The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-08-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


THE somewhat notorious editor of tn
Republican was severely cowhided il
Washington on the 18th, by one o
John Morgan's men. Bring out the re
serves. The war has actually been r'
newed +
The people of West Virginia have, a
last, settled upon Charlestswn as theil
State capital.
President Hayes has accepted an in
vitation to visit the fair at Lexington,
Kentucky, next month.
Twelve persons left New York last
Saturday for South Africa, where they
will engage in teaching.
General Grant says there is one italian
whose hand he especially desires to take
and that is General Garibaldi.
A $50 counterfeit on the Third Ma
tional Bank of Buffalo has appeared,
and is described as follows by the new
GoUernDaeRt DetectOr:
Letter A on upper right hand corner.
Dated March 10, 1865. This is printed
from the altered plate of Central Ma
tionaI Bank of New York. Title and
date of issue are all that have been
changed on the plate. Note like its
predecessor, about an eighth of an inch
shorter than genuine.
Some wag in the Georgia Conven-
ton offered a resolution that"we pledge
ourselves to support any scheme for the
protection of innocent lambs which will
not contravene the national legal rights
OF hungry dogs"
1t is again asserted that Grant is max
ing his European tour matter of bust
ness, to organize ship canal company
for the Isthmus of Darien.
Conkling is claimed as an active op-
ponent Of the Administration in the
political contests. 1t is hard to
see how he and Blaine will mingle.
The Republican papers delight in go
ing back on West, of Ohio. They call
him Red Republican and not Black
Republican.
The stories of ravishing and murder
in Turkey far exceed all Western no.
tions concerning the limits of human
endurance in wickedness.
The Turks are reported to have killed
Is, 900 Christians at Eski Saghra. So
say the correspondents, but we think
they must have neglected to count a
lively corpse or two.
1t is hardly possible to form an idea
of the ravages of the famine in India
The loss of life is placed at 300, 900, and
instead of decreasing, the suffering
promises to increase in intensity. An
appeal is to be made to the people of
England, Scotland and Ireland.
MacMahon, it is positively stated, is
entirely satisfied with his present Ca
net, the rumors of serious differences
between DeBrOglie and Fortou notwith-
standing. Mac will float smoothly
along with his present advisers until
they come to the Niagara in October,
and it is pretty hard to tell how things
will adjust themselves after that date.
The Indianapolis Journal says the ex-
act character of Senator Morton's all
ment is not given, but it is understood
to result from indigestion, which, with
the fatigue from work and travel has re-
suited in serious nervous prostratiOn-
1t is said now that Prince Bismarck
wants to marry King Alphonso, of Spain
to the Princess Victoria, of Hesse, a
of Queen Victoria. who
is in her fifteenth year. and well grown
and advanced in learning for her age.
Bob Toombs, of Georgia, may occas-
ionally say the wrong thing, but his
head was ''leYel" when, a few days
ago, he remarked that "the capitalist
who does not respect labor is fraud,
md the laborer who does not respect
capital is fool"
Famine prevails in Southern India. |
Il has assumed the proportions of ter
-ible calamity. Many thousands of peo-
pie are perishing in Madras and Bombay.
The indications are that the famine will |
De of long duration and of yet more
fearful consequences.
Captain Crapo's wife writes that they
would net undertake to cross the Allan |
ic again in q cockle-shell for consider
.ble. She tainted twice during the |
yoyage, slept in a wet bed for seven
weeks and had aches in every bone Of
her body. eve had seven gales of !
Wind" she writes, ''the last one being |
7ery hard and the seas running mount
lins high. 1t lasted from Saturday af-
,ernoon till Tuesday morning, but God
was with US, and he calmed the sea SO
hat we were able to make sail. The
next morning God spoke to me and
said, i am with thee; don't fear. Trust
in me, and will land thee safe on the
shore. The tears dropped down my
face like rain"
Referring to the published accounts
relative to the firing on the American
Consul's boat while flying the American
flag at Acapulco, dispatch has been re-
ceived at the Department of State from
the American Minister stating that the
affair NSow being investigated by the