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Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-25

WEAuER REPORT, taken at Prescott Sig nal station, May 2i, 1877:
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 Barometer corrected for temperature and elevation.
 Frank Dowd has been appointed deputy city marshal, by Frank Murray, and will also act as night watchman.
 Kcepit before the people, The Widows Victim" and That Blessed Baby, at the School House Hall, this evening.
 ------ AIiuIc girl, daughter of NIT. F. L. Brill. of NickcnbuIg, has been suffering from summer complaint. but k recovering.
 If you canno, go tp the entertainment to- night buy oao ormrcc tickets, and be happy in the thought ot having done Christian like act
 Farmers iu different valleys are now busy planting corn, and >o soon as that part of the Spring, planting i> done, then comes the putting in of beans, pumpkins, etc.
 Al the dramatic entertainment tonight will be rendered a quartctte, vocal and piano solo, at the School House Hall-bene- fit of the N. l.. Church South. Don't for get it.
 AHEUAIs.-Ghe following passengers ar rived by (. X A. Stage this morning; c. W. Head T.. II. Cook, son of our fellow townsman and present Mayor and $. k. Ste vcns aGd sister.
 Hon. T. J. Butler put in an appearance at the MINER office this morning, having ar rived by last mail: that k to say, fine photo of Tom taken by those world-re- nowncd artists, Bradley and Ruiofson. We were glad to scc him.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-25
FRIDAY

WEAuER REPORT, taken at Prescott Sig nal station, May -, 1877;
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-25

AEgiyALS.-Ghe following passengers ar rived by (. & A. Stage this morning; Q. W. Head. r. II. Cook, son of our fellow townsman and present Mayor and $. k. Ste ycn. anal sister
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-25

Frank Dowd has been appointed deputy city marshal, by Frank Murray, and will also act as night watchman.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-25

Farmers iu different valleys are now busy planting corn, and >o soon as that part of the Springs planting i> done. then come, the putting in of beans. pumpkins, etc.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-25

Al the dramatic entertainment tonight will be rendered a quartctte, vocal and piano solo. at the School House Hall-bene- it of the M l.. Church South. Don't for get it.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-25

Keep il before the people, The Widows Victim, and That Blessed Baby, at the School House Hall. this evening.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-25

1T yuu canno, 20 Co thc entertainment to- night buy oao ormrrc tickets, and hc happy in the thought ot having done Christian like act
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-25

Official Paper of the Town orPrescott
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-25

A little girl daughter of MT. F. L. Brill, of Wickcnbmg, has been suffering from summer complaint. but k recovering.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-07
80 ~ az ca. FOREsG

General n. B. Forest, the distin-
guished ex-Confederate officer, died,
after a lingering illness of many
months, at the residence of his
brother in Memphis on the morn
ing of the 18th, inst. General
Forest was the Murat of the Confed.
crate Cavalry. 1t was his blade
which flashed dismay to the foe on
many a hard fought field; it was his
blade whose CLEAN lighted up many
a dark black ground in the late
struggle. He was both brave and
generous. two indissoluable traits of
the true Southern gentleman. For
est always had his face toward his
friends as well as his enemies. His
was no craven spirit. No truer
blade than his was drawn in defense
of the South. Tennessee, his home
and pride, honored him when bat
Ting for her rights when struggling
with his devoted followers for indie
pendence, and now that he is dead
she will honor him in the tomb. The
name of General Forrest will long
live in the history of his native
State. He went into the war at its
very inception and fought as only
brave men can fight until the Con-
federate banner went down in dark
ness and defeat. Then he went to
work like a true, brave man, uncom-
planning and without murmuring to
rebuild his broken fortunes. This he
had in the main accomplished when
death, which had so often refused to
claim is victim on the battle field,
laid its icy touch upon the South s
greatest Cavalryman and claimed
his life. He rests quietly with life 5
fitful fever passed, near the great
Father of waters which washes the
soil that gave him birth. May the
turf rest lightly on the breast of the
dead hero.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-07
coUKgY z:RusTEE-AN APPEALl

