The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-06-13
NEWS SUMMARY.

| Knoxville's mortuary report for May
was II deaths. Nashville's was 81. In
1875 it was "A and in 1875 it was 20.
The trains in Ontario, Canada, have
been delayed by immense numbers of
caterpillars.
On the Denver and Rio Grande rail
road summit of 934O feet has been
crossed with tho railroad.
Alex. WATSON shot a man named Biles.
in Meigs county, recently, who is not
expected to live.
The Secretary of the Treasury has is
sued an order limiting the pay of Dis
trict Attorneys to 81 900 per annum.
The peach crop of Delaware will be
enormous this year, and the shippers are
puzzled how to GET it to market.
Frank Stringfellow, Gen. ]. Z. 3. Stu
arts favorite scout, has entered the min
istry of the Protestant Episcopal church.
The only thing positive in Russia's re-
ply to England's questions as to her in
tentions seems to be that Russia will not
touch Egypt or the Suez canal,
A man In Leesburg, Ohio, attempted
to disembowel himself under the delu-
sion of being bewitched, terribly LAGER
ating himself.
Sulphur Springs, Rhea county, will
have paper begin in that place, about
the first of next month, with Wyley ".
Neal as editor, and Thomas McWhirter,
proprietor.
Colonel j. F. Mckinney, a resident of
Memphis, died in that city June 4th. He
was one of the oldest settlers, having
lived on the bluff fifty-three years.
Gov. Pc rter has appointed Col. Peter
Staub of Kn oxville, and Jos. Barber,
Esq, of Memphis, Commissioners to the
Worlds Fair, at Paris, France.
A lad of sixteen years of age deliber-
ately shot himself in Illinois, because of
a difference of opinion between himself
work should be done.
The name of many a mercantile no use
is never seen by the majority of the
people of the CT y in which 1t does bust
ness, until the bankruptcy announce
ment appears. That is an advertisement
which cannot be lodged.
DIR. John Chester, an eminent physi-
clan and prominent itizen of Jackson,
Tenn, died in that city on the 4th. He
was Jealous and active member of the
Masonic order in its various branches
The skin of a mons ter grizzly bear
lately killed in Ca laveras county, Cal,
is to be sent to Mr.. Hayes. The beast,
when dressed, W eighed /, 4534 pounds.
His head, back of his ears, was two feet
and ten and a hal inches in circumfer-
ence after the skin had been removed.
West Point has rs students in its grad
uating class-the largest number in sew
eral years. In their ranks are the sons
of two Confede rate Generals, son of
Secretary of State Bigelow, son of Gen.
B. F. Butler, son of Gen. f. p. Blair,
and a colored cadet named Flipper.
The will of Fletcher Harper, the last
of the four brothers comprising the ia
nous publishing house, was admitted to
probate last week His fortune was very
near million of dollars. Several char
tiles that had expected requests were
as he gave everything to
his sons and grandsons
The melancholy Detroit Post, full of
evil presentments, says: " 1t will not
escape attention that, as soon as the
Presidents Sou thern policy was set up
in South Carolina and Louisiana, Parson
Brownlow, the Union leader in East
Tennessee, lay down and died, while
Alexander Fl. Stephens, ex-Vice Presi
dent of the Confederacy, got up and
lived"
Hanz Ollendonderbockervonondersen-
stons, q staff officer of Ophalstephal-
was killed in an artillery |
engagement at acknowledgements
ries ferry, on the Danube river, few
days since. DIR. Pnaffenschlager, the |
most noted surgeon in the Russian army, |
attempted to replace his head but it was
no 60.
The recent assessment of property in
one of the civil districts of Davidson
county, Tennessee, developed the fact
hat there is not q foot of land in the
district that belongs to the same party
I did forty years ago. This well illus
rates the changeful spirit of our people.
3uch state of things could hardly be
ound in any other civilized country. :