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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-02-05
COZ MARKS MESSAGE.

By reason of our absence from
home at the time of its reception
we have said nothing editorially in
the way Of comment on the message
of Gov. Marks, sent in to the Gen.
era. Assembly on the 9Th ult. w e
have carefully read the document.
and we have to say that however
harshly it may CRATE upon Che sensf
bility of individuals or parties. it is
a straight forward, iucisivO state
ment of truths--some of which are
very unpleasant-yet truths that the
people ought to know. He Analyses
the absorbing topic Of the State
debt in a way TO throw a flood of
light on the whole subject. He who
reads the message must either con.
tradict the things stated as facts or
he must admit that a large portion
of what is called the State debt is
unjustly saddIed upon Che people of
the Slate. That portion of the debt
which IS unjust is distinguished and
pointed out, and the facts which show
it to be unjust are SO stated as to
force the mind to the conclusion that
the Governor is right. and that he
means justice to the people as we'll as
to the peoples creditors. He also
points out that part of the debt which
is just and without hesitation recon-
mends its payment. Upon the whole
we are prepared to say that it is a
document bearing unmiatakable evil
dence that it's author believed he
was championing the cause OF the
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-02-05

Gov. Marks has issued his proc3a
nation declaring that the provisions
of an act passed 29th day of Janu-
airy, 1879, entitled IAN Act to re-
peal the charter Of municipal corpOr-
atoms and TO remand the territory
and inhabitants thereof to the gov
eminent of the State" are applica
BILE to the city of Memphis, in tie
county Of Shelby alone, that being
the only municipal corporation with
in this State having $4,000 inhabi-
tants or over at the date of the pass
age of said act. This action virtual
ly wipes out the entire bonded debt
Of Memphis, amounting to $5,000.-
600. A member of the Legislature
from Memphis says that Mem
phians must not be considered res
pudiators. Memphis has paid taxes
until now her taxes were 1885 on
the 500 worth of taxable property.
It had back taxes due to the amount
of $2,0O0,000, which it had been TO.
tally unable to collect. Under the
continuance Of its charters it would
have been forced to pay amandamus
assessment of $4,000 this year.
Within a few years it would have
had to pay seven per cent Of all of
it's taxable values. -
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-02-05

liable benefits many ex-Union soldiers,
their families, heirs, etc, scattered
throughout the land, who have been en-
titled thereto all the time It is various
ly estimated that the passage Of this
bill will bring into circulation from fifty
to enc hundred million dollars more
pension moneysthan Is now paid out In
the United States, and it will bring
many thousands of dollars more into
circulation in East Tennessee The old
law declares all pensions granted for
deaths, wounds or disease in the service
since March 4, 1851, shall begin at the
date of the death or of the discharge
from the service, provided that the ap-
plicatioR for the pension shall be filed
with the Commissioner of Pensions with.
in five years after the right thereto &C
crued otherwise the pension is to be-
gin at the date of filing the last evidence
necessary to establish it. The new Dill
simply repeats that proviso, removing
thereby the five years Limitation
clause.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-02-05
GALL FOR CONVENTIONS or
NORTHERN SETTLES.

CHARLOTTE, N. O., Jan. IT. 1879.
To Northern Born Residents Of the South
and er Members of the Federal Army
Resident On the Southern Suites.
At the convention of Northern Set
tiers in the South held in Charlotte, N.
c., Jan. 10, 1879, il was unanimously
resolved, that Northern born residents
of the South, and ex-membeTs Of the
Federal Army, resident in the Southern
States meet in convention at the county
seats of their respective counties on the
18th day of February, 1879, to consider
upon the preparation for publication
through the press of the United States
and otherwise of paper setting forth
the soil, climate, prices, ease of making
a living, and social treatment of the in
dividual Northern man in the Southern
States that these conventions be held
regardless of party politics, and that the
same be excluded as well as all Vexed
questions; that reports of their proceed
ings be signed by the members attend
ing, aud the same sent to N. DumOnt,
at Charlotte, N. c., and further that
these several county conventions on
February 10, 1879, select delegates to
State conventions to be held at the capt.
tails of their respective States to consider
the same matters March 1, 1879, which
State conventions shall also send re-
ports of their proceedings as above, and
shall also appoint ten delegates from
each of the Southern States to attend a
general convention to consider the same
matters, TO be holden at Charlotte, N.
c., July 4, 1879, at noon, to which time
this convention shall adjourn.
viii the persons coming within the
purview of the above resolutions please
convene in accordance with itp
N. DUMOET,
President of the Convention.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-02-05

The Clarksville Chro aicle. which
unites with SO ma6y other journals
in the Stale in drawing The line be-
tween genuine and sham reforms.
says of the proposition to lower the
mental and moral grade of the judi.
ciary by driving competent and
worthy men off the bench:
No department of the public service
has been so eagerly attacked in the in
terest of economy as the judiciary Of
fee. We propose to enquire whether
the proposed reduction in the salaries of
Judges is true economy; whether the
State is likely to be richer or poorer by
measures now adopted. The only crit
erion by which the right salaries for
Judges can be determined is the purpose
that OF placing our best lawyers on
the bench. Do the present salaries do
| this Z? No one can say yes who knows
anything about the bench and bar in
| Tennessee. 1t is notorious that the tai
ent is everywhere at the bar and incom-
potency and inexperience on the bench.
| The Judges are at the mercy of the at.
torneys because the former arc either
the raw f1edglings or the chronic fail
ures of the profession. Hence the i'm
mense amount of appeals, hence the
gorge of business in the Supreme Court
into which 19 out of 20 cases tried in the
other courts make their way. This very
Legislature has appointed commission
| to inquire into the causes of the Obstruc-
ton of business in the Supreme Court,
in which it is said that the cases now
before it cannot be tried for two years.
| Now compute the losses arising to liti-
giants from this delay added to the mon
ey they have already spent in the lower
courts, and little reflection will show
that an underpaid, and therefore incom-
petent bench, is the most expensive
excess of business in courts of appeal ia
an infallible evidence of incompetence
in the courts appealed from; and what
right have we to expect aught else but
| incompetence there when we pay the
Judges such a salary as is less than the
income of brisk lawyer of three years
standing, Where are our Baileys, our
Coopers, our Ewings? In wisely or
dered State those men would all be on
the bench, but they all prefer the bar,
and for the best of reasons. What man
who can make $12, 900 or SIS, 900 at the
bar is going to take seat on the bench
at $1,000 or $4,000. If we want the best
talent we must pay for it, and if we are
not willing to pay for it we can't get it,
and will lose hundreds of thousands
through incompetent ruling for every
thousand we save in judiciary salaries.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-02-05

