The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-01
STATE NEWS.



A Fayetteville benedict who ate six
wen developed cucumbers for supper
the other night fell asleep at bedtime
and dreamed a dream. He dreamed
that he was a jocnnd alligator with a
tremendous appetite, and while he was
navigating bayou in eearch of frugal
repast, he discovered a small boy sitting
on a log fishing. He opened his ire
mendOus jaws with snort OF triumph,
and seized the little fellow by the ankles
Precisely at the same moment his wife
smote him on the head with broom and
exclaimed: ''Mr Jones, I'm surprised
at you Withdraw your teeth from the
baby's legi"
A venerable Fayetteville negro, who
has earned an honest living for half a
century by doing nothing and attending
carefully to his own business, was re
minded the other day, by piOus broth
er, that the paleness of his kinks indi-
Gated a rapid approach to the grave, and
the sooner he sought the comforting
embraces of religion the better it would
be for his soul. Oats So" philosophy
cally replied the aged son of Ham;
Oats so; Religion is comfortin', dat's
a fack; but it don't allow poor niger
enough room around chicken COOP"
From the Loudon Times.
The little daughter of Mrs Calvin
Julian of this place was badly burned
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Her brother had by some means, got
out of the river "reminiscences. of the
war in the shape Of boInbshell, from
which he had taken considerable guam
tity of powder. He .caresessly placed
the powder on the floor, aud his sister
either purpOscly or by accident applied
fire to it. Her face was Immediately
over the powder when it ignited, and
consequently, she was badly burned.
The little sufferer is doing well, under
the treatment of DIR. Harrison, who
thinks she will recover. She is about
eight years old.
From the Chattanooga Commercial / ]. {
From a letter received here yesterday
evening by a friend, from Carthage,
Tennessee, we are informed that lady
by the name of Mrs Massey, gave birth
TO child having two distinct heads.
From some cause which our informant
cannot explain, the doctors cut one of
the heads off. The child lived about
two days. Take it altogether, it is one
of the most curious freaks of nature We
have ever heard of.
From the Greenevilis IntelIigencer.
1t has been stated in some of our ex-
changes that ex-President johnson had
his life insured in several insurance
companies, all the policies amounting
to $3.50, 600 The whole and every part
of this is incorrect. Only few days
before the death of the ex-Presidcnt We
heard him speak of several insurance
companies having Offered him policies
on his life, while President gratis. lie
refused them all, and, as we understood
him, his life was never insured in any
company.
Mrs. ex-President johnson, accom-
panied by Misses Sallie and Mary
Slower, the former her grand daughter,
arrived at the old homestead in this
place on Saturday evening last. Mrs.
Johnson's health is much improved and
bids fair to he with her children and
friends for many years.
The johnson Guard" with their
band, who will have their new silver
HeIicOn instruments, will attend the
Fair in full uniform. In all probability
one Of the Knoxville companies will he
the guests of the johnson Guards" dur
ing our Fair Two military companies,
with their bands, will add quite an at
traction to our Fair. Give them a lift.
We regret to state that Mr.. w. III.
BrininstOOl, of the National Union, got
badly poisoned last week, not seriously
we hope. l