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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

He is Mistaken for a Money
Changer and a Murderer of
Young Doves.


Young Doves.
FRIEND JOHN 81 again come to
you for advice and consolation.
am bothered. l don't understand it..
There is certainly something wrong.
Several intelligent looking men have
approached me Of late, and asked to
borrow money. Men, too, that
should have known better. Why is
this so, cousin John? You have
never seen me do anything to earn
money, have you? No, nor neither
has anyother man. One man had
the audacity to approach me at
the show, and ask for money to take
him in, while was grinning around
on the outside, trying to catch q
word Of the clowns foolery, without
a cent in my pocket, wherewith to
go in myself. 1 was glad the thing
terminated just as it did, for the fcI-
low went just off before [ got mad.
After he went away, concluded he
was doing what he did just for ag-
gravation, and thens when | got
mad. But the next day was inter-
rogated by a pretty respectable
looking fellow, to know if 1 had as
much as $500 that I could do with
out for q few days. This excited
my suspicion, and L don't feel right
yet.
Did you ever see Dick Turpin.
John? Well, did you ever see
Claude Duval or Tom King? and if
SO did you ever take good look at
me2 and do l look like either Of
these wOrthiesP Or, in other words,
do look like a high way robber, or
a regular desperate?
Do | look. like a man who could
rob the-rich, and give to the poor
Most assuredly am taken for some
thing of the sort. And the fact is,
l feel bad about it.
The idea of men, who have known
me for years, asking to borrow mon
ey, is enough to arouse the suspicion
of any man. Sometimes | look at
the bright side of the case, and take
into consideration the hardness of
the times, and also. the fact that a
man will catch at a straw.
Then | feel better. If I really |
knew, or could only hope that these !
things were done in earnest, and |
that these men believed that [ was
of such sums of money as
they asked for, I would certainly !
feel good over it. But when / ar
rive at the conclusion that il is all !
done as q taunt, or to see if l am |
not handling somebodyelse's money, |
| become desperate.
| do hope these things will not |
happen any more, forever, almost. |
If find that | resemble these in
will leave the country, |
John.
There are several versions to be |
placed upon this matter. The first, !
and most plausible is, that some man
has lost money, and that | am sus-
picioned of taking it.
Another is, that as / said before,
a drowning man will catch at a
straw, and that probably those men
did not know but that l might. dur
ing lifetime, be in possession Of a
little change; but it is hardly reason
able 20 suppose that such is the case,
if SO, must say they were men of
very poor judgment.
TUOs. BASCUM.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22
Fight with an Alligator

From the Qultman Reporter.
Monday afternoon a party Of
eight or ten met at the Olapilco
creek, at a point about mile and
a half northeast Of Quitman, to seine
the different lakes and "'eddies"
along the run of the creek between
the turnpike and the railroad bridges
Nothing unusual transpired on
this occasion until late in the after
noon when in seining deep lake
formed by q bend in the channel Of
the stream, seine became so heavy
and difficulty TO drag that it was
concluded that it was hung to a root
or log on the bottom.
Lum Devane lad of sixteen or
seventeen years of age. who was
''diver" for the party, went under
for the purpose of disentangling the
seine. Upon reaching bottom, at
adistance of six or seven feet, he
found what he supposed to be log
and embraced it, started To the sur
face of the water with it. His sur
prise as well as that of the party can
better be imagined than express,
when upon rising the supposed log
was found to be an alligator.
AS soon as the waters surface was
reached the infuriated monster, talk
ing in the situation at glance, made
terrific lunge at Devane, and,
striking him in the breast, knocked
him into deep water. and. continuing
the attack, caught him between his
vise-like jaws around the waist.
Seeing the danger of their com
rade. Messrs. Talton Joyce. Hay
wood Rogers, Hamp. Shivcr, Dennis
Daily, w. r. Wilson and Morris
Simpson simultaneously sprang to
his relief.
Fortunately for Devane, he was on
the outside and the alligator was up
on the inside of the seine, which be-
ing strong and firmly held at each
end. somewhat impeded the vicious
reptile in his attack. This, together
with the prompt and fearless action
of the entire party. who seized bis
'gatorship by the tail and legs and
commenced to use their knives or
him diligently, is all that saved the
life OF Lum Devane. He was finally
extricated from the jaws of the mad
dened monster and escaped with {
few painful though not dangerou;
bruises and bites.
The alligator was about eight fee
in length, and it was with difficulty
that six or eight strong and courage
Gus men succeeded, after inserting
thei: knives in several tender places
in bringing him ashore. He fought
desperately as long as life lasted
and in his dying moments he set uF
a deafening roar almost equal tC
that of lion.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

