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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-09-19


A gambler in Deadwood is SO su-
perstitious that he AYERS that he is
always lucky when he wears cer-
tain shirt. and so fearful is he Of a
change of fortune that he will not
send the garment to be washed. He
says he does not know but the luck
might wash out and the shirt lose its
power for good. He has won $10,-
900 in one day while wearing it.
Others are superstitious with regard
to dreams, the state of the atmos-
phere or the number of the men
they meet in going a certain dis
tance. When luck is against them
they Immediately leave the gambling
table or turn in the street, go home
and change their clothing.
The Holston Annual Conference of
the Southern Methodist Church, will
meet at Cleveland on the Gath October.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-09-19
The MOrriStOWl Gazette.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10 1877.

All of the Cabinet will accompany
the President on his visit to Knox
vile, with the possible exception Of
Mr.. Schurz. That is what is said
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-09-19
FORGETFULNESS
-ritten for the Morristown Gazette.
BY EVA WILLIAMS.

We deem that we can well forget
Can cover deep the past-too deep
for resurrection
Is It 50? Then when we gaze again
upon face once dear,
Or hear a voice, which, long ago
Could lure us cen from Heaven,
Why throbs the heart? Why start we so,
AS if the ghost Of some dead hope
Had met our frighted vision? q?
All, no we never can forget;
No Lethean stream shall bear away
Oft chiding memories in our hearts,
Or sweet, or better still, must lie
Our past-not dead, but sleepingl
Messy CREEK.
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Ten thousand people attended the
dedication of a monument erected
to the memory of the great and
good Ossawatomie Brown at Os-
sawatomie. Kansas, last week.
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IMPORTANT CAUTION.

None are genuine unless the signature of J HAY
DOCK as agent for the United States surrounds
each box of Pills, and Ointment, handsome re-
ward Will be given to any one rendering such in
formation may lead to the detection of any par
ty or parties counteTfeitng the medicines or vend-
ing he same, knowing them to be spurious.
Sold the nlauufactory ST Professor HoLLo-
WAY & Co New York and by all respectable drug
gists and dsaer in medicine throughout the ciyilz-
each.
There is considerable saving by taking the lar
ger sizes.
h. B.-DireetionE for the guidance of patients in
every disorder are affixed to each box.
Office, 112 Liberty Street,
New York.
Nov. 29-I6. I'm.
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that time there was no doubt in the
minds Of those who knew the secret
of the value of land plaster as a
fertilizer for grass.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-09-19

Gen. Gordon's infant daughter, Caro-
lima, who was born in Washington City
on the day that the Federal troops were
removed form the State House, Column
bia, So Ca, died nc the Generals home,
Kirkwood, last week.
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Recently p. M. @. Key appointed
Frank Armstrong, of Texas, TO q posi-
tion in the Postofice Department. Ie 4
has subsequently been ascertained that
he never had his political disabilities re. ~
moved, and Judge Freeman, solicitor OF
the Department decided that Arm strong
could not accept the offlce on that ac-
count. 4hffAf
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-09-19
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS
invariably cure the following diseases
Disorder Of the Kidneys.

In all diseases affecting these organs, whether
they secrete too much too little water: wheth-
er thew be afflicted with stone or gravel or with
aches and pains settsIed il the Ioins the reg
ions Of the kidneys these Pills should be taken ac-
c0rdinp to the printed directions, and the OInt-
Iueut should be wen rubbed into the small of the
back at bed time. THIS treatment viii give almost
immediate relief when all other have failed.
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There's no sunset In heaven, '
says noted divine. Wen go fur
ther than that. There's no getting
up of nights to draw the baby's legs
back under the cover.
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For CutaneOus DisOrders

And all eruptions Of che skin, this Ointment is most
invaluable. 1t does not heal externally alone but
penetrsltes with the most searching effects to the
uery rOotof4the evil.
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Wilson, Burns & Co.,
WHOLESALE
Gr0GGTS and Commission Merchants,
BA TIM o r e

