The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-08-02
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Please bring my book entitled,
'sGrape Vine" home.
= South Carolina Democratic Conven-
ton, August 10.
= The American Bible Society has
665, 900 volumes in stock.
Snow fell on the White Mountains,
last week, four inches deep.
Dom Pedro is now seeing Europe,
at the rate of 80 miles an hour.
- Counterfeit fifty cent notes are in
circulation in Greene county to con-
siderable extent, says the Lntellsgencer.
- Greene county has a young man
who is not 10 years old yet and has been
married three years.
= Nashville now has only sixty-five
candidates striving for the honor of serv-
ing the city in the judicial capacity of
Justice of the Peace.
= Father Ryan, Familiarity known as
the "Priest-poet of the South, is lectur-
ing at Savannah, Georgia.
- The HoIston Annual Conference of
the NJ. E. Church, will be held at King
ston, Tenn, commencing Sept. Goth.
= Washington city is to have a new
two-cent daily, the Nation, edited by }.
Brisbin Walker.
A shower of rain fell last Saturday
and Sunday, and now the farmers are
happy A little more if you please.
= Prof. Seelye, the Massachusetts
Congressman, has been offered the Pres
idency of Amherst College, and it is
said will accept and quit politics.
- A rattlesuake ten feet in length and
with 40 buttons on his tale was killed
near Post Oak Springs, ROane county,
last week, says the Athens Post.
- The Steamer Harry Helm, together
with all its machinery and fixtures, is to
be sold at trustees sale on the 25th of
| August next.
= Tilden's letter is looked for with no
| little impatience by the people. When
published it will be the document the
country needs.
i Brick Pomeroy has issued at Chi
cago the first number of paper styled
the "Great Campaig1l" 1t advocates re-
| form but opposes the election of Tilden
| and Hendricks Poor Brick.
= The Lee County Sentinel says that
| Miss Mary c. Fudge, of Hawkins coun-
| ty, has sued Hon. John E. Starnes for a
breach of marriage contract, placing her
damages at $4,000. Oh, Fudge!
= John G. Whittier's annual income
is said to be only $1,000. That comes
! of sticking to heightened literature IN
stead of joining first-class base ball
| club
The Greeneville IateUtgeRoer states
that the green apples are beginning TO
! set the doctors up in a lively trade. 1t
also remarks elf any man says 1T isn't
s'red-hOt" shoot him on the spot.
- The Elaza5etlton Republican says the
orchards along the Watauga river are
hanging full of fruit-eating apples and
drinking fresh cider is the order of the
day.
Sheriff Mathes threshed one day
last week, ninety-three dozen of wheat
for Isaac Phillips, which, we understand,
made 70 bushels. This is the best yield
we have heard of.-HeraId and Tribune.
"A lady gives US this recipe for the
chicken cholera: Take tablespoonful
of soda, mix it with qnart of milk and
give with the food is a sure remedy
GreeneUiUe american.
Our merchants are paying from 80
to 80 cents for red, and from 80 cents to
81 for white wheat Good, clean, dry
white will bring the latter price. New
flour is worth from So 70 to $3.-BftStot
Courier.
= Aid from the Peabody fund has
been distributed to the following insti-
buttons in East Tennessee: Maryville col
ored free school, 5000; Powells Station
school, 5000; New Providence Institute,
Blount county, 5000
Justices of the Peace hold their Of
flee six years. 1t is therefore very i'm
portant that the citizens Select good,
true, honest and well qualified men at
the coming election in each district to
fill these offices -Rr1O10ilI6 Tribune.
IF
county, hats rendered a company of war
worn veterans, who did noble service
under General Thomas during the late
civil war, to the President of the United
States to avenge the death of the lament
ed Custer. Greeneoille HateIISgeneer.
"A few weeks ago we published an
item in the GAZETTE calling the atten-
ton of our corporate authorities to the
&c cleanings" of the Steam Mill, which
have been thrown outside, near the
street. Some of our citizens are still
complaining of the offensive odor arising
therefrom Will not our city fathers
see to it that this public nuisance is re-
moved, and stop further complaint?
Mr.. Conrad Keicher, of this wash
ington) county, aged 80 years; is now
wearing the coat he was married in 70
years ago. The coat is still good one,
and the buttons shine like new ones. He
is still able to walk about his premises,
and delights to converse with his neigh
bors .-.J0nes50TO' Herald and IFfbnn6.
= The young men of Bristol are or
ganiZing a military company and when
complete will tender their services to
the War Department to avenge General
Clusters death. The company already
numbers so brave, daring young fellows,
and should their services be accepted
they will march right out to the place of
duty and not leave a mothers son of the
Sioux tribe to tell the horrible tale.
- James M6rrell, aged twenty-five
years, son of Geo. MorFeh, Of the fiTst
civil district of Sullivan county, at
tempted suicide last week by taking a
few whacks at his throat with a razor.
Jim succeeded in making several ugly
wounds, but the physicians say there is
good chance for his recovery. Cause,
religious insanity and general depression
of spirits.
- Cass Carmichael, a colored man liv
ing in Frog Hollow, has in his posses
sion huge 'possum that he caught liz |
the woods few days ago. Cass. says
the 'possum is five or six years old, his |
front teeth exhibiting signs of consider |
able wear, and as large as an ordinary |
fee, and that he will make 'possum
fat" of him till winter when he ex-
poets to have family 'possum barbe-
cue.
= There are living in the 9Th civil dis.
trict of this Garter county four sisters,
Miss Elizabeth Digger, aged SIS years,
Mrs. Lavinia Van Huss, formerly Dug
ger, aged 81 years, Miss Martha Digger,
aged ~, and Mrs. Rosa Morton, formerly
Digger, aged II. There is also one
brother in Indiana, aged 70 years. All
,he above mentioned are in good health
md bid fair to live several years. -EItsa-
,etstaTp Republican.
- A young man by the name of James
Armstrong, Mailing from Bradley county,
vas arrested last Sunday upon the charge
If stealing horse from the pasture of
Z @ Harold in the 18th district He