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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-24
Col. Wheeler at ClavOlaI,G 1.

Col. Wheeler's speech at Cleveland
was a sound and intelligent discussion
of the practical issues before tho people,
singularly free from bold assertion,
claptraps, and, appeals to Incidence
and ignorance. lie made a very favor
able impression on IL people. The
following is a brief abstract Of the
principles he advocates:
lie is In favor of an honest perform
ance of the Governments contracts
with its people, whether bondholders
or not, believing that honesty is the
best policy.
The issuance of more than four hun
dred millions of paper money or green
backs would be & violation Of the con
tract by which the Government bound
herself never put in circulation more
than four hundred millions. This con-
tract she has kept-She has never had
at any one time more than 3S5 mil
lions.
The "liat money" doctrine is a falla-
Cy which has brought disaster to every
Government that has tried It, from the
Chinese, a thousand years ago, to the
more recent experiments Of the Rus
slams and French under the name Of
"Roubles and A~ssignates,"
The Government can no more make
money than you or | can, This was the
doctrine Of all the parties, till the
Greenb4ck. Ii was held by Webster,
Jackson, Calhoun, Vallandingham,
Bayard, and even Geo. II. Pendleton.
The volume of currency must be
regulated by the laws Of supply and
demand. Any attempt to regulate it
by legislation must prove a failure
The Almighty ordained that money
shall be the reward Of toll, and legisla-
ton cannot counteract this law. That
(which is easily made is quickly spent.
Gold and silver has been the only re-
cognized money by all parties. 1t Is
the only money, or the basis Of all the
II that can inspire confidence, or
insure prosperity. While the Repub-
lican party, has struggled with the
crushing debt incurred, in putting
down the rebellion, and attempted to
restore the credit OF the Government,
and the prosperity of the people, the
Democratic party has simply been a
party of opposition. Ikea weathercock
facing the wind, it has faced, and
fought everything that seemed design
ed to restore peace and prosperity to
the country.
The bonds of the United States have
never been taxable by the States, and
should not be. TO allow the STATES TO
do this, would put it in the power OF
the Legislature Of a state u%nfriendly to
the Federal Government, to destroy
the value of the bonds Of that State,
and thus to destroy the credit. TINS
had been decided by the Supreme
Court forty years before the war
The parties who first bought the
bonds during the war, bought them,
knowing the risk they incurred, and
paid for them largely In material and
supplies for the war, and in green
backs. Half the world was declaring
the rebellion could never be suppress
ed.
The Democratic party was eneonr-
aging this feeling everywhere. lhe
convention that nominated Mcclellan
in 1864 pronounced the war Il failure
III It's platform.
The bonds arc now mainly held by
people in moderate circumstances who
40 not hold them for speculation, but
as 8 afo investment. Every man VINO
holds life insurance, or a iie policy
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-24

The Chicago Inter-0cean gets off the
following:
"rhe Democrats at Columbus, Ohio,
Y oted a number Of inmates Of the luna
tic asylum. The judges of election
could not detect any difference between
the lunatics and the average Democrat,
and the vote went in unchallenged."
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-24
Col. lIannanIann,s SnceCh.