WE Keep constantly on hand large and wen as
w sorted stock of Groceries, suitable for the
Southern and Western trade. We solicit consign-
ments of Country Produce, such Cotton Feath-
ers, Ginseng Beeswax, Wool, Dried Fruit, Fur
Skins etc. Our facilities for doing business are
such as to warrant quick sales and prompt returns
All orders win have our prompt attention. [mar2.
, 1877-11-10

CLANS AT THE PoLLs.-Frank Pixley,
of the San Francisco Argonaut, WAS an
original abolitionist. and we we'll re-
member the time when he was beaten
with stale eggs for publicly advocating
the doctrine of universal equality. He
presents the same view now in differ
ent aspect:
"There is claes who claim to repre-
sent the labor movement idle
vagabonds. who only work with their
jaws, yet every election we see them po.
I,tically bumming about in the interest
of the laboring man. Even the darkey
th.usts himself forward and demands
recognition in the interest of his color.
Suppose some red>headed or freckied-
faced fsllow>citizen should, ON the eve
of election. demand from convention
a nomination to Office upon the ground
that he was representative Of COM
plexion, and suppose he should con-
vene them all in front of the city hall
and say: My red>hesded and f-eckled-
faced feilow-citizens. let US demand our
rights, etc. Would this be any moro
ridiculous than for Irish to ask Office
because they are Irish. or Germans be~
csuse they are Germans, or Jews be-
cause they are Jews, negroes because
they arc black?'
, 1877-11-10
State Elections.

It is amusing to note tho spec
ulations of partisan editors upon
the lessons to be drawn from the
late elections. In OHIO the Re-
publicans are defeated by . plu-
rality. a third i party having
drawn q much larger vote than
the Democrats succeeded by, and
this is interpreted as a "rebuke
to Hayes" though the platforms
of both parties endorsed. the pol
icy of. the President. In New
York the Democrats have a ma
jorlty of the popular vote and
the Republicans a majority in
both branches Of the Legisla-
ture. The State Convention,
under the lead of Senator Conk-
lin, was opposed to the. Presi-
dents policy and many of the
district conventions approved it.
In the City Of New York, where
the Republicans have their larg-
est gains, the Republicans were
the most enthusiastic and unan-
imous in support Of the Presi-
dent. In Pennsylvania, the an
ti-Hays wing of the party pre-
vailed in the Republican Con-
vention and the party was beat
en- in the election. The Repub-
licans of Massachusetts, Connec-
ticut and Wisconsin unqualified
Ty endorsed the policy Of the
President, and each shows SUBJ
stantial Republican gains. Yet
none of these elections indicate
anything in party sense for the
future. The vote is exceptions
bly, light every where and a
a third ticket has been run in al
most every community; the is
sues have been almost exclusive.
ly local or personal, and there is
nothing in the result to indicate
the vote in a national election.
, 1877-11-10

According to Spanish advices
from Cuba the imperial forces
have captured the President of
the Republic, the Secretary of
the Chambers of Representative
es and. several members Of that
body. It was reported a short
time ago that these officials had
been surprised and had fallen
into the hands ofthe enemy, but
the dispatch printed this morn
ing is the first official informa-
tion on the subject.
, 1877-11-10

AUSTIN a. BELL, VINO mas
been afflicted for a year or two
past with catarrh, left here last
evening for Portland, where he
expected to take passage on the
Matte Nocleay for the Sandwich
Islapds, where he intends to
sojourn for a considerable time
to try the effect Of that climate
upon his health; his stay will be
measured by the effect sought.
Mr.. Bell was born in. this
place, and has resided here with
the exception of short intervals
in California, ever since the first
settlement of the town by the
whites, and inherited from his
mother-who died when he was
an infant-a proprietorship in
that portion of the city plat call
ed "Bell Town" He entered
this office as an apprentice when
the paper was started, and has
been connected with it, as en-
ployee or joint proprietor, for
the greater portion of the time
since, and most earnestly and
faithfully has he labored during
that time to perfect himself in
the art of his vocation, and to
supply the deficiencies of educa-
ton, the advantages of which
he had been deprived of by cir
cumstances which he could not
control. How well he succeeded
in his efforts may be judged by
the fact that he turned out some
of the most artistic specimens of
printing ever done upon this up
per coast, and acquired educa-
ton sufficient to qualify him for
the management of any depart
ment of the business. Wlthal,
he was always Industrious, per-
fectly reliable and scrupulously
honest, without any of the de-
monstrative characteristics SO
common to the young men OF
this coast. 1t gives US pleasure
to bear testimony to his many
estimable qualities, and to CON-
mend his example to the youths
in this community who are much
more favored with the facilities
of education than he enjoyed
Our best wishes follow Austin
wherever he goes, with the ear
nest hope that he will speedily
return with restored health to
become one of the solid men of
Seattle.
, 1877-11-10

