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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-05-26
OUR INDEBTEDNESS.

HOW TO LTQUZDATE THE SANE
To the Editor Of the Morristown Gazette:
Your paper of 3Iay 10Th contains
communicable signed L. +. Leeper,
and gesihg forth a plan that, accord
ing to T~hegasscrtion of the author.
will liquidate our debt with equal
Justice to the State and to the bond.
holder.
i propose to make use Of exactly
the same principles. and nearly eX.
actly the same words, made use oil
hy Esquire Leeper, and present an
improvement upon his plan but l,
at the same time, assert that the
adoption Of either plan would entail
serious loss upon the bOndholder.
My plan is simply to change the time
from thirty-four years to fifty years,
and in laying the plan before you /
will use Esquire Leeper's exact lam
guage, with the exception of the
change made necessary by the diff
ference in the time in which the debt
would be li%quidated.
Said plan is this: That we ex-
change for each thousand dollar bond
fifty sheets of coupons, suitably
engraved on bank note paper, each
sheet amounting TO "'ifty-onc' dol
lars, and only n sheet falling due
each year. The coupons on each
sheet TO be of the denomination of
one, two, five and ten dollars each,
and made receivable for State tax as
they fall due. But under 10 circum-
stances should said coupons draw
interest.
by adopting this plan the bond
holder will receive exactly the same
amount Of dollars in fifty years, plus
twenty dollars on each thousand dol
lars, that he would have received had
SAID debt been liquidated by paying
the interest and one fftisth part Of
the principal each year.
but some will say that this plan
would be treating the bondholder
badly, as the present worth of a por-
ton of his debt would only be from
twenty to thirty cents in the dollar.
It is true that a portion of his debt
would be at a discount but it is
equally true that he would be gain
inc as much on The first coupons that
fall due as his losses are on those
due several years hence. And
then again, the coupons, as they fall
due. being receivable for State tax.
keep them always very nearly
par. while the present State bonds
are Gully worth from forty to seventy
cents il the dollar"
Now, Mr.. Editor. Esquire Leeper
that his plan benefits the tax
PAYERS forty-three thousand eight
hundred and sixty-eight dollars an
nuallv, while l claim for my plan
that il benefits the taxpayers one
hundred and ninety.eight Thousand
dollars annually and | take the po-
81 ion that / al prove my plan to be
correct s readily as he Il his. But
both plans are radically defective.
Just in proportion as the State gains.
The bondholders lose, and they arc
not disposed to consent to any plan
that entails loss upon them. If 50
desired, | can show exactly where
.oss accrues to the bondholder In
both Esquire Leeper's plan and my
own, but any one with average math-
ematical mind can discover the de-
feet in half an hours study. The
Dondliolder would not consent. The
ievilsh animal! If we could just
yet rid of him we would have no
) tate debt at all to speak Of.
J. II. CRoZIEI, JR.
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Tate Springs, Nay II, 1875.

n Capt. r. N. Hood. of this
place, says the Maryville Republican.
informs MS that he has received a
letter from Governor James ID. Por-
ter, dated 10Th inst. stating that the
X. & G. r II. was still in the pos
session of the State, no contract
having been consummated by any
parties, at that date and that lie
(the G~overnor) would not lease or
sell the road 10 any company except
on the terms that the road be opera
ted at once.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-05-26

" Jeremiah Hamilton, a well
known colored broker and banker in
Wall street. New York, died there
last Wednesday, aged sixty-two
years. He was said to be the rich
est colored man in the United States,
being reputed to be worth 81, 900, 600.
He was formerly a West Indian
slave, and leaves two educated and
accomplished daughters. He once
offered a large sum to any white men
who would marry them.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-05-26

~ A convention of eolored peo-
pie assembled in Nashville last We'd
nesday, to mature measures for emf.
grafton to some other State. Vol
luminous resolutions were adopted.
An impression prevails among the
colored people that they can obtain
free transportation to Kansas and
forty acres Of land, with a years
rations and q mule.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-05-26
That Calico Hop.

