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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-08-14
KNOXVILLE FIRE ms TRANCE
COMPANY.

We call special attention to the an
nouncement elsewhere of the Knoxville
Fire Insurance Company. The officers
and stockholders of this corporation are
men of large individual wealth, OF emil
neut moral worth and of acknowledged
superior executive and financial ability.
The President, Maj. d. A. Carpenter, is
a man of sound judgment, ripe expert
ence, incorruptible and the soul of hon
or. Mr.. Frank H. McClung, Vice Pres
ident, is known far and wide and esteem
ed for his business integrity and moral
worth. w. A Anderson is equally
well qualified for the position Of Secre-
tary and Treasurer. A reference to the
list of stockholders will satisfactorily es-
tablish the fact that a corporation does
not exist in the South composed of SOL
ider men financially, or men more rep
resentative of business honor and moral
integrity. From personal knowledge
we know that q large portion of the cap
ital stock has been paid into the First
National Bank Of Knoxville, and the
largest real estate owners and CONNER
cial dealers of Knoxville have placed
their insurance in the hands of the off,
GERS of the Knoxville, to carry such pro-
portion Of the risk as they will accept.
We are in earnest in endorsing this in
stitution, and we trust and believe that
it will be heartily sustained, especially
by the people of East Tennessee. 1t is
well known that countries that send all
their money away and get nothing back
are always poor. East Tennessee sends
thousands of dollars out every year for
insurance This money goes to build up
Hartford, New York, Brooklyn and 9th
er cities, and Knoxville, the head-quart-
ers of East Tennessee, is left to rot and
decay. We repeat, the Knoxville Fire
Insurance Company is composed of men
who enjoy the confidence Of the people
of East Tennessee, and we feel that they
ought to be sustained by the people Of
this section. As a matter of course If
the company makes anything ii will be
spent in our section, and all classes will
be benefited. All will agree that we
should keep our money at home, as far
as it is possible to do SO. True, the cap
ital stock Of the Knoxville Is not as large
as some other companies claim theirs to
be, but the proverbial character OF the
men is proof that they have just what
they claim to have, and in case OF loss
we are confident they would do just
what was honorable and right with and
by those who pasroniZe them.
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DUTY OF THE HOUR.

To the Editor of the BTorristown Gazette:
1 have been contemplating writing
you short article in relation to the
coming fall elections, Gubernatorial,
Congressional and Legislative. The
Democratic Convention that soon meets
at Nashville to nominate candidate
for Governor should select a man that
is in favor of making an honorable COM
promise with the creditors Of the State
on a proposition submitted by them (the
bOndholders). Not debating any terms
to them whatever, but laying before
them the poverty of the State in an hon
orable way, in strong and respectful
language, thereby eliciting from them
the most favorable proposal possible.
Our representative in Congress should
be a man of unblemished character and
sterling integrity with the ability and
will to fearlessly present to Congress
the wants of the people and demand the
payment of the national debt in green
backs-the kind of money paid for the
bonds. / have not time to discuss the
various acts of Congress creating bonds
nor their import, but suffice it to say,
that if the bonds were saleable by the
Government for greenbacks they should
be redeemable in the same kind of mon
ey, and should the Congress of the Uni
ted States pass law redeeming them in
the currency Of the nation, greenbacks
included, then would the moneyed kings
put their money in circulation and all
kinds Of manufacturing interests be re-
vived, the laboring class be at work and
the farmer receive a remunerating price
for the products of the soil, thereby diff
and middle aged men and stimulating
the young men of the nation, making
them content with their homes and
their country, and then the glorious old
Union that once was, would be again in
its glory and its grandeur. Peace would
reign throughout the length and breadth
of this Nation-prosrerity would be
stamped upon every brow and haven
of glad tidings would reign all over this
country. Our representatives in both
branches Of the State Legislature should
be men OF mature age and experience
with broad and comprehensive views
with financial brain large enough to
meet the demands of the times and il
his own pet scheme could not be adop-
ted-compromise on the next best thing
he could get, in order to favorably set
tie this much Vexed question of the
State debt, and remove it from the po-
litical field of State politics.
feel that it is the duty of the Demo
cratic party. at this time especially,
looking forward to the next Presidential
campaign, and believing as do, that it
will take all the Southern States with
what Northern and Western we can get
to carry the Democratic candidate for
President in 1sSO-to settle all domestic
differences in the States previous to that
contest. FREE LANCE.
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To the Voters of Tennessee.

