The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-03-10
ATHENS.
From the Athens Post, sth.

From the Athens Post, sth.
A little girl, daughter of T. L. Farrell,
who lives In the I'd civil district of this
county, was drowned in branch of Sc
wee last Friday. The body was recov-
cred.
OF the thirty odd bridges in MeMinH
county not one is left standing. All are
to rebusld-either by the county or by
the citizens in the vicinity.
Our friend, Charley King, of the Mt.
Verd farm, had twenty head of fine sheep
drowned daring the late rise. His lands,
with the exception of the sedge fields,
are badly damaged.
We had something to say last week
about the freshet, and renew our remarks
today At this place and immediate vi
cinity the damage is comparatively light.
Cleage's Grist Mill commenced running
again Tuesday. Loss not more than
81 900. Mr.. Getty's Tan Yard is dam
aged in the loss of leather and some 9th.
er property about 81 900. Four thous-
and dollars, we think, viii cover the en-
tire loss about the town.
Five,of the prisoners confined in the
Jail at this place sawed out OF the iron
cage last Wednesday morning. Two of
the number succeeded in getting outside
of the iail-yard, but had not made much
progress towards liberty when they were
intercepted by John Burnett, and re-
turned to their old quarters. The saw,
no doubt, had been furnished them from
the outside.
From the Athens Weekly News, 9Th.
We have received a communication
from Cog Hill, dated March 4, and sign
ed South Side" in which the writer
says:
Jr., citizen of the 18th District of this
county, fell off a foot log and was
drowned in Spring Greek, Polk county,
yesterday. Up to last night the body
had not been found. He leaves a wife
and number of small children.
CLEVELAND.
From the Cleveland Banner, 5th
If the reader fails to find enough about
the flood of last week, in this issue, we
would respectfully refer him to the 7th
chapter of Genesis.
A lot of beef cattle was sold in this
market on Tuesday at ( cents on foot.
We also heard of two lots of bacon
changing hands on the same day-one
lot at - cents, the other at 124 cents,
hog round.
We shall not say what ought to be
done with man that will throw in
counterfeit nickel VIXEN the contFibu-
ton basket is passed around on Sunday,
but our honest convictions are that his
chances for heaven are rather slim.
If any of our readers believe that get
ting up copy for newspaper is an easy
task, when the mails, and all other com
munication, are cut off, let them just
try it once. 1t has proved with US one
of the most difficult matters that we have
undertaken for long time.
We are indebted to the Atlanta papers
for our late Washington news. We
have not received Nashville, Chatta-
Rooga or Knoxville paper for a week,
and if it keeps OF. raining like it did on
Monday aAd Tuesday night, it will be
sonae time yet before we get one. AS
fast as the breaks in the road are repair
ed the rains come and wash away the
repairs.
From the Cleveland Herald, 4th.
During the past week a newspaper has
been as much demand with US as a
thousand dollar bill is with a circus
show Exchanges seem 10 have gone
where the "wood-bine twineth." Our
readers viii please excuse for the lack Of
the latest news.
The DeLano House has been blessed
and "cussed" with from 40 to 60 water
bound passengers for the last ten days.
They would stand around all day on the
poIches and verandas, each one with his
face turned toward his far off destina-
ton, with look of the inexpressable on
his countenance as though he were look
ing into the inapproachable future
A certain young fellow living near
Cleveland, felt the spirit move him the
other evening to 60 to hunt the calves.
of time, his father became uneasy and
began search for his son. Upon inquiry
he found that he had gone in the direc
ton of neighbours house, at which
place the old man found him with his
head in his sweetheart's lap, asleep. Oh,
those good old days of hunting calves!
CHARLESTON.
From the Cleveland Herald. 4th.
The water has been one foot higher at
Charleston than it was in the great flood
of 81; and much more damage has been
done. There are four families in Cal
houn and twenty-five in Charleston that
are without house and home. THE
new and elegant residence of Mr.. bod
son, near Charleston, which was just
finished and elegantly furnished was
picked up and carried about three miles