The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-24

crowd, he referred TO q piston rod which
recently had been aecidently discharged
from locomotive short distance
above the water tank, IS ''eontraption
similar to long root with big head
on one end, and said eff it had struck
person it would have killed him re,
gardless of politics or previous condition
of servitude." The one he told about
the North Carolina steam tannery is q
good one, and may be related through
the columns of the GAZETTE at some fu-
ture time. tits good and will not spoil
- Messrs. Shannon & Thompson,
Clothiers, owing to the stringency OF
the times, are now selling better and
cheaper goods in their line than any
house in East Tennessee. They are anx-
ious TO dispose of their large stock be.
fore the Presidential inauguration oc-
ours, for fear of conflict, and to do SO
win offer their goods for the next thirty
days at astounding rates in cheapness
They will sell goods SO cheap that il
would make a person blush to ask a
lower reduction. This is no paid puff,
we do it gratis on our own hook, and
know exactly whereof we. speak. A few
days ago we patronized this firm to the
extent of suit of clothes and planked
down the cash in full therefor. To say
the least, we were highly pleased with
our trade, inasmuch as we. received as
handsome, as serviceable, and as cheap
suit as we could desire. If you doubt
our veracity, try for yourself.
We think our town authorities
would confer gracious aud beneficial
act, If they would establish an officer OF
two in the post-office lobby during the
opening of mails 1t is fast becoming q
grand nuisance, and is receiving the
condemnation of all law-abiding citi.
zens. A set of rough youngsters who
have no business make it habit to
nightly congregate there, and monopo-
lie every square inch of standing room,
crowd against and push old people out
the way, and indulge in such rough and
smutty language as to disgust any one
who may witness their foolish pranks.
Besides, on several occasions, they have
been so bold as to pick up grain from
the store-room of Messrs. Brown & Wells
and scatter the same promiscuously over
the house regardless of entreaties or the
damage they were doing. They all are
old enough to know right from wrong,
and if they do not stop il they should be
handled by the strong arm of the law.
We hope the nuisance will be checked,
and our people permitted to get their
mail without undergoing such unpleas-
antness as heretofore.
- Human beings, indeed, are strange
and hard creatures to satisfy. They,
generally, get either too much of good
thing or not enough. They seldom are
suited in anything. The fact is, many
are not competent to judge good thing
from bad thing-hence they are un-
able to distinguish the inferior from the
superior when they see or get it. And,
in this connection, we would say to
our readers, or any other person or per-
sons, with due Difference to their opin-
ions in either case that, if they doubt
the facilities of the GAzETTE's Job-room
in giving satisfaction in price, style,
quality and dispatch of work, snch Is
cards, tags, labels, bill-heads, letter
heads. bills of ladings, circulars, dodg-
ers, address envelopes, lawyers briefs,
posters-fuH sheet of GAZETTE size il
necessary hotel bills of
fare, or any kind of blanks or book
printing, let them come and test us. We
propose, if necessary, to verify the truth
of our statement, hence any one favor
ing us with an order for job-work, may
feel assured it viii be executed in the
latest style, with dispatch, and charged
at reasonable rates.
The denizens in the eastern part of
town were suddenly aroused last Mon
day morning between the hours of n
and o'clock, by the loud and keen re-
ports of pistol shots and loud challenges
10 halt. Early after breakfast, on said
a GAZETTE reporter anxious to
lnravel the mystery connected with the
shooting, double-quicked time down
own and the first person he met was
Mr.. Charles Dobson, of this place, when
{ was made known that he was one of
he participants in the shooting and the
facts were elected. Mr.. Dob
'on said he noticed strange man cast
ng sly gIances at him Sunday but did
lot give the matter much thought at the
lime. Late in the evening, same day,
while either going or returning from his
oora, which is over DR.. Carriger's drug
tore, he met Burdine, coIored man
working in Mr.. Townsend's shoe shop,
Who told him he had better keep a sharp
Vatch that night, that during his alb
ence he had noticed two unknown men
aking curious observations at his room |
nd every part of the house and present.
= they had slyly slipped behind it and
disappeared from view, and that he be-
ieved their Intention was to rob the |
rug store. Mr.. Dobson, in his Ian.
uage, returned to his room determin- |
to devote the entire night to learn
heir object. BE passed in and out his
Dom several times but failed to ssa
aem. He thought he Recognized one
tier in the night as he was going to his
oom but as the night was dark he was
OF certain. Dobson had changed his
ght clothes to dark suit just previous
!, this. About the hour above stated,
0 heard footsteps - if coming up the
airs to his room. He hastily GFRsped
revolver lying close by, and went to
le door and on planting his foot on the
atside was brought face to face with
so men about half Way the steps APP
reaching him. He challenged theas to
lit which they failed 10 comply with,
hereupon Dobson attempted to FIRE
them several times pushing on them,
ut the caps missed ere fEoas Lang exE