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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

Great excitement was caused at Col.
umbia, Tenn, last Wednesday, on &C
count of Gov Porter having COMMITTED
the death sentence of Israel Thomson,
colored, to Imprisonment at hard labor
for life, on the recommendation of all
the Supreme Judges and Attorney Gen
eral Heiskell, except Judge Turney.
Thomson was charged with the murder
of Rufus G. Jackson, of Maury county,
in 1875, for which he was sentenced to
be hung by the Circuit Court of Maury
county Through counsel the prisoner
appealed to the Supreme Court OF the
State, and on the 10Th day of last month
that tribunal confirmed the sentence of
the court below. Subsequently, the At
torney General and Judges Mcfarland,
Freeman. Deaderick, Sneed and Attor-
ney General Heiskell recommended to
the Governors Communication of the death
sentence, which was granted by the
Governor, and last Wednesday Thoma-
son was conveyed to the penitentiary at
Nashville. When the fact was made
KNOWN III OO1uAUA3, w COACoNoy AA6ASi
a large number of tho citizens assembled
on the public square, where speeches
were made denunciatory of the officials
named, and the course of Judge Turney,
in refusing to recommend commute
ton of Thomason's sentence was warm
ly endorsed. Efigies with placards bear
ing the names of Gov. Porter and Judges
Sneed, Freeman, Mcfarland and Dead
erick were swung to telegraph pole
and burned. Commenting on this ex-
traordinary and scandalous proceeding,
the american editorially remarks that
whatever the circumstances, whatever
the provocation alleged, to the sober
thinking, law abiding people of our
State, such an outbreak can be butcause
for the deepest regret, if not actual hui
initiation"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

The manuscript story, /" Lille Neil
rev. is not altogether without merit, on
the contrary there are portions of it ex-
ceedinely well told and that would be
creditable to more experienced writers
of fiction. We are sorry that we are
able to accept the authors terms. We
are not disposed to pay anything at all
for that sort of contributions.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

There has been marked advance in
breadstuffs, especially flour, in all d.
rections. Whether it is altogether spec
ulative or based upon an increased de-
mand and short supply is not apparent
at this time
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

Col James E. Carter, representing
the extensive and popular house of Cot
fin, Wilson & Co., Knoxville, was with
us last week. He was returning from a
successful business trip to the upper
counties.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

Dr. John p Hammer, of the Internal
Revenue Department, spent couple of
days in our town last week. The next
sixty days will find him in the neighbor-
hood of Rankin's Depot.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02
I. III rATE & co

have just received from the East
ern Markets a Large and well Sc
Iected Stock of Goods, and are
prepared to offer TO their friends
of Hamblen and adjoining coun-
ties, some Rare Inducements i'm
Prices, and they respectfully So
licit those in search OF Bargains
to call and examine their Stock
and Prices before Purchasing.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

Mr.. Bayless, well known to our citi-
zens as an experienced and skillful art
list, has opened Photograph Gallery in
the McCrary building. Read his an
nouncement and give him sitting.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

Prof. ]. A. Carriger, late of Reagan
High School, was granted license to
practice law at the last term of our Cir
emit Court.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

If YOU wish to be pleased with The
goods YOU purchase call on ]. Fl. Tate
q Co. They have bargains in every
fhinp-and the same polite attention Will
be shown you II you purchase or only
examine.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

The baltimore Favorite" is the best
five cents cigar made. j. Fl. Tate & Co.
sole agent.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02
Mechanical Multiplier and Inter.
est Calculator.

est Calculator.
It is the best, the most convenient In
terest table in existence.
It is easily understood.
Every business man will buy it.
1t retails for 81.
We want active young men with good
business qualifications to sell il.
FERNS; exceedingly liberal
Address,
HODGES 81 CANNON.
Morristown, Tenn
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02
Local Notes and Other NesOs.

