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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-11-03
A DolIar-Bascum Perplexed.
On THE WING, Oct. %, 1875.

! On THE WING, Oct. %, 1875.
COUSIN .JOHN-What is a dollar?
1 know what it used to be, but can't say
that it is so now. I was taught that a
dollar was equal to, or qcas 100 cents.
Such is not the case now. Take dollar
of Uncle Sans best-a greenback dollar
and try to sell it for gold, and you will
find that it will not bring overfs5 cents.
Then it is not a dollar, and bears false
hood on it's very face, for it says rs a
dollar. Yet you can't get dollar for it.
How is thisg Isn't this proof that it is
not dollar? The fact is, don't think
there is any such thing as dollar, though
it's poor rule that won't work both
ways, and have proved that dollar is
not dollar one way; now let's try it the
other Take a gold dollar and go to sell
it for Uncle Sans money, and you get
cents for it; then, most 'assuredly, that's
no dollar Then what is dollar? There
was time when 100 cents was a dollar,
and when a dollar was adollar, and when
a dollar was 100 cents, but not so now.
That day has f1ickered, and with it flick
cred the dollar A nice pickle we have
got into, and no man knoweth what a
dollar is!
It appears TO me that the dollar and the
Constitution of the United States got
eclipsed about the same time. There
was time when almost every American
citizen knew what the Constitution con-
tanned, and that it meant just what it
said; but now it means just the reverse
of what it says, and no man knoweth
what it does say, for it says nothing these
days, except in the way of amendments,
and the more amendments we make to it,
the less a dollar in greenback is worth.
These two things have got the worst
tangled and mixed up of any two things
know of, and honestly believe If we
could remedy the one, the other would
remedy itself. If the Constitution was
again in its proper shape so that we (the
people, knew what it meant, and what it
was, the dollar would balance all, and
return to her old standard of 100 cents,
and would be worth that, and no more
Ror no less; but the way it now stands it
is worth more than that, and yet it is not
worth that much. To prove the thing
more thoroughly and satisfactorily, just
suppose that wanted to go into John
Robinson's show, (which do), and the
admission fee was one dollar, which !
would be so, but I bad two bushels of.
corn, (Which hain't got), and corn was
worth fifty cents per bushel, and should
sell my corn two bushels) for one dollar
in greens, and when L went to buy my
ticket, John should demand a dollar in
gold? or its equivalent in greenback,
117R cents? l would lack III cents of
having money enough, and would con-
get knocked out of going into
the show. Tsn't-this sufficient proof that
a dollar& not dollarg Most assuredly
it is. would like very much for some
man to explain to me just what a dollar
is.( And few versesR TO the nearing
of the Constitution of the United States
If there be such thing now would be
received.
e .N&B @H BAsCuH.
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Proceedings of the Meeting of
the. Directors of the TelfOrd
Agricultural Manufacture


In obedience to a call, from the Chair
man, G. W. Telford, of the stockholders
convention of the Telford Agricultural
Manufacturing Company, for the Direc-
tors to meet at the site of the Company
Works for the purpose of a permanent
organization of the Board. Bro. l. K
Hancher, of Sullivan county, was called
to the chair The following members
were present: G. P Faw, John NJ Nor
row, c. J.. Lyle, G. W. Nelson, G. w.
Telford, of Washington; Jacob Hamil-
ton and H B. Clay, of Hawkins; Geo.
p Crouch and T. E. r. Hunter, of Car
ter, and l. Il. Hancher, of Sullivan.
The Board at once went into an election,
and upon the second ballot, Jacob Ham
iltOn, of Hawkins county, was declared
duly elected President. Geo. w. Nell
son, of Washington, Vice President;
Geo. p. Crouch, of Carter, Secretary
and Treasurer. The latter resigning,
Jacob Barley, of Washington county
was elected.
On motion of Bro. Hanchcr, three
members of the Board were elected to
act with the Vice President as an Execu-
tive Committee, in experimenting the
erection of buildings, etc.
On motion of Bro. G. j. Lyle, the fol
lowing persons were appointed to draft
Il
Faw, Geo. w. Telford, and G. J. Lyle,
and to report at the next meeting of the
Board.
On motion of Bro. John M Morrow,
the Executive Committee was instruct
ed to erect suitable buildings on the
best terms, and that the work be super
intended by the Vice President in con-
nection with the Executive Committee.
On motion, the thanks of this Board
and convention, are rendered to Geo. p.
Crouch for services rendered. a
On motion of H. B. Clay, the thanks
of the stockholders were rendered to
Bro. Jacob Barley, and lady for the
many favors extended and kind hospi-
talities received from their hands while
there. 3 sial fsa G
On motion, the Secretary was request
ed to send a copy of the proceedings of
this meeting to the MoRRIsTowN GA
zEFTE, Jones5o7U' sJ01r4ndI, Herald and
Tribune for publication, and that the
and Bristol papers, be re-
quested to copy the same. 49, T..f. .9-.a
On motion, the convention adjourned ]
to meet at the call of the President.
JACOB HAMILTON, Pres't.
GEO. p. Crouch, Acting Sec'ty.
TAford's Depot, Tenn, Oct. IS, 1876.
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4To Be or Not to BE. -
10 tlIe EditOr Of the Morristown Gazette

