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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-04-23
The Louisiana Slaughter.

The bloody conflict in Louisiana,
growing out Of the fierce faction
feuds which have kept that State
in a turmoil for months, says the
Nashville Banner, is most deplor-
able affair, not alone in its immedi-
ate results and the loss Of life involv-
ed, but in the prenicious feeling of
race animosity it will engender in
the State and out Of it, When the
blacks and whites are pretty equally
divided, as in Louisiana, and depend
ing on each other, as of necessity
they must be, it is OF vital impor-
lance that amicable relations should
be sustained. That they have been
at loggerheads so long, causing in
dustry to wane and the material in
terests Of the State to suffer, is
mainly attributable to a squad of
pestilent politicians, whose motto
10 IulS VI rum 4H0 s1lS pii"I y
episode at COlfax was prompted by
this office-holding and otfice-seeking
gang, causing the ignorant and deln-
ded to shoulder their muskets, and
then leaving them to find bloody
graves. The details of the fight are
shocking to humanity, and shows the
fiendish thirst for blood in the ig-
norant and depraved, when the fierce
passinos Of race hatred, and sectional
and political animosities are forced
into play. Louisiana is sadly in
need Of some sort of reconstruction
that will ring peace to her borders.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-04-23
Is The Road Law Constitutional ?

From the Jonessboro' Herald and Tribune.
Among the duties of the Commits
sioners, it is enacted, Section 5 ::
ITO assess tax in their respective
DISTRICTS etc, providing, further on
for the collection in sUorb or COM
mutation.
The Supreme Court held in Mari
vs.. Enloe, 1st Yerg. 452, that The
power of taxation is in its nature
legislative and incapable of dele
CATION
So essentially legislative is this
power, that it can no more be dele
gated, than can the power OF legisla-
ton.
The rule in Mari vs.. Enloe was
laid down under the Constitution of
1896, and, when, in 1884, the con-
stitutional Convention assembled,
with this decision in remembrance.
they choose to modify the taxation
clauses; and. authorized the delega-
tion of the taxing power to counties.
for county purposes and to incorpor-
ated towns. Article 2, Section %.
In 1868, the 14th section of the
amended school law authorized the
civil boards of education. ''to assess
such tax on property and polls, as
shall be necessary" etc, providing
for vote thereon, by the legal vo-
tiers of the district. In Keesee VS..
the Civil District Board Of Education,
VI. Cold. 127, the Supreme Court
guided by the rule that taxation is
in its nature legislative proceeds to
declare The implication is ir-
resistible. that expression of the
authority to delegate the power to
the counties and towns" (article 2.
section 20 sis an absolute epcIHsioa
of authority to delegate the poaoer to
any other agency" And 1.-The pur-
pose of the 10Th section. article 2,
was to authorize the Legislature to
confer the power of taxation on
counties and incorporated towns.
and no other, or further
Taxes are: "A task exacted
from one who is under control a
contribution or service. the render
ing Of which is imposed upon sub
icct. or money levied upon property
and polls for the support of the gov.
eminent"
If that tax of three mills upon the
dollar. and fifty cents upon each
poll, was unconstitutional, and the
Supreme Court so declared, then
this tax Of FIVE days work, or five
dollars Communication, etc., must Ger,
tainly be an unwarranted delegation
of legislative power; since the as
sessment and collection of the tar
is totally in the hands of the Corn
missioner and their overseer. These
Commissioners are no more a body
corporate than were the Boards o
Education. hence. they have no righ'
to assess taxes. as contemplated BY
said law.
ROADSTER.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-04-23
sneedVIIIe and MoOresburg turnpike.

To the Honorable Commissioners
appointed to locate and make a road
from Sneedvilte TO 11oores5urg:
Your attention. and that OF the
Commissioner appointed by the
Governor to look after che interests
of the State in the turnpike roads of
East Tennessee. is once more called
upon to make some statement as to
the expenditure of the Fifty Thous.
and Dollars in Bonds appropriated
TO make the said road. Grave charges
have been circulated and not
denied by some of the seven Com
missiOners = that enc of their first
acts was to vote themselves four
hundred dollars, EACH, as part pay
ment for their valuable services in
Locating the said road. After three
years of patience on the part of the
public, /, as one of them, call upon
you to make q statement of the
expenditure Of the large sum of
meney appropriated for the above
purpose. Respectfully yours.
re- JAMES Wight.
Meoresburg Tenn, April 14th, 1873.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-04-23
The Kestern carolina railroad.

