The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-02-14


At last Brother Tommy Shearmal
is out with plan for the settlement o
the Presidential difficulty
What would Nevada be without pis
tolls Yet her Legislature has passed
law against carrying weapons.
Arthur Chambers, the pugilist, keeps
drinking saloon in Philadelphia, and
his advertisement offers the following
inducement to customers: '"The skel
eton hands of Tom Hyer and Yankee
Sullivan on exhibition at the bar"
The wheat crop in Lauderdale county,
Tenn, is looking better than the most
sanguine hoped for.
Times are going to be better. Tilden
will be declared elected. Get ready for
a good spring trade.
Those who come to you to talk about
others, are the ones who go to others to
talk about you
The State Supreme Court decides that
railroad property Is subject to State
county and municipal taxation.
In the State of Michigan over 10000
votes were cast in favor of woman suf-
frage, and yet they are far from being
happy
To-day "wednesday is Lent. Easter
viii fall on the 1st of April this year.
We learn that Andrew Johnson, son
of the late ex-President, has purchased
= farm on the Watauga river and will
turn his attention to the tilling of the
soil
Bro. Pope, in his last Re15ectoT, says,
ga brother in Greene county, says:
'stop my paper, I do not like to be dun
ned eve do not like it either, and
so we try to collect" Korrect
Upon hearing of his election, Ben
Hin telegraphed his thanks to Atlanta,
saving, In conclusion, MY friends shall
not be ashamed"
There arc two hundred and fifty stu
dents in the medical departments OF the
Nashville and Vanderbilt Universities
Detective Pryde, who was shot by
Jack Williams, cOlored burglar at
Memphis, recently, is improving ana
likely to recover.
The Alabama and Chattanooga Rail
road has been sold to Gen. J. I. Wilder +
and d. C. Mcmillan, of Chattanooga, /
for 5000, 900. (
The neighborhood Of Gallatin, in
Sumner county, is much troubled on
the subject Of hydrophobia, as numer-
Gus mad dogs have been seen in that
section.
Col. VIM. B. DickersOn, prominent
citizen of Milan, Tennessee. was killed
by train on the 1st instant lie at
tempted to cross the track just as it was
moving off j.
The Academy Of Music, in the city Of
Indianapolis, Ind, worth 100000, was
recently destroyed by fire. No loss OF
life reported.
Alabama is progressive. The Lower
House Of her Legislature lately appro-
rriated in addition to the trust funds,
sf5O 600 per annum for the public
schools. instead of $1OO, coo, as last year
Among the applicants for positions
ON the Boston police force, few days
ago. was man who, three years ago.
paid taxes on $40, 900 of the city real es-
tate. but now needs the position to sup
port his family.
Examine your meat well before hang-
iny If M. A careful farmer, who has
examined his, says that the meat killed
duIing the latter portion of December
and tie first of January, did not take
salt. on account of its frozen condition,
and the salt having become caked 1t VIII
he necessary to scrape it off and apply
fresh salt before hanging it up a little
attention to this matter may save you
several dollars.
The whole vote in the GubernatoriaI
race in Tennessee, as announced IN the
General Assembly at Nashville the 9th
inst is as follows: Porter, 122, 5OI;
Thomas, 73,G12; Nancy, 1854; Yard
lev. / 500; Hughes, COB, Savage z; hey'
1T. w. Green, /; Nancy, IL.
Last week shooting affair occurred
in Kingston, between Mr.. Lane, law
yer of that place and Mr.. Miller, sub
contractor on the Cincinnati Southern
Railway. Neither was seriously lnJur-
ed.-Morga1 Dispatch.
Last week, Charles TraVena' miner
- Coal Creek. in Anderson county, was
killed bv the roof of mine falling upon
him He was an old man, about sixty
wears of age. The same day volume
Of gas in one Of the mines was SET on
fire bv the lamp Of miner, who was
burned about the head and face. Dut
not seriously injured. Morgan D5spGtcH.
Following, we attach little poy
letter recently written from NaslVlle
to his little aunt of this place, and give
81 re,laJfigz. ct ZterattHa, ct 21Hact1at1"1 IN
its nerfect childish simplicity, as 1t Is
or,nsipc and is fair specimen OF the
bipb notions one of his type often en-
tain of their superior qualities in any
thing they undertake to accomplish
n NAsIIvIILE TENN.-my dear salli my
Grandma and grandpa arrived here sun
day morning andwe were very glad 10 ;
see then. how is ashby and authur get
ting along i wish coud see you all !
hone any Of YOU aint sick if any OF you ,
are sick write and tell me tell ashby .
that will send him the papers / prom ,
ised him tell lucy i am coming with
nv grandma how is bOnny see how I
Won like this letter and see if you can
beat me in writing my grandma told t
me 10 tell you to take care Of the little :
dog tiIden and soon write me letter or {
wont at all again tell ashby to write /
to me my grandma is well we send S
love and kisses to all. Yours, EDDIE |
BROWNE. l
A serious shooting affair occurred in l
last week between a party of 8
49,. 80, ,asuItfno in the fatal 7