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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-31
About the Railroad.

If the Rogersville and Jefferson Rail
road had been managed with as much
economy, as much prudence, as much
business tact and energy, while it was
owned and run by the company, as it
has since it has been run as a private
enterprise, the poor thing would not be
In the condition we see it to-day. There
has scarcely been month since the road
was first built when the business was
not sufficient to pay all necessary ex-
penses. But, under the old administra-
ton, with President at big salary,
a Secretary and Treasurer at a fat salary,
Conductor, Engineer, Train hands, Road
hands, Depot agents, in fact, a great
army of officers and employees, all get
ting high pay for but little work, it is no
wonder the company broke down. And
besides this, all the ''big Ikcs' of the
concern had dead-head tickets by the
year, over the road, for themselves and
families.
We were told, few days ago, by one
of the persons who acted for time as
Depot agent at Rogersville, that for one
month, while he was in office, the re-
ceipts of the road, for freight and pas
sengers, were over fifteen hundred dol
lars, and he thought that the income
was not less than seven hundred dollars
for every month while he was in office.
And yet, all this was eaten up. By
whOmP And hoWP
We do not believe that this road will
finally go down. Under the decree of
the Court, it must remain, unless the
county of Hawkins gives up its right to
hold on 10 the road. Even as it is now,
1t is much better than no road, for it is
paying expenses and keeping itself in
good repair. We are assured by Mr..
Brown, the business manager, that this
state OF things viii be kept up-that the
road is entirely safe for those who travel
over it-that all freights will be prompt
ly delivered and carried at rates as low
as possible. So, for the present, it is to
be hoped that the people of Hawkins
will hold on to what they have secure,
and wait patiently for something better
in the future.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-31
A Unique Bridal Tour and a
COmicaI Honey Moon.
Knoxville Daily Tribune, January Is

A sore and newly-married genius ar
rived in the city yesterday, frem Nor
ristown He married a domestic in his
! brothers family, who resides near Nor
ristown.
The married brother was disguised at
| this conduct, not because it lowered his
relative socially to ally himself with a
working girl, but because he and his
family thereby were to lose useful
household drudge. He drew pistol on
! the signing swain, and babe him "git, !"
and he got; though he invited his infu-
rated kinsman to fire awayl
But he didn't fire, and the newly made
Benedict departed.
He came on foot from Morristown.
but sent the blushing bride on the train
She arrived in fair condition. He came
in yesterday, bedraggled and bespatter-
ed from head to foot, his shoes worn
out, and looking like jaded army mule
at the end of ten days march in the
rain
Here the bride was taken in by kins-~
man, and the bridegroom again, as at
Morristown, turned away from the in
hospitable roof which sheltered his in
amorata.
He seemed quite satisfied with affairs;
remarked that the girl was deeply in love
with him; that he had married her, poor |
thing, to give her an easier time; was |
glad that she had good place to stay |
at, and now, if he could find a cheap |
boarding house for himself, they would |
be nicely fixed, all round.
AT the end of this account he solicited |
the loan of dime from merchant of /
this city and a former acquaintance,
with which to purchase small drink of |
whisky, which he thought might bright
en- up his ideas and revive his dropping
energies.
The last seen Of this philosopher and
statesman, he was looking about for a
boarding house, and apparently uncon-
scious that his bridal trip and honey
moon had about them anything peculiar
or striking.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-31
DETERMINED DUELLIsTs.
South CarOlinians Heated and
Take the Field---The Princi-
pals Wounded.


