The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-10-01
METRoPoLITN LETTER.

EAT1oNAL CAMP AGEETEo-A CATH
oL1c FORKS OVER 4 SISTER
s. SSUBBED- SHE Helps PRE-
PARE THE OPENING SRRMoN-How
NEW YORK AFFECTS Knoxville
BANKS AND BANKINGHHow IT Is
DONE, &C., &C.. &c.
KNOXVILLE, Sept, %. 1873.
JOHN EDWARD The Grand Ma.
tional Camp Meeting has followed
IN the wake of other nationals and
suspended. At the last meeting of
the stockholders. on Wednesday
night last, they demanded through
their President, to use an additional
contribution of tWo-hundred dollars
to pay Tlt1aning expenses. el-
It was amusing to see them shell
out, for the satisfaction of having
their names publicly announced. and
the amount attached, Especially the
names) with the stentorophonic in,
vocation-God bless brother Helms
Tor any other man).
A Catholic brother CHANGED to be
one of the many who forked over q
v, and received the usual plaudit-
not only for himself, but his church.
God bless the Catholic church of
Knoxville" uttered by a ,sanctified
Protestant divine. Was he sincere
or was it a bid for more funds? If
sincere, ''old Kuk'' las the boys ia.
miiarly call him). should note it as
another sign of the times. While
we anxiously wait for another anom-
ally, Protestant contributing to q
Catholic church. or a Catholic Priest
invoking the blessings of the ''Holy
Virgin" upon the National Camp
Meeting" or any other Protestant
organization. 1t was reported in
town, Il beg pardon) that sister
Smith was to conduct the closing
services, Wednesday night, but as
she did not come to time, | suppose
the report was put out by the stock
holders rs a draw, and it succeeded.
a larger crowd than at any previous
sitting was in attendance. Sister
Smith, it is supposed, was snubbed.
and sought solace in the presence of
the Moderator of Union Presbytery
and in helping him prepare his open
ing sermon. .-...... .....-
When the Epizootic (spell it for
mc). first made it's appearance in \.
York, our liverymen began to blank
ct their corses. and a few of our
draymen, actually pressed tie poor
OK into service before the disease
fairly made its appearance. We
Knoxvillians are great on the " be
big" / hope you take, and will ex-
cuse me for not enlarging. When
the house of Jay Cooke & TO-. failure
reached us it was difficult to keep
some Of orr Banks from throwing up
the sponge, so as TO be neat to New
York.
Now, / am no fnancier; that is to
say. my reputation is not as extend
ed rs that of a Rothschild, bat did
manage on black Saturday to avert
the dire calamity that befel some
(three) of our banking institutions.
am all o. X. now unless another
suave comes. will on the lst OF
the month (pay-day) transfer to my
creditors dollar for dollar of my
earnings, it being about ten per cent
Of my Indebtedness. may be fore.
ed to Issue giit-edged circular to
keep my creditors quiet. in which
event, l may offer my realty and per-
sonal property at fair valuation.
with hope that some Of my credi-
tors may bite and relieve me of 8
very unproductive incnmbrancc.-
Banking is a good job. All you
have to do is to get some Chancellor,
Judge ur Colonel to affix Banker 70
your name, buy a large-sized safe,
with combination lock, put it in a
brick pen, carpet your floor, and, in o
word, let your office parapharnalia
be of the most Relegant order, hire a
clerk who parts his hair and spells
his name in the middle" and you
are ready to receive money on de-
post, for safe keeping. Don't offer
more than TO per cent. for it
put on the stiff, rich, don't care 8
d-n style, and your line of deposits
will swell beyond your expectations
Now, You are ready to build business
blocks. rows of elegant residences
lay out parks and public squares
loan money at twenty-four per cent
per annum. give your wife twenty
five thousand in 5;20s. and q CARR
age. Snap your finger at your credi
tors and suspend il they, lax you is
YOU u. 3. Down.
p. S.-Farmers and Mechanics
(no other profession have any loar
your money to your honest. well-to-dO
neighbors, build up the country ant
let Bankers and monied rings take
care Of themselves.
u. B. DowN.