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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-10-20
DiDIntheria.

A physician of distinguished ability
furnishes the editor of the Augusta C0a-
ststutiOn1ist the following facts concerning
this much dreaded disease:
1. In it's nature, it is not local affec
ton, as is usually supposed but constitu-
tional, pervading the blood of the whole
system before it makes its appearance in
any part; it is of nature kindred to cry
sipelas, and though epidemic, is not,
strictly speaking, infectious.
O. It's most manifest symptom is false
membrane of white color, which forms
upon and around the tonsil, near the
palate, and which thickens and extends,
until the patient dies from suffOcation.
This false membrane is however, not
confined to the throat, but may some
times be seen upon the hands or arms or
any other place where the skin has been
removed.
3. Among the cautions to be observed
are the following: Avoid all medicines
and modes of treatment which shall eX-
haust the strength and be careful not to
injure the skin by blisters or counter ir-
ritants, particularly in the neighborhoOd
of the throat.
4. To effect its cure, aim to restore as
rapidly and effectually as possible the
patients waning strength For this pur
poes let the diet be of the most nutri-
tious character-chicken soup beef tea
ETC.; give freely egg-nog, made of good
whisky, or use the stimulant in any
other way that will combine nOurish-
ment with stimulation. Add to the
general strength by the use of mineral
tonics, of which iron may be admins
tered as largely as ten drops at a dose,
every two or three hours, for an adult.
Between the doses of iron, give from
five TO fifteen grains of chlorate mot chlo-
ride) of potash or of soda. The chlo-
ride of soda may be used as an antiseptic
salt.
If the disease gives signs ofperiodicity
by regular remissiOns and assertions,
then bring to your aid the great anti
periodic, quinine.
Cut this out and keep it ready in time
Of need ne IL may he r.aIind c,,,
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-10-20
AN IMPORTANT SUIT.
a Chance for q Life Insurance
Company to Explain.

From the Knoxville Chronicle.
Mr.. E. j. Sanford, of this city,
has instituted suit in the Chancery
Court against the ST. Louis Mutual
Life Insurance Company and its
successors, for the sum of five
Thousand dollars. The Bill Of CON-
plant seeks to hold the Company
on a contract for Life Assurance
for $4,000, which the Company al
leges was forfeited in 1873. for fail
ure to pay a trifing sum of interest
on an annual loan. The custom of
the Company had been to present to
Mr.. Sanford for settlement the ac-
count for premium annually due,
less dividends awarded. By the
Policy, the amount due and place of
payment were uncertain. and at the
time of the alleged forfeiture the
Company never gave notice of what
it claimed, or when the sum due was
TO be paid. The Bill alleges that if
the business of the Company had
been honestly managed there would
have been q dividend due the COM
plainant. more than enough to pay
the interest claimed.
The Bill charges fraud and COR
ruption in the management of the
Company and asks the Chancellor to
require its officers to bring into
court, here at Knoxville, all its
books. papers and reports, for the
inspection of the complainant. and
for the satisfaction of the court. It
is getting too common for Life In
surance Companies to defraud and
swindle policy holders out of their
dues. aud it is refreshing to see such
men as Mr.. Sanford bringing them
into court to expose their frauds,
and require them to disgorge. The
Bill was filed by A. j. Kicks, Esq.
with Baxter & Son for counsel. 1t
attaches So. 900, due the company
from a prominent citizen of Knox
yllle, and seeks to hold that sum,
for the satisfaction of whatever de-
cree may be rendered. Tue same
company is sued for $4,000 in
Nashville. and will likely conclude
that Tennessee is a bad State for
companies doing that style of busi-
ness,
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-10-20
T'ne Morristown Gazette.
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
RAILROAD.

