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feet into the the mountain, where the
progress was before one foot and
less per day. 1t is now confidently
believed that the road will reach
Asheville next year by autumn. and
that for freight and passenger traffic
be near enough to that place next
summer TO afford practical connec-
ton Herewith. At this rate Of pro-
gress the Western North Carolina
railroad will come in ahead Of the
Spartanburg and Asheville. thus Sc
curing the fifteen or sixteen miles of
work already done along the French
Broad between Asheville and Warm
Springs. We may, Therefore, conf
IDENTIFY look for the long-sought CON
neetion with the North Carolina sys
tenn, at Wolf Creek, during the year
1879.
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s. VENUS AND THE NAN IN THE MOON
If, as is generally believed, there is a
man in the moon, what will be thought
of the conduct of Mrs Venus, on last
evening? Her behavior was subject
of general remark, and it is a source of
regret that, after leading a life of pro-
priety so long she should be seen in her
old age acting in such a manner as to
create public scandal. OF course, we do
not believe that she could descend to
make love to the man in the moon, in
this immodest fashion; but people will
talk, and hereafter we expect to see the
noble matron stunned by the more vir-
tuOus stars in the heavenly community.
Daily Chattanooga Times, Dec. 9th.
Yes, M'd'me Venus strange behavior
was observed and freely commented
upon by many of our Morristown citi-
zens on said night. But how foolish
aud out of keeping of common-sense in
the Times, to hurl such unbecoming cpl
thets upon her royal highness, as-im-
modest !-propriety public scandal
ETC. The Times should understand that
Mrs. Venus. whether old or young,
if so disposed, has right to travel and
see whom she pleases, and that too with
out the aid of idle tongues and busy
bodies. We suppose Mrs. Venus Curl
ositY is no greater than that of any wo-
man, and it is natural if she has caught
beaux she should feel curious to
know something of him. Hence this
explains her visit to the imam in the
moon" Her mission, no doubt, was to
ascertain whether or not the lofty and
dignifed old gentleman was sound in
mind and body and would reflect a
happy union. 1t is our opinion she
wanted to know if he had good teeth
and ''seund" breath; the color of eyes,
if weak, strong or blind; and whether
or not he parted his hair in the middle;
and if he had burnsides, and oiled his
pig tailed moustache with bears oil ev-
cry morning, and a thousand other little
tricks virtuous woman would like to
know of the man whom she is to wed.
We defend Mdme. Venus, and say she
did nothing improper by her little firt
with the man in the moon. If the Time,
would keep harmony in the heavenly
elements, it should closely conceal al
apparent improper intimacy between
Mrs V. and Mr. NJ, lin the noon lest
the heated and jealous anger of proud
Jupiter breaks forth and makes a sad
havoc eternally in that region.
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THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
RAILROAD.

The Knoxville Tribune of the 9TH
inst, contains the following inter-
estlng news, in regard to the early
completion of the Western North
Carolina Railroad:
We are glad to learn through Mr..
James II. Rumbough. of Warm
Springs, that the Western North
Carolina Railroad is now progressing
with more certainty of an early com
pletion than at any time within the
past twenty-five years of its history.
President Wilson has brought an
engine on this side Of the Blue Ridge.
having adopted the plan long sug-
gested by the friends of the road on
the Asheyille side, to come on with
the construction of the track while
the heavy work in the tunnels is be-
ing completed. putting up temper
airy trestile work to be filed in
after the roadway. shall have been
made passable for trains; in this
way the more speedily opening the
road to Ashevillc, for traffic, and
afording better facilities for the
thorough completion of the work
through the Blue Ridge section.
In the main tunnel the shaft has
been reached. and there are not more
than six hundred of the nineteen
hundred feet in length to be moved
before the tunnel is through. Dia-
mond drills are now at work, and
such other improvements adopted in
the moving Of stones and earth as
the work of FIVE aud six
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TIE GOKERYOR,s MESSAGE.

