Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-02-05


Kate Chase Sprague is assisting
Mr.. Hamlin in preparing his biogra-
ply Of Chief Justice Chase.
The New York Herald says the
death OF Bismarck would ensure the
pcaca. of Europe for 10 years,
The letter Of Charles OUonor is
called the babbie of extreme and
wasting ssfility, by the Mobile
Register.
Good Democratic authority in New
York speaks of Charles O'Conor as a
wretched old petri6cd political pes
simist.
In 1879, 104 men We're hung in the
United States by sheriffs and 70 by
mobs-showing that the sheriffs are
worse than the mobs.
The consciencef fund received $500
lift from New York last week, and
the diabolical Tribune wants to know
if It was sent by Tilden.
The Oregon Democrats in hunting
around for an issue, found the states
rights doctrine out in the shed, and
have polished it up for use in this
campaign.
Aleck Stephens proposes to coin
silver dollars in such quantities that
when the government bonds fall due
they can be paid and no more fuss be
made about it.
The Penn Monthly says it could
find a better man than Grant or Blaine
and wouldn't have to use the lamp of
Diogenes, either. That fellow pla-
ces a great deal Of reliance on his mir
ror.
The Ohio State Journal explains to
other States that Ohio is in favor Of
her man as in 1875, but is not neces.
sarily opposed to theirs. This gives
some other fellow q chance.
The Hendricks club Of Indianapoli,
is being chided for sending a congrat-
u~latory dispatch to the Maine thieve:
when the thieves were in the house
and it looked as if they would gel
away with the swag.
The Troy Press is enough to scare
a man to death. 1t says right out
that IF Mr.. Tilden shall b.
elected, in he must 60, for the Dem.
ocracy will seat him if they have tc
take an army to Washington to dc
it"
Since Mr.. Tilden's conscience ha.
troubled him 100000 worth, tn,
New York Tribune vainly thinks
that there is a faint hope that he may
hove enough remorse some day to tel
where Pelton expected to get the
money to purchase the South Caro-.
lima and Florida returning boards.
The Fusionist conspiracy in Maine
has come to an ignominious end, and
the late participants are trying to
hide themselves from public view.
They will notsucceed in escaping pop.
ular condemnation -Ind. journal.
The Democratic press in a little
while will be trying to explain out Of
the Maine fraud, but it will have some
trouble in..doing so. The moral sense
Of the country has been outraged,
and the people will not soon forget it.
Mark that.
1t is stated that George, the new
onitedl States senator elect form
nllsslsslppb is the a who organized
and commanded tho ku-klux and
white league shotgun campaign in
1875, which wrested the state from the
Republicans, by murder, and gave il
to the Democrats. Soon after the
close OF that campaign, George was
rewarded with the office of Judge, and
he is now made senator as q further
reward for being the boss bull-doze,
OF the state. Barksdale wa only the
uncle OF an assassin; but George was
the head center Of thousands Of assas
SINS. Lamar, it is said, supported
Waithall: and Georges election is o
defeat Of Lamar's influence in the
state showing that Lemar is not re-
garded by the white league Democra-
cy bloody-minded enough to fairly
represent the Democratic party of
Mississippi.
The Fusionist conspirators in Maine
stole the state seal, the official cleo
ton returns, and other state property
There was doubtless good reason for
stealing the'election returns, because
an inspection of these returns would
show how Garcelon and his council
tempered with them; besides they
would be perpetual proofs of the