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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-04-12
CONNECITCUT.

The result of the election for Gov.
ernor and members of the Legisla.
ture in Connecticut resulted in a
a Democratic victory, notWithstand-
ing the extraordinary efforts made
by the administration to carry the
State for the Republican ticket.
Full returns show a Democratic ma
jority of $3.50 on the popular vote,
and a plurality of 1858 for Tnger-
soil, Democrat, for Governor. The
Democrats have SO majority on joint
ballot. This year the Prohibitionists
and greenbackers each had a Guber-
natorial candidate who have drawn
off over $500 votes, as against 2,942
for the "third'' candidate last year.
The Democratic plurality is reduced
nearly 1000 since last year, but the
total vote is probably 2,200 smaller
than in 1875, and the Democrats
have made large gains in the popu-
lar branch Of the Legislature. A
Democrat - probably Ex-Governor
English. now filing tue vacancy
caused by Mr.. Ferry's death-wiIl
be elected United States Senator.
Both in 1868 and 1872 the Republic
cans carried the State in the Presi-
Dental election. but it has gone
Democratic every year since.
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CoIored National Convention.

NASHVILLE, April 5.-The Colored
National Convention organized by
the election of NJ. w. Gibbs, Of Ar
kansas, President. Speeches were
made by Robert McCary, Indiana /;
II. S. Smith, Georgia; Robt. Harlow,
Ohio and M. w. Gibbs. Frederick
Douglass and other signers to the
card against calling the Convention
at Nashville were severely criticised.
The speakers generally were for the
party that promised rights and full
filled their promises.
NASHVILLE, April THE resolu-
tons reported to-day by the commit
tee on resolutions in the colored
convention, declare the allegiance of
the colored people to the Republi-
can party, and offer the olive branch
of peace to the Conservative Demo
cratic element of the South. Harlan,
Burch, Pinchback and others spoke
at some length. the two first in warm
eulogy of the party of their enamel
patton. criticizing pretty severely
the yesterdays speeches of Pinch
back and Smith. =. a
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~ The Knoxville Chronicle is
too discreet to endorse fat-footed
the Incorporate assault upon Gov
ernor Porter, which we are sorry to
find emanating from few disgrunt-
led politicians in the upper end of
the circuit, but thus turns to parti-
zan account the "tempest in a tea
pot whieh has been for its purposes
so opportunity stirred up:
There can be no doubt that there is
wide spread dissatisfaction in the First
Judicial Circuit at the indecent haste
with which Gov. Porter FASTENED to APP
point Judge Gillenwaters' successor. No
fault can be with Judge Mckinney, for
there is no evidence as we have heard,
that he sought the appointment in any
way, and if he had sought it at all, we
do not for single moment believe that
he would have been guilty of such bad
taste as to urge the hasty action of the
Governor We do not know that Gov
Porter would have made any better APP
pointment had he waited for month,
but we do think that he might have wait
ed, at least until Judge Gillenwaters was
in his grave. One thing is certain, and
that is, Gov. Porter has not added to his
in that Judicial Circuit.
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THE M RBfs OWN GAz ETTls, APR Il p i SO,

was reorganized last Sabbath. JAS.
Lawrence, Superintendent; Tom
Read, jr.. Secretary. All things con-
sidered, tile school has been a suc-i
cess during the past year, and bids
fair for a continuation of the same.
]. s. Gray is making preparation
for building Touring mill at Black
we'll Branch. seer 1'ss.asa II. MI.
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~ We admire the candid spirit
that prompts such truthful talk from
a political foe. There is no one of
our party who desires TO take Mr..
Netherlands t'scalp2 in a -4Conven-
ton, and the individual of the other
side who can win the trophy before
the people Of this District, is yet to
be manufactured. His prompt and
faithful discharge of his duty has
strongly commended him to the peo-
Pile whom he represents, and they
will reward it as it deserves. We
take this extract from a recent Sulli-
van county letter TO the Knoxville
Chronicle:
1t isa conceded fact that Hon. Will
liam Mcfarland, so far, has made most
acceptable member, and the man that
girdles his scalp in the convention or
before the people may well be proud of
his trophy. Mr.. Mcfarland, in prompt
Iy and truthfully answering every letter
he has received, where an answer was
expected, has made many friends-and
friends that will stick when needed.
And by the way, Messrs. Editors, po- ]
litely and promptly answering the let
tiers of constituency. is certainly the
duty of Representative, and if he fails
to perform that duty. he fought to be-
blistered with blank ballots when the
time rolls round to vote 'ems and if he
has performed il, he should be remem-
Bered with gratitude.
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T1l0rnnehIlred RnIl.

