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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-07-18
Local Notes and 0fher Me.cs.

| LOCuE 4VOtC" UttU NeStSCt 4NCtCOs
Seven hundred Nashvillians have call
ed upon Judge 8. A, Duling tOrun for
Mayor
Attention is directed to the card of
Mineral Hill Springs, to be found in an
other column.
Rain is badly needed in this section.
Vegetation, especially corn, wants moist
ure.
Be sure and have your daughters
ready for the next session of the Nor
ristown Female College.
The Mobile Register thinks,it is about
time to punish the murderers of Mrs.
Surratt." And the public will soon be-
gin to think it about time to surround
the Mobile Register with lunatie asy-
lum. Memphis Acdlanche.
Day after tomorrow, the Goth, and
Queen Victoria has been on the throne
forty years. And in that time has done
as we'll for her people as any productive
agent they ever had.
There will be total eclipse of the
moon August %. Visible more or less
to the world generally, except to western
half of North America, Australia and
Pacific ocean.
We learn from passengers who came
through from Chattanooga on the east
ern bound passenger train last Sunday
evening, that there was a terrific rain in
Cleveland and that half the town was
submerged in water.
We are gratified to learn that our
young friend, Capt. w. G. Shelly who
has been connected with the Nashville
Pension Agency for some years and fill
ed his position with much credit, will
be retained in position by the Knoxville
agency.
We are glad to print the fact They
are passing through our town daily,
crowds of visitors to Tate Springs and
Mineral Hill. Pleasanter watering places
cannot be found in the South, and the
only surprise is that thousands instead
of hundreds do not attend them,
We would have the public under
stand that when we announce our terms
of subscription to be two dollars in adj
vance, we do not mean that we advance
the two dollars to pay the expense and
wait on them for the money. This is
mistake some people seem to have made.
The large glass windOw-front of the
Lookout Bank is undergoing an artistic
touch of the brush-worded /" Lookout
Bank" The legend is being executed
by Mr.. Reynolds, an Englishman, and
he displays high taste and the skill of
a masters hand.
Chancery Court, Hon. Ham. Smith
presiding, met Monday, and our town
contains unusual number of visitors
of the legal fraternity. The docket is
heavy, and many cases of importance
are expected to be disposed of this term.
We will give synopsis of the business
transacted next week.
Five hundred of our subscribers,
more or less, promised to pay their sub
scriptiOns when they sold their wheat.
We confidently expect them to redeem
their promises at an early day. We need
the money, and hope all who promised
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-20

as the main design of the order. The
grange is better without this class of
members. Wherein then lies the diff
ficulty? In point of fact the order
in Ohio, as a whole, is prosperous, II
the secretary's books be any index OF
prosperity. On the other hand it is
idle TO disguise the fact that many
subordinate oranges which are
sssquare on the books" are remiss in
efficient work and hold a precarious
existence. AS active and enterpris-
| ing as Patrons are in many sections,
the aggregate membership has decreas-
ed, and mainly because their names
have been stricken from the rolls, for
the non-payment of dues, the result
of nom attendance, rather than pur-
nose to withdraw from the order, and
herein we find the prolific course OF
encouragement and want of enter
prise. The subordinate grange that
shall ascertain the secret of this nom
attendance, and profit by the discov-
cry, will have entered on the right
road to success.-F. w. O., in
Grange Visitor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-20
goetrp.
THE DEVIL AND THE LAW.
YERS.

THE DEVIL AND THE LAW
| YERS.
The Devil came onto the earth on
day.
And into a courthouse wended hi
way,
just as an attorney with very grav'
face, ..
Was proceeding to argue the ''point
in the case"
Now, lawyer his Majesty never haG
seen, ,...
For to his dominions none ever had
been,
And he felt very anxious the reason
to know,
Why none had been sent to the regions
below.
"Twas the fault of his agent, his
Majesty thought,
That none of these lawyershXd ever
been caught,
And for his own pleasure he felt a
desire,
TO come to the earth and the reason
inquire.
Wen, this lawer who rose with Wis
age so grave,
Made out his opponent consummate
knave,
And the Devil, of course, was greatly
amused
To hear the attorney so badly abused;
But as soon as the speaker had come
to Il close,
The counsel opposing up fiercely
arose
And heaped such abuse on the head
of the first
An3 made him Il villian-of all men
the worst.
Thus they quarrelled, contended and
argued so long,
That twas hard 10 determine which
OF them was wrong,
And concluding he heard quite
enough OF the fuss.
Old Nick turned away and soliloquiz-
ed thus:
''lf all they have said of each other
be true,
The Devil has surely been robbed of
his due
But I'm satisfied now that it's all
very well,
For these lawyers would ruin the
morals of He'll!
They have puzzled the court with
their viilainOus ravil,
And I'm free to confess they have
puzzled the Devil;
My agents are right to let the lawyers
alone
If | had 'em they'd swindle me out of
my throne"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-20
C.. w. BAKER.
INSURA ANCE
AND
REA ESTATE AGENT, /,

