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The Ottawa free trader., 1877-06-23

The groenback party OF Maine held a
largely attended and enthusiastic convention
at Skowhegan on the 10Th INST, and nomlna.
ted the Rev. II. L. Manson as their candidate
tor Governor at the next September election.
Resolutions we're passed in favor Of remone-
tixlng the silver dollar, and in favor OF the
Withdrawal Of the national bank bills and The
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-06-23

Hon. Wm. II. Van Epps, prominent and
wealthy citizen Of Dixon, and at one time
President Of State Agricultural Board, Las
been discharged from the Elgin asylum, after
a residence there of two years, as incuraby
insane. Ills afllictIon is soitenng Of the
brain
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-06-23

. a Princeton jury las pronounced Miss
Carrie Parker insane. She is the lady who
some time ago, on wager Of 500, walked 100
miles in 81 consecutive hours. She won the
wager, but might better have committed sui
eide, as she has in consequence become hope.
less!y insane.
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-06-23

Burton, Of the Aurora He,aid, has been
visiting the stables Of the Plano Breeding
Association and is putting their horses. All
right, only don't let them swindle you out of
an advertising bill.
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-06-23

Arkansas got rid of $G,000,000 of Its debt
last week by a decision Of its supreme court
declaring there was no law authorizing It to
be contracted. The debt was for railroad
bonds issued during Clayton's govcrnorshp
IN 1854
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-06-23

The "Red Ribbon" temperance movement
has broke ont at Nation, IN this state, and is
carrying all before It.
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-06-23

issue Of greenbacks directly from the treasu.
where the contract calls expressly for gold,
and inter-convertibe with law Interest bear.
ing government bonds.
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-06-23

al subscriptions to be paid in advance.
RemIttances may be made through money or
der registered letter.
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-06-23

Ten Molly Maguires we're hanged on Thurs
day al po,isyil!e, Pa
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-06-23
OUR CLUBBING.

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with the following publications, furnishing
both at the prices named, postage prepaid
The offer is open to old subscribers or new
at any post Office IN the country:
r,rr TD.DrD a,1 Chinoro Uoallx Tircs So IA
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-06-23
THE SILVER DOLLAR.

Papers of all political parties, particularly
in the west, are just now engaged Justify IN
singing:
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04

nessean that the Stale can yet
weather the storm Ct her great finaa-
cial trouble Without a resort to the
fatal policy of population. We
thank God for the light before us !!
and without saying more upon the
subject at present, we close with the
earnest hope that the people of the
State, through an honest and outspok-
en- and unshackled press Qike the
MoRRIsTowN GAZETTE, which waits
for no nod from any quarter before
uttering its intelligent convictions
upon public acts) and through every
other legitimate channel Of express
ion, will hasten TO undo any evil that
may have been done by this incon-
siderate legislation of the 40th Cen
eral Assembly, in the matter OF the
tax bills which they passed over the
Governors veto, and thus keep the
way clear for an adjustment of the
State Indebtedness upon terms as
favorable to all parties as the cir
cumstances of the case will justify.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04
Sunshine and sweethearts.

RUTLEDGE, Tenn, MarC4 80, 1877
To the Editor of the aIorristown Gazette:
This is very fine day and the farm
ers of this section are rallying around
and getting up their fools to go to work.
1 guess they are going to make some
thing this year, especially Snider, who
talks about his barn being well filled,
and his pretty little wife, etc. hope he
has pleasant life. i have no wife like
Snider has, but then have a sweetheart
most near and dear to me! But say no.
thing about this last
You ought to hear the people of this
section talk about Lambert's money and
the place he found it in. It will no doubt
induce many people to go into caves,
but they must not do like my friend
Snider, pull the caves In after them, or
they will go up the slope like Watson's
oxen-they will never get out.
This is the finest day we have had for
long time. The sun shines in all his
splendor-a real spring day The pillow
boy whistles his old love tune, and
thinks of what he will do when Sunday
comes. You can infer from this that he
means to go and see his sweetheart, just
as intend. But for fear you think L
have sweetheart on the brain, 1 close.
So farewell, printer, and how are you,
Snider? I'll take this splinter and kill
that spider. Yours, PUNCHER
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04

