The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-02-07
TENNESSEE ITEMS.

Gen. Stokes is to be triad thisweek
for alleged bounty frauds.
The Masonic Temple in Knoxville is
nearly con pleted.
franklin las a large Temperance
Society that is doing good worx
Memphis in full Of confidence men
and swindlcrs, who fleece the unkary
Franklin has had Leap 1ear"
party.
Huntingdon is struggling to gst up
a bank.
In Williamson county. four esndi-
dates are announced for Tax Collector
and four for Sheriff.
A mar named Hyronnemus recently,
shot and killed negro in Nashvills in
self defense.
The Union and American bid the
Republican Banner a political fare
well.
The inmates ofthe State Prison are
said to be unanimous for the zone
term principle"
j. f. T. II iris is announced as
candidate for State Senator from the
First District.
The Republican C9nventio3 for
this State will prot ably be had in
April.
The journal" is the nRmaaof a
new paper lust started at pee
lburg, in this stste
The money spent for whisky in Ten
nessee. in one year, would pay the
entire State oebt.
4 Memphis thief stole n four hun
dred pound lump Of coal which coal
agent used as sign.
Z he receipts Of the Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad during January
re ched about $4,000.
Quite a number Of the Memphis
merchants are resisting the payment Of
their taxes in the courts.
The price Of the Knoxville Press
and Messenger Is 10 be advanced to s.
year, after the 18th instant
The Cleveland Banner advocates the
building Of 4 narrow gauge railr ad
from that place to Ducktowu.
Candidates for county Offices in Knox
county are announcing their names
through the papers.
On the Path ult., grey eagle, meas
uIiug seven feet from tip 70 tip Of
wings. was shot near Brownsville.
Wives are plentiful in Giles county,
and are ma iHg sad hayo; among the
sneep and small stock Of the f,rmers.
The preliminary survey Of the Den
mark. Brownsville, and Durhamril,e
Narrow Gauge railroad has been
commenced.
The publishers Of the Chattanooga
Times announce that their journal is
10 have Il new dress about the first
Of March.
Shares in the Nashville and Chat
tanocga Railroad are worth 30 cents on
the dollar-being & considerable
advance.
The Lo~doa journal says that Mr..
Wan. Cr4ig, Of Loudon county, is
m.Icbing and churuiag from calf
only s. months old.
In Williamson county, recently.
D. Jo. Wyatt was shot and killed ~
James Clayd. Tie homicide had is
origin in an old difficulty.
4 Young Tennessee doctor named
HcnnDg is rising = q high position
among The physicians Of New York
city.
\ dcsper do named ". r. Darwin,
20 Years Of zee shot AMI killed An
drew Martin, an inofT-n i've old man,
in the streets Of TulIah9ma, recently.
Nashville il going to repeat her
Exposition q lat Nay-9aly on
more magnificent scalc--tLc coming
NJ.
Colonel J. B. Scudder. Of Tenncs-
see, has been appointed by the Presi-
dent as one Of the visitors to West
Point
Rev. NJ. II. Nichols, stationed at
Knoxville, has been transferred from
the Holston to the ST. Louis Con-
ference Of the ". h. Church.
The people Of McNinn and Meigs
counties are manifesting a good deal Of
interests IN the propose narrow-gauge
railro from Cleveland to Ducktown.
The revival at the VI f. Church
South. IN Athens, closed on the 29th
ult. The number Of conversions du-
ring the meeting is said to have been
ninety persons.
Two German counta-Arco and Ar
secretaries of the Ger
man minister Of the United States
were the observed of ali observers re
Gently, at Knoxville.
Nashville has a regularly organized
gang Of body snatchers, who invade
dig up dead dark.es, and
ship them to tie Western Medical Col
leges.
Mr.. II. Henson, of Loudon county,
claims to have the largest yam potato
in Tennessee. It measuring nine and
l half feet in length and weighs four
pounds.
Three hundred and ffty-eight mar
riages in Fayette county last year
hat is, one out of every thirteen IN
habitants Of the county entered into Il
life partnership.
Early on Friday morning before
asst drunken man named Casey was
down in the streets of Chat
and robbed of $75 in money /
md gold watch and chain, valued at :
me hundred dollars.
According to the Somerville Falcon, /
7ayette county consumed 100000 I
worth of WHISKY, alone. last year
,qual to $40 worth OF the beverage for