The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-04-30
WASHINGTON. D. c., April "A, '79.

1STER 6TOAGHTON WILL RESIGN -
sszsIAAEEsE EAEBAssY-EFe., ETC -.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April "A, 10. 4
To the Editor Of the Morristown Gazette
All interest in the debates that have
occupied the attention of both houses of
Congress during the present session is
decidedly on the wane. Senator Conk-
ling will speak to-day and that will prac-
tically end the discussion, although it
may be continued ina desultory way for
another week. The verdict as far as
Congress is concerned has long since
been made up, and the case is much like
that in which the Judge told the eloquent
COUNSEL that they might continue their
fine speeches while he went to dinner,
but that when they were through. they
would find his written decision id. the
drawer. The most notable speeches of
the present week have been those of
Ex-Secretary Robson and Judge Davis.
As Senator Blaine expressed it, Judge
Davis, has taken himself bag and bag
gage to the Democratic side. Mr. Robe
sons speech has been pronounced the
best yet made on the Republican side
and he has quite surprised Congress by
the Development of talent which he
had ne opportunity to display while pre-.
siding in the Navy Department, or sit
ting in Cabinet meetings, and nothing
is more probable than that he will soon
figure among the available Presidential
candidates of his party. His speech
yesterday was of an hours duration and
was directed chiefly against the doctrine
of State rights. -
There was a scene in the House yes
terday growing out of two personal ex-
plantations which were made by Oscar
Turner and Thomas Turner, both of
Kentucky. 1t appears that in describing
the scenes attending the recent speech of
Mr.. Burroughs, of Michigan, a cores
pondent of St. Louis paper biographies
that the very air on the Democratic side
was filled with sulphurous oaths, and
that Turner was in his seat and shaking
his fist at Burroughs said, ''You are a
Id liar" G. A. s., the correspon-
dent made no distinction in the way of
identifying which Turner he meant, it
was not known in Kentucky who was
the aggressor on the occasion. The
enemies of Mr. Oscar Turner flooded his
district with the paper containing the
sketch Yesterday Oscar disclaimed1 for
himself using any such language Then
Thomas Turner also made a denial He
said that the purpose of some correspon-
dents seemed to be to do nothing but
lie, and they did it with such assiduity
that he sometimes thought their salary
was scaled in accordance with their
mendacity. He created quite an explo-
sion by denying also previous charge
made against him in New York paper,
saying that he was drunk on the floor
mo man, said he, lever saw me drunk
in my life, and on the day was charg-
ed with being drunk had not had a
drink of liquor for three days" He
closed by warning the correspondents
that if they continued their preyarica-
tions they might be denied the prive-
lege oft reporters gallery.
The sensation of the day amongst
Maryland politicians is the withdrawal
of Senator Whyte as candidate for re-
election. The illness of his wife and
other domestic matters are put forward
as the reasons for. his withdrawal, but
the real cause is supposed to be the,
necessity for some adjustment of the |
dissensions in the party following upon |
the defeat Of Hamilton's nomination for |
Governor, through Whyte's agency in
securing the nomination of Governor |
Carroll. Through the i'll feeling pro-
duced in the upper part of the state by
the defeat of Hamilton, the Democrats
lost the sixth Congressional district it is
alleged, and though Senator Whyte is
still powerful as a political manager, it
is believed that he sees the necessity of
harmonizing the conflicting elements
of the party in the common interest;
hence his withdrawal. His Senatorial
term expires March Sd, 1881.
The Department of State has informa-
ton that Minister Stoughton the repre-
of the United States at st.
Petersburg will sail for New York about
the first of May. 1t is understood that
be will resign his post soon after his ar
rival. The newly appointed Minister to
Germany, Mr.. White, will leave for
Berlin early in May and he will occupy
he same house that was occupied by
Bayard Taylor, and, before him, by the
Bancraft. The Department of
State has Information to the effect that
he Kingdom of Siam will send an en-
oassy to Washington.
The April returns to the Department
If Agriculture show that the average of
winter wheat is about 10 per cent. grea-
er than last year. This increase is due
Mostly to the transfer of spring sowings
o fall sowings in the West and North
Vest. Unless the spring Bowings ia
rease beyond present expectation there
will be reduced aggregate wheat aver
ge in 1879. The wheat in the ground,
AIKEN as a whole, is but 2 per cent. be-
ow average. The crops IN some Sec {
ions was unfavorable affected by fall ,
rought and in others to the absence. of
now during the extreme cold. With !
verage growing conditions. however,
win make very large crop of. winter :
,heat. 3li s5So sa.l go .tia21 !
a.l II
Rye has fallen off about4 per cent. in {
verage, and is about per cent. below
Verage. 1t follows the general analogies
the wheat crop. @. A. T
WHY MEN NEED WIVES.
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