~ Mr.. BIanton Duncan gives, in
the Louisville Commercial, an inter-
esting account of the Confederate
currency. He says the total issue
never reached $3.50, 900, and its
depreciation was less than is popu-
larly believed. He says the paper
dollar was worth Sc cents in gold in
November, 1861; GO cents in May,
1862; As or so cents in November,
1861 Is cents in July, 1868; 8
cents in November 1868; 5 cents in.
May 1864, from which period 20 the
termination of the war it fluctuated,
going up once to 6 cents and only
falling entirely as a medium in the
last two months prior to the capitu-
lation, when every one saw that that
was inevitable,
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22
An Argument for Religious
Tolerance.

The following is q characteristic
incident in the life of Deacon Bolles,
who was an eminent'type of the age
In which he lived, for personal and
private worth, both as a man and
Christian.
When the Baptists of Hartford
began to hold public services. an
over Jealous member of DIR. Strong's
society called upon him and asked
him il he knew that John ROLES had
started an opposition meeting.
"No," said he, 'when, where?'
"Why, at the old Court-aouseY r
ssOh yes, / know it, the doctor
carelessly replied, "but ID Ii not an
opposition meeting. They are Bap-
lists, to be sure, but they preach tho
same doctrine that / do. You had
better 90 and hear them"
.'No," said the man, II am a
Presbyterian.
$50 am IL rejoined DIR. Strong;
''hut that need not prevent us from
Wishing them well. You had better
GO
NO." said the man with energy,
i shan 80 near them. DR.. Strong
amt you going to do something
about it n
ssWhat?'
"Stop 1t, can I yon?n
my friend, said the loctor seri-
ously, "Jolm Bo.les u 4 good man.
and will surely no to heaven. If
you and / get there We shall meet
him, and We had better, therefore.
cultivate pleasant acquaintance
with him here
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22
Pin 'em Back, GirIs---Pin 'em
Back.
IFrom the Paducah HeraId

ltroIn the Paducah Heralds1
Some people wiz growl about fashion,
And pirate of its foIlies, but then
1t is law; for Shakespeare hath said, It
Wears ont more apparel than men,
"Out of fashion"-the world viii ignore you,
And call You dowdy, tack;
Then a hint 70 the wise is sufiicient-
Pin 'em back, girls-pin en- back.
In Rome one of course would be Roman
Fools follow the fashion, "they say" E~
But 'tis only the fools, lovely woman,
Who heed such crOakers as theyI
Some INK-sLINGERs use too much scandal,
And Of s'pIuInp rounded limbs" talk too slack,
But the tighter the neater and sweeter,
SO pin 'em back, girls-pin 'en back.
Some girls. like old Susan b. Anthony,
StrOng-minded, may sickle for rights,
And dressed out in bold BIoomer costume,
Have made themselves hideous frights
But these are not ruIes-they're exceptions,
And ought to be burned at the rack
Who cares If you can't climb a ladder
Pin 'em back, girls-pin 'em back.
Long trails and low necks had their season,
Skirts gathered in friIls and gored down
The train-Efter, hustle and sweeper,
Hoops large and small both were the crown,
Have your own sweet way, pretty misses,
Let impertinents stare in a pack;
The world moves at your smiles and your kisses,
Do just as you please-pin 'em back.
Old maids may scold at your caprice,
And talk Of the good ''LOng Ago."
They had as mad faneies as you have
The worlds all Illusion and show.
Then cut the skirts down tighter, closer.
Who cares for the worlds idle clack,
Let boys cry anatomy, muscle,
Keep up heart, girls, be sure-pin 'em back.
''To-day" is an age of progression,
Who cares for gossip-such stuff
No odds If you can't step two inches;
Sit sideways It's easy enough
And twill show of your form and your figure,
But at this you all have knack;
Have your own pretty, sweet ways and notions,
Pin 'em back, dear girls, by Joye, pin 'eIi back
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

"a The pull-backs originated be.
tween 1907 and 1927 in the reign of
Henry IL. A monkish chronicle re-
cords that the ladies ''wore sucF
straight clothes, they were constrain-
cd to have long foxes brushes sew
ed within to hold them forth.''
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22
~ The Mississippi whites Sc,

~ The Mississippi whites seem
TO prefer negroes to white carpet
baggers. Not long ago a young
white man was arrested for disor-
derly conduct at Greenwood, and
given his choice TO be tried by a
black native Justice or by white
of Ames. He selected
the former.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22
VOLUME 9.
ADVERTISING RATES.