81 The Conventional Interest law,
as it was signed by the Governor, is
as follows:
An Act to repeal the Act entitled An
Act to amend the usuTy laws OF the
State. and to establish conventional
rate of interest, and tn prevent the use OF
money at Il greater rate Of interest than
6 per cent. per annum.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly of the State OF Tennessee,
That an Act passed February %, 1870,
entitled siAn Act to amend the usury
laws Of the State, and to establish con
yentional rate of interest, be and the
same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
this Act take effect from and after its
passage, the public welfare requiring
it.
Under the new law more than 6
per cent. interest cannot lawfully be
collected. The harsh penalties for
usury, prescribed in that fearfully
and wonderfully constructed bill
which passed the House few weeks
ago, are omitted. aud it may be taken
for granted that borrowers, in the
future as in the past, will decide for
themselves whether they can afford
to pay more than the legal rate for
money.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04
The WONDERFUL. !,
EGYPTIAN BLOOD PURIFIER.
HEMAH

This uncomfortable DEPURATTTE Is
n pOscerftsL ALTERAIIYE, TONIC. DE-
URETKG, DIA PHOR ETC, and APERI-
ENT, combining TfTtSses 9chtcEs render
1t inU0EuabEe and 9aeeer-f0iLtRg, and by
cate all diseases of the blood. ITS fHgre-
dtesats are of a purely harmless ectrGc-
Egyptian Provinces, aud arhere there fs
the slightest tGiat of disease 61I the syS-
through the medium of the skin, eac-
9OeIIi9sg it through the MANY and various
channels of the body, thereby Gttos0ti.gs
fheiI. proper normal and functional con-
ditiOn. A gerry brief space OF time srttC
doubted geIlGbtIitg and aConderfssJ catra-
ftUe properties, 1t being, most ss9sq.sestiost
ably, the very acme or 9aedec9t trstl'iphss
and the greatest discovery of the present.
age, is1 the treatment or eCeT0 disease
seat of the lesion or disorder, such as
SCROFULA and the Thousand aud one
c9'sses that tea 70 FRS teaoae
cOgIlisGnt, for Biblical Truth has assert
creations, - and to OKEN-DOWN IND
pOtcerfsGL rejWUeaatOF, causing the acrecIc
of man once more 10 assume the GOd-tfhs0
TT Fo =! C Iii1sI: US DISEASES, URN
AIRY DISORDERS, CONSTELLATION Or
COSTIKENESS, L1KEB IND KIDNEY
Gus DEBILITY, r HE U Nh II NJ,
69T4NDULAR ENLA RG EN- ENTS, lEPI-
2EELIOInA4OOG NAAC4LAEs 81 OAIH 4 >
A E,FECTIONS OF THE BONES, INDO-
Il ENT ULC Err s, II Il II Il Il Il COM
PI1AINTS land to the ge9atLeq SeC 1t is az
boon Tong soasght for by sensitive, sstScep-
eibEe, and delicate females, ds 1T takes
direct action stpO3s their diLSIe1stsl IND
AL FORMS OF CHRONIC DISEASE
IN WHICH THE BLOOD IS TIE SEAT
OF THE TRIO UBLE, ft Is SIlVgtuGble. A.
perseverance, sctth this remedy eOitt pF0ve
positive and 20er19sG9le1at care To1"
CHILLS and FEY-ERS aud all Mill
RIAL POISONS.
Thousands of Testimonials attest the
trasth Of these claims.
Price, One Dollar, tn large bottle, or
Sfpc bottles, So.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04
BACK Ply OF PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEA CHEPS


The Anaeyican says that tComptroller
Pennebaker, in his report of October
80, 1873, and previously in 1871, stated
that there was about $3.50, 900 in the
State Treasury belonging to the school
fund that he had not distributed to the
counties. We understand ex-Treasurer
Morrow says about $50, goo has come 10
the Treasury since 1878 and that it has
not been distributed This makes about
$500, 900 in all. School teachers over the
State have for long while been com
planning because of their not having
been paid. The Legislature, at its recent
session, adopted a resolution directing
the Comptroller to distribute this fund,
but, not being fully satisfied as 20 the
proper construction of the law, he de-
clines to take any action. On this ac-
count, Judge John A. Campbell, of 81
Cedar street, having charge of a large
number of these claims, has presented a
petition to Judge Guild for mandamus,
which viii be argued at an early day"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04
Hotel Arrivals.
AT THE CAIN HOUSE.