The pure bred Short Horn COW,
Nellie OBannow, (vol. IA, American
Herd Book by Duke William, 1904,
Dam Maud Anderson, by Col Haskens,
5461, the property of Messrs. j. T. 81 w.
s. Shields, of Beams Station, added to
the CIinehdale herd on the 14th inst.
a remarkably fine bull caff, by Duke of
Clinchdale, 1892
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A Card from MesSrs. Mathew s
81 Co.
= Of the Morristown Gazette:

To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:
The merchants are unwise in object
ing to Mathews & Co. selling goods at
Morristown. The best thing they can
do is to sell goods just as low, if they
can, as Mathews & Co. do. If they cam
not and win not, they should not com
plain. Mathews & Co. have right to
sell goods at Morristown. The people
will like it if the merchants do not.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-04-12
Not to Resign.

LOUISVILLE, April THE report
telegraphed tonight from Washing
ton, by a number of correspondents
that Gen. Bristow has determined to
withdraw from the Cabinet, is pro-
nouneed false by Secretary Bristow
himself. ai
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-04-12

~ The County Court of DeKalb
county repealed the dog law at
its last term and directed the reven-
ne collector not to collect any tax
that had heretofore been levied on
dogs. The Court declared the law
unconstitutional and repealed it.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-04-12

~ Colonel W. C. P. Breckin-
ridge, :. brother of the late ex-vice-
President Breckiniidge, Of Ken
lucky. is to deliver an address on
the I'd of May, at the unwilling of a
monument to the Confederate dead
at Bowling Green, Ky. ltt
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-04-12

SOME careful and deep-thinking
student has dis covered that the word
debit, is composed of the initi ais OF
"dun everybody twice. Credit
is formed of the initial letters of.
''calI regularly every day I'll trust"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-04-12
MARRIED.

SLEMONS-TAYLOR.- Married at
the residence of the brides mother, Mrs.
S. j. Taylor, near Morristown, on the
2Sth of March, w. NJ, SLEMoNs, Esq. =,
of Jonesboro, Tenn, and Miss ELLA
TAYLOR, of Morristown, Tenn.
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Tne Morristown Gazette.
WEDNESDAY, APR. p, 1876.
- re- T. e. Jones. d. d.. Of

u ReN. i. o. JOH0ss D d, OF
the First Baptist Church, Nashville,
will deliver the BaccaIaureate SER
mon at the coming commencement
of the East Tennessee University.
Attorney General Heiskell will be
the Alumni orator on the occasion.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-04-12

The City Clerk of Hoboken couldn't
see how his finances should be one thou
sand dollars short until he suddenly re-
membered of betting on horse race.
His bondsmen don't patroniZc the turf.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-04-12
-AoH IlH UILIaIA4tJ % Hill
Makes countless Thousands mourn 2