Merchants and others are invited to
the advertisement of ]. A. Rayl.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

On our outside we give reports of the
growing wheat crop from different To-
calities. Generally it is represented in
a healthy and vigorous condition, prom
Using satisfactory yield. In this sec
ton we are informed that the wheat and
oat crop are assuming better appear
ance than two weeks ago, when the pros
poets were gloomy. The seasonable
weather has brought a change for the
better and the prospects are good for an
average yield. The farmers are busy
planting their corn.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

Those beautiful prints at J. FL. Tate
& Co.'S. are extremely cheap.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02
ATTENTION, LADIES /!

S II n n on q CO.,
Have the largest stock of Millinery and
Dress Goods ever offered for sale in this
country. May 2--2t
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

Let all who can do so, go to Economy
next Sabbath and hear Drs. Sulljns and
Taylor at the dedication of the new
church. It is only two miles from town
just a pleasant trip in this balmy
spring weather. We may not again have
the opportunity of hearing two such eIo-
quent divines in enc day
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

We hear that change of schedule of
the passenger trains of the East Tennes-
see, Virginia and Georgia road is con-
templated by its managers. The new
schedule is to be much faster than at
present.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

We have heard complaints that per-
sons sometimes visit the town cemetery,
destroy flowers and mutilate shrubbery
about the graves. This is, to say the
least, very thoughtless and should never
be INDUCED in by any one. Let US
rather be careful to cherish every me-
mento that has been planted there by
the hand of affection; thus encouraging
those interested to make our cemetery
place of such elegance and beauty as be-
come the solemn1ties of such sacred
spot.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

Mirrors Of all sizes, and cheap, at ].
Fl. Tate s. Co.'S
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

Call at headquarters" and examine
our cheap and excellent stock of Ready
made Clothing, for spring aud summer.
Latest agony. j. Fl. TATE d Co.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

Our fellow-servant, George Bewley,
colored, who has suffered so long with a
scrofulous trouble in the elbow joint of
the right arm had it amputated last
Wednesday by Drs. Magee, Owens and
Howell. He is doing well, and notwith-
standing he is minus an arm, he bids fair
to live much longer than had the opera
ton been postponed little longer.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

A Barrel Of Fresh Candy just receives
byJ. III. Tate s. Co Best manufactured.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

The advertisement of the MorristOwn
Wooden Factory, in to-day's GAZETTE,
brings before our readers home enter
prise which deserves the cordial encour-
agement of our people generally. Mr..
Lane is prepared to give full satisfaction
to those who patroniZe his Factory, and
it is time we were learning to sustain lib
orally home enterprises, a deserving one
of which is the Morristown Wooden Mill.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

The cambridge Waterman is the name
of a new paper just started at cambridge,
Tenn, the first number of which is be
fore us. 1t is a seven-column sheet on
new type, and is entirely creditable to
the young gentlemen who bring it out
and to the venerable village it more d.
rectly represents. 1t is Republican in
politics. j E. Dyer and Sam Frame are
the editors, and the first number shows
an industry and spirit that the good peo-
pie of Jefferson county will hardly fail
to appreciate by living support. We
wish our young friends pecuniary sue
cess. Here's our 70, Phrame.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

CLOCKS, best tlme-keepers, at Tate's.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02

Sam Perry, colored, died very SUDDEN
ly in this town Sunday morning. He was
in good health Saturday and eat hearty
supper that night. We understand the
deceased had been in the employ for seY
eral months of Capt. Trimm. He came
to town last Friday and stopped with a
colored family in the west end of town.
Report says he had a considerable sum
of money with him. Only fifty cents
was reported as found upon him after
death. His sudden death and the I'M
seemly haste with which he was buried
has caused strong suspicion of foul play
and the matter may yet be investigated
H. E. Dewitt and family. DR.. Page
and family, D. Ottinger and family, and
James Ellison and family, of LeadvaIe,
together with five young men Of the vi
cinity of Parrottsville, leave East Ten
nessee tomorrow Thursday tn seek
homes in Oregon. The party numbers
eighteen, composed of good and substan-
tial men who will be an acquisition to
the industry and intelligence of the To-
cality they make their homes. We re-
greet to chronicle the departure of such
citizens from our section, but we hope
they will realize the bright dreams they
have of lettering their condition in the
Ell Dorado of the West. They expect
to settle in the neighborhood of Oakland,
Oregon. A pleasant and safe journey
to them all.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-11
The Hermit of the Highlands.

