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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-08-18
LETTER FROM THE GAP.
A MOUNTALN BOY REBUFES THE
FALSEHOODS OF AN TIMER
ANT COLLEGE SCRLBBLER-
CUMBERLAND GAP, aug. ~. $40.

FALSEHOODS OF An TIMER
Ant COLLEGE SCRLBBLER-
CUMBERLAND GAP, Aug. 10. 1876
To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:
In the Mountain Echo, published at
London, Ky, of July 30, there is com
munication, signed ''Alva, :" that serious
~ reflects upon the citizens of this coun-
ty, ministers of the gospel in particular.
he speaks of one, especially, where some
of the party belonging to the Geological
Camp were at church, and heard one of
our local ministers preach, in which ser
mon he hurled invectives upon the par
ty at the Gap, and condemned them all
as Infidels. l am not one to sit silent
and have such rumors. as 'tAlYa" wonld
spread broad cast, where there is no
foundation for them Every word he
has uttered has been to Sur disparage-
ment, seemingly anxious to impress up-
on the minds of the readers Of the Echo
that he is an educated, scientific gentle+
man, while we Of the mountains are IL.
Iiterate and proud of our ignorance. He
may tell Us that he can take the glitter
ing gem from out the dark caverns of
earth, measure its angles, decompose,
and then reduce to a solid. Unlearned as
we are, we can do the same. lie may
propose to catch the asses, more danger
Gus than the roaring lions in their native
Jungle, bride and coeree them into pro-
pelling power, by which mighty steam
ers are forced TO plow the raging pillows
of every ocean We too, by the same
scientific Illumination, can see into ''the
grindstone" He may propose to reach
the clouds and grasp the lurid lightning
in it's terrific march, bring it TO earth,
and make it as harmless as the signing
zephyr, or apply it to the wires and make
it a messenger TO stamp our thoughts on
the distant page We also know the
scientific principles upon which th0t is
done But why daily Tins with such a
being. Suffice TO say that. no gentleman
from his party has ever attended preach-
ing at the Gap Church, save Mr.. Titus,
who is a pleasant nice man, and unlike
Alva, not disposed to condemn and make
sport of those who are in intellect equal
if not superior to the scientific giant.
He can sell MS Of his auainments through
the Ecto. and allow his prolific brain,
Eidenel with scientific knowledge. to
prompt statements Chat are sne.siled for
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Friday, August ID, 1875, may well
Zoe set down in the history of East
Tennessee as " Hangman's Day
Never in her history has so many
men suffered the extreme penalty of
the law for the crime of murder in
one day in her borders; and for the
sake OF our civilization we hope the
like will never occur again. We are
among those who advocate changing
by the neck until dead, dead as the
penalty for deliberate, wiIfull caur-
der. We read ia the code Mosaic
4Lev. "a: ~ And he that killeth
any man shall surely be put to DEATH
This, to our mind, has always been
q sufficient answer to the arguments
or morality and eKpedieney, used by
those who oppose capital punish
nent in expiation of crime. We be-
We've it is right to pat men TO death
for murder. because the Great Law
giger has commanded it.
Upon the question, whether muir
sderers should be executed publicly,
we are not so clear. 1t is true one
great object intended to be attained
R9y the punishment of crime is the
lettering Others Grom tho commission
or like offences Bat looking alone
to this aspect of the case, publi ex-
eCution or hanging seens to be an
anomaly in the manner Of execut-
ing criminal lRw in general For
some crimes, men are confined la the
dungeon, away from the pas5fzc gaze
For others, the criminals are eonfm-
"a In the psnitentiary, where their
acquaintance apa prohibited 6roaa
seeing them. Yet Who will say the
object of the law Gs not attAined in
these instances? T|ke pubaic know
OF the punishment Ia 80 far as they
know Of the crime ct least. And VIC
doubt whether, IL egeryasedy were
familiar with prison life, in the bal
and penitentiary. It would net there
by lose much Of its terror in the
public mind, and this particular ob-
ject Of the iAW tias be defeated |
Just SO as to hanging. There are |
many who believe that ii it were con-
Quoted privately, it weald possess
from this circumstances q terror for
the wrong-doer much greater than
when conducted pablicly. Then
there is kind Of morbid appetite or
desire, especially in the minds OF the
Ignorant and young, to witness such
scenes as those of last Friday, that !
we cannot bsrt think demonstrating in
the extreme. No religious exercise.
or intellectual feast or anything else
could have drawn to Knoxville, Rog-
ersville and Tazowell such crowds
as assembled to see the executions.
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WEST TENNESSEE.
An EAST TENNESSEEAN TRIES
HIS HAND At FARMING IN
MADISON COUNTY, VEST TEN


