the
State of Tennessee, and after hav-
ing read the superscription broke
the packet and read the certifi-
cate Of the election of the elec-
tors. He then gave it tc the
Clerk Of the Senate, requesting
him toread the report rthe elee-
tors, which he accordingly did.
All the papers were then handed
to the teil@rs, viz: Mr.. Sedgwick,
on the part of the Senate, and
Messrs. Sitgreaves and Parker, ON
the part of the House of Repre-
sentatives; and when they had
noted the contents the President
Of the Senate proceeded with the
other States, in the following or
der Here follows the list. All
the returns having been gone
through, Mr.. Sedgwick reported
that, according to order, the tell
ers appointed ythe two houses
and performed the business as
signed them, and reported there
suit to be as above stated.
"Mr. Adams then said:
Shy the report which has been
made to me by the tellers appoin-
ted by the two houses to exam
inc the votes there are he thep
the substance of the listl.
In obedience to the Constitution
and law Of the United States and
to the commands of both houses
Of Congress, expressed by their
passed in the present
session, declare that John Ad
ans is elected President of the
United States for -four years, to
commence with the 4th day of
March next; and that Thomas
Jefferson is elected Vice Presi
dent of the United States for four
years, to commence with the 4th
day of March next. And may tho
Sovereign Of the Universe, the
Ordainer Of civil government on
earth for the reservation ofliberty
justice, and peace among men,
enable both to discharge the
duties ofNthose Offices conforma-
bly, to the Constitution of the
United States, with conscientious
diligence, punctuality and persa'
yerance."
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-12-08
NO Hope from tl.is Source.

The Columbus (Qhio) Dispatch,
a Democratic paper, referring to
the efforts of The Tilden party to
find an Ineligible elector some
where, sensibly remarks: "It may
be set down as pretty certain that
no State will lose an electoral
vote because Of any disqualifica-
tion on the part Of an individual
elector. Any hopes of the cleo
tion of Tilden or Hayes from this
cause may as well be set at rest"
Just ce Strong, Of the United
States Supreme Court, says: "The
votes cast at an election for q per-
son who is disqualified from hold
ing an office are not nullities.
They can not be rejected by the
inspectors or thrown out Of the
'e5ritylnt by the return judges. The
lified person is a person
nd every vote thrown for
orgsis formal. " Under
institutions such as oprs there are
even greater reasons for holding
that minority candidate is not
entitled to The Office ifhe who re-
ceived the lar gest number OF
votes is disqualified"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-12-08

No wonder that Iowa gave
Hayes some 10000 majority, for
she has S,Sl6 public schools, 37S
newspapers, 10000 teachers, and
churches everywhere. Contrast
her. with Virginia and The Tam
many wards.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-12-08

Tilden wrecked all the railroads
with which he was connected, and
now it seems that he is willing to
wreck the country for the sake of
office.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-12-08

The sharpest young thief in
New York at present is Master
John Castillo. John is nine
years old and three feet high
When he was placed on the stand
and charged with stealing q horse
& wagon lie coolly asked the Off
Ger for a chew Of tobacco. That
boy will be Democratic candi-
date vet.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-12-08

A leading New Orleans Demo
crat said recently: "We have had
a very exciting canvass, and have
done our best to beat him; but ]
freely admit that we have fully
demonstrated that Mr.. Packard
is an honest and upright man,
If the court should elect him, |
believe Louisiana would get a
first-rate Governor, if only the
people will help lin to DO right" "
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-12-08

