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The Newtown bee., 1878-07-18
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EtlitOr Of the Bee:
 In the issue of the BEE May 30th there is an article over the signature of ". C. Vile, NJ. D., in which certain statistics are called in question, in yerification Of which he cites reports from the hospital at AiddletOwn, Ct., and the Hartford Retreat for the Insane, &c. The as sumcd conclusiveness of his article, and the attempt to throw discredit upon the speaker, makes this reply necessary. In the Temperance Reform" edited by Rev. W. E. c. Daniels, (page 339), it is stated that ill this land, protected and covered by the star-spanglcd banner, there are 250, 900 rum shops, employing 550,000 of American citizens. The net revenue, $650,000,0O0. Sevcnty-five per cent. of all the murders in this country are committed through the influence of rum. Fifty per cent. of all the insanity in this country is the result of drinking. Eighty-six per cent. of all the criminals in the, land become such while under the influence of liquor. Ninety-six per cent of all the drinking youths leave an asonized mother to go to the black per dition of strong drink. 100000 to 8 drunkards grave.
 Also it is stated in the Temperance Gen." published at Hartford, Conn.,, issue June, 1878, statistics by Rev. T. F. Parker, as compiled from the best au, thorities: Cost of liquors in the world for ten years, $64, 405, 042, 234-twice the value of the United States; direct out lay for drinks, S725, 307 OPS, annually; seven per cent. of property destroyed by the traffic; direct loss of wages; ten per cent. ill capital employed in manufac- ture and saloons. Charity to the poor, loss by sea and land, court, police, hos pitals, &c., &c., S1, 131, 225, 175.
 This nation licenses in return for this traffic annually 800 murders, 100000 criminals, 200, ,000 paupers, 5000 deaths from drunkenness, Should be 0,00W, GOO, ,000 drunkards, 600,000 moderate drinkers, 10000 homes destroyed, 1 ,000, GOO children worse than orphaned.
 B. w. Richardson, NJ. D., F. R. S., Eng, states that 40 per cent. of insane patients are made so by drink. In this country, the last report of the Inebriate Home, Fort Hamilton, N. Y, says the best authenticated statistics in lunacy go to show that in the case of a large of the patients treated in these asylums, directly or indirectly, are due to excessive drinking.
 If the readers of your paper need fur ther light on the subject they can refer to the eminent W. c. Vile.
 The foregoing, we think, is A conclu- sive answer to the vexed question: !" What is the cause of the hard times?" Remove this fruitful cause of waste, and we have no doubt concerning individual or national prosperity.
 Respectfully yours,
 . H. L. WHEELER.
 Sandy Hook, July 4. 1878.
The Newtown bee., 1878-07-18

"Beware of dogs" A lady boarding at Geo. C. Hopkns's had very nico dog, and while petting it one day last week, was bitten by 1t three times. See ing that it loaned at the mouth, and had every symptom of being mad, oth- CTS thought to decide the case by throw ing over it pail of water. They did so, when the dog died instantly.
 NIr. Julius Glover has lately trimmed his hedge, making Evergreen avenue look much better.
 Fishing is very flno on the lake now II. Brown and B, Griswold tried their luck Friday-that unlucky (N day--and were sccn with string of fish number ing lG0. There are Il few left yet. Come and try.
 We notice one of our merchants has the words printed on his store: "No goods sold on Sunday" Does not this look as if some one would buy If they could? Perhaps n sermon on the 1th commandment would not be out of place to the people of N. P.
 Among the arrivals this week we nC- tice Mr. Geo. Waller of Bridgeport, Mrs. E. Bushnell and daughter of Poughkccp- sic, E. BOllcs of Bethel, Wm. SpelIy of Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Baldwin and Sally Robertson of Wolcottville, and Mir and Mrs. A. Brist tOl.
 Mr. G. II. Hollister of Litchfleld de- livered his lecture-subject, "The Past and Present "-Saturday evening, which was of course good. KITTY.
The Newtown bee., 1878-07-18
Ctr Ser Thursday, July 18th, 1878.
To ,he Patrons of The Bee.

wo wopld request of all those who are Indebted 10 us either for advertising or subscriptions [" send us in Inc amounts as eaaay as possible, IL would be great accommodation to Us if they will do 0 this week. A cross mark win bc placed uiSAi each paper when the time expires. and we will be glad to receive your reIhaWulg
The Newtown bee., 1878-07-18
Liierhry Ifonors.

