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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-02-21
A Pleasant Contrast.

Tennessee has something to be
proud of in its Legislative system,
as compared with Georgia. judging
by the following which we clip from
one of Redfeld's letters to the Gin
cinnati Commercial
To 90 from the legislative system
Of Tennessee to that of Georgia is
like going from the light Of the
nineteenth century into the dark
ness of the middle ages. There is
no State in the Union that has o
better, more effective and economi-
cal legislative system thanTenEesse,
and hardly any Sta'e that has a
more cumbersome, inefficient. and
expensive system than that Of Geor-
gia. | have seen the Tennessee
Legislature do more business in a
day than the Georgia lawmakers
seem able to get through within a
week. The Georgia Assembly is
more than twice as large as that of
Tennessee, and they can talk longer
auu san 1858 SAAsAA Vic oAinC uuLlD6E
of gigantic intellects anywhere else
on earth that we have knowledge Of.
The most expensive luxuries are
not always best, for the Georgia
Legislature costs more in one year
than the Tennessee Legislature does
in six! The Georgia Assembly is a
great unwielded concern Of about
225 members, who are paid seven
polIars a day. Sunday included, and
as much mileage as Congressman,
and meet every year. The Tennes-
see Assembly has but 100 members
meets only once in two years, are
allowed TO sit but rs days during
the two years, under penalty Of get
ting no pay. and only receive four
dollars per day while in session, and
o limited allowance Of mileage,
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-02-21
Tennessee Stone for Tennessee
Public Buildings.

A prominent stone mason was yes
terday shown samples of marble
from Merristown, Knoxville, Lou.
don and Lincoln counties, and re-
marked, on closely examining them.
TO Col. Killebrew, that he did not
see why the Nashville CusLom-house
should not be built out Of Tennessee
marble when it would rank with any
marble that could be found.
We fully agree with him. 1t
would be a shame to go off to South
Carolina, or anywhere else, for gran
tie. when just as good. if not better.
material can be furnished at consid-
erably cheaper rates than in South
Carolina, from which State the foun-
datiOn stone OF the Custom-house
was obtained. 1t will be remember
ed that, at the Centennial Exposi-
ton, Tennessee carried off the hon
ors for having the largest variety
and for the solidity of its marble, a
vast deal of which will weigh, on an
average, $50 pounds to the cubic
foot.
We speak Of this matter now, be-
cause the foundation of the Custom
house is about completed, and the
contract for the superstructure will
soon be awarded. Tennessee Ger
tainly ought to furnish the material
for her own public buildings.-NaSb.
american.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-02-21
: Table e. IT,. v. & G. II. r..

c., G. G.. 81 g. II. r..
Freight and Passenger Trains-Sundays
excepted.
) at MorristOWn 9:15 a. N. Depart loo p. m.
3 at Wolf Greek, scoop. m. Depart $50 a. m.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-02-21

A woman was horse whipped on
the streets of Bowling Green last
Friday This is the only case of old
fashioned bulldozing-excuse the
use of threadbare term-that Ken
lucky has produced since the Dan
vile preacher was thrashed while on
his way to church. The Paragraph
said all the mean things it could
think of about the Bowling Green
brute, used all The ''cuss words" in
its vocabulary, borrowed all it's
neighbors had and heaped 'em upon
the god-forsaken beast, and then
cried because it hadn't any more TO
say. 1t did just right, too, except,
in the first place, it should have
taken its double-barreI shotgun,
loaded down with buckshot, and
scattered the Tniscreants lillputian
brain over about two acres Of terri
toGy.-Comrjer Journal.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-02-21

