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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-03-01


The Southern freight competition
continues to excite interest in trans
portation and trade circles. On
Thursday the rate-over the Virginia
and tennessee Air Line Railroad
was 65 cents per 100 pounds of first
class freight to Montgomery and
Selma. Yesterday, however. tllese
rates were further. reduced by one
9th! The rates to Atlanta have az
so been further reduced to 35 cents
per 100 pounds for first and second
class. G. T. Evans, the General
Eastern Agent. says that this Is Il
fight against the contract system for
carrying freight. and he intends to
reduce the rates 80 low that the con-
tractors shall be ruined by their own
work if they do not abandon it. and
then he will be. able to give every
merchant III the South The aflvan-
tage OF cheap rates. G. d. Ovens.
the agent OF the Atlantic and Cuff
Freight and Passenger line. at No.
SIS Broadway. said that freight
would be taken at any rate the ship
pers might chose to name. and. Ia
fact, at I o per cent lower than the
best rate that could be obtained on
the street. lie did not know how
long The fight would last, bnt the
thonglit that "a woald be advisable
FOX shippers 70 take early advanta 30
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-03-01
STATE GRANGE.


Election OF O1Iicers at jackson.
spscsaI Disraieh toth he-Amsflrsn-
! JAeKsoN. a,sSSS., Feb. 19.LThe
State Grange of Tennessee. p. of H..
elected the following officers to-day.
to serve FOR Two years
Hon. A. b. Haynes. Shelby. co'ln-
Henry b. Clay. Hawkins county.
0verseer.
John W. Hughes, Wayne county.
lecturer.
John Lytle, Rutherford county
Steward.
W. a. Simpson, Loudon county,
"A. S.
Rev. J. X. Haucher, Sullivan coun-
~, Chaplain. 4
yA. Ii. sharp. Davidson county.
Treasurer.
j. II. Currey, Davidson county.
Secretary.
6. W. Wynne, Upton county, ]. x.
Mfs II. =. Curfey, Davidson conn
ty. Cssres. M g
.lIp. n. B. Clay, Hawkins ooun-
ty, Pomona. a9
Mrs. Mary Clark, White county,
FlQFaf nffFK& 4eKs
Mrs. NV Rice. Laudcrdale county
y. A
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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-03-01

II xna want Posters Handbiiis, I.etterheads,
RSliheads, Statements, Business Cards PArnphietrs
or anything else in the line Of Prntis leave your
orders AZ the GAZETTE ofice, where they viii be
executed iii fhe neatest style and ct iess than city
prices Satisfaction guaranteed nr no charge for
work Connected with the 6ifiee Is Bindery
competent 30 dc any wlrk IN that hne With neat
ness and At the Ious>st prices Magazine work es
l,eciaily solicited
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A Long walk i'm His sIeep.

a Hartford man is a moat remark
allie somnamhulist. IL the story is
true. lie found himself. on We'd
neslday morning, at Hayden's Sta
ton, ten miles frorn bis home. and
edid AZ hadn't tile sfightest recol.
lection of making the journey tlii-
Liler. The last moment when he
was conscious was about ] o. o'clocIx
when he lighted cigar and went
-tosthe front door. lie had evident
~ walked all the way on the rail-
road. and The wonder Is. that he
WASH killed, FOR lie met three trains
Of cars. lie says his brother made
similar trip about q fortnight ego
ind that he had sometimes walk
about Tie house il bis sleep g a
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-03-01

"A lady correspondent writes to
know what nation furnishes the best do
mestics; in reply to which we say that
although we are not very well posted in
such matters we feel that we can safely
pronounce in favor of our own country
Newark, N j., furnishes the best They
are called the Light Running Domes-
ticr and are to be found at any office or
agency of the domestic" Sewing Ma
cline Company. s.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-03-01

A Call for a National Conven-
tiOn.-Co-operatiOn of all Good
Citizens Desired. - About the
Financial Plank.

