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soul, as we believe, has anchored in
bright eternity.
Oh how sweet it win be IN that beautiful land,
So free from sorrow and pain,
With songs on our lips, and harps IN our hands,
To meet one another again.
With profound respect, we tender
this tribute of respect to the memory
OF our departed brother, when, as
we are thus called, in the ruling of
an Advise God, to mourn the loss of
our worthy brother.
Res0lUe, 1st, That we extend to
the relatives of our late brother, the
true sympathy and coincidence of the
Masonic fraternity, for the irrepara-
BILE loss which they in common with
ourselves have sustained.
ResoLUe, 2nd, That this report and
these resolutions be entered in the
minutes of this Lodge, and that we
send a copy to the widow of the de-
ceased brother, and also to be pub
lished by the Morristown papers.
+. j. HYATT,
p. III. kIRKPATRICK,
DIR. L. b. HALE,
DIR. J. O.. JOHNSON.
Committee.
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The Morristown Gazette.
Wednesday, February IS, 1874.
RAILROAD DEADHEADS.

| To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette
Allow me to congratulate you up
on the great improvement in the al
ways interesting columns of the GA
zETTE, and the success you are
achieving in winning the golden
opinions of the people in taking such
a grand, noble and, independent
stand in regard to '.Dead-Headism"
or rather Dead-beat-ism.
What individuality can a man pos
sess whose actions are prescribed by
slavish and picayunish system of
Dead -Headism? As an editor, law
yer or a legislator, what is he
when he comes in contact with such
gigantic corporations with a free
pass in his pocket by the year-per-
haps, for himself and family. As q
matter of course the interests of the
people will suffer
Why not, as you say, give the me-
chanic and the farmer and the day
laborer free pass too but for their
skill, their labor and their industry
and perseverance, trade and COM
merce of all nations would cease to
be. They are the salt Of the earth
but for them, grim starvation would
be facing thousands of Dead-Heads
and their Ring Masters-aye they
would have been in this late day
consigned to a hole in the ground
''beneath the sod'' never to be res
urrected-not even by the last
trump Of Gabriel
1 congratulate you on your man
ly position. Stand firm upon free
dom's wall, and ascend with the
common herd-the people of your
country to the dome of Liberty
and when the still quiet voice is
heard--watchman, what of the night?
let the echo respond, All is we'll !
Our only safeguard now, is in the
honesty and freedom Of the press.
With the stalwart shoulders of Pa
irons of Husbandry to the wheel of
industry and perseverance and en-
terprise, we may hope yet to be re-
deemed-and be rid of the perni-
cious influence of Dead Headism and
old fogyism. More anon.
J. B. o.
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VOLUME No. so.

ability. Culbertson is really an able
orator. Ireland is learned in the
law, and his opinions have great
weight with the Senators. Baker is
the gieat flnancier land railroad man
Of Texas. 1t was through his ener-
gy and skill that the road reached
this city full twelve months sooner
than any other could have completed
it.
The Texas railroads do not adj
vertise enough in papers outside of
the State. You remember how you
and / ransacked your file of ex.
changes, in order to give some emf
grants, for Texas. information
about the routes through Texas.
An advertisement in the Morristown
GAZETTE. which circulates in Ten
nessee. North Carolina, Virginia,
Kentucky and Georgia, would be
very advantageous to railroads and
emigrants.
But, / must go back to the legis-
lature. The House of Represen-
tatives is not SO able a body as the
Senate. 1t is composed Of ninety
members. Eleven of these = six
negroes and five whites-are Radi-
Gals. A physiognomist after careful
absenation, would say the only diff
ference in the eleven RAIDS is in the
color of the skin. Sometimes as a
Rad. is about TO be taken, you may
see a Radical of the white breed,
leaning over the shoulder of black
man at his desk the close proxi-
nifty of their heads, as they whisper,
is very conclusive that ideas, or
something else, is passing from one
head to the other. l understand
that the negro members were not
invited to the Inauguration Ball, and
l presume the white RAIDS of the
House, did not go, as the distinction
was made ''on account of race, color
or pre- yious condition of servitude."
Houston is a very fourishing city,
rival of Galveston, in the opinion
of the citizens of the former city =;
but not regarded as much in the way
of the beautiful Island city, by any
one who has no local interest in
either place. The three or four
days staid in Galveston, satisfied
me that the enterprise of the citi-
zen of Galveston would, in the
course of few years, build up the
most pleasant city in the Union to q
population of 100000 souls.
The Radicals were beaten here in
the last election, and are rapidly
sinking into oblivion. / understand
that very few of the ladiesof Calves
ton, Houston or Austin, will receive
any attention from the members of
the Radical faith. Query: Can
there be any difference between the
negro, and one who is in favor of
giving him all the rights to hotels,
steamboats,, &c. Very truly.
ct
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TERMS
81 4 YEAR. STRICTLY IN ADVANCE