- tltHlthtHOh > clNtNh'
lie began by saying he did not come
to answer Mr.. Wheeler, but TO enter
change opinions with the people. lie
then swung loose in his fluent, volup-
tuous style on the Democratic track of
hard times. Said hard times were
brought about by bad legislation, or
the visitation Of God. But as the earth
had produced abundantly for the last
ten years, it must be attributed to bad
legislation.
lie asserted that the Republican par
ty had disregarded the rights of the
people and were laboring for the bond
holder. That Republican legislation
had ground nine billions Of sweat out
of the people to pay four billions Of
debt, and had not reduced the debt
four millions.
When he got into the millions and
bi lions he was as wild as the darkey
preacher who asserted that Moses led
The children of Israel four thousand,
four hundred and forty-four years in
the wilderness.
lie next loomed of on the poor SOL
dier paid off in greenbacks, while the
b~ondholder must be paid in coin, and
belabored the Republican party for Ia
kirg up the 6 per cent. bonds payable
in dollars and replacing them with AZ
and four per cent. bonds payable in
gold and silver. But not a word died
he say about the millions Of interest
saved each year by this legislation.
lie said because nations over the wa
tiers demonetized silver the Republicans
did so too, so as to enable the bond
holders to get their pay in gold. He
said not 4 word about the man that got
the demonetizing bill passed being 4
Democrat, or about the bill not being
passed rs a party measure az all, but vo-
ted for by both parties. Nor did he
tell w that when millions of silver
were Dissolved that both parties took
hold to rcmonetize it.
lie next found fault with National
banking, because every man could not
have Il bank Of his own, If he was able
to get u thousand dollar bond to bank
on.
When he struck his Democratic plat
form Of 1876 upon which he labored 50
hard for Tilden he snugged himself.
II was for resumption and he had
applauded It to the seventh hour; but
now when the Republicans had gone
and done what he said they wouldn't
do and couldn't do, he was as mad as
the Indian that saw the white man, qS<
or his monkeys that got the sheep pV
instead of the blackhaws.
The Col. was not so happHE
gumcnts as in his aneslGa
cd more at home N
1t was thought he
ent for the sheep II
the old mares tail n
the man that whippV
some other brute hadV
But when the Col. stfu E.lAAA
question he became inspifN4 -77F'H
ready TO dissolve into All oet
||X a..
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-24

Last year the Democratic majority In
Ohio was 2 ,572; this year the Repub-
lican majority is nearly 10000. This
is encouraging to the Re publicans in
the highest degree. Let them stand
firm everywhere and there will be no
Democratic President in 1880,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-24
Teachers Institute.
CLEVELAND, Tenn, Oct. 10, 1878.

CLEN ELANp, lEHN., OCl' IL, loio'
According to previous appointment
the Bradley County Teachers Institute
was this day held in the hall ofthe Ma
sonic Institute.
A large number of teachers was
present--this Indicating an increased
interest in school work and q desire to
advance themselves in their laudAble
vocation.
After prayer by Mr., B. Z. Atkins,
the Institute was instructed in PEN
manship by Mr.. j. G.. Jones. He
thinks this subject should not be taught
in public schools, but outside by pro-
fessional teachers. Messrs. Randolph,
Atkin and others took issue on this
point with Mr.. Jones, asserting that it
should be a constant element in all
schools.
Mr.. B. 4. Atkins followed OF Arith-
metical analysis, the common sense
method of solving all problems, but one
found difficult to induce the average
school boy to adopt.
The Institute adjourned until 1870
o'clock p. m, at which hour the sub
.jcct of Reading was discussed by +. $.
DeLany, Esq. who after prefacing
with some good rules, gave specimens
Of various styles Of reading and orato-
ry, from those of the digniiied Lord, to
the ''broken German English" of an
American Dutchman.
The next meeting will be held in
this place on the ID Saturday-lGth
day Of November with the following
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-24

Can't somebody tell us where Arthur
Traynor has gone? lie left these parts
abaut six weeks ago with a good sup
ply of yellow fever scare. Come back,
"darling," there i' no danger now,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-24

VA Kentucky paper says q whole
family in Adair County, in that
State, are afflicted with lerro8y in its
most loathesome form. They have
no eyebrows or eyelashes, their hair
has all come out, leaving the scalp
bare, and the SKIN peels off in rough
scales, leaving the skin of a deep scar,
let color. They are Stunned by
everybody.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-24
Public Speaking.

w. J.. Sharp and w. +. Lowery,
candidates for Representative in tile
counties of Bradley aud Polk, will pre-
sent their claims to the people at the
following times and places:
Flint Springs, THURSDAY, e.
Pine ll!ii, frIda!, <''
Voting Ground, llth District,
Bradley County, Saturday, Oct. 70.
Eureka, MONDAY, e.
Charleston, wednesday, oV'
Purslcy's SchoOl-house, 81
Gatin's SchOOl-hOuse, Nov. l.
Voting Ground, 18th District, 2.
Chatata, u
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-24
The Greenbackers.