COUNTY 772BST'EE-AN APPEALe
IAMBLEA CounTr, Tenn EssEls.s.
To the Editor Of the Morristown Gazette:
We read in your Haaeksns County De
partment very satisfactory results from
the efforts of the collecting officers of
said county We have heard of no indi-
cations of the officers of the counties
anywhere, except Hamhlen.. backing
down, and refusing to go forward in the
discharge of their duties, as required
and contemplated by the last Legisla-
ture. 1t appears that HambIen, with
her Trustee, stands alone in this matter.
The Trustee is left to himself without
the aid and support OF the collecting Off
GERS of the county, with two x-books
in his handsome, coliectable in his Of
fee, the other by distraint on property
IN the country, together with ali the Of
fee duties aside from that of collecting
on his hands at the same time. Whilst
he is battling with these responsibilities
as best he can, we cannot see how one
officer can stand without the correspond
ing support of others, whose duties are
so intimately connected with his. We
are informed, and in fact we know, that
there is not a single collecting officer
of the county, from the Sheriff down,
but has refused to accept a certified list
of uncollected taxes, for collection, as
the law directs. They all skulk Oatoon
the single dodge, that the Legislature
required them to give additional bonds,
thus avoiding any responsibility in the
matter. The Sheriff was the first to
lead the way and, of course, this dis
cOuraged all the otlaerS.4 The result is,
the Trustee is left alone to stand or fall,
As the case may be- % fsfas955e 81 j.
Thus yotswiH see that the officers OF
Hamblen county refuses to- assist in the
collection of the very money in part, out
of which their own salaries are paid
A shame and burning disgrace Such
imbecility, incompetency and unprece=
dented grannyism, we neVersaw before
The Trustee intends to account for the
Textbook of 1876, whether he collects or
MOTT is a question with him whether
he attempts completion of the collec-
ton of the taxes for TT or not. It is
impossible for one officer to perform the
duties that necessarily requires the la
Dor of aldozen. We can say, from good
authority, that the financial condition
aof the county is very good--she has met
her engagements as promptly as any
county in the State, and that too, with
her taxes decreasing every year.
We are also informed that the good
people of the county have, voluntarily,
without distraint or compulsion, paid up
sixteen nineteenths of the taxes for 1876
and now it is that the officers of the
county refuses to even assist the Trustee
in collecting the three-nineteenths that
is behind for said year. The taxes fol
1877, areslower than ever before, and il
is to be hoped that these same good PEG
pie will come up as heretofore, and sus
tain the Trustee, in the heavy respon,
sibilities that are thus forced upon him.
~
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-07
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE CHAIR
MANSHIPS

The various comm ittees of the
House were appointed by Speaker
Randall the 10Th. We append the
name of each Chairman Elections,
Harris, of Virginia; Ways and
Means, Wood, of New York; Appro-
priations, Atkins, of Tennessee; ;
Banking and Currency. Buckner, of
Missouri; Pacific Railroads. Potter,
Of New York; Claims, Bright, Of
Tennessee Commerce, Reagan, of
Texas Public Lands, Morrison, of
Illinois Postoffices and Postroads,
Waddell. Of North Carolina I; Judicial
ry, Knott, of Kentucky War Claims.
Eden, Of Illinois; Public Expendi-
lures, Hatcher, of Missouri; Manu-
features, w. Wright, of Pennsylva-
MIA; Agriculture. euler, of New Jer-
sey; Indian Affairs, Sales, Of North
Carolina; Military Affairs, Banning,
of Ohio; Militia, Miles Ross, Of
West Virginia; Naval Affairs.
Whitthorne, of Tennessee; Foreign
Affairs, Swami. of Maryland Ter
ritories, Franklin, of Misrouri; Rev
dictionary Pensions and Var of 1912.
Mackey, of Pennsylvania; Invalid
Pensions, Rice, of Ohio; Railway
and Canal, .Schleicher, of Texas
Mines and Mining, Beebe, of New
York; Education and Labor, Goode,
of Virginia; Revision of the Laws,
Walsh, of Irdihna; Weights and
Measures, Stephens. of Georgia;
Accounts, Roberts. Of Maryland /;
Mileage. Cobb, OF Indiana; Expen-
ditures in the Treasury Department,
Glover, Of Missouri; Expenditures
in the War Department. Willis, OF
New York; Expenditures in the
PostolIice Department, Williams, of
Alabama Expenditures in the In
terror Department, Sparks. of Hi
nois; Expenditures on Public Build
ings, Lynch, of Wisconsin; EXpen-
ditures in the Department of Justice,
Bragg, Of Wisconsin; Reforms in
the Civil Service, Harrison, OF Hi.
nOis; Mississippi Leyees, Robert
son, Of Loui lana; Rules, the Speak
err; Revision OF the Law Regulating
the Counting Of the EIectoI al Votes,
Southland, OF Ohio; Printing, Single
ton, of Mississippi; Enrolled Bills,
Hamilton. OF Irdiana, Library, Cox,
OF New York.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-07
Blind Tom---The Great Pianist.