/ hereby announce myself as candi-
date for the position of Governor of
Tennessee, subject to the action of the
nominating Convention, to be held on
the 18th of August next. have been q
lifelong Democrat, but am not pro-
fessional politician, and have served the
party faithfully in all her great contests
in the State.
AS to my position in reference to pub
lie questions of absorbing interest, am
an earnest advocate for managing the
affairs of the State, Counties and NUM-
cIpalities upon principles of economy,
such as prudent and successful business
men employ in the management of mheir
private business-curtailing all useless
expenses in the administration of the
State Government and living within our
income.
/ also favor an early adjustment of
the State debt upon a baRis of compro-
mise honorable to the State and equit-
able to her creditors !. and in view of
the depressed condition of business, the
depreciation of every description Of
property, and the general shrinkage of
all values, / conceive it to be neither
dishonorable mgr unreasonable to ask
from our cred ors terms of settlement
which the people of the State could fair
ly and punctually meet, without being
burdencd with ruinous taxation.
/ also favor legislative restrictions
upon Ule power and authority of coun-
ties aud municipal corporations in the
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Recommended by the Press.

1t is source of much pleasure and
qualification to notice articles as the
following which appeared in recent
number of the Patriot and Herald, pub
shedas Marion, Va:
SEVEN SPRING 'IRoN AND ALUM
MASS" This celebrated preparation is
daily adding to its already Justly won
celebrity. From all sections of the
country, we receive the most favorable
accounts of its great efficacy. 1t has
been used with the most satisfactory
results by a great number of our citizens,
for various diseases, such as Soar Throat,
Erysipelas, Dyspepsia and variety of
chronic affections. Nearly every one
who has tried it, speak of it as a wondor,
full specific. AS for my own experien6e,
can truly say, that have never foSnd
such speedy and effective remedy for
disordered stomach and Sick Headache.
If properly used it will certainly relieve
these unpleasant complaints in an as
tOnishingly brief space of time. With
our personal knowledge of it's medical
virtues, and knowing the so1Gce from
whence it is obtained, as well as a per-
sonal acquaintance with the manufac-
lures, we can confidently recommend
its use to any who may be afflicted as a
safe and reliable family mRdicine.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-08-14
OBITUARY..

BENJAMIN E. LOVE, son of III. w.
Love, deceased, and l.. ]. Love, aged
IA years, 1 month, and II days, died
of bilious fever after lingering illness
on the I'd ultimo, at the residence of
DR.. s. G. Brown, in TazeWell, Tenn.
There was not perhaps such remark
able boy for intellectual developments
In East Tennessee. He had accomplish
ed more even at that age than had been
accomplished by very many who had
been pursuring literary and scientific
studies at the age of mature manhood.
He was not only we'll acquainted with
the history of his own country, but was
equally so with regard to every nation
in the world, both ancient and modern.
He had nearly mastered all English
branches of science and was making
fine progress in the study of the dead
languages. He was perfectly familiar
with the Scriptures and understood
Christian philosophy well. In his as
Sociations he sought the company Of
men and of learned men too, If to be
found, rather than boys of his own age.
Had he lived to manhood and continued
with his extraordinary mind to pursue
his studies he would have made man
of great learning and ability, but such
brilliant development and sane mental
powers scarce ever live on earth to what
they would be with the same gradual
advancement to manhood for they would
be too bright and too powerful for what
was OF is intended by the great Ruler
of the Universe for man to be endowed
with on earth. His morals were mod
ell which would have been well for men
to take example after. During his i'll
ness he bore his afflictiens with the
greatest of Christian fortitude and sus'
tanned his mental faculties till the last
and died expressing hope of an immor
tai home of bliss beyond the grave
1t was Gods will in his infinite wisdom
to take little Bonnie from earth to d
better aud greater reward. Therefore
his many friends and relations should
acqulese in the Will of he who rules
all things
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THE CONGRESSIONAL CONHEN-
TON.