OlbAZ0IhS OCSII&Os - <ADOuJ tile
Financial Plank.
WAsHINeToN. Feb. 23.-The Ma
tional Democratic Committee. to
whom is delegated the power Of fix
ing the time and place of holding
the National Democratic Conven-
tion of 1876. have appointed Tues
day. the 9th day Of June next.
noon. as the time and selected St.
Louis as the place of holding such
convention. Each State will be en-
titled to representation equal to
double the number of it's Senators
and Representatives in the Congress
of the United States. and the Terri
tory of Colorado, whose admission
in July as n State will give it q vote
in The next electorial college. is al
so invited to send delegates to the
convention. and other citizens of
the United States. irrespective Of
past political associations. desiring
TO cooperate with the Democratic
party in its present efforts and OBJ
jects are cordially invited to send in
delegates 10 the national convention
Co-opcration is desired from all.per-
sons who would change an adminis-
traifon that has suffered the public
credit to become and remain inferior
to that of less favored nations, has
permitted commerce to he taken
away by foreign powers, has stified
trade by unjust, unequal and per-
nicious Legislation, has imposed un-
usual taxation and made it most
bnrthensome, has changed growing
prosperity to wide spread suffering
and want. has squandered the public
monies recklessIy and defiautly. and
shamefully used the power that
shonld have been swift to punish
crime to protect. it; for these and
other reasons. the public danger i'm
minent. and earnestly desirous of
securing to our country the blessing
fof an economical. pure and free
government. cordially invite the CO.
operation ofrtheir fellow-Citizens in
the effort TO attain this object.
The National Democratic Com
mi.tee resolved to continue at head
quarters at Washington and take
such steps as may be necessary to
secure organization in the several
States. and the chairman of commit
tees in the respective States are re-
qnested to cooperate Thanks
were rendered Col. Coke, Of VIII
lard's, for the free use of Willard S
Hall. Senator Ransom. Of North
Carolina. offered the following, which
was adopted with applause:
That the unanimous thanks of the
National Democratic Committee are
hereby voted to Hon. Augustus
4Schell Cor. his able, faithful and ener-
getic discharge of duties as its chair
man for-tises past year,
1t was said by some Of the West
ern members of the National Demo-
cratic Committee yesterday that the
fnancial platform which will be pre-
pared by. the House Caucus Com
mittee. hased on Representative
Payne's bill, will be such that the
Democracy can safely present it to
Western voters. sfs
Terrible Domestic Tragedy.
1HrlANoLA. Iowa. Feb. 2I.-Two
families returning from church, about
eight miles northwest. Of this city.
became involved in a quarrel last
Saturday night. George and John
IL F,~<@e&<,.se- ...,k<. a s.. -
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-03-01

stockholm correspondence Of the san Franoiss
l4ys@sfSsf Chronicle M f
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-03-01

It was said by some Of the West
ern members of the National Demo-
cratic Committee yesterday that the
financial platform which will be pre-
pared by. the House Caucus Com
mittee. hased on Representative
Payne's bill. will be such that the
Democracy can safely present it to
Western voters. sf
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-18
To COnSerNnfIYcs.

The late Democratic Conven-
ton at Nashville having nomina.
ted confederate Governor
lsham G.. Harris and Gen. VIM.
Is. Bate As elcctOr for the State at
large, what will our Conservative
Union friends do. They have
sworn in their hearts for fifteen
years or more that they would
never vote for said Isham G.. for
anything. But as he by guns and
bayonets carried the State of Ten
ncssce in 1861 against a majority
OF GO,O0O votes, Of course he can
drive them again in November
next, and then We predict that
these are to be the chosen Sena-
tors to Congress soon. What say
you Conservative Union men? We
heard one Of them a few days
since, say that he would not be
compelled to vote for them and
should do as he pleased and sig
nified that he would not be led
by such men. Rally round the
flag boys!
COMMUNICATED.
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Public Spirit.