In his message to the Legislature
the Governor says:
have convened the General As
sembly in extraordinary session for the
purpose of considering the following
recommendation to adjust the State
debt: ''That after adding the arrears
of interest the aggregate amount of the
State debt should be re-adjusted by the
issue of new bonds at the rate of sixty
per cent of the total amount, i. e, for
every sum of one thousand dollars, new
bonds should he given in exchange and
full settlement for six hundr ed dol
IS, or for proportionate amounts, the
new bonds to carry six per cent. paya-
BILE semi-annually in the city of New
York, the principal payable in thirty
years, the interest coupons to be receiv-
ed by the State for all taxes"
This is the recommendation made by
a Committee of Arbiters appointed at a
meeting of citizens held at the Clearing
House in New York City, in January,
1877, after conference with the dele
CATION appointed by the General Assem-
bly,. On the 22d of February, 1877, in a
special message, 1 urged the General
conference, and l recommended that
all questions touching the State debt
''be postponed to await the action of the
arbiters," and announced that if this
policy was adopted, land if time be-
comes essential, will not hesitate to
convene the General Assembly in ex-
traordinary session"
On the 18th of March, 1877, the Leg
islative Committee reported to the
General Assembly the result of the con-
ference; seven days thereafter the two
houses adjourned without taking action
upon this report. Under the circum-
stances mentioned, have recognized it
as my duty to call you from your homes
to consider this recommendation, and
respectfully and earnestly recommend
its adoption.
He then makes statement of
the State Indebtedness, which will
amount to $22,212,6O6 on the 1st
day of January, 1873. OF the
BrOwnlow bonds there are only out
standing So, O33.OO.
As to the ability of the State to
pay the interest on the debt, if adj
justed on the terms offered 10y the
creditors. the Governor says he has
no doubt. The assessed value of
property is 1896. 100000. The value
of crops raised in Tennessee in 1876
was $17,126, 1870, and in 1877 will
amount to over $52,OOO,OOO. The
value of crops in Tennessee in 1876
was largely in excess of those raised
by Kentucky, Virginia, Georgia,
Alabama or North Carolina.
He also asks the Legislature 10
increase the compensation allowed
County Trustees, for the reason that
in the smaller counties, the compen-
sat;on is inadequate to the labor and
responsibility of the office. 10 some
counties no one will accept the office
for the compensation allowed by
law, and in seye.al other counties
the Trustees have rendered their
designations.
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NASHVLLLE.
THE EXTRA SESSION MAKING
Stow PROGRESS.


The extra session Of the Tennes-
see Legislature convened in Nash
Vile last Wednesday, and the ses-
sion thas far, has proved without
any result indicative of final action.
The following special to the Knox
vile Tribune from Col John Nj.
Fleming, is the latest: THE
variety of opinion has caused much
preliminary skirmishing. Extreme
men have had an opportunity of ven
tilating their notions and a better
feeling now prevails. A number of
noisy members plainly wish to adj
journ without doing anything. With
out now pretending to indicate the
definite result, feel warranted in
predicting that a final conclusion
will be reached that will be satisfac-
tory to the creditors and to the great
majority of the people of the State
Of both parties"
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The Poor Doctor.

We find the following waif floating
around in our exchanges. We know not
who wrote it, but it is full OF sound
truth;
Next to editors, the chief sufferers for
a lack Of funds are country doctors. They
tramp alike through the storms of win
ter and the heat of summer-they get up
frem a warm he'd with the thermometer
at 40 degrees below zero, or leave a sha-
dy Nook when water is boiling in the
sun-they go ten miles over dusty road
to relieve the pains of some one, and if
you watch the twitching of their faces
when they return, it is easy to discover
that they do not expect to get cent.for
their services or outlay. Pay the edi-
tor and pay the doctor, and God of
mercy will shower blessings down upon
your head.
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IN EPITAPH.

The Philadelphia Enquirer, a Re-
publican journal, says the party to
which it belonged is in the last stages
Of dissolution, and sends up the fol-
lowing wall:
"What if the draught is bitter? The
new leaders breWed it. So let them
drink it like men. The grand edifce is
tumbling all about thsir.ears! Well, they
pulled down their props and stays. The
mistake they made was to suppose that
they could blind and fool the people;
make them think that expediency was
craftsmanship, that sham man was a
real one, or false measure true one.
They trampled the Constitution under
foot, and used the bayonets to control
ballots In order to command the vote of
a section; they disgraced the great
leader, Sumner, because he was honest
and refused to be bribed; they honored
the gift-taker and welcomed q the gift
bearing Creeks" they plunged their
arms, shoulder deep, in Credit Mobilier
corruption, and they offered premium
for malfeasance by condoning it; they
made pledges to the people to reform the
civil service, and they broke their
pledges; they became hungry horde of
place-hunters, and made war upon the
President who sought to purify and
elevate the service. All this and more,
of the same sort, and to the same effect,
they did, and, of course, they destroyed
the country's confidence in the party.
Year after year, the country has been
voting against it, and now the result Of
the policy of the leaders is so plainly
written by the way that he who runs
may read"
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DIED..