We have received letter from A. >.
Deaderick, Esq, Chairman of the Dem
ocratic Congressional Committee for the
First District, in which he gives his
reasons, &C., for calling Convention
at Jouesboro' on the 21st inst, to noml-
nate a candidate for Congress. With
out discussing the propriety of his ac-
ton originally, we simply say that we
acouiesce in it now. Had our first ar
ticle on the subject received at the
hands of Mr.. Deaderick the attention he
conceded TO the second, we gceuld have
suggested alterations in the time and
place of holding the Convention which
would, no doubt, have been more salts
factory to the mass Of the party. but
now it is too late The short time be-
tween this and the meeting of the Con-
vention 1.-THE 21st inst.) renders change
of time and place impracticable and cal
culated to create misunderstanding, and
therefore, under the circumstances, we
trust that our friends Of the different
counties will see to it that good dele
CATION of representative men are sent
to Jonesboro' on the 21st.
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SECOND CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT.
GAIL UPON HON A. g. WATKINS:

CALL UPON HON. a. g. WATKINS:
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 10, 70
To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:
To the most casual observer it must
be apparent that the people of the coun-
try are now, more than at any time in
our political history, disposed to pay
less regard to what are called party ties,
are more disposed to act independently
of those who assume to be leaders of
parties and who arrogate to themselves
the right to dictate the political policy
Of the day and claim the right to indi-
cate the individuals who shall be the
opponents of that policy. and who shall
be call to Office to execute the public
will.
It is also evident that the people, ire
spectlve of party affiliations, are for
themselves studying the great questions
of finance, and of the management of
our public debt, both State and Nation
al, which effect every industrial and
commercial interest, employment and
pursuit
1t is also obvious that the people have
become wearied and Disguised with the
race of politicians which has sprung up
throughout the country, and which
seeks the great offices of the country for
| personal gain rather than for public
good, and are ripe for calling into the
administration of public affairs men not
soiled by the dust of the party arena;
men of known probity of character, of
high personal and moral worth, and yet
of experience in public life, and who
arc not seekers for office, who will come
ipto power with an eye single to the
public good and whose past lives are q
guaranty of devotion to country above
party.
The spirit and feeling here referred
to in this, the second Congressional dis
trict, is deeply seated and widely dis
seminated, and there is beyond all ques
ton feeling and purpose in the rea
people of the district to be represented
in the next Congress of the United
States by man of enlarged and states
man-like views on the great questions
of the hour; whose past life is in itsel
, an assurance and witness of persona
political worth and integrity; by on
} whose mental ability and enlarged ex
: perience in life shall enable him to crap
pie with the grave questions of public
policy, which must, during the next tw,
!, years, settle the destiny of the country
for veal or woe, for a long period t.
come, and fit him to be for us a coun
sellor in the halls of the nation, and rem
der him trustworthy guide in thi
hour of financial peril.
Such a counsellor is to be found, Mr.
Editor, in the person of the Hon. Al
, BERT G. WATKINS, of Jefferson, and tn
real people of this district, with remark
able unanimity of sentiment, desire tina
he shall represent them as fearless in
dependent statesman, in the next Con
} gress Of the United States, and there
fore, through the medium of your jour
nal, desire to call upon him to annOunc
: himself as candidate for that position
, G. B.
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NOTICE TO MOTHERS.

A sure remedy for teething children,
and all bowel affections, such as Diar-
rhea, Summer Complaint, Bloody F1ux
and gripping pains in the stomach and
bowels, in both young and old,
DIR. DUNcAN's BLACKBERRY ELIXIR,
is far superior to any and all prepare
tions that has ever been used in the
treatment of the above diseases; it never
fails to relieve when taken in time and
according to directions 1t is an Elixir
made from the berry and the root of the
plant and therefore contains all the medi-
cinal virtues of the plant, of which
everyone is acquainted. IL abates all
inward fevers, counteracts and removes
every cause that is calculated to irritate
or infiame the Stomach or bowels. 1t is
pleasant to take and perfectly harmless.
Physicians are prescribing and recon-
mending it every where. PRICE 80 cts.
Prepared by G. 7. DUNCAN.
Jackson, Tenn
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-08-14
REpTBLI0AN CONVENTIONS.