There is curious old. character at the
Highland Light House, who is familiarly
known there as the Hermit of the High
lands" His name is Ravens, no rela-
ton, except in his pecularities, to "Ben-
ny Ravens, O." of West Point Havens,
of the Highlands, is now 80 years of age
For more than 40 years he has been ship
news agent at that point, his business
being to telegraph to the Ship News Of
fee in New York City the vessels which
appear off Sandy Hook making for this
point. Some IS years ago, before the in
vention of the electric telegraph, he was
stationed in this city On the top of the
Custom House and worked the So
maphoric telegraph, which was used in
those days for the same purpose. Not
being we'll one summer, he asked for two
week 8 vacation, and was transferred to
the Office at the Highlands. For some
reason they forgot to recall him at the
end of his two weeks, and he has been
there ever since. The system of tele-
graphing has changed; steamships have
come into common use, whereas when he
went there, there were only few plying
the ocean. He had witnessed the rise
and success of all the large steamship
companies of this country and England,
and scores of vessels have been wrecked
on the reefs within sight of his Office.
He never leaves his Highland home un-
less on business connected with his office,
and if he is called to New York City he
hurries back as soon as possible. AL
though living only few miles from
Long Branch, he has never visited that
place. In spite of his extreme age his
eyesight is still very good, aud he can
distinguish ships at distance Of ten,
fifteen or even twenty miles at sea, and
declare correctly their name by the little
peculiarities in their build and rigging.
What appears to the ordinary eye only a
speck on the horizon, to him is almost
always familiar form whose name he
can call instantly.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-11
Tribes and Tongues.

The San Francisco correspondent OF
the New York Examiner and Chronicle,
gets off the following spicy description
of the people of the Bay City:
Sometimes painters used to go to Glib
raltar to copy the costumes OF far coun-
tries that sets the streets in blaze, but
to see nations, come to San Francisco.
You meet Spaniard in wide hat, an
Italian with ink in his hair, cOrrelati, .
Of frogs and soupe-maigrs, all in a minute.
A California Indian in still shoes, moon
faced Mexican in partial eclipse and
sort Of African by brevet, Russian with
. square chin and furry look, all in
three squares. You elbow South Ameri-
cans, Australians, New Zealanders. You
accost man who was born in Brazil, who
halls from Good Hope, who trades in
Honolulu. One of the great Chinese
merchants with an easy gait, an erect
head and boyish face, is coming around
hind YOU Gan Israelite in whom is no
guile" is before you. The Scotchman is
here with the high cheek bones, the blue
eyes, and the cutty-pipe and word from
Robby Burns in his mouth. The Dutch
have taken us, and the Irish, do they not
"thravel the round wurrld" OF course
New England is here, and New York and
the South. They are everywhere, but
show us your Columbians and Peruvisns
and Sea- islanders, and all sorts of peo-
pie from the outer edges of biographies
and the far borders of aliases, as here.
Japanese and Chinese signs grow familiar
TO YOU in week. Sclavonians and Mon
goiians are as thick as red pepper in East
India curry. 1t is q tremendous Poly
glot.
write in the Baptist metropolitan
Temple" q cosmopolitan church whose
doors are open to all nations, and the most
elegant and spacious sacred edi6ce-sscred
to God aud to man-in California. 1t is
built of pine from "the wild where rolls
the Oregon" of fir, Of sequoid, the giant
red. wood of California. Nothing CON-
posing the structure is familiar to Eastern
eyes. We walk upon stone from Port
land. we drink melted ice from the Sier-
rss, we write upon portfolio from China,
on paper kept in cabinet from Japan,
with pen of California gold. We step
upon a mat from Central America, re-
cline upon . pillow woven Of grass from
the ocean, eat the eggs of sea-birds with
shells OF Egyptian marble, sit in the shade
of an Australian tree, and swing in .
ammock from the Sandwich Islands.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-11

