The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-05-13
MOORESBURG.
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MooREsBURG. May41, 1874. IN
To the Editor of the AGogristoun Gazette ffas
r There was q rumor circulated in
Morristewn on Wednesday last to
the effect that the Hon. James White,
had been shot and instantly killed
at this place on the Monday before.
Upon Investigation, / fnd the story
very mhch resembles that Of the
gentleman who was said to have
vomited' three black crows, Col,
White. / am glad to say is in the
city of Washington. and for aught
known to the contrary, is in the fall
enjoyment of his usual good health
and spirits. A man by the name
of Jim Whitesides was shot here, on
Monday, bat not killed. There
is a little similarity in the names,
and upon that, l suppose. the rumor
was founded. Iz aassaf3 II
From the most correct report ]
can gather, the affair happened about
thus Whitesides, huge, double
listed ruffan, having on board suffi-
cient quantity of benzine to make
him pugilistic. thought he might
anuse himself by pummelling a ii-
hinutive, but as the sequel proyed,
doughty youth, by the name of Geo,
Stoff1e. He therefore informed
Stoffie that he could take his choice
of two things id good thrash
ing, or a lively use of his legs,
George replied that he had deep
founded dislike to a backward ad-
vance on such an occasion--that
his parents had taught him from bis
infancy that to run was cowardly
and contemplate He could not now
well ''go back on his early training
moreover that he had a decided
aversion to being whipped. and con-
cIudedzby advising Mr.. Whitesides
to let him alone. That gentleman
nnheeding the friendly admomtion,
was advancing to put his threat into
execution. when he was checked in
his onward career by receiving the
contents of no. cartridge in his
sides the ball ranging upwards and
lodging, nobody knows exactly
where. He didn't want to whip
George any more then, Oh! no, he
was a man. of peace, himself and
not q man of war. AS the breeze
waited away the smoke ofthe pistol,
the inspiring effect of his benzine
departed, and in the Language ofou
illustrious President he gently mur
INJURED, "let us have peace."a % 81.
So, this is the mouse that the
mohiftain of our rumor has brought
forth. Two colored brethren were
on the ''war path recently. The
matter in dispute was the proprie-
torship of a certain goose egg, one
claimed it because he was the owner
of the goose that laid it; the other
insisted that it belonged to him as
the nest in which it was laid was 10.
Gated on his premises. They re.
ferred the matter to the arbitrament
of arms; one of them, like David.
the celebrated giant killer, went to
the fray, supplied with a wagon load
of rocks, the other armed himself
with a well ground axe, Rocks
are the better weapon at long range,
and that was a long range fight.
The defeated party applied to the
law for vindieation and Squire
Moore was of the opinion that five
dollars and the cost would repair
the fractured peace and dignity OF
the State Who got the goose egg,
l cannot tell.
q, Wheat looks fine. The fruit is
not al killed. Money is scarce, SO
scarce that the boys can rarely even
raise enough for '.little game OF
draw" or seven up, consequently
s'business' is-very dull indeed.
HORACE.