The tessellated gravel pave
ment of the tomb - would have been
a fuller and more poetic expression,
and we would suggest, as an appro-
pirate paraphrase of the closing
lines, that the prompt discharge OF
an official duty by our worthy chief
magistrate.
snakes countless Sore-hedds mourn"
Nov, as Prince Hal said to vapor-
ing Jack FalstafE-the young Eliza
bethton sky-scraper has stirred up
our Shakspearian lore-"mark how
plain tale shall put you down"
Judge Gillenwaters death, in the
midst of term Of Court, with i'm
portant business pending. would nat
urally seem to require the speedy
appointment of a successor. The
Governor had already before him
the expression of the wishes Of the
people and the bar, rendered for an
other contingency-the contemplate
ed resignation of Judge Gillen-
waters more than a year ago-and
when death instead of resignation
made it necessary for these petitions
to be acted upon, he at once compli-
ed with their wishes by appointing
the very party so strongly endorsed
and recommended. The Official act
was not done in undue haste, under
the circumstances surrounding the
case. Judge Gillenwaters died Mon
day and his successor was appoint
ed the following Friday. No fault
has been found with the appointee,
no dissatisfaction is limited as to
him, but partizan malice, eager to
stab the reputation Of faithful pub
lie officer, cavils at the manner Of it.
If there has been airy iadece1acy in
the matter it has not been because
Of any disrespect involved in the ac-
ton of the Governor to the dead, /
whom even the "giant tread of an
earthquake could never disturb in
his calm and peaceful Sleep" but in
the unjust and wicked aspersion OF
the motives of the living. |
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ALL RAIL SHORT LINE
100 r IElSIDENT NOlTGF.

rs Susan 4. dqlERsFll FH . 17II'II77 g-77F77IF -
I'm THIS CAUSE I 81 APPE AR
ing from the allegations Of the bill, wheh s.
SWORN to- that tie Defendant. James Jolna9n, is
d noal~residanh "a the State Of Tennessee. III is
ordered hg thp Master Aat said nonresident de-
fan1ant ppear at the nHxt tarsn ef the Chnnaery
Coarl ii Morriatoan, Tenn 10 Do lteld GA the 81
Mondsyin July nexts I'D plead. answer, dempr or
viii be taken for confessed aud set for hearing ex-
D rte 10 him. Tt further ordered hy the Mas
Ten that tis alqfice Nh published in tlAs ANrMsiown
GAZETTE for dollrseotlsecN6qn WRekas This March
1s, 1876.
4 true copy Teate ty
JOHN MURPHY, @. & NJ.
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A WEEPING sKyseRAPBR

The young editor of the Elizabeth
ton Republican is on the high road to
distinction as a Journalist. He makes
the recent appointment of Col. John
A. Mckinney to fill the vacancy oc-
casioned by the death of Judge Gill
enwaters, in the first judicial circuit,
the text for q terrible diatribe
against Governor Porter, in which
Shakespeare and Pope are ransack-
ed, in the effort to pile Pelion upon
Ossa in the way of invective. The
following grandiloquent peroration
of the Republicans article is enough
to-
g Harrow the SOUL freeze the young blood,
Cause the knosted and combined locks to part,
And make each particular hair to stand on end,
Like quilts upon the fretful porcupine :"
eff Porter has been properly train
ed to the observance of those ele-
giant proprieties of courteous con-
duct, which are usally observed in
the intercourse of gentlemen, surely
he ought to have delayed appointing
a successor to Judge Gillenwaters,
at least until the remains of that
gentleman had been deposited in
their quiet and last resting place
upon the gravel pavement of the
tomb, where the pcrplexing turmoils
of life nor even the giant tread of
the earthquake. could never disturb
him in his calm and peaceful sleep.
Truly it has been said:
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-04-12
DEMOCRATIC MEKTTNG IN HAN
COCK.

At meeting of the Democratic party
of Hancock county, Tenn at the Court
House in Sneedville, the Sd day of April,
1876, Joshua Davis was called to the
Chair, and Henry F. Coleman acted as
Secretary. The following preamble and
resolutions were unanimously adopted,
fOvUit-
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" Harrow the soul, freeze the young blood,
Cause the knosted and combined locks to part
And make each particular hair to stand on end,
Like quilts upon the fretful porcupine:"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-02
Death of Francis p. Blair.