The following are the arrivals at the
Cain House for the week ending Mon
day, April I'd, 1877:
w II Graham, Nashville; DIR R Il
Richardson, t r Richardson, Tenn; o
n Milled, Knoxville; w B Meek, Tenn;
E r Hamilton, Asheville, n c; Henry
Blum, Knoxville; 7 4 Salvo, co; A Ad-
Ter, BALTIC Md; S NJ Edwards, Tenn; J r
n Carson, White Pine, w FL Whit, w
ID Rodgers, r Hazen, Knoxville; G E
Cox, Tenn; G II Boyd; co; John ] Cor
nelson, KY; } II Hughes, New York
Jas Dodson, co; W D Snapp, Browsboro'
Tenn; E A Sawyors, New Market; Thos
r Read, Horse Shoe, Tenn; w P Brown
low, Joneshoro'; w II White, Nashville;
G I Larkin, Newport; J f Goodson,
Turkeys Mills; II L Jefferson, Va; Robt
Crouch, 60; G NJ Lindamond, Union
Depot, Tenn; Z G Fulkerson, TazeweIl;
II G Jackson, Baltimore, Md; Fl C I
Richmond, Lee co, Va; w G Read, Poor
House, Va.
At THE VIRGINIA HOUSE
Alien, Newport; G Hatcher,
New Orleans; J IL Mclean. NC.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04
m0RK1NG LEGLsLATuRE

The session of the General As.
sembly which has just adjourned was
probably an average one in ability
and certainly so in industry. The
members of both Houses seemed, 50
far as we could judge-(and our
means of information so far as the
Senate was concerned, at least. was
ample to form correct opiniOn) to
be fully impressed with a sense OF
their responsibility to their constitu-
ents. Thus much we may candilly
say to their praise. while compelled
to condemn their action upon GER
tain measures as elsewhere stated
frankly and fully in to-day's GA
zETTE.
One hundred and sixty.nine bills
were passed at this session, some of
them requiring and receiving much
attention from the members Of the
respective Houses. and giving rise to
much private and public discussion.
But this does not give an approx
mate idea, hardly, of the actual la
Dor Of the session. In the Senate
alone three hundred and twenty six
bills were introduced, requiring, 10
be acted upon, to be studied by the
members who would intelligently
vote upon them. In the lower house
there were introduced about eight
hundred bills, requiring similar at
tention and consideration. Add to
these about three hundred joint res
olutions. and the figures will enable
our readers the better to judge Of
the labors of their representatives IN
the 4Oth General Assembly.
Il We will print in our next issue
list of the captions Of the new laws
passed
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04


This week closes the first half of the
spring term in our Female School.
Those desiring to avail themselves of
the last half of the term, should make
arrangements 10 send in their children
next Monday, the 18th inst. This school
needs no commentator at our hands.
1t speaks for itself It's managers are
our own citizens, are identified with the
place, and, as the principals of the
school, arc interchangeable in their labars.
They should be encouraged in their
work By a Kind word now and then, and
by what is more substantial, liberal
patronage. They deserve it, and with
out 1t, it Is impossible for them to sus-
tain first-class school. The school has
stood for the last ten years under the
same management That can be said of
but very few schools in East Tennessee.
The future of the school, in great
measure, rests with the people of Morris
town, especially is this true of the music
department, with Prof. DillWorth at its
head. He is one of the very best in
structors In the State and can easily be
retained in the school--only encourage
and support him.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04
THE STATE DEBT.
VIII there be an Extra Session
for Its Adjustment?

A communication from sixteen Nom
bers Of The IIoasc was sent to Gov.
For, er, shortly arter Tie adjournment
Of That body. Yesterday, Of which the
following is the substance
No action was taken in regard to the
compromise Of the State debt rs we We're
reliably informed there would be IA ex
ira session for the purpose of disposing
Of The question. The ten cents tax was
only to cover the current expenses of
running the State government, but it
was distinctly understood by us that a
sufficient to carry out the compromise; if
one should be made, was left to be de-
termined at the extra session.
The communication was signed by
Messrs. Overton, Brien. Travis.
THOMPSON, Garner, Brooks, Camp
bell Brown. Bullock. simonton. Neal,
Taliaferro Stokes. Phillips, Frazer.
Oldham aud Porter.
In a conversation with a repre-
sentative of the american last night,
the Governor said, substantially,
that lie would lei events determine
the question Of calling an extra ses-
sion.
So far as could he determined
from the expressions of members
subsequent 10 the adjournment Of
the General Assembly. there was
but one sentiment concerning the
State debt, viz that it should be
cquitably adjusted at as early day
as practicable. and that the reason
why no action was taken on the
compromise proposition at this ses-
sion was because Of the general un-
derstandina that a special session
would be called for that purpose.
Ga the other hand, the Governor.
anxious for the good repute of the
Safe. thought the passage of the
tax bills at this time would create
al unlayorable impression abroad
as to the ultimate intentions Of the
General Assembly, and may not
care 10 recall body that pay SO lit
tie heed to his suggestions. But.
much IS the complication is to be re-
GREETED, NC have confidence that in
due time the whole question Of the
State debt will he settled. il not TO
tie entire satisfaction OF all concern
ell, at least not to the aetna. discred.
it and slishonor Of Tennesso e.--Amer-
fclffl.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04