On Tuesday night, the 18th inst, our
citizens will have afforded them the OPP
portunity of hearing the negro boy
usually known as Blind Tom, the
Pianist, whose fame has been spread
not only throughout the United States,
but throughout Europe also. He is well
named the ..Incomprehensible Musical
Wonder" Born of slave parents,
almost an idiot, and blind, withal he
produces musical sounds and limitations
on the piano that have astounded all the
music masters of the age, and some Of
them after hearing him have declared
I that they would never attempt TO touch
the piano again The best of them in
every city have played before him their
own compositions that mortal ears have
never heard before, when Blind Tom
has Immediately played the music nete
for note 60 '3fss s1i1 54 @99ail
+ He can play three distinctg tunes at
the same time and sing fourth. tt
would take all the columns of our paper
to tell of his limitations, and we advise
all our citizens to go and hear him, as
the opportunity may never again be
given them. yr sat - as41
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-07
" Yasterdav. the 9Th. eleetio

70 Yesterday, the 9th. elections
were held in New York, New Jersey.
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Mary
land, Minnesota. Virginia, Visions
sin, Mississippi, Nebraska, Illinois
and Georgia. In all these States.
except Pennsylvania, Illinois and
Nebraska, Legislatures are to be
chosen; and in Georgia, Maryland,
New York and Wisconsin, the new
Legislatures will elect United States
Senators. Governors are to be cho-
sen in Massachusetts, New Jersey,
Mississippi and Virginia. We go TO
press too early to give any news of
the result, but are confident that
an outburst of Democratic thunder
may be confidently anticipated.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-07
WASHINGTON NEKs.

The Speaker appointed as com
mittee to attend Morton's funeral
Messrs. Hanna and Cobb, of Indiana,
Wilson. of West Virginia, Burchard,
of Illinois. Davidson, Of Florida,
Banks, of Massachusetts. Townsend.
of New York.
Among the provisions of the silver
bills upon which the Committee on
Banking and Currency agreed are
that the silver dollar shall not be
legal tender for contracts made from
its decentralization to the passage Of
tie act, and also estimates the
amount for which it shall be legal
tender.
The Committee on Privileges and
Elections. after addressing resolu-
tons of coincidence to Mrs. Morton,
adjourned subject to the call of Chair
man Mitchell.
The House Elections Committee
have organized. Colorado will be
the first case considered.
Morton's funeral committee are !:
Senators Mcdonald, Cameron, of
Penn, Bayard, Booth, Davis. Burn
side.
The Army Bill provides that caval-
ry regiments may be recruited and
kept up to 100 men to the company,
for service on the Mexican frontier /;
provided this does not increase the
total force of the army. The bill is
on the basis of p, 1000 men, rank and
file. The clause of the bill forbid
ding the use of the army for politi-
cal purposes was omitted as unnec-
essary, and the estimates of the
War Office are reduced by five mil
lions.
The bill TO repeal the resumption
act again came up in the morning
hour Saturday. and an effort was
made by It's friends to have Az ar
rangenent made by which it could
be taken out of the morning hour
and made the special order for one
week with leave to discuss it and Of
fer amendments, but absolute objec-
tion was made by Willis, of New
York, who characterized the bill as
an attack on the National credit,
and said that it should be kept out
of the House. No progress was
made with the bill.
A bill to RECON- the silver dollar
and restore it to it's iegal-tender val
ne was, after a sharp struggle as to
its reference. sent to the Committee
on Coins, Weights and Measures, of
which Stephens is chairman.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-07
DEATH or SENATOR NORTON