Mics Mary Grace Hammond, . gradu- of Adelphi Aeadomy Brooklyn, was a ar led the iirst prize in htn lliS dnllarsj iy the Inter Academic Literary Union, al thpr annual contest last week flo Albany.
 Miss Hammond Is daughter of D, x, Hammond, Esq, who. with his family. are ui present spending the Summer at their country residence in this town.
The Newtown bee., 1878-07-18

Tho New Preston correspondent in writing for inc Rag aays "'ihe New Pee5ton people, In reading about the quarreis which have taken place. dlsllko tn have them referred to as New Presto n troubles. as the parties interested live several miles from the yillnge.' No wonder the people dislike to read about the quarrels, but doubtless that eurres- pondcnt does not remember that hc Is the cause Qn Il certain mcasure) fer having these petty offonr es brought before tho public, If the writer of that Item would remember that "alleDce Is , cntimes virtue" the people could have occasion 10 heartily thank him.
 Who?
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-13
As no ROTHER WOOD.

To the Editor Of the Morristown Gazette:
In the last of the pleasant series of
letters Of J. S. w. allusion is made to
She old home, near Kingsport, of the Rev.
Fred A. Ross. Not wishing to correct,
but merely to explain, would say the
name ''Rotherwood' was drawn by Mr.
Ross from the novel of "IvanhOe." The
name is not Scotch, but given to the
home of Cedric the Saxon, who lived
in that pleasant district of merry Eng
land which is watered by the river
Don," ''where were fought many of the
desperate battles during the civil wars
of the Roses"
The RotherwoOd of the vale is describ-
ed as "a low, irregular building, con-
tanning several court-yards or en-
closures" surrounded by deep fnsse
or ditch; double stockade composed
of painted beams defended the outer
and inner bank of the trench"
So much for the home of the Saxon,
and of course, in name alone, was there
any identity. DIR. Ross is an ardent adj
mirer of Sir Walter Scott. A daughter,
long since dead, lady of superb mind
and great beauty, bore the name of the
ward of Cedric, "Rowena.
1t may not be enerally known, but
at Huntsville, Ala 'Rotherwood" APP
pears again in female school of great
and growing reputation, conducted by
the wife and daughter of this eminent
divine. BRIC-A BRAC.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-13

a negro named Winston Anderson,
about fifty years of age, attempted to
outrage the person of ten year old girl,
daughter of one of the most respectable
citizens of Montgomery county, living
near GAINESVILLE, but was thwarted in his
hellish purpose. The negro fled, but
was pursued and captured in an adjoin-
ing county and brought back AMI con-
fined i'll the GAINESVILLE Jail. Saturday
morning, about 1 o'clock, the jailor was
awakened by the breaking in of his door,
and found himself in the presence of
armed men who demanded the keys of
the Jail. They were given Up and the
mob went to Anderson's cell, put a rope
around his neck and took him off. His
body was found Saturday morning hang
ing on small tree about a mile from
town. Anderson has heretofore borne a
good name. At last accounts there was
considerable excitement among the ne
groes, and it was reported that they had
threatened to lynch the jailor for giving
Anderson up.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-13

The bill granting pensions to all sur
viving officers and enlisted and drafted
men, without regard to color, of the
military and naval service of the United
States, who served for fourteen days in
the war of 1912 with Great Britain, or
who were in any engagement and hon
arably discharged, or the surviving wild
ows of such officers and men, has passed
Congress. The bill places on the pen
sion rolls any widow of a revolutionary
soldier, and also restores to the pension
rolls all soldiers heretofore receiving
pensions, who fought in the war with
Great Britain in 1912, or in any of the
Indian wars, but who by an act of Con-
gress were dropped from the pension
rolls far taking up arms against the Gov.
ernment, ''or in any manner encourag-
ing the rebels" 1t also provides for the
widows of such soldiers whose names
had not been placed on the rolls as pro-
vided for in the bill, putting in a claim
for the pension for which their husbands
had been cut off. The loss or lack of
certificates of discharge will not deprive
the applicant under the act from its ben
etits, provided other proof can be made
of such service.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-13
NEWS ITEMS.

