The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-11-12
Local Notes and Other NesOs.

Local Notes and Other NesUs.
Married, in this city, on the evening
Of the 18th, by Rev. but il will
be time enough to tell of it next week.
Don't forget to look out for the grand
meteoric display, promised by Professor
Tice TO come off tomorrow Thursday
morning, ] o'clock.
Save your money by using DIR. Green
halge's SOC Hair Restorer; half the price
of other kinds, fully as much of it and
just as good. Sold by w P. Carrlger.
The stockholders of the East Tennes-
see, Virginia and Georgia road are called
to meet in Knoxville, at the Company's
office, on Friday, December 5, 1879.
The Supreme Court reversed the de-
cision of Judge Hacker that the Bristol
Court was unconstitutional Judge
Freeman dissented from the opinion.
The Financial Board of Holston Con-
ference, for the years 1979-90, assess
Morristown district $3.50 for Conference
collection and $50 for Bishops fund.
The dwelling house of Major Charles
J. Mckinney, near Rogersville, was con-
sumed by fire on the Goth ult. The loss
is between 81, 200 and 81 800. Cause,
defective fiue.
A colored debating society, after pro-
found discussion, decided that a buzz
Yard is of more account than a lawyer.
A little rough on the lawyers.-Eg.
ICn't IL uOhar On the huZZar69
''Senrab," the wandering refugee, has
returned from East Tennessee. Memphis
AUGLdRehe. hungry "Senrab"
See that he is furnished three dozen
germs" and the latest "sporad," serV-
ed Ia Memphi, for one.
Ex-Gov Brown, of Tennessee, Vice
President of the Texas and Pacific road,
is reported as having said that his COM
pany has decided to make no further APP
peal to Congress for aid to construct the
Texas and Pacific.
Oh, the weddings, the weddings, the
weddings to be this fall and winter in
and around Morristown. Our mouth
fairly waters with anticipations of the
good things in the way of baskets of
tor, with the compliments of -~,"
late dispatch from Brussels announ-
ces the gratifying intelligence that
great improvement has suddenly become
manifest in the mental condition Of Car.
lotta, widow Of the Emperor MaXimil-
liam of Mexico, and the complete Testor-
alton of her sanity is now declared pos
sible.
The Supreme Court of the State adj
journed at Knoxville, last Friday, after
a session of nearly two months, during
which time about three hundred causes
were heard, among them a number in
volving larger interests than any that
have come before the Court for many
years The Court is advertised to meet
at Jackson on the goth instant, to review
the decisions of the Commission for
West Tennessee.
The celebrated negro singers of Fisk
University, Nashville, it is stated, en-
gagged board at the New Marlboro hotel,
Boston, but on their arrival were in
formed by the proprietor that they could
not have their meals until the white
guests had retired from the tables. This
Treatment they declined to bear, and
went to another hotel. A lawsuit for
damages is threatened.
Assistant postmaster New, of Pitts
field, Mass, has been officially stranded.
He was in the habit of removing the de
faced stamps from letters arriving at his
office, and, when letters were mailed
he removed the clean stamps and put
cancelled stamps upon the envelopes.
Il -, Io =, l. 4 4
dollars. Such thieving is penitentiary
Ofense.
We will very cheerfqlly publish each
week notices of religious services in any
of the churches in the city or county
that may be sent US in time. The Gus
tom of announcing the subject of the
discourse is in many respects good one. |
Many persons who do not go regularly |
to any church, would frequently be in
duced to attend the services to hear |
some particular subject of the Bible dis
cussed.
A State credit contemporary talks in
this way eff you owe but single dol
lar, go and pay it when there is so lit |
tie money we ought to keep it moving |
around lively. Jim owed us, and we |
owed Bill, and Bill owned Jim. Jim got |
mad because we made him pay one |
last week but we paid Bill, |
and Bill paid Jim, and Jim went to bed
that night as happy as a clam, with just
as much money as he had IN the morn
ing and three men out of debt"
Knoxville Dispatch What is the mat
ter with the hogs? We understand that
they are dying in great numbers with
disease resembling cholera, though it
has not yet been decided that that is
what it is. A farmer near Coal Greek
had some seventy hogs he was fattening
for the market, but has lost all except
thirty; fourteen of which died in one
lay. We also learn that some six or
seven died within twenty four hours at
)ne of the slaughter-pens near this city
from similar fatal disease.
The last number of the HOLst0n IHeth0-
list contains the valedictory of Rev. J.
R. Payne, who has for three years been
.he business manager and local editor of
he paper, position he has satisfactorily
ind efficiently flied. He returns to
regular pastoral work, having been at
asst Conference assigned to the Weaver
vile Circuit, N g. Rev. T. p. Thomas
succeeds Mr.. Payne in the conduct of
he Methodist, and the selection is good
me as he has editorial ability and bust
less experience.
We learn from the Chronicle that con-
table Henry Julian, of the Seventeeth
district of Knox county, was attacked
IN the public road shortly after dark
Monday night of last week, while he
vas riding along up in the Fork"
.bove Knoxville, knocked from his
lorse, badly beaten with sticks and rob-
,ed of $685.. 1t was money he had been
in his official capacity. 1t
vas thought that the attacking party
onsisted of two men. He could not
them, and there is no clue to
he robbers.