10 the Editor Of the Morristown Gazette:
Bdesire to call the attention of Road
Overseers to the terribly wretched con-
dition of roads In our county; particular
ly the roads leading from Morristown to
Beams Station, from MorristOwn to Tur-
ley's Mill, and from the last named place
to the old main road at Gov. Senter's,
and the springvale or Chucky Bend road
the Mays Ford road, and, in fact, all the
public roads Of our county. It is true
our road system is imperfect and a poor
one, but the law makes some require
ments that are not complied with in this
county, and unless our road Overseers
pay more attention to the discharge of
their duties, their names will be made
"a figure before the next grand jury, as
il is almost impossible to get about with
vehicles through our county, and there
must be some relief in some shape or
other. and, if understand it, the Over
seers Are responsible to the public for
fhe condition OF the roads. "A word to the
Mise = sufficient. Look out, Overseersi
! mefn business G4lzkN.
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TIE JEFFERSON COUNTY FAIR

111E HFzhoOA COCH IL FAAE%.
We predicted. when it was first
announced that the progressive and
intelligent citizens of Jefferson had
determined to hold a county fair at
Messy Greek. that they would make
it success. And our predictions
were abundantly realized. Eotwith-
standing the interference of John
RObinson's circus at this place on
the first day. and at New Market the
second day, the attendance on the
the fair grounds each day s7as quite
large, and the receipts at the gate
fully up to the expectation of the
managers. The exhibition was held
on the grounds of the old Zinc
Works Company, and the commodi-
Gus building formerly used for the
manufacture of zinc, made a capital
hall for the exhibition of the large
variety Of fabrics, ores, vegetables,
etc., ETC., entered for premiums.
The display of fine cattle, horses.
hogs and sheep was large and most
creditable for SO hasty an accom-
plishment. Several coops of very
fine poultry were on exhibition,
though the representation in that
line was much smaller than it could
or should have been The art gallery
was we'll flied with beautiful paint
ings, chromos, etc. Among others,
some. handsome portraits in India
ink from the repertoire of A. G..
Stuart, promising young artist of
this place. A. L. C. Garrett ex-
hibited several fine specimens of
cabinet work. A bedstead made of
chestnut oak was as handsome a piece
Of homemade furniture as we ever
saw. Col, Stokely D. Williams ex-
hibited avery superior pen of Berk.
shire hogs, and some fine cattle.
Col H. II. Hubbard exhibited fine
Berkshire hogs, thoroughbred Cots
void sheep and a fine display Of
agricultural implements. In the
floral and needle work department,
the ladies came in for a full share of
the display and acquitted themselves
most handsomely. There were many
specimens of beautiful patch work
quilts and handsome homemade
blankets. The needle and crochet
work were very elegantly executed.
The vegetable department presented
a large and fine array Of Irish and
sweet potatoes, beets, cabbage,
onions, parsnips, &c. The cereal
products were abundant and of SUI
perior character. In the canned !
fruit and cake, and homemade wines
department fine assortment of
dainties, nick-nacks and substantials
we're exhibited. In fact the display
Of all kinds of vegetable aDd field
crops was excellent. We have not
lime to note more of them. We
shall take occasion to refer to it |
again. Suffice for the present TO say
he fair was, all things considered, |
/ most successful one, and a most |
advertisement for one Of
he best and richest agricultural
counties in East Tennessee.
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9rrarans and Warrants. !