9 Ground has been broken for the pro-
posed Nashville and Tuscaloosa rail-
road
Georgia boasts 200 different varieties
of fruits as growing successfully in that
State
The government is distributing tea
plants in Georgia.
A mandatory for hubs and spokes
will be started in a short time in Man
chester, Tenn.
The taxes on the Stewart mansion in
New York are 5000 year
Bob Toombs is proposed as a candi-
date for Governor of Georgia.
The people of Richmond, Va, aver
age about 4, 900, 600 drinks year.
A party of North Carolinans have left
that State to settle in Indiana
Secretary MeCrary has advices from
New Orleans which induce him to be-
lieve that Anderson will not be pardoned
The Texas cattle drive this spring will
amount to 1923, 400 head.
Wheat crops in East Tennessee are
promising
Monroe county is out Of debt and has
| $4,000 in the treasury.
The delinquent taxes in Memphis
amount to over So, 900, 600.
Nashville has newspaper published
for the colored people.
More than thousand persons were in
Nashville, last month, looking for homes
in Tennessee.
General Holiday has set a good exam
pie by asking the Legislature of Virginia
to reduce his salary 81 900.
General Beauregard was chief marshal
of the grand street pageant in honor of
the late Pope in New Orleans.
Governor Holiday, of Virginia, has
appointed General Joseph E. Johnston
as the first commissioner from that
State to the Paris Exposition.
The United States furnishes 20 PEI
cent. of all the tobacco imported by
| Great Britain,
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-13
SPEOULATTONS, PREDICTIONS
AND GUESSES As TO THE ATTE-
tube OF THE PO WEE2S.

AND GUESSES as TO THE ATT'E-
tube OF THE PO WERS.
LONDON, March "a special to
the Berlin National Zeitung, from
Vienna, says: Russia suddenly
seems TO object to the Austrian &C.
cupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
and is preparing to assist the Turks
TO resist it.
The Times Berlin correspondent
says the above sensational news
causes much comment, but it evil
IDENTITY requires confirmation.
The Vienna correspondent of the
Times confirms the report that Count
Andrassy. yesterday. told the Hun
garian delegation that the Govern
ment had no intention to annex or
| occupy Bosnia and herzegovina. and
that the Powers had now accepted
the proposal for a Congress at Der.
lin. France, however. has also eX-
presse wish that the Congress be
confined to the Eastern question.
This wish arises from fear that the
Congress may claim the right TO
sanction all the recent territorial
changes. There is little doubt that
France will receive assurances.
Prince Auersperg stated in the
Reich~rath that every question but
The Eastern would be excluded from
the scope of the Congress. England
also, although accepting the Con.
| Uress seems aVerse TO the intrOduc.
ion of questions not directly raised
by the war. such as the Greek qaes.
lion, the final settlement of which is
not yet imperative. All the other
powers being ready to accept any
date for meeting, the only quest on
Is, will Russia accept that proposed
towards the end of The month? Rus
sia's answer is expected immed a e
Iy. When it arrives the date vii
be fixed. The Berlin Government
will issue formal Invitations.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-13

Mr. Josiah Mahoney, who was appom-
ted mail messenger on the Cincinnati,
Cumberland Gap and Charleston rail
road less than year ago, was succeeded
in office last Monday by Hon. E. o.
Tate, member ofthe last legislature. The
resignation, or removal, whichever it
was, of Mr.. Mahoney, was as startling a
surprise to his friends here as the APP
pointment of Mr.. Tate seems to be to
him, as he AYERS no application was
made for him, to his knowledge, for the
place. Mr.. Mahoney was regarded as
an efficient, accommodating agent, and
he is clever and influential Republi-
can. Hon. E. o. Tate who has had the
honor and emoluments of the succession
thrust upon him, voted solid for Key on
every available opportunity, for Senator,
and is competent to fill the place aecep-
tably; but still it is mighty small loaf
for merit like. Ned'E, and if he feeds
on it six months we are mistaken in
the man.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-13
THE GOLD BUGs.

