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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-01-30
GOVERNOR PORTER ON THE
FIFTY CENT PROPOSE
TTOK
From the Knoxville Tribune.

From the Knoxville Tribune
In the Nashville Banner, of Wed
nesday evening. we find the follow
ing report of a sensible talk from
Governor Porter:
Governor Porter was asked by Ban
ner reporter, this morning, for an ex-
preston OF his views relative to the ae-
tion taken by the Tennessee bondholders
at a meeting in New York City, on the
10Th inst. He said that the bondholders
made a great mistake in declaring that
the fifty cents proposition was not au-
thorized by majority of the bondhOld-
ers, for this reason: The public senti-
ment could not be induced to go back
ward in this matter. They could not
raise the figures on the proposition
recently failed before the Legislature.
Public sentiment had settled upon set
Element at fifty cents on the dollar, and
it would not, be thought, go beyond
that. 1t was very easy to lower pro-
position of this kind, but il would be
very difficult to raise it. Ninety five
per cent. of the newspapers in the State
had been committed to settlement of
the debt on the above basis. He said
his sentiments in regard to this matter
editorial published in the Knoxville
Tribune OF the 18th inst
Possibly the last sentence or the
above extract is liable to miscons
struction. II certainly is. if any
one shall understand 1t to mean that
Governor Porter either wrote or in
spired the edIto-ia! of the Tribune,
referred to. What the Governor
meant was that he coacurre.l with
the Tribune in the views expressed.
in that article, and we ar certainly
glad to know that such is the fact
The conclusion OF that editorial was
as follows: 3AnOther thing. While
we believe a compromise of the Debt
at sixty cents in tue boIlar. as origi.
naliy proposed. would have been
sanctioned by large majority Of the
people OF Tennessee. still tue spbse-
quent modification OF that proposi-
ton to fifty cents on the dollar, by al
number ofereditors holding and rep
resenting large number Of tire
bonds. has had the effect of pretty
well settling the public mind hpoii
that figure as the true basis upon
which, under a the circumstances,
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the debt d h be adjusted honorably
and satisfactorily. And we are fur
Their of the opinion that fifty cent
bond, sustained as it woutd be by
better satisfied people. and therefore
securing a more stable settlement!
.Fonld be a better bond than a sixty
cent bond. lacking such support. and
therefore more liable to unfrieAdly
legislation in the future. The eredi-
tors of the STATE will commit grave
mistake,z il now they undertake to
raise the figures Of the proposition
which ssrecsntly failed of acceptance
by our Legislature. If they will
take the pains to correctly inform
themsel 5es as to the temper of the
Lublic mind in Tennessee, they viii
not. as men wise in their ewn inter
est, think OF doing such a thing lie
them not be deceived By any "dollal
for dollar" cry they may hear from
Tennessee
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TO OUR PATRONS.

=
Heretofore we have been len
lent to fault, to our own pre-
riudice, in leaving the just de-
mands against our subscribers
to await their own time and
Ipleasure for payment. The
time has now come for action
: In business matters, and a little
attention to the proper ameni-
ties due on the part of debtors.
In this vie Of, we ask the pa
irons of the GAZETTE to attend
to the demands we have against
them. WE MUST HAVE
MONEY, and hope those in
debted to US will find it con-
venient TO PAY AT ONCE. A
large number have been re-
ceiVing the, GAZETTE for two
years and more-paying moth
ing and they viii be stricken
from our books and an effort
made to collect what is due us.
Since we took control of the
GAZETTE our subscription has
been largely increased, and oul
patrons have been mostly
prompt in paying for the pa
per; but it is folly to squandel
what we receive from those t.
carry a large number that pay
nothing. Come forward, sub
scribers, and help us, and we
promise you renewed exertion'
in getting up a paper equal t.
the demands of our county ane
section.
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% Ex-Gov. Hendricks, OF Indi-
ana, whe is expected to be a prOmi-
nent candidate for the Democratic
nomination for President in 1880, is.
by advice Of his friends. to make a
speech ut Indianapolis. Indiana. on
the goth OF February next, at the
meeting of the State Democratic As
ISOLATION TO be held there, in which
he is to define his position on the
neutrality-suspicious., taking the ground
it is expected. occupied by Mr..
Voorhees,. slightly modified.
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The Whitesburg Independent gives the
following particulars of the late severe
accident Detailing Mr. Dan Morris,
mentioned in our last: SON last Mon
day evening Messrs. David Rhea, T. W
johnson and Dan. Morris left town for
the purpose of taken a short hunt, and
had proceeded as far as the railroad
bridge across Bent Greek, about one
mile east of town, and Messrs. Johnson
and Morris sat down on the bridge to
await the return of Mr.. Rhea, who had
gone to the house of his son, Mr.. Sam.
Rhea, who lived near by, to borrow a
gun. Mr.. Morris was sitting on one of
the cross timbers of the bridge, as we
understand, with the breech of his gun
resting on one of the stills and the muz-
zle leaning against his left shoulder, and
In and unguarded moment the gun slip
ped off the sill, and being double-bar-
rel shot gun, the ahammcrs struck the
corner of the sill with sufficient force to
discharge both barrels, the contents of
which took effect in his left arm, passing
entirely through and coming out at the
point of the collar bone. Dan. is at Mr.
II. w. Johnson's and under the expert
enced care of DR.. r. r. Murphy
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Senate.


WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.--Tn the
Senate the bill to remit taxes on
insolvent savings banks. was dis.
cussed briefly duriag the morning
hour. and further consideration was
postponed until Tomorrow.
The bill directing the Custom.
house at Memphis to be built Of
Tennessee marble. passed.
The consideration OF Mr.. Mat.
thews resolution declaring the. right
Of the Government TO pay the bonds
in silver, at the option or the Gov
eminent of the United States, in
silver dollars Of the coinage of the
United States containing 4l2k grains
each OF the standard silver. ,tlsl that
to restore its coinage snch silver
coins as a legal tender in pay
ment of said bonds. principal and
Interest, is not in violations of the
public faith. nor in derogation of
the rights OF the public credit. pass
ed by vote Of 43 to p, This is a
corrupt resolution, and is oaly an
expression of opinion in Congress.
he motion Of Mr.. Conkling that
it should be joint. which. would have
committed the President to the
measure, was defeated by % 10 az
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~ Memphis Aoalurche: THE
Texas & Pacific railroad will new be
earnestly pushed in committee, and
the dilatory tactics of Huntington
will be thwarted. The measure has
gained large accessions Of strength
among Northern members, and, If
the South stands up. can he passed
easily. Its friends will almost GER
tainly rally on the Stephens bill. or
single trunk-line. as the one most
apt 10 succeed"
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Peace Made between Russia
and Turkey.

LONDON, Jan. 25.-Reuter' have
the following: "Constantinople,
Jan. 25.-The Porte having accept
ed the Russian conditions, peace is
regarded as virtually concluded.
Russia's conditions are not yet Off
cially known here, but it appears GER
tain that they greatly exceed the
conference programme and atipalate
both for territorial concessions and
payment of war indemnity
The Daily Telegraph, in its second
edition, prints the following from
Constantinople: The Turkish dele.
gates have been ordered to sign the
peace preliminaries, and an armistice
will probably be concluded to-day.
The peace conditions are stated on
excellent authority to include the
following: Servia to be indepen-
dent without compensation, Monte
negro to receive Antivari, Nicsic,
Spuse and portion of the territory
bordering on Lake Slutari; Russia
TO hold Bat0um, Kars and Erzeroum
until war indemnity OF twenty mil
lion pounds is paid, the Dardanelles
to be opened to Russian men-of-war,
Bulgarian autonomy to be concluded
rather on the principle of the Leba-
non than the plan of the CONSTANT.
nople Conference, and Turkey to
nominate q Christian GoveIaor for
a long number of years subject TO
ratification by the Powers. Bulga-
ria is not understood to include
Tharce but only to extend to the line
of the Balkans. Part Of the Russian
army to embark at ConstantInople
for their return home and the final
treaty of peace to be signed at Cen
stantinople by the Grand Duke
Nicholas. The arrangement will
satisfy Russian military honor with
out involving the occupation of Con .
stantinOple.
LONDON, Jan. 25.-In the House
of Commons this afternoon Sir Stat.
ford Northeote, Chancellor of the
Exchequer, replying to a question
put by the Marquis OF Huntington.
said it was only this morning a for
NAL communication from Russia, con-
tanning the basis Of peace, was re-
ceived. In consequence of a private
communication last evening, the fleet
which on Wednesday was ordered
to the DardanelIes was ordered to
stop at the mouth Of the Dardanelles.
He was not authorized 10 say whether
any Minlste. had resigned. The vote
to be proposed was f6. 900. 000. He
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-01-30