Symptoms of Diseased Liver.
DAIN in the right side, under the
edge of the ribs, increases on pres
sure sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain
is felt under the shoulder-blade, and
it frequently extends to the top of
the shoulder, and is sometimes mis-
taken for a rheumatism in the arm.
The stomach is affected with loss of
appetite and sickness the bowels in
general are costive, sometimes alter
native with lax; the head is troubled
with pain, accompanied with dull,
heavy sensation in the back part.
There is generally considerable loss
ofmemory, accompanied with pain
full sensation of having left undone
something which ought to have been
done. A slight, dry cough is some
times an attendant. The patient
complains ofweariness and debility;
he is easily startled, his feet are cold
or burning, and he complains of a
prickly sensation of the skin; his
spirits are low; and although he is
satisfied that exercise would be bene-
fetal to him, yet he can scarcely
summon up fortitude enough to try
it. In fact, he distrustS every rem
edy. Several of the above symp-
toms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few of them ex-
listed, yet examination of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively deranged.
AGUE AND FEVER.
DR.. G. McLANE's LIVER PILLS,
IN CASES OF AGUE AND FEVER, when
taken with Quinine, are productive
of the most happy results. No better
cathartic can be used, preparatory
to, or after taking Quinine. We
would advise all who are afflicted
with this disease to give them A
FAIR TRIAL.
For all Bilious arrangements, and
as simple purgative, they are I'M
equaled.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine DR.. G. McLANE's
LIVER PILLS are never sugar coated.
Every box has red wax seal on
the lid, with the impression Dr..
MoLANE's LIVER Pills.
The genuine McLANE's LIVER
PILLS bear the signatures of c.
McLANE and FLEMING Bros. on the
wrappers.
B9- Insist on your druggist or
storekeeper giving you the genuine
DR.. c. McLANE'S LIVER Pills, pre-
pared by Fleming Bros, Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Sold by all respectable druggists
and country storekeepers generally.
To those wishing to give DE-. c. McLANR's
LIVER Pulls trial. we viii mail post paid 70 any
part Of the United States, one box Of Pills tor
twenty-five cents.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-02-21
Atlanta Market.
ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 1

CORRECTED WEEKLY BY II. T. cox & co.
WHOLESALE PRODUCE AND COM
MISSION MERCHANTS.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-02-21

The New York World says: We
speak not as partisans. but as Amer
lean citizens, when we say that such
decision is public calamity. The
purpose with which the public un-
derstood this Commission to be APP
pointed was not to declare that GER
tain Electors had or had not been
formally appointed and certified to
by somebody on q certain day in
certain States. 1t was to ascertain
and declare, there being two sets OF
claimants to such appointment in
certain States, which of these two
eets of claimants had been indeed
and in truth duly appointed" The
common sense of the country ex-
pected the Electoral Commission to
declare this only after it had ascer-
tanned this; and the common sense
OF the country felt, and feels to-day,
that the Electoral Commission could
only ascertain this, as the two
Houses of Congress. under the Con-
situation, might and should have as
certained it, going behind the prima
facie paper tiles on which both sets
Of claimants relied to find on what
these respective prima facie paper
titles were based. As Mr.. OConor
clearly showed the Commission this
could be done by going one step
only behind these titles, and that
one step could be taken with con-
venience, celebrity and safety. Why
has not that one step been taken?
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-02-21
Carry the News !!
no ADYERTISERS.

He has the best assortment Of CONNECTIONS and
groceries ever on exhibition in our town. AMI pro-
poses TO sell ehesp for cash or produce. feb2I-6m
, 1877-03-11

Ihe acqulttal of ALEXANDER SULLIVAN Of
the charge of numbering FRANCIS HASroRD
will occasion more surprise in other CON-
munities where the circumstances Of the
shooting were known than in this city.
Since the disagreement of the jury in the
first trial, the evident sympathetic leaning
OF the Judge to the accused, then disclosed,
and the apathy that set in upon the failure
to induce the Judge to resign or refuse to
SIT in the case again. led to general appre-
hension of an acquittal in the second trial,
Ihls apprehension passed almost into con-
viction when, q day or two utter the trial had
begun, the Prosecuting Attorney announced
that be had evidence that at least one of the
jurymen had perjured himself in swearing
he was not acquainted with the accused nor
pre]udiced in his favor; it was suspected
that more than one in the jury tried the de-
PENDANT rather in a friendly than an impair
Elal spirit, and this suspicion has been
strengthened BY his absolute acquittal Of all
, 1877-03-11