Represents the following old and reliable
Companies-FIRE AND LIFE:
Liverpool, London & Globe, Eng.
Etna, of Hartford, Conn.
Hartford, of Hartford, Conn.
PhGnix, of Hartford, Conn.
Franklin, of Philadelphia, Pa.
Underwriters, of New York.
~German-American, of New York
sPbGnix, of New York.
Niagara, of New York.
American Central, of st. Louis.
| Life Association of America, St
l. ouis.
Mutual Life Insurance Company,
Of New York.s III s
The above.lineo OF Companies is the mos
reliable known.
4
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-20
5Mistellaneous.
THE RUBY CROSS;
-OR.-
THE HOUsEEEEPER' TREACHERY.
By ROSA V. RALSToN.
By ROSA V. RALSTON

A miserable little beggar, sparset
clad in dirty garments, her little barr
feet and legs frost-bitten, and a tat
tered shawl wrapped tightly arounC
her head, paused on the threshold o
the lage store of Logan, Adiholt &
Co. She would have been Instant,
driven away but for the kindness anC
charitable disposition OF Mr.. Olive
Logan, the ''head man. of the estab.
lishment. This was not the first day
she had come there asking aims
The bright blue eyes, sparkling amid
the sun-brown hair and soiled face
like stars peeplng through dusky
clouGs, had attracted his attention,
and the sweet smile with which she
always said ''rhank We, sir" for the
smallest pittance, quite enlisted his
sympathy.
She took out from a battered case
an old guitar, and the thin little fin
gers swept across the strings in a
wild, desolate melody that thrilled
the soul.
"Stop that noise and clear the door,
or I'll handle you, and that pretty
quickl" called out a rough voice
from within.
''Let the child alone. Give her
what she wants." interposed Mr.. Lo-
gan, coming from behind the coun-
ter.
eff you please, sir, give me some
thing to eat to carry home to my sick
mother" said the little girl, plain
lively.
"How long has your mother been
sick, little girl, and what is your
name p he asked kindly.
"Mother calls me Tatty. We live
at the lower end of the Bowery. She
used to sew for other people. But
one night when it was so dark ant
rainy, the wind blow d in the window
pane that was broke, and wet me anC
mother both. Then after that she
took sick, and has been sick evel
since"
'.Very well," he said, thrusting ;
couple of shining half dollars into thu
dirty palm, stake these and buy you
mother something that you think sh'
needs, and come to my house on Parl
avenue this evening will give yol
some shoes and warm clothes t.
wear
s'Thank ye, sir" she said, he
eyes filling with tears of gratitude a
she took up her guitar and trotted Of
toward home, her bare feet leayin:
red tracks on the white snow.
sob, mother, mother! see 'wha
I've got!" the childish voice exclaim
. ed, as she ran up to where delicate
half-famished looking woman lay o
straw-paliet in the corner of a smal
room in a tenement house. "Se
here! !" she repeated, drawing fror
under her shawl a tin plate of cris
waters and d loaf of bread with som
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-20