To the Editor of the Morrfstown Gazette:
/ wish to correct the notice given in
your last issue of the Ball at this place,
Friday evening, the 9th of May. First,
instead cf its being a free Ball, it was
gotten up by the young men Of the
neighborhOod, and 1 charged them so
much for each supper; and instead of its
being a calico hop, it was a Dress Ball,
of which you would have been %convinc-
cd had you been here and seen the ele-
giant costumes of the fair sex. / write
the above in justice to the young men
who got zap the Ball.
Respectfully,
f. o. TATE.
Tate Springs, Nay II, 1875.
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A wealthy merchant Of Knoxville says:
II always feel happy when / advertise,
for thcnI know that, sleeping or waking,
1 have a strong though silent orator
working for - who eve tires,
never sleeps, never makes mistakes, and
who is certain to enter the households
from which, if at all, my trade must
Gomez
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The Morristown Gazette.
WEDNESDAY. NAY 26. 1875.
u The RanL Of Tonnnasnn COS.

a The Bank of Tennessee case
in the Supreme Court now sitting at
Nashville and involving the liability
Of the State for the new issue, was
set for hearing on the 18th, in that
forum before the same Judges who
passed upon the validity Of the new
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-05-26

re- The trouble in the mining re-
gions of Pennsylvania still continues
and it is feared that much blood will
vet he shed before matters become
quiet.
BALrINoRE, May 2l.--Jessc d.
Bright is dc al.
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Chicago Tribune.


In Eastern Kansas and Western
Missouri a grasshopper panic already
prevails. The pests are already up
and doing. and have started on their
line of march, destroying everything
green in their way. The route lies
in a northwesterly direction. and the
only hope of the farmers is that the
grasshoppers may disappear in time
to save the cor crop. In several
counties in Minnesota the eggs are
Matching fast. and warm weather is
expected to bring with it a renewal
of last years devastation and ruin.
Reports from some of the Kansas
counties say that the grasshoppers
have begun on the fruit trees, and
are devouring leaves, blossoms and
buds.
The farmers of the stricken coun-
ties in Missouri have fought the past
in every way. At a meeting held in
the southern part of Jackson county
last week, one farmer reported that
he had ditched and destroyed one
lItliQI GU uIJu GhCb6y bdHiCl Ol~S bSS-
hoppers. in three days work, but
the war has no apparent effect upon
the countless swarms, and they seer
to increase in discouragiug proper
ton to the destruction. Many of the
farmers in the striker counties are
utterly hopeless. The cattle and
horses are collected in herds aud
droves and driven southwest to
Arkanas and the Indian Nation for
pasturage. Missouri is likely to
feel the necessity of going deep into
the State Treasury TO keep her unfor-
tunate people from starvation, long
before cold weather comes. There
seems now no other prospect than
that the State will be completely
and the swarms may be ex-
pected to reach Southern Illinois be-
tween the goth and 30th of July.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-05-26
EAST TENNESSEE,
REAL AND PERSONAL,
5, 1875.

n Os i . Z D.
The subscriber will have great pleasure in for
warding by nail, To all : eTssins who may 80 re-
quest, copies of a large Haud-bil, which has been
extensively posted, containing a description Of the
property, the terms and purposes of the sale, and
other Information. He VIII also be glad to conniu-
nicate with persons desiring to purchase, by letter
or in person.
E.-O. Tate. Esq, one Of the p-oTriet r., residing
on the premises. aud in charge of the Hotel, viii he
pleased to show the property and give full il for
nation TO all who may call upon him.
The thousands who have actually tested the eff
cacy of the waters of this remarkable Spring, among
whom have been medical and scientific men of
great eminence in their profession, and also inval-
ids of the highest culture, intelligence and sound
Judgment, concur in the opinion that no superior
is to be found, and that the place is destined to be-
come the most fFequented, most celebrated, and
most valuable in the whole country. The reputa-
ton of the wafer as a remedial agent, and for the
permanent cure and mitigation of disease, is sec
ond to no other; and, although it has been known
but a few years, not more than twenty-five, to the
general public, it is visited by persons from as far
North as Vermont and Boston, and much patron
lied by the citizens of Texas and New Orleans. The
intrinsic virtues and merits of this water, without
any advent tioUs aid, have made for it this widely
extended and constantly increasing character and
patronage.
JAMES II. SHIELDS,
BEANS STATION, Tenn, Trustee, sc.
May II, 1875. nl2-tds.
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THE G~RASSHOPPER PLAGUE.