1t is too easy for mankind to
withdraw from that active life
that reaches out and takes in the
welfare Of the public and cares
for the prosperity Of the country
in general. We too easily acquire
the habit of combining our efforts
solely to our personal condition
and of working on the plan Of
"every man for himself" Now a
degree of this is cOmmendable.
We must look to our own inter
ests always, and if men would do
so strictly, realizing what their in
terests really are, we would have
far more public spirit. We see
men, for example, who will not
work for and encourage public
schools because God may not
have blessed them with children,
or because their families are
grown, and yet it takes no argu-
ment to demonstrate the worth Of
a good school to a cOmmunity-it
makes property worth more dol
lars, it insures the mental growth
of the rising generation, it ele-
Yates the standard ofmind culture
the neighborhood over, and above
all it opens and expands the hui
man heart and secured a fineness
of character and degree of true
morality otherwise unknown.
Opposition to education means
opposition to the interest Of self
ard mankind and not TO use all our
power to helpin the cause is to
miss the attaining of the full stat
ure of manhood and womanhood.
And the matter of schools is not
the only example,; Men refuse to
support libraries, to patronize the
pressi in any shape, and in some ca
ses the church itself goes starving
The public roads involve a life in
surance policy, in many sections,
or a recklessness Of life and limb
on the part ofthe traveller, farms
are carried on on the principles Of
fifty years ago, and the country in
place of growing in richness and
real prosperity as it should, is ad-
vancing but slowly. We should
all take held of matters thu are
public realizing, that what is good
for the country In general will be
0 fdirect benefit to us.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-18
RESUMPTION.

The House Of Representatives
has bowed to the soft money lash
and repealed the date of resump-
tion-that is a majority of the
Democrats have-and Mr.. Hen
bricks has carried his point. Mr..
Tilden had to frame his letter in
accordance with the st. Louis
platform though with evident dis
relish. Democracy claim that
the date, Jan. /, 1879, is not right
because preparation is not being
made fast enough, but admitting
that such is the case, it certainly
does not become Democrats TO
howl over the matter in the strain
they do. They pretend to want
resumption, ooh! yes! we must
pay our just debts as We promis-
ed" and them instead OF assisting
in the great work, instead of fol-
lowing out what they profess they
vote almost solidly for the repeal
of the only forward step yet taken
in direction Of specie resumption.
If they are so honest in their de-
sire for a return to a hard money
basis, why did they not take hold
OF the matter months ago in the
House and aid the Government by
wise legislation, if it needed aid,
in place of fighting all our at
tcmpts toward redeeming the
financial obligations of the nation!
They started in with repeal al
ready determined upon, and their
course of action amounts 10 an
appeal to the hard money east
with their words and to the soft
money west by their legislative
action. 1t is a double-faced game
for political clap-trap only and
demonstrates the little real, hon
est regard Democracy has for the
welfare of the country. 1t is one
thing for the east and another for
the west, one kind Of talk at the
north that would kill votes by the
thousand at the south.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-18
The Wonderful Power Of PO-
likeness.
London Echo.

a few evenings ago a young
lady abruptly turned the corner
of a street in Sheffield, and very
rudely ran against a small boy
hatless and shoeless, Stopping
as soon as she could, she turned
to him and said, 81 beg your par
don; indeed | am very sorry"
The small, ragged boy looked
up in blank amazement for an
instant, then, taking off about
three fourths of q hat, he bowed
very low, smiled until his face be
came lost in the SMILE. and an
swered, eyer can hey my parding
an welcome, miss; an yer may
run agin me an knock ne clean
down, an | won't say a word"
After the young lady passed on
he turned to a comrade and said,
half apologetically, g" never had
any one ask my parding, an it
kind o'took me off my feet"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-18

Mr.. JOblink'S Readings.

