The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-12-13

We publish to-day q fair synopsis /
of the Presidents Message. The New
York Herald says that in the whole doc
ument there is hardly topic Insufficient
dignity or Importance to justify COM
ment So far as the message is not a
mere history or recapitulation of the of
fetal transactions of last year, it is weak
and pointless. The recommendations
relate merely to matters of course or to
insignificant details relating to various
branches of administration. And the
Herald says that 40 presidential message
was ever before composed with so small
an expense of political thought.
-" Bessie is dead from diptheria, .
was the dispatch we had from Nashville
Saturday. Bessie was lovely and in
telligent babe, aged about two years, the
third daughter of James Browne, of the
Nashville Commercial and Legal Reporter,
and granddaughter of the editor of this
paper. To the bereaved parents all of
our hearts run over with sympathetic
tears. Two years ago the cholera took
from them little Alice. In the language
of one who has been recently similarly
bereaved we say to our son and daughter,
it is hard for parents to give up their
children, around whom the tendrils of
affection are so closely woven, but He
knows best, and happy are they who can
bow, while the tears of affliction are
flowing, submissively to His will.
- terrible calamity occurred last
Wednesday night, whereby two hundred
and eighty-fve lives were lost A fire
broke out on that day in the Brooklyn
Theatre, during the performance of the
1.-TWO Orphans" An effort was made
&by the stage performers to stop the ex-
element and to calm the audience; but
it was only for a few moments. as the
flames spread with such rapidity as soon
to envelope the building in flames. The
panic became general the audience
rushed for the doors, women tainted,
the aisles were blocked, and hundreds
were thrown down and trampled upon
The loss of life is appalling. Two
hundred and eighty five bodies have al
ready been recovered. Two actors,
Claude Borroughs and II. S. Murdoch,
are among the number who persisted
The city papers are filled with sckening
details of the terrible catastrophe.
We had the pleasure of looking
through the Furniture House of Messrs.
William Caswell 81 Co., at Knoxville,
Tenn, a few days ago. This is the
largest Furniture establishment in
East Tennessee and short description
of the house might be of interest to the
public. The building is three stories
high, with large basement, the first
| floor is used as sales room and here
are kept full line of beaurow, tables,
washstands, bedsteds, chairs and every
conceivable article in the furniture line.
! The second floor is used to store furni-
ture of all kinds from which to fill or
ders, and the third contains an assort-
ment of chairs and other lighter goods.
In the basement, which is large, ex-
tending the whole length of the build
ing is the finishing department, where
the furniture is brought from the fac
| tory and finished ready for market when
it is carried on an elevator to its de-
partment ready for the customer The
most costly part of the business we
have yet to mention, namely the parIor
| furniture and parlor settle. This house
has the finest upholstered and finished
work in this department that we have
ever seen in East Tenn. There par1or is
| large and elegant and visit to it would
convince any one that this is really the
place to purchase goods at low prices
When you are in Knoxville don't fail to
give this house a call. See advertise