The wedding Of Amund ]. slowstead
and Louise Schurle drew an assembly
that filled Chicago church. The cere-
mony was smoothly performed, and the
married pair passed down the aisle on
their way out. At the door the bride
said that she intended to go home with
her mother, instead Of starting on the
honeymoon tour that had been planned.
Nobody could dissuade her, and she
parted from her husband then and there
After waiting a month for her to change
her mind, or make an explanation, Slow
stead now sues for divorce. A trifie less
hurried was the parting Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Manning, who stayed in Worcester
hotel on their wedding night. In the
morning the husband said that lie was
going out for an hour, and that was the
last seen of him by the bride, who wait
ed until afternoon, and then sent for her
brother to come and take her home.
Still another curious separation was that
Of Mr.. and Mrs Clarkson, whose we'd
ding tour took them 20 the home Of the
husbands in Dallas, Texas, where he
learned that the bride was bis step
daughter, Of whom he had known moth
ing since her childhood Although
there was no blood relationship between
them, they decided that it would be
best TO part.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-02-05
THE LEGLSLATHRE.

In the Senate, on the 9th, the House
bill on it's third reading, to prohibit
counties or County Courts, or Justices
of the Peace and other public officers,
| to levy or assess or collect taxes upon
real or personal property for the purpose
| of paying bonds, notes, ETC., under any
laws upon which the Supreme Court of
Tennessee have adjudged uncOnstitu-
tional, was passed. A motion was made to
reconsider the vote, which was laid upon
the table. Under a suspension of the
rules, Senate bill No. 25, to provide for
the management and control of the State
| Library, was taken up. 1t fixes the sal
airy of the Librarian at $500 per year,
reduces the Library appropriation to
$500, and makes the Governor and Su-
preme Judges trustees of the Library,
and the office to be held for two years
and the incumbent to be elected by the
Legislature. Passed. Ayes, 10; noes, 8.
In the House, on the 9th, amongst
other new bills introduced was one by
Mr.. Cain, to change the time of holding
the Circuit Courts of Hamblen and JEFF
ferson counties. Referred.
In the Senate, on the 30th, House
joint resolution TO investigate the con-
dition of the Bank of Tennessee was
adopted. In the House, Senate bill pro-
viding for the Deficiency bill of the
Fortieth Legislature passed the third
reading. The event of the day was the
election of Mrs. Gen. Robert Hatton
State Librarian, on the 10th ballot.
There were fifteen nominations, three
men and twelve women. The race was
closely contested by Mrs Hatton, Mrs.
Haskell, who had occupied the position
eight years, and Mrs. M. R. Hunter, of
Murfreesboro, finally narrowing down
between, Mrs. Hunter and Mrs Hatton.
In the Senate, on the Both, Mr.. Sam
sell introduced the following bill, which
passed its first reading:
An Act to protect honest labor and prevent convict
labor from coming in competition With the hon
est laborers miners, mechanics and farmers OF
the State of Tennessee.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
That hereafter it shall not be lawful for
any lessee of the Penitentiary of the
State of Tennessee to work any convict
or cOnvicts, criminal or criminals, who
have been sentenced to said institution,
or to be confined in said institution on
accoun: of being convicted of crime, on
any farm, mine of any kind of mineral,
coal bank, or on any public works, or on
any railroad, except it be on the public
roads of the State, known as district
roads.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
section 8 of an act passed the 81 of
March, 1871, entitled an act to provide
for the lease and management of the
Penitentiary, be and the same is hereby
repealed.
Sec. g. Be il further enacted, that any
one following any of the above occupa-
tions who considers himself aggrieved
by the employment of any such convict
labor, may have his writ of injunction,
as in other cases, inhibiting the said les
see or lessees, or any of their agents
from SO employing any of said cOnvicts
as above prohibited.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, that this |
act take effect from and after its passage,
the public welfare requiring it.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-02-05

Without rejecting on the late in
cumbent, Mrs. Haskell. who is an
excellent lady and made good
officer. or on the pretensions of other
candidates for the place, we are
heartily gratifed over the election
of Mrs. Sophia K. Hatton, of Wills
Hanson county, as State Librarian,
last Thursday. She is an intelligent
and highly cultivated lady, and is in
every respect fully component to
discharge the duties of the office.
Her husband was a Confederate Gen
eraI, and achieved great military
honors. He was killed at the battle
of Seven Pines during the seven
days fight around Richmond, losing
his life on the very day he was pro-
NOTED Brigadier General. He was
q member of Congress when the war
broke out, and although opposed IT,
secession, cast his fortunes with the
South.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-02-05

Two of the Tazewell Outlaws have
been arrested by the Sheriff of Claiborne
county, or rather they surrendered to
avoid arrest by Gibson and White OF
Powell's Valley, who intended taