The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-10-29
METRoPoLITAN LETTER.

THE LAcI SENSA11ON-
FKFrERs IN LIMBO - HIGH DIoNI-
TARIEs IMPLICATED - now THEY.
WE'RE TRAPPED-THEY TREAT THE
MATTER AS A ''GooD JOKE = DIFF
FERENCE BETWEEN OLD TIMES AND
THE PRESENT IN SUCH CAsEs-A
MARINER AT SEA WITHOUT A CON-
PAsS--THE CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
THE SITE LoCATED-THE CONCERT
FOR THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING
MEMPHIS.
KNOXVILLE, Oct. 9th, 1878.
DEAR GAZETTE Your very sat-
isfactory notice of our baby excite.
ment stands approved.
Our next excitement is over the
arrest of band of counterfeiters-
how many, l know not-nevrr hav-
ing taken the time to count, but that
it is band of loyal counterfeiters
there is no doubt.
Some have filed high places in
Radical ranks-one. that of State
Senator-anOther is from among the
Judiciary. having but recently re-
signed his Office to enter into part
nership with U. S. Detective in the
counterfeit business. / give this as
rumor. Another was, at one time,
an employee Of the Railroad Compa-
ny-an humble position it is true,
but the perQaisites wGre so dexter
iously manipulated that the place be-
came very lucrative but, was resigned
merely to crafty the Superintend-
dents sghim.
One of the e. S. detectives, it is
said, exhibited some of the new so
cent (genuine) shinplasters, to his
legal confederate, as ne1o counter eits,
whereupon the legal went into costa
cies and pronounced them as the
dist best thing of the kind he had
seen, and exchanged other counter
felt money for them at premium,
reimbursing himself by selling the
shinplasters to third party at a
heavier rate of premium.
Many innocent parties have been
arrested, tried and acquitted, hope
many more will be but some hard
cases are still under bond to answer,
and some have even been required to
double their bonds. AS yet the ar
rests has been treated as good Joke,
AMI some of the said to be- princi-
pals may still be seen on our streets
''heads up and tail erect" as though
nothing but a mere suspension or
temporary St0gnGtion in trade had
occurred. How different would have
been the Tearing of Suspected fel-
on, in the days of our boyhoo1 l will
not attempt to portray, but suggest
to you as an honest journalist the
free use of your italics.
AS q Helms man stand TO your
post and make the GAZETTE a ter
ror to evil doors, regardless Of rank
or station, as You would denOunce a
chicken thief, in like manner de-
nounce a congressman who steals
back pay. The Chronicle publishes
a letter from a ''land lubber'' to q
Mariner, and cries ku klux but it's
too thin. The community will not
accept it. We must have all the &C.
companying documents or it won
drG1U worth cent.
/ understand the committee ap.
pointed for the purpose. have select
ed site upon which the Methodist
Episcopal Church North propose
building the Central University il
will be located near the grounds
heretofore intended for the depots
&c, of the Mineral Home Railroad
and it is hoped the 'Centrars" neees
sites may yet require the purchase
of said depot grounds
It is presumed that Bishop Haven
viii have general supervision of the
University, assisted by full corps
of Professors whose duty it will be
to teach the young idea how to ANAL
gamate.
The concert at the opera house
last week for the benefit of suffering
Memphis. was praiseworthy sue
cess, but for the P. & H. vauntingly
contrasting the sleeve button sale
with that of the less lucky sale of e
bale of cotton in ST. Louis, would
have been regarded as first class
charity, but Shakespeare or Banydn
says 'scharity vaunteth not itself, is
not pulled up" Hopefully,
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