The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-12-17
NEWS AND OTHER ITEMS.

Jay Gould's wealth Is estimated at
| $50, 900, 900.
Illinois is State, expects to be free
from debt January /, 1881.
Chicago kills six hogs for every min
ute of every hour of every day in every
year,
The raise in white paper upon which
newspapers are printed amounts to 80
cent per.
The Fall River, Mass, iron works re-
Gently shipped 400 kegs of nails to the
west coast of Africa.
Thirteen negroes were elected to the
Virginia Legislature at the late election
by the anti,debt payers.
The ''hog crop" out West this year is
about twelve per cent larger than last
$780, 600 hogs in 1879 against 1878, 900
in 1878.
Five million passengers were carried
by the elevated railroads in New York
in October.
Within the past nine years St. Louis
has lost nearly half million dollars
through the defalcations of city officials.
In the House of Representatives on
the 9th, under the call of States, about
three hundred bills were introduced,
most of them of private character.
The clause of the Presidents message
relating to pOlygamy has been sent to
the Judiciary Committee. The statutes
have already made provision against the
evil, but they have hitherto proven in
adequate.
Trying to do business without adver-
Using is like winking at a girl in the
dark. You may know what you
are doing but nobody else does Win
chester San.
Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague is missed in
the social circles of Washington this
winter. Her indiscretion forfeits the re-
spect of friends, and brought shame and
sorrow to once happy home.
1t Is not so much the quantity that
tells as the quality. The devil has as
much brains as an arch-angel, but he
doesn't look at things in the same way,
and that's why he is where he is.
A man is just as much afraid of the
things in which he does not believe as
he is of those Ia which he does belieVe.
No one belives in ghosts, and yet every !
one who goes through dark room alone !
expects one to catch him and carry him |
off
1t may be regarded as a settled fact |
that Mr.. T'ilden will name the demo
cratic candidate aud that Conkling will |
name the republican candidate. It is |
funny, but both parties are compelled |
to nominate candidates that can carry |
New York.
An inhabitant of Madrid presented
the young queen of Spain with pair of
such as no woman has ever
worn. They are made from onion peel
What patience and perseverance must
have been needed to weave them may
be ina gined.
Thomas O'Connor, William Fl. Cherry
and Dr. VIM. Morrow have sold to the
and Augusta Railroad Com
pany, the realty, personally, franchise,
etc, of the Knoxville and Charleston
Railroad Company for 100000.
Mr.. Herbert, of Alabama, has intro
1uced DILL in the House to amend the
census law, which has met with gener-
II favor. The proposed amendment is
hat after the enumerators have prepar-
I'd their list it shall be exposed for pub
ic inspection, and for five days the
is to hear complaints and
correct errors.
The 30 ard of Sanitary Experts, en-
powered by the National Board of
Health to beside relative to the sanitary :
reeds of Memphis, recommends Col. .
Warnings system of sewerage. to cost .
about 1926, 600 The Board also made ;
of general character !
bout infected articles, dealing with :
'ayous, etc.
The store house belonging to Mrs. {
POWELL, opposite the Court House,
was destroyed by fire on the ]
morning of the 9Th. The fire was the t
york of an incendiary. Some $500 worth
# grain, &C., stored in the building was
onsumed. Two young men, James aud
robert White, have been arrested, but :
% clue has been obtained against.them. :
The report of the ordinary revenues b
rom all sources for the fiscal year en-
ing June 80, 1879, is $27S S27, 1e4 46. a
he ordinary expenditures for the same
eriod were $500, 947, 1873 So, leaving o
urplus revenue of Sc, 869, 800 50. Com '
AIRED with the yerr the receipts for 1870 &
lcreased SIC, I'll, 1870. The expen- Il
lures show an incTeas over the previous q
ear of So, 224, 781 rs. b