The following special to the New
York Times gives in nutshell the
North Carolina Railroad difficulties,
in favorable termination of which
East Tennessee is deeply interested !:
RALEIGH. n. c., April 14-At
Greensboro, to-day. in the United
States Circuit Court for the Western
District of this State, w. A. Smith,
President of the North Carolina
Railroad, and Republican Congress
man of this district, was appointed
receiver Of the Western North Care
| lima Railroad. The road is chartered
to run from Salisbury to the Tennes-
see line, west of Asheville, on French
Broad river. The cars are running
$50 miles, to Old Fort, Mcdowell
county. North Carolina bonds were
hypothecated in 1863 with Henry
Clews & Co, Of New York, for
$250,000. Failing to redeem the
bonds, suit was brought against the
road by Clews, Sibley and Others.
A decree for the sale of the read was
granted at Asheyille in October last.
It was understood tb%t the Southern
Security Company had bonds of the
road to sufficient amount to enable
that company to buy the franchise
and give the Pennsylvania Central
control Of the road. This informa-
ton fomented opposition to the sale
of the road. The State has issued
$7,000,000 of bonds in aid of the
road, and has S350,000 interest on
the bonds. This is all the money
the State has, directly, in the road
So great a hue and cry was raised
about sacrificing the States interest
in the road and losing seven millions
of dollars, that the Legislature pass
ed resolution authorizing the Gov
srnor to take an appeal to the Uni
ted States Supreme Court, which
has been granted, and the road will
remain in the hands of the receiver
until the case is decided.
The North Carolina Railroad frem
Goldsboro' to Charlotte 223 miles, is
leased for thirty years to the Penn
sylvania Central. The latter is
building feeder from Greensboro
to Salem, Forsythe county. The
possession of the Western North
Carolina Road would be of immense
advantage when built. by transfer
ring freight through this State from
Tennessee over the roads controlled
by the Pennsylvania Central, and
would hurt the Virginia roads run
by Gen. Malone from Bristol, Ten
nessee, to Norfolk, Virginia. The
State and Malone are fighting to
prevent the sale Of the road. The
Pennsylvania Central are fighting to
force a sale, that they may buy.
The injunction sued out by the
State authorities against A. G.
Buford, to prevent the widening of
the gauge of the North Carolina
Road from Greensboro to Charlotte,
has noe been finally settled. If the
gauge is widened the Pennsylvania
Central can run from Richmond to
Atlanta without breaking bulk.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-04-23
FiIlibusterIng Expedition.

We see in many of cur exchanges
statements that preparations are
being made at New Orleans and along
the Texas border on the RE Grande
of war-lil1e appearance, and it is
said that it is nothing more or less
than a grand fllibustering expedition
which is being fitted up to operate in
Mexico. 1t is further said that the
expedition is to be commanded by
Gen. Longstreet, of Louisiana-negro-
militia fame, and that the movement
will have the sympathy and aid Of
the Grant administration.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-04-23
POstpOnemenG OF the Public Library
Gift Concert.

It will be seen by the announce
ment in our advertising columns that
the third gift concert of the Public
Library of Kentucky, which was to
have taken place on the 8th of April,
has been postponed until July g.
This pestponement has not been oc-
casioned, as we are advised by Gov
Bramlette, by the small sale of tick
cts; on the contrary, the sales have
been unusually large-nuch larger
than at either of the preceding con-
certs-so large, indeed, that the time
given by this rinety-day postpone
ment will enable Gov. Bramlette to
dispose of every ticket and insure a
full drawing without any reduction
or scaling of the gifts, as has here
tofore been the case. Cove. b. sees
his way SO clearly that he announces
in the most positive and unequivecal
language that the drawing will take
place July 8 and that it will be a full
one. The owner of the ticket draw
ing the capital gift will get 100000
in greenbacks without any discount,
and so of all the other gifts. The
money sufficient to pay all the gifts
100000 in greenbacks-is already
on deposit in the Farmers and Dro-
vers' Bank, set apart for the pay
ment of the gifts and can. be used
for no other purpose. as will be seen
by the cashiers certificate. With a
knowledge of these facts-and we
do not hesitate to guarantee their
scrupulous fulfillment-there will be
such q. demand for the tickets ROW
on hand that in all probability not a
single one will be left for sale weeks
before the time Of drawing. There
never was q fairer or more honora-
bly-conducted enterprise before the
public, and it has, as it deserves, the
entire confidence of our people. 1t
is one Of those schemes in which the
purchasers of tickets feel the most
positive assurance that the drawing
will be fair, for it will be controlled
by the NEST prominent and distin-
guished citizens of the city and
State, and those who draw gifts will
be certain to get the money the mo-
ment their tickets are presented.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-04-23
How Much They Made Last Session.