1t seems that a colored Democrat, a
firm and unflinching supporter of Gov.
Hampton, named Novels, living at or
near Mullins's depot, Marion county, s.
c., had been challenged to fight by a
man named Moody, a Republican and adj
herent to the cause of Chamberlain, liv-
ing near the same place. 1t was under
stood that the parties were to fight with
bowie-knives, and lively and interest
ing struggle was looked for. A crowd
had collected to witness the duel, and
among the witnesses were many Demo
Gratis, both white and colOred, who
wanted to see fair play. So, on the 10Th
inst, Novels and his party were on hand
at the appointed spot in good time, where
they awaited for Moody, the challenging
party. A conductor on the Wilmington,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad says
that the Democratic principal and his
party of three seconds returned to South
Carolina on his train, the seconds get
cipal at Marion. The seconds were very
uncommunicative, and, in reply to ques-
tons, intimated that the affair did nOl
come off on account of the non-appear-
ance of the principal on the other side.
After the seconds left the train, howev-
er, the conductor went into the car oc-
cupied by the principal, and noticing
that he had his right arm in his bosom,
as if he had been wounded, he asked if
there was anything the matter with it.
Nevels said that he had been shot, upon
which he withdrew his hand from his
bosom, disclosing a BLOODY sleeve, and
exhibiting to the conductor a severe
wound in the arm. Novels was then
asked if the reported duel really took
place. He replied that it certainly did;
that they met on the ground near Fair
Bluff at 10 o'clock, on Friday morning
the 18th; that they exchanged four shots,
he (Nevels) receiving one wound in the
pistol arm, and his antagonist three sep
arate wounds-one on each side of the
breast (high up), and one in the left arm.
He said the agreement was that they
were to fight until one or the other par
ty should cry Enough" but that when
his competitor received his last shot he
dropped, and could not stand up further
to face the music. Nevcls stated that
Moody had challenged him to fight two
or three times before, but he had told
him that he didn't want to shoot him
The seconds were armed with double
barrelled shotguns, and their appearance
suggested the idea that they were par
ty returning from hunting expedition.
They were very calm, as was the princi-
pal, exhibiting no evidences Of undue
excitement, and when the latter left the |
train, at Marion, he walked off vefy de- |
with his hand in his bosom,
and his appearance excited no remark or
attention. In fact, for a duelling party,
fresh from the field, both prin-
cipal and seconds exhibited remarkable |
GOODNESS. The Republican principal,
Moody, with his party, remained be-
hind, the impression being that he was
too badly wounded to be removed to his |
home. The distance between combat
ants was fifteen PAGES.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-31

One firm shipped from this town, last
year, two million five hundred and thir-
ty-one thousand seven hundred and sixty
eggs. They were sold at an average of
one cent apiece, which brought into the
country twenty-five thousand three hun
dred and seventeen dollars and sixty
.-Shelby0ille IsaR.) Neucs.
More meat was made in the country.
last year, than any previous year since
the war Almost every day we see great
wagon loads of fne-looking porkeFs be-
ing unloaded from wagons In front of
the groceries This is quite different
state of affairs, as it has been customary
for our farmers, for several years past,
to buy nearly all the meat for home con-
sumption from the merchant Our eoun-
try friends ere an the night track, at last,
ard II they win Continue their present
Gourae, Independence, ease and prosper
ity is not far ahead for them. We are
persuaded that there sis life in the old
land yet" ard mortgages on crons to
secure supplies at a Fate Of per cent, that
foFhids prosperity to the maker win soon
he thing Of the past.-RipFey Tenn
Aelrs.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-31

The jury in the case of the State
against Cap. Johnson, for the murder of
Martha West, brought in their verdict
on Friday morning last. He was found
guilty of murder in the second degree,
and sentenced to the penitentiary for 20
years. Under the circumstances, this,
to say the least, is a merciful verdict.
The age of the boy, and the condition
he was in at the time of the commission
of the crime, doubtless had its influence
with the jury, and saved him from the
gallows. On Friday afternoon, the jury
in the case Of Heaton King, who was
implicated in the same case, was impan-
eled, and at this writing the trial is pro-
crossing. Court will probably remain
in session all this week and part of next.
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nWIt i. q very imnortant matter to the

EBIt is q very important matter to the
peace-loving, law-abiding citizens of this
country, that the laws for the punish
ment of criminals should be strictly and
sternly enforced. Amawkish sentimen-
tally against the hanging of murderers,
or the Imprisonment in the penitentiary
of felons, will not do. We need energy
and firmness in the execution efthe laws,
so that evil-doers, or evil-disposed per-
sons, will be deferred from the commits
sion of crime. Our new Judge, Hon.
John A. Mckinney, seems to be firm and
energetic enough to meet the emergen-
cy. Now, let every member of the bar,
every juror, and every good citizen of
the community, sustain and aid him,
and we think a very great reformation
can be made in the county.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-31

wA Coroner's Inquest was held, one
day last week, on Buck Creek, in Haw-
kins county, over the dead body of an
infant, which had been found hanging
to some bushes on the bank of the creek
Upon investigation, it turned out that the
child had been thrown there the night
before, by its mother, Mary Jane Kelly.
She says that she did not kill her baby,
but that it was dead when it was born.
This statement, however, is not believ-
ed, and the woman is under arrest. Her
condition is such that she cannot be
brought to jail Infanticide is, as gen
eral rule, one of the hardest of crimes to
prove.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-31
A Large Tannery.

j. B. Hoyt & Co., New York, who
owns six taRReries in New Jersey. Penn
sylYania and West Virginia, have esti-
mated one at Chattanooga. and propose
to spend sa5O, 900 upon Is Eight hun
dred and ifty feet of buildings and
twelve homes for operatives have been
erected. The aggregated amount Of
capital invested in the seven saHneries
Is So, SOC, 300.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-31
HAWKINS COUNTY DEPARTMENT.
L. L. POATs, EDITOR.
RoGERsvILLE, JAN. 81, 1877.
wThe prisoner, Tarter, who has been