THE Cost OF WAR.-Our own country
has found that out by sad experience,
and Russia is now taking lesson from
the same exacting teacher. She is only
in the fifth month of her struggle with
Turkey, and has swelled her paper cur,
rency to $64O,OOO,OOO, and it is expected
she will have to issue $50 900, 900 ronbles
($32S, 500, OOO) more. The Russian news
paper VedemOste, after an elaborate re-
view of the sums already expended,
draws the conclusion that, if the war
lasts till Autumn, it will cost not less
than s5O,OOO,O0O roubles ($62O, SOC, OOO),
of which 252, 100000 ($169, 1850, OOO) have
already been expended. To cover this
sum there is in reserve 15O,0OO,0OO
roubles ($1O9, 500,00O. From these fig
ures it will be seen that if the war should
last two or three years, Russia will have
dept on her hands of fearful magni-
tude for her taxpayers.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-11

CHEMICAL analysis discloses the fact
that among the many articles used for
food there are only two, wheat and milk,
which contain all the elements of the hu-
man body and in the proper proportion
syrup, and fat of all kinds-are wholly
carbonaceous, or heat producing; so that
if human being were to attempt to live
on these articles alone his brain and mus
Giles would starve. BY actual experiment
it has been found that man could not
survive two months on such diet.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-11
BANK OF COMMERCE.
42l California Street, San Francisco.

OHFCK ACCOUNTS KEPT IN GOLD. SILVER
" and Currency. and Certificates OF Deposits Issued.
payable on call and available for remittance 10 any
part of the Pacific Coast
Exchange furnished the principal cities OF the
United states, Canada Europe, Mexico, South Ameri-
ca, Japan. China, India, Sandwich Islands and
Australia.
q I'D and Silver Bullion, Greenhacks. Coins of all
countries, Eastern Drafts Foreign Exchange and
Government Bonds bought and sold.
Having good Bank connections In all parts OF he
world we have the best facilities for making collec-
tons and transactng any financial business.
Deposits with this Bank will not be aned. but kept
In Coin. Currency, Bullion. Exchange or Bonds.
available af any time.
We have large vaults for keeping Bullion, Silver
ware Trunks, Valuable Packages Bonts. Stocks. &c.
For the accommodation Of general business. our
Bank viii be open from A. N. 10 5 T. NJ every ousi
ness day In the year.
To ali customers guarantee courtesy, promptness
safety satisfaction, and the most favorable terms.
II. w. c. THOMPSON. President
. A. W. PRESTON. Cashier
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-11

IT is . custom in Italy in cultivated
circles to make wedding presents Of rare
or inedited literary works, printed In =
dainty manner, in small number OF
copies. The subjects Of the works gen
orally has reference to the profession CT
taste of the parties.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-11

The sea is the largest of all cemeteries,
and its vast numbers sleep without monu-
ments. All other graveyards, in other
lands, show some distinction between the
great and the small, the rich and the
poor, but in the great ocean cemetery the
king and clown, the prince and peasant
are alike undistinguished. The same
waves roll over ALL the same re-
q uiem by minstrels of the ocean is su 6
to their honor. Over their remains the
.me storms beat, and the same ST.
shines, and there, unmarked, the weak
nd the powerful, the plumed and the
unhonored will sleep on forever.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-11

VEGETABLE ivory, the growth OF the
palm trce,is indigenous to Central Amer
lea. A few years since, it was worth but
$50 per ton; now it brings readily $50 at
the ships side. 1t is the fruit OF certain
species of the palm, and is only the hard
ened albumen of the seed. The vegets-
BILE ivory palm has but short, stumpy
stalk, and produces its flowers and nuts
in spathe, or valvular envelope, quite
near to the ground.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-10-11

UsK thy noble vase to-day; tomorrow
II may break.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-04-19
War Department Employ ees.