"a Senator Chambers bill to re-
district the State into Judicial Cir
cults and Chancery Divisions, pass
ed the necessary readings in the
Senate, but was lost in the House
by three votes. So far as we re.
collect, the Legislature made no
changes affecting the Judiciary ex-
cept to reduce the salaries of the
Judges, which were quite low enough
before and that labor of love is
slumbering in the Governors peck
ct, 10 his credit be it said.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04

10 The bills not approved by the
Governor we're as follows: To
amend the charter Of johnson City +;
for the reduction of the salaries of
State officers and judges; to amend
the common school law, by abolish
ing the office Of County Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction to con-
solidate the Office Of Entry Taker
and Register of the Ocoee Land Dis
trict with the Office Of Register Of
Bradley county.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04

- Gov Hampton wrote letter 10
the President saying that he might net
have an opportunity to see him again
and assuring him that lie could and would
secure absolute freedom and peace and
equality to both white and colored citi-
zeus of the State 81 soon rs the troops
should be withdrawn; but inlimating At
the same time that he would consent to
no bargain or compromise whatsoever.
In very warm words he thanked the Pres
ident for the manner in which he had
been received, and expressed his conf
tience that the President would be true
to the loyal and patriotic sentiments of
his inaugural address
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04

~ A Washington dispatch Of the
30th says that the delegation from
the Charleston Chamber of Com
merce divided themselves into COM
mittees and called upon the several
Secretaries. The popular demon
stration in honor of Hampton was
abandoned. the conservative leaders
thinking it not in good taste. Post
master General Key was cordial in
his reception of the subcommittee
and said that he had no reason to be
discouraged. He said that he un-
derstood the condition of affairs and
the need of immediate action. Sec
rotary Thompson was most uncom-
promising in the expression of his
opinion that the Federal Govern
ment bad no right TO intervene in
South Carolina, and that the State
should be left absolutely free to set
tie her own affairs. Secretary Schurz
was extremely cordial and liberal in
all he said. The Cabinet, in the
session of three hours fully dis
cussed the South Carolina ques-
ton. No vote was taken, but the
expression Of opinion of the differ
cnt members showed that on division
the majority would be in favor of the
immediate withdrawal Of the troops
from the State-house.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04

~ The New York Nation thinks
that the speech Bob Ingersoll made.
something more than a week ago in
Cooper Institute, New York was
that of man who had played q game
with stocked cards and won the game
but lost the stakes" There is no
doubt that Col. bob" felt just that
way a week or two ago, but since
chen his friend Blaine has been play
ing a game with Hayes for the stakes,
and he seems to hold such good
hand that Bob has recovered from
his dependency.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04
BRONCHITIS AND LUNG
AFFECTIONS.

sff0Jat sO-c0IIed cold seSEt Outlines
Eead to q serious cough, qyhich, st1GcGFeG
for or badly treated, mast haoe eat Que
Of BRONCHITIS, or scEs6t Is sCOs'se, tho
6feadEgg CONSUMPTION. TO all suffering
from h0rGSsi9sg cough and eTpectordttO1ls
TR ACHEON offers a. sOa68bd, reliable, aud
z1e99lsd9se7st relief. 1T dssgnleIlts eePectO-
ration, and enables the patient to capped
that TERRIBLY septic deposit, sCtScI, If left
aCithostt jtsdiciOlts treatment, must COM
zssttI1Sc0te its poison to the TestcsttaT sab
stance of tho EGt1lDy deGeaerGtinQ G1ld de-
and asLfSa1z0tes only iga early and at3l
timely death. IRA CHEON has 9sO equal
SgBagch less O. superior, and dfs afSc trftt itOs
olaIu reslsOee the deposit, thereby QH'ordt3l0
greGf relief, blst heals the membrane aud
teaUes the pdttestt s1s z'ossesSt09s Of FteGtfhg
Ps.ice, Fs1sg Gents pea. bottle, o. st1
esoffLee. $3.50.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04