From Colorado to Missouri They
are Ravaging the Country. Fen
ces BIackened by the Swarms,
Railroad Trains Stepped, The
Fruit Trees Fall Victims, Al
Farmer Kills one Hundred and
Twenty Bushels in three Days.
Cities and Towns Invaded.
The Kansas City Times has infor-
nation that grasshoppers are doing
great damage in Western Missouri.
Many fields Of wheat are totally de-
stroyed, as well as corn, the grass
hoppers going down to the roots.
About Kansas City they are black
ening the fences and eating mp gras
and garden plants. They are NOV
ing in a northwestern direction, and
as they cannot fly. many suppose
they will destroy themselves by hop
ping into the Missouri river. Mer-
chants are observation-disclosures SO
than at any time since the panic.
Lawrence CKs.) Special to the Chicago Times.
Grasshoppers are more
in this section than was expected,
although there are spots in some To-
c~alities almost free from them. The
farmers are destroying them by roll
ers. and driving them into pits and
burning or burying them. Considera-
BILE destruction is reported to the
growing crops from all parts Of Doug
las county. ! walked through a field
to-day literally covered with young
grasshoppers.
The train on the Kansas Pacific
road, from Leavenworth last night,
was detained two hours by running
over grasshoppers. Sand was used
on the rails, and even then portion
of the train was left.
A route agent on the Kansas Pa
ciflc Railroad informed me to-day
that the grasshoppers extended all
the way from here up into Colorado.
and are more numerous there than
between here and Denver. lie in
formed me that the people of Colo
RADIO are alarmed.
In Barbour county, Kansas, grass
hoppers are very The
streets of Fort Scott are alive with
them. They are numerous in Coffey
county. They have destroyed many
fields of oats and flax. They aIe
numerous in Jefferson. Franklin and
Leavenworth counties.
The deposit of eggs throughout
the State last fall was greater than
vas supposed, and many more have
Matched ont this spring than was ex.
pected. 1t appears that the deposit
Of eggs was much greater in tile east
and southeast than in this section.
The western counties are reported
alive with grasshoppers, In Missouri
and south of the Missouri river they
are very numerous, and doing much
damage.
Chicago Tribune.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-04
SHERIFFS SALES.
SHERI FF,s SALE.

10y virtue Of writ Of Levar Faelss to me
ID directed will be exposed to public sale.
at the
DELAWARE HOUSE,. No sis MARKET ST.
kent by Geo. W. 0rtIip. 10 the City Of Will
THURSDAY.
THE lSrH DAY OF MAY. 1873.
At 3 O'Clock. P: NJ.
The following described Real Estate. viz;
All that certain lot OF land with a three
story brick dwelling house thereon, situated
In the city OF Wilmington, Aforesaid, bounded
and described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the easterly side OF Madison
street. between Sth and 9th streets, al the
distance OF seventeen feet from the northerly
side OF sth street and at the centre OF the
party wall between this and the adjoining
house on the south, thence easterly through
the centre OF said wall and parallel to 9th
nertherly parallel to Madison street sixteen
feet to 0 corner, thence westerly parallel TO
sth street through the centre Of two feet
four inch wide alley between this and the ad-
Joining house on the north sevonty-tw0 feet
10 the Aforesaid sasterly side OF Madison
street. and thence thereby southerly sixteen
feet to the place Of beginning. be the CON
tents thereof what they may. with the free
uee and privilege OF the same alley with
others entitled thereto.
Seized and taken into execution as the pro-
springer, his wife, and William A. Turner,
Trustee Of the said Edmund q. Springer, and
wM. II. LAMBsON, Sheriff.
Aprii sad. sd 4 D." D. is1s e' ) aprai .s.aw,s
The daily gazette., 1875-05-04

1t is not unlikely that another of the
lost arts has been or is to be recovered
namely, the beautiful shade of blue
which Is noticeable upon many of the
ancient ornaments found in the ruins
OF Egypt. Analysis some time since
proved this color to be formed by a
combination of soda, sand and lime.
with certain proportions of copper,
from which substances the Egyptians
managed to produce three different
products, namely: First, a peculiar
kind of red, green and blue glass; sec.
ond, brilliant enamel; and lastly, the
color to which reference is made above,
and which was used for painting. Now
by synthetical experiments, NJ. Peligot
has succeeded in reproducing this be.
culiar snd raarvelously beautiful shade
of blue by heating together seventy.
three parts of silica.with sixteen of OK.
ide of copper, eight of lime and three
Of soda. If, however, the temperature
exceeds 800 Fab, valueless black
product Is the result
The daily gazette., 1875-05-04

