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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-02-18
Glimpses Of the Past.
JIORRLSTOWN AND ITS GEL
EBRITIES.
REV. R N. sTFyFNs.

REV. R n. STEVENS.
My lamented friend, Rev. Rufus
Ne. Stevens, was paramount in his
day for beauty of diction and elc.
quence of decoration. He was ex-
ceedingly popular. In person, he
was tall, slender, pale and sharp
| featured. His countenance express
ed beneyolence and good nature. In
the arena of the Church he loomed
up as a devoted Christian and a star
to guide the unthoughtful through
the perilous journey of life. He
looked upon woman as an earthly
angel, and he always evinced tie
greatest respect for the sex, for it
was through their bounty he was SO
often supplied with rich and hospit-
able cheer amid the lonely mountains
and lovely vallies of East Tennessee.
In the pulpit, he hit the Senter, Cen
ter)
Our last meeting was in Knoxville.
| extended him the hand of friend
ship, little thinking it would be our
last earthly meeting. 1t was during
that crisis when the Hotspurs of the
land run riot over our beautiful
South. The remarks he made on that
occasion to the writer can never be
erased from his memory. Said he
" | shall soon leave my happy home
forever, and no spot on earth is more
lovely to me than the dark blue
mountains OF East Tennessee. They
vibrate through my mind like a sweet
dream of Eden,''
His prophetic language proved
too true, for in tie heated hour of
passion those in authority condemn
ed him at the earliest moment of their
power to confinement in Camp Chase.
But he never reached that destina-
ton. Upon the broad waters of the |
beautiful Ohio river the white robed |
angel stretched it's hand and guided |
him as a feathered arrow through the
pearly gates, where all that pass are
made white in the blood of the Lamb.
Oh, thou Senator !! Why did you
not stay that bloody edict, and save
thy friend from martyrdom, and left
less furnished the wreath and station
you occupy? Eternal fame would
then have wreathed an evergreen
around your brow, and your name
would have been ranked among the
0roudest patriots Of the proudest
,limes F! Shade of Commodeus and
Iassandra !! ''Shake not thy CORY
ocks at Inc ! thou canst not say | did
IL"
Poor Stevens Thou vast not left
without hope! The spirit of war
lumbGrs and is hushed to silence by
'our advent with the Prince of Peace.
am informed he is buried beneath
he green sod, on the bank of the
'eautiful Ohio, where he rests with
he pale nations of the earth.
e calm! oh, ye surges, that sweep DER my soul!
e are naGght but receptions around me that ron!'
ALARICUs.
Sunny Side, February 10, 1874
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THE ONLY KNOWN MEDICINE
Purges, PuriIes and Strength
ems GARe SYSTEM