The National state Executive Com
miltee has issued the following: "The
Withdrawal Of Hon. Lewis yillman,
ST., from the canvass as the National
Grernback candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, makes it the duty of the
State Executive Committee to select
another candidate 20 Gll his place. fhe
short time between nos and The day Of
election renders i; impossible to hold
another State convention, and there
fore The committee assumes the respOn-
sihiiity OF rendering the nomination to
Col. Il. NJ. Edwards, of Cleveland, who
has accepted il.
The committee deem il proper to say
to the supporters Of the Greenback
cause in Tennessee that Col. Edwards
is an honest, earnest and able advocate
of the cause. lie has been all his life q
Conservative Democrat and a lifelong
personal and political friend ofAndrew
Johnson"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-24

want more g~reenbacks, So w see
that the whole population of the
country seem now to be on the Re.
publican platform. The Republicans
are standing on it, and the Demo
Gratis are lying on it.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-24

Yin and appreciate
VI IL certainly time
esaeans TO consider these
q Questions Of such paramount
Importance Ka0GViHe Cirgai
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-10
The Grant TAFT.
springaeld (Mass.l Republican

Cpflnglelu kNlhsSsl hopuOllcanl
Evidences that an organized move
meut for the nomination Of Gen. Grant
in 1880 is under way multiply. The
newspapers like the st. Louis Globe
Democrat and the Pittsburg Csmmer-
cial Gazette, which were first to take up
the cry and for some time enjoyed a
monopoly Of it. find now a great many
imitators. Local Republican conven
tions out West have in several cases
emphasized the disgust of the Republican
managers with Hayes by putting = good
word for Grant in their resolutions, and
even 10 a couple Of cases openly declar.
ing for his nomination two years hence
All accounts agree that such a declsra
ton might have been obtained from the
Illinois Republican State convention
last week without any difficulty had the
managers thought it wise. The most
notable feature Of this business is the
prominence Of the old rings which
lourished under the Grant regime. The
st. Louis paper which has been most
jealous in the movement is edited by a
man who vent to Jail for his completely
with the whisky frauds. The man who
talked loudest for Grant to the Illinois
Republicans at Springfield last week is
the Chicago lawyer who championed the
cause of that city's whisky ring.
And so all around, wherever you find
the remnants of any of the numerous
rings which Grantism fostered you find
at the same time the hearty supporters
Of any movement that promises to re
store Grantism. But while the old plum
derers are, perhaps, the leaders in the
present movement, they are by nc mean
without respectable followers. What
ever real strength the movement pos
sesses comes from the favor with whicI
it is regarded by the capitalist class. |
is evident enough that q good many ricI
people are considerably worried By tn
talk about communism, the occasioua
disorders and the threats of more seri
: GUS troubles, the growth of wild partie
like the K%earneyItes in California, an,
that they are quite possessed with tn
] idea that Ulysses S Grant is the onl.
+ man who eau deal with this sort Of thin
successfully. How large this elemen
now is cannot be very closely estimated
but it's existence is i%ndisputable.
Z Besides these classes there are man
voters who still retain their ancient az
miration for the hero OF the war, scarcel
e at all diminished by the grave blundeI
of the President. But, while it is eV
dent enough that a good many people {
n one sort and another would like nothin
better than o chance to vote for Gran
in 1880, his election, or even a reason
A. able chance OF his election, could onl
s, be secured through a general conviotio
Il that it was necessary TO the salvation {
society" The great independent elias
who at present hold the balance {
,e power, will never consent to the restori
al ton OF Grantism for any reason short
r. their belief that the only alternative
something a great deal worse, Aud K
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-10
Peabody Billiard Room,
First.cIass In every respect
sid Cook, Proprietor. 43