Some person with turn for fig
ures furnishes the World Washing
ton correspondent the following !:
Congress met on the second day of
December and remained in session
until the 4th of March, period en-
bracing ninety-two days. Thirteen
Sundays interviewed, and both houses
adjourned over from the 22d Of De-
cember to the 9th of January, which
included twelve working days. Thus
the actual number of days was re-
duced to sixty-seven. At the rate
of $500 per annum that the mem
bers received, it will be seen that the
pay of each amounted to $f11.10
per day. Now, it is safe to say that
the average number of hours they
were in session did not exceed five
per day. SO that each member re-
ceived s22.22 per hour. or little
over 81 cents per minute. This
same ready calculator tells US that
a majority of these members could
not make 81 day at honest employ
ment.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-04-23
sneedrIIlo and Mooresburg Turnpike.

Our old friend, Cspt. James
Wright, Of Mooresburg, addresses a
communication, through, our col
umns, to the Commissioners of the
Sneedville and Mooresburg Turnpike,
to which we ask attention. This is
a matter in which the people Of Han
cock and the lower end Of Hawkins
are much interested, and if there has
been some "shenanagin' going on,
we trust that Capt. Wright will
'ssmoke it out and have a showing
made of what has been done with
the money that should have gone TO
the building of q good road. Our
columns are open to the Commits
sioners to make any exhibit that
they may desire.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-04-23
wholesale Immersion.

The Nashville Union and american
says: There were 140 colored con-
verts baptized at the upper leyee
Sunday last, and nearly as many at
the lower levee. There is one col
ored church in that city, where. it is
said, revival has been constantly in
progress for the last four years.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-04-23
East renp. Sunday School Convention.

The Convention at its last annual
meeting at Greeneville, having adj
journed to meet at Cleveland, Tenn,
upon the call Of the President, all
persons interested in Sunday schools
ia East Tennessee, are hereby noti-
fed that said Convention will meet
at Cleveland, on Thursday, the 9Th
day of May, next. Ample provisions
will be made for delegates All Sun
day schools are earnestly requested
to send delegates. Arrangements
viii be made for half-fare upon the
railroads.
". =. WAsHBURNE, President.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-04-23
FrUsts In Texas.

Advices from % counties Of Texas
report killing frests. The crops and
fruit are all killed Re-planting has
commenced. These counties en-
brace the large portion Of The cot
ton growing district. The damage is
probably exaggerated.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-04-23
An Innocent Nan Set at Liberty.

It having been made known to the
Governor of the State that 7. L.
Freeman, convicted Of murder in
Polk county, over eight years ago,
on purely circumstantial evidence,
was not guilty of the crime, and he
was, en- Tuesday Of last week, releas-
ed from the Penitentiary.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-04-23
The Morristovn Gazette.
Wednesday Morning, april %, 1873.
Fire ct Chattanooga.

On last Wednesday night the old
waoden building known as the ''old
East Tennessee and Georgia depot" "
at Chattanooga, was burned, together
with five freight cars that we're stand
ing On the track near it. Loss esti-
mated at $4,000.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-04-23

The postage on newspapers after
the 1st of July win not necessarily
be paid at the Office where mailed.
but can be collected 1T the Office
where delivered. AS we understand
the new postal law. itTequres post
masters to collect postage on weekly
newspapers mailed to points within
the county where Published.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-04-23

The Methodist Episcopal Church
South, including ministers. has total
membership of 654.159. being an
increase for the past year of S2,975.
Including the China mission, there
are thirty-six annual conferences,
all Of which, except three, show an
increasa-
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-04-23
ROADSTER.

A post-ofice has been established
at jamestown. Virginia, and John
Smith appointed postmaster.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-04-23

The You've AMERICAN is the only
paper published at Rogersville now.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-04-23
: a II 9
SPRING.

