Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-04-29

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Governor Pierrepont Of West Viz
ginia says his state will go solidly for
Blaine at Chicago.
The Republicans made great gains
in the New Jersey local elections of
the last two weeks. .,
What the Democrats want Repre-
sentative Barber pointedly says, is
free fraud, not free,elections. .r r.
Toombs .declai es that with Grant
and Tilden on the track, Grant would
carry Georgia by 10000 majority.
Accordingto the indianapolis Jour
nal the prospects that the state will
60 Republican grow stronger every
day. 0N
Senator Groome Of Maryland says he
will not vote to unseat Mr.. Kellogg
the fifth Democratic senator so de-
claring. n f,,,f.,
John Taylor, Brigham Young's sue
cessor in Zion, is planting Mormon
colonies in Arizona to grow up with
the county.
1t is proposed to elect Vice Presi-
dent Wheeler to congress next fall,
SO as to make him speaker of the next
house. n
Florida Republicans hope to carry
their state this fell, and favor Grant
first, but would be perfectly satisfied
with Blaine.
Fort Wayne, always before Demo-
cratic by 1,200 or SO majority, elected
the Republican ticket last week by
90omajority.
Moody and Sankey are going to
Leadyille where, according to recent
dispatches, they will find q plenty Of
pay dirt to work in.
Mayor Latrobe of Baltimore had
n enough to veto the council S
resolution permitting a rebel monu-
ment to be built in Eutaw square.
Ralph Waldo Emerson secs but few
people nowadays, and is engaged,
when engaged at all, in revising his
papers for post-mortem publication.
The Philadelphia Times speaks
with respect and admiration of TIL
den's large collection of IA TO and GU
rious books. The rare and curious
dictionary belongs to it.
The faculty if the Bloomington,
lad, university have settled that jeff,
Davis business by forbidding his en-
g'gemsnt to lecture before my liera.
ry society Of that institution.
The Troy Times charges the spring
field Republican with keeping abou
I5oooii sacii t he Republicans Oh
hand for. daily use. This suppl,
wouldn't last some Democratic paper
week.
John Laub, q clerk in the troasur,
department for 43 years, in which h
only had five days vacation, die
Thursday. In 25 years, nobody mad
afigure in the books kept by MI
Laub, except himself. a..
The Hon. Samuel J.. Tilden say
that he don'ticare for politicians O
their Aattery, and that he is no NOR
moved by f~attery than by abuse. d.
great many Democratic taffy-kettle
can now be taken from the fire.
Grant and Blaine men, remembe
you arc stalwarts first last and Away.
md act togetherl Your candidate
are the objects Of a common and uni
ted defense? -Boston Traveller.
The engineering Democrats of In
diana did all they could to defeat til
constitutional amendments, but til
cleaner portion of the. party snubbe
the leaders, and q majority of $500
or 10000 for ratification has opene
the eyes ofthe Democrats of Ind
ana.
The city of Terre Haute, Ind, an
the county of Yigo, in which it is k
Gated. were carried by the Republ
cans at the recent elections. That hi
heretofore been u Democratic strong
hold. This is only one Of many ind
tions that point to the political rev
luton that is in progress in Indiana.
Miss Nora Percy, the poetes
writes, that Ills Majesty Myself
the now celebrated mo name" nov
was written by the Rev, w. M. b
I'll. Ha.-. ~.
ker, the.autior Of the "New Timothy
It is said in Boston that ''His Maize
ty Myself" is the story of "Adirol
back" Murray, whom Mr.. Baker col
ssiders a vast humbug. --Piladelph
Press. p
The shotgunners carried the Yazc
district again last week, and the u