Personal.
Charles W. Pearson has returned from
Virginia.
General Cotton Green left this morn
ing for New York, whence he sails for
Europe.
Mrs. Judge j. o. Pierce left yesterday
for Wisconsin, where she will spend the
summer.
Captain Sllas G. Barr, editor of the
Corinth Miss } Subsoiler and Democrat,
is in the city.
County Court Clerk James Reilly has
recovered from his severe sickness and
leaves to. morrow for Bon Aqua Springs,
Mrs. Emma Carroll Tucker and Mics
Augusta Towel are attending the West
Tennessee teachers institute at Union
City.
Mrs DR.. Sale and daughter. Miss Jen.
ME Sale, left yesterday for San Fran
cisco, where they visit relatives and will
remain until fall.
Misses Mary L. Estes, Emma A. Estes,
Sallie Estes and Ion Estes, daughters Of
B. M. Estes, left this morning for Stan.
Ton and Brownsville.
A. G. Hamilton, of B. Lowenstein a
Bros, left yesterday for two months OF
a trip for health and pleasure to thu
lakes of Minnesota.
Nashville American, 9th: "Misse
Lizzie and Leon Joy, Of Memphis, passed
through the city yesterday on their wa,
to College Grove, where they will spen,
the summer"
Friar's Point miss J Coahomian
MRS. Governor Alcorn returned on las
Sunday morning, bringing home he
daughters Miss Gertrude and Mis-
: Jessie-and Miss Lulie Jones, pupils Q
the Georgetown Convent. Glover an
= James, who had been attending the Bul
3 lington, Vermont, Episcopal Institut,
Joined their mother and sisters at Wasl
ington and arrived here with them 10
the holidays. Catalogues for the la
scholastic year show o standing for ther
/, charming young ladies that must be e.
n tremely gratifying to their parent
Il Everybody here is delighted to have the
| back, q fact we can prove by 4 vast m
y jority OF the young men,"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-10

The colored population of Tullahoma
was in great commotion Sunday. A
eolored chap, putting on the airs of a
preacher, arrived that morning from Sc
vance. He made himself extremely fas.
%cinating and was having a gay time with
the opposite sex, when his wife, who had
followed on the afternoon train, stepped
up before him, with arms akimbo, fixed
her gaze upon him and asked, wrath
fully, "Wbar is yer2 Does yer think
yer can fool dis chile2 Is dis injured
female TO stan dis carryin's on wild odder
women, dis sbusin' OBJ confidence de-
posed in dis lubly breast2 Speak, mig
ger, Ell It's de las time before de BLOWN
OBJ de trumpet OBJ de Lor'," and with this
she shook her fist in his ebony face, upon
which was illustrated the ragged edge Of
despair. de shrunk away, wilted with
his paper collar, and declared dat eff
ebber de Lor' blew His horn dat wife OBJ
mine, ef she was down in de kitchen OBJ
de debbil, she'd rare up fore Father
Abraham an say, Git out OBJ de way,
niger, make room for Liza Pinkston or
Miss jerks, white am black an black am
white. "
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-10

STEAMBOAT EXCURSION To NIGHT =
The grand moonlight excursion by the
ladies and gentlemen Of St. Patrick's
Church comes of tonight on the elegant
and popular steamer City of Augusta
and barge. The Little Democrat" will
be out to awaken the echoes of the bluff
previous to the departure Of the boat.
A splendid band of music has been en-
gagged for the occasion, whilst the best of
everything in the line Of refreshments
will be found on board. The boat will
leave the foot Of Monroe street about
eight o'clock. Tickets, SOC.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-10

A dreadful death from h%ydrophobia
has just shocked the theatrical and ar.
tistic world in Paris. Early in June M.
Cheri Montigny, a young man of two and
twenty, the only son of the manager of
the Gymnase, was slightly bitten by q
f%avorite bull.terrier, and, not suspecting
any harm, did not take the %preeaution Of
having the wound cauterized. The dog
was sent to a veterinary surgeon, and
died from some internal complaint, not
hydrophobia, and the unfortunate youth,
dining with some friends on the day of
the review, actually congratulated him
self on not having alarmed his father.
Two days after the symptoms Of hydro.
phobia set in, and the patient had the
strength Of mind to request that a strait
w%aistcoat be put upon him. He died
in fearful agony.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-10
Teaching birds 20 sing.

In Fulda, Germany, regular i%nslitu.
tons are established to teach bullGnches
to sing. The young birds are placed in
classes of six to ten each, and kept in
the dark. As they are fed a little hand
organ is played. Finally, the birds
commence to associate the music with
the feeding, and when hungry they COM
mence to sing a few notes of the tune
they hear daily. Those who do this are
at once placed in a more cheerful room
when light is admitted, This encour.
ages and makes them more lively. Then
they like to sing, aud are taught more.
The most difficult thing is the starting
of the birds, some of which have to be-
kept a long time in the dark and on
starvation rates before their o~bstinacy ia
overcome.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-10
LEDGER LIN Els.