THE GAZETTE is 2 permanently estaDhsned
newspaper with a paying and constantly increasing
list of subscribers Its circulation IN the counties
of HaTnbIen Hawkins. Cooke, Jefferson Gralnger
and CIail,or11e is moro general than any other pa
t,er-makfng Il the beet advertising medium in
Upper East Tennessee.
square Cten lfnee, or Iees for firstinsertion
One Dollar each subsequent insertion Fifty cents.
A liberal discount from the above rate viii be
made to yearly advertisers.
Advertisements 80.
All bills due upon first insertio OF adyertlse-
snent unless otherwise contractor for. .
All announcements Of candfdatdes must De pald
i'T Ton 1a WoRK must be paid for on delivery.
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THE ILLINOIS KU-KLUx.
A Startling Confession by One
of the Gang.
Oarbondaie Iu.l Special chicago Times.


Carbondale QH.l Special Chicago Times.
Once more this section of country
is in a whirl of excitement. How.
ever, this time the excitement is not
caused by another assassination, but
by the arrest and confession of one
Of the Bulliner gang. which will re-
suit in the breaking up of the entire
gang. For sometime past suspicion
has rested on one Samuel Music as
being one of the assassins. Recent
ly he left this part of the country
and went to Cairo to work. Officer
Lowe. of Williamson county, arrest
ed him at that place yesterday and
took him to Marion to-day. He
MADE A FULL CONFESSION.
giving the names of all the Bulliner
gang. The murderer of Capt. Sis
ney, at this place, and William
Spence, at Granville. is Marshall
Grain, living in Williamson county.
He was assisted by Music and John
Bulliner in the assassination of Sis
ney and by Samuel Grain in the
killing of Spence. Immediately af-
ter the confession the Sheriff of
Williamson county gathered largo
posse of determined men and
STARTED TO ARREST THE GANG.
At this time four of them, namely /:
William and Samuel Grain, John
Bulliner and DR.. McCarty, have been
arrested. Allen Baker, another of
the assassins, is believed to be in
Duquoin, and is probably arrested
before this reaches you. Marshall
Grain is not arrested yet. but as
some 20 good men are on his track.
his arrest is only a matter OF time.
He was hired by the BuIliners to
murder Cisney. The price paid him
was the pitiful sum of $160. Spence
was not connected with either the
BulIiners or Russels. He was put
out of the way simply because it was
thought
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

10 Pittsburgh is again talking of
sending refined oil to the Delaware
through pipe 200 miles long that
will cost 100000.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

~ A Church of England clergy
man, the Rev. j. w. MeIlar, owns
the champion mastin Turk. who has
won over thirty prizes, and is valued
at $4,000.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

u Hans Christian Andersen left
the bulk of his property to the Col
jim family, in recognition of aid ex-
tended to him when poor boy by
one of its members.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

g" The authorities at Geneva
have discussed a proposition to sup
press all the religious corporations
in the Canton.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

GBF' The grasshoppers visitey %
counties and 204 towns in Minneso-
ia, and destroyed or damaged 24O,-
All acres of wheat.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

u II is said that Flood & O'Brien
had $1O,000,000 in gold locked up
when their great opponent, Ralston,
found his bank hopelessly embar-
rased l..
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

u The Ceylon Government is
trying to prevent the capture of ele-
phants, and the price of fine animals
has gone up to $1,000 10 gold.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

"a The newly elected King Of
Samoa is anxious to marry Premier
Steinberger to his widowed sister
Safoa, who was once Queen.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