The Charlotte Observer, of the Sd,
has this Information as to the meet
Ing of the Railroad Commissioners
at Morganton I'VE had a conver-
sation yesterday afternoon, with a
gentleman who was present at the
meeting in Morganton on Friday, OF
the stockholders of the Western
North Carolina Railroad. This
meeting. as we have previously
stated. was for the election of a
Commissioner for the road on the
part of the private stockholders,
they being entitled to one Commis-
sioner and the State to three. AS
was foreshadowed in these columns
yesterday morning, Col. S. Med.
Tate, of Morganton, was elected.
The choice was unanimous. The
commission consists of W. W. Rol-
Inns. w. S. Pearson, w. 2. Canady
and S. Med. Tate.
At meeting of the Commission
on Friday night, w. w. Rollins was
elected Chairman. Maj. w. A.
Smith, the Receiver of the Road,
met with the Commissioners and
turned the road over 20 them. and
with it, $4,000. earnings of the road
from the first Of May. A committee
was appointed to visit Raleigh on
Monday and have an interview with
the PenitenLiary Board regarding
the convict labor to be employed OH
the road. 1t is proposed to put the
laborers to work at once. The S.
900 will be to commence on. The
convicts will be put to work in the
tunnels.
Colonel Salisbury is expected to
resume work on the tunnel.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-10-20
Keep the Farm and Home Tidy.

Like other good things. the follow
ing good advice comes to the sur
face occasionally. and will bear re-
peating: If you get q moment to
spare spruce up; put the gate on its
hinges put little paint on the
picket fence you bniIt last year !;
trim up the door yard, make it cosy
and inviting. Do not say you can
find no time to- attend TO these
things; the fact is you have no right
to be slovenly. Itacan do you no
good, but on the. contrary, it will
mar your peace, wound your self-re2
spect, and impair your credit. Then
by all means spruce up little at
odd times. and even times, too, for
that matter. It will make you feel
vastly better, and. may be, tribe
pronder Of your pretty homestead.
Your wife and children will be made
happier for it; your neighbors will
be enriched, beautified and blessed
by it, and your farm will be worth
more money in the market, and Of
greater value to you at home, if you
spruce up little now and then.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-10-20
President Grant Gives Away a
Horse.
From an interview with J. Russell Jones, III the
CHICAGO Times.

From an interview with J. Russell Jones, in the
Chicago Times.
Mr.. Jones-I shall be the happy
possessor Of buggy horse, present
ed to me by President Grant, dur
ing my recent visit to Long Branch.
/ expect him tonight, as l received
a note from the President, from St.
Louis. the day before yesterday. no
tifying me that unless | claimed the
animal in time he would be sold at
the sale and proceeds appropriated
TO some legitimate purpose, and |
Immediately sent man thither with
the order. The note is aquiet ''goak
OF the Presidents, and refers to a
previous horse transaction / had with
kim during the war. He had present
ed me with the horse he rode at
Donaldson and Shiloh. and l had
been at considerable expense to
bring him to Chicago. About this
time the Sanitary Fair was in pro
gress here, and Mrs. Gen. Sherman
wrote to Gen. Grant for some tro-
ply, personally connected with him
ins some way, which she could put up
ut rattle and realize largely from, eX-
thing Of the kind. The General re-
piled that he had nothing suitable
about his person, but that the horse
he had given to me would be just
the thing. as it had a bloody record,
and suggested to Mrs. Sherman that
no doubt would cheerfully give it
up. OF course / had to comply, and
the fair realized $1,000 on my horse.
WhenI called on the President at
Long Branch on my return from
Brussels, as we were enjoying an af-
ternoon cigar on the verandah, l
asked him how many horses he had.
" Fourteen nc replied. remark
ed to him that Providence sometimes
ordered things strangely in this
world and added that | had been
working for my country nearly all
my life. and now at my advanced
age, had to travel around on foot,
while he. who had never done any
thing except for himself, had an un-
limited number of steeds. Which
Horse do you want?' said Grant,
quick as lightning. | told him l
would take Butcher Boy, but insist
ed that he should give me a written
order for Ifm, so that 1 might not be
gulled out of him as was out of his
first presentation. The President re-
piled that he knew / would select
Butcher Boy, and that he would
rather have given me almost any 9th
er horse in his stables, but at once
wrote the order. The way he came
in possession of Butcher Boy is char
acteristic. 1t was while he was Cen
eral Of the army, and had his head
Quarters on street i'm Washington.
Driving mp toward his headquarters
one morning, he met horse attach
ed to o butchers wagon, charging
down street. He glanced at him,
hurried to his Office, called an order
ly. described the horse, and told him
to follow. find and buy him. After
a time the orderly returned and re-
ported finding the animal, bat said
buying him was out of the question,
rs the owner asked $500 for him.
The General Immediately handed
linn the money, and presently the
orderly returned with the horse. He
turned out magnificently, and in a
few weeks would have sold for 81 500.
lie is old now, but am assured
that he is as good as ever.
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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-10-20
Woman has ALWAYS bore the cha