and then marched on down the
road. ] said, Shall / ride or walk
He replied, You may ride, or let
lyour pony be there / turned
away from the fire and got about
ten steps. ! then broke and ran,
for | knew they were going TO
kill me by this conversion.
started for the wood. They then
commenced shooting, and Joe.
Mitchell was right after me on a
horsershootine a pistol at me. I
got about thirty oriorty feet from
Col. Pargoudi's fence, and Joe.
fired his gun atme and hit nc in
the right arm. | don't know
whether was shot before or not,
sHHEE WAS so MUCH SHOOTING.
Joe. Mitchell. who was between
the company and myself, was
calling out to the men, Don't
shoot me! Be careful. | sayr |
kept righ on, and got over the
fence, but when | got to the ditch
| fell in it. j crawled up on the
futher side and was so weak |
could go no futher, and Joe. was
at the fence. He said, Hold on,
boys!
LII FIN. HIN, DAMN HIM!
He climbed over and ran round
me and placed his pistol between
my head and the ground aHdefred
| became insensible then and did
not recoverfor some time, didn't
know how long. The ball had
not made a deep wound. Alto
gether, have five wounds,-twO
in the arBRs ,sene in the back of the
head ,one in the temple, and one in
nip. When | came to, could see
no one around, and | started away
but when | had gone short dis
tance ! tainted from loss of blood
and pain. The blood from the
woundin my temple ran into my
mouth and nearly strangled me. |
laid there until daylight
IN A DITCH,
At s or9 o'clock in the morning
| went back to Col. Frank Par
goudi's stable and called for Law
renee Dunmore, a colored man.
a parcel of women and children
cameeCGt who knew me. Frank
cane out ard asked me
if | knew who done'it. / told hin1'I
did. He said he did not wish to
know, but | had better make atIi-
1avit to it. Col. Pargoudi is
a VERY LIBERAL, KIND MAN
and wouldn't allow any bulldo-
zing on his place. He ordered |
Lawrence Dunmore TO llitch up a
cart and take me home, which he
lid. | have not seen my pistol
lor my filly since. The election
1t the Logwood poll was not held,
,wing to the fact that | was shot
Their object in attempting to kill
ne could have been nothing else
han a desire to prevent the elec-
ion, as | had never done any
larm to any one Of them. | was
KNOWN AS A REPUBLICAN,
W whites and blacks all over the
,arish, and had taken some part
n organizing the party. l had
'een an election officer at that
'oll at every election since 1858, 4
nd had generally distributed Re
tickets. The poll usual
y gave about 175 Republican ma
prity. The men who attempted
0 kill me, so far as | knew, were
II Democrats. There are two
Dads from the poll where | live
0 the Logtown polls, and they
7ere both picketed on the morn I
lg Of the election. There are
everal Rife companies in the I
arish besides the one which tried ,
} bill nae. These companies used
} ride around by day and night, {
rmed, and visit the cabins Of
olored people and
RGE THEM TO JOIN DEMOCRATIC
CLUBS.
They said they were men going S
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-12-08

The Complete returns for the
State of Tennessee in the election
show:
For observation-disclosures vote,
1873, 1855; Hayes, 69,56G; T'ilden's
majority, $4,000.
Eor Goyernor-Porter, 123,7+0;
Thomas, 1906; Nancy 1O,A36;
Yardley, 2,105; Porte1s majority
over all opposit ion, 37,li4.
The largest vote cast was for
Presidential electors, beingin the
aggregate 222,732.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-12-08
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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-12-08
TERRIBLE TESTIMONY.

That Of Two witnesses from
tie Threshold Of the Grave.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-12-08

Who Come 10 Confront the
"RuIIdOZerS" with n Tale Of
Horror.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-12-08
URGE THEM TO JOIN DEMOCRATIC
CLUBS.

They said they were men going
around melting the colored men
not to do it, and they had them
spotted. That struck pretty near
me. Colored people told me that
they had TO join Democratic elsbs
to save their lives. The election
in Ouachita parish was certainly
not Q fair, aud peaceable election.
, 1876-07-16

The Conference Committee on the Army
Appropriation bill are reported as having
agreed by taking off 81, 900 from the H.
crease added by the Senate amendments, and
by recommending that the proposed 1egisla-
ton of the House for reorganizing the army
shall be omitted This appears to be fair
settlement Of the differences between the
Senate and House SO far as the army is con-
cerned~ It was certainly an outrageous
proposition on the part of the Democrats in
the House to change the whole army system
in connection with an appropriation bill,
thereby virtually insisting that the Senate
should adopt its ideas under penalty Of get
ting no appropriation whatever for the army.
We fancy that the impudence and cheek OF
this Democratic proposition received SET
back by the massacre Of Gen. CUSTER and
his troops, and the prospect of long and
fierce Indian war. The Democrats probably
do not now aspire to shoulder the RESPONSE
bility of weakening the army organization
and destroying its efficiency for any emer-
gency that may arise. LII any case, If they
want to reorganize the army on a different
basis let them proceed to the work IN sepa-
rate Legislation, SO that the country may
understand just what they are doing. ;s:::
, 1876-07-16