THE GAZETTE is a permanently established
newspaper with paying and constantly increasing
list subscribers It's circulation in the counties
of HarnbleI, Hawkins, Cooke, jefferson. Granger
and Claiborne is more general than any other pa
per-making it the best advertising medium in
Upper East Tennessee.
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Arkansas emigrant agents arc
carrying negroes out Of Georgia by
the hundreds.
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TRIBUTES OF RESPECT.

Alta called communication of New
port Lodge, No 234, A. f. NJ, be-
gan and held at their Lodge-room in
the town of Newport Depot, on the
9th day of February, 1874:
The Master appointed William
McSween, j. +. Stanberry and VIM.
r. Manard a committee to draft a
suitable preamble and resolutions
with regard to the murder of SHAN
NON FELNER, and after retiring for
short time, returned and reported
the following which was unanimous
ly adopted.
WHEREAS, The death of our
worthy brother SHANNON FELNER,
having been communicated to us by
the Secretary of Mountain Star
Lodge No. 1877, of which the deceas-
ed was member. who was killed by
the ruthless hand of an assassin near
his residence in Sewer county, on
the 21st day of January, 1874.
A portion of the members of our
Lodge having had a personal ac-
quaintance with the deceased, he
having been born in our midst, and
up to his death he sustained the
character of an honest upright man
and Mason, and as such we deeply
lament the loss of so worthy citi
zen and brother, and the loss to his
lamented widow and children of am
affectionate husband and kind and
indulgent parent.
There fore be 1t res0lged, That we, as
a band of brothers. sorely lament the
loss to our sister Lodge Of so worthy
a citizen and Mason.
ResOl0ed, That we sincerely la
ment the loss to his bereaYed widow
and children of so afectionate hus-
band and kind parent.
ReSotued, That these proceedings
he spread upon the records OF our
Lodge.
Kcso!oed, That a copy be sent to
Mountain Star Lodge No. 1917. and
also a copy be sent the widow and
children of the deceased.
Resolved, That a copy of these
proceedings be sent to the MORRIS
TOWN GAZETTE with a request that
the same be published.
WN. MCSWEEN,
j. +. STRAWBERRY,
w. p. MAYNARD.
Committee.
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Am Important Enterprise.

Il Needed Link to be Soon Suppljed-
Il Na1Y0a0 Gauge Railroad IN East
Tennessee.
From the Knoxville Press and Herald, Feb. 8.
La these days of cooperation, it ia
not matter to occasion surprise or
even elicit unfavorable comment,
that the county of Knox and Col.
Tom Scott-representing the South
ern Security Company-have ar
ranged for the building of a narrow
gauge railroad, which, running from
Knoxville. will tap the Cmcin-
natl, Cumberland Gap and Charles
ton railroad, at Leadyale, and from
thence Salisbury will be reached and
the North Carolina system of rail-
roads, 1t will readily be seen that
the narrow guage contemplated from
Knoxville to Leadyale will be an
important link in the network sys-
tenn of railroads which Tom SCOTT is
.weaving throughout the South,
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DRTMBTERS

