The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-01-08

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Congressman Riddle has returned TO
his home in Lebanon, in very bad health.
Both his physical and mental condition
gives his friends serious alarm.
They are preparing a red-hot recep-
ton for Grant in Dublin. Be jAbbers,
won't he cut figure twirling the shilla-
lyf
THAT old Rebel yell is heard again. "
-Chicdgo Tribune. why don't you
stop raising it then P''--Nss0 York World.
-K-O-R-R-E-c-T.
The Grand Lodge of the A. o. U. w.
have voluntarily assumed to help the |
brethren in Tennessee out of their vel !
low fever troubles. 1t Is an action most
generous and noble.
There was man in Nashville recent
ly who had a female dog with him
which he declared was the mother Of
twenty-five pups at one Htter-sO says
the Banner.
During the fiscal year ending June 80,
1878, and the four months Of the cur
rent fiscal year. ending October 81, 2SS
seizures were made in Tennessee by rev.
enue force.
Cholera, or s0me disease equally as
fatal, is raging among the hogs in Brad
Lev county. One man has lost thirty
three head, according to the Cleveland
Banner.
Memphis Ledger Parties are offering
here TO lend money in any reasonable
quantity at six per cent. interest, with
first mortgages on realty as security.
This is an evidence of the cheapness OF
money at the present time.
Miss Chanaberry, a young lady Of
Strawberry Plains, received q painful
wound by an accidental pistol shot, at
a quilting gathering near that place,
last Thursday.
The Grand Commandery Of the United
Order of the Golden Cross will meet in
Nashville next May. Geo. B. Staddan
of that city and DIR. Morgan Of Knox
Vile are travelling through Massachu-
sets organizing Communicates, snd are
meeting with gratifying success.
Gov. Mcclellan of New Jersey refuses
to call a special session of the Court OF
Pardons to consider the case Of Benz.
Hunter, murderer Of John NJ. Arm
strong, on a plea of insanity. The last
hope has now vanished and Hunter viii
be hanged next Friday.
In consequence of angry words be
tween Baron Rognist, diplomatic at
tache, and Count Pairnett, foreign of
fcer, a duel with swords was fought BY
them recently in Paris. Count Pairnet
received two wounds. One wound il
his shoulder is serious
An attempt was made the other nigh
on Poplar street in Memphis, by a ne
) gro, to outrage a white lady. The time
ly approach of a citizen, prevented tn
hellish design. The negro escaped, bu
, If ever arrested will doubtless be sent {
the devil without the trouble Of judg
{ or jury.
! Rev. J. A. Dixon, of Evansville. Ind
7 attempted to commit suicide in the Pes
, body Hotel, at Memphis, a few night
J ago, by swallowing between 10 and 2
: grains of strychnine. The rash act wa
{ caused from the reverend gentleman b.
: coming mixed up in a scandal with on
: of Ohio's female parishioners. AT la
accounts he was lying in a critical col
q dition.
In Paris, Tenn, few days ago, di
I, iculty occurred between Wells Ivi'
Daniel +. Dyer and Ben Hyde. Ivl
=, cut Hyde in two places, stabbing hil
= to the hollow in the left side, just belo'
the ribs, and cut Dyer in the back an
just above the hip, close to the bacl
!. bone. Dyer struck Hyde in the hea
with a rock, in1icting a severe cut,
! throwing at Ivie. Hyde's wounds wei
: properly dressed, and though daBgeroI
! will not prove fatal. Dyer's wounds Al
severe but not dangerous. Ivie was a
rested, fined seven dollars and costs, an
: released. The parties were all drunk.
f Peter Butcher, cotored, shot and kille
h Dabuer Derrickson, colored, on u
4 morning Of the 3Oth ult., at Lebanon
d Tenn. Butcher was one of the two CO
n ored Aldermen elected by the voters
v Lebanon two years ago, and abo'
4 winch every newspaper in the Soul
I. and a large number Of the leadir
K Northern journals had so much TO 81
Il at the time. Derrickson accused Butte
i err OF being too intimate with his wi
. and was seeking Butcher when he sh
4 him. The weapon used was q doubl
: barrel shotgun, the charge taking sffe
!. in the neck and head. Butcher had
n preliminary trial and was bound over
i the January term Of the Circuit CouE
IL A terrible cutting ARRAY occurred +
o Gently, at Dickson Station, on the Mas
a. Vile and Northwestern railroad.
n young man named Weatherby, we
n TO the post ofice at that place and hl
r. an alteration with the deputy postma
k ter, whose name could not be obtaine'
e Weatherby cut him with knife. tn
a exasperated the deputy postmaster
such an extent that ne jerked out q shal
knife, and pulling Wcathsrby towal
him, cut his threat from ear to ear, Al
/ inflicted four other wounds, from whi'
!, he died within twenty minutes. ,