Representatives of Union and
Central Pacific Railroad COM
panies are in Washington urg-
ing the government to accept
their offer of . compromise for
the money advanced by 1T to
build the roads.
, 1877-11-10

Now that the excursion sea-
son IS at an end it has been dis
covered by the authorities that
the police have the power to de-
tain over-crowded steamboats,.
This decision will, of course, be
forgotten long before the next
season comes around.
, 1877-11-10

the boat, the Captain sculled
them out to the bark. A tug
was engaged to tow them out to
sea, but the fog was go dense
they could not find their way
out through the Gate, and the
vessel was anchored off Fort
Point. About 4 o'clock in the
afternoon they again got under
way and were towed out as far
the North Head. After making
a few tacks the captain found
that the tide was drifting them
back into the bay, and he was
again forced to come to an an
chor. At high water the Cap.
tain hove up anchor and drifted
out with the tide in a dense fog.
Toward morning a slight wind
sprang up from the land and by
daylight they were half way to
the Farallones.
They first went to Otahlti,
where they remained thirteen
days, then touched at Pitcairn
Island, where they lay two days
and from there sailed for Talca-
huana, in Chill. Meigs paid all
the expenses of the vessel up to
the time he left it, out of the
$4,000 he took away with him,
and when he landed in Chill he
had but S4,74O to make a fresh
start IN the world.
Here ends the narrative of
Capt. Cousins, and it Is the first
account published which has
mentioned the name of Captain
Seaman in connection Herewith.
Victor Seaman was a cousin of
Harry Meigs, and they had been
reared in the same town from
childhood. Vic. was a printer,
and left our employment in Mad
ison, Wisconsin, in 1S49, for Cal
ifornia. He returned to Madison
in the spring of 1855, and related
to US the circumstances of his
leaving California. which are
mainly embraced in the forego-
ing narrative. He told US, in
addition-and we never doubted
his statement, for he was one of
the most truthful as well most
generous of men - that at
the time Meigs had become hope
lessly involved, he (Seaman) had
accumulated about $4,000
Meigs told him that he must flee
and had not saved a dollar from
the wreck to get away with, but
assured him that he had commit
ted no criminal offence and only
feared that others would convict
him of crime to save themselves
from ruin. This Vic. believed
and determined to save cousin
Harry if possible. With his own
money he bought the bark for
$4,000 and fitted up and provis-
ioned it, and served on the 10Y
age as mate to Capt. Cousins
His brother Ned and John Meigs
contributed the $4,000 mention
ed as Harry Meigs' outfit when
he left. All these young men
ruined themselves beyond recov-
cry by their generous venture,
and the remarkable part of the
story, in view of the great reput-
ed generosity of Harry Meigs,
is, that neither of the men who
ruined themselves to save him
from the penitentiary ever re-
ceived dollar from him in return
Vic. died in poverty but short
time since. Such is the gratitude
of a reformed thief,
According to Spanish advices
F,,o,,~ C,,ho <hn ,p>nor;ol fowx.oo
, 1877-11-10
Tron Kittitss valley.
ELLENsBURo, Oct. 26th, 1877.