It seems that men, infatuated with the
love Of money, cannot reason clearly. We
have been living under an unnatural,
abnormal state of affairs since the war.
The necessities of war always develop
gambling manipulators and specializing
contractors. During the late civil war
the Federal Government issued millions
of bonds which were bought by men
who were bearing meme of the burdens.
These bonds were paid for in the cur
rency of the country, then so abundant,
but by legislation at the time and since
were made payable, interest and princi-
pal, il gold. In addition to this they
were exempt from taxation, thus build
ing up in the country an immense and
powerful class, vested with peculiar
privileges. Every other interest must
bear the burdens of Government, but
the bondholder pays no taxes. He twice
year cuts off his coupons and draws
his gold.
These men have grown insolent and
talk of national honor. All the time
l1OJ ndNC spent lulinSHSO ouhAo
in the Hobbies at Washington in their in
terest. All our readers know the sad
result-the utter prostration of all the
industries of the country. Distress and
want are abroad in the land. The men
and women out of work, many of whom
are becoming hardened into the worst
kind of criminals. A spirit of commun-
ism is spreading in the United States,
and if not checked by relief in wise leg
islation, 1t will result in the widest ru-
in The combined efforts of the gold
bug - prevent the passage of the sill
yer bill shows how determined they are
to defy public opinion. 1t will be well
for the bondholder, it will be we'll for
the property owner, it will be we'll for
| the laborer, it will be well for the coun
try, for all to realize that the time has
come when there must be relief or worse.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-13
The Ceremony of Pope Leo
XIIIth's Coronation.

ROME, March 4.-POpe Leo XIII.
was crowned in the SiXtine chapel
Yesterday. The ceremony commence
ed at 80 in the morning and ter.
NINA: ed n 80 il the afternoon.
The cardinals. prelates aud diploma
lists accredited to the Vatican and u
few other persons wore present. The
Pope was afterwards carried TO his
apartments, blessing the spectators
on the way. A few houses we're IL
Illuminated.
The Gro wds broke the windows
which were Illuminated for the PoPe's
Coronation, but were dispersed by
the troops without casual y.
When Cardinal Simeoni was
about to resume his Office as Ponti.
fical Secretary of State the Ca holic
powers aud some Cardinals protest
ed against his restoration because
of his reactiouary tendencies. Car
dinal S!meoni thereupon resigned
and Cardinal Franchi was appointed
in his place.
Middlcsex Flannel suits, colors war
ranted, for SO, at Je. McTeer's.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-13
A Severe Tornado in Kentucky

A tornado, four hundred yards wide,
swept through Casey county on the I'd
inst. The family of Vincent Wesley,
near rich Hill, consisting of himself,
wife and two grown daughters, boy
named Sloan, his nephew, and VIM.
Taylor, neighbor stopping at his house,
were killed outright. Mrs. Wesley's
body was blown four hundred yards,
and her clothes entirely stripped off.
The two daughters were carried fifty
yards and when found were locked in
each others arms. The father and ne
phew were fearfully mangled, and all
must have been killed by the first force
of the tempest The dwelling, stables
and out-hOuSes were blown entirely
away. The hearth and foundation of
stone were blown from their places. In
the vicinity, Mrs. Olive and Mrs. Mot
gan, wife of John W. Morgan, were kill
ed, and the dwelling and out-hOuses of
F. Floyd were completely swept away,
and timbers scattered in every direction.
In the village of Mount Olive several
houses were swept away. Lost $50, 600.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-13

A desperate and bloody fight occurred in
our town last Thursday, resulting in the
serious wOunding of each of the parti-
cipants. While Caszenova Bewley was
breaking up the garden lot belonging to
the residence of the editor of this paper
a fellow by the name. of Snow, portly
and peaceable in appearance, took po-
sition in front of the team, and indicat-
ed the course the horses should take.
This conduct of Snow attracted the at
tention of 1.-the, officieus little fellow
named Whitley, who approached Snow
in hostile manner, using threatening
language, but as to the exact words the
witnesses differ. They concur, howev-
er, that Snow Immediately stopped aud
put himself in fighting position, nutter-
ing words inaudible to the witnesses.
Cazenova here inteFfered and begged the
parties to keep quiet and have no diff
Guilty, that frank and fair explanation
would satisfy each there was no ncces-
sity for further hostilities. Snow turn
ed his head, with smile upon his face,
toward Cazenova, but before he could
utter a syllable he was suddenly and V TO-
lently assaulted by Whitley, knocked
down, aud to all appearance was being
made mince meat of. The spectators
were Mortified, and knowing the desper-
ate nature of the combatants when mad
ed by anger, hesita.ed to interfere. For
five or ten minutes the lighting was ter
rife, each party straining himself TO
keep topmost as alternate revolutio
put him undermost. Finally both COM
batants were exhausted, and lay quietly
clinching each others Threats, covered
with blood. Bystanders separated them
with difficulty, and as they were being
lead away by mutual friends, their eff
forts to renew the unfinished fight and
the unmistakable and bitter language
they used toward each other filled their
respective friends with fearful appre-
tensions that more gore would fiow from
the parties before the feud was amicably
settled. However, it may relieve our
distant readers, and go far to sustain the
fair and peaceable character OF our vii
lage to say that Cazenova has just re-
turned from visiting the wounded COM
bataats and his opinion is that neither
Of the dogs viii be in lighting condition
or a month to come. N. B-The gard
en- was not plowed that evening.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-13

