The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-10-10
WISE AND OTHERWISE.


Through woe we are taught to re-
feet, and we gather the honey of
worldly wisdom not through flowers
but thorns.
Father Grogan, Catholic priest,
travelling on the Central Illinois
Railroad September IL, threw from
the car window two Bibles placed in
the racks by areligious society for
the use of passengers. On his ar
rival at Chicago he was arrested and
admitted to bail for hearing.
A machine has been invented in
New York, mounted on wagon
wheels, which deluges the ground
behind it with smoke from burning
chips and birthstone. and holds the
smoke down long enough to suffo-
cate every potato bug. locust and
other insect that comes within its
influence. fefst
Suit has been entered against Secre-
tary of War McCrary before the Su-
preme Court, and mandamus asked for
to compel him to accept bid for work
on improving Muscle Shoals, on the
Tennessee river. The plaintiffs allege
that they were the lowest bidders, and
the Secretary of War refuses to accept
their bid for the construction of locks
Nos. 8 and in said river or show cause
why he refuses to do so.
Hon. John Goode, Of Virginia,
after considerable hesitation, has
consented to become candidate for
Speaker of the next House of Rep.
resentatives. He is a man of by
far more ability than any one else
whose name has been mentioned in
connection with the race. and he is
far beyond the reach of rings and
other corrupt elements. His elee
ton is by no means improbable.
A young lady named Bullard, of Co
Iumbia county, N. c., had a sutton will
whom her brother was not favorably i'm
pressed sufficiently to warrant his en-
dorsement of the prospective union
The lovers eloped, and were pursued by
the irate brother, who, coming in reacl
of them, fired upon them, wounding hi
sister, Although the girl was mortally
wounded, they proceeded to the hous'
| of the nearest magistrate, where thu
twain were made one flesh. Then thu
lady died. The young man has beer
arrested, and is now in Whiteville Jail
There has been considerable excite
ment of late in the petroleum busine s
and prices have advanced on an increas
of the rates of transportation from thu
home market and on reports by specula
tors of the purchase of the Empire Pip,
Company by the Standard Oil Company
Well informed persons say that negotia
tions have been in progress for som'
time looking to such purchase, and /
! is believed that terms have been ar
ranged between the directors of the tw'
companies, but the scheme can not b.
| consummated with out the approval o
the stockholders of the Empire Com
pany, a meeting of whom has not we
been called.
The Auburn IN. Y Meas print
the story of the marriage of an Au
burn girl some years ago to circui
man while the company was win
tering there. When summer CAM
! the fellow went off with the show
aud his wife heard nothing from hin
until he recently sent for her 4
come to him in Western town.
where he was dying. Size went, at
tended him in this last moments, and
received his bank book, in which hi
was credited with $35, 1000.
The Murphy movement in Louis
Vile, started about five or six week:
! ago, has met with great success
With their motto ever in view, "Witl
malice toward none. with charity to
ward ALL and relying on the grace
of God to help them keep thei
pledge, about four thousand have al
ready signed. Among the signer'
are large number: probably ma
jority, Of the police force and of TIN
fire department. and the good worl
still goes bravely on.-ObserVer.
The Physician and Pharmacist says
Bay rum, useful, agreeable, inexpen
sive application to the scalp. Every
body should use it, so we will give /
formula for making it-as good as cal
be purchased anywhere, and at small
cost: Take of oil of bay, ten fui'
drachms; oil of gpimento one sfuiC
drachm; acetic ether, two fluid ounces
alcohol, three gallons; water, one and
half gallons Mix, and in two week
filter it carefully, when you have su
perior article of bay rum, better thai
can be purchased Sat an extravagan
price, already prepared.
A woman was lately threatened witt
expulsion from the Baptist Church il
Rutland, Vt, for immortality. Sh
thought she had repented, and she dit
not see why being put on probation
would not answer all the srequirement
of discipline. Finding that the deacon
did not take this view. she threatened T.
make an exposure OF one Of the deacons
This seemed to go against her in tn
minds of the deacons and they Feporte'
that she should be expelled. There
upon, ON the report having been made
one of the deacons, who was presen