The late Turkish Premier, MpHAr PAsuA.
who was so summarily deposed recently, has
written letter in defense Of himself and to
set himself right before the world. The
scandal which he sets afoat is, that the Sui
tan deliberately and in a free-handed manner,
be6thng q good old Turkish monarch, took
out of the Treasury half million of Turk
ish pounds, which he squandered upon his
political favorites in the palace and his hou-
:ris in the seragiio. A1mHAr PAsaA protested
against this little financial operation, and was
dismissed for his trouble. The miserable
sham Of Turkish rule is shown by the fact
that, just before this high-handed perform
ance, the new Turkish Constitution, which
was intended to dispense the mob. Of palace
favorites, had been proclaimed with q
great flourish Of trumpets. 1t now ap-
peazs from M1pHAr PAsHA's statement that
the Sultan himself was the first person to
violate the new Constitution. The story is
very fair illustration of Turkish perfdy.
II the ruler himself will not respect the in:
strument which he has approved, what can
be expected Of the people, with such an illus
hious example set before them:
, 1877-03-11
CONVENIENCE F0k VOTING

Part of the right Of voting is the right to
vote without violence, intimidation, cost, de-
lay, OF Inconvenience. The privilege Of vot-
ing is. or may be, an expensive one, when
the voter has to spend half day, or even
longer, to reach the polling-window to de-
post his ballot. The weather on the day of
the last Presidential election was extremely
cold, raw, and disagreeable no one could
stand in the open air, exposed to the wind,
especially stand there several hours, with
out enduring severity to which no one
ought to be compelled TO submit for the
privilege of voting Several thousands of
voters, because of their age, their in
trinity, or the general condition of their
health, were forced to retire from the polls
without voting. The remedy for this evil is
an easy one. 1t is to SO increase the number
of voting precincts as to give every lawful
voter in the precinct the opportunity to vote
without delay. The hours for voting are
from a. NJ. to p. m.,-ten hours. Voting
at the rate of one a minute, which is as fast
as can be carefully done, with the registry
List to be examined and the voter properly
questioned, will admit Of only GOO votes
being taken within the whole ten hours,
Yet at the last election in this
city there we're but fourteen precincts
at which there were less than 500 votes
polled- These precincts were generally re-
mote ones, where the population was scat
tered over wide area OF territory. On tho
other hand, there were thirteen precincts
at which from 1000 to 1.347 votes were poll
ed. This was extraordinary voting, but it
was an unjust e.action Of the voters. There
were 10 less than sixty-four other precinctsat at
which the number Of votes taken in ranged !
from 800 to 900. At all these precincts, it is
safe to assume there were many voters, unable
or unwilling to give from two to six hours
time, who did not vote, and who, after going !
to the polls, left without voting. There are
thousands of persons employed at labor who
cannot get of from work to vote before
o'clock, who are at present as practically ex-
:luded from the polls as if they were dis
Iranchised BY law. The labor imposed On
he election-judses of examining 500 to 1000
'otes at night is too e1acting 1t delays the
'ount until eome time next day !; and a
:ount performed under such circumstances
s necessarily more or less careless and inex-
Ict-
NO precinct ahould hare more than 50o
, 1877-03-11

It was prophesied by certain wise men in
Washington that cx Senator D. II. KEr, Of
Tennessee, would be defeated for confirma-
ton as Postmaster-General. It was said
that MoRros:, CoSK1rso, BLAINE, and CAN
xRos intended to make powerful resistance,
and that nearly all the Democratic Senators
would also oppose him. But it is pretty evi-
dent that the gift Of prophesy closed with
the day of miracles So fur from being op-
posed BY the four Senators named, they a1l
voted for him, as did almost all the other
Senators Of both parties. It seems there
were only two votes cast against his confirm
alton.
, 1877-03-11

