The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-04-19
Tie Rutberford County Grange met

- The rutherford County Grange met !
at Murfreesboro, Monday, 10th inst, to
consider the Importance of dropping the
cotton culture to a considerable extent,
and Introducing more grass, more and
better stock, and diversifying crops gen
orally.
= The Nashville American says that
State Treasurer Morrow is now prepared
to cash all warrants on presentation.
This il the first time since 1868 or 1869
that the State Treasury has been in such
a condition. State warrants have been
out of the market for some time past, and
hereafter they win be quoted at par.
we have received from the author
an interesting report on Tobacco and
its culture in Tennessee, by J. B. Kill
Hebrew, Commissioner of Agriculture,
&c. The report shows that the interest
in the culture of tobacco in Tennessee is
increasing rapidly, and that we possess
a soil naturally the most susceptible of a
rich reward for the labor of the planter.
Sheriff Boyd arrested a man named
John Ramsey, a passenger on the
train going west, last Saturday morning,
according to telegraphic instructions
| from the town Marshal of Jones5oro.
RAMSEY. was charged with having stolen
| $52 from a gentleman living at Broyles-
vile, and when arrested about $50 were
! found upon his person He was taken
| back to Jonesboro and delivered to the
marshal who had promised Boyd in his
! telegram to pay the expenses of the trip.
Boyd requests us to state that he was
not only not paid for the actual expen-
SEES of the trip but was not even thanked
by any of the parties interested.
In the House, on the 10th, Mr. Nc
Farlsnd introduced a bill authorizing
| the Southern Claims Commission to
grant rehearing in the claim of Joseph
Lippman, which was read a first and
! second time, referred to the Committee
on War Claims, and ordered to be print
! ed; bill authorizing the Southern
Claims Commission to grant rehearing
in the case of Frank III. Nichols, which
was read first and second time, REFER
ed to the Committee on War Claims, and
ordered to be printed; bill granting a
pension to Mary Rogers, mother of j ohm
Rogers, deceased, Company D, Fourth
Tenn essee Infantry Volunteers, which
was read a first and second time, referr-
ed I'd the Committee ON Invalid Pen
sions, and ordered to be printed.
VIM. a. McNutt, a we'll known and
!. popular salesman connected with the
! house of Cowan, McClung s. Co., Knox
vile, met with very serious, and what
came near proving fatal, accident last
| Monday. He was on horse back going
to Beams Station, and while crossing a
dilapidated bridge over a small stream
near the Noe residence, the horse trod
upon plank, fitting it up suddenly and
| frightening the animal, causing it to
! give a sudden jump to one side, which
threw his weight upon one stirrup leath-
er. The stirrup strap broke and as he
| fell ne was struck On the cheek and side
of the head by one of the animals fore
! feet, receiving several very severe cuts.
| He managed to regain his horse, and re-
turned to this place, where, although
his face was much swollen and one eye
| blocd-shotten, he was informed by
physician that no bones had been brOk-
en- or fractured. He returned to Knox
vile on Mondays evening freight train.
It was providential escape, and unfor-
tunate as it was, we are glad it is no
worse.
= Within an incredible short period,
for one as careful and economical with
his gearing as we are, we have been the
recipient of hats of all styles and grades
from the light, desirable straw and
chip, to the superb and fashionable Al
beaverton such kind and generous
friends as Earnest & Briscoe, Murph
Bewley, Frank Stubblefeld, and ID.
renee, OF TINS town, ana Cnaflle Rldley
and Gen. r. n. Hood, of Nashville and
MaryviIle. OF course our heart goes out
in gushing gratitude to each and all of
these gentlemen for such substantial and
handsome tokens of consideration; but
we would fain say that, being able to
wear but one Of these articles at a time,
we are beginning to encounter, at home,
a little of that restiveness from its man
ager that our fair correspondent at Mos
sy Greek mentioned as attaching to good
housewives Of her observation. They
are attracting a comment that renders a
further accession of hats absolutely dan
gerous and inexpedient. But this, we
are gratified to state, in no way bars the
acceptation of pants, coats, vests, boots,
or anything but hats.