An EAST 4ENNES6EEAN TRIES
HIS HAND At FARMING IN
MADISON COUNTY, VEST TEN
NESSEE, And MIKES Il FdTL-
J-RB-HZ9 ADVICE 10 O7TTERS.
TO the Editor OF the AIorristown Gazette:
Permit me, through the columns
of your valuable paper, to say few
words to those OF my acquaintance,
and to the unacquainted also
I emigrated from Morristown in
the spring of 1873 to Madison coun-
ty, West Tennessee, with view OF
making farming my chief occupation,
which | did with somewhat unfa-
vorable results. During my first
years stay I cultivated about thirty
acres OF cotton. The yield was quite
small, caused by late planting. &c.
sold the products at reduced pri-
ces, for which realized very small
profit. The second year cultivated
something near the same, which was
cut short by the extreme wet spring
and uncommonly dry summer Sold
products at panic prices, and real
lied but very little for my years
labor.
Prospects are fine for large crops
this year, though we have some
grasshoppers, but it is the general
opinion that they will not do any
serious damage. So far as this conn
try is concerned, like it well, and
especially the people Of the same,
| would say to the young men of
Norristown and vicinity, that they
need not come to this country with
the expectation of accommodating vast
fortunes for if they do, they will
fail in doing SO. would advise all
to go further west.
l am yours, most respectfully,
ID. w. GOANs.
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MOB EAWIT KUPFREEsgoRo

MOB Id W 4T HURFREESBOR0
81 It Kill be remembered that Mrs.
William Garrett, a popular. amiable
and lovely lady of Rutherford coun-
ty. Tennessee. was found strauglcd
TO death with string, near the resi-
.Tdenee Of her husband, on the 10th
of last June, and the house found to
have been robbed of sos, A negro
man named Jesse Woodson, one OF
she hands on Mr.. arrett's farm, was
arrested for tie murder and robbery,
and circumstantial evidence was
strong against him. The accused
was first placed in the Jail at Muir
freesboro TO stand his trial before
She Court but he was subsequently
] removed 30 the Jail at Nashville to
screenhirnfrom the threatened quick
er vengeance of the incensed people
of the Jarrett neighborhood, and to
aalow the law to act upon his case.
His case was taken up in the Grim.
fnal Court at Murfreosboro last
Thursday. but only four jurymen
could be procured during tho day.
About o o'clock, Thursday night, n
beeompany.of fifty or move mounted
3 men entered the town and fmmcdi-
ately surrounded the Jail. The doors
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and unjust but Iswopla have EIaim re-
nember ithat we know what Is right from
wrong, and when treated with thatleour-
tesy that always bespeaks the gentleman,
and with that hospitality for which tile
moHntain people.are famed. we have too
much self-respect to strive to degrade
and lower in the estimation Of those un-
acquainted with the country and its cit
izens. Think Of this, as you are borne
TO the grave, and never be guilty Of an
other attempt to ridicule those who have
shown you kindnrss
ReSrectfl1;lv Nor
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seem to come Slowly. The ladies
are. not to be left out in this great
reform. Tihey should work too ;
there is much that they can do, and
one of the best things for them to
do is to do everything in their pow
err to keep out of debt. Work for
economy. and thereby increase the
happiness Of the home circle.
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.--THE MoR RIs-T 9N-N 60 BlFF G . 81

b5oks by proper handling, &c. Pos,
as. where every one can see it, the
motto, "A place forAeyerything and
every thing in its place. Read,
practice and teach it.
An able Principal of 2 Norma
| School lays down the Following max
inns. viz
Never attempt to teach what
YOU do not fully understand.
g Neyer tell child when you can
make It tell you.
Never give. a piece OF infornaa-
ton without asking for it again.
.. Never use a hard word il an
leasy one will convey your meaning.
Never give an unnecessary com
mand, nor one which you do not in
tend to see obeyed. y
Take care of your health-on it
must depend, in a great measure, the
success of your teaching.
Leave the school neighborhood
during vacation for. a change Of
scene. thoughts and company. Let
each returning year find You more
devoted to yonr profession-more
DESTROYS Of studying how to teach
more anxious for the Improvement
of your scholars.
Trustees should visit schools far
more frequently than they do-to
encourage the teachers, to assist
them by advice and use every infiu-
ence to make the school successful.
Parents should also visit the teach
ers, to talk 10Th them, inside, instead
of at them outside the house.
The character of any place may
be determined. by the condition of
its schooIs-therefor the minister,
teachers, superintendent, parets and
children should go land-in hand in
this important work. This must be
the beginning of - The End"
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The MorristoWn Gazette
AUGUSTUS, 1875
-OUs WEsTBRN 4N0RgH 0AReEENz
RAHR0AD lPRGSPEcTs.

