The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-25

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LocaI Notes and Other Neacs.
Judge Emmons, one of the Z. S. Dis
trict Judges, and who on several occa-
sions presided in the Federal Court in
Knoxville, died at his home in Detroit
last week.
The Young Mems Debating Society is
prospecting finely. The question for dis
cussion tomorrow night, (Thursday, , is:
Should Education be Compulsory? All
young men are invited. Meets every
Thursday night.
The Knoxville Tribune cautions the
public against counterfeit S50's, which
it says are circulating freely in some of
the mountain counties of East Tennes-
see. The engraving of the note is said
to be excellent, and the bill may be east
ly passed upon the unwary.
A son of the famous Senator Hayne,
of South Carolina, whose debate with
Daniel Webster is an episode in Ameri-
can history, lives in California. Hehas
served in the House, and is now Dem
ocratic candidate for the State Senate.
The news we publish from Louisiana
is refreshing. Yesterday, Tuesday, the
order for the withdrawal of the troops
from the neighborhood of the Louisiana
State House was carried out. This solves
the Louisiana muddle. For veal or for
woe, it is solid South at last.
Mrs. Nancy Folsom, of Elizabethton,
mother of Mai. H. NJ. Folsom, while
preparing for bed Sunday night, 18th,
turned her back to the fire when her clio
thing caught fire and she was so terribly
burned that she died the next day She
was So years old.
The best evening paper that Nashville
ever had is the Banner Its local depart
ment is admirably conducted, and alto
gether it is live, interesting, valuable
paper 1t has just completed its first
volume and enters its second with the
most encouraging evidences of popular
appreciation. a long life to it.
A correspondent of the Bristol Cour-
Ter says that Mr. George Foust, a well
known and respectable citizen, and fol-
many years Justice of the Peace, and
who resided on Eden's Ridge, 2 miles
west of Blountville, was taken sudden
ly i'll Friday morning, 18th inst, with a
pain in his right eye, and died the same
evening at 7 o'clock, of what was sup
posed to be congestion of the brain.
Jack Williams, who shot officer Pryde
at Memphis, some time ago, has been
sentenced to three years in the peniten-
tiary for the shooting. This added to
fifteen he got for being engaged in the
Kaufman robbery makes eighteen years
Mr.. Williams will be in exile. Officer
Pryde was son of Col. John Pryde, OF
this county.
Chancellor Smith has appointed Geo.
Fl. Groves, Esq, of Granger county,
Clerk and Master of the Chancery Court
at Rutledge, in the place of G. G. Smith,
whose term of office had expired. Mr..
Smith has held the office for fifteen CT
twenty years, and has made an excellent
and efficient officer Mr.. Groves is an
unobjectionable gentleman, every way
qualified to fill the place.
Bristol Courier: Mr.. John Lyons, a
respectable farmer, living in the yicini-
ty of EIizabethton, committed suicide
last Saturday morning, first severing the
arteries of the left arm and then cutting
his throat almost from ear to ear, with a
razor, which was found in his pocket.
He was about 40 years old, and reported
to be in easy circumstances, and regard
ed by his neighbors as an honest man.
In Cabinet meeting on the 21st, on
recommendation -of Postmaster General
Key; it was determined to give the posi-
ton of Assistant Attorney General for
the Postoff1ce Department to Col A. A.
Freeman, of Brownsville, Tenn, vice
Judge Spence, of Missouri, who resign
ed. 1t will be recollected that Mr.. Free
man was the Republican candidate for
Governor in 1872, running against Gov.
Brown.
A frightful hurricane passed over the
town of Lavergne, Is miles from Nash
vile, the night of the 18th. The storm
lasted twenty minutes, and in that time
five residences, two stores, several sta
bles and numerous outhouses were de-
molished. Three ladies were badly in
jured, little girl was killed outright,
and a little boy had his thigh broken.
The very stone foundations of houses
were blown out, and even the earth ap-
peared to tremble as if an earthquake
was approaching.
The most important case disposed of
at the late. term of the Circuit Court
was that of the State against Richard T.
DeArmond, of Knoxville, for the MUIR
der of Thomas Davis, at Newport, in
Cock county, some time last year. Hon.
r. III. Barton presided as Special Judge
The trial lasted three days, and attract
ed to the court room an unusually large
number OF auditors. The State was
faithfully and ably represented by o. C.