Near Meadowfeld, Hancock county,
Tenn, Saturday evening, the 18th inst. !,
Mrs. Jane Allen, wife of our esteemed
friend, William Allen, Esq, aged 43
years. She leaves husband and seven
children to mourn their irreparable loss.
She had been consistent member of
the Baptist church for ten years, and
died in peace with God. She had suffer
ed for two long years with uterine ulcer,
and had been confined to her room for
the last seven Notwithstanding untold
misery until death came as welcome
messenger to translate her to that land
of rest, 'twhere sickness, sorrow, pain
and death are feared and felt no more.
In her last moments she requested her
christian friends to pray for her husband
and children, that they might be prepar-
ed to meet her in Heaven. May god, in
his infinite mercy, bless the bereaved
husband, sons and daughters, and finally
save them all in Heaven, is the sincere
wish of their friend, d. f. c.
THORN HILL, Nov. Goth, 1877.
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~ We take the following from
an editorial in the New York San /:
'sThe Legislature which elected
Judge Spoford was fashioned by a
special commission organized by
Hayes. 1t swept away every yes
tige OF the Packard Legislature,
which elected Kellogg, and was de-
signed 10 wipe out his aspirations as
with a sponge. Right in the face Of
these acts at Washington, the
Republican Senate has boldly seat
&c Kellogg. contemplation kicked
Hayes policy aside, and compelled
Hayes himself and his man Mat
thews to be not only consenting but
active parties to their own shame
and degradation. Such a spectacle
has never before presented ia our
political history
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An EAST TENNESSEAN IN
GEORGIA.
SAUNDERsvHLE, GA.

9AUNDERSN IA,
Dec. 9th, 1877. {
To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:
Believing that some of my East Ten
nessee friends would like to hear from
this part of the world, I drop them
through your columns a few brief
thoughts.
This has been day long to be remem-
bered and never forgotten in Georgia.
The State elections came off to-day, and
excitement ran pretty high, but quietly
at this place.
came to this place on last Monday
and find trade very dull
L met DIR. j. p. Legg and Archie Mullins
of my county here with stock. Also
Foster and Fox of Knox county, they
having stock on the market
Indeed, there is great deal more
horse and mule stock here than money,
and drovers are selling very slow. The
cotton crop is short and prices very low.
If any one has an idea of coming South
with stock, my candid opinion is they
had better decline the idea at least for a
time There will be some stock wanted
here in the spring, but they don't want
TO buy until they can go to work, on ac-
count of feeding.
Mr.. Mayse and myself left Tennessee
with thirty-seven head and have only
disposed of five. DR.. Legg informs me
he has sold only five. have met several
men with stock, and all complain of
hard times and slow sales
We are having great deal of rain,
making it very disagreeable to be out.
With many wishes for the GAzETTE's
prosperity,
am respectfully,
r. b. GOODWIN. S.
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A Suggestion

