The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-03

/ A Maryland parent has christened
his triplets "Tilden," Hendricks" and
"Reform."
| when the cold wind blows take
care of your nose, that it doesn't froze,
and wrap up your toes in warm woolen
! hose"
- One hundred and fifty lives were
lost in the late gale on the British coast.
Another Grower" for Florida The
Supreme Courts mandate gives that
State to Tilden by "a majority. The
Democratic State and Congressional
| tickets arc also elected.
Now is the season of the year when
the home missionaries can do the most
| good among the shivering poor of the
country
- Red Cloud, Spotted Tail and other
representative Sioux chiefs, through the
Sioux Commission, have just made Pres
ident Grant present. 1t is a pipe of
peace.
: Brother Moody, in one of his Chi
cago meetings, asked all TO rise who
would promise not to offer strong drink
to callers on New Years Day. Nearly
the whole congregation stood up.
= The Athens Post learns that young z
man named Reynolds, in Meigs county,
while out hunting was mistaken by his
companion for a turkey and shot through
the breast. He was alive at last ac-
counts, but not expected to recover.
= Between now and the day of the
counting by Congress of the electoral
votes, the whole subject of the Southern
elections will be made so clear that even
Zach Chandler will be likely to doubt
the success of his scheme.
"A Memphis lawyer wanted to get
out writ of replevin on a house that
had been moved off the owners lot.
The Court suggested that it would be
difficult to find an officer capacitated to
carry out such a writ, and the jurist
changed his tacticts
- Hayes says he fully expects to be
inaugurated. Here, then, we are to
blasted expectation.
: Advertising pays. This has been
so often said that it may sound like an
''old story" 1t is true nevertheless.
If yon wish to buy or sell anything, let
it be known through the newspaper.
= An immense and excited meeting
of citizens recently assembled in the
State Capitol at Wisconsin, and was ad-
dressed by General George B. Smith
upon political affairs in Louisiana and
The speech was a scathing denunciatiOn
of Wells's Returning Board, and the
people denounced the Board as a stu
pendous fraud.
: The Statistician of the Department
of Agriculture. at Washington, in the
December report makes the corn crop
only per cent. short of the great crop
of last year, and so per cent. greater
than the crop of 1874. The aggregate,
subject to possible future revision, is
1895, 600, 900 bushels. Illinois is cred
tied with nearly $50, 600, 600 bushels and
Iowa with 155, 600, 900. Next in rank
arc Ohio, Indiana, Missouri and Kansas.
These six States produce six-tenths of
the total product. Tennessee, which
once held the highest rank in the coun-
try, now stands first in the Southern
States, followed by Texas, Alabama and
Georgia.
- Little Susie, aged five years, the
daughter of Thos. A. Burrier, of Knox
vile, was badly burned on Christmas
night, while indulging in an old fash
| ioned caudy-pulling.
"A desperate melee occurred in
Nashville on Christmas day, in which
several white men were severely bruised
and gashed by negroes. Seven negroes
| have been arrested.
= According to the Knoxville Gtron-
| Ecle, so many drunken men and boys
were never before seen on the streets ol
knoxville as on Christmas day
M. Harley, brakeman on tha
Louisville and Nashville railroad, was
run over and instantly killed by train
of cars in Edgefeld, the morning of tho
gath ult.
= Wilson Yowers shot and killed
Prince Ramsey the 22d ult,, on the No
lensville turnpike nine miles from Nash
| vile. Both are negroes, and had dis
puted over a game of cards. Ramsey
had always voted the Democratic ticket
George Pease and Chris. Smith ex
changed shots in Chattanooga on Christ
mas day, and both probably mortally
wounded.
A shooting affray occurred nea
Jonesville, Virginia, the 23d ult., be
tween the Neff brothers and FloyC
Thompson, resulting in the latter re
ceiving fatal wound, as thought. Boil
of the Neff's received a slight wound.
A Georgia negro stole ten cent
from his brother, bought powder will
it, and went hunting. On returning h.
was shot dead for the offence.
= All physicians in Texas, under thu
new law, are required to appear befor,
the county board of examiners, appoint
ed by the District Court, and stand al
examination in chemistry, anatomy
physiology, and materia medica, befor
they can have legal assistance in collect
ing their bills.
= The AsaeOiUe (N. c. Pioneer say
notwithstanding the scarcity of money
Asheville presents a stirring busines
appearance. Also, that the town is no
: cursed with that class of itinerant gen
fuses denominated s'tramps.
- The other night-so goes the stor
when all was still, and our inhabitant
were locked in sleep, a Morristownia
was suddenly aroused from his slumbe
by the loud and tremulous voice of hi
spouse crying out--0o-o0-lahi Oyi O-lals
whats the matter, honey?" he breatl