Dr. TUFTS Pills are composed Of many ingrody
tents. Prominent among them are SarsapariTla
and Wild Cherry, SO united as to act together. tIe
one through It's admi1tUre with other substances,
purifying and pllrging; while the other is strength
ening the system Thus these Pills are at the "a ma
time tonic aud a cathartc, a desidsratum long
sought for by medical men, bat never before dis~
covered. In other words, they do the work Of tive
medicines and DO it mach better than any two we
know OF, for they remove nothing from the systen
but impurities, so while they purge they also
strengthen and hence they debility and
followed by reaction.
DIR. Futt'S Pills have wonderful influence on
the blood. They not only purify without weaken
ing it, bat they remove all noXious particles froIR
the ehyie before II is converted into fluid and thus
make impure blood utter iupossibility. As
there Is no debihtahon, SO there ifs nausea
sickness attending the operation ot this most eN-
cellent medicine which never strains or torturea
the digestive organs, but causes them 20 work in
perfectly natural manner; hence persons taking
them do not become pale ard emaciated, but cd
the contrary while all impurities being remov-
cd, the combined action Of the Sa1saparilla and
Wild Cherry puTihes and invieorates the body and
robust state of health is tRe resalt Of their united
action. Price % cents a box. Sold y all druggists
Depot 4S Cortland St., New York. AZ Avn
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PERsoNAL.-We are sorry we were
absent from town when our excel
lent friend and prompt subscriber
Maj. J. w. Clarkson, the popular
commercial traveller of the well
known hardware house of Penniman
Bro, of Baltimore, called to see us.
The memento reached us safely. 1t
will prove of incalculable service to
US as an assistant editor: and for
which, in behalf of self and readers,
many thanks.
W. T. Hawkins, recently of Jones'
boro', has succeeded DIR. Coulter in
the occupancy of the first floor rooms
of the GAZETTE building, and is now
engaged in preparations for opening
a new tin-ware and stove house in
this place. lie comes vouched for
as an industrious, excellent mechan-
lc, and to all such we welcome the
fullest citizenship, and predict the
largest prosperity.
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But we hope our esteemed neighbor will not sci
In Judgment 50 severely those who can and do
receive PASSES without compromising their indie
Union
We don't know the terms upon
which our contemporaries of the
press n0eC get their dead-head pass
es. That there has been a recent
change, removing some Of the odius
features of their acceptance, we sin
ccrely hope for the sake of 6 the in
dependence and manhood Of those
using them. But at the time we first
called attention to the miserable
nuisance we had the positive and
emphatic declaration of the Vice
President that free tickets were not
furnished to editors on account Of
the publication Of timetables in their
papers, though the road did some
times extend pass hyOoyh counesg
to the press" Either this ruling has
been changed, very recently, or there
rs a question of velacity between
those who claim to be honestly pay
ing for their riding lin advertising) |
and the Vice President-a question, |
we venture to say, that will not be
probed to the quick by either Of the
parties, just now. At any rate, 1T
is not us that is sitting in Judgment
on any of you. It is the voice of the
people crying against the dead-head
and it is to that tribunal
you have to answer, if the road does
not call for It's own before the court
meets. In that event you are
at once indabind and dischnrre1,,
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

We earnestly request that one more of our
many friends at each Post Office in this and the
edjacent counties, will do US anc our patrons the
favor Of sending for publication whatever items
Of interest may occur in their neighborhoods, or
that they may gather occurring elsewhere. Mar
r4ages, deaths, new dwelling houses, new barns,
robberies, fires accidents, the crops. the price of
produce, cattle, hogs, ETC., etc. We represent sec
tion of country Astounding in items of interest to
another and to other sections. and the only eff
feetiys way to get them is through friends.
We viii always find room for of this character
and viii be greatly obliged friends for it, be-
sides. Send the facts in any shape. We will do
the 81 dressing up" if any is necessary
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OussToN.-By an oversight OF tn,

OMIssION.--By an oversight OF the
compositor. who failed to turn over
the page, as the writer requested, an
entire paragraph of our Texas letter
on the first page, was omitted. 1t
may be matter of no consequence
TO our readers, and we hope it will
not seriously affect our correspond
eat in any future meeting he may
have with the fair subject of the
omitted paragraph. We copy it here,
with the explanation that it should
constitute the third paragraph Of the
letter from Texas:
must notice one other of the
beauties Of Austin, who graced the
grand inauguration ball. Miss E-a
NJ, dressed in corn colOred silk.
There was a becoming grace and dig
nifty in all her movements, and her
sprightliness and beauty drew around |
her the handsome and talented Young |
men. as well as the wealthy widow +;
er, who could not enumerate his
children without the use of two
figures.
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? KNOXVILLE GOSSIP ri.
diculous story comes to us from the
metropolis, as having occurred in the
Street Church there, Sunday
last. The editor of the Press and
Hei-ald. it seems, went to Church
that morning-after having run pref
ty late the night before. When the
contribution net aroused him from a
delicious nap. he hurried.y explain
ed -" Ihace q pass IN nty pocket r.
to the establishment Of the unsus-
pecting steward
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The Morristown Gazette.
Wednesday, February Is, 1874.
TO ADVERTISERS.