The following on the subject oil
drummers and drumming, copied
from the Herald and Tribune, was
written, we learn, by well known
representative of a leading Balti
more Hardware House, than whom,
no one is better qualified to speak
on the subject on which he writes.
MEssRs. EDITORs = Permit me
now to say a word on commercial
travelling, and about commercial
travellers.
Commercial travelling is of recent
origin, the outgrowth of modern
commerce and manufacturing.
About the latter part of the eigh-
teenth century, commercial travel
ers commenced to form a distinct
class in Europe, and now numbers
largely over one hundred thousand.
In America, commercial travelling
is yet in its infancy, but is a yigor-
Gus child, fast growing into man
hood, and bids fair ere long, to out
strip its European brothers.
b A commercial traveller is the re-
preventative of a manufacture or
Wholesale dealer, who procures ord
ers for his principal by personal
solicitation.
A successful commercial traveller,
must be man of integrity, doing
equal justice to employee and Gus
toner, possess good address and
gentlemanly manners, be we'll in
formed on all subjects of general In
terest, possess a thorough knowledge
of human nature, reading man.
kind as by intuition, and last but not
least, be thoroughly familiar with
the goods he represents, their mode
of manufacture and cost of prodIc-
ton, as we'll as that of other goods
with which his may compete.
The commercial traveller has to do
with every diversity of character,
from the educated polished gentle
man to the churlish boor. From the
man who is always willing to. learn,
to him who thinks he knows every
thing worth learning, and it requir@
es patience, tact and discrimina-
ting judgment, SO to treat all, as to
offend none. ~
But few commercial travellers pos
sessing the above requisites are met
in the Southern States. And why?
Because every section of the South
is represented in the Northern and
Eastern Cities by young men who
have served few years in a coun-
try or village store, and think after
six or twelve months training, fsuch
as it ISL in a jobbing house, they are
qualified to travel. and their employ
ers to crafty them, permit them to
make the trial. Thus the South is
annually over-run by set Of dolts,
who know not how little they do
know, and bring reproach on the en-
tire fraternity.
A qualified commercial traveller is
a benefit to the retailer by enabling
him often torepleEish his stock in
stead of annually or semi-annnally
taking long and expensive trips to a
eAASotlAe hlH1t1 1ASO anu II - now well
fact, that those retailers
who often replenish their stock with
new and desirable goods. have a
more steady trade. and consequently
make the most money!.
The commercial traveller adds
largely to the income of RAILROADS
and Hotel keepers, and yet no class
is more imposed on by the latter.
than they are, paying about double
tue price local custom pays ana re-
ceiying no better fare or accommo-
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KYLE LoDGE No. 422, a. f. e A. H.,
WHITEsBURG. Tenn, Jan.3I, 1874.
The committee appointed by the
w. NJ, submit the following report
and resolutions.
On the 8th day Of Nov, 1873, the
swift messenger of death reached the
happy home ofoHr esteemed broth
er, DR. A. w. THOMPSON, o late menu
Der of our Ledge. at his residence in
Weston. Texas. Asa Mason, broth
er THoMPsoN was upright in conduct
and devoted to the cause and es.
pecially in founding and upholding
our Lodge in its infancy. AS q
member Of society honored and
cherished. As a member of the
Church faithful to the end. and left
bright testimony that he has gone
to glory and to God. AS a kind
husband and aiIectionate father,
many Of us could envy bis disposi-
tion. He was energetic and heney-
olent in all good causes. in short a
Mason in deed and IN truth, His
remains were Inferred. Us VIC arc in-
formed, at Weston. Texas, with the
usual Masonic honors. He sleeps far
out on the western prairies, but his
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dation. A few Hotel keepers in the
South appreciate their influence and
minister to their comfort and con-
venience by having special rooms
prepared, in which they can exhibit
their samples, and all such receive
the patronage of the entire class,
and these houses are known all over
the land. A commercial traveller is
the best advertisement a Hotel can
possibly have. TRAVELLER.
Rookmart, Ga, Jan. 20, 1874.
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''she was good as she was fair,
None, none on earth above herr
As pure in thought as angels are
10 see her was to love her,

None, none on earth above heri
As pure in thought as angels are
TO see her was to love her.
The Supreme Court was not fully
organized, as Mr.. Ballinger. Of Gal
weston, declined the position; and
learn since my return here that
Judge p. w. Gray, of this city, has
been appointed.
Twas very frequently present at
the capitol during tho sitting Of the
Legislature. The Senate is really IN
able body. l regard Culbertson.
Baker and Ireland as men of great
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ADVERTISING RATES.