What do you read these long winter
nights? Send Immediately for The
Sunny South and read its splendid new
stories, poems, essays, skethes. religious
and secular news, scientific and humor-
Gus articles; work on its puzzles, mathe
NAUTICAL problems, and games of chess or
amuse yourself with its correspondents
column. Every family in the South
should take it without delay. 1t is our
Southern family paper, greater variety
of reading matter than any other journ-
al. The price is only 50 year or taco
subscriptions for So. Address j. H. SEALS
or Sunny South, Atlanta, Ga.
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The concerts given by the young peo-
pie of our town, under the supervision
of Miss Moore, at the Court House last
Thursday and Friday nights, were APP
preciated by all present, and considered
by majority a success. The audience
was not as large as we expected to see,
but was composed of the elite of the
town. We have not time nor space to
criticise or eulogize the different tab
leaux, farces, songs, etc, but will sim
ply say in this connection that the two
tableaux, "Sunrise" and "Clinging to
the Cross" with the reflection Of calcium
lights, contained more real merit than
anything else.
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He was hardware fellow, SIS every
one who sees him would suppose, and as
we passed him the other morning with
an unusual large Eastern mail, he made
the remark that there was more in our
hands than there was in our head. This
we sensibly admitted, but unfortunate
ly that "lofty SIRE is unlike us in this
respect; judging from the manner he
dives at his crainum with both han DIS
sometimes, he has more in his head than
he has in his handsl
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SOMETHING MUST BE DONE.

II seems to be pretty we'll un-
derstood that the bill repeating the
Resumption Act and also the re-
peal Of the law demonetizing silver
will both pass the present Congress.
It is feared the President will veto
both bills. We hope he will not.
The country is not in temper just
now to bear anymore oppression from
the Money Kings of Wall Street, or
the Bond-holders of New England
The South, it is true, will bear any
thing; we are accustom to hard times
and well acquainted with oppres-
sion. We have comparatively few
idlers and tramps. We have enough
TO eat and no market for our surplus
grain and meat. But in the great
North and Northwest it is very
different. There are tens of thous-
ands Of idle people. The country
is literally lousy with cramps"
There is no money to pay these pee
pie for work and no work for them
to do. If the value Of money at
present, in circulation, is still further
contracted these people will suffer
more severely in the future than they
have in the past. The ranks of the
army of tramps will be recruited by
thousands of others who will be turn
ed out of employment this winter
and next spring, and we will see
such times in the Northern part or
the United States as the world has
never witnessed. The whole Of
that section of country will be in
q state of revolution. The Money
Kings will be dragged from their
palaces and hung upon the lamp
posts in the streets, and thousands
of millions of boarded wealth will be
forcibly taken by great mobs of in
furiated men and utterly destroyed.
The leaders of the Radical party are
taking upon themselves a fearful
responsibility in this matter. They
are goading the people to despera-
ton. They are expressing the poor
and taking from the mouths of the
children of the laboring men the
bread which is necessary to support
life. These people are not going to
bear this thing much longer. The
bonded oligarchy have ruled long
enough. We had a small taste last
summer at Pittsburg and other places
North, of what an infufiated popu-
lace can, and will do. when thorough
Iy aroused. That was but a fore
taste of what will come if the Gov
eminent at Washington persists in
iLs policy Of contracting the curren-
cy and paralyzing the business of
the country.
We hope wise aud liberal states
manship will yet prevail at Wash.
iugton, and that the silver dollar
will again be made as good as gold
that the greenback currency will
again be issued and put in circula-
tion among the people, so that
money enough can he obtained to
carry on business, and then pros
Perity will return to all sections of
the Union. If such a policy does
not prevail, we may look for fearful
scenes ahead of US the next year or
two.
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Georgia elected Legislature.
retained Atlanta as her capital and
adopted the New Constitution last
Wednesday. The prospects are
that the new Legislature will be
overwhelmingly in favor of return
ing Senator Gordon to the United
States Senate, as most of the coun-
ties have instructed their Legisia-
tive candidates to vote for his re-
election.
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TNSOLVENT AND NON-RESI-
DENT NOTICE.

In Chancery at Morristown.-George w. Dyer,
Administrator of John s. Dyer, deceased, vs..
George w. Huntsman, Guardian and others.
Clerk and Masters office, December Rules, 1877.
TT APPEARING TO THE MAS
81 ter from the Amended Bin filed in this case,
which is to, that the Insolvency of the estate
Of John S. Dyer, deceased, has been suggested by
his said administrator as required by law and that
said administrator files SAID AMENDED ILL TO the
end that his said iatestates estate be administered
IN this court, and prays for publication &c,
case Of fns0lvent estates. IT is therefore ordered
by the Master, that the resident defendant b.
said Amended BILL J. g. w. Courtney, and all
other persons having claims against said estate,
appear aud file the same with the Clerk and
Master of this court, duly authenticated, and have
themselves made parties to said Amended Bill on
or before
s The 8th day Of 1say 1878,
which, if not fled on or before that day or before
an appropriation of the funds of said estate is
made, shall be forever barred both in law ana
equity. It is further ordered by the Master, that
this notice be published for four consecutive
weeks in the Morristown GAZETTE. This Deeem-
Der 3D., 1877.
A true copy. Tests
dee5w4prsf Sc John NURPHEY, G. & NJ.
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English Opinion of the Presi-
dents Message.

