The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-09-17

| Decomo memDefs OF the legislature.
A Montgomery, Alabama, man was
chOked to death the other day by a negro
woman with whom he had fight about his
! washing.
, A camp>meeting at CoryelIe, Texas
the other day broke up in pitched battle
during which mourners, preachers and con.
gregatiOn took to the bushes.
An artesian we'll at Fort Monroe, Va,
is 900 feet deep, and an appropriation of
$4,000 is recommended to make it IL, 600 or
: $4,000 reet deep.
Chattanooga Times When the Gin
cinnati Southern railroad is completed
trains will run from here to Louisville via
Nashville in ten hours.
The general assembly of Virginia is
stocking the waters of that state with game
and food fish. A hstchery bas been estab-
lished in Wayne county.
An old negro who was married last
week at Murfreesboro, Tenn, will be 1O3
years old next December. His wife, who is
his seventh, is thirty~two. He has twenty
seven children.
Hartwell (Ga.) Sun Gold discovered
in well near Franklin Springs created vel.
low fever among the visitors there. It is
| thought there are millions of the precious
stuff in the dirt.
The Raleigh IN. C.) Observer saws
that in one township in Wake county are
over ten men, all over eilhty>f1ve years OF
age, who each day do good farm work, and
are healthy and hearty,
The Telegraph says that the Macon
/ Confederate monument will be admitted
| free of duty under a statute of congress-
| passed several years ago, admitting free
/ such works of art as are not intended for
| merchandise.
The new postmaster st Blackville, S.
| C., has tackled the following notice on the
postofice door: " Post Osfice-Any one
that wants to mail letters can sleep theam
under the door other convenients will be
made to morrow"
Chattanooga Commercial: The post
master at Fillmore, Tenn, has resigned, and
that Office has been discontinued, no one
else being willing to serve, as it requires a |
great deal of time, and a 81 900 bond, and |
no compensation except stamps Cancelled, |
which, we are informed, amounts to about |
two dollars year.
Gov. Colquitt, of Georgia, has written
a very emphat letter of denial to Gov |
Garcelon, OF Maine, in regard to certain re-
ports recently circulated in the latter state,
the burthen of these REPORTS being that in |
the last two years a large number of men |
have been lynched in Georgia because they
belonged to the Methodist church, voted the |
republican ticket and interested themselves
in the education OF the eolored people.
In Cherokee county, n. c., where sew
eral converts had been made by the disciples
of the late Brigham Young, the people DeS
came so indignant that three OF the Mormon
preachers were taken out to the woods
by the Mountaineeys and fogged with
hickory switches. Several of the converts
were caught and similar punishment in
hicted upon them. The newly-fiade and
the carpet~bag Mormohs were driven out of
the county, and will return at once to tab
The Orange (Fla) REPORTER says that
over 5000 acres in that country have been
planted in sweet potatoes, At yield of 90
bushels per acre, 100000 bushels will be pro-
duced. This potato has been utilized sue
cessfully in so many important interests of
late, that it is becoming much more valua'
bic crop than has ever been contemplated.
First, they, when boiled, make The best food
for fattening hogs and cattle; second, no ,
better food for fattening chickens and tur-
keys third, no better food for horses, COWS,
etc.
Charlotte IN. C) Observer! MIR. w.
Wheeler HubbeH the originator of the pro.
posed new gold and goloid coin in metric
weights, recommended for adoption by the
Committee on Coinage Weights and Meas
chairman, is travelling through the country
explaining his system with a view to its
adoption by the next congress. He has had
several of the bi>metallic coins Struck off by
direction of the above committee, and snev
seem to be very popular with the people
generally.
Comsl I:Eexas) Sun; The people of
Naw Braunfels have directed their attention
to grape culture, and are convinced of the
T1ro itr al h !
with good profit The grape mostly grown
is the blsck Spanish really Burgundy va
riety, which grows without care, almost, and
is entirely healthy and a very generous
bearer. Millions of cuttings OF this grape
have been shipped to France and other
that have been destroyed by insects. The
Europeans find our grape very healthy and
proof against destruction.
According to the Oglethorpe (Ga)
Echo, a peculiar animal has made its ap-
pearance in the neighborhood of Lexing.
TON. Three of them have been seen, and
two of the three killed. 1t is described as
very ferocious, and has stumpy tail, which,
like its body, Is covered with soft fur. One
of its feet is as large as the palm of mans
hand, and 1t has claws like dog. The ne
groes are so excited by the appearance in
that section of the strange beast that they
refuse to leave their homes after dark. No
one has yet discovered the genus of the
animal.
Wilmington IN. O. Star: The new
industry of getting and shipping pine tags
or pine straw, as they are commonly called,
is gradually assuming proportions, the ar
ticle being baled ready for shipment faster
than freight room can be found for it in
New York steamers, to which place, we be>
lieve, all the shipments are made from here.
Further south from Pensacola, Fla, for
s1 ~k,S -
considerable quantities. In those places it
undergOes steaming process, by which the
straw is converted into heecy fiber, which
is used for stuffing mattresses, cushions, etc.
The Atlanta Dispatch says that Major
W. D. Day. of the House clerical force, and
Senator Simmons, the original counsel for
Kate Sothern will appear before the joint
penitentiary committee, early next week, to
plead for her pardon. 1t is understood that
the object of these gentlemen is to interest
the committee in Mrs. Sothern's case, and
through them urge the executive to grant
her liberty. The unfortunate woman is con-
fined at present at HOward's camp, in lay
lor county. She is the only white woman
now confined in the States service, her sis
ter having served her term and returned
home.
The Flatonia (Texss) Argus says that
a farmer named Parker, living q few miles
from town, was in the field at work with his
wife, while their two little children were
alone at the house. During the day they !
ran to the field where their parents were
and told them that there was a f" booger at
the house, and that they were afraid to stay
there. Mr. p. and his wife thought nothing
of it, supposed that the children had beN
come frightened without cause, and disS
missed the matter from their minds. After I
waiting some time, they returned to the
house with the children and were surprised !
to find large black wolf lying on the
foOr with its head resting on the hearth.
Mr.. p. threw a stone at if, but it never
moved, which induced him to come nearer,
when he found it to be dead.