One square, (tenIines, or less for first insertion
One Dollar, each subsequent Fifty CENTS
liberal discount from the above rate will be
made to yearly advertisers.
Obituaries of over ten lines viii be charged as
advertisements.
All bills due upon first insertion Of ADVERTISE
ment, unless otherwise contracted for.
AL announcements of candidates must be paid
for in advance.
jon WORK must be paid for on delivery.
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THE Glenn Falls (N. ~ l2epubli'
can has discovered that the Repub-
lican party is not only dead, but
that the medicine administered by
its leaders only aggrayatcs the
disease! And yet the Spy goes on
administering its wretched prescrip-
tionsl
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Important Action by Railway Officials.

A meeting of tho Boards of Directors of the
Chicago and Northwestern and Milwaukee and
St. Paul railways has just been held i'll New
York city. S. S. Merrill and III. II. Porter, the
respective Superintendent of the st. Paul
and Northwestern roads, and Hon. Alexander
Mitchell, President of the former company,
were present at the meeting, which was called
to consider what action was advisable to take
i'll regard to the new Railroad laws of Iowa.
Minnesota and Wisconsin. Besides the full
boards, there were present Messrs. Charles
O'Conor b. +. Curtis, William NJ. Evarts f.
r. Hoar, and the regular attorneys of the
companies. Messrs. Merrill and Porter made
statements to the effect that it would be inn
possible to operate the roads of which they
have charge under these laws, or to run them
80 as to pay expenses. They agreed in giving
it as their belief that, if the laws were lived
up to, the roads would no more than pay ex-
penses, and certainly could not pay anything
to the stockholders, even if they could pay
the interest on the bonds.
The laws in question were then read to the
la wyers present, and were carefully consid
cred by them. They were unanimous in their
opinion that these enactments were uncon-
stitutional, and would never be sustained by
the United States Supreme Court, although
they might be by the inferior State and Fed
era Courts.
The Boards of Directors, afte hearing these
full and explicit statements of their manag-
ers, and the opinions of the lawyers, unani-
mously resolved to resist the law, and in
structed their managers to go on and run the
roads upon business principles for the benefit
of the stockholders, fixing such passenger and
freight rates as might seem to them best for
the interest of the community and the stock
holders, and to pay no attention to the law
where it conficted with the opinions they
had received from the LAWYERS.
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HOUSe.-The House passed the bill extending the
time for the completion of the Wisconsin Central
railroad to the 3lst of December, 1876, and making
the land grant in its aid available until that date.
go. Crossland from the Committee Elec-
tons, made report on the Kentucky con-
tested election care, that Young, the sit
ting member, il entitled 10 the seat
Speer offered resolution instructing the Commit
tee on Commerce to inquire into the question of
New York. Referred Buffers bill TO suspend
impeached officers pending trial was made the
special order for TUESDAY, 14th
TUESDAY, April 7.-Sendte.-The Finance
Committee reported back large number of bills
and petitions on the subject of finance, and were
discharged from their further consideration -.
The bill providing for the resumption of
specie payment, together with the adverse
report of the Finance Committee placed
the calendar %. The report of the
Board Of Engineers appointed TO examine and
Ject was read and referred. The cost of the work
is estimated at $50 600 and about six years would
be required to construct it, The Board express the
unanimous opinion that the route presents extra
ordinary claims as measure of relief to the people
OF the Western States. IA number of private bills
were disposed of.
House.-The Education Committee made all adj
of public land to the trustees of Browns Institute,
in Florida; donating the former United States
Court-lIouse building at st. Augustine,
Fla, for educational purposes, aud to
promote education in the Territories
HOughton, from the Committee Coinage,
ported bill to establish assay Offices at St. Louis,
Chicago, aud Helena, Montana. The House spent
another day in discussing the Currency bill.
Speeches were made by Platt. Ortiz, Hereford, Mon
roe Cox, Edrldge and T.. X. HOar.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