~ And now comes Tie startling
rum Jr that Islam G. Harris. Gov.
ID. W. c. Senter and NJ. r. Murrell
stole the sacred school fund and de
posted it '-in that identical cave for
..future reference. The illustrated
posters and papers FROM The Chroni.
Gle olli-e last fall may be brought up
against Harris, but against Senter
and AIurrell-what can be? We pro-
nounce the rumor sensational and
not worthy of serious consideration.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04

~ The Louisiana Commission is
constituted as follows: Ex-Gov.
John c. Brown of Tennessee /:
Wayne McVeigh, of Pennsylvania {;
Gen. Joseph R. Hawley. of Connec-
ticut; Gen. j. NJ. Harlan, Of Ken
tueky; Judge c. B. Lawrence. of
Illinois. These are all Republicans
with the exception of ex-Gov- Brown.
l to4!
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04

u Among other things to be
placed to she credit OF the Leisla-
tare which consummaled its labors
last Tuesday, is the act to repeal an
At 10 amend the criminal laws OF
the STATE. passed March p, 1875,
"a regard to grand and petit larceny
amt other crimes. The present Leg
i.i;,tG'e j. entitled TO the thanks OF
the people for the repeal of that
Inv
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04
DYSPEPsIA.
GAGTRON.

GASTRON Is a safe, speedy. and posi-
Eiee care fOg. that most depressing of ALL
ase5ats, and brief course OF tTeUts9a eat acttE
restore the digestive organs to their p9ts-
tiqse strength, and promote the healthy
action of the stomach and infeStigeS. Tie
slerUoaES 1rritaBSEity Of literary a9sd alE
persons pursuing q sedeHt0qy tffes -
speedily removed or this agent. me
stomach is restored to health and the KEY
note of the system SCfgG more respond
GBe the eTfoTmsGsace Of labor.
Price, One Dollar, 19t large bottle, or
bofEEe9a SIS.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04

8 Wcare pleased IL learn that Mr. Theo
dore Leach has been app .ntcd Depot
Agent at this place. No better selec-
tion could have been made by the OIL
bers Of the company. Mr.. Leach has
every qualification, experience, prompt
ness and honesty, and we heartily con
graduate the management in securing
such man for the important position.
He is a fit successor of his worthy and
lamented father Eta1f
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04

u Ex-President Grant was the
first person to suggest Morrilrs APP
pointment as Collector at Portland.
Hayes says so. and thereby settles
one great national question without
the Intervention of commission.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04

- Carl Scharz is The first Ger
man who ever iille.l a Cab net place.
but no less than fnHrsS cretaries-oi
the Treasury have beca of foreign
birth Albert Galla;il, horn il Ssiiz-
erIand; Alexander J. Dallas anl
Alexander j. Hamilton natives Of
the West Indies. autl Viii j. Dnaue.
a 4 Irishnian.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04

sg An Athens. Ohio. merchant
has been paying local weekly paper
from $500 to 500 a year Tor adyer-
ti~iag for hiin. Beginning a com
parative stranger. he has naH one Of
the largest retail trades in Southern
Ohio. The moral is plain-alyer-
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04

~ The brother-in-law in Massa-
chusetts stands better show than
at Washington. Governor Rice has
lust made his brother-in-law, McKim,
Judge of Probate for Suffolk county
"a $4,000 life Office.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04

''Sam Slick, +" our Messy Greek cores
which, owing to its length and our want
of space, we cannot publish. How
ever, we extract the following item from
it: Mr.. Sam. 1. Newman in
forms me that the peaches on his planta-
ton are not killed Besides, I notice
several fine trees in proximity to his yard
that are studded with big red buds, and
the terminating property" is not in
jured. So, cousin John, you can just
tell those ink-slingers who declare that
we will have no peaches, to stop their
"fruitQess) cry"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04

HOlIoWay's Pills.-Turn of life
Armed with this great antidote, the fiery
ordeal is passed through and the sufferer
once more restored to the possession Of
unimpaired health. These Pills are
equally eiiicacions in all female com
plants, and distractions at the dawn of
womanlaod. 5 lei everywhere. % cents
per box or pot
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-04

We had a tailor here, that is he was
nearly opposite the Echo office, ordered
a big advertisement, never paid for it,
got on big drunk, stole bottle of OPT
um from jackson 81 Mckee, ana then
left between two suns for parts unknown.
He was from Allentown, Pa.-Motntatal
Echo.
The above viii apply very well to one
Stahl, also tailor whom our citizens will
remember was here some time ago and
who skipped mysteriously in the same
way, owing us twelve or fifteen dollars,
and numerous other debts in this Yicin-
age. Keep an eye open for him.