We print elsewhere communication from
q French citizen, taking exception to an az
ticie upon compulsory education in France
which Was recently printed in The Chicago
TRIBUNE The principal objection Of our
correspondent, and the only one of conse-
quence, is the statement Of the illiteracy of
one-third of the population of France He
seys: II do not wish to charge TEE Tnm-
uSE with prejudice against the French peo-
pie; but I claim to possess sufficient author
lty to show that sucn an accusation is a mis-
representation, and your informer is en-
tirely wrong on the subject" AS TIE Cal
uAGo TRIBUNE does not wish to be suspected
of prejudice against the French, we have no
hesitation in saying that our informer is NJ
"ADD1sGTos, the French Minister of the
Interior, who made the statement officially
to the French Assembly.
, 1877-03-11

1
sue o' sac WIN thosc OF the latest The na7-
az'ne-"rlter wnom we have already partly con.
| 1ro'e1tcu can ma no dissent from his enthust,
astu eoueein'nS Tue ola aftlsts. The ,outiincs
Iuat nass cotne m oo"n 70 u.s." be writes, sa,e
~. dra,r ha- | a.;,a",s asA nosnsuA Of the stoua
u.e" 'let a'l1lnals IN spirited action, forming
t'. .ue.t ne.los 70 gaze 1ntently behind them, Or
| mt,ns Tue lees 70 enasc hy-all with vlyactv
49, a,,.,oaat" pp% tll1t "ou4o scarcely disgrace
H. - 1;s.,s,"s noahH nEst sketches for
.t.s- a .f1a~~. .eel ue na1o1y essentially better
suu.h -, r.1aes e "D'A Tue te'noeef oro"sed inthe
ts 1 eha,sa ~ -" e1a1oe alter statue
ara s,,t-asah sR ~, om petaeen tne fyramits
,hsa .1a n"n- a. eons1aelaoly earlier in data
-. 49, sDe 80. anAAnAa' ana constituting for
E.'.. r. w.. -'I au.aI" p'eso1e-sallery These
-s,p.'1u po'ttut!sss s1fuck out an art whl:h
"-9 ~ Ano" uo ilFa' 4nen inc immediate pre-
a'-,s'' r. 1nA0 u was aaf'ng' analytic, in
et.Sa .uaa'' ~ npeenncoS l nave seen from the
1sIuoeuu. ~ nout@A ufo worthy OF DuRsR and
--o'' "'' Aoo u."st CONTINUOUSLY lrota the more
.ol1lnon's -a'copteo type OF Egyptian Ike
lucy give tue stronges.
1oe@ " "o.nan ~u'ancerhens SIX thousand
3e.o s'' nso' a. lne ''ne tne second pyramid Was
puno4ns' oa' LUIS sa'aaoos school OF art ap-
p"susis sanA c"1npleteiy out OF sight, and
te.o"ua'sa ootmng. IL Pershed without an
1.'., 20 tue att u Tue Aztees has done. The
~. ms'a'4c aFs "n1cn succeeded 1t In Egypt was an-
c."e, "'aetet, anu tn's was "nat taught the
oeeHs f'ea'etc portsaltufe retired out Of this
~ ~ 'ue "otlo' SO lar as appears, Tor about
''uo wv ye"s,-a long eenpse.'
LUG mention OF nleFat1c art again recalls tho
eouuees'on u o1ceh art' ana art generally, with
le'sion' IL mas oeen maintained BY some that
Ine patronaee OF church STILES the vital ele-
meots Oh progressive and liberal art. We
nave found that this Was the case in Envnt II
, 1877-03-11