Ia Alderman Cotton, a Conscrv-
ative member of the Parliament for
London. will be the next Lord May
Or of that city.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

u Ground has been broken for
the ''Stonewall' jackson monument
by Foley, on the north side of the
Capitol at Richmond.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

E6T Miss Walker of Brooklyn, N.
Y, has ascended some of the most
difficult peaks OF the Alps this sum
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

E5 Governor Smith of Georgia
has issued a proclamation suspend
ing the tax on cotton held by pro-
6ncnrs
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

E8 Two widows, Mrs. Forsythe,
an American, aud Mrs. Mcfarland,
an English lady, lead society at Sa-
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

"a England and Wales have two
hundred Y. M. G. AS.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

~ Philadelphia wants to sink
the telegraph wires.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

~ Belgium sells annually 81.
000,000 worth of Valenciennes lace.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

"a A scheme for establishing a
German colony in Abyssinia has
failed.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

q Six-inch alligators are worth
fifty cents apiece in New Orleans.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

~ The Duke and Duchess of
Saxe-Meiningen are excellent actors.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

E0 Cotton planting is to be at
tempted in Turkistan and tie Cau-
casuS
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22

@ The Kentucky Legislature
will be urged to prohibit lotteries.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-22
he KNEw TO MICH

and might tell. Music who made
the confession. assisted in both MUIR
ders as watcher. Our people ex-
press great JOY. and believe the
bloody work il Williamson IS at an
end.
The Morning herald., 1875-11-10
Bisln0reK's Brandy.

Scarcely . day passes" said a French.
man to me, that Prince Bismarck does
not receive present Of some sort. Blu,
then he has manner peculiar to himself
when he wishes to have something and
doesn't care to pay for it. The last day
of the session Of the Reichstag he gees to
meet the members from Nsrdhausen, a
locality whore they manufacture brandy
which is aidte make the dead speak I"
I" Ou 'o~ tabriqus un eau qe-sie qui tait
par'~ ls nsorts") Gentlemen, delighted
to sss you," says he to them, with hearty
welcome; he inquiries about the health Of
their families, and regrets his inability to
visit them at home. "By the way, how
goes business? do The famous distille-
ries of Nordhausen sustain their ancient
reputation? I once drank brandy that
came from there ofmagnifcent boquet and
limpidity, the memory of which still
clins' to me-" 'Your Excellency," eager
ly reply the members, I'VE hope very soon
to prove to yeu that we still march in the
glorious steps Of our ancestors, and that
The famous brandy Of Nordhausen has not
lost its unrivalled reputation" Two days
after snail barrel of fbrandy is placed in
he cellar Of the Prince, and a letter from
ne distillers Of Nordhausen begs him to
lccept this feeble mark of their admiration
md sympathy. ,a..
The Morning herald., 1875-11-10
4 Centennial Husk1ng Festival.

4 Centennial Husk1ng Festival.
From the Worcester Gazette, Nop 5,
The home of Representative Banks, or
Main street, in Waltham, was last evening
the scene of royal frolic inprovised in
aid ofthe National Centennial. General
Banks lent helping hand and kindly
threw open his mansion and barn for tho
entertainment, which was nothing less than
genuine old-fashioned husking.
General Banks, who makes "success a
duty" raised this year about 200 bushels
Of csrn, 100 bushels Of which were placed
in the middle of tho barn floor in a rack
with seats on either side. In order the
mere successfully to realize fully the fun
attending the discovery Of red ears, 100 O.,
these were scattered throughout the win.
row. The barn was lighted with lanterns
and in one corner stand was rected for
musicians. The barn is situated short
distance from the house, with which it was
connected, for, the occasion by covered
way, large marquee in the centre forming
= conspicuous feature Of the arrangements
Tho interior of this was brilliantly illursi.
mated with Chinese lanterns. An admission
fee Of fifty cents was charged the visitors,
and, no expenses Whatever having been
incurred, the receipts, which amounted to
= considerable sum, all went to aid the
woman's department of the Centennial Ex-
hibition. l,-..- -.Jr
The husking began about o'clock, old |
and yonng; entering alike into the sport,
demanding, receiving and paying forfeits,
as one after another lucky one discovered
a red ear. The company were then invited
10 substantial collation., such as was served
10 the boys and girls of New England one
undred years ago. This was gratuity
IN the part Of Mr.. and Mrs. Banks, and
Of baked beans, brown bread,
quasi, apple and mince pies, doughnuts
md cheese, with coffee and sweet cider.
The Morning herald., 1875-11-10
sewing MACHINEs.