The death of Francis Preston Blair,
which occurred Wednesday last at his.
residence near Washington, removes
the oldest and one of the most distin-
guished of American politicians and
Journalists. Mr.. Blair was born in Alb
ingdon, Va, April -, 1871, and conse-
quently was in his eighty-sixth year-a
ripe old age, the result of regular hab-
its and cheerful temperament, for his
physical powers were never strong and
constantly required the most careful
watching. His father removed to Ken
tucky in 1900, and became Attorney
General of that State. The son was ed
ucated at Pennsylvania University, and
after graduation studied law, but chren-
ic ill-health prevented him from adopt
ing his chosen profession, and he soon
drifted into a line of work for which he
was much better fitted-politics and
journalism. In 1924 he supported Clay
for the Presidency, but separated from
the great Kentuckian during the admin
istration of John Quincy Adams, and
the alliance was never renewed.
An article from his pen against the
notification movement having attracted
the attention of President Jackson, MIR.
Blair was invited to remove to Washing
ton and take charge of a new Demo-
cratic paper there. He accepted the in
vitation, and the famous old Globe-es-
tablished in 1S30-was the consequence.
This journal, the first, and perhaps the
best of party organs, gave valuable sup
port to Jackson in his war with nullifi-
cation and the United States Bank: and
there sprung up between the President
and his editor warm friendship which
lasted unchanged until the death of the
former. MIR. Blair retained control of
the Globe until 1845, when he withdrew
to his farm at Silver Springs, Mont
gomery County, Md, where he has
since lived and where ne died. ).
His judgement was rarely at fault,
and his motives as we'll as his actions
were always above suspicion. AS a po-
litical writer he has had few superiors
in this country. Possessed of an easy
yet vigorous and trenchant style, and
an unlimited supply of facts and figures,
he wrote straight at the point and sell
dom failed to hit it. JacksOn'S Won
derful sagacity was never more clearly
displayed than in the selection of the
then obscure backwoods editor to man.
age the organ of his administration.
He was pre-eminently the man for the
place, and he filled it to the complete
satisfaction of every body-except those
on the other side of the question. There
is no longer demand for such newspa-
pers as the Globe was in its palmy days,
but American journalism and American
politics will be fortunate, indeed, if they
are always able to command the serv-
ices of as strong brain and pure
heart as those of Francis P. Blair.-St.
Louis Republican.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-02
A Boys Unfortunate Trip.

About 9 o'clock last evening bright
looking boy called at the Salem station
house for a lodging, saying that he
came from Portland, Me-, on the morn
ing train. He told his story as follows:
His name is James Chill, and he is thir-
teen years old. His father is fireman
on the Pacific Corporation of Lawrence,
Mass. He was one of six children, and
left his home thirteen weeks ago with
the boys attached TO Barnum's Show.
Eight weeks ago, while passing through
Morrill's Corner, Maine, asleep on a
freight train, he fell from car at one
O'Clock in the morning and fifty loaded
cars passed over his right arm.
After the train passed he got up, and
taking the bleeding stump in his left
hand he travelled more than a mile be-
fore he came to a house. Arousing
the inmates the good farmer took him
in a wagon to a railroad station and
telegraphed to Portland for surgical
aid, and two surgeons from the hospital
amputated his arm at the shoulder,
taking him back to the hospital, where
he was cared for until his arm healed,
and now, he said, he was on his way to
Lawrence. He is a bright, lively look
ing lad, but does not probably realize
his great loss. He was not employed
by the circus company, but made friends
with the boys who were attaoned to it,
who looked out for his board.-Bostors
Traveller
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-02
School and Church.

Bishop Levi Scott, of Dover, Del, D.,
ordained in 1852, is now the senior
Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
BY General Conference enactment
the Methodist Bishops, after January,
1877, must look to church collections
for their salaries, instead of being paid
in whole or in part from the earnings
of the Book Concern.
The Minnesota Baptist Convention
has adopted a series of resolutions af-
firming the moral and legal obligation
of the State to pay certain railroad
bonds issued in 1858, and afterward re-
pudiated.
The Episcopal ministers of Boston
have resolved that "the time has come
when this Church should make over
lures to other bodies, and invite them
to a consideration of what points it may
be necessary to have settled to bring
about unity among all who bear the
Christian name.n
Repeated experiment has proved
that in school-rooms lighted by Win
dows on both sides. the children suffer
more or less from injured vision; and
so important has the subject been con-
sidered in Germany that a law has been
passed forbidding such windows in
schools.
college and West Point examiners
lament the lack of a thorough training
in common school studies that they dis
cover in students presenting themselves
for admission to these institutions.
One-half of the freshman class at Ken
yon College were conditioned in SPELL
ing on being admitted this year.
The various institutions of learning
under the auspices of the Methodist
Episcopal Church North and South
alone now number 1922. There are
in the two hemispheres 27, ,591 travelling
and 81, ,474 local preachers. Its mem.
bership aggregates very little less than
S0,O00,00O, and $20,000,000 per annum
is raised for religious purposes; $780,
900 children attend its Sunday-schools,
in which there are. 100000 teachers.
This is something of contrast to II or
- persons waiting upon Mr.. Wesley in
1889.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-02
Science and Industry.