The Chicago produce markets were active
saturday, and generally weak. Mess pork
':!osed 25c per brl lower, at $1s.s74@l3.so 50
TOR April and $l4074@141o for May.
Lard closed 12tc per 100 lbs lower, ut S9.2o
@9~2o4 for April and S9.3o@9. SCI for May.
Meats closed Ac per brl lower, at 43c for loose
shoulders, 75c for short-ribs, and 74c for.
short clears. Highwines were steady, at
$L05 per gallon Flour was quiet and un-
changed Whest closed lie lower, at 81 eesz
for March and $lo555 for April Corn
closed 3c lower, ct s9{c for March and 43tc
, 1877-03-11

Sereral correspondents of Democratic pa
pers have been telegraphing that ex-Pres1-
dent GRANT was doing ali in his power to
St. Louis Glde- Democrat has given publicity
to the same report But the statement is
wholly false. Gen. GRANT did not lift a
finger or utter word against his confirma-
ton. He is very friendly to Gen HAYES,
and warmly approves his Southern policy,
and desires it to succeed If Gen. GRANT
ha1 been member of the Senate he would
have undoubtedly voted to confirm any one
of tie new Cabinet, recognizing the obvious
p1opriety as well as right of the President to
have Cabinet of his own selection.
, 1877-03-11

voters. All OF the present precincts at which
over 500 votes were pol1ed last November
ought to be divided. There is no evil to be
apprehended from having the precincts too
small. The less number of voters IN
precinct the, less danger to be ap-
pretended from voting by persons not
entitled to vote therein. In a precinct
with 100 voters, each man entitled to
ballot could be readily known, and all
others offering to vote could be detected and
exposed. In another column we give some
detailed figures on this subject. Arportion-
ing voting-places to the wards according to
the number Of voters would call for large
increase in the number Of voting g-places; but
this is trifiing consideration compared with
the present evil. Taking the yote at the last
election, every precinct where the aggregate
equaled or exceeded 500 ought to be so reduced
as to leave that number the maximum. If
division be made so as to create three precincts
out Of one at which 900 or 1000 votes were
po1led in November, so much the better; the
increased facility for voting will call out
larger vote in every precinct. The reduction
of the number of votes polled at each pre-
cinct will greatly facilitate the counting of
the vote, and give the inspectors time to
complete their count and make QUE their re-
turns in compliance with the law, which it
will be remembered was found to be impos-
sible in so many instances last November.
The recent laws passed at Springfield have
doubled mp two elections; SO that, BY adding |
forty or fifty more voting-places, the in
creased cost of the elect1or will be offset by |
The saving in holding one election in place Of
two. We hope the City Council will not
neglect OF overlook this matter.
, 1877-03-11

The Pope of Rome does not seem to meet
with success in his effort to have q reopen
sng Of the Vatican Council. In reply to the
queries addressed to the Congregation of
Cardinals, they answer that, as the causes
that interrupted the Councilhave not ceased,
its resumption would not be opportune, and
that he had better wait for more favorable
opportunity to make new Syllabus. Eri-
dently, the Cardinals have had of late ali the
experience they want in attempting to deal
with political questions
, 1877-03-11

ants, be might enter upon the new work with
every advantage, The names Of the gentle
men he has selected promise an able, honest,
and determined effort at reform. Tho Cabi-
net, as it stands, is rs follows:
Secretary Of Sfate-W;LllAM II. EvARTs.
Secretary Of The TTt0sury-JonS SHxHHAT.
Secretary Of lgar-GEonGE ". McCnARx.
Secretary Of tie Nary-RscuAnp ". THOMPSON.
Secretary " the Inferio rioT-CAnL ScHrHz.
Postmaster Gea<rai-DAvlu 81. KEY.
A{fornev- -General-CHAR1Es DEyESs.
, 1877-03-11

for May. Oats closed Sc lower, at 32&c for
april and 343c asked for May. Rye was
easier, at c1!@G3c. Barley closed dull, at 43c
for March and 48!c for April. Hogs were
dull and rather weak. at S5-25@5. Is for poor
to choice. Cattle were quiet and firm, at
S3.25@5.75. Sheep we're steady, at $1,000
$50 for poor to choice grades. oae hundred
dollars in gold would buy $1o4.S7t in green
backs at the close.
, 1877-03-11