"a The prisoner, Tarter, who has been
80 long confined in the Rogersyille Jail,
charged with burning barn, had his
trial moved to Blountville, il Sullivan
county. 1t will be taken up there and
tried on the fourth Monday in March.
This case has already, we should think,
cost the State more than thousand dol
lars. He has been in Jail about three
years There are large number of
witnesses, and there have been two mis-
trials. 1t is to be hoped that our Sulli-
van county friends can dispose of it ac-
cording to law and justice.
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we learn that now business changes
will be made in MOrristown at an early
day.
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Opposite A. and @. r. X. Depot
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Daily Freight and Passenger Trains-sundays
excepted.
Arrive at Morristown 9:15 a. m. Depart loo p. m.
Arrive at Wolf Greek. 5:cOp. N. Depart $50 a. m
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PLA1s Raj, II LIGHTED wrsDOws. GLAZED:
The Republican journal., 1877-11-08
Jewels of Thought and Devotion

Not unto every heart is Gods good gift
OF simple tenderness allowed we meet
Nlth love IN many fashions when we lift
First to our lips lite's waters bittersweet
Love comes upon lis with resstless power
OF cubless passion, and with headstrong will ::
1t PLAYS around like April's breeze and shower
or calm flows, a rapid stream and still.
II comes with bcSSedness unto the heart
That welcomes it Alright or-bitter fate!-
1t Wrlngs the bosom with SO fierce a smart
Ihat love, we cry, Is crucller than hate
And then. ah me when love has ceased to bless
Our broken hearts cry out for tenderness
Joys are wings sorrows are our spurs
Richter
The beams of joy are made hotter by reflection
Fuller
What doth gravity out of bed at midnight {!
shakespeare.
Fortune is the rod of the weak and the staff of
the brave. Lowell,
Outward Judgment often fails, inward Justice
lever. Theodore Parker
Everything, even piety is dangerous in a man
without Judgment. lStanislaus.
Every nation may traffic in charity and commute
for pleasure [Jeremy Taylor
He who can conceal his joys is greater than he
who can conceal his griets [Lavater.
Death is friend of ours, and he who is not ready
to entertain him is not at home. bacon
How would you be if He which is the top of
Judgment should Judge you as you are [Shake-
sPeare.
Friendship is the medicine for all misfortune
but lngratitude dries up the fountain of all good
ness. Richecu.
There is nothing that is meritorous but virtue
and friendship, and indeed friendship itself 5 but
a part OF virtue. Pope.
Laughter is indeed akin to weeping and the
hunor Is as close allied pity as ii is abhorrent
TO derision Henry Giles.
Necessity is cruel but it is the ONLY test of in =
ward strength. Every fool can live according to
his own hkngs Anon.
Many judge rashly only for the pleasure they
take to discourse, and make conjeetures of other
mems manners by way of exercising their wits
De Sales.
Too much attention cannot be bestowed on that
important, yet much neglected branch Of learning
the knowledge OF mans ignorance Whatey
70 doubt IS an injury; to suspect a friend is
breach of friendship; jealousy is a seed sown but
III Vicious minds; prone to distrlst, because apt
to deceive. Lord Lausdowne
Little do men perceive what solitude is and how
far II eXtenGeth For a crowd is not company
ana faces are but gallery of pictures and ia TX
TR,o 'ii'Ai'iiS y 'iipai "nere there Is no love
knowledge does not comnrise all that 10 oon
tanned in the large term of cducation Tba fanl
ings are to be disciplined the passions ara tn bo
restrained: true and worthy motivoS ara TO bo ~
spred profound religions FEELING to IN. instaiIad
and pure morality inculcated under all circnm
stances. An This is comnr;sad in odnna+ian
daniel Webster
wish your daughters to resemble me in moth
ing but the love Of reading. kno,rine hv ay,ar;
cnce how far it is capable Of softeung The crnfInst
accidents of life: even the hsDpiest cannot he
passed over without manv uneasy honrs and
there is no remedy 50 easy a, books which If
The Republican journal., 1877-11-08
Silver Mining in the Lower Levels.
From the VIRGINIA (Sav EnternriSa

y EIItUrUT1St
Those who have n,ver narsou.Il ;,.noo+ad .,,o
lower Levels of our mines NAV obt,n same idoa az
the degree of heat to be found therein bv v;st;r,
the Savage works at the change Of shifts The
men-packed together as close as they can stand
on the stage--are popped IN ont Of The sbaft oil
steamira hot fer al the World Ito .nI h 'a,b an az
asparagus inst lifted from the NOT They nal q
their appearance in a cloud Of steam that nonrs mn
continuously from tbe ..denths nrofonnd and ~
dimly seen until they sten fnrth mon tha anor Il" nf
the works As the mon land ana sanarata nooh
carries with him for half minnie his little nr;vata
cloud of yapor, As this passes off the man "a seen
to be naked from the waist M his SKIN Az wet AZ
though he had lust been lifted ont of nool of wa
The Republican journal., 1877-11-08
To.Morrow.

