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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-04-29
MARYVTLLE.

WHERE IT Is-WHo Is THERE-WHA1
THEY Do-GRoG sHcPs-RAmRoAI
VISITORS - WEATHER. RADICAL
MIDDLE.
MARYvLLE, April rs. 1874.
To the Editor Of the Morristown Gazette:
Maryvi.le, Blount county, East
Tennessee situated sixteen miles
south Of Knoxville, on the Knoxville
and Charleston Railroad. is a thriv-
ing little town of some 900 inhabi-
tants, and is rapidly being built up
Improvements going ON all the
time. Being the county site, and
near the center of the county, a
heavy trade naturally flows in-the
merchants doing a respectable bust
ness all the time. The wide.awake.
go-ahead, energetic burger boys
10 and Charley-have established
wholesale house, the business of
which will compare favorably with
that of any house in Knoxville.
Billy Bradley, of Knoxville, is in the
goods business here, and is carving
respectable trade having estab-
lisiled a noble reputation as a sales.
man. and won the esteem and con-
hdence of all good citizens. Others
:" OF our native born" in the goods
line are doin@a better business this
spring than ever before.
Maryville is blessed, or cursed.
with but two grog sbops-the tend.
ers Of these delightful places of re-
sort have nothing to but whittle
white pine and whistle the thin side
Of - the downfall of the Crusaders"
They anticipate the destruction OF
many souls during the present
campaign.
Maryville was visited on last
Thursday by Messrs. Cowles, HAYS,
Richie and Ellison, Railroad men
from the North, who have since re
turned to Nashville, to consummate |
a negotiation with the Governor for |
tie sale of the Knoxville and |
Charleston Railroad. I understand |
they have made the purchase and |
intend to commence work at this
place at an early day. Lad specu
lators take note.
We are having as much weather
here as you ever heard of-in fact
here is more weather just now than
IS altogether healthy. Especially
will our Chattanooga folks think so
those who succeed in making their
scape to Lookout mountain.
The Maryville Scots, Knoxville
Chronicle, Nashville Banner, Thorn.
ourgh, Houk and the Civil Rights
Bill. are having hard time just now.
The old Parson, with his mule and
20 acres, is kinder mixed up with it.
Did you ever see such a conglomera-
ion of mans inhumanity to man p
The Republican party is bursting
vide open. Let us sing:
All hail the power of sambo's quin,
Let Radicals PROSTATE fall;
Bring forth the loyal Civil Rights Bill.
And crown him, ono and all!
RI OTrNT
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Card from Col. L. II. Denny.

To the people of the Second Senate
rial District, composed of tie
counties of Sullivan, Hawkins
Claiborne, Hancock and IIamblen
take this method Of announcing
to you that am a candidate to rep,
resent you in the Senatorial branch
Of the 39th General Assembly OF
your State. In making this announce
ment l am free to state that / have
no disposition to disregard the wish
es or the people, but on the contra
~, cannot be induced to lend N.Y.
self to a policy that will, in any way,
disturb the harmony of the party or
contribute to its defeat. Knowing that
the people are perfectly competent
to make proper selection, l shall
hold myself ready to submit 10 their
wishes, be they what they may.
Respectfully, L. III. DENNY.
April %, 1874.
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EARNEST & BRIscoE.- friend
Briscoe, of the popular 'dry'goods
house of Earnest & Briscoe, return.
ed last Saturday from the Eastern
cities where he has been engaged for
several weeks in selecting his spring
and summer stock for this market.
The firm are now opening one of the
largest and best assorted stocks Of
dress goods, white goods and notions
brought to this town, which we are
assured will be sold ut prices lower
than ever before for the same quail
ty Of goods. Their new announce
ment will be given next week. In
the meantime our lady friends and
the public will find it pleasant and
profitable to examine their goods
and prices before purchasing else.
where, as
d The boast OF heraIdry,
The Pomp Of power,
And all that beauty,
And all that wealth ere knew.
Await alike the inevitable hour
The path of glory that leads to Earn
est & Briscoe's!
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Tie New York TRIBUNE.-We
call attention to the advertisement
of The Tribune Extra, No. Is. in
to-day's paper. The value and I'm.
portance Of this extra edition of the
Tribune we hope will be sufficiently
appreciated to compensate the pub
fishers for thus placing such rare lit
erature within the reach of the youths
Of our country. The lectures are
taken from the columns of the Daily
Tribune, which stands to-day the
most successful and prominent journ-
al in America in the excellence and
Of it's literary and sci
entific articles and its daily resume
OF news. Since it threw off the fet-
tiers of party and assumed an indie
pendent position in politics the scope
OF its influence is enlarged, and its
on men and measures are
Intelligent vigorous and interesting.
While we do not accord with some
Of its teachings. we-regard it as the
pest paper, all in all, published in the
United States, and it speaks well for
he intelligence of this community |
hat it has about 100 subscribers at !
'ur post Office.
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The Nashville Life Insurance