The Republican Congressional Con-
ventions for the First and Second Dis
tricts meet at Greeneville and Knox
Vile tomorrow, (Thursday,) to nomi
nate candidates for Congress. In the
first district, the aspirants are Maj. Pet
tibone, A A. Taylor, Col. t. H. Reeves
and Jas. II. Randolph. The fight be-
tween Taylor and Pettibone has warm
ed up the friends of each and the hope
of the other two candidates is that one
or the other may come in as compro-
mise man, and the outlook is favorable
for the Ram. In the second district the
fight between the Houk and Rule fac
tions is very bitter. In their convention
on the 4th instant, to appoint delegates
to represent Knox county. they had the
biggest kind of a row-the Houk men
withdrawing and organizing another
convention. Two sets of delegates will
ask for seats, and as Houk's friends claim
a majority of the delegates outside OF
Knox county, the vote as to which set
of delegates shall be admitted will like
w be another 8 to Z game Meantime,
Rule'is said to be fixed in his determine
item to make the race it he has twenty
votes in the convention outside of Knox
Even with two Republican candidates
on the track we still have an abiding
faith that the predominant genius of the
Democratic leaders of Knoxville will
come to the front in time to fritter away
their opportunity again.
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DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
DANDR1DeE, Tenn, Aug. 5, 1873.


The Democratic Convention met per-
suant to a call by the Executive Com
mittee to appoint delegates to a Conven-
ton to be held at Nashville, on the 18th
to nominate a candidate for Governor.
The Convention was called to order by
DIR. J. G. Cawood, Chairman Executive
Committee, in few appropriate re-
marks. On motion, Geo. p. Yoe was
made Chairman, and e. T.. Watkins,
Secretary. On motion of Robt Tool
committee of three was appointed by
the Chairman to prepare business for the
Convention, the Chair appointed Robert
Tool, DR.. N. G. Langford and VIM.
Snapp. They returned with their re-
trict, with ]. 81. Caldwell as Chairman
to select delegates to attend the Con-
vention at Nashville, and they reported
as follows:
The undersigned committee beg leave
TO report the following gentlemen as
delegates to the Convention to be held
at Nashville, August 10Th, 1878, for the
purpose CT nomination a candidate for
Governor, to-wit
LIST District-James Hawkins and Cal
oway johnson I'd, G. w. Holtsinger
and j. c. Cawood Sd, Beverly Lively
and Eli d. Rainwaters 4th, ALT Swami
Il
an and S. d. Williams 9th, Samuel
Kennedy and G. B. G.. Hodges 18th, A.
e. Daniel and VIM. T. Sheriff. /; Sth, +.
l.. Thomas and Elihu Milligan 9th,
John Toland and F. X. MOuntcasrle
10th, John Talbot and L. NJ. King
11th, 8. NJ. McCampbelI and A. A. Cald-
we'll /; 18th, DR.. n. q. Langford and
Tom Eckel and w. A Moore 18th, III.
w. HoIston and J. T. Watkins 14th,
S. G. NJ. Gass 10Th, w. j. Rice and s.
FL. Caldwell 18th, George l.. Fox and
John Fry and j. III. Caldwell. On mo-
ton the Chairman and Secretary was
added to the list of delegates. On mo-
tion of DIR. ]. G. Cawood, the following
Resolution was adopted
Res0'Ued, That no proxies from this
delegation be allowed, but that the dele
gates of the Jefferson county delegation
present at Nashville vote the county.
The committee then went into an cleo
ton for an Executive Committee for
the county and on molten the old Com
mittee was retained.
The Tribune and Morristown Gazette
were requested to publish the above
proceedings.
GEORGE p. YoE, Chairman.
Z. Il. WATKINS, Secretary.
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A Valuable Book Free.

