The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-01-20
STATE NEWS.

Ce0SeS Issued IN F6O4uS county sAANO 1AC
war, says the Chattanooga Conansersai.
Rev. g. w. Coleman has been elected
Superintendent of Public Instruction for
Roane county.
Mrs Fouche, wife of DR.. John Fouche,
OF Knoxville, died in that city recently
of pneumonia.
A little dau5hter of Mr.. W. II. Bruton
of this city, about five years old, in en-
deavorng to cut off her garter with
knife on Monday night, stuck tlie point
in one of her eyes and it is feared that it
has totally destroyed the sight.-JacksOn
Wing and Tribune, 17th.
The salary of the County Superinten-
dent was cut down at the last term of
the County Court from $500 to $780,
That means practical retrenchment. Not
let them abolish the Office and let the
duties devolve upon some other county
of1cial.-G raasersEs EstsESgencev.
A late report places the floating debt
of the city of Knoxville at nearly SAL
600. Whewl That's heavy for little
one-horse town like Knoxville .-CgeUe-
land Banner
That chap that was shooting around
town on Tuesday night, at the dead
hours of the night, should be looked af-
ter by the proper municipal officers, and
taken in out of the wet. Evidently his
mamma didn't know he was oee. -CyeCe-
land Banner.
There are several of Morristown's
mammals chaps that need looking after
badlyl They seem prone to sOa7sdeT about
the streets in "loose manner" at night,
giving open-air concerts, firing off pis-
tolls, rockets, fire-crackers, and giving an
occasional street song, interspersed now
and then with few slices of the most
choice "slang" of the day, free of
charge, to any one who will listen,
as they pour forth all their ability. For
cat, dog, or chicken fight, Morsistown
offers capital inducements, and one could
easily be effected by calling upon most
any of the boys, from s to 20 years old.
Our neighboring, enterprising city of
Chattanooga has a prophet, who walks
the streets and utters his prophecies.
Among other wonderful events which
he foretells, he says the Tennessee River
viii soon run dry. So far he has sue
ceeded in gathering no disciples.-Nash-
vile Banner
wonder if he will tell the good peo-
pie of that city when the Louisiana out
rage viii ceasell
AT Milan on Wednesday Miss Mollie
Jones was killed by her sister Fannie
accidentally. She was playing with a
pistol unconscious that it was loaded,
and pointing at her sister it was dis
charged, the load entering her temple
producing instant death.-Jackson WHtg
and Tribune.
This is another sad but truthful warn
ing that people cannot be too careful in
handling such deadly weapons.l
Monday evening, says the Union and
american. a man named Ogburn, living
near Pinebrake Station, on the St. Louis
and Southeastern road, jumped of of a
passenger train as it passed his residence,
running at the rate of twenty-eight
miles per hour. The result was he got
a very severe bruising, his left arm hay
ing been so badly hurt as to be useless
for q season.
Ut is strange to US that men Of good
sense undertake such rash experiments,
knowing they are liable to be mangled.
A few days ago little girl in this city
swallowed shawl-p about two inches
in length, causing her parents much anx-
iety. Under medical advice no active
measures of relief were taken, and in
fifty hours from the time of being swal-
lowed, the pin was recovered. It was
exhibited to the medical class by Prof.
Eve and was regarded with much curl
osity.-U Union and american.
Says the Chattanooga Commercial, of
the 18th, eight or ten fiat boats arrived
night before last from Clinch and Pow
ellis rivers, two Of which were loaded
with pig iron. The others brought
about 8, 900 bushels of Soats, 4, 1000 bush
els of wheat, and 900 bushels of corn.
Wheat sold on the wharf yesterday at
81 10 to 81 IS; oats at So, and corn at 80
cents. A still further decline of corn to
70 cents is anticipated, especially if re-
ceipts should be as large as expected
within the next few days.
Hiss Gertrude Pillow, daughter of
Gen. Gideon J. Pillow, of this city, shot
a bear near Old Town landing, Arkan-
sas last week. The young lady was at
tended by youth named Charles Mitch
ell, brother of Capt, John H. Mitchell.
Bruin received two loads from double
barreled shot gun and turned over with
a sigh, somewhat akin to growl, quiet
ly breathed his last. He was of a |
very large size, and the steaks were
juicy aud nice. Miss Pillow has the
of being skilled in the use of
the fowling piece, and has brought |
down many deer. Memphis Appea1.
No Excuse For Being Sick.