Tron Kit&itss Valley.
ELLENsBuRo. Oct. 26th, 1877.
To IN. KDuos o. m DnrA1cz:
Good health i prevalent through
ont this valley at present. The far
mers have all their crops secured,
and gathering and driving stock il
now the order Of the day. Tho
weather is the finest ever seen. We
had little rain about . week ago.
and the grass has started mp nicely.t
II the good weather continues. there
will be considerable fall grain put
in. There are lots of immigrants
coming in here to settle, and many
have pretty girls; but there's plenty
Of room for more-immigrants, I
mean. Mrs. Maynard and Messrs.
Void and Erricson got home safe
from across the mountains. but con-
siderably fatigued. An accident oc-
Cured to George Taylor recently.
He was riding a wild horse. and the
sinch of the saddle gave way and
he was thrown of, breaking his arm
above the elbow and otherwise
injuring him. Since Court set, al
cohol has been in demand, and one
of our citizens had to pay a fine of
$125 for selling three gallons. The
little son of Mr.. johnson fell off q
fence few days since and broke his
thigh, and it is feared he will be
cripple for life, on account of its
not having been properly set. A
countryman and a sewing machine
agent got into quarrel over some
money they had bet on a horse race
which recently took place, and the
countryman got away with the agent
without much damage to each, with
the exception of three or four black
eyes and pair of peeled proboscis.
There are lots of new houses going
up in the valley. The mines on
Squak and Peshastin are paying very
we'll. Tho race between the Dalles
and O'Neil mares was first run on
the 29th Of September, and was won
by the latter by six inches; the race
run October 18th was declared tie;
and the race on the 18th was won by
O'Ne;ls mare by nearly two lengths.
The celebrated running horse Tom
Merry aud the O'Neil mare will run
q half mile for 81 900 side, on the
18th inst. Some of the ladies in.
the valley propose to get upa riding
school. to ride clothespin fashion.
We want some one to come to this
valley and put up q -four mill capa-
BILE of grinding enough wheat to
supply the valley. The citizens will
give six or eight hundred dollars in
money and labor to any man or men
that will come here and put up the
mill. There are about twenty or
twenty-five thousand bushels to
grind now, with an increaing popu-
lation. An immigrant stopped at
Yakima City over night, and wag
wagged off q set of harness belong
ing to him. A new doctor came to
the valley lately and stopped in
about two weeks. He thought it
was short picking; SO he picked up
. watch that belonged to D. Splawn,
and started for some other country.
Splawn got out = search warrant,
and found the watch in the doctors
possession. He WAS brought back
and fined $40, when he went on his
way more sadder than before. The
Probate Court sets at Yakima City
tho fourth Monday in this month,
and the Commissioners Court on
the first Monday in November. 81.
, 1877-11-10

The Manchester Savings Bank
of Allegheny City, has been add
ed to the long list of savings
banks that are no more.
, 1877-11-10
Somebody Fooled.

The Oregonian, under the cap
tion Favorable Report" says:
1--WE have information from
sources entirely authentic and
trustworthy that the managers
Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company, after attentively con-
sidering the whole subject, are
prepared to accept cheerfully the
requirement that the road be
built on the south side of the
Columbia river. No objection
will be made by the company to
the insertion of this condition IN
the bill for the extension of time.
This will make the road an Ore
gon enterprise, and it should be
especially gratifying to the peo-
pie of our State that their great
want meets so favorable a re-
sponse. The company is still
entirely confident that the bill
will pass. If it be not mistaken
in this judgment work will be-
gin at tho head of navigation on
the Columbia river next spring,
and also in Dacota Territory
Having secured this concession
for the construction of the road
| on the south side of the Colum-
bia river, Oregon, should now
redouble her efforts for the bill,
and bring all possible influence
to bear to secure for it success
full consideration in the halls of
Congress"
1t seems almost incredible to
us that a man of the intelligence
and sagacity of the editor Of the
Oregonian can be ignorant of the
fact that he is contributing to a
scheme to betray the interests
of his town IN the interest of a
company which has not hereto
fore kept faith with anybody, or
been faithful to any of its obliga-
tions to the government or the
people. Has he so soon forgot
ton facts notorious at the time,
that this company, IN the first
stages of it's operations on this
coast, summarily dismissed Col.
Flint, chief engineer, who-had
surrendered a lucrative position
upon a pledge of employment for
five years, solely because he
could not sacrifice his profession
al reputation to the interests of
a land ring IN the location of the
railroad line? Has he forgotten
that the same company entered
into a written agreement with
the citizens of Olympia to give
that town a branch Of that road
upon conditions which the said
citizens complied with at great
trouble and expense to them
selves, and that the company
repudiated the contract without
offering any remuneration or ex-
PLANTATION? Does he not know
that there are now on file in the
office of the Secretary of this
Territory charter from the
State of Maine to the " puget
Sound and Lake Superior Land
Company" and charter from
the State of Pennsylvania to the
"Town Site Company both
companies composed exclu-
sively of managers of the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company,
for the purposes Of speculation
in the Government grant; and
that the interests of the railroad
were subordinated entirely to
these land rings; hence the fail
ure of the railroad? He may
not have known that the Com
missioners appointed to examine
and report upon suitable loca-
ton for the western terminus of
the railroad-Messrs. Garfield
and Wilkenson-made a private
report to the Directors repre-
senting Tacoma as utterly i'm
practicable as a site for COM
mercial city, having a great ter
exposure to storms and less an
chorage than other place which
, 1877-11-10

