The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-08-09
Boss Shepherd goes for Hayes.

BOSS ONepnefd goes lot hayes
Dom Piatt dubs Fred Grant
"Sitting Calf
1t is said that the Louisiana Radi-
calls are frightened over the strength
of the Baton Rouge ticket. and are
setting about to reorganize their
own. Antoine and Brown are to be
induced to resign, and their places
filled by stronger men.
Grant can't see that Belknap did
anything wrong. Indeed, there was
very little difference morally between
taking expensive presents from men,
and then appointing them to valuable
offices, and taking pay from Marsh
for giving him a post leadership.
Supervising Architect Potter is to
be removed to make way for Mullet.
Mr.. Potter was appointed by Mr..
Bristow. When he went in Boss
Shepherds fat plumbing and roofing
contracts in the public buildings
came to an end. The Boss wants
MulIett back now. and, of course, he
will be appointed.
The Peoria Illinois) Democrat is
responsible for the following: "Col.
IngersoT, who nominated Blaine in
the Cincinnati Convention, is now at
home, and bears his defeat like a
man. He says the only thing about
the defeat of Blaine is the fact OF
his having been defeated by id
fool"
The New York Journal Of Com
qnerce says: Commodore Vanderbilt
spent pleasant day Sunday. sat up
for several hours, and chatted freely
with a number of friends who called
to see him consequent upon a rumoI
that he was getting worse. He re
tired about s o'clock p. m, and al
midnight was sleeping soundly."
Although the New York Herald
usually shouts for Hayes, it make;
this declaration "Grant is doing
yeoman's service for Tilden. The
country may say that the party'c
real purpose is better seen in the
acts of Grant than the promises ot
Hayes. 1t looks now as if the sec
ond Washington was bent upon hav
ing Democratic successor"
Louisville (Ky.) Ledger: The New
York Herald is urging the nomina
ton of Manton Marble as Democrat
ic candidate for Governor of the
State of New York. The sugges
tiou is a very happy one. Mr.. Mar
BILE has stood for long time at the
head Of the Democratic Journalists
Of the country, and now that he ha:
retired some reward is due him fol
his long and faithful services.
A prosperous German Tilden Clut
in New York City recently adopted
a resolution expressing regret at the
deplorable position in which Mr.
Carl Schurz has placel himself, his
action at the Fifth Avenue Confer
ence "haying led us to believe tha!
he would appear in the front rank o.
the reform-loving Germans, in which
belief we have been sadly disappoint
ed"
A Sergeant of the Sixth Infantry
gives new version of Clusters fight
He says Custer was led into snare
by the treachery Of Crow scout
who was sent out to reconnoitre, anC
came back with word that the village
was a small one, offering an easy
victory. The Indians were fully in
formed of Clusters intentions, anC
prepared for him. The result wa:
the wholesale massacre.
Fayette CTexas) Record: During
the present week it became neCes
sary for certain purposes to ascer
tain the number OF newspapers pub
lished in Texas that are Democrat
ic, and we find that there are eighty
three that are known TO be true blue
and that will advocate the election
of Tilden and Hendricks. Indeed
there are comparatively few paper
that are not Democratic now pub
lished in the State. Some that were
either Republican or independen
are, as we learn, turning over, a
such are doing elsewhere.