The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-08-30

We call attention to the card of J.
w. Gaut, wholesale produce and COM
mission merchant, Knoxville. Mr.. g.
gives his personal attention to the hand
ling of all kinds OF produce, for which
his facilities are first class, while the
general and clerical business of the es-
adjustment is admirably and satisfacto-
rily managed by his sons, Messrs. Rob-
ert and Richard, who are.industrious and
enterprising business young men. Be
sides transacting an extensive business
in wheat, corn, hay, &C., they deal large
ly in bacon, lard dried fruit and feathers.
- The Tilden and Hendricks Reform
Club of this place win meet Thursday
night next, at the Court House 1t is
hoped there will be general and lively
out-turning of all Democrats of the town
and vicinity. The object of the club is
to effect thorough organization in our
ranks, and work harmoniOusly with each
other, III order that we may achieve a
glorious and world-awakening victory in
November next. Let every faithful
Democrat be up and doing now. Do
not lag behind. Work now. To-mor-
row may blight our prospects forever
Delay is dangerous. Now is the time
of salvation.
= Loudon Times :. stJust across the
Tennessee from Loudon, in the eleventh
civil district, resides with her widowed
mother, Miss Josephine Ryan. She is
in, bat 81 H..
stockings just six feet two, and weighs
three hundred and fifty pounds She is
good looking, intellectual, and her form
is perfect symmetry. We had the
pleasure of seeing Miss Josephine last
Sunday, and she promised to accompany
US to the Centennial in September"
Three hundred and fifty pounds of femi-
nine symmetry, and the thermometer at
so! "What will he do with it g'
: Meme, meme, teSe1, stllsarsin, is what
Randolph attempted to fling at Hon.
VIM. Mcfarland at the public speaking
at the Court House Tuesday, but the
smart and learned biblical scholar fell
short decidedly, in getting the load of
Hebrew characters through his Uranium,
in anything like an inteIligible manner.
He would have been better understood
had he ratified eff a little Bohemian
/ to the crowd. The comparison is
favorable. So far as the tekel is concern
ed, the learned judge will after the No
vember election, have learned that the
Hon. Mcfarland has clicked" him al
most to death, and that that gentleman
can loudly and truly sing back: o,
Judge Randolph 'sThou art the mighty
monster weighed in the balances and
found wantingp'
= A malicious and dastardly attempt
to wreck the night passenger train on
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
road was made last Saturday morning,
a short distance west of this place The
miscreants placed a large quantity of
stones upon the rails, and had it not
been for the .watchfulness of the engi-
neer, the train would have been thrown
from the track, probably involving the
death or manning of many persons, as
there was an unusually large number of
passengers aboard the coaches at the
time. Two or three weeks ago the night
freight trains were assaulted with stones,
near our town, breaking the headlight
and damaging the caboose. For this
offense, two young men of this town,
! Cicero Knott and Sam Huffmaster, were
arrested and tried before Esquires Don
aldson and Dickinson last Saturday for
misdemeanor. The proof was sufficient
against them to justify the magistrates
IN binding them over to Court in the
sum of $3.50 EACH The law makes an
attempt to wreck a railroad train, we
believe, a death penalty; and it should
not be less. The officers of the road are
determined to leave no efforts untried to
discover the authors of the late Infamous
attempt, and we are informed offer re-
ward of two hundred and fifty dollars
for the apprehension and conviction of
the scoundrels who INSTRUCTED the track
= Friday morning last some excite
ment was created in Frog Hollow and
the vicinity of the jail. The Sheriff had
been ordered by the Honorable Court
to bring to the temple of justice for trial
one young Coffman, whom our readers
will remember as having figured in
sight at the elephant at Knoxville, some
time ago, and who is also implicated in
forgery On the Lookout Bank at this
place, for which offense he was impris-
oned in default of bail. When the Sher-
if reached tho prison pen he found to
his establishment that the man he sought
had suddenly disappeared. The cage
that once knew him would know him
perhaps no more. Another surprise to
the officer was, why did not Smith,
companion of Goldman, make his escape
not cause the Sheriff to tarry long inter-
viewing his remaining prisoner, but
quickly summoning a posse he began
lively search for the fugitive in the sur
rounding fields and woods. But no
greeting sound rung out to welcome the !
news of capture. Coffman had safely |
and certainly made his escape, and when |
the Sheriff returned from his fruitless
search, he was still further astounded at |
discovering that during his absence
Smith had also quietly walked off with
out leave, to take his supper elsewhere.
Comment is superfuous.
= The exercises of the Morristown |
Masonic Female High School will be
opened next Monday, September 4th, !
1876. We hope the people of Morris
town viii properly appreciate the adj
vantages of such an institution in their
midst, and that they will heartily coop
crate with the Principals, Messrs. Sum
mers and Lowry, in their efforts to make
the coming year even more successful