We have heretofore referred TO the ex.
traordinary tide Of emigration from the
Atlantic States to California which has
negun this spring, and which, the San
Francisco Bulletin estimates, will add as
great a number to the population OF the
state as was gained in the memorable
year 1850, provided it continues at its
present rate until October. 1t seems.
however, that the present year is likely
TO prove an unfavorable time for this
emle ration, at least for emigrants with
out capital. The supply of Skilled work.
men II the mechanical trades iD already
In excess of the demand, while agricultu.
raj laborers are likely to find difficulty in
securing employment. For several wears
past 1t has been almost impossible to get
enough OF these to gather the abundant
wheat crops, notwithstanding that The
white force was supplemented BY thous.
ands OF Cinnamon; but this season the
reports from various portions of the
state indicate that in many district,
lhere VIII be only from one e-half to three
quarters OF q crop, and that therefor,
mere wall be a smaller demand for la
borers. '' ="
The daily gazette., 1875-05-04

TaE Ohio Republicans are not happy
In their efforts to bring out suitable
candidate for Governor. Mr.. Ben. Wade
who was first mentioned as a possible
candidate, very soon came to the couclu-
SION that his candidacy was impossible,
Tor that his party would need a more
vigorous man than he to contest the
Sovernorship with the redoubtable AL.
Len. The honor was next offered to Mr..
hayes, who hastily but quietly refused
to be tempted. Ex-Governor Noyes has
fought Allen in one campaign. knows
how cunning of fence" otherwise how
formidable he is, and would see him
damned ere he would fight him again. y
And now comes Mr.. Andrews, Of Cleve.
land. who says fatty that he won't have
the nomination, and Is reported as DO.
htely slamming the door in the face Of
all evl-disposed persons who come to
interview him on the subject. A hope.
19l nomination would hardly go abeg.
glng IN this fashion. The truth is that
what with the Delano scandals. the
third-term dilemma, the general demor.
ahzation OF the Ohio Republicans and
the excellent record of Governor Allen
tnS Republican nomination for Governor
Wlu be well-nigh hopeless one. Wha,
the party managers want is leader for
forlorn hope, and they find it hard tc
get one.-World.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-04
Fencing Extraordinary.
INationdL RepNbIicaM MaY I

AuttOHut ItPuOttCUH 4uUH
Washington was treated last night
to an exhibition such as is seldom wit
messed in this latitude Two gentle
men, both officers of renown in Euro
pean armies, gave an exhibition il
fencing and broadsword exercise at
the Washington Gymnasium, which,
although private, was witnessed by a
vast assemblage of gentlemen in.
terested in that noble art. TIE contes-
tants were Lieutenant Peterson of the
Royal Danish Army, and Colonel Won
Motz, of Holland, late serving on the
staff of General Won Tupling, in the
regiment of the Crown Prince during
the Frauco-Prussian war. Both are
well known in their respective eoun-
tries as experts in the art of fencing,
and hence the announcement privately
made. that friendly contest between
the two gentlemen was to take place
called together quite large circle of
interested lookers-on. The contest
commenced with foils, Spanish i0rettes
one metre in length each Masks were
used, but no other accoutrements:-
The "set-to" lasted about twenty
minutes, and it was without exception
the finest effort of the kind ever wit
messed here. 1t was evident that Lieu
tenant Peterson was the superior In
this although from the admirable par
ees given on either side it is difficult TO
determine who would have been judg-
ed by critics 10 be the leader. The
points of the foreftes had been marked
with lampblack, the marks of the hits
were, therefore, plainly shown on The
white shirts. If the foils had been
pointed and not covered by corks,
Colonel Won Motz would have come
out second best (if at ALI in this part
of the contest. Next followed the
broadsword exercise. The swords used
on the occasion were sharpened, and
were not blunt, and hence every cut
told. AS in the case of the foil fen
cling, masks were used, but no cuiras-
ses or anything else. This contest oc-
cupied nearly half an hour. Lieuten-
ant Peterson was the first to draw
blood, wounding his adversary's arm,
but, barring the wound, Colonel Won
Motz brought some telling blows to
bear upon his opponent. 1t would ap-
pear, however, that Mr.. Peterson was
superior in the parees, while Colonel
Won Motz seemed to take the lead in
"falling out" Some admirable fenc-
ing was shown on both sides In viewof
the fact that both gentlemen most i'm.
mediately interested were experts in the
art and one tried to outdo the other, it
may fairly be asserted that both were
very nearly equals. Colonel Won
Motz is a stout and handsome gentle
man, weighing about 1876 pounds, and
Lieutenant Peterson, who has recently
risen from sick bed, weighs 129
pounds. The weight which is particu-
larry telling in broadsword exercise,
was thus in favor of Colonel V on Motz
In the foil fencing, however, agility
of motion. is of more importance than
solid weight, and upon the whole the
contestants were therefore about
equally matched
The daily gazette., 1875-05-04