Woman has always bore the char
acter of ministering angle, and
wherever distress has been prevalent,
there she has always been found
ready to do all in her power to
alleviate it. In so good q cause
as affording relief to the sufferers
from the grasshopper plague, We
could find it in our hearts to endorse
almost any action of sympathetic
woman, but we question whether the
proposition of Mrs. Mary Jane
Brown, of Maine. who offers to
''figh5 any woman in America for
$100 side. the gate money to go
to the grasshopper sufferers will
meet with the approval of the gen
eral public or the authorities.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-10-20

French cooks are famous for the
excellence of their coffee. which they
make so strong that one part of the
liquor requires the addition OF two
parts to reduce it to the proper
strength. This addition is made
with hot milk. The large proper
tion OF hot milk. in the place OF so
much warm water, gives The coffee q
richness like that made by the addi-
ton OF cream in the ordinary way.
By this means any housekeeper de-
sirous Of making coed coffee, can
have it without cream.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-10-20

The Deepest Well i'm the World.
In the village of Sperenberg. about
tWenty-nine miles distant from Ber-
lin, Prussia, is situated the deepest
well in the world. 1t is for some
distance sixteen feet in diameter,
and is 4.194 feet in depth. 1t was
begun about i've years ago by the
government authorities with a view
10 ascertaining the existence of rock
salt. beneath tue. strata of gypsum
occssrihg in the locality. At a depth
Of $50 feet the salt was reached,
but the boring was continued TO a
depth Of $50 feet. the diameter Of
the oore being rednced to thirteen
inches. The boring was subsequent
" prosecuted by steam until the
final depth of 4.194 feet was attain
cd. Al the lowest point the salt
deposits still continue, exhibiting
the enormous thicknoss Of 2,907
fcek
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-10-20

She tried to sit down in the street
car, but it was pinned back so tight
she scouldn't. Old lady 9peeped
over her specs and asked her. sHoV
long have you been afflicted that
wayF r The young lady blushed
and made ''a break sitting down
sideways. and holding her knees to-
gether so tight that she looked as If
she had on a one-legged pair of
breeches. Old lady noticed her sit
ting in this sidewise. cramped po-
sition. and whispered. s-Bile. i spose;
Pye had 'em thar myself
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-10-20

Some philosopher says that modern
life demands too much Of q woman. .
Bul then women demand TOO much Of
life, and there the matter is squared.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-10-20

"A lady missie nary, in India, has
converted a whole neighborhood by
simply inducing the people to wash
themselves. Cleanliness once estab-
lished, marked Improvement in NOR
ais at once followed.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-10-20
THE TRAGEDY.

lyon id scoundrel = he exclaim-
cd. "You set my daughter up to
leave her home -
He grasped Hurst by the throat,
but the young man threw him off anG
commenced backing toward the door.
Russell seized knife from the ta-
BILE, and getting between Hurst and
the door, attempted to stab the
young man. Hurst received the
thrust IN his arm. and seeing that
tile old man was bent ON murder,
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-10-20
GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS,

~ FryFryF Deposits Buy and Sef @1fhangAs
E6 Sss,la ana silver and make cQliGNHsnfH Mr1m
the rnosg faYcrat le-terins. hHS - IT,
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-04-15
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE SUN. NEW YORK CITY.
 WEEKLY AND DALI Y FOR 1875.