The St Louis GID. has IN idea that Chicago,
Tor mortgaged, bankrupt, and played-out town,
has way Of picking up business that would
benefit st. Louis to initiate. Thus: !.
While S.. Louis has been sitting down pityfns
ChicaRo has built railroads around ST. Louis In
, 1877-03-11

It WIS predicted by the quid-nuncs at
Washington that if ScHuRz we're confirmed
it would be BY an extremely close vote. The
Golc- Democrat went so far as tosay that, " If
Scuuz is confirmed at all, it will be BY the
votes Of some thirty Democrats and eight or
ten Republicans, the former voting to create
mischief in the Republican party, and the
latter from the belief that they ought to sup
port the Cabinet just as it is nominated" 1t
turns out that be received forty five votes
against two. 4 few Republicans did not
vote, but the majority of those present sup
ported him. Even SIMON CAMERON voted for
him, and also voted for EvAnTs and KEY.
He could not stand the pressure SO many
Of the influential men Of Pennsylvania
poured in letters and kilograms upon him,
calling on him to indorse the Cabinet nomi-
nees, as to convince him that he was going
contrary to popular sentiment, and he re-
considered his intentions, swallowed his
chagrin. and voted to confirm.
, 1877-03-11

It Was narrow escape for the people Of
Chicago, and every other large city in the
State, when Mr.. KEHoE's Town-Election
bills all but failed Of passing in the House
without the emergency clause, which would
have defeated their operation this spring. It
is fair to assume that the opposition came
from misunderstanding Of the measure on
the part Of some Of the country members.
But as the two bills are now part of the
law Of the State, having been promptly
signed By the Governor, the city officers and
town officers Of Chicago will be elected on
the same day,-the fist Tuesday in April
instead Of two weeks apart, and the same
voting precincts and election judges appoint
eddy the Common Council for the city lection
will serve fer the three town elections in the
South, North, and West Divisions This will
almost certainly insure as large vote for
town officers in their respective districts as
for city officers, SO that the bummers will no
longer have the whole matter in their own
hands, and there will be the same protec-
don against repeating and ballot-stufing in
the town elections that there is in the CITY
election. The town-meeting system has
been maintained in Difference to the country
districts, where it works well; but the law
provides TINT the Common Council shall also
have the discretion of designating the place
Of meeting in the towns located within the
andit is probable that some large
hall will be selected where the taxpayers,
who are chiefly interested in the amount
voted for town taxes, will be willing to meet
OF this and the voting-places the Common
Council of Chicago should now give imme-
late notice, SO that the public may have
he full benefit Of the law this spring,
, 1877-03-11

After sleeping over the matter, HI. BLAINE
came to the wise conclusion to vote to con-
firm tbs Presidents Cabinet nominees, and
to cease antagonizing his Southern policy,
at least until it had taken tangible shape.
, 1877-03-11

THE GOLDEN STAR BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
Meets to-day At r. m sharp. IT Room =, Mccormick
II ii BLOCK full attendance desired. BY order Of
Ii. President. j. T. SPAELDlNG, Sec
, 1877-03-11

CHICAGO CHAPTER. No. 1c7, r. A. M--l34 TWEEN
tysecond-st SPECIAL Convocat1on Monday evening;
II. s. deEreeA Visiting Companions cordially invited.
BY order Of the II. E. II. F. ELI SMITH. Sec.
, 1877-03-11

coRISTHIAS CHAPTER, NO. g. r. A. M.-Reg-
o'clock Work the P. anc NJ Z: Degrees. By order
J. a. CRAWFORD, H. r.
, 1877-03-11

10. o. F..John l.. Darnum. r G.. will delireE an
hadreex ''Early Odd Fellowship In Chicago" to
Tn.on Lodge No. S their hall Washington aud
CLARK .kts. on Thursday evening" March IS. All mem
bcFa Of the order cordially invited. BIZ orcr n G.
AL PAAFERBERGE, Sec.