Company, Of Nashville, Tenn, is, we are glad to
know, extending its business in this direction.
This is of the substantial progressive insttII-
tions of our State, and one which, at no very dis
tant day, our people viii be proud Of as the peo-
pie Of New York now are Of their monster Conn
panies. We, as Policy holder, know whereof We
speak, when we say that there is more reliable
Company on the continent than the Nashville Life
Insurance Company. Il has not the age that some
have, nor, as consequence. the accumulations.
but 1t has proven, during the last six or seven
years, how reliable and trustworthy q wen manage
ed company can be, By doing al, and more than il
even promised. It does not wait sixty or Hine.y
days after proofs Of loss to pay its claims but WITH
IN thirty days after such proof every losB il has
ever had has been squarely settled. Any good man
desiring to represent such = Company, cannot do
better than address JNo. n. BRooKs, its GEM ACT.
at Knoxville.
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MRS. FITZHUGH's WLL.-The will
of the late Mrs. A. NJ. Fitzhugh.
which was opened to see if she had
left any orders concerning the dis
posal Of her remains, bestows the
bulk OF her property upon the child.
rem OF the late Gen. r. Z. Lee, re-
latives of her husband, by whom it
was bequeathed to her. She was
worth 100000 in bonds, stocks
and money; in addition to her large
landed estates. The Ravensworth
estate goes to General r. +. Lees
children. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee gets
a portion of Richland and $1,000,
The rest of the Richland and Ar
klndale estates is divided equally
among the Gen Fitz Lees four
brothers. Henry, Smith, John and
Daniel, MT. X. G.. Lee receiving the
late residence of Mrs. Fitzhu0h. in
this city. $1,000. and an annuity of
$500. not. however, to coma in POS.
session of the house until the ex-
piration of FIVE years. during which
time his mother is to occupy it.
DIR. Charles Carr and his sisters,
Eliza each receive $4,000. The
Goldsboroughs, of Maryland. are
also remembered, and William Burke
the dining room servant, gets the
cottage in which he lives and S., 900.
-AleI. Gazette.
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CONSUL TO PALERMo.-Mr. Rob
ert Frazer principal of the female
seminary at this place. has been
appointed consul of the United
States at Palermo, Italy. This ap
polntment has been made through
the influence of Colonel Mosby, aud
the government may well be con.
graduated On having for its repre-
sentative at Palermo a gentleman
OF cultivation, refinement and
moral worth Wdyrenton Index.
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PERsoNAL.-We had an unexpec
ted but very welcome visit, last Wed
nesday, from our old friend, Col. H.
L. Cox. in the good old nte-belun,
days OF Louis lille, Tenn, but who
has for years, since the war, been the
senior member of the well known and
reliable commission and forwarding
house Of II. T. Cox & Bro, Atlanta.
Ga. Time has dealt leniently with
this true friend of our boyhoOd. and
has robbed him of none of the en-.
ergy that marked his usefulness
twenty years age. Tie has done as
much for the material interests Of
the farmers and producers of East
Tennessee as any man in the South,
and he still takes the greatest inter
est in everything that will elevate
them commercially. lie is known to
a large number OF our readers per-
sonally, and is universally regarded
as the embodiment of business hon.
Or and uprightness.
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CLAIBORNE.