Recorder Hackett, of New
York City, justly imposed the
full sentence Of the law, ten
years, on a child stealer recently,
, 1877-11-10

00Uty Uu0u8o 6U6ps'
Among all the accounts given
through the San Francisco pa
pers of the fight Of Harry Meigs.
none have related the actual
facts as they occurred until Capt.
Cousins, who commanded the
bark America, in which Meigs
and family sailed, has given the
main incidents OF the fight to a
correspondent ofthe CAronicle,and
his statements correspond with
those made. to us by Capt. Vic.
Seaman a few months after he
parted with Meigs, in Chill.
Capt. Cousins says that on the
26th of September, 1854, he was
in the cabin of the bark convers-
ing with Captain Virgins, who
was then in command of the ves-
sci, whdn Victor Seaman, warm
personal friend of Meigs and
connected with him in business
came aboard and announced that
he had bought the vessel, and
asked Capt. Cousins if he would
take charge of her. The captain
asked where the vessel was 60
ing, to which Seaman replied:
"Probably to Australia with
passengers, and l want you to
ballast the vessel and get ready
for sea as soon as possible" -
The Captain knew that Meigs
was very much embarrassed fl
nancially, and suspected that he
was to be the principal passen-
ger, but said nothing Of his sus
picions, simply accepting the
command. The vessel was fitted
up just as any ordinary lumber
coaster, as far as cabin accom-
modations are concerned, with
very little furniture and no car
pet on the floor. The only extra
expense incurred for the comfort
of the expected passengers was
IN fitting up two small state
rooms forward, for officers quar-
ters and the purchase of a second
hand sofa for the cabin. On the
Sd of October the Captain re-
ported the vessel ready for sea,
and about 9 o'clock the same eve-
ming Seaman came on board and
told Capt. Cousins that Henry
Meigs and his family were the
passengers going in the ship
At midnight Seaman and the
Captain went ashore in the ships
boat alone, landing at Broadway
wharf, where they left the boat
and went up to Mr.. Meig's resi-
dence. They were met at the
door by Mr.. Meigs, who took the
Captain by the hand, saying:
"Captain, this is hell, but l can't
help it," In the house, beside
Mrs. Meigs and her three chill
dren, we're Ned Seaman, a young
man named Gilchrist, a clerk in
Meigs' employ; John G. Meigs,
David Thayer, a cousin of Meigs,
and two servant girls. The par
tv sat and talked until 3 O'clock
in the morning, during which
Meigs spoke freely of his trou-
bles. As the clock struck three
Captain Cousins announced that
it was time they were going on
board. Meigs jumped up, put on
his hat, giving 1t knock on the
top, and said: "By Cd, l am
ready" John Meigs then pro
duced a sack containing $4,000
IN gold, which was emptied out
on q table and divided into two
equal portions, Captain Cousins
taking one half and Henry Meigs
the other. This is all the money
that went on board the vessel
The entire party then walked
down to the wharf where Gil
christ and Ned Seaman took
leave, and the rest getting into