l The Weekly Sun has now attained
 a circulation of over seventy thou l sand copies. Its readers are found
 in every State and Territory, and it's quality is well known to the public. We shall not only endeavor to keep
 it fully up to the old standard, but to improve and add to it's variety and power.
 The Weekly Sun will continue to | be thorough newspaper. AT the news of the day will be found in it, | condensed when uniinportant, at full length when of moment, and l always we trust, treated in clear, interesting and instructive manner. It is our aim to make the Weekly Sun the best family newspaper in the world. It will be full of enter taining and appropriate reading Of every sort, but will print nothing to offend the most serupulous and deli cate taste. It will always contain the most interesting stories and TO- mances of the day carefully selected and legibly printed.
 The Agricultural Department is q prominent feature in the Weekly Sun, and its articles will always be fresh and useful to the farmer.
 The number of men dependent on politics Is increasing, and the Weekly Sun is their paper especial ly. It belongs to no party, and obeys no dictation, contending for principle, and for the election of the best men. It exposes the cor cuption that disgraces the country and threatens the overthrow of re- publican institutions. It has no fear of knaves and seeks no favors from their supporters.
 The markets of every kind and the fashions are regularly reported in its columns
 The price of the Weekly Sun is one dollar year for sheet of eight pages, and fifty-six columns. As this barely pays the expenses of pa per and printing, we are not able to make any discount or allow any premium to friends who may make special efforts to extend it's circula- tion. Under the new law, which requires payment of postage in ad- vance, one dollar a year, with twen- " cents the cost of prepaid postage added, is the rate of subscription. It is not necessary to get up a club in order to have the Weekly Sun at this rate. Anyone who sends one dollar aud twenty cents will get the paper postpaid, for year.
 We have no travelling agents.
 The Weekly Sunlight pages, fifty-six columns. Only s1.20 a year, postage prepaid. No discount from this rule.
 The Daily Sun.-A large four page newspaper of twenty-eight col umns. Daily circulation over 120- 900. All the news for two cents. Subscription, postage prepaid 55 cents a month, or S6.50 year. To clubs Of ten or over a discount of twenty per cent.
 Address sTHE SUN,o
 New York City.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-04-15
Give us a Hest.

No more elections now for a year, and it is to be hoped we will hear little of politics until that time. Of all things, Arkansas now requires rest from political agitation. The press of the state has . grand work before it in writing up and publishing to the world our wonderful resources. Immigration and capital are working men and women. These can be secured if the press will only do it's duty. F Gazette.
 Our doctrine exactly; and we want to see the men and women who are here become more ener- getic, industrious and considerate. Before we can get much ilnmigra- tion, or before we can expect any easier times we must have some thing for the new corners and our selves and our stock to subsist on. We want less politics and more good honest hard-work. We never want to see the state in her present starving condition again, and we see no necessity for it if our farms are properly managed.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-04-15
MUNICIPAL.
The New Town Council.
The WhislSey Question Again --An attempt to Secure the repeal of the Ordinance
 against Dram shops.
The Attempt Fails.

The new town council met in
 the back room of Col. Aliens car penter shop-the place usually used as town hall-on last Fri day night, and after being sworn in entered upon their duties. The Mayor elect being absent from the city, the old Mayor presided over the council.
 The first thing that came up, was petition from Jno. D. Rush. ing and J. F. McCarthur, saloon keepers, praying for the repeal of the ordinance making it a penal ofense to keep saloon in the town of Russellyille. Col. Dan. B. Granger, attorney for the petitioners, being present, urged that the ordinance was null and void and could not be enforced, being in conflict with the state laws; but for the sake of avoiding any conflict with the town author ities his petitioners desired, and requested the repeal of the ordi- nance. The mayor here produced a letter from Atty Gen'l Hughes, giving it as his opinion that the ordinance was not in conflict with any state law, and stating that it was the duty of the mayor to see that the ordinance was properly enforced. Judge Frank Thach and J. P. Wood, who were present, by'permission of the mayor made some remarks upon the law gov erning the licensing of dramshops, after which the petition was laid on the table and action indefi- nitely postponed. Council then adjourned until next regular meeting-Tuesday night, the 18th instant.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-04-15
RAILROAD MEETING.
Newton County Moving.

Our Cave City correspondent sends us the following: The rail. road committee from Pope county, consisting of Messrs. Young, Al len and Rye, met the citizens of Newton county at Polk Township, on the 24th ut. Mir. Dodson, late representative of Newton county, was called to the chair. The committee proceeded to explain their object to the meeting and urged the necessity of the road under contemplation. The meet ing was quite enthusiastic and it was resolved to hold meeting at an early day at Cave City. A com mittee, consisting of H. c. Dickey, J. G. Wallace, and C.. II. T. Dod- son, was appointed to solicit sub scriptions to the road. Our cor respondent states that the feeling is very favorable and generally in favor of this enterprise, and thinks large subscriptions will be raised.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-04-15
E MPH TT c ALLY I'll E
 "P PLIES PAPE R :"

