The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-10-29

Judah p. Benjamin, the remarkable
man, who has made name and fortune
over again since the end Of the war, re-
Gently sent a poor country editor 10
Louisiana a check for $500.
Henry 9. Farmer, president OF the
Port Jervis National Bank died on the
18th. He had been married only six
days, and leaves his widow one million
dollars.
Old John Robinson is cauvassing
Middle Tennessee with his combined
circus and menagerie. Coles establish
ment Is also on the move in that direct
ion.
A negro named Ben Everett, who liv.
ed near Lebanon, Tennessee, cut his
own and his wife's throat one night last
week. Ben Is dead and there is a bare
possibility that the woman will recover.
F. l.. Brantly, Marshal Of Whitesburg,
Ga, shot and killed two negro girls on
Saturday. The murder was wanton
and unprovoked. Brsntly escaped and
his whereabouts is unknown.
1t has been estimated that the loan
ing associations of the East hold mort
cages on Western farms 20 the amount
OF $500, 100000. On this enormous sum
OF borrowed money the interest account
will amount at least to $50, 600, 900.
For clear grit commend US to the poor
but high sperited woman IN Chicago
who pounds an old rag on the kitchen
table every morning to make the neigh
bors believe she has a beefsteak FOR
breakfast.
A monument erected by Mr.. Cyrus
w. Field in honor Of Major Andre, the
British officer executed as a spy during
the Revolutionary War, was put in It's
place, on the very spot Of the execution,
few days ago, exactly ninety-nine
years after IL occurred.
Thomas j. Griffith, of Utica, is said
to own the first greenback issued by the
United States Government. He has re-
fused an offer OF 800 for il" II il is 3
81 900 greenback he is sensible; but IL
Is 81 bill Thomas has lowered himself
in our estimation.
In the year 1864 two domesticated
goats left the neighborhood Of HarpeT's
Ferry, and ran away TO MARYLAND
Heights Since then they have gradual.
ly increased until the flock numbers
about three hundred. They are in every
respect wild goats, without the least
trace OF domestic habits. Ar night they
shelter under projecting cliff facing
Harper's Ferry.
Official salaries arc very low ia Ger
many compared with those in England.
The entire salary of the Imperial Chan
cellor, Prince Bismarck, from all sour.
ces, both as Prussian Minister and Chan.
cellorot the Empire, is only "a, 900 marks
$l3 500. The highest salary Of a Prus-
sian Cabinet Minister is 80, 900 marks.
Pensions are on the same moderate
scale
Readers Of the travels Of Livingstone,
Stanley and other African explorers,
will remember the account given Of the
interesting and powerful king, Mtesa
The news is that this heather potentate
was so influenced by the intercourse had
with Europeans that he has emancipated
all the slaves in his dominions, number
ing, it is conjectured, at least half a
million.
Queen Victoria once signifed to Wis
count Macdutf, now Earl Of Fife, that
she would not be unwilling TO have him
for a son-in-law. The nobleman respect
fully declined the honor. He is not yet
80, was schooled at Elton, has eight res
licences in the Highlands, and is warmly
spoken of by all classes. His four sis
tiers are ladies Of extreme beauty, but
have not all been enviable in their we'd
dpd life