Senator Oliver p. Morton is no
more. At his residence in India
napolis, Ind, Thursday last, at the
hour of ): SOP. NJ, he passed from
life into eternity. About noon Mrs.
Morton and her sons, by her re-
quest, were left alone with the Sena-
tor for about an hour. What pass
ed between them is not for US to in
quire. Before o'clock it became
evident that he had entered upon
his last hour on earth. He had
rested the greater portion of
the day in half lying and half sit
ting position. As he grew. weaker
the supporting pillows were with
drawn so that he lay prone upon the
the bed. A deeper silence now per
vaded the room, and remained un-
broked, except an occasional ques-
ton to the dying man. Once when
the Senator exclaimed: Il am dy-
ing" his sister-in-law. Mrs. Hollo-
way. inquired. You are not afraid
TO die" He indicated No" by shak-
ing his head. Soon after, a similar
exclamation. question and answer
passed between him and DR.. Thomp-
son. At a few minutes past O'Clock
he exclaimed, II am dying. | am
worn outP' and these were his last
words. From this on it was diff
cult to discover that life remained.
On the doctors announcement "he
is going" the gaze Of the wife and
sons became fixed on the face of the
husband and father, with now and
then a pitecus look of inquiry to-
ward the doctor, until his further
announcement, sit is over" when,
the widow clasped her sons TO her.
exclaiIning quietly but in tones new
er to be forgotten, My darling
boys" The friends withdrew, leav-
ing them for a time. when they
were tenderly led from the room.
Senator Morton has for so long
q time been towering between life
and death, that the announcement OF
his demise will fail TO produce the
sensation that the fall of so conspie-
uous a man might ordinarily be ex-
pected to create. If, during his Sen
atorial career, he ever earnestly ut
tered a generous, phiIanthropic, for
giving sentiment towards the people
eff the South. we can not new cali
the occasion Of its expression to
mind. In the matter OF general leg
islation, he was very useful Sena.
tor, being thoroughly conyersant
with parliamentary rights and duties.
And, to his credit. it may be said
that he passed unsoiled, as to his
personal integrity, through The many
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-07
THE EASTERN WAR PROSPECT

Since the Gear sat down on the liberty
of the press and ordered all foreign
newspaper correspondents to the. rear,
the information we get from the seat of
war is rather scanty. There seems to
be no doubt, however, that the Russian
advance is in full tide of successful op-
Grafton. Mukhtar Pasha, the Turkish
commander in Asia Minor, recently
telegraphed to Constantinople that the
enemy was encamped within three
hours march of his headquarters.
From ST. Petersburg we have a dispatch
which may be considered cfticiai-
stating that Kars is completely invested.
and Bya2ed occupied. From Bucharest
we learn that strong Turkish position
near Plevna has been captured, with
considerable number of prisoners and
some artillery; while the Turks admit
that detachment of Russians have es-
tahlished themselves south of the Ba1k-
ans and are opening the way for larger
force, it is believed by those best quail
fed to judge that Pievna is not provis-
toned for more than two months, and
that it is the intention of General Todle-
ben to starye out ,Osman Pasha. This
seems the more probable from the fact
that the recent success of General Gour-
ko west of Plevna tsot only cuts of com
munication with points at the south,
from which supplies aud reinforcements
must come if they come at all, but en-
ables the Russians to entirely surround
PIevna. The place must fail unless
Suleiman Pasha can do something for
tsrelief; and the prospect for that is
not encouraging: But as times 1T this
season of the year, is exceedingly pre-
cious, we question whether General
Todleben viii wait the slow processes
of starvation. The moment Plevna can
be carried by assault an assault will be
ordered, not only to gain time, bat to
wipe out old scores. TeIisehe. which
surrendered on the 2sth, is Of compara-
lively little importance, but its fall
must of course help to discourage and
demoralize the Turks. 49, IS ~
Last Saturday the Porte issued official
assurance to. the pepulace of Constants
nople that Plevna is amply provisioned
and can hold out for months.
a dispatch from Sofia to the Daily
Telegraph dated Thursday, says: Fight
ing continues on the Ofehanie and Plev-
ma roads. Ch6vket Pasha occupies po-
sition commanding a junction Of the
Crencan, Pleyna aud the Orchancie and
L0yatx roads. The Russian advance
has been repulsed with heavy loss Re-
Inducements are arriving rapidly. An
attempt to retake Telesche will be made
Immediately.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-07

Wade Hampton's son and namesake
is running for a seat in the Mississippi
assembly. He served in the war on Joe
sJoHnston's staff with distinction His
brother, Preston, it may be remembered,
was killed on the battle field within
sight Of their father. - asi''e ~
.Robest Fl. isabelle, laie 5, Pension
Agent Of, New Orleans, William. II. Fer
ry, w. L AndroH and John III. Harris,
have been arrested upon the charge of
forgery perjury and snbprnation OF per
jury in the matter Of Isabelle''s bond as
Pension Agent. All four were, commit
ted to jail. afey ~. - fs,fs..n.
President Hayes appoints Thursday,
the Goth November, as a day of thanks
giving and prayer. ~ 8 5s.5 s
Geo. Rice, Gov. Bagley's nephew, has
been arrested in jackson, Mich for emr
bezzlement. s7isss a +vs.sI - f.ss.s
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-07
How to Kill a Town and Your
Local Paper,

An exchange tellingly puts 1t in this
way g Underrate every present and
prospective enterprise speak i'll of the
churches and schools; tell every body
the hotels are bad enlarge the vices of
the people, especially the young people;
never subscribe for or advertise in your
local paper, and if you have job work
to print give it to an amateur printer,
but expect your newspaper man to pub
lish any communication or obituary of
interest to yourself gratuitously. This
recipe rarely fails. -
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-07
THE MORRISTOWN GAZETTE.
WEDNESDAY, NOV 7, 1877.