Our Western North Carolina Gex-
teIIanges contfHs59 TO speak IN the
most encouraging terms Of the i'm.
proved sitaiatiop and early success
of the great railroad enterprise so
Essential to tho prosperity Of their
people, and whose completion Is SO
eanxiot1sly anticipated by this section.
Fhe county Of BaBcoGbe. at the late
election, by the decisive sa4jority of
1907, voted TO appropriate enc hun
,sdred Thousand dSlIars to the Ashe-
AviIle and Spartanfesrg read. This
speaks nobly for the Intelligence of
she, voters of rBuncomfe. &nA tAeir
Benthusiasm and Iiberality wii8 jnfase
a similar spirit ia other counties In
asterested. A brighter and better day
'Is dawning for our railroad interests.
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ORIGINAL BILL FOR d.
Y0RCE.
Mary 3. 1gsnstee.a IS. Francs W1zt,.steo7.

Nlrg 3. U5nstelsd as Frances IFl;nstoad.
BECAUSE 1T APPEARS FROM
II y theallegations of complainants bill which is
Sworn to, that the defendant, Francis Winscad IS
TIA ordinary process of law caunot be served upon
him ii Is therefore ordered that publication be
made for four consecutive weeks in the NORRIS
TOWN GAZETTE, newspaper published III Morris
town, Tennessee, notifying said defendant to APP
pear and make defense to said bill ON or by the
fourth Monday of September next, at a Circuit
Court to ite held in the Court House III Rogers
vile the county of Hawkins, the allegations
of said bIH VIII be taken for confessed and the
the cause set for liearilis ex-IFsrte
Witness John J. Wolfe, clerk Of said county, at
Office IpgersNa, Tenn, OH this, the 10tA day of
August 1873. JOHN j. WOLFE,
Clerk and Master,
a D. uuFFMAsTER, sol. for coTnp't.
Aug1S n24 4W-pr's fee s.
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Nesc Advertisements.
Petition for Divorce.
En.ans.el 4 s4a.g 70. c:.the.zae .smith.

I10tFE9Flt6e II I7h7sEt % U11I71s II t'7'ItI10
BECAUSE IT APPEARS. FROM
= , the allegations OF eGnplail1ant's petition,
which is sworn to- that the defendant, Catherine
Smith, is NONRESIDENT of the State of Tennessee,
and that the ordinary process Of law cannot be
served upon said defendant; it is therefore order
ed that Publication be made for four consecutive
weeks III the RIoRRI<foWN GAZETTE, q newspaper
published in &urr5stowll, Tennessee, notifying
said defendant TO appear at the Court House IN
Rogersvile, Hawkins county, Tennessee, at a
Circuit Court to be held therein on the fourth
Monday of SepteInber next, TO answer saittpetiion
or the same viii be taken for confessed and the
cause set for hearing ex-parte.
Witness j. j. Wolfe, clerk Of said court, at office
in RogersYiue, Tenn on this 10th August, 1875.
JOHN J. WOLFE, G. & VI.
A d. II UFFAEAsTER, Sol. for Gonpt
Aug1S ma 4w-pr's fee 50
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GRIOq MILL and a saw MILL

belonging to It. About half the Farm IN I'm cnltiya-
ton It is excellent stock Farm the land be-
ing naturally ataptedto the grasses. If desirable,
the tract will DO divided There is a schOoi-houss
aud Church on the land, and no healthier more
desirable neghborhood in the State, For further
particulars call upon, address,
il. IL. RICE,
Dot 7, 1874-t. MOrristown, Tenn.
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GREAT THoROUGHFARE,
THROUGH SLEEPING CARS

Rf1a b9 md a. Connection nth THIS LINE
from Chattapoaglt 10 dfcheRz5a, Frost aud
6afr0. From HrKongie, 10 Aese Orleans.
l1icuagEis mud Lite Iock5 f1on I.sttLe I2otaA
to Houston. T'Gus. IRON frost, nj Giro,
10 81 Eoesss ard 6sasago; Ffoas Union Guy
ssa Gelu9a6gts, 10 81. L0nsz
eE- ThFeugh iiesets. paiss, tlmessabiefs &c
may IL asgI 0p Application tn Ticket Agent
tf4rpnglf3ass / III sS9ath and StYttli- fsf 81
~. !. ian LEY,
1sf0-Iy tit.i1 PISS. \ f7ekft \ fat
! " THosAs, 6isks suIf zNzsasi!le eean
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3O8 ACRES.