Laps. D. McCord, Esq, of the Pulas-
XII Citizen, is candidate for Attorney
General of his Judicial circuit. Laps.
is the best newspaper man of his age in
the State, and if he prosecutes his cases
as a lawyer with the ability and success
he does local paragraphs with his pencil,
he should be elected by an oyerwhelm-
ing vote. TO assist this desirable result,
we hereby instruct all of our immense
subscribers in old Giles to unite upen
McCOrd. Show yourself. Tom, and
pile up laps, slams, jawbones and jam
borees, to the discontinue of all jam
borees.
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W The fate Of Afr. Rlairs's resO-
luton in the Maryland Legislature
about Mr.. Hayes title. ought to be
sufficient to put a stop to all this
balder-dash aud foolishness. Mr..
Hayes is President. aud will serve
out his four years. The time when
the Democrats should nave acted
has long since passed. The decision
OF the Electoral Commission. be it
good or be it bad. is final, and it is
folly 10 attempt to interfere with it
Mr.. Blair was not elected Senator
any more than his resolutions were
passed.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-01-30

70 What is known of the MofIett
Liquor Law, which employs the
punch method OF assessment, yields,
according to a recent estimate of
the State Auditor, All annual. addi-
tional, revenue of about $4,000
dollars. making the total revenue in
that State from liquor alone over
100000 dollars. This looks like the
thing works successfully.
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We regret the appearance of that por-
ton Of HClinch's" letter, last week, to
which Hon. Jesse l.. Rogers takes ex-
ception elsewhere, to-day. We cannot
believe 'Clinch's' charges were made
with the knowledge or consent Of Mr..
Patton. The letter was not read by us
untilaits appearance in the paper, else
that portion should have been erased.
The card of Mr.. Rogers. is. we think,
unnecessarily strong, and emphatic In
adjectives, but as they were provoked
through eur paper, we give them as
written. And here, so far as the GA
zETTE is concerned, the matter viii die.
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One and all should send and get it:
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Running through its every column
Is the fresh and spicy news.
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Take it, pay the printers dues.
Only think the pleasant reading
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To man without the blues.
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When you read this letter through.
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Learn it, and your duty do.
Let them speak, you'll say WILL.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-01-30

The weather prophet of st. Louis,
Pref Tice, has come out with another
theory which is curious, if not correct.
He thinks that the construction of tele-
graph lines through desert lands would
have the effect of changing the climate,
and eventually the character of the soil.
He says that the Signal Office has erect
ed telegraph lines across the Staked
Plains of Texas, and in a shSrt time
they will be spanned by cetinental rail-
roads, and he expects that they will be-
GENE habitable before many years. If
anybody believes in these predictions,
it might be well for him to speculate in
Texas lands, as there is probably no
commodity SO cheap as the lands in the
Staked Plains.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-01-30

Ex-Gov. James B. Groome, the newly
elected Democratic Senator from Mary
land, is forty years Of age. He was a
member of the Convention of 1867 that
framed the present State Constitution,
and took an active part in the debates.
In 1871 he was elected to the House OF
Delegates from Cecil county, and reeeiy-
ed large vote for United States Senator.
In 1872 be opposed the nomination of
Horace Greeley; but after the nomina-
lion had been made, he gave the ticket
his hearty support When Gov. Whyte
aschosen Senator the Legislature elect.
ga Mr.. Groome to succeed him as Gov
ernOr.
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Capt. Joseph Jaques was elected May
or of Knoxville on Saturday last,
defeating Col G.. w. Charlton in an
election which excited considerable
feeling. Capt. Jaques reluctantly con-
sented to his name being used, took no
when the election WAS held. He Ia emi-
nently qualified to succeed the present
popular incumbent, Major Carpenter
HoLstOR Aetkodist.
The Methodist ought have added that
the captain has a host of friends who be-
lieve he is the man of all others TO sue
coed the present honest and efficient
chief executive, james D.. Porter,
though his name is not included in the
Banners list.
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Hsw to tell your fortune; Lay under
your pillow prayer-book opened at the
matrimonial service, bound round with
the carriers yen wore that day, and a
sprig of myrtle on the page that says
with this ring thee we'd" and your
dream will be ominous and you will
have your fortune rs well told as if you
had paida dollar to an astrolOger. Try
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THE STATE DEBT
ITS ORIGIN AND WHO IS RE
SP0NSLBLE- FOR IT.