The Hon. John w. Foster reports
to the Department of Agriculture that
sin Mexico there exists the agricultur-
al capacity to produce all the coffee
that can be consumed in the United
States, and of quality equal to the
best grown in any country
What is said to be the largest
bridge in the world was completed last
year. 1t is in England's East India
possessions. The bridge consists of GA
spans of 142 feet each, thus $500 feet,
or more than Ii miles long. 1t is ali
built of brick and iron; the masonry
amounts to 100000 cubic feet, while
the iron girders weigh 5000 tons.
Certain cotton-growers of Alabama
are just now trying the experiment of
sending unginned cotton to England.
The cotton is first sun-dried, then
pressed into bales, as in the case of lint
cotton. bagged and bound, and thus
sent to market, seed and all. The OBJ.
ject is to get the English market for
the seed and waste, as well as the clean
cotton.
No tool is more essential on the
farm than a good grindstone. They
were formerly all imported from Eng
land. Then the Nova Scotia ones were
found superior. Ohio grindstones are
largely used by Western farmers. But
now Lake Huron grindstones are super
seding all others; they have a fine,
sharp grit, and leave fine edge. The
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-02
ITEMS oFlNTEREsT.
Personal and Literary.


Mr.. Upper is a short, chubby gen.
tleman of 65 or thereabouts, dressed
rather like clergyman, with plump,
ruddy face, mild eyes, head of fine
silver curls, and abundant full beard. -
Mrs. Martha Angle Dorset was re-
fused license to practice law in Min
nesota, though Judge Young declared
that she passed a better examination
than any applicant within his recollec-
tion. But there was "male - in the
Constitution which stood directly in her
way.
The Pope, on being introduced to
an English lady of some fame as a
writer of fiction, said, in a meditative
manner: 81 have heard that there have
been many books printed in London. "
The irony of his Holiness did not es-
cape the observation of the visitor.
Prof. James r. Wasson, of the I'M
perial College at Toxic, Japan, grad
uate of West Point, was married on the
9th of July to Marie Bingham, the
daughter of Judge Bingham, of Ohio,
the United States Minister to Japan.
The marriage ceremony was performed
in the Union Church at Toxic.
Prof. Sanborn, of Dartmouth, says
he considers reading of fiction far bet
ter than no reading at all-the reading
of poor tale better than idleness or
time spent in questionable amusements !;
for frequently such reading leads to the
formation of taste for a higher class
of literature.
Among the latest arrivals from Eu-
rope is Herr Hermann Linde, formerly
an actor at the theater in Darmstadt,
Germany, but now, as he calls himself,
"Recitator." He is dramatic read
er of Shakespeare, and is able to repeat
entire plays, such as COriolanus" and
"Julius C@sar' from memory, chang
ing his voice and manner of delivery
with each character introduced.
The famous Bay Psalm Book was
sold few days ago in Boston at MIR.
Leonard's auction rooms, being, after
very animated bidding, knocked down
for 81, ,025 to Sydney S. Ryder, a book
seller of Providence. 1t was the first
book ever printed in America, and is
dated Cambridge, 1640. 1t is bound in
old calf, and the print is clear and
good.
The Danbury Nea0s man has made,
in Boston, his first appearance as q lee
turer. The reporters say that his de-
scription of travel in England was hu-
morous, but did not cause uproarious
laughter. A point was made by asking
who ''ever thought of a one-legged
duke or a cross-eyed duchess, or baron
with wen on the top of his head? No
one; yet he had actually found them to
be just as other people were, and fully
as mean"