THE MoRRIsTowN GAZETTE is the best advertis-
leg medium to be had in Upper East Tennessee.
Its circulation in the counties Of HambIen Hawk
iIs, Cooke, Jefferson, Granger and Claiborne is
larger than any other paper, and its subscription
LET il increasing daily. To insure insertion the
same week, advertisements should be handed in
by Monday evening Our terms for advertising
will bt. feuud very reasonable
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JOB PRINTING.

II you want Posters, Handb;lls, Letterheads.
Billheads, Statements, Business Cards, Pamphlets,
or anything else in the line Of Printing, leave your
orders at the GAZETTE Office where they VIII be
executed in the neatest style and at less than city
prices. Satisfaction guaranteed or no charge for
work. Connected with the Office is a Book-Bindery
competent to do any work in that line with neat
MSS and at the lowest prices. Magazine work
peciaIly solicited
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THE TENNESSEE School JOURNAL.
We have received the first number
OF this monthly periodical-one of
the good results of the late Conven-
ton of State Teachers at Nashville.
We welcome it as noble advocate
of the educational interests of the
State, and potent auxiliary to the
intelligent press of the country. It
is neatly printed, containing 26
quarto pages, and its contents en-
braces a wide range of live subjects.
such as The Plausible and Popular
vs.. the Real and Useful private
and Public Schools Hygiene"
Teachers Institutes" "Astronomi-
cal Discoveries of 1873" and MANY
other topics of interest to the ed1.
Gators of the State. The editorial
corps is composed of the following
well-known gentlemen Colonel /. |
NJ. Fleming, State Superintendent.
Managing Editor; Associate Editors
William Shelton, ID. d. Hon. W.P.
Jones, 5. 7. Coldwell and John
Frizzell The character of these
gentlemen insure for the magazine
cordial reception on the part OF the
friends of education in Tennessee.
while their recognized ability as
writer's afford US every guarantee for
It's success. 1t is published monthly
1t 81 80 per annum, by Tayel, East
nan & Howell, Nashville, Tenn.
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. W. OIIAItI1IONg
:. G, 70. Gen1 Dep'ty for E. Tenn

RELIGIOUs.-Ap pro re notG meet
ing of Holston Presbytery, will be
held in the Presbyterian church this
afternoon at 4 o'clock. Preaching
to-nigIlt at g o'clock, by Rev. S. B
Campbell, of TazeweH. The public
are invited to attend.
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by TIE Way" Won't tile
Nashville Bonner respect our nerv-
BUSINESS to the extent Of curtailing
the tail of that horrid ;? What fol-
lows it is usually sufficiently 1cagge7y
to render its ooag out of place. Chop
it off, please!
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Messy CREEK. = The Rev. Mr..
Daniels, late of Wales, preached at
Messy Creek last Sunday. We I'M
derstand he will probably take
charge Of the Presbyterian church in
that wealthy and pleasant VILLAGE.
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The WHEAT CROP. - From all
quarters of the surrounding country
comes the most encouraging ac-
counts of The prospective wheat crop.
Not only has there been genera ly
through the country a large acreage
put in, but it is at this time more
promising in growth and appearance
than it has been at this season, for
years before. And this appears from
our exchanges, to be the case all over
the State.
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Happy DAY Happy day!
When dead-head tickets pass away ~

AS WE EXPECTED One of the
metropolitan dailies, now staggering
under the load of two full f1edged
captains, exhibits the "green-eyed
monster" because some journalistic
country Jake found couple of live
Colonies at the Lamar House. We
suggested to the Jake, at the time,
that his paragraph was calculated to
make Capt. VIM. Homer or his
staff anxious, suspicious and envious,
and sure enough it has Oh, crack.
ee to think
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Fowl PROCEEDING.-The headless
chicken man gave an exhibition of
this Georgia sensation in our town
few days since. We do not know
how it panned out, financially, but
hope Bergh has gained a few dis
ciples in our town, from those who
witnessed the cruel exhibition.
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FELL BAeK.-As we are going to
press we learn that Capt. Daily, of
the Revenue service, and his party,
met the enemy near Fair Garden,
Sewer county, and after a short en-
gagement fell back to Newport, in
good order.
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Organize ORANGES.