REAGAN HIGH SCHoOL.-The pre.
sent session will close June 5th.
This has been the most prosperous
year Of the Institution. The grade
of scholarship and general good de.
pertinent of the students cannot be
surpassed. The closing exercises
will be exceedingly interesting.
The students will contend, in oratory
and defamation, for two prizes.
Other prizes will be given for gener,
al excellence, and proficiency in par
ticular branches. We wish to call
attention to fact connected with
this school. A large proportion of
the students are preparing them
selves for professional teachers. A
number of the students this wear
have taught heretofore, and propose
to teach the coming school wear.
Reagan High students. who receive
the endorsement of the PRINCIPALS
have never failed az teachers. Let
school directors and persons, wish
ing to employ private teachers,
max a note Of this.
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Farmers are often, at this season
of the year. at a loss to know why it
is that their stock do not thrive on
being turned out on the fresh grass.
Instead of eating heartily, they seem
to have an utter lack of any appc-
tite. The cause is a arrangement
of the whole system. especially the
blood. and to remedy this, nothing
has been found equal to Damon 5
Stock Powders. A simple trial will
convince any one of the truth of
what we say. We presume these
Powders can be found in any of the
stores, as they have a very large
sale.
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MURDER IN CLAIBORNE COUNTY
A correspondent sends the follow
ing particulars of a recent tragedy
in Claiborne county:
Our county has been disgraced
with another brutal and outrageous
murder. Samuel Taylor a good and
inofensive citizen was summoned
by the sheriff to assist in the arrest
Of party, charged with larceny /;
the party was arrested, and failing
to give bond, was taken to jail, Tay-
lor going as one Of the guard. The
friends of the criminal had made
threats against any party who as
sisted in the arrest. About 10
o'clock one night during a terrible
storm, voice was heard at the
fence, about ten steps from the
door. calling for Sam to come to
the door. Taylors wife knew the
voice, and answered, Sam is not
coming" but opened 'the door and
went in the direction of the parties.
When about half the distance there
was bright fash OF lightning. and
she at once recognized the three
men at the fence; for some reason,
Taylor at the same time opened the
door, when he was fired upon, the
ball entering the heart, crying at
the same time, ''Oh | am a dead |
man. aud fell backwards upon the |
floor. His wife run in the house
and took his head in her lap, but
found that he was dead; she heard |
the parties going rapidly up the |
road, but in short time she heard |
them coming as rapidly back. The
poor woman rapidly placed a pillow
under the head Of her late husband
and left the house to go in that ter
rible storm. she hardly knew where.
She knew that they were aware that
Fhe had recognized them, and she
knew also that after consultation
they had returned. She finally
reached a neighbors house and gave
the alarm, but even they would not
venture to the place of murder until
= sufficient number of men could be
The parties who com.
nitted the murder were two of the
'raigs and a Massengill. Early
hat morning they left for Virginia,
we're followed and when arrested.
ach man was armed with one or {
nore pistols, and a dirk. No re.
was demanded of the Gov.
rnor. none was needed, the citizens
nrned out, assisted in their capture,
nd without due powers of law saw s
hem safely over the line. They !
re now safe in the Tazewell iail.
the time when a jury of y
leir countrymen shall say its p
lty to hang them. Yours,
CLAIBORNE. =
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-04-29

NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS The an.
nOuncements of. p. Galbraith, Esq,
as candidate for Attorney General
Of this Judicial Circuit. and Gran.
vile kirkpatrick, for Revenue I;ol.
lector of Hamblen county, will be
found in the list Of announcements.
We introduce them to our readers
with the assurance that our acquain-
lance with each has been pleasant
and satisfactory and whether success
ful in their aspirations or not, they
are gentlemen qualified to fill the of
foes they seek.
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CASH AND BARTER.-It is our
yfred and aiaalterable determination
to sell goods only for Cash or Pro.
duce in hand. BY adherins to this
rule, we CAN and WILL sell goods at
lower figures than the people have
been accustomed to pay. We mean
no disrespect to any one by refusing
70 sell them goods on a credit, and
no reasonable man will take offense
at our doing so. Try us on the PAY
Down system. and save money.
L. p. & G. Z. SPEcK.
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TOO THIN. "A prominent butch.
er of our community. was to have
been seen one day last week, leis
urely riding down Main street, be-
hind three rery fit beef cattle, as If
he was driving them to his slaughter
pen. 1t is thought that the butcher
paid the owner of the cattle some.
thing for allowing him the privilege
Of driving them through town.
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ALWAYS BE CALM. - Sometimes
communities are terribly convuIsed
from the rash and Incorporate ex-
pressions of citizens. Almost. every
question has two sides. In every
holly contested election, a man
might infer that all the candidates
are liars, thieves and scoundrels
from the epithets heaped upon them.
All men have failed, at some time
In life, to do right. Let them come
before the public, all these failures
are net only remembered, but gen.
orally wonderfully exaggerated.
This is the year Of elections with us.
1t is to be hoped that our people
will not become excited, but 90
along calmly and attend to their
business, and vote for the man Of
their choice. It is also to be hoped
that gross personalities will not be
Iugged into the canvass. If men
of immoral and loose habits offer
themselves to the people, their char
Acters will generally be known and
all honest men will govern them.
selves accordingly. Good men
ought TO be elected to office, and
they can be. if people will always
be calm. The majority ofthe voters
of this and other countries, prefer
Iober, honest, upright men for
Dnleers, and such men can, and will
Re elected, if political wireworkers
10 not thWart the will of the masses
y getting them excited about party. |
leeP cool, vote for good men, and /
L will 60 Sun Jothly. {
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
AtforneY General.