The Chicago produce markets were quiet
Saturday, and breadstuffe tended downwards.
Mess pork closed 10@124c per brl lower, at
Sl9. 55@19.574 for August and $19.75@
19.774 for September. Lard closed 24c per10o
lbs higher, at 1o@11.124 for August
and 1.2o@11.224 for September. Meats
were quiet, at Sc for boxed shoulders, 1osc
for do short ribs, and lie for do short clears.
Lake freights were dull, at 14c for corn
to Buffalo. Rail freights we're unchanged.
Highwines were unchanged, at $1.1o4
per gallon. Flour was dull and easy. Wheat
closed 14@2c lower: at 9t4c for July and 9Gc
for August. Corn closed 3@bc lower, at 45so
for July or August. Oats closed 4@ac low
er, at 275@272c for July or August. Rye was
nominal, at 60@62c. Barley was nominnlly
weak, at $50 asked for July and 72c asked
for September: Hogs were fairly active,
with common heavy grades ruling easier.
Sales were reported at SC. 2o@6.70 light SELL
ing principally at $6.45@6.55 and heavy
weights at $6.30@6.50. The receipts were
5000, and for the week 1850. Cattle were
quiet and weak, selling slow at $2.50@5.o0
for inferior to extra. Receipts for the week,
25, ,267. The sheep market was dull at $3.50
@4.0o for poor to choice. One hundred dol
lars in gold would buy $111.5o4 in greenbacks
at the close.
, 1876-07-16

Marshal MAcMAHoy, On the 2sth u1t., ad-
dressed very pacific letter to the Minister
of War with regard to the Communists, IN
which he announces that the work Of militia
II justice, as concerns the suppression Of the
insurrection Of 1871, may be considered asat
en- end, except IS regards the contumacious,
and that in future 't No prosecution ought to
be Instituted if it is not demanded in some
wsy by the unanimous sentiment Of all hon
est people, to whatever opinion they may be-
long" His letter closes with the generous
delaration: ''I think we ought to allow all
acts connected with the disastrous insurrec-
ton Of 1871 to fall into oblivion" ::Simul-
taneous with this letter, the Journal 0t5cez
makes the announcement that eighty
persons have been pardoned for acts commit
ted in that insurrection, and that 941 persons,
detained in prisons, have been accorded par
don, communication, or reduction Of sentence,
having earned indulgence by repentance and
good conduct.
, 1876-07-16

It will be'with general regret that the mer-
camille community will hear that the Eastern
fast-mail trains will be discontinued after
next Saturday Messrs. Vanderbilt and
SCOTT have beth served notice to this effect
on the Postmaster-G General. Of course, the
cost Of running these trains is very much
largez than that of the ordinary mail trims
with full complement Of passenger bust
ness, and it was supposed that some arrange
ment could be made for additional compensa-
lion. Instead of this, the House of Repre-
sentatives has cut dQwn the appropriations
for the Post-Odice Department, while exact
ing additional service in many direc-
lions This leaves nothing for the fast-mail
trains, and there is no alternative but to drop
them. It will be a serious loss to the
commercial public, which had become ac-
rustomed to them, and it is expected at
Washington that universal remonstrance viii
pour in from the West. But we do not see
how this will help the matter, unless it in
fuence Congress to make some special ap-
preparation to maintain this branch Of the
postal service.
, 1876-07-16
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY PAGES

largest natural fruit garden Of the West ;
while the city, located in the very'centre OF
the rail communication Of the country Is
supplied from every section.
The advantages Of Chicago are not un-
known, During the last four years the
crowds Of visitors from St. Louis, Cincinnati,
Memphis, and farther south, Baltimore
Philadelphia, New York, and from the lnte-
rior cities of the Eastern States, who come
here to enjoy q summer season unknown
elsewhere, have regularly increased. The large
number Of these visitors who have this year
come to Chicago to spend the summer have
reason to rejoice at their escape from the
fatal and wholesale effects of the heated
term and sitting atmosphere of all the other
large cities of the country, and to congratu~
late themselves upon the wisdom which
guided them to Chicago to spend the sum-
mer
, 1876-07-16
AN IRISH DEBATE m PARLIAMENT.