: It Is not certain after all that the Re-.
Puolcans will have the next Governor in
NeW Hampshire. There was no choice
by the people, and the election therefore
goes 70 the Legislature. The Republi-
cans have claimed a majority in the new
Legislature which was elected in Mareb
put there are enough contested seats to
Ieave this question in doubt. As the
Clerk OF the last House is a Democrat
ana ne, under the law, ~ill have the DOW.
er ei oi making up the list of members en-.
ta4;Sa tsu 70 seats IN the House of Represen.
tested seats in the Senate rests with the
present Governor and Council, who are
tn uAeWise democrats, it will be seen that
.h .he democrats have the power to imitate
sne aae Example exam which the Republicans have
set them In Louisiana and IN Congrass
and seat the contestants whoare nf es5
own, political faith without reeaId to & m.
leg Ality of,their election. ~ '"'
The daily gazette., 1875-05-04
Counting the Vote,
THE DEMOCRATIC ROOSTER GROWING


(Froa, the Louisville Courier-Journal)
The Southern States will next year
cast 1873 electoral votes. orwithin forty
six of enough to elect President
There are in the thirty. seven States OF
the Union 366 electoral votes, making
1874 necessary to elect. If the Democ.
racy carry the South solid They need
but forty-six votes from the North and
West to elect their candidate. Chic
and New York, should they go Demo
cratic, will give the required number
eleven TO spare. There is faint hope
that the South will not 40 solidly Dem
ocratic. But South Carolina apart
this is an error. Mississippi will be as
certain as Louisiana, and Louisiana NJ
certain as Arkansas.
In the North the Democrats will
make clean sweep, carrying New
York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Chic, Indiana and Illinois, Connect.
cut and perhaps New Hampshire, Wis
consin and Michigan. There will be
no contest over the count-there will
be not even the need Of an arithmetic.
The Republican tol-do-rol is good
enough as an electioneering dodge, but
1t will not win. The American people
are tired of radicalism. They are 60.
ing to try the copperheads and the re5.
els while, just for change. lfthey
don't like tnem, why they can change
back again.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-04

And now Judge Kell9y, having hoeu
xined and dtned by the Southern Ku.
~: ~: returns from a: Southern trip t.
testify that everything is lovely in thai
secI,on that the blacks and whites live
tpsether IN peace and friendship, and
.hat MS vote for the so-caIled Force bill
,s tee disgrace of his career in Congress
ne Iorgets Grant parish and several 9th
IL G,;ani m,io incidents Of recent Southern DO
sidor;n9 % history, sbn Perhaps, after all. con
INNING districts of Pennsylyania NJ
Kelley may be excused for his miscon
eeptions.-Wash. Rep. (Grant OrqanJ
The daily gazette., 1875-05-04
THURSDAY.
THE 18th DAY OF MAY. 1915.
Mt 2 o'clock p M

at 2 o'clock. p. ID.
The following described Rea Estate. via:
All that certain lot or piece 81 land with
brick messuage thereon, situate in the city OF
Wilmington, aforesaid, bounded and described
a. follows, to wit:
Beginning at tho intersection OF the
southerly side Of Eighth street and the east
erly side OF Madison street, thence along said
side OF Madison street southerly thirty-two
degrees west eighty-one feet to tho nortneriy
side VI four feet wide alley, thence along
said alley aide south afty-elght degrees east
parallel with Sth street aIty-four feet to q
stake, thence northerly thirty-two degrees
east parallel with Madison street eighty-ons
feet to said side Of eighth street, and thence
thereby north fifty eight degrees west dfty-
four feet to the place Of beginning, be the
contents thereof more OF less.
Excepting and roserving thsreout all that
piece or parcel of land "beginning at point
on the easterly side OF Madison street, at the
distance OF 10 feet inches from the souther.
~ side OF Sth street. thence along said side
of Madison street southerly ~ feet inches
to the southerly side Of q 1 feet wide alley
thence along said alley side easterly parallel
with sth street 81 feet to q stake, thence
northerly parallel with Madison street u feel
inches to 4 stake, and thence westerly par
ailel with Eighth street 81 feet TO the place o
beginning"
oei1ed and taken into execution - the pro
perry OF Edmund u. bpilngtr and Rat,
Springer. his wife. and William A. Turner
Trustee. and to be sold b.
WM. H.LAMBa TX, Sheriff.
Sherlfs Office. New Cast 6,
April -, A. d. ls75. s spt.4 .zawts.