---- SPOASIBLE- FOR-II. ---t
The members of the fortieth Gen
eral Assembly of Tennessee grap>
pied with the State debt. and found
it monster OF proportions ana OF
strength too great to be rhrottled by
them. That body was very largely
composed of Democrats and there
fore cur Republican friends say the
Democratic party is responsible for
the failure to compromise, and for
the present muddle on that subject
And secretly they are hugely glad
that no compromise was effected.
And they confidently expect that
the result of the fiasco Of the extra
session. viii turn over the Gnberna-
torial chair, and the control in the
Legislative halls to them. For our
part we believe the Legislature did
act very unwisely in not accepting
the proposition of the bondholders.
But there are ether factors to enter
into the question as to the effect of
the failure to compromise. on politi-
cal parties in Tennessee. besides
the mere fact of the failure. The
debt is now upon us : but how came
it to be upon us?
Here is a broad fact to start with
Outside of the nine or ten hun
dred thousand dollars that built the
Capitol, aud few thousand issued
to turnpike companies, that finally
failed, no Democratic or Phig Legs
lature euer issued bond eOithout am
pie security for its payment, By the
party to ,ohOm issued. 81.
Here is another fact: Outside of
a few millions (say three or four) is-
sued TO old advent railroad compa-
pies for repairs, no Republican Leg
islature Of Tennessee eUer issued a
boaa the payment Of eOhich 'oas Sc
cured. By the party to lchona issued.
The debt of the State at the oioss
of the war, interest included,
amounted to perhaps $21.OOO,ooO.
About 81. oOo,o 900 Of this sym had
been loaned to railroad companies
on first mortgage. All of these
roads were solvent and except dur
ing the war, had promptly net in
tersst and sinking fund. Those
same roads did the same thing after
the war. and have about all paid
these bonds, principal and accrued
interest since the war. About So
600, 900 OF the S2l 100000 consisted
| lin 1869 of accrued interest. At
least six-seventh of this was charge
BILE to the railroads. So that Prac-
ticaIly at the close ofthe aoHr the State
oooed little if any Deer 81. 600.
BETWEEN 1865 AND 1870. THE DEBT
WAS DOUBLED. Or $20.000,000 WAS
ADDED TO IT BY REPUBLICAN LEGIs-
LATIoN. From 1870 to the present.
NOT BOND has been issued except
to fund interest.
But the bonds issued between
1865 and 1870 were in the main Is
SUED TO INsoLvENT AND WILD CAT
RAILROAD CONFERENCE.-THE these
companies have been closed cut
the State realizing pittance out of
them,-the taxpayers left with their
debts to pay.
The debt therefore. HAS IN THE
MAIN BEEN CREATED BY REPUBLICAN,
! LEGISLATION. and under Republican,
rule. and in a way that it is GEAR
Loss TO THE STATE. In most cases
the State realized a mere nominal
per cent. out of the bonds issued by
the Republicans In EVERY CASE
the State realized from go to los
per cent. out OF the bonds issued by
Democrats. Let somebody crack
this nut.
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lis hintea that the President. Is his

forthcoming message, will recommend
that selections of postmasters in small
towns be made by popular vote, and
that the Postmaster General shall mere
81 conffrm the selections made. This
plan was adoptedin the Presidents own
town in Ohio, and is said to have given
great Satisfaction. Another subject to
which the civil service message is ex-
pected to refer is the law which makes
four years the term of office. A recon-
mendation may be made that, instead
of this definite term, the commission
run until removed for cause.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-01-30

~ William Lloyd Garrison has
addressed a letter to William E.
Chandler. in which he expresses his
approval OF the latter's recent letter
TO the Republicans Of New Hamr
shire. and makes a violent attack
upon Mr. Hayes and his policy.
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Col. A. CaldwesII.
Blount County standard
MINERAL HILL SPRINGs.
-.a ~ Ton Ok 1879
j. S. w.