We thinksit is time for the proper au-
fhority in our town to take cognizance'
of the law enacted by the last legislature
in regard to Migrants, tramps and prowl-
ers. During the last ten days there has
been an unusual influx of these pests to
our village -Four able-bodied youths,
strangers 10 our community, were going
around from house to house, last week,
begging for cold victuals, old clothes, or
whatever they fancied. When interro--
gated as to Why they did not get work
on farm, they answered they hS1 work.
ed in the glass-works at Pittsburg, and
were going to New Orleans, and did not
have time to stop and work on the way.
They were fit subjects for the vagrant
law, and should have been arrested un-
der its provisions. That law makes II
misdemeanor for any able-bodied person.
to loaf around saloons, gambling, or
houses of i'll fame, and prowling through
the country, and the penalty is a fine of
not less than five, nor more than twenty
FIVE dollars, or Imprisonment for not less
than ten days nor more than one year
This imposes an important duty upon
officers, whose duty it is to enforce the
law, and upon vigilance, firmness and
impartiality must depend the beneficial
result of wise enactment. If the law
is rigidly enforced in town, it viii bene-
fit the country, by making labor more
abundant as well as more reliable, and if
similarly enforced in the country, it will
do much to prevent the depredations up
on property, now SO frequently oceurrr.
ing. Those who will not work will steal,
and since industry promotes honesty, all
good citizens should aid IA giving full
effect to a law which, makes habitual
idIeness a penal efBeisse against society.
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A Sequel to the double Marriage
and double Funeral.

The following is sequle to the
double marriage and double funeral
published in our paper a few weeks
since.
RosEyILLE, Pa, Oct, 15.-William
Russell the old Turner who married
Mary Stokes, his hired girl, near this
place, in September, hasebecome insane
over the terrible domestic tragedy which
followed his marriage. The particulars
of this tragedy; the deserving of her
fathers house by Harriet Russell; her
marrying Horton Hurst, a bitter enemy
of her fathers; the following=of the
couple by the farmer, and subsequent
accidental shooting of the daughter by
her husband and his blowing out his
brains over the dead body of his wife,
were given in detail in the Sun at the
time. : Russell is kept under strict sur
VIGILANCE by his friends, as IL Is feared
that he will commit suicide, his derange-
ment having evidently that tendency.
His young wife is nearly worn out by
her devotion 20 him, and by the excit-
ing events that followed her marriage
Russell is to be placed in an asylum.
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- 4 JEIEu MORRIs,
I'D. p. Rowe,
Committee. john M. HILL,
Afs Mrs. M. w. CARTER,
OF Is aaH4 Miss j. T. BROWN.
CONFEDERATION Taxes.

y4order of the Board of Mayor ind
Aldermen Of Morristossn, the undersign-
ed has been directed 20 distrain for all
back taxes due the Corporation. Notice
is therefore given TO tax payers that nm
less said back taxes are paid in fifteen
days from this, date, the same viii be
collected by distraint on property. Come
forward and pay up and save costs.
can be found at Shannon's store on Tues
day and Friday Of each week
r. ,TraeeJ AMES FL. MAXWELL, g
Nov. 1, 1915. .Eowh GpHstabEe.
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His head was The shape and size
OLA Bullitt county watermelon. and
he was so black that charcoal would
make light mark on him. The
goat was asleep, leaning against the
side of the house. The darkey was
smoking a'decayed cigar. He espied
the goat, looked at the lit end Of
the cigar. grinned, then at the tail
end of theg goat ''grinned louder,
looked all around TO see that nobody
was looking, and touched the lit end
of that cigar to the tail end of that
goat Tie goat turned a hand
spring, and the negro opened his big
mouth to laugh, but the goat butted
him SO quickly between the chin and
his breeehes pockets that his jaws
came together making a noise loud
er than the report OF a gun. The
negro hat. boots, and cigar lay in
a pile. ten feet of, while his body
was curled mp like a horseshoe in
in the mouth of a sewer opening.
When he Game to- he looked round
at each one il the crowd, and dis
persed the crowd by saying: ..Will
SOM ob'you gemmen' shoot me wid
n pistol? A nigga dat's as big
fool as Isisldoh't deserve to, be lib
in 72-LoptsrjHe Courier JoarnaI.
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Faithful 10 heIlast.