~ Col. John Baxter. of Knox
ville. has been nominated by the
President for U. s. Circuit Judge of
the Sixth district, in place Of the late
Judge Emmons, and his confrma-
ton by the Senate is regarded as a
certaintv.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-07

Charlotte IN. c. Observer: 1t was
thought worthy of note when, about
two years ago, the wife of Mr.. Thos. j.
Suggs, formerly of this city, but now
of CASTOR county, gave birth to three
children at one time; but last week she
went herself one better, giving birth to
four. None got away, aud the whole
quartette are living and doing well.
Further than this; the triplets, Mrs.
Suggs' former achievement, are all liv-
ing, and here We have the case of. seven
children from one mother and none
more than two years of age. 1t is the
most remarkable case of its kind we ever
heard of, and we doubt if it has ever
had its parallel in the United States.
1oaI ~ ,,iY,o ic .vantad az fhic offfca
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-07

temptations to corruption that mark
ed the period of his Senatorial SER
vice. His party will deeply lanent
his loss and well it may. for it will
not long survive his death.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-07

AT the residence of the brides father
by the Rev. d. r. Smith, MIR. JAMES
RUSSELL to MISS mobile CLARK, all of
Hamblen county. ssas3 sl.s 50
BY the Rev. w. H. Smith, in Grain
ger county, Nov. 1, 1877, Mr. 3 w.
KIRKPATRIcK and Miss j. E. JoHNsoA.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-07

The bobolink is singing,
Oh, my eyes,"
The blue bird is clinging
To the skies!
But the angels they are winging
Down the street their fancies bringing,
Whilst the very bells are ringing
ADVERTISE!
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-07

The reappointment of Representative
Whitthorne to the craftsmanship of the
committee on naval affairs is thought to
increase the probability of a further
overhauling of the doings of the Navy
department while Mr. Robson was Sec
rotary
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-07
HOlstOn Conference, M. r.
ChmroIh Cou+T

The Holston Annual Conference of
the NJ. E. Church, South, closed its ses-
sion at Cleveland Wednesday morning
last, and adjourned to meet in Knoxville
next year. The following is a list of
the appointments for the ensuing year
for the Morristown and Knoxville Dis,
tricts.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-07

Among the notable persons who took
breakfast Thursday morning last with
the Presidential party were: Gen. Joseph
E. Johnston, w. III. F. Lee, w. @.
Wickham, and John S. Morgan, U. s.
Senator from Alabama.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-07

There is the best authority for be-
lieving that there is absolutely nothing
in the statement telegraphed from Wash
ington that Gov. Williams, in anticipa-
ton of the death of Senator Morton, had
given out that he would appoint ex-Gov-
ernor Hendricks 10 the vacancy in the
Senate. The latter is not a candidate.
Governor Williams will certainly APP
point Daniel w. VOORHEES,.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-07
ATTACHMENT.
Before s. A. COaoala, a Justice Of TIE Pace
claiborne County, Tennessee. s..E :.


IN THIS CAUSE IT APPEARING TO ME By
the affidavit of the plaintiffs agent that the de-
PENDANT is nonresident, that the ordinary
process of law cannot be served on him. 1t is
therefore ordered by me that publication be made
for four consecutive weeks in THE MoRRIsTowN
GAZETTE, aweekls paper published in AI0rristown.
Tenn, notifying said n G. Hodges to appear be-
fore me, at my Office, in Tazewel, on the 10th day
of December, 1877, and make defense, to said att
tachment, or the same win be proceeded with ex-
parte as TO him. ls4T taE45
November 4, 1877. s. A. COWAN,
"a Justice of the Peace for Claiborne County.
now 4w--prs fee So 8t.g. 4.ts.s - +.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-07

Or. Paul +. Eve, the most famous and
successful surgeon in America, died
suddenly at the bed side of patient in
Nashville last Saturday. in the seventy
first year of his age.