The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-07-19

from the fact that he Is thorough goa
head, energetic and eminently qualified
fellow for any undertaking he may en-
gage in, we doubt not he will soon
er or later find fortunes face smiling on
him Marsh, when she smiles, remem-
Der your poor brethren Of the quill in
East Tennessee.
The corner stone of the Confederate
monument, to be built at or near Ports
mouth, Virginia, viii be laid August 1st.
Governors Kemper and Vance have
promised To be present as orators, 1t Is
stated.
- The past week has kept our job
presses and printers busily in motion,
turning off various kinds of work,
among which there was batch of polit-
cal truck consisting of candidate cards,
election tickets, etc And right here
we say to those who intend to sacrifice
themselves to the "dear people" that
they should not delay their printing to
the last hour, when the editor is busily
noting stump speeches and the printers
hands are filled with campaign docu-
ments Now is The time. Have your
work printed early in order to give it
healthy and general circulation be-
fore the election day. Let your friends
know you are on the track and mean
business. We solicit your printing, and
promise to give satisfaction in execution
and price of work.
- Morristown is growing daily, and
at no distant day will rank as a city.
The completion of the Cincinnati, Cum
berland Gap and Charleston railroad to
Asheville, or even to Warm Springs, N.
c., would do more for the town than
anything else. The surrounding coun-
try needs just such a place as Norris
l.. e. Ill oh rr1d nv
ert themselves in every way to effect the
completion of a railroad to Ashevilie,
which would add one hundred per cent
to the value of real estate. In fact, every
kind of business would be prospered
thereby The attractions for pleasure
and persons in search of health at the
watering places, contiguous to Norris
town, is of itself a good business, and
the Hotel accommodations arc first class.
The Virginia House, Capt. G.. ID. Mer-
rift, proprietor, is most delightful
place for the traveller who wants rest and
comfort. This house is justly deserving
of the patronage it receives, and its pro-
prietor intends making it the center OF
attraction. The table is supplied with
the best the market affords, with large,
airy rooms, and convenient to the rail-
roads. Guests can find all that is need
ed.
On the 22nd of June last young
man named M. M. Coffman, from the vi
cinity of Russellville, presented himself
to the Cashier of the Lookout Bank, of
this place, and stated that he wanted to
borrow 81 800 to engage in the wheat
trade, and said that he would give his
father, J. E. Coffman, W. H. Coffman,
and Geo. w. Lynch as endOrsers. Two
notes of 5000 each were filled up and
given him, and he departed and return
ed in a few days with the names of the
above mentioned gentlemen thereon as
endOrsers. The signatures appearing to
be all right he received the money on
the notes, and made his way to Knox
vile, at which place he was "bilked
by some notorious characters of that
moral village, who, under the gulse of
an arrest and sham trial, succeeded in
frightening him away from there, after
they had gotten the most of his money.
Young Coffman went to Chattanooga
and Memphis, and spending all his mon
ey returned to Knoxville last Wednes-
day. In the meantime our Bank officers
discovered that the endorsers names on
the notes were fOrgeries, and that they
had been "done for" to the tune of
eighteen hundred dollars. They COM
municated with the Knoxville police,
and on Thursday last officer Taylor
brought the young man forward to the
H base of his financial operations. "
Young COffman had preliminary ex-
animation before magistrate and was
bound over to Circuit Court in a bond
of So, 900, which he failed to give, and
was taken to cambridge jail. We learn
that Coffman says that the entire plan |
was concocted by some parties in Knox
Vile. and that he was made a "cat's- |
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deeced him of the most of the money he !
obtained on the notes. Be this as it |
may, the young man is in fair way to |
pay very dear for the small enjoyment |
afforded him by having few hundred |
dollars to squander in two weeks time.
= Professor J. H. Cheney, of Cape
Missouri, one of the mem
leFs Of the Harvard hummer School of
Geology, now located at Cumberland
Gap, was accidcntly killed in Virginia
IN Friday last, at four O'Clock In the af-
ernoon. Mr.. Cheney had joined the
school for the purpose of studying the
Methods of geological explorations; but
Ieing interested in archaeological re-
searches had absented himself from the
choOl for few days las such researches
orm no part of the work of the SCHOOL,,
or the purpose of accompanying Mr..
|dili VI plfo tfSiibAbAY 4pA4bStPA4 SUI
-ey, on a visit to an Indian mound In
Virginia, some twenty miles distant
rom the Harvard camp. A shaft from
light to ten feet deep had been sunk
own In the mound and tunnel started
rom 1t. Mr., Cheney, In company with
thers, was at the bottom of the shaft
nd was killed by a mass of earth falling
rom above and striking him on the
Jack of the head. 1t is believed that +:
cath was immediate. He was quickly
emOved from the debris and every eff
ort made to restore anImation; but
yithout avail. Mr.. Carr was also caught
n the faii OF eaFtli, hqt escaped with no
injury further than. bruised arm; and,
mother person who was completely
uried was taken out without having re-
eiVed serious injury. To no one other
IAN VIZ: Cheney were the results fatal.
leans for removing The body OF Mr..
heney were at once organized, and es= s
1rted' by officers qf the Kentucky Geo /
lgieal Survey and Harvard Summer !
chool and other friends; it was brought :
} this place as rapidly as possible. By 4
aveling day and night the party reach
l here Sunday evening, and the body
as placed in metal case with as little
clay rs possible The remains, escort E
! by an officer of the Kentucky Geo !;
'gic4l Survey viii be conveyed hence
, Cape Glrqfde4u, there 10 be deliver
TO the kindred Of the deceased: 4
- We copy the following from the
Tinchester Home Journal. 1t Is news to
J. We have heard of no wife murder
in Greene except that of the notori-
Is Weems. Possibly Weems has been
lOWn about Winchester bY the name Il