Attorney GeDeFaAs
We are authorized and requested to announce
JOSEPH P. GALBRAITH a candidate for Attorney
General Of the ID Judicial Circuit, at the ensuing
August election.
For Circuit Court Clerk.
We are authorized and requested to announce
Circuit Court Clerk Of Hamblen county az the en-
suing August election. teT
For Trusfees
We are authorized and requested to announce
the name Of JAMES THOMPSON as a candidate
fer Reelection to the Office Of County Trustee -
the ensuing August election. te
For Register.
we are authorized and requested to announce
ahe name of c. 8. FLESHMAN as a Candidate for
Register Of Hamblen county at the ensuing August
slsction. te
We authorized and requested to announce
9hs name Of JOHN BROWN as a candidate for
Register OF Hambien county at the ensuing August
election. IL
We authorized and requested to announce
ne name Of HENRY WALKER as a candidate FOR
Register Of Hamblen county at the ensuing August
election.
For Revenue Collector.
Ts the Voters Of HambIen county:
hereby respectfully solicit your suffrage for the
S9ncs Of Revenue Collector at the ensuing August
a1sedon. te J. w. RIGGS.
We are authorized and requested to announce
the name OF GRANVILLE KIRKPATRICK, a
candidate for Revenue Collector OF Hamblen coun-
w. NJ the ensuing August election.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.
The LAMAR HOUSE,
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
JOHN SCHERF, Proprietor.

Southwest corner Gay and Cum
berland Sts.. in the business centre
of the city.
My aim will be to keep in the fu
ture what Knoxville has long need
ed,
FIRST-CLASS HOTEL.
1t has the advantage over all ether
hotels in the city in regard to loca
ton, being situated
In the Business Centre of the City.
The interior of the Lamar House
is being refurnished and refitted
throughout. Good Beds. an excel.
lent Table and attentive servants,
await the traveller.
Terms will be reasonable and the
Public is invited to give the house,
under the new management, a trial.
JOHN SCHERF, Proprietor.
VIM Ii. LILLARD, Clerk.
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KNoxvILLE.-Our friends visiting
Knoxville will not fail to catch the
attractive card of Mr.. Alvin Barton.
He occupies the largest and best ar
ranged retail dry goods house in that
city, and has in it one of the most
desirable stocks Of goods TO be found
anywhere, which will be sold cheaper
than ever.
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ABSTRACT