The other day Sam Bowles went
to church in Springfield, Mass, and
feeling the effects of his severe
editorial labor through the week.
weAtsto mapping. BY and 10y he,
was awakened by the preacher, who
struck the desk and shouted WHO
shall be able TO. stand up in the
presence -of1he Lord on that awful
day Z? And Sam Bewles rising in
his pew. remarked .sCharies Frahcis
Adams is the only man that can do
it, and [ nominate him for the posi-,
tion.' - fHea7Es - sa
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MORE TRUE INWARDNEsS.
a. Bune0mhe counts, North Car
DINA Preacher Tried by a
Conferences Committee.
COnferencB Committee

Conference Committee.
fs KzoxzilHe Press ssad Herald Oct. % :
* committee of thirteen of the cleri-
cal delegates of Hoistoh Conferences was
IN session IN the courthouse, last night,
on the trial Of the case Of Rev G. H.
Massey Of CatawBa Crcait, in Bun
come county North Carolina. on the
charge of immortality On Friday the
name of CASTOR III Massey was. called :
1t was officially reported that his Presi-
ding Elder, Rev. A. j. Frazier. bad DIR
ing the year, placed his Character under
arrest for nnministeriai conduct, and
had called a committee by whom an IN
vestigation was had, and Mr. Massey
was found guilty and suspended from
the ministry until this session of Con-
ference The Conference appointed
preliminary committee, which looked
into the case and charged Mr.. Massey
with immoral conduct in taking undue
liberties with the person of a married
lady OF excellent character.
The charge as PaFticuIariZed was that
Mr. Massey, in company with married
lady and young unmarried woman.
walked together to a house where Mr.
nj. performed the marriage ceremony.
Returning from the house, the road be-
ing narrow and the night dark the
young lady was persuaded to go ahead
so that her white dress would be a guide
for the feet and lamp to the path of
Ms Massey and the married lady. Then
it1was that Mr.. a., as charged allowed
his true in4Yardness to overcome his pfc.
ty, and kissed the married lady with re-
peated embrace The lady was surpris-
cd and chagrined, but made no cutlery.
On reaching home, however, she in
formed her husband, who complained to
the Presiding Elder.
The result of the trial will be made
known to the Conference before adjourn
ment. s~4 t
The Committee appointed to investi-
gate the charges against Massey found
evidence to sustain the specifications,
ard Bishop McTyeirc suspended him
from all the functions of the Christian
ministry for one year.
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Photograph Gallery.

The announcement of Mr.. r. Craig,
photograph artist Of twenty years ex-
perience, is worthy the particular atten-
tion of our local readers. The specimens
of his work az his gallery ara snf1icienAr
ly excellent to warrant his familiarity
with the business and his ability to give
satisfaction. Those who have NOT ret
secured pictures of their families or
loved ones should do so at once, as Mr..
Craig's stay in our town is hIniteds anf
when he departs there isno telling when
another artist as compete ssiSis us.
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FROM MIss1ssIPPI
C0MPLLMENTAR-THE CRISIS IN
MLsSLSSLPPEA COMPETITOR OF


MLSSLSSLPPI-A COMPETITOR OF
BASCU1LMESSAGE TO LADIES'.
~ ABERDEEN, MISS. Oct, %. 1875.
To the Editor Of the AForristown Gazette:
Please give the GAZETTE my compli-
ments and tell her that it is my fervent
desire that she continues her visits to
Mississippi, for am very lonely with
out her weekly presence and would not
have her to discontinue for thrice the
expense she Is to me. There is certain
ly not fre-side in Hamblen and all her
neighboring counties but what is, or
should be, entertained by the interest
ing columns of the GAZETTE. A people
who viii not sustain their &c County
Newspaper where it is as worthy of
their patronage as the GAZETTE, are not
people at all.
The ''momentous crisis" looming cleo
tionl is;all the absorbing topic with us
now. After the election / viii let you
know who are in possession of the
"chicken-pies" of this county.
Now, Mr.. Editor,s4 do not wish to
weary you, but I do want thousand
bushels of cuckle-burrs and an agent to
retail them for me- / am going into
the frizzing business in opposition TO
Bascum, and intend to run the trade
right square over him. know you see
the point, without any further enumera-
ton, as to how will do it.s-s-z--zs.@s..-s -.
Did you ever see cows tail after it
had been matted with cuckle-burrs? 1t
looks friZzier than the frizziestl
Give my regards to the young ladies
of East Tennessee, and say to them that
I am a candidate for public favor to all
who wish to purchase frizzing material
cheap for cash, and that /, have the ex-
elusive right to this latepatent, and will
not allow my right to beinfringed upon.
Prices, according to the demand.
No more until l sleep. Tom.
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Virginia City in Flames-1O. 600
PCOple without Homes.