Go on the excursion tonight. Every.
body will be there.
Do not fail to attend the grand Demo
rally tonight.
The Democratic rally on the bluffs to
will be q grand affair.
Ed Shaw damns Scruggs and Fleece,
but he loves Jim Anderson.
The National Republican candidates
are having meetings every night.
Don't forget the grand moonlight ex.
cursiou which comes off to night on the
steamer City of Augusta.
Remove the poisoned dogs. Where is
the soap and sausage man who would
miss this opportunity to make q f%ortuneY
Alfonso Stewart, charged with the
murder Of Llcy Sutton, October 2, 1871,
was arrested yesterday and lodged 10
jail.
The Sunday school Of the Sixth street
Methodist Church will give a picnic to
morrow at the Morrison place in For
Pickering.
The Little Democrat will be out oil
the bluff this evening inviting ell to at
tend the moonlight excursion on the
City of Augusta.
Some of the alleys and streets demant
immediate attention from the healtl
officer, who now has eight thousand dol
lars with which to operate.
The Radicals are willing to do any
thing to beat the Democratic ticket
They have thrown overheard Judg
Scruggs and Colonel Fleece.
The City Of Augusta and barge wi
take out to night I'M Of the largest nun
Der of excursionists that has left th
port Of Memphis this season, Every
body will be there.
The draft for two thousand dollars, !
favor Of the widow Of the late Will {
Woodson, in the Ancient Order
United Workingmen, arrived this NOR
ing and will be paid at once.
Mr.. Uhl says his nomination is a cor
pliment to the Germans. Well, wei
did you ever see such %vanity2 The &c
mans cannot receive political comp
ment unless they give Uhl office.
More than one place in Center oil,
is sufficient to sicken a n%eighborhoo
We hope and believe that the heal
officers will do all in their power 10 p
y the city in proper sanitary condition.
q About halfpast 10 o'clock last mig
Q Cochran's new saw.mill at the foot
Q Auction street caught fire, but the fam
y we're extinguished before materiFl daI
age resulted. The FIRE was accidental
Tonight on the bluff a grand rally
= the Democracy will be held. The speG
% ers will be Judge T. W. Brown, Attorn
General Wright, Hon. Casey Your
Judge Elicit, Colonel CAN'T and hon.
W. Clapp.
Ia the Louisiana State lottery at N
Orleans the following numbers dr.
. prizes yesterday: Numbar 92,S4S DR.
Of $50, 600; sold at Marion, Ind. Numl
= 45,2l6 dew $40, OOOi sold at Washingi
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-10
CITY COUNCIL.
Business Transacted Yesterday At
ternOOn.
BOARD OF

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The board met at 3:3Op.m. yesterday.
Various accounts passed at a prior meet
ing passed q succeeding reading.
Petition Of M. Fitzpatrick to single a
house rejected.
Ordered that the city treasurer make
monthly reports. as ordinances require.
Amended resolution to repair city,
wagon by giving it into the hands Of the
engineer with power to act.
Refused to reconsider the petition of
St. Louis Packet Company for a wharf.
boat.
Petition Of A. Sehwalmeyer referred.
Adjourned TO next regular meeting.
BOARD OF CoUYCILNEY.
At the usual hour yesterday afternoon
the board of councilmen met at the City
Hall. A quorum was present. Council.
man Goodman occupied the chair. The
monthly bill Of city accounts passed on
first reading.
A gas lamp was ordered to be placed at
the corner of Seventh and Georgia
streets. II was finally referred to the
lights and lamp committee, as was also
the proposition to place oil lamps on
Carolina street.
Councilman Boyle moved that a track
be laid from the custom.hou grounds
to the intersection Of the Charleston rail-
road track on Washington street, for the
purpose of transferring the TENNESSEE
marble to the custom-house grounds al
as little expense as possible. Referred
to the committee on railroads.
The memorial Of the Memphis and St
Louis Packet Company for permission t
place a wharf boat at the landing, etc.
was reconsidered and referred to the
wharf and landing committee. AS Il
the petition OF the Memphis AID st
Louis Packet Company on granting per
missien to erect a wharf boat at the land
ing, the board of aldermen insisted OF
granting the privilege, but the council
refused to concur, and the matter wa
referred to the wharf and landing CON
mittee, as before.
j.. On motion. an adjournment was ha
!, to the mex regular meeting on the fir
Wednesday in August next.