The Farm IL situated tho O., q q & q rail-
road, 1--WE miles south Of Morristown, and nlils
from the well known Sulphur Spring. There is on
the tract two frame dwellings nearly new, two
cabins 9 frst-rate barn, crib, graneFy, smoke
house and out buildings. failing Spring
cold limestone water il convenient 10 the main
dwelling. A fine stream of water runs through
the tract, ON which IL a
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Il GREAT DAY ny EAST TENNES
GEE-TiIE EXECUTION or THE
MURDEREHaS, WEBB, BERTRAND
UONBYOUTT- WHY TT SHOULD
IA HE TAKEN PLACE on SEP.
ARATE DAY
Daily Kennebec journal., 1875-02-02
Poisoned to Death.

A healthy liver secretes each day about two and
a half pounds of bile, which contains o great
amount of waste material taken from the blood.
When the liver becomes torpid congested it
fails to eliminate this vast amount of noxious sub
stance, which, therefore, remains to poison the
TEN. What must be the condition of the blood
when it is receiving and retaining each day two
and half pounds of poison? Nature tries to
work off this poison through other channels and
organs-the kidneys, lungs, skin, etc.; but these
organs become overtaxed in performing this labor,
in addition to their natural functions, and cannot
long withstand tho pressure, but become various
ly diseased.
The brain, which is the great electrical centre of
blood which passes to it from the heart and it ia lis
to perform its Office BEAUTIFULLY. Hence the symp-
toms of bile poisoning, which are dullness, head
ache, incapacity to keep the mind on any subject,
impairment of memory, dizzy, sleepy, or nervous
feelings, gloomy forebodings and irritability of
temper. The blood itself being diseased, as it
forms the sweat upon the surface Of the skn is so
irritating and poisonous that it produces discolor
ed brown spots, PIN pies, blotches and other erup
tions, sores, boils carbuncles and scrofulous tum
ors The stomach, bowels, and other organs
spoken Of cannot escape becoming affected, SOON
or later, and costiveness, piles dropsy, dyspep
sia, diarrhea, female weakness, and many other
forms of chronic disease, are among the necessary
results. As a remedy for all these manifestations
of disease, DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
with small daily doses of his Pleasant Purgative
liver and stomach are changed to an active and
healthy state and appetite regulated and restored
the blood and secretions thoroughly purified and
enriched, and the whole system renovated and
built up anew. Sold by all frst-class druggists
and dealers in medicine. jan30-t teod&wlw
Daily Kennebec journal., 1875-02-02
o,,v ,yonnd, and mains shall himself be wounded

tally wounds and mains, shall himself be wounded
and manned to the same extent by the officers
of the law? Il does not do it, because such an
imitation Of the crime not only fails to insure
the ends Of justice, but dcgrades and demoralizes
society. But this "rehection, standing in its ma
tive simplicity is its own refutation. Human life
will never be held sacred by any people, who au
thorize their oyernment to extinguish it in vio
lent and Infamous manner. The great forces o
civilization arc rapidly preparing the way Tor
mental and moral condition utterly at variance
with the philosophy Of the death penalty. These
forces have made themselves felt, since the death
penalty was inflicted for more than two hundred
different offences; and in the two hundred con-
tests which have gone before, they have overcome
substantially the same arguments that arc now
employed in support of this penalty. The spirit
which has animated the grand army of phanthro
piss and reformers whose lives have left their i'm
press upon our civilization will not die until the
true philosophy of punishment has been accepted
and the inyiolabitv of human life established,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1875-02-02
DIR. L. A. EDMINSTER,

DIR. l.. A. EDMINSTER,
Magnetic Physician and Healer Of Diseases by the
laying on of hands, has taken rooms at Mrs.
Scrutons, near the Episcopal church on State ST.,
where he will attend to calls between the hours Of
and u A. NJ and 2 and P. NJ. His success
as healer of disease has been guaranteed by sew
cral cases in this city. He has also clairvoyant
power, but not to be used to crafty worldly curl
osity. Business and Professional men, whose
brain forces have been overtaxcd by severe men
tai labor will find great relief from this tire at
ment. This treatment also prevents paralysis, by
restoring the nervous system to its usual tone
Parents who have weak and sckly children will
do well to consult the Doctor. Nervous prostra.
tration, Constipation and Suppression are attract
i've powers Of disease, and no one is safe who is
thus troubled, from the prevailing contagious dis
eases.
I5'Take warning and do something in time.
Terms for treatment at office, ST. at home oi
patient, So Consultation free. jan20-ttf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1875-02-02
W.ASHIAHTON NJ U3S.