ed from putting his revenge into inn
mediate execution by the sight of the
worn, wasted face reclining SO heavily
against his bosom.
''Ged! how 1 have prayed that all
might end well for the sake of the lit
tie one. Take her, dearest--be kind
to her when I am gone. 1t is all for
the best. May-God-bless- 6
The voice died away. The echo of
that unfinished prayer was, let lis
hope, caught up by the angels and
borne to the Throne of Mercy.
The sainted spirit had passed from
earth. ~. ISL.
When Oliver Logan returned home
long after midnight, found Mrs. p.
still awaiting him in the sitting room,
as if to read her fate from one glance
at his face. He repelfed her with
horror as she came forward to meet
him. Not word was uttered. The
Towering woman knew he had learned
all, and quickly withdrew to avoid
his wrath.
! Sleep came not to the eyes of the
bereaved husband during the lons
hours of that night. He sat thinking
and thinking over the past till th'
gorgeous beams of the rising sun
steaming in through the blinds, re
minded him that the days duty wa
t to be performed-that of paying tn
last sad riets to his deceased wife.
/ Measures were taken to have he
entombed in a manner that was be
2 coming the wife of a wealthy mel
chant.
As for Mrs. Phillips, for the SAX
a of his mother, and in acknowl eds
v ment of past services, he settled
D yearly stipend upon her, and dismiss
ed her from his household as unfitte
v to rear his child.
h Tatty's prayer for ''kind, goc
e pa like Mr.. Logan" had been al
: swered. To the latter she soon b
G came devotedly attached, but som
: how she never could be reconciled
the change-never could understar
|, why she should be compelled to gi'
V her mother in exchange for fathe
r The ruby cross with the pearl-i
n wrought initials, that served as a eli
le to the discovering of the lost wit
was one of the many costly gifts tn
n had been presented by the brid
- groom on her bridal day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-20
THE GRANGE-WHAT SHALL
BE ITS WORK?

In a recent paper it was stated thai
- ----. r--I'--s&~ Granops there
was complaint of want of enthusi
asm, not infrequently an apathy, tht
result of which must be surrender
In the same paper was suggested :ha
a discovery of the cause producing
this indifference gives the key to re
cover the lost enthusiasm. Every
grange has few earnest, active mem.
bers. Every grange has few unen-
terprising drones. The former have
nc cause for encouragement, for the
latter are always to be expected, and
the grange must, like every Other
organized social body, pass through
stages of reaction, trial and discour-
agement, before it settles down to its
permanent work.
Could we look back over the
ground traversed by other orders, we
should find that they too passed
through the same difficulties in the
first years of their organization. The
Odd Fellows in England, organized
about the year 1912, and in the Unit
ed States about 1919 led precarious
existence, but finally triumphed by
persistence in a good work. Mason
ry in its earlier stages was practical,
and its master builders received sane
ton and support from governments.
That they failed to receive opposi-
ton and discoragement is hardly
credible, for since it has lost its
practical character and become merely
spe culative, it meets the same hostili-
ty, though on different grounds. But
with an abiding faith in the future
aud their purpose, these organizations
continue insensible to the indifference
of friends or the hostilities of enc
mics. That the membership is more
regular in attendance than that of the
grange requires proof. The order
of Patrons of Husbandry differs from
all other organizations, in this that it
alone enters into the farmers daily
life, and goes with him in his daily
avocations-seeks to contribute to
his social well-being-to arouse and
crafty his intellectual nature, and by
cooperative efforts to add to his ma
terial interests.
The unwritten work is simply an
unwritten language Its signs, SYM
bols and degrees are the object les
sons of nature, forever reminding ol
life's labors, duties and rewards. Its
purposes were eloqnently set forth by
the National Grange at st. Louis,
which have received the commenda.
ton of good men everywhere, who have
given the declaration careful study
Among all Patrons the aims ano
teaching of the order are heartily ap
proved, whether they be Jealous
| members or not. The most indiffer
ent is always ready to say 'the grang'
is good thing" That here ami
there one joined from curiosity, an
other for a political purpose, aud 9th
ers that they might reap where the,
had not sown, is not at all surprlsla
--nor is II matter OF regret ths
they long siace, dropped rom III
ranks of live oranges. . Yet eve
these will say the ''grange is q goo
thing though usually coupled wit
the averment that to be successfr
fhia,- ssbnhhu,, rs,ust hn ;-n.>r..se..tc. ..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-20
NOBODY CARES.
How the tide flows,
How the wind blows,

ot1e tiAIIC sUtss
Nohody knows.
And iris is oar life AMI all that =
osars
Till death csf.ies ana sns,t
unawares,
Who would have thought? Nobody
cares.
,;aI S;aITRSsEssPaTREIrI rIan 4 4 szs,s,srsr,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-10
r1E NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT SATURDAY. NOVEMBER TO-