We confidently recommend Coussens'
Compound Honey of Tar as a cure for
Consumption, and all coughs of long
standing. During the seasons of ice and
snow it is well to remember that this in.
valuable preparation will afford speedy
relief to all persons suffering with colds.
We might multiply words in praise OF
this great remedy, bnt sufficient to in.
the fact that 1t is never failing cure for
Consumption, Group, Sore Throat,
HoarseneSs, WhoOping Cough, etc. Use
Ceussens' Compound Honey of Tar.
Price 90 cents bottle.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-13
THE SUPREME JUDGES.
Call for State Democratic Con-
YentiOn at Nashville May, 80.

NASHVILLE, March B, 1878.
By direction of the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee. a Con-
vention Of the Democratic party is
called to meet in the city of Nash
vile at y o'clock M, Wednesday,
the 18th day of May, 1873, in the
hall Of the House of Representa-
tives in the Capitol, to nominate
Judges for the Supreme Court of
Tennessee. Chairmen Of the Dem
ocratic committees of the respective
counties are requested to convene
their committees at an early day for
the purpose of ordering the neces-
sary primary meetings and fixing the
time for holding the county conYen-
tions to select delegates to the con-
vention at Nashville.
Il is essential TO an efficient or
ganization of the party that each
county in the State should be fully
represented in the Convention at
Nashville; and to this end the coun-
ty committees are urgently request
ed to act promptly and to see that
conventions are held and delegates
are appointed.
Democratic papers throughout the
State are respectfully requested to
publish this call
JOHN w. CHILDRESS.
Oh. State Dem. Elk. Com.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-13

The Whipping Post bill passed the
House of Representatives :of the Ken
lucky legislature, but was defeated in
the Senate by the casting vote of the
Lieutenant Governor, who was ''Of the
opinion that humanity is already suffi-
GENTLY degraded, and being unwilling
to degrade it further upon mere econem-
ical grounds" he took the side of hu-
mainly and voted against. it. The bill!
provided that male persons convicted of
stealing money, goods or chattels, less
in value than ten dollars, might be pun
ished with the lash. Big rogues were to
90 unwhipped.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-13

d. d. Andersen, Esq, of Knoxville,
has received the appointment of District
Attorney for Knox county, from Gov.
Porter, in place of J. @. J. Williams,
Esq. who resigned after filling the Office
with credit for four years. The appoint
ment of Mr.. Anderson was a judicious
one. His fine abilities as a lawyer, and
his courtesy and obliging disposition
and firmness of character as man will
render him acceptable to the court and
bar, and we doubt not the voters of old
Knox will endorse the Governors selec-
tion by electing HIM to continue in Of
fee at the August election. 1t would be
q fit recognition of his superior merit
and character.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-13
An Astonishing Fact.

A large proportion of the American
people are to-day dying from the effects
of Dyspepsia or disordered liver. The
result of these diseases upon the masses
of intelligent and valuable people il
most alarming, making life actually =
burden instead of a pleasant existen ce
of enjoyment and usefulness as it Oug lit
to be. There is no good reason for this,
if you viii only thr ow aside prejudice
and skepticism, tax the advice of Drug
gists and your friends, and try one bot
tie IF Green's August Flower. Your
speedy relief is certain. Millions of
bottles of this medicine have been give n
away to try its virtues, with satisfactory
sample bottle for 10 cents TO try. Three
doses will relieve the worst case. Posi-
lively sold by all Druggists on the
Western Continent. For sale by w. P.
Carriger, Morristown.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-13

A destructive fire occurred at Hot
Springs, Ark, en- the morning of March
5. About $50 buildings were destroyed,
and al immense amount of goods. The
loss is estimated at $500, 900. Among
the buildings destroyed are the Hot
Springs, American and Earl Hotels, the
French Restaurant, Valley and State
Bank, post office, Knights of Pythias,
telegraph office and Daily Sentinel Office.
During the excitement the material OF
the Daily Telegraph office was malicious.
ly damaged. No lives were lost, but
hundreds of citizens are driven - the
mountains homeless.