Joblink sat reading his paperln
his peaceful home last evening.
when the following item attract
ed his attention:
The Woman'S Journal wants wo-
men regularly drafted into the
army, mot merely to fight, but to
make clothing-and accoutrements
to cook, wash and nurse"
Joblink raised his eyes from
THE Journal and riveted them upon
the face and form Of Mrs. Joblink,
grimly and piously perusing the
Bible at the Other end of the Ia
BILE. The gaze was so long and
steady that Mrs. Joblink, feeling
its influence, looked up. Joblink
started, turned red, and pretend
ed to be reading with uncommon
interest.
"What's the matter with you
now?" snapped the good woman.
Nothing, my dear" replied
the disingenuous husband.
"What are you reading there,
Joblink% Something about wo-
men again, | s'pose."
eyes, my DEAR" stammered
Joblink.
"What is itg" demanded the
lady.
And Joblink read:
The Woman's Journal truly
says: "Man may at times have
glimmerings Of that profound
beautyof soul which belongalone
to women. He may, in his higher
moments, perceive that mate pu-
rity of mind and instructive love
of truth inseparable from the sex.
Man may see these things from
afar off, but his grosser nature
keeps him eternally from reach
ing the angelic level"
"Very true" said Mrs. Joblink,
returning to her Bible.
Joblink heaved a sigh of relief,
and if anybody had been there
to observe him he would have
seen that ordinarily sedate gen
winking to himself from
time to time and chuckling in
Virginia City (Ner.) Chron-
rln-
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-18
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM.

The following is the platform, as
adopted by the National Republican
Convention that nominated Hayes
and Wheeler:
When in the economy of Provi-
dcnce this land was to be purged of
human slavery, and whenthe strength
of the Government of the people, by
the people, for the people, was dem
onstrated, the Republican party came
into power. Its deeds have passed
into history, and we look back to
them with pride. Incited by their
memories and high aims for the good
of our country and mankind, and
looking to the future with ~unfalter.
ing courage, hope and purpose, we,
the representatives Of the party in
National Convention assembled make
the following declaration Of princi-
pies:
First. The United States Of Amer
lea as a nation, not a league; by the
combined working Of the National
and State governments under their
respective Constitutions, the rights of
every citizen are secured at home and
protected abroad, and their common.
welfare promoted.
Second. The Republican party
has preserved those governments to
the hundredth anniversary of the ma
tion's birth, and they are now embod-
iments of the great truths spoken at
its cradle, that all men ure created
equal; that thoy are endowed by
their Creator with certain inalienablc
rights, among which are life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness; hat
for the attainment of these ends gov
ernments have been instituted among
men, deriving their just powers from
the consent of the governed; until
those truths are cheerfully obeyed, if
needed to be vigorously enforced, the
work of the Republican party is I'M
finished. The permanent p%acifcation
of the Southern section Of the Union,
the complete protection of all its citi-
zens IN the free enjoyment of all
their rights are duties to which the
Republican party are sacredly pledg-
ed. Applause. The power to pro-
vide for the enforcement of principles
embodied in the recent constitutional
amendments is vested by the amend
in the Congress of the United
States, and we declare it to be the
obligation Of the legislative
Ind executive departments of the
to put into immediate
md vigorous exercise all their consti.
jutional powers for removing any
Just causes of discomfort on the part
If any class, ~andsecuring every Amer
,an citizen complete liberty and ex-
yet equality in the exercises Of all
,ivil, political and public rights Zap
TO this end we imperitively
q congress, and chief execu.
i've whose courage and fidelity to
hose duties shall not after until {
hese results ore placed beyond dis
,ute or recall. Applause. !
Fourth, In the first act of congress !
igned by President Grant, the Ma !
ional government assumed to remove ]
ny doubts Of it's purpose to dis I
barge all just obligations to public I
reditors, and solemuly pledged it's &
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-18
ECONOMY"