Blount County Standard.
Among the many names mention
ed IN connection with the candidacy
for Governor of Tennessee, il that
of Col. A. Caldwell, of Knoxville.
Col. Caldwell is gentleman, and
has the capacity of making a good
Governor, one that the people would
be proud of, and as the candidacy
is conceded to East Tennessee, we
know of no man in this division of
the State who would make a better
race or better Governor than Col.
Caldwell. However we do not know
that he will certainly be before the
Convention. Time will reveal all
things. Oth% gentlemeu are also
spoken of through the press. yet We
do believe that Col. Caldwell. at
least. merits the impartial c)nsidera.
ton oFthe people of the great State
of Tennessee. -4 Ell 6d
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was not aware Of the conclusion or
an armistiee or Of the SHINING Of
preliminaries for peace.
In the House Of Lords the Eafl Of
Carnaryon is making a long state
ment. He has now resigned.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-01-30

Cap. A. K Long, Commissioner of
Subsistence at Washington, committed
suicide in that city Jan. 90. The par
ticulars, so far as known, are that Capt.
Long went to his home at the usual
hour in the afternoon, and entering his
wife's room, had brief conversation
with her. Immediately afterwards he
passed into an adjoining room and shot
himself near the heart with a revolver,
causing almost instant death. No cause
is given, though it is reported that he
had been drinking heavily for the past
two or three days. His accounts with
the Government are said to have been
correct up to the 1st inst. Capt. Long
was quite a favorite with his many
friends and scquaintances. He was
Pardon Clerk at the Executive Mansion
during the Administration of President
johnson. At the same time the late
Major Morrow, Paymaster, q. S. A,
who about three years ago committed
suicide in California was a member of
President JOhnson's staff. Long was
also assigned to duty with Mr.. johnson
when the latter was Military Governor
of Tennessee.
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~ General John S. William =.
Familiarity known as "Cerro Gordo
Williams" was elected to the United
States Senate on the 18th inst, by
the Legislature Of Kentucky, on the
eleventh ballot.
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William Miller, young man residing
at NewelPs Run, Washington county,
Ohio, died recently from a wound inflict-
ed by Miss Elizabeth Taylor, whom he
had seduced. He had renounced her,
and sent notification to the overseers
OF the poor to take her to the inf1rmary.
Hearing of this, she became greatly in
censed, and procuring an axe, repaired
to the room where he was sleeping, and
literally cut bis head open.
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Mrs. Louise G. McGavock, wife Of
Jacob McGavock, died in Nashville last
Saturday. She was 80 years of age. and
was the oldest daughter of the Hon,
Felix Grundy. ~ -, .ss
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Cincinnati Commercial: John Bulls
colonies produced $ss. 100000 in gold
last year and So, O0o, 6OOin silver Amerl-
ca produced 81, OOO, 900 gold and SIC, 700,
600 silver. 1t is plain why John Bull
wants silver cheap and gold dear. 1t is
not plain why America is handing him
all her trumps. so
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JOHN MURPHEY,
Cant Fire com No /

Luther Wyatt, formerly resident Of
Kingston, East Tennessee, was recently
killed in Texas by young man with
whom he quarreled.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-01-30

FIT is reported that Gen.
Joseph E. Johnston will be candi-
date for Congress next Summer from
the Richmond. Virginia. District.
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Four men. tramps, were arrested at
Chattanooga last week for passing coun-
aerfeit silver money Among the num-
Der is young man. giving his name as
John Pannell, who says his father lives
near Rogersville, Tenn. The parties
are in jail.
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Rev W. w. Neal, owing to contia-
ned i'll health, has Withdrawn from edito-
rial control of the Rhca Spring Nesos,
and is succeeded by Col. G. A. Wills,
who introduces himself appropriately in
the last issue.