WEDNESDAY,, April Observation-Disclosures day
was spent in the Senate on the question of the
finances, without reaching final vote on the pend
ing bill. Gordon's amendment, to give each State
that now has less than its share of currency cir
cuation proportionate to that of Pennsylvania,
was rejected by one vote. MUrrill's
motion that fractional currency be held at the fig-
ure of $40 00O. 900 also rejected. Sherman gave
notice that he would move that the Senate fix some
period for the resumption of specie payment in
1877 or 1873.
House.-Clymer, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported bill to enable the Mennonites
of Russia to effect permanent settlements on
the public lands of the United States. b..
Rainey presented counter statement and reply Of
the Republican Central Committee Of South Caro-
lima To the memorial of the taxpayers, so-caled
The House devoted most of the day To- hearing
speeches against imitation from Phelps (N. J) and
Hawley (Ct)
THURSDAY, April 2.-Sendte.-The House
having returned the Senate bill in relation to the
Louisville and Portland canal with an amendment
Thurman moved that the Senate non-concur in the
amendment, and ask for a conference committee.
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The Temperance Crusade.

The newspapers from all parts Of the coun-
try, daily and weekly, continue to give ac
| counts of the great temperance crusade, and
tho movement is apparently growing and
spreading in all directions, East West snd
South. We condense from the dispatches to
the daily press a brief record of the progress
of the movement in different sections:
ILLINOIS.
The movement has struck Princeton amid
ships, and promises to carry everything be.
| fore it.
The temperance advocates OF Chicago are
still holding meetings, ana threatening the
saloon-keepers with prayer raids. No open
demonstration has yet been made.
The women of La Sale are organizing for a
crusade against the saloonists.
The crusaders of Jacksonville are still on the
war-path, pushing the work bravely onward,
but apparently with little effect on the liquor
vendors.
III Galesburg the work of prayer is being
prosecuted, but the saloon-keepers show a
logged obstinacy.
WISCONSIN.
Temperance meetings are the order of the
day in Milwaukee. AS yet the prayer test has
not been applied, aud probably will not be.
The prayer movement is vigorously pushed
in Ripon, but with Indifferent success.
The friends Of temperance in Oshkosh,
motion, and several conversions are reported.
INDIANA
At Goshen the cause is reported to be gain
ing strength. The ladies' at public meeting
have adopted the following resolution: "That
we will not patronize any person or firm who
does not sign the petition now in circulation,
refusing to grant liquor-dealers license to sell
rum"
The women of Indianapolis hold meetings
daily but will not attempt the prayer cure, or
the whiting of saloons.
MICHIGAN.
Schoolcraft has been invaded By the great
temperance wave and other towns in that
vicinity are threatened.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Street-praying has been fully inaugurated
in Wheeling, but with poor success thus far.
At st. Clairsvile all the saloons have been
prayed out of existence.
Many other towns have been struck by the
tidal wave.
OHIO.
At Cleveland, Dayton, and other places the
prayer crusade is still vigorously prosecuted,
though the ladies are meeting with poor sue
cess
At Mount Vernon, the other day, Judge
Davis attempted to enforce the ordinance
against obstructing the sidewalk, and ordered
the sentry box used by the crusaders to be re-
moved from the front Of the grocery store of
James Rogers. An excited crowd of men and
women interfered and prevented the removal
of the box. There was intense excitement
over the affsir
THE EAST.
Large temperance meetings are being held
in New York, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and
other Eastern cities, but no street-praying has
been INDUCED in.