Mr.. Thomas Andrew Hendricks
has a great deal to say about
ECONOMY in his letter of ac-
ceptance, but he fails to cite the
high and lofty aspirations which
filled his heart when he was vot-
ing himself back pay while in the
United States Senate, thus "econ-
omizing" some thousands of dol
lars from the peoples Treasury
into his own pocket, 1t will be
remembered, too, that the Knox
vile Tribune the great reform
Journal Of East Tenn, said, speak
ing of the above Salary Grab, that
it was ''contemptible and dtshOnest'
and passed under a cloak of
".tfraud and deception" Now we
ask, taking the Tribune's Demo
cratic testimony into copsidera-
ton, how much trust can the
country put in the words of this
man whom the Democracy have
nominated for the Vice Presiden-
cy, and how much trust can we
putin a journal that will haunt
Mr.. Hendricks name at the head
of its columns after telling such
wholesome and convicting truth
of him.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-18
A lady who lived near a church

A lady who lived near a church
was sitting by the window listen
ing to the crickets which were
loudly chirping, the music from
the choir rehearsal heing family
audible, when a gentleman drop,
ped in ~familiarly who had just
passed the church and had the
music full in his mind. "What a
noise they are making tonight"
said he. EYES," said the lady,
'and it's said they dot with their
hind legs!!'
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-18
DIR. C. McLANE's
LIVER PILLS.

These Pills are not recommended
as u remedy for call the ills that
flesh is heir to-" but in affections of
the Liver, and in all Bilious Com
plants, Dyspepsia and Sick Head
ache, or diseases of that character,
they stand without a rival.
AGUE AMI FEVER.
No better cathartic can lie used
preparatory to, Or after taking. Q'd,
AS a simple purgatiyo they are
unequaled.
BEWARE OF rMiTATIoNs.
The genuine are never sugar
coated. ..,.y ~,
Each box has q red wax, seal on
the lid, with the impression DR..
M'LANE's LIVER Pills. q.
Each wrapper bears thesignhtures
of G. McLANE,and FLEMING Bros.
Sold by all respectable druggists
and country storekoeners cenefally.'
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-18
Porter.

AS was expected the DemOcra-
cy have nominated our present
executive for another term, but it
will be no less a disappointment
because it was expected. Gov.
Porter is a clever, good-hearted
gentleman and has shown that he
could govern a State acceptably
to the majority Of both parties if
that State were out of debt, not
saddled with a penitentiary Ring
and in a condition of financial
prosperity; but our circumstances
are just to the contrary and con-
tinually growing worse. 1t is not
enough to Recommend a man to
us as the head Of our State affairs
to say his administration has been
free from any revolving incidents
of official dishonesty, and that
comparative quiet has reigned
over the State. We are in finan-
cial trouble of a very serious ma
ture, and we need an aggressive and
progressive administration hat will
secure means to the end that our
case be bettered, or at least not
made worse az it has been during
the last two years. If the people
re-elect Gov. Porter we can look
for the same easy going way Of
conducting affairs; the interest on
our debt will be added to the
principle in place of being paid,
the Ring that controls our Capt.
tol will continue to flourish, and
when his second term is out we
will be two years further into tho
mazes of bankruptcy and official
incapacity. We call on the Re
publicans of Tennessee and all
who favor a change that will give
us the place among our sister
States that we deserve, that will
insure forward (iu place of back
ward,) steps toward Kidding us of
our burden Of debt, that will give
us an active, energetic admins
tration in place Of a passive, stay
at.home policy that allows our
taxation to go for naught, and the
principal Of our debt to be yearly
increased by the interest thereon
we call on all to work against
the combination that is running
our credit and standing as a peo-
pie. The Republican Convention
is soon to meet, and it must put
forward a man Of known ability
and with force Of character to sus-
tain his knowledge. We must
work for the Legislature and send
Republicans there who can be of
service to us as a people. We
want men who know what legis-
lation consists Of. Let us each
consider himself y committee of
one to work for harmony in our
ranks, and for a full quota Of hon
est and efficient officers from
highest to lowest.