We have for long time seen the need
among all classes of people, of book
which would give in a clear and concise
form, the common cooking recipes. ia
bles of weights, measures, distances, re-
meGies in case of poisoning and the val
liable miscellaneous receipts so often
wanted, but never at hand. To meet
this want we have, at considerable ex-
pense, published DR.. Harris Family Re
ceipt and Cook Book, in which we have
carefully gathered together the above
information. The retail price of the
book is twenty-five cents, but as we
want it widely distributed in order that
the most good may be done by it, we
have determined to mail it free to any
one writing us for it during the next six
~ days, and naming the paper in which
they saw this notice. State name and
post Office plainly.
SANFORD, CHAMBERLAIN s. ALBERs,
Knoxville, Tenn.
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TWO PRECINCTS HEARD FROM

From the whitesburg Times
Another heart is made sadl The beau
tiful poem published in this weeks Nor
RIsTowN GAZETTE, entitled Marriage
of the Sun and Moon, goth Aug, 1878, :"
which is claimed by that newSy, spicy
and enterprising journal to be the orig
inal production OF g a beautiful young
blonde, late pupil of Morristown Fe-
male High School" we notice has been
reproduced in the columns of the Knox
willie Tribune under the name of new
and different author. According to the
Tribune, the poem was written half q
century ago or more, by st. John Ellen
wood, of North Carolina, a poet of no
mean repute In his day, on the occasion
of an eclipse of the sun visible only on
this continent If this be true, the GA
ZETTE has been sadly "duped" by a
beautiful young blonde" in having an
old poem palmed off on 1T for original.
Just now our memory is treacherOus,
but it pears to US that we have seen the
poem somewhere in an old scrap book.
We don't mention this as rebuke
against the GAzETTE's good judgement
of original poems, for 1.-THE very best pO-
etical talent to be found anywhere in
this country has time and again graced
its columns; nor to "diZzify, faintify,
sickenify or discouragify"-espe
"a beautiful young blonde" who aspireS
to pSetical fame.
OF course not; your apology is ample
and satisfactory. No sufficient apology
or excuse, however, can be offered for
rObbing a North Carolinian of anything
especially his poetry-and we have en-
gagged Murph Bewley to set right down
upon the stomach of the next fellow,
male or female, detected in the act. In
the present instance, the circumstantial
evidence is strong against the accused,
and
81 Alas for the rarity
OF Christian charity,
Under the sun;
Isnt it pitiful,
In whole city full,
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THE MORRISTOWN GAZETTE
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST IA, 1878.
no WHOM TT NAY CONCERN.

MR.. S. WARNER is authorized to
solicit patronage, make contracts for
Job ,Uork and advertising, and collect
and receipt for all dues to The Nor
RIsTowN GAZETTE. 1t IS absolutely
necessary for ALL IN ARREARS
to be prepared to meet our agent and
pay at least q portion Of their fnde6t'
edness. The amount Of our Outstand-
ina accounts is too large remain longer
unsettled. II must be .iDed By pay
ment, note or judgment. If 1t aCds not
absolutely necessary eoe 'ooaF'd not be
so emphatic.
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BETTER THAN OUINTNE.

For the speedy and certain cure of all
malarial diseases, no medicine has been
yet invented equal to DIR. @. p. Duncan's
celebrated Chill Tonic. 1t contains no
arsenic, strychnine, or quinnIne, in any
form; consequently it produces none OF
the bad effects which SO commonly re-
suit from the use of those mineral and
poisonous medicines. Duncan's Chill
Tonic purifies and builds the impoYer-
ished Blood, gives tone and strength to
the whole system-one bottle equal to
Three Dollars worth of Quinnine. For
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A DISEASED LIVER.

Duncan's Liver and Kidney Medicine
is cure for all diseases having their or
igin in diseased state of the Kidneys
or Liver, such as sick headache, dyspep-
STA swimming of the head, loss of appe-
tite, bad taste in mouth, heartburn, ten
derness or fullness over the region of
the stomach, cramp collie, costiveness,
palpitation of the heart, pain in the
back, sides and limbs, and all diseases
peculiar to females. We can say to our
friends that the above medicine is just
what il is represented to be, and is pro-
nounced by every one who has used it,
far superior to any Liver Medicine they
have ever used. We know that it gives
better satisfaction than any we ever
sold. Knowing it to be purely vege-
table, we can recommend il to our suf-
fering friends. Price rs cents. For
sale by q. A. McNUTT, Morristown.
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use of their credit, by the abuse of
which power they have already run
largely and recklessly into debt, and by
this policy have fastened upon US bur
dens and taxations little, if any, less
onerous than the State debt
In general should favor any and all
Legislative measures that were calcula-
ted to bring prosperity and comfort to
the greatest number of the people of
this great State. M. BURNS.
Nashville, Tenn, July 18th, 1878.