The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-10-11
LocaI Notes and Other Ne,Cs.

= a IOurLh Cali Tor the redemption oil
SIC, 1000, 600 fve-twenties has been issued.
- The Messy Creek Fair will com
mence on the 25th instead of the 10Th,
as we had it last week.
Messrs. Ed. L. Owens and Sam Frame,
of the Messy Creek Lancet, were in town
Saturday, looking after the elephant. "
= If Randolph polls the strength of
his party in this county, hewill do more
than is expected.
- telegram from Galveston, Texas,
announces the death there of General
Braxton Bragg on the 9th ult.
= Boss Tweed is to be brou ght direct
ly to New York and surrendered to the
authorities
= Victoria Woodruff has procured a
divorce from "CoI" Blood because he
praeticed what she preached. Unhappy
Vic
- 1t is reported that the Greeneville
I1ateHtgeneer has been sued for $4,000
damages, for the publication of a letter
offensive to some one in Cooke county.
- Our citizens seem to be wide awake
to their fuel interests, judging from the
number of wood and coal wagons daily
perambulating our streets.
= We notice that the celebrated Stieff
Pianos, of Baltimore, appears at the
head of the list of piano awards at the
Centennial.
- Maj. Jas. H Rumbough and fami-
ly, of Warm Springs, N. c., passed
through town last Wednesday en- route
for the Centennial.
= Our enterprising merchants, Dan.
Briscoe and D. Pence, left for the East
ern cities last week for their fall and
winter supplies. They will do the great
exposition as they return.
= Dr. T. J. Speck, L. P. Speck, and
Master Frank Speck boarded the east
ern train Monday evening bound for
the Centennial and Eastern cities. Nay
they have pleasant and profitable trip.
- Judge Samuel Watson, of Nash
vile, died on the Goth ult. He was a
member of the Peabody Board of Trust,
one of the trustees of the University of
Nashville, and member of the State
Board of Education.
Another home made happy! It's a
ten-pounder Iilden and Hendricks re-
former and Pinkney Carriger has pledg-
ed that it shall vote the straight-out DEM
ocratic ticket when 81 years old.
- The Radical negroes of Georgia are
beating such of their race as declare for
the Democratic ticket. Such has been
attempted at home, but it won't go
round.
= The people all over the broad land
are highly pleased with the principles of
the Democratic reform platform, and
will give it their undivided strength.
Jes so, Messrs. Haler and Wheezer
w. F. Morris, Esq, of Bridgeport,
Cooke county, returned last week from
two weeks visit to the Centennial He
returns enthused for the Democratic
standard bearers, and delighted with the
indomitable spirit of the Indiana Grang
ers.
- Cleveland Banner: We don't want
to discourage him, but candor compels
us to say that Mr.. Drake is not making
such canvass for Congress as Col. Mel
son did two years ago. Then Gen. Dbl
rell was elected by 5000 majority, and
from the present indications there is no
telling how big his majority will be in
November.
Mrs. Lou. Flynn desires all the
ladies to know that she is again located
at the old stand of Mrs. P. A. Flynn
on Main street, where she keeps con
stantly on hand large and varied stock
of Millinery goods, also trims and I'M
trims hats and bonnets in the latest
agony. Look out for advertisement.
= Joseph Roop, a merchant of Flat
Rock, four miles south of Nashville,
on the Nolensville pike, was murdered
and robbed in the back room of his
store a few nights since. The citizens
have offered a reward of $500, and Gov.
Porter $500, for the arrest and convic-
ton of the murderers.
= Mr.. Charles Coffin, a Knoxville boy,
who located in Arkansas after the sur
render, represented his county in the
Constitutional Convention, and is a
of the present Legislature, has
now entire editorial control of the Lit
tie Rock Gazette, the leading Democratic
paper of the State. Charles is destined
to come still further to the front
= Maj. T. s. Webb, one of the most
prominent and successful members of
he Knoxville bar, left that city last
week, with his family, for San Francis
20, where he intends locating. The bar
If Knoxville met previous to his depart
Ire and passed very complimentary res
buttons of respect to Maj. Webb, and
'egret at his change of residence,
John Rohinson's big show has come
md gone. The crowd that came to see
t was the largest that ever gathered in
,ur village we suppose. There was I'M
Ter the canvass at the day performance
more than three thousand persons, COM
'osed of all manner ofpersons, from the
amin who obtained his glimpse of glo.
y by odd jobs, to the beauty and wealth
f the village and country, yet there
vas no clashing or approach to disorder.
The circus and its attraction was endors-
d by all present as the best entertain
gent of the kind ever presented to this
ommunity. 1t was a Centennial treat
or the plebeians who are unable to visit
he National show, and we thank Old
ohm for honoring our town with his
tupendous and magnificent exhibition.