The setting sun, with diving beams,
Had walked the purple hill to fire,
And citadel and dome and spire
Were gllded by the far off CLEAN
And III and out dark pine trees crept
Full many slender line of gold;
Gold notes athwart the river swept,
And kissed it as it onward rolled;
And sunlight fingered, 10th to go.
Nh well it causeth sorrow
10 part from those we love below
And yet the sun as bright shall glow
Tomorrow
The tide was ebbing on the strand,
And STOPPING low its silver crest;
The crimson seaweed lay at rest
Upon the amber ribbed sand;
Dashed DER the rocks and on the shore
Flung parting wreaths of pearlv spray,
Then fled away yet turned once more
And sent sight across the bay,
As though 1t could not bear to 60
All! well, it causeth sorrow
10 part with those we love below,
Yet thltherward the tide shall flow
Tomorrow
Two hearts have met to say farewell
Al even when the sun went down:
Zach life sound from the busy town
Smote sadl,' as passing bell
One whispered: Parting is sweet pain
At morn and eve returns the tide
Nay parting rends the heart in twain"
And still they linger side by side,
And still they linger, 10th to go
An well, it causeth sorrow
To part from those We love below
For shall we ever meet or no
Tomorrow
The Republican journal., 1877-11-08

If tradition proves correct, Rev. Mr. Abercrom
bic of Pelham was fond Of practical joke. A
Church Committee was appointed 10 reprove
him for drinking too much and. warned Of their
coming, the erring pastor told his wife to prepare
the first round of flip, which even this Committee
would expect with equal parts OF rum ard water,
the next with more rum, and the next mostly rum.
AS consequence, sunrise the next morning
two OF the Committee managed to reach their
homes, but the third lay prone on the floor. un-
able tC stir from the effects of the flip until broad
daylight At the adjourned church meeting when
this Committee made their report, it is said they
made very concise report Of their visit to the
pastor, and the kindly way in which he received
the reproof by reporting: I'VE have called on
the pastor as directed and he gave us Christian
satisfaction.
The Republican journal., 1877-11-08

The other day groccryman at Vallejo gave
large party at which the daughter Of the carriag,
painter who lived next door created IA decided sen
satlon. 1t was not that she was more handSomcl,
attired than the other ladies present, but tina
when she gyrated in the dance of death sh,
was observed to display the only pair of pink sill
stockings in the room. She left the house for few
moments at the expiration Of the dance, and il
the next waltz exhibited pair Of light blue dittoes
An hour later her crushed and exasperated femal,
friends beheld these supplemented by further host
of a delicate chocolate shade And SO it went OF
until her miserable rivals determined to follow he
the next time She disappeared. They traced hel
to her fathers paint-shop i'll the back yard, wher,
she discovered. brush in hand, and about or
namenting her neither extremites with final al
tistc coat of light salmon. The exulting spc.
rushed back with the damaging news, but it wa
too late. The men all too tight to understand
the music had gone home and the lights were be
ing put out. Thus it is that fraud and dupcity
triumph, while honest simplicity walks arounl
with darn on its calf and hole in its heel. Sal
Francisco Post
The Republican journal., 1877-11-08
Song from a Drama.

| know not if moonlight or starlight
Be soft on the land and the sea
| catch but the near light, the far light.
of eyes that are burning for me
The scent Of the night OF the roses,
May burden the air for thee. Sweet
lis only the breath OF thy signing
know. as lie at thy feet
The winds may be sobbing or signing,
Their touch may be fervent or cold
The night bells may toll or be ringing
! care not, while thee | enfold
The feast may go on, and the music
Be scattered in ecstasy round
Thy whisper, Il love thee love thee
Hath flooded my soul with its sound
| think not of time that is flying
How short is the hour | have won
How near is this living to dying.
How the shadow still follows the sun:
There is Daught upon earth. no desire
Worth thought, though t were had by
sign.
| love thee! love thee bring higher
Thy spirit, thy kisses, to mine.