cargo box. that her owners will use as a wharf
boat at some point on the Ouachita river. Sne
will, in future give through bills OF lading to all
points on that river. r.
The Evansville Journal. reerring 70 inc Al r q.
''She was crowded as full as she could BE- stuffed
with light freight, and had a cabin fall OF peo-
pie; She had great many horses ana reof n
the boat was covered with wagons. women.
children, dogs and poultry. sight OF me Lon
one, and hundreds of people hocked to see her
during her stay"
St. Louis Republican November 7: o.,o
The A. J. Baker was to sail for New Orleans
last night with three barges containing e9,o9O
bushels of grain. This included 94oe q bushels heels
eyan4 and e s o sdde street. the S
Mr. Geo. Lee has secured the bar privilege Of
Thorwegan's Charles P. Chouteau. He would
have been on the Grand Republic but for her
untimely demise Mr.. Lee is veteran boat
The John Gilmore left for New Orleans with
112 900 bushels Of corn in bulk, and also other
CAIRO Nov. 6.-,The weather was quite &c cold ID
this morning making ice Wflch was the hrS' Oh
The Joseph Fl. Bigley and John A. Wood. with
tows of empty barges. clear for Plttsourg thls
The q. P. schenck came to the wharf this
morning to load for New Orleans.
Memphis Avalanche, Nov; 8:
rene for shipment to New Orleans on Tuesday
morning The Dean will get all she wants and
| the Howard has a full cargo in sight. The HOY
| ard came in yesterday morning with 577o SACKS
| of seed and Ia bales of cotton.
The new steamers Clara s. and D. stein ~ me g
latter not quite completed, passed south Iasned
about 1900 bales cotton and the stein 800 bales.
The la ter is to run in the, upper Bartholomew
n1anded and chiefly owned by Capt. VIM. Wen
eel. They had large freight for points below
| Helena and for New Orleans.
| Get your kid gloves at Kreeger's.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-10

throughout the week all of the banks have
renorted a fair demand for money; and on the
streets fair transactions in paper have taken
place. ,
demand. both in bank and the street,
and rates for paper are firm. Exceptional
commercial paper 800, y cent; Al do $50;
second grade do %: loans on collaterals 100
70: Al mortgage paper 100. second grade do
% p cent per annum.
Gold is easier in consequence OF the decline
Foreign Exchange followed the course Of
Gold. closing 4 point lower than yesterday.
New York sight is weaker and active.
Stocks continue to rule quiet.
State Consols are neglected and closed easy at
S716@S78. aoa;,r, od,,,,a;,,or with
fair sales and closing at 37@37A
Gold opened at I9l03 against 1925 at New
YORK and closed at 1025s@l02zs, against 1921
in that market Sales-s4000 and $4,000 at 1903,
5000 and $1,000 at 1o27s, $4,000 and $4,000 at 1929
STERLING SALES-f50oo bank at 1913, $4,000
bankers' at 400 $4,000 bill of ladlng at 4Ss7a and
f70oO do at 4s9 bank sterling -@492R. CONNER
FRANC sALEs-5Oo,o 900 and $4,000 CONNER
cial at 5i614@515@. Bank francs =. and COM
mercia 6A@5154.
SIGHT SALEs-s5o 900 bankers at 1909
S65 900 do at sa5 900 BANK at $50 900 bankers at
7-16 $4,000 do at sl5 ooo bank ct a,l6. $500
commercial AZ Tic = cent al count Iae DanKs
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-10
ADVERTISEMENTS.
SEALED PROPOSALS.
DEPARTMENT OF WATERwoRKs AND PUBLIC !
Buildings. Hoom No. 80. City Hall, (
Npw 0rlaans Noyamb her 1877 y

DEPARTMENT OF WATERwoRKs AND PUBLIC
Buildings. Koom No. 49, City Hall,
New Orleans, November 8. 1877.
Sealed proposals will be received by the un-
dersigned until MONDAY. November H. 1877. at
10 o'clock. M. for repairs to Boys House OF
Refuge, according to plans and specifications
of City Surveyor.
The city reserves the right to reject any.and
all bids.
Parties making proposals for the work are
required to deposit with the Administrator OF
Finance. as an evidence of their intention to
abide by the adjudication, the amount of 500 in
cash, which shall be forfeited to the city In case
of failure to sign the contract.
Bidders TO whom contract is not awarded
shall have their deposits returned to them on
the day adjudication is made.
No bids will be received unless accompanied
by certificate of Administrator of Finance that
deposit has been made.
Proposals to be endorsed. Proposals for res
pairs to Boys House of Refuge"
JAMES ID. EDWARDS.
no7td Administrator.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-10
CANCELLATION OF BOND.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
State of Louisiana,
Executive DeDartment.