The undersigned is prepared to organize Oranges
thrOug hout East Tennessee. He has been appoint
ed General Deputy for this section by the Master of
the State Grange. His headquarters are at Knox
vile, where he can be reached by letter. All per
desiring information, or wanting his services
in Iecturing the principles work of the Order,
or in organizing, be accommodated. He has
the Constitution and Bylaws Of the National
Grange, and other documents which he can send
to any wanting them.
C. W. CHARLTON,
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Should make 'e1n jealous and destroy their peace

Marshars notice Of internal rev.
enue seizure. The United States VS..
two mules, one wagon and harness,
two half barrels and one jug of
whisky.
We clip the above heading from an
advertisement of a MarshaIs sale in
neighboring State. Does it not
strike the reader that this running
around among the knobs and coves,
in search of one jug of" popskull,
etc, is a rather small business for
the great United'n Stastes'n?
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A SMASH UP.-The western bound
freight train, due here on the 10th,
flew the track in a cut near Click
Creek, and smashed up five or six
cars. Fortunately none of the en-
Ployes Of the road were injured. The
accident was accidental, and conse-
queutly not attributal to carlessness.
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IN the County Court Of Granger
County, at Rutledge, Tenn.
Jacob Cotner Us. William smith ana others.
ORDER.

happening from fhe allegations OF TIE petition
IN this cause which swQrirtas that tiae dolca-
ants, John Mitchell, Mary Jones and Martin comes
and tile children 10 gdlin DaAis and Vfe Mary ha~
Wis formerly Mary Cntner, ire pou-rtsadents ~
this State their residence unknQNls. lt AZ tnafe~
fore ordered that publication 81 snado for four
consecutive weeks im the MoRNTsEowA GA1ErTM4 ?
newsYaper published iH the town of AurrstopnY
notifying said defendants tp appear hafore tae
County Court. ID Ratieage, on the Use Monday e
April fS74 and make defense t9 said pettfans tthFA
benz heirs II Martin CotneFs es.eeasfs ~ tte
same viii tn taken as etnfeased ald Iowa laFF
hearir4 ns4te - q tarnl. +. FL. AtAikh.
Eeba l8s4 -4M FRS Ice to Clerk
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PERsoNAL--We had the pleasure
Of receiving a call, one day last
week, from Capt. Jno. b. West, edi-
tor Of the Lee County Sentinel,
spirited local sheet published in
Jonesyille, Va
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The chances for git are one to five.
Price of Tickets.
Whole tickets 5000; Halves $500; Tenfl4s, or
each coupon, $500; Eleven Whole Tickets for
S500.O0; 22H Tickets for 81, 10000; 113 Whole
Tickets for s., 10000; 227 Whole Tickets for &c.,
10000. No discount on less than $4,000 worth of
Tickets at a time.
The Fourth Gift Concert viii be conducted in an
respects, like she three which have already been
given, aud full particulars may be learned from
circulars which wiu be sent free from this Office
to all who apply for them.
Orders for tickets and applications for agencies,
viii Se attended to in the order they received,
and it is he1s1 they viii be sent in promptly that
there may be no disappointment or delay in filing
all. All agents peremptorily required to settle
mp their accounts and return al unsold tickets by
the 20th day Of March.
TH0S. E.~BRAALETTE,
Agent Publ Llibr. KY. and Manager Gift Concert
Public Library Building, Louisville, Ky.
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Notice!