The case of Mrs. German whs was &C
brutally treated, by sewing .achin:
agent in Philadelphia about 70 weeks sgo
resulted in the company eating humble pie
and returning the machine to the poor
wronged woman.
A wsrd to the posr: Sign no paper 4
sewing machine man presents to you with
out the advice Of lawyer, justice Of the
peace, or some discreet person, who has
knowledg, Of contracts, and who is capable
Of explaining the nature Of the paper the
ewing machine man wants you to sign. If
you neglect this advice, you will be at the
mercy Of ring, that has committed mere
wrongs upon the Psor, than any ether CON-
binatisn of the century.
A CoNJNDEUM.-Wny is it that a salt
of clothes, a set Of furniture, a ton of pho'-
plate, steve, in fact any article or csm-
modify commonly sold, bring to the seller
a profit of say 30 per cent, over cost, and
that sewing machines, costing Sis to pro-
duce, is sold at $50 or nearly eighteen
times a. much profit, as that earned by
the sale of an ether article
lIow many thousand poor sewing women
have been robbed, to enable Singer, the
sewing machine nan, to maintain five
wives and thirty children, and then leave
fortune Of about fifteen millions Of dollars?
Lot the benevolent sewing machine men
answer
The Morning herald., 1875-11-10
The Barmaid show at London.
The Barnaid Show this wear wa. a. Al,

The Barnaid Show this year was as sue
cesstul as usual. The British barmaid i,
an institution which is without parallel
in the United States. The young women
to be found serving behind the bars of sa.
looms and hotels are in the majority o.
case: perfectly respectable, somewhat too
fond of fnery perhaps, but withal modest
and we'll behaved. Ina country like Eng.
land, where every grade in the social seal
is adjusted with the utmost precision, the
position of barmaid, as may be supposed,
is not very high, but she still may be re-
sarded in the language of uppertendon,
a respectable young person." There are
in the metropolitan district 10 less than
1913 retail saloons and drinking establish
ments, and at least half of this number are
houses at which one or more barmaids are
employed. 1t may therefore be estimated
that nearly every 5000 young women find
employment in this manner, and As mat
rimony and other casualties thin the ranks,
recruits arc continually needed to fill the
vacancies. With this explanation it will
he understood that while an exhibition of|
London barmaids is not regarded quite like
commencement day at Vassar COLLEGE.
it is not held to be entirely horrible. o.
he twenty.eisht young women who entered
themselves for the contest this year few
we're decidedly pretty, but all were gotten
Up in the most r.vishing costumes known
o the female mind. The utmost decorum
prevailed, and the demeanor of most of the
'irls was as modest and becoming as could
'e desired. Prepriety of conduct, n.atnsss
# dress, afiisbility of manner and attention
o work were the chief considerations in the
ward ofprizes,a ,and no less than forty prizes
'sre awarded, aggresating In value sums
800.
The Morning herald., 1875-11-10
THE HERALD.
WILMINGTON, NOVEMBER 10, 1877;

THE CoMINa NAN.-Ws nstiee that
the article We published in the HERALD Of
Thursday last with the above caption, has
bssn copied into the leading Journals Of
tho country, notably these Of Philadelphia.
Boston and Cincin ,ati, which indicates the
strong feeling in favor of Mr.. Bayard for
the Presilancy.
The Morning herald., 1875-11-10
THE LIONS MOUTH.

This department q the paper will be
open at all times to these who wish to
furnish communications for publication.
But tie editor reserves y himself the
right to accept or reject. The name Of
the author must invariably accompany the
article, and m9nuscript should be written
upon but one side Of the paper.
The Morning herald., 1875-11-10
Philadelphia Produce Mari
SPECIAL NOTICES.

~Items will be inserted under thi
for twelve cents a line.
%Blaylock 4 Co., under the Com
tai, Phila., first-class hatters and tu
Delawareans should visit them.
%Megargee Bros, North Sixth
Phila., have on hand all kinds ofpaps
%Menamin, Of Philadelphia, best
composition in the country.
%-Go to Buxbaum for cl0thuI
Kinds. Patronize home trade.