AN IRISH DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT.
A remarkable debate took place in the
British House of Commons on the 30th Of
June, which We find reported in the London
Times Of the next day with long editorial
comment. Mr. Butt, member from Linn
erick, who is the recognized head of the
"Home-Rule party in Ireland, moved q
resolution directing q special committee to
inquire into tile circumstances and condition
Of Ireland, and to:report such legislation as
might be considered expedient. On this
general resolution he addressed the House,
going over the whole story Of Irish griey-
ances, and, though generally indefinite as to
what Home Rule implied, he stated that it
involved: l. An Irish Parliament, with ex-
elusive jurisdiction over oil things Of local
character. 2. That Ireland be represented
as now in the British Parliament, her mem
bers to vote and speak only upon Imperial
matters affecting the whole Kingdom. The
British Parliament is now the local rs we'll as
general Parliament for the whole Kingdom.
After AIr. Butt had closed, Mr. P. J.
SMITH, q member from Westmeath, pro-
ceeded to demolish the proposition and argu-
ment Of his countryman~ The English men,
bers, it would appear. hugely enjoyed the
scene. Mr.. SMrrHi is Nationalist, and dis
cards the Home-Ru1e proposition as absurd
Being Irish, representing On Irish constitu-
ency, and claiming higher patriotism, he
directed his evident ability and powerful ora
tory to the annihi1ation Of Home Rule and
Mr.. Butt. He was loudly cheered by all
sides Of the House. His objection to Home
, 1876-07-16

the Republicans are somewhat vague and weak.
The Republicans are frmer with regard to specie
payments and Civil-Service reform, whereas on
points the Democrats give forth, on the whole
less certain sounds. -
awe fancy that the conclusion about the
Democratic party and free trade is jumped at
from mere Democratic tradition and preten-
sion. The assumption has been sufficiently
put aside by the failure Of the Democratic
party, which has had absolute control Of the
House Of Representatives during the present
session, to bring forward and pass measure
looking to revision Of the tariff in the IN
terest Of revenue reform. On the contrary,
in rejecting proposed tax on ten and coffee,
they rejected the fundamental principle OF
England's tariff system,- that Of raising the
largest amount of revenue from quasi-luxu-
ries of the smallest. possible number and at
the 1cast cost Of collection In view Of our
experience with the present Democratic Con-
gress, it is not possible to accept the Dem
ocratic free-trade professions as anything
else than mere tradition, which the present
party has no idea Of restoring.
The difference between the two parties on
tA0 SuAACAIJ AANoe4OAA ID sIAJ ~A~t%sAJ A~0~<s
nized by the London Times, which says:
We can hardly doubt that the Presidential con-
test of November will turn, almost exclusively,
upon the currency question; and, If this be so it
is plain that the advantage must rest with the Re
publcans. The advocates Of imitation have found
no place in the Republican party, but Oh the
Democratic ''ticket, " though they have vigorous
antagonist in Mr. TILDEN, they have partisan, or,
at least an apologist-unable to change the policy
OF the party, but capable Of mtschicvously over
shadowing it-iu Mr. HENDRICKS.
Perhaps the effect Of this combination Of
T11DEN and HENDRICKS on the Democratic
vote is not as well understood in England as
it is here, though the inconsistency and
righteousness of the conjunction seem to be
apparent. As matter of fact, the nomina-
ton of HENDRICKS will cost TIDEN many
votes among hard-money men that he would
otherwise have received, especially in New
York, willis it will not give him single
vote among the Greenbackers of Ohio,
Indiana, and Illinois that he would not have
received in any event. Altogether the
Democrats can scarcely find much consola-
tion among their English sympathizerR.