Secretary McCrary has issued the fol-
lowing circular ia regard a. removals,
promotions, etc, M thc United Statcs
War department The civil employee
now I'm the service uf the United States
under the War department are hereby I'M
formed that removals viii he made in
TINS department for cause only, and pro
motions will be ordered upon the sole
ground of merit Every yslcial must
understand that retention and advance
mgut in tht service will depend upou re-
cari If good behavior and efficiency.
and Not upon external influence No
political test is required beyond an earn
est support II the Constitution uui It's
amendments. ami "a proper respect for
tae rights ui citizens guaranteed there
by Industry and faithiulness iu the
discharge uf duty, good moral char
scter and strictly temperate habits wall
be- required and enforced. aud heads of
bureaus viii report promptly amy case ui
sIlyuess, neglect ot duty, lneApac.ty.
drunkenness or EEy immoral or dlsAuu-
rst conduct il c4sc II vacancy report
thereof viii be made. accompanied by a
list Uf All tAt most reliable and efficient
clerks ia tie same office. division or hu-
rrau, from which Int the vacancy shall
be filed.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-04-19

Of fashionable church, or even of an
unfashionahle chapel. and thought he
showed consideration for the wouhipcrs
and the preacher
"There ia only one thing | want, y he
added. II would Ike 60 set into a Ii
brarv.
* library" said l, what could
you DO in library o.
"Oh, as a member, | mean. SIR, said
he. 81 would hike 20 get books out 20
read.
took down his address. and with all
the inimitahle dignity Of a gentleman, he
invited me- 10 call Then. with ap apollo
~ for having taken So much II my tmc,
and an inquiry-ior we had exchanged
names whether | WAS the historian
Abbot" he shuillcd out uf my door |
had handy got 60 my seat and my pen IN
hand, before heard him ahuilllug back
again He pecred round the corner ul
the doorway, and with that curious Jack
lu-the-hox notion ot ms, held up three
fingers. "Ihird bell ha SAID. ring
the third hell, ami ho was oN again.
And sat down ami thought; thought H
that oorwOman who began two wears a4o
hv selling her thousand dollar piano. and
last week WAS found with her clothes and
furniture all pawned and her only han-
mel garment che remnant uf an old
blanket, wrapped around her; thought
of that merchant who eighteen months
ago was contributing 10 the support q
one 'of our great charities and Is uow de
pendent ON il for hrtal for his family;
ANA here is this cripple, without tAe right
use NJ legs. or arms, or hands, or Voice,
supporting himself and his wife, "happy
as a king, ami asking charity Of no ONE;
and said. | will leave the thread uu-
spun On the editorial dlstAH until / have
written down this lesson for hand times,
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-04-19
Advice TO Parents.

There is sall 10 bc "a young man iu the
Missouri pgult~utiary whose parents. -
thtlr death, left hlm a fortune u go. u0J.
There's where his parents made fatal
mistake. II they hal taken the pre-
canton a. invest that so. 600 IN "A small
dog. and sAo. him, and tAru had simply
left the Young ma4 "a jack plane OF IA wool
saw, with printed instructions how %
l-v It. tine chances are that, instead "a
being lu the psnltcaUaTy. lie would to-
day have been gradually but surely work
nag hls way mp o. handsome competency
and al honorable old age But ever
since thy days ut Adam and Eve. parents
have made ID point g. toll and struggle
all their lyrs iu order ta realize "a sut-
HgIcat sum al money o. purchase. when
fhyy are t"ai and saur. tacsr SONS each
"a hrst-cia,s through ticket 60 the devil.
and il is uut much a. be wondered as
that so many uf their sui.r. reared III Vice
and 4ilclrss. as tp5 many II them often
are, have n5 higher ambition than % lu-
vest their inheritance In just that sort %
ulspuriAleu.