The Washington correspondence of the Boston
Journal has the following:
Nearly all those Republican Senators who did
not accompany Mr.. Cameron to Harrisburg were
in caucus on Saturday afternoon for five hours
1t is understood that they partially agced to sup
which fully ndorses the President for his action
respecting Louisiana, and recognizes the Kellogg
administration as the lie facto Government in that
State. Whether Gov. Pinchback will be seated
as Senator is not certain.
The House Committee on Rules is composed OF
Speaker Blaine, Horace Maynard, James A. Gar.
feld ;. 5. Cox and Samuel J. Randall, and ma.
jority of these gentlemen have agreed upon a new
rule to prevent the obstruction of business Notice
that this new rule is to be reported will be given
tomorrow, and it will be brought up OH Tuesday
after the reading Of the journal as a question ol
the highest privilege, and be adopted. Judge
Hoar, it is said, will then, after the morning hour
under the then new rule, move to go to the Speak
Daily Kennebec journal., 1875-02-02

ers table to take up the Senate Civil Rights bill.
If this motion prevails the Senate bill can be passed
by aiority vote.
General Butler is said to be greatly inccnscd at
Speaker Blaine on account of the rulings of the
latter in the protracted session Of last week. But
Ter thinks that partisanship should have induced
Blaine to have waived his strict construction Of
the rules, while Blaine thinks that partsanship
has nothing to do with the exercise Of his duties
as Speaker and that his rulings were strictly in
accordance with the Consultation of the U. S. and
the rules of the House. The two had spirited per-
sonal discussion of the matter on Saturday after
noon on the floor of the House, in which very
plain language was used.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1875-02-02

The New York Tribune complains that
the men who were active and prominent in
building up the republican party are
pushed aside for others who have done
less service. And yet when Zach Chan
dler. one of the pioneers of the republican
party in Michigan was defeated for re-
election to the Senate the other day, the
Tribune reioiced and had no better word
for the republican veteren than to call him
a "brawling demagogue.'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1875-02-02

MONDAY, Feb. !.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. THOMAS of Gardiner.
Papers from the Senate disposed Of in concur
renee.
The House non-concurred in the action of the
Senate in referring to the Committee on Mcrcan
tile Affairs and Insurance, bill an act to regulate
the rate of interest, and referred the same to the
Committee on Financial Affairs, on motion Of Mr..
CLEAvEs.
Mr.. RANDALL, presented petitions of Geo. W.
kellock and John Byan for deeds Of land, which
were referred to the Committee on State Lands,
under a suspension of the rules.
Mr.. LITTLE, from the Committee on Agricul
ture petition, reported bill an act to incorpor-
ate the Bristol Agricultural Society and Farmers
Club Read and assigned.
Mr.. POWERS, from the Committee on Legal
Affairs, reported "ought not to pass, on bill an
act to amend Is, chap. " OF the revised stat
utes. Also reported on order, bill an act to amend
sec. l4S Of chap g. of the revised statutes relating
to abatement Of taxes. Printed under rule. This
bill provides that towns shall not discount more
than 10 per cent. ON taxes.
Mr.. BARKER, from the Committee on State
Lands, ON petition, reported resolve in favor OF
Richard ID. Porter; also reported on petition, re-
solve in favor of Shepherd j. Higgins. Read and
assigned.
Mr. OAK, from the same committee, on petition.
reported a resolve in favor of David L. Kelley.
Read and assigned.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
-tu at W lucOi poidtC Suity ain <h'lNSiotioA'
resolve in aid of repairing road from Abbott to
Greenville in the county of Piscataquis; act to
amend chap. ll3 Of the revised statutes.
PASSED TO BE ENoRossED.
An act to incorporate the Carmel, Uermon,
Hampden, and North Newburg Cheese Factory
an act to make valid the doings of the town of
Amity an act to incorporate the Bluehill Granite
Co.; an act to incorporate the Woodbine Cemetery
Association; an act relating to the Maine Central
Institute; act to incorporate the Petit Menan
Cranberry Co.
Bill an act to authorize the city Of Bangor to aid
in the construction of a railroad into Aroostook
county, came up on its passage to be engrossed,
and was laid on the table, on motion of Mr..
TEFFT.
On motion Of Mr.. BARKER, the House
Adjourned.
BILLS, PETITIONS, &C., PRESENTED AND Re-
FERgED TO THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.
BY Mr.. of F. c. Leighton OF
Columbia for repeal of the Calais Court Bill.
By Mr.. NATURALIZATION of Henry T.
Knowles to be set off from MOI Range to Moro
Plantation.