THIS Favorite resort for health and pleasure
D situated TEN miles north OF MorristOwn, Tann.p
and connected with the Railroad trains at that point
by daily line Of hacks, in open mt all times for tine
reception Of visitors.
Accoinm odations largely extended and improved
so that two hundred persons can be made comforta-
ble The effect Of the water In wonderful Inn NIL 10
rangements of the
BIoOd, Liver, Hf0maeh. B0wels and Kldmay1S
in scrofulons and Mercurial Diseases, and in asE-
vougness and general debility.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-04-23

By TnomAs AHTEEKLL, MI. d.
Prof of Chemistry in National Medical College, ID.
q. and Chemist to tho U. .. Department. VI
Agriculture.
Also in the immediate vicinity Of good sulphur
water.
For further information. pamphlets, re, address,
PROPRIETOR TATE SPRING,
BEAN's STATIeE, TEEw4-
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-21

HANDSOME GpAlNINo.-The front
doors Of Spiro's saloon In Virginia
City arc grained very handsomely In
Imitation of walnut and maple. We
are Informed that the work was done
By NJ. Charles Rex, who Is very su.
perior workman.
GnASp CONCERT AND BALI"-On
Thursday, September 1. Professor A.
Fisher. late Of tho California Theater,
will give u grand concert and ball at
Miners Union Hall, Gold Hill.
PERsoSAL.-M. Karoher. Chief OF
the Sacramento Police Depsrt ment,
wa, In town today. Constable Tom
Harkin had him In charge.
pos the very best Photographs, g 20 aFadis'
4 Rr,of:nn'S GsllsrI without STAifs@
Montgomery street. San Francisco.
Foa bronchial. As,hmatic aud fslponn',
complaints, Browns Bronchial Troehes mani
fsst rvGaskas!s curative Pss0sss.sa
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-21

SaRsetrLD Guam The annual tar
get shooting by the Sarstleld Guard, It
will be borne in mind. takes place OH
Saturday next. Without doubt the
..bulls eye" will get a good pepper
ing. as there are a number Of capital
shots Ia the company. The following
Is Il partial list Of prizes. which We ex-
tract from the Emterpr:s: OF to-day :
First there Ia u magnificent gold medal
about three inches square Ia tho form
of n Maltese cross. inscribed "a follows:
..Pr.Seuted to the best shot by the
S,rstield Guard, of Gold Hill. Septem-
her Is, 1873" THO medal contains
gold TO the value OF about $50. aud Il
ofbeautiful workmanship. Then comes
\ number of beautiful gifts by friends
OF the company. There Is a beautiful
and a~rtis,ically carved meericlMum
ripc, presented by Thomas Finch Il
line silver goblet, BY Mrs. George
Enmct; q pair OF handsome silver
siecve buttons. by johnny WEIGH II
neat gold breaStpin. with Calltnrnia
diamond SCI. by Dan O'Coanell; u
beautiful locket Of pearl and gold. by
o. z. Mundell {; a splendid berry dian
mounted OF a silver frame. BY NJ. +.
Waller; silver watch chain, By w. w.
Shaunahan {; a cisket OF %periunery. by
J. Jones, Gold Hill. druggist: y pair
! cfynld sleeve buttons. VI lry E. Holmes
AMI a handsome lrult stand BY john
Wade.
MARROW EscApE.-rhiS morning at
the Euickerbocker milne there game
near being Il repetition OF the late ca
tastrophe at the Chollar works. The
carman ran an empty car into the open
shaft, w~hereupon 1t ltlie car, was pre-
cipita,ed down the shaft with a light
! niny velocity. a distance OF 100 feet.
! when it overlook the cage on which 4
miner BY the name OF Miller was being
lowered. Lackily the top OF the ciye
waS built staunchIy enough TO Will.
stand the terrible blow. aud Miller o..
capped with only n slight cut OIL ii'
forehead. Il seems almost a miracle
that the carmiu was no; dragged Into
the shaft.
wusr HrBT.-rhis forenoon a
miner working In the Crown Point,
| whose nams We did not ascertain, had
hi, right wrist badly bruised under the
| following circumstances: He aud 4
companion were engaged at the time
In drilling a hole In a rock preparatory
10 exploding \ blast. 30. ] was hold
ing the drill. while No. > did the
striking with a heavy sledge hammer.
The latter In bringing down the sledse
missed tho drill and struck the former
on the wrist. Although no bones were
broken, the mans wrist WAS so badly
bruised that lie had to be conveyed 70
his residence In Virginia City.
The WATER QuEsrroS.-Mr. s:huss-
Ter. Chief Engineer for the water COM
pauy, arrived ii Virginia by last even.
ing's train. This morning he went
out on the line OF the %alueduct. II
he don't send water along into Wiz.
| gin,a aud Gold Hill III short order, We
are mistaken IN the maE.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-21
FROM SAN FRANCISCO
The PhUsdeIpAia Rscursienlsis-
Political Wrsssiing.