LONDON. Dec. 4.-The Dailg NeaUS
commenting on President Hayes
message, says: ''Thc message
deals principally with questions OF
paci6cation OF the country and re-
sumption of specie payment, and
on both these subjects the President
expresses himself with good sense
and good feeling"
The Times says: president
Hayes has not disappointed expec-
tation. His message gives no un-
certain sound on the subject of cur
reney legislation"
The Daily Telegraph says Not
withstanding the discouragements
with which President Hayes has
been met. the prudent. firm position
he has assumed in his message in
sures him the support of the wiscst
and best portion of his country
men,
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We direct special attention to the at
tractive advertisement of Shea s. Dona-
hoe, dealers in Stoves and Tinware,
Knoxville, Tenn. They are reliable
and accommodating gentlemen, thor
ough timers, and will transact business
in an honest and impartial manner.
They carry heavy stock and are man
ufacturers of all kinds of tinware, which
they will sell cheap for cash. Peruse
their card, and if you need anything in
their line visit or correspond with them.
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Removal.

DR.. NJ Carriger has removed his Drug
Store to the building on the Buncembe
railroad, opposite Shannon s. Co, form
erIy occupied by Jehu Morris. He has
laid in new supply of drugs, chemi-
Gals, paints, oils, dye stuffs, etc, and
could be pleased to have his old patrons
and as many new ones as wish any
thing iI his line, Visit.iim az his new
stand. dc5tw
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When Col. John ii. Fleming walked
on to the stage yesterday, to read the
report of the committee on resolutions,
he turned to Capt. Rule, who sat near,
and said, with neat bit of smile: "Now
you see, Rule, you have made me so old
/ have to wear glasses" and with that
the Colonel adjusted his gold ey e-glasses
and proceeded. Rule blushed, and turn
"a to a gentleman sitting near, and said,
That's pretty good"-and we thought
30 too. CAattrnoCga DispGteh, 6H.
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~ 1t IS said that Senator NJ. c..
Butler has a speech in readiness,
which he will deliver in the Senate
at an early date, which will be in
tended as an explanation of his po-
sition and refutation of the charges
against him in connection with the
Hamburg massacre.
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ATTACHMENT SUIT.

L. Rogers vs.. J. N. woodson.
TEyHE PLAINTIFF. ON THE AT
-. fdavit, that the defendant is indebted to
him, and is noH-resldent Of the State, having OBJ
tanned from S. A. Cowan, Justice Of the Peace
fore said S. A. Cowan Justice, and the same hav-
ing been returned, levied the defendants prop
erty the 10th day of November, 1877 it is order
ed by me, that said defendant appear before me on
The 11th day Of January, 1878.
1nent suit or it will be proceeded with Ex-pARTE.
This notice wiz appear for four successive weeks
in the Morristown GAZETTE.
s. A. cOWAN, J. p.
dec5w4 pd For Claiborne County, Tenn.
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|Gossip has it at Washington
that Kellogg will be under indict-
ment in New Orleans. within eight
weeks. and for charges upon which
even the most bitter partisans can
not sustain him.
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DIVORCE
Preston Kincaid y. Ellen Kincaid.

Preston Kincaid ". Ellen Kincaid.
IN THIS CAUSE 1T APPEAR
81 ing from the allegation Of the bill which is
sworn 70 that the defendant is nonresident IF
the state 1t Is therefore ordered by me, that pub
LEGATION be made for four consecutive weeks in the
Morristown, fTenn.) GAZETTE, notifying said non
resident defendant, to appear at the January ter
1875 OF the Circuit Court Of Claib rne County, at
the Court House In TazeweI, aud make defense to
said BILL or the same viii be proceeded with Ex-
PARTE. IHOS. W STONE,
Dee. 8, prsf s5pd Clerk.