The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-31
Local Notes and Other Nescs.

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zETTE again.
The peach crop is reported killed in
Meigs county, Tennessee.
A number of Texas papers-also coun-
ties-favors the LEGAL Option Law.
Bricklayers want 50 per day at Wash
ington City.
A horrid report goes abroad that the
grounding is frozen up.
Abingdon, Virginia, is going to have
q tobacco factory.
The Georgia Legislature has six MEM
bers under twenty-six years of age.
The Cleveland Banner learns that the
oat crop, sown in the fall, Is badly In
jured-
Tom w. Neal, the member from Dyer
county, has nominated Gen. VIM. B.
Bate for Governor in 1878.
The Athens Post says several cases of
bilious fever are reported in the I'd civil
district Of Meigs county.
Two thousand gallons of whisky were
destroyed by fire in the vicinity of Nc
Minnville, Tenn, lately.
Bazouks who steal, burglarize and muir
der.
A fourishing lodge of the Knights of
Honor has been established at Browns
vile, Tennessee.
The saw mill of Maj. Byrd BrowA was
recently destroyed by fire in Washing
ton county, Tenn.
We understand that Mrs. =. w.
Meek contemplates removing with her
family to Morristown. = JosesoOrOugh
Journal.
There's a move in the Georgia Legis-
lature to reduce the salary of their Su-
preme Court Judges from 81, 900 to 49,
900 year.
Memphis cotton thieves continue to
carry on lively business. They think
nothing of rolling off a bale or two of
cotton from under the eyes of the watch
men.
The Cleveland Banner quotes the best
brands of flour, as retailing from stores,
at 81 40 per hundred, while it WHOLESALERS
at the mill at 81.
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Station, proposes to raise an excellent
quality of turnip seed. Farmers would
do well to buy their seed from him.
Green apples were wholesaled to
Cleveland merchants last week at 81 so
per bushel The " were large and an ex-
cellent quality.
Washington county, Tenn, according
to the Jonesborough Journal, has ship
ped 5000 cartridges this winter.
Christopher G. Haynes, uncle of Hon.
L. G. Haynes, was recently drowned in
Dry Creek, Washington county.
Gen. Anger telegraphs to the Secre-
tary of War that there is no truth in the
smallpox story telegraphed from New
Orleans
Col Marsh T. Polk, the new State
Treasurer, will be assisted in the dis
charge of his duties by his son James
Knox Polk.
The Secretary of the school board, at
Memphis, receives a salary of $75 per
month, and gives a bond of $40, 1000.
The treasurer gives fifty thousand dol
lar bond and receives no salary.
No more elections in Tennessee until
August, 1878, when the Supreme Judges
Chancellors, Circuit Court Judges, Cir
cult and County Clerks, Attorneys Gen.
eral, Sheriffs, Registers, and County
Trustees will be to elect.
The Nashville Gas Company have re-
duced the price of gas from $500 to
So so per 900 cubic feet.
The bill providing for the changing of
the time of holding the sessions Of the
Supreme Court has been recommended
for passage by the Judiciary Committee
of the Senate.
George w. Childs will arrive at the
White House this week as the guest of
the President for few days. He has
Grants obituary already in his pocket.
Our editor has come on visit for
a week and we are glad, but our devil
is sad, as he don't have the pleasure of
waiting for copy" now.
Judge David Davis was recently elect
ed United States Senator for Illinois on
the fOrtleth ballot.
On the 10Th, Senator Denny intro
duced bill in the Tennessee Legislature
to establish insane asylums in East and
West Tennessee.
On the 18th, Prof. H. Pressnell, Supt-
of Public Instruction for Washington |
was married to Miss Katie G. |
A grand ball in honor of the Grand |
Duke Alexis will be given by the United |
States naval officers February 1. Secre
Eary Robson, Admiral Porter and others
will be present.
The Rev. w. A Harrison, late of
Tenn, now travelling in
Scotland, is touching-up the columns of
he Bryan (Tsras) appeal, with sparkling
md interesting articles headed "Observ-
Itions in Scotland. The letters average
wo columns of matter.
New Jersey has elected a Democratic
United States Senator to succeed the Re
publican Frelinghuyscn. The name of
he Senator-elect is John r. Mcpherson.
Petitions have been received from per-
APPS half dozen counties in the State
skiing for the passage of a local option
aw, and as many different bills bearing {
n the same subject have been intro {
uced. !
The Electoral count bill has passed the
+. S. Senate AZ to II, and Grant recent a
7 remarked to friend he thought it t
-ould pass Congress by a decided ma
,rity, in which case he would undoubt- P
lily sign it. e