We learn from. the Nashville
Americlim Of the p h inst. the par,
ticulars of.the disastrous .confagra-
ton recently at Virginia city. i The
entire business portion, Of the city is
destroyed. Churches, Hotels, Pub
lie Buildings, Newspaper. Telegraph
and Exl ress offices are al! swept
away. The Ophir Consolidated Yir-
ginia and California Mines are in
ruins. The entire loss is estimated
at two million dollars. About one
half was insured, aud mostly with
foreign companies, who it is said
viii promptly pay all obligations.
Wells, Fargo & Co.. have RENTED
a check OF one thousand dollars to
the suffering and destitute. Fully
10000 persons are without covering
for their heads in the way of shelter
and wander about the streets hone-
less
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OUR COUNTY ROADS.
AN APPEAL TO THE ROAD OYER
SEERQ

SEEHS.
The following communication from
one of our best citizens, is on a sub.
ject that has been the topic of much
complaint by farmers and others with
whom we have conversed recently.
Every one conversant with the mat.
ter seems 10 concur in the express.
ion that our county roads are in a
worse condition than they have been
for years. In fact, our information
is, that there isn't what would be
called a good road in the county.
Some one is to De blamed for this
condition of the public thorough
fares. Do the overseers ofour coun-
ty roads correctly appreciate the
Tastness of their responsibility in
this matter? To say nothing of
local inconvenience, do they not
know that thousands upon thousands
Of dollars are annually lost to the
commerce Of the county for the want
of passable roads? We venture the
assertion that there is not a road
Overseer in Hamblen county but who
appreciates the Importance Of good
Observation-Disclosures the enhanced
value they give to our landslide
increased prosperity they give TO
our county Capital-the larger mar
gin Of profit they permit on our pro-
duce-the cheapening Of commodi-
ties that have to be hauled over them,
and the general economy, ease, safe
ty and comfort they afford to trans.
poTtation and travel. Yet, according
to our correspondent, and according
to general acclaim, you may travel
where you will, and you will find no
worse roads than you will find in
Hamblen county. Why is this?
And why cannot it be remedied, and
that at once? Let the road over
seers take the question under con.
sideration-
The local papers in other aosnties
are calling attention to the condition
of their public roads. The Sullivan
landmark complains Of the impassa-
BILE condition of the roads of that
county. g In a very short time,'
says the Landmark, 1T will be inn
possible for our farmers to get over
the roads with their produce, to mark !
et.s The products of the~f farm is the |
farmers money; and If they fail to
get it into rket, the buyer may |
expect dull times, and the farmers a |
scarcity of money. 1t is to the inter
est of every man that we should |
have good roads, for without them
no country can be prosperous. We
are inviting men from all parts of
the world to come, buy of our lands
and settle among as. Living on the
line of railroad as we do, we chance
TO know the opinions of number of |
persons who come to Sullivan county
TO purchase lands. They say they
don't want lands in a country where
there are no roads"
This is a sensible and forcibIe
argument, and as applicable to Ham
blen county as it is to Sullivan. We
appeal to our road overseers to go !
at once to work, while the weather is
good, and repair our roads and make
Hamblen county what nature intend
her to be, and what she will newt
ably be-the most desirable county
OF East Tennessee:
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The Morristown Gazette.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 5, 1875.

r. Piolett, tue Democratic caudi-
date for Lieutenant Governor of
Pennsylvania, weighs 965 pounds,
and The wicked Republican news
papers have nicknamed him Paun-
cheons Plate.
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~ The best time in the world to
subscribe for paper will be about
the second week in November; be-
cause the subscriber will then get
his paper all through the Presiden-
tIal canvass will get all the Centen-
NAL news. and the benefit of week.
ly report Of the debates in Congress,
which meets the first Monday in De-
cen1bar
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C0IOniSts, Emigrans ana Travel.
PFS Westward. aafN

{ For p-cireulaFs,@ condensed time
tables and general information in regard
to transportation facilities to all points
in Tennessee, AfkaAsas, Missouri, Min
nesota, Colorado, KANSAS, Texas, Iowa,
New Mexico, Utah and California apply
to or address ALBERT B. WRENN, Gen
eral Emigrant Agent, Office No, 2 H, l..
Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga.
No one should go West without first
getting in communication with the Gen
eraI Emigrant Agent and become in
formed as to superior advantages, cheap
and quick transportation of families,
household goods, stock, and farming i'm
plements generally -A0 ff.f0rRaatiozt
cieeelJttltgs gften. osa silesa T&k bars.
s - w. l.. DANLEY, Is.
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.