!. SAX FnAScIsco, August 2l-2 p. NJ
The Philadelphia party left for home
this morning. They will stop at Chi
cagy, and expect to reach Philadelphia
on August 80.
Tie Democratic County Convention
denounces as illegal the nominations
for the Legislature. Supervisors and
School Directors by the Municipal
Convention. and calls for q mass meet
ting on Saturday night to ratify all
nominations legally made. !,
Gold, ll5E9ll535; greenbacks, SS22l
a3?L..
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-21

The Board Of Trustees Of the Town Of Gold
meet at the Office OF the Town Marthal back o.
Yellow Jacket Ifose Company's building, Main
street, Gold I'LL, Storey county, Scr.0 between
tho hours : and 8 y. " commencing August
9nth and ending August 3ist, 1873. and tho
above named persons are hereby notified TO ap'
pear before them and show-cspse, " any they
them should not I've raised In the additional
amounts above named. and their taxes equal
lied ~ provided BY ordinance Of said Town.
J. MARSHALL. Clerk.
Gold Hill. hueust 10. 1879, aul9.I0t
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-21
NOTICE.

NOTICE - HEREBY GIvRN
~ that The Town Assessor has died 10 the
Clerks Office, the Assessment Roll OF al per
s1ns ant property within the Incorporated
limits OF the town Of Gold Hill. liable to taxa.
tIon for the year ending the fr-t Monday In
May, lS74, and that The Board of Trustees, act.
Ing rs a Board Of Equalization, have examined
aaid roll. and have raised the valuation OF the
real estate Improvement. and personal property
assessed In said roll to the following named per.
son. aud corporations, viz:
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-21

AFRrIsD IN NEEp.-Dr. Wlstar's Balsam Of
Wild Cherry 10 . friend In deed. Who has not
found It such IN curing al. diseased OF tho lunRr
aud throat, coughs. cIids and pulmonary afTec.
tons. aud '' last. not east consumption The
sick are assured thu. the high standard Of excel
lence o, which the popularity OF this prepare.
ton IL based, will alwsysbc malntalncd b, the
prJprletOrs.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-21
rrts t~okvfcostASs.

We are In receip, Of the following
communication from a C~ornucopiaa. a
member OF the party which left Vir-
ginia City for the new mining dis
trict a few days since:
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-21

SEWING MACHINES R%rrArRrp.-A hrst-clsss
machinist. who thoroughly understands every
part Of all kinds of sewing machines. 10 now
employed al u. N. F%REDRIcK'S we,lknowD
watch making. yewelry and sewing machine es.
to ,lishment, No. 81 South G street. Virginia.
vices. If more convenient 10 customers he will
attend at their residences BY rendlpg for him. =
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-21
WESTERN DISPATCHES

(~.rrc,AL TO rue uolD NIL DAILY sES..l
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-21
LIFE & FIRE INSURANCE.
SPECIAL NOTICE.

r HAVE DISCONTINUED TUE COLLEC:
tlon OF premiums on policies pfths Mutual
Life lneurai &C Company, Of New York, having
resigned tho State Agency for said Company on
the 18th July, ultimo.
The general insurance business, of.the sub.
schber will no continued q hereiofofe attoe old
stand, near the corner Of c o dlTayioE street,.
where reliable indemnity for loss by Orc; nlr,
or accident, con DO procured nt cur: ent ana 1877
rates. 100, -
will hs conducted strictly on the bale ~ faf
and impartial dealing with the injured and IN
surers. and parties desiring intptsnoe will AL
woys End at tbls Agency prompt and falr setuc'
ments Of Losses.
The Fire insurance risks viii BE- placed 70
Companies second to none IN America. ana LIE
and Accidental rlsSs will bs tatspip sny, CON
PAW doing onsiress In Nevada, sttos opuop o.
| Tho lnsared.
Full information on any Of the above branches
can he obtained st my ofore.
virginia, Nj A L. EDWARDS wfllyivc ptoppA
and ready attention 70 al business tnssustea' 70
FIRE, life and Accident Insurance Of the old
and reliable Agency Of ,ouS spposros.
Corner Of G and Taylor streets, Virginia.
P. 8 Letters addressed to John Sproston
| Virgini,, or at the Agency OF tho hutusi Liif
Insurance Company. fW Montgomery stteet
San Francisco, viii be promptly attended 20;
aa4H JOHN SPRoST0G.