NOTICE is hereby given that after the first day
of January, 1874, the public Ferry the mouth OF
Chucky river, at what has been known Funkhous-
er's Ferry, win be discontinued
MRS. ELIZABETH FUNKHOUSER.
Jan. z, 1S74-P
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That rains fair gifts upon his trembling wards

! "A NIIARP MUTE w hat might be
termed a brilliant financial operation
was consummated in this place a few
days ago. Our good natured and
benevolent friend, Col. J. NJ. B.,
whose heart is a fountain of liberali-
ty to all deserving objects of mis-
fortune, took it upon himself to raise
a sum of money, by subscription, to
replace the tools of one of the suf-
ferers by the late fire. While thus
engaged canvassing, he run upon a
deaf and dumb man who was engag-
ed in the same line, for his own emol-
ument. The mute presented his
slate, with an outline Of his embar-
easements. B wrote on the slate
ttat he-was himselfbegging, and that
if the mute would help his man he
would help the mute. The dumb
mans eyes sparllled centillations Of
greenbacks as they followed the ra-
pidly mo Ting pencil, and before the
last word was formed commenced
nodding his head aftirmatively, and
reaching for BIS subscription
paper wrote in bold hand, % II. A.
Mayes, paid, 50c.,'' and handed
over five ten cent stamps with the
dignity of a Chesterfield. The Col.
received it with acknowledgements of
gratitude, and, not to be outdone by
the generosity of a destitute strano-
er. handed him back IS cents, and
the mute politely bowed himself
from the room. The whole transac-
ton was SO rapidly contaminated |
that the door closed behind the mute |
before the Col. found his tongue. |
With look of the profoundest per
plexity he turned to the surround
ing spectators and drawled out
g By jings, boys, how a0aS that thing
1one?' What followed was laughter.
prolonged and fearful.
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WHAT HE DID SAY.-A correspon.
dent (who is nothing. if not critical, !
desires to correct our version OF the
explanatory remarks of Todd. rnot
Teddy, as our friend has it, the wax
figure man, in regard to the "coun-
terfeit presentments'' Of Daniel and
the lions. What he did say, was sim
ply this =" Ladies' and gentlemen,
you behold here a very hfe-like rep
resentation Of Daniel in the lions den,
See the fero3ious King of beasts
also his better half, commonly called
the lion-ass--and as Tor Daniel, you
will know him. ladies and gentlemen.
by his having blue cotton umbrella
under his arm p
Nuff sed! I'VE stand" lat the
case) corrected Next
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Sl,5OO,OOO
LIST OF GIFTS.

viii be distributed among the ticket-hoIders
The tickets are printed in coupons of tenths and
all fractional parts viii be represented in the draw
ing just as whole tickets are
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FOR SAJE-ON TIME

A fine Piano, new and in good
condition now at the Bean Station
House. Payment in instalments.
Enquire of, or address, N. EIFLER,
Knoxville, Tenn. oct 20
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MONEY
sooner than for PASTOR "MoNEY makes the
mare go."-GREENEvILLE NATIONAL UNION.
We don't like to speak of the
above as being thin, for fear our I'M
known friend will think we are more
personal than we wish to be under
stood. For illustration Suppose
the President of railroad encloses
to the editor of the Union $50 bill
with his compliments, instead of
ticket to ride over the road, would
not the editor consider that it was,
if not bride, an overture that ought
to be better understood before it was
kept? Wouldn't he probably return
it to the sender? And yet, forsooth,
the ticket, which but represents the
money and does its work, can be re-
ceiYed and no harm done Such
logic will not pass muster
Happy day Happy day!
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DPTHERLA.-We lean from DIR.
Owens that considerable sickness pre-.
walls at this time in the Burnett
neighborhood, in this vicinity. lie
has ten or twelve cases of diptheria,
several of them adults, in that local..
ty. Most OF the cases are improv-
iuu
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For JANUARY.-We are indebted
to the freight and ticket agent at this
place for the following statement Of
the tonnage received and forwarded
from Morristown depot for the month
ending January 81, 1874;
Freight forwarded from
Morristown. lbs-.." 1902, 1913
Am'nt of freight on same $2,747 80
Expense paid on same 498 81