The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-02-13
NEWS ITEMS.

a cast of cannibals.
The Democratic Governor of New
York has no wine at his receptions.
( Owing to the brevity of the Russian
season Madame Nillson will give con-
scerts in Austria
The New York Sam thinks there never
was time when women dressed so pref
thy as they do now.
Hon. John Baxter, Judge of the Sixth
Judicial District, commenced to preside
in the United States District Court, in
Memphis, on the 4th.
Returning Board" Wells is still in
Jail at New Orleans, and will be tried in
March for his game of Presidential
fraud
Lunter, Cook & Co., wholesale deal
ers in boots and shoes, Buffalo, n. Y,
have suspended. Liabilities $3.50, 900.
A 800, 900 irregularity in the account
of teller of the Bank of North Ameri-
ca has been discovered.
An asylum for women and children at
Tientsin, China, has been burned and
over 2, 900 persons persisted in the fire.
Nine million of people are reported
destitute in Northern China. Foreign
Relief Commissioners appeal to England
and America for aid.
Gen. Chas. Thomas, who entered the
army in 1919 and was retired in 1856,
died in Washington on the Sd.
The Atlanta Constitution is sorry that
Senator Ben. Hill is putting an end to
his political career by differing with his
constituents on the silver question.
Advices from Jefferson, Ohio repre-
sent that Hon. B. F. Wade is slowly re-
covering from his illness and the pros
pect now is that he will recover.
There is report that Prince Arthur
is to marry the Prussian Princess Louise,
an agreeable young lady, seventeen
years old, the daughter of Prince Fred
eric Charles.
The financial condition of Monroe
county is as good, or better, than it has
been since the war. The county is out
of debt, and has a balance of nearly
So, 900 in the treasury.
Brigham Young's twenty-five widows
and forty-five children are dissatisfied
with the distribution of the property
and threaten to hiring a seandalous law
suit.
Thieves are on the war-path near Tel.
ford's Depot. They broke into the mill
of Mr.. Hiram Way and carried away
wheat and -four.
The New York Herald asserts that
General Belknap is in Washington, as
jolly as ever, wears his coat buttoned
closely about his robust body, and
strokes his long golden beard.
The Atlanta Constitution is so inoensed
at Senator Lamar, on account of his sill
yer speech, that it calls him Colonel
Lucius Quintus Curtius Lucullus Gany-
mede Sappho Sardanapalus Lamar"
Senator Barnum predicts the passage
of the silver bill over the Presidents
veto, but says it won't make any differ.
ence with the Democratic party, 1t will
nominate Mr.. Tilden in 1880 and elect
him if alive.
Mr.. Henry S. Moss, a member of the
Board of Aldermen and prominent mer-
chant of Louisville, BY, is discovered
to. have forged paper to the extent of
$40, 600 or $4,000. New York and
Louisville parties are the sufferers. Mr..
Moss was senior member of Moss 81
Semple, wholesale hardware dealers,
and bore an excellent reputation for
business integrity.
Bud King, oolored, shot and fatally
wounded officer Ristenmeyer in Mem
phis last Wednesday, while the latter
was trying to arrest him. 1t was after
forwards ascertained that King had shot
and fatally wounded s isan Burnshill,
oolored and was fleeing when met by
the officer. He escaped arrest.