State of Louisiana,
Executive Department.
Whereas, THOMAS D. COX, former Treas
urer of the School Board Of the parish Of As
sumption has applied to me for the cancellation
of a. bond for the sum Of five thousand dollars.
subscribed by him, the said Cox, as prfne1pais
on the tenth day of April, 1875, with z. ]. Gill 8
bert, J. Chamberlain and Charles Dupaty as Sc
curisies, conditioned for the faithful performs
ance of the duties of the said Cox as Treasurer
of the School Board of the parish OF Assnmp-
ton;
Now, therefore, ], LOUIS A. WILT. Lieu-
tenant Governor and Acting Governor OF tn0
State of Louisiana, have thought proper 10
| issue this my proclamation, in order to give
public notice to all persons therein concerned
and interested to show cause. in writing. at the
office of the Secretary of State, at the city Or
| New Orleans, within ninety days from and after
the last publication thereof. why the said Dond
| should not be cancelled and annulled anu tho
| securities above named discharged from any
further liability.
Tn witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the State OF LOUIS
ana IN he bereunto affixed. at the city OF New
Orleans. this sixteenth day of October. In tho
wear of onr Lord one thousandeight hundred
and ACCOMPLISHMENT and of the one hundred and
second wear of the Independence OF the United
States Of America. orrr, xrrrr rry
Lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor Of
the State of louisiana.
By the Lieutenant Governor and Acting Gov
ernor:
oc1s sa Secretary Of State.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-10

s5c@$1: Turks Island neglected and nominal
at s9@90c for bags of two bushels; table salt. In
pockets. 1s1@71sc each, as in size.
WOOL-More stocks offering than there Is de-
mand and it is held above the views of buyers.
BURY is quoted at 11@12c, Louisiana clear 267sc.
clear lake 271a D29c p fb.
HID ES-Suppfy small and market quiet ;
country green s@s1ac dry sailed 13@13hc, dry
flint 14@D15c.
TALLOW-Market bare and nominally sc; :,
WHISKY-Dull. easy and irregular. GOOD
choice Western is selling at 81 07@1 10, and city
made at 81 O5@1 06 p gallon
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-10
DR.. SYDNEY DAVIESON'S
ARRIVAL In NEW ORLEANS.
DR.. SYDNEY DAVIDSON,

Dh. y LIN M La AGtooA>3
NJ. r.. G. g. LONDON, VI. ID. Giesen,
Author oosesEa2ns on efe
Senior Proprietor OF the missouri
State Museum of Anatomy,
st. Louis. Mo-,
Reps to inform the citizens Of New Orleans
and Vicinity and especially those who have al.
ready awaited themselves OF his services that
he has returned he t city fs Maseb at
his old rooms,
o Rampant street, Between Canal ana
CustOmhOuse.
And may be consulted DAILY from 10 a. m. I'LL
o. M, and from g. till p. m. ,.uuos
DIR. DAVIESON having adopted as MS line OF
practice the treatment and cure OF
Nervous Diseases,
Has spent years of study and research in that
branch Of Medical Science bearing sRefeIialy1 on
IfEs 9k s sSa tPs 1ss y
Vitality. and his long and varied experience In
the best European Hospitals. together with
Europe and America, enable him to guarantee
Relief to All Sufferers
who consult him. DR.. DAVIDSON has been
specially and remarkably successful In his
Treatment by Correspondence.
IT is however, desirable that at least one per-
Dr.. DAVIDSON especially invites the atten-
ton of those who by placing themselves under
the care of ignorant charlatans have only IN
creased their sufferings. The physician, who
understands his profession and labors with In
| telligence to advance it in the respect OF men,
| is beneiactor to mankind and the high esti-
nation in which Dr. DAViEs4N .b IL a nj b by
| apply to him may have
Implicit Faith in a Rapid and Perma-
nent Cure.
DR.. DAvIEsoN's work, a.. Practical Obsery ~ :
| valuable guide. and may be had, bound In
| cloth. price Is cents by addressing the author
| Dr.. SYDNEY DAVIES ON, No. Rampant street
| between Canal and tustomhouse, New Orleans
| or from GEORGE ELLIS. bookseller. opposite
Dr.. DAVIDSON may be consulted at No.
Rampant street, between Canal and Custom
house, New Orleans. up to the 31st of March
after which his address Will be 17O5 Olive street
st, Louis, where he has been permanently 10
| Gated for many years.
Office hours from 10 a. m. to 2 2. M, and IRON
to D. m. Sundays, 10 a. m till D. NJ. only
|