| GU tS Apfu Term, 1874.
The State VS. VIM Nelson. LARGE
ny. Change OF venue to Cooke CO
The State VS. o Senter. Felony
Continued by consent.
The State w. Alex WhaIev. Mis-
demeanOr Trial and acquittal.
The State VS. Orris Anderson and
IIarrett Sevon. .Lewdness NolIe
Pros entered.
! The State VS. James Moon. A & Ii
Mol pros entered.
The State vs. Joseph Murdock.
MisdemeanOr in Office. Trial and
acquittal.
The State VS. W N Berry. Muir.
der. Continued on affidavit of de-
PENDANT.
The State vs. Lewis McClaine.
Gaming, five cases.
The State VS. III A Whit. Carry.
ing arms. Submitted. Fined 81. 90
and costs. Sentence. Confinement
in county Jail for ten days.
The State vs. L j Bull. Murder.
verdict guilty of voluntary man.
slaughter, sentenced to four wears
Imprisonment in penitentiary. APP
peal to Supreme Court.
The State VS. VIM Cunningham.
Carrying arms. Submitted and
fined $1,000 and costs.
The State VS. r. p. Sharp. Left
eighteen arbitrators.
Penelope Wright vs. Robt Wright.
Ptf dismisses suit and pays costs.
S @ Felkner vs. II A Rice. Judo-
ment against defendant for costs.
Wade Marshall VS. EnOch Mar.
shall. Rule on pltf for security
made absolute and case dismissed.
Appeal to Supreme Court.
g W Dyer, admir- &c vsP Fl
zoe. Cont. on affidavit of pltff OH
of cost of term.
David Rush VS. R NJ Hopper.
Noll pros.
Coffin, Martin & Co. VS. Vim Nil. |
Ter and others. Condemnation of |
land.
David Rush VS. Geo Collins. Noll
pros.
W X Lynch VS. L Re,lcnhouse. |
Noll pros.
JAS Courtney VS. Alex Williams.
Cont. by consent.
WIN Crutchield vs. John Prvde.
Cont. by consent.
State VS. Henry Gray. Larceny.
fried and acquitted.
State VS. Samuel Myers. Larceny.
Guilty. sentenced to imprisonment
30 days in county Jail.
State vs. Hugh Rhea. Larceny.
iuilty. sentenced to penitentiary
'ne year.
Peter Shearer VS. East Tenn, Va
Z Ga II r Co. Two cases. Two
months time allowed to defend.
A. Carmichael VS. +. Taylor admir-.
&C. Judgment for pltf for $4,000.
James Hall VS. f. Marshall Yer.
llct for delft. New trial granted.
The Stale VS. James Taylor. ID
w. Guilty. fined $50 and cost.
Francis Shelton VS. Hiram Shep.
ard. Judgment by default writ Of
awarded.
W q MalOney va J D Morris.
out by consent. !
John TulIey and wife va A Buck {
er. Pltffs dismiss suit.
Marther Inman vs. VIM Luster. {
ePlevin. Judgment for pltff. r
Peter Harmon and wife VS. A Buck
er. Govt OF aft. Of def and cost of
I'm.
j w Cardwell VS. G T Smallman.
out as on affidavid of pltff. :
A A Kyle vs. G w Dyer admr &c. I
put as on affidavid of delt and cost :
term
j 2 Ham admir- VS. r p Sharp ct q
Govt by consent.
w 9 Taylor VS. John w Smith.
'ut by consent 6
JAS Brooks VS. Rebecca Sherwood. 6
'ut as on aft of pltff on payment of
st of term.
w b Blunderfeld VS. Jno Harle ct G
Dismissed.
n. j. Williams vs. John Laurence. =
'ut as on aft of pltff and cost of ="
IN. cl
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Col. j. 81. BEwI EY.-A number of
the personal friends of this gentle.
man are DESTROYS that he become a
candidate for the Legislature. Col
B. will make a good Represen-
tative, and the people of Hamblen
and Granger counties will find no
more practical man in the district.
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Deputy Sheriff George Livingston
started to Nashville, on Sunday last,
in charge of young Ray, who was
sentenced to the penitentiary for one
year, by the Circuit Court, at its
gession last week.
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Attention Changers!

AND EVERYBODY ELSE.
From orders just received from
the Grand MoguI," L. p. G G. F.
Speck are instructed to sell you
THREE POUNDS of the BEST COFFEE
for One Dollar, and all other Goods
proportionately low.
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MORRIST0WN MARKET.

CORRECTED FOR THE RETAIL TRADE
Corn-60 cents.
Wheat-$1.20 to $1.4O.
Bacon-10 to 121 C. per pound.
Lard-12k c. per pound.
Flour-$S.50 to $3.50 per sack.
Corn Meal--75 c. per busheI.
Chickens-I5 to log C. apiece.
Irish Potatoes-50 c. bushel.
Butter-2O c. per pound.
Eggs-S5 C. per dozen.
Feathers-45 to so C. per pound.
Sait-$2.25 per bushel sack.
Beeswax-25 C. per pound.
Flaxseed--$l to $t.lO per bushel.
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MARRIED

ROBINSON-TAYLOR.-Att the
residence of the brides father. oy the
Rev VIM. ii. Smith. Mr.. JAMES Fl
ROBINSON of Cooke county, to Miss
LAURA A. TAYLOR Of Jefferson
county.
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There were a great many drunken
men to he seen on our streets last
week. during the sitting of the Cir
cult Court. Times are hard-money
scarce, and many men can't pay
their debts, yet there is a great deal
Of money spent for whisky. gener-
ally by men who could employ it in
q more beneficial manner.
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L. P. & G. E Speck invite every
body to call on them and examine
the fine stock of Goods they are now
offering at extremely short profits.
1t will pay you to do so.
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L. P. & G. E. Speck sell their
Goods for PAY DowN-either Cash
or Produce-and that is the reason
why they can afford to sell them so
Cheap
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The large farm, formerly owned
by Col. Joseph Hamilton, and known
as Soldiers Rest" situated on
Chucky river, in this county, was
sold last week, by VIM. Harris, Esq,
OF cambridge, to Mr.. Richardson, of
Wythe county, Va, for the sum Of
$4,000. The farm contains about
700 acres of land.
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j. j, YOUNG'S

AT NOXv TILE,
New Dry Goods House, is worth
all the time it will cost you to. see
it, and the low price offered on all
lines of Goods.