The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-03-03
STATE NEWS.

A prOtracted meeting is In progress at
Tusculum. Sunday night there were
forty moufners and ten conversions
GTeeneofts American.
James n. Bean was found guilty of
manslaughter and sentenced to two years
in the Penitsntiary. -G resnsesNs AnaerE-
can.
Mr. g. g. Luttrell retires from the DEM
ocrat. He has perhaps learned that for
tunes come slowly" in the newspaper
business. Herald and Tribune.
Mrs. Nancy A. Hopkins, of Greene
county, will be one hundred and ten
years old in next month. She is in good
health, lively and active.-JonesbOr0' Her
aid and Tribune.
The Golden Wedding of Mr.. Alexan-
der Mathes and wife took place at their
residence near Washington College yes
terday. Most of their children and
grandchildren were present TO enjoy the
pleasure of the occasiOn.-.J0nesbOrO' Her
aid and Tribune.
A numerously signed petition was cir
culated on the streets Monday, asking
our Representative in the Legislature,
Mr.. j E. T. Harris, to support the LO-
cal Option BIN. This Bill provides that
the people In every district shall deter.
mine by the ballot box, whether liquor
shall be manufactured, or sold within
the boundaries of the same. 1t is the
correct idea, and we hope it will pass
JOnesbOrO' Journal
Says the last number of the Grange
Outlook: We are preparing personal
sketches of the representatives of the re-
cent State Grange. They will appear In
these columns in due time.
From our Granger county correspon-
dent we learn that great revival of re-
ligion has been going on at Indian Ridge
Baptist Church, resulting in about forty
conversions. -Neao Market Neacs.
8 We learn that on last Thursday Mr..
Alexander Holloway lost his residence,
smoke house and everything he possess
ed. Himself and the entire family were
at a neighbors house attending quilting
and log rolling party, when the fire broke
out and consumed everything, leaving
them not even a change of clothing
They also lost all their wheat, bacon and
other provisions, leaving them in really
destitute condition. We learn that
the neighbors are making up subscrip-
ton for their benefit. We did not learn
the cause of the fre-whether it was ac-
cidental or the work of incendiarism.
RhOSUiUc Chronicle.
The great bridge over the river at the
foot of Gay street was the central scene
where the thousands gathered to watch
the river All day long, from early morn
to dewy eve, the bridge was covered with
people. No trains had arrived in the
city for three days, and no mails receiv-
ed from any direction, so that the bust
ness men had nothing to do particularly, :
and united with the ladies and youth of
both sexes in swelling the crowds on the
bridge The floor of the bridge is high
above the raging water, and from it
there is an extensive view up and down
the river.-PreSs and Herald.
Dir. William Armltage reached here
from Texas on Sunday last. He reports
favorably of Texas, and proposes to go
back in the fall to locate permanently
there GreeraeotZe Letezigencer.
Only little while. says the GreeneriHe
HeteUigenoer, and the great mass of the
people will rise up and hurl Grant from
power, and into ignominious retirement
consign him. Time makes all things
even.
The chicken-pox is prevailing among
the inhabitants of Bricker's District
without regard to age, sex, rank, color
or previous condition. A pro traeted re-
vival, 1t Is said, had the effect of giving
this mild contaglon an universal spread
among the natlves.-~tonesboro' TSrnes-
see Democrat.
The recent rainfall has been greater
than for any time in quite a period of
years. We understand the damage upon
Lick Greek has been considerable,
sweeping away fences, hay stacks and
in one or two instances barns and hous-
es. Lick Greek is quite a sluggish
stream, yet in high water becomes very
rapid and dangerous. GreeneOs0e hsteEIt-
geRoer,
Says the Jonesboro' Tennessee Democrat:
A paper has been circulating among the
citizens of the county, during the pres
emit week, petitioning our Representa-
tive, Hon. j. E. T. Harris, to vote for
the Local Option Bill. From the large
number of names being added daily to
this document, our people don't seem
''to be afraid" to speak out plainly in
regard to selling the ''damnable fluid
that fattens grave-ya ards and chokes hell
with its blOated yotaries." AS Mr.. Har-
ris holds that the suppression Uf the
traffic, by such means of legislation, is
unjust and unconstitutional, and as he
declared before leaving for Nashville
that he would not support the bill, we
think he will hardly yield to the de
mands of the petition. There is strong
public sentiment, in this county, in ia
vor of the Local Option LAWN fact, it
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