THE DEMOCRAT is thoroughly in-
 dependent in its course, under no
 pledge or covenant to support the
 schemes or fortunes of any man or
 set of men, always having at heart
 first, the good of the people of Pope
 county, and of the state of Arkan
 sas. It claims no right to lead or
 direct in politics, or any other
 sphere; but it does claim the right,
 and will fearlessly and at all times
 assert it, to speak it's own opinions,
 on all matters coming within the
 scope of it's duty as an independent journal. Whatever prominence it maintains in the affairs of this county or State, will be voluntarily accorded by the people who support it. In short the DEMOCRAT wishes to be judged solely upon its own merits as local and state newspa- per, having for its chief object the dissemination of the news of the day with such comments upon current topics as seem appropriate and are conscientiously entertained by its management. It will heartily sup port all movements, political or otherwise, which promise to fur thur, and unhesitatingly oppose those which would jeopardize, the interests of the people. In every it will be as enterpris- ing as it's patronage will justify. Sensible men will approve the busi- ness management that limits expen- diture to the bounds of income; on- ly fools or enemies expect a degree of excellence in all points that can done be attained by the possession )f resources and income.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-04-15
FITS CURED FREEYv

oasa any person suffering from the above ais- trja1 ,S ,cguIeseed to address DR. PRICE. and by Express "'ii oo forwarded
 FREFi
 Ine only cost being the express cho,oo. small. 'Sc business, arc pr' Price has made the treatment of
 FITS OF EPILEPSY astudy Tor years, and he win ,vorrort n 0Ine po ps ,o, ,ne ssi nse <. Of his remedy. JIG; It costs nothing and he " '''"' 'o'-
 WILL CURE yOr. ,na,. Ut" mater Of how long standing vour c,so have failed. ''f ienhediee may circulars and testimonials sent with
 FREE 7RLAL BOTTLE. well as your Post ofiico direction and "' Address,
 DIR. CHAS. T. PRICE, , e' Wii'iam Street, Ne, lock.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-04-15
Complimentary.

The Russellville DEMOCRAT comes out enlarged, added foul columns, also improved upon its head. It is live paper, well con. ducted and reflects credit upon the getters up. Mir. James E. Battenfeld wields the pen with chasteness and ability, and from appearances we would infer that our young friend Frank lobe gets up good deal of the local mat ter.-White County Record.
 The Russellville DEMOCRAT, an eight column paper, James E. Battenfield, editor, is out and pre- sents an excellent appearance, ty- pograpically far better than the average of our country papers. We extend our tB- to the enter prise.-Batesville Republican.
 The Russellville DEMOCRAT of the lst inst, comes to us with a new head, and greatly enlarged. The Democrat is good paper, and is as neat as it is good. Oh that Camden could look at the existence of a newspaper in their midst, through the same glasses used by the little town of Russell ville.- Camden Beacon.
 We must congratulate Frank lobe, upon the neat and work manlike manner in which he gets up his paper--the Russellville DEMOCRAT. It is one of the best looking papers in the State-all home work-and reads well.- Searcy Record.
 The printers, Sunday, made us say the Clarksville DEMOCRAT, when we wrote it as plainly as we know how Russellville DEMOCRAT. The Russellville DEMOCRAT is, without a doubt the most hand somely printed paper in the state. Rock Gazette, 7th.
 The Russellville DEMOCRAT has been enlarged and otherwise improved. It is one of the neat est gotten up papers in the State. Please X regularly brother lobe, we want your valuable paper White River Journal.
 The Russellville DEMOCRAT comes to us enlarged to an eight column paper, and with a new heading. We are glad to see this evidence of success and enter prise.-L. R. Republican.
 The Russellville DEMOCRAT has been enlarged. It has now thirtytwo interesting columns. Long may you wave Bro. Batten- iield.-Pine Bluff Press.
 The Russellville DEMOCRAT comes to us enlarged and improv ed in mechanical appearance, all of which we are glad to notice.- Van Buren Press.
 The Russellville { Ark. ) DEM ocRAT, a candidate for public fa- vors, is out. It is neatly printed and ably edited.-Memphis Ap- peal.
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The Russellville Democrat., 1875-04-15
04 HOURS.
 AND TO MEMPHIS 2O HOURS.

competitor made at Argenta with the Memphis X Little Rock Railway. ana close connection at the crossino oi the Cairo < Fulton railroad with trans north and south. Through Bllls of Lading given from Ft. Smitb van Buren, Ozark, Clarksville. and all points on the road to New York. boston, Providence, Philadelphia St. Lotus, Memphis, New Orleans rapid. THEO. HaR1rM tM slSio''
 Superintendent.