The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-09-25
FROM HANCOCK COUNTY.
SNEEDvILLE, Tenn,
Sept. 18th, 1878,


10 the Editor Of the AIorristow1r Gazette:
Circuit Court is in session here this
week, Judge Hacker having made his
debut in the ermIne yesterday. He read
a lengthy charge to the Grand Jury,
and having been prosecuting attorney
in most of the suits to be tried this
court, as well as several courts to come,
he could not sit as Judge, and Gen. A.
A. Kyle was elected temporary Judge.
This is an example of Republican judg-
ment and economy; elect man to an
office, pay him twenty-seyen hundred
dollars per annum, for figure head,
and then pay eight dollars day to var
ious temporary Judges to do the business
of the court. If it suits the taxpayers,
it will suit Hacker.
Very little business has been transae-
ted up till to-day. VIM. Fugate obtain
ed change of venue to Claiborne coun-
ty, in his cases, as also did John South
ern and John Epperson.
Major Pettibone was on hand Mon
day, and opened the canvass all by him
self, as Mr.. Taylor was not present to
reply. His longwinded speech did not
reflect much credit on him. While the
Major is known to be resumption
man." "a National Bank man" and a
John Sherman man out and out, he had
the cheek to tell the Hancockers that
there was no true Greenbackers but the
Republicans. He saddled the present
hard times, the national debt and the
defunct Southern Confederacy all on
the Democratic party.
Hon. Henry T. Patton, of Claiborne,
candidate for Senator of the End Senate
rial district, was in town Monday and
Tuesday, and to judge by what every
body says, he will have a "walk-over' .
in Hancock. Mr.. Patton. besides being
a most pleasant and agreeable gentle
man, is a man of fine abilities, q good
speaker, and we know him to be sound
on compromising our State debt on fair
and honorable terms.
The contested election case of r. d.
Greene VS.. VIM. II. Smith, for the of.
flse OF county clerk of Hancock, has not
yet been decided.
Clinch river has been on a bust re-
Gently, having been over the low bot
toms and islands, and destroyed consid-
cradle corn.
The moonshine business in Hancock
seems to be in a declining condition
There was some little ridge brandy about
town yesterday and to-day, but 1t was
too weak tn make anybody drunk, hence
we have good order and no fighting,
Deputy U. S. Marshal, Piper, who
was scared out of Snccdville last county
court, has never come bsck after his
oFercoat yet.
James T. McNiel and Henry e. Cole.
man. Esq, who have both been low
with fever lately, are now able to be on
the street again.
nearly overlooked to mention that
w. P. Gillenwaters, Esq, spoke last
Monday in the interest of the Rcpubii-
can candidate for Governor. 1 forgot
what the name of the candidate afore-
said is, but as Pettibone made long
speech, and the benches were Uery hard
we didn't stay to hear what William
had to say about it.
S. D. Trent, Esq, candidate to repre-
sent Hancock and Claiborne, has no
competitor as yet, and there seems to
be no one anxious to run against him.
So, from present indications, Stoke will
be apt to 60 TO the capital.
We saw your occasional correspond
chi, "Oiinoh," on tho street yesterday.
He had but little to say, and | sadly
fear he is politically bulllozed by the
larger lights of the revenue ring, in
which magnificent institution we believe
"Ciinch" holds a subordinate position.
They may make him keep his hash trap
shat, but we'll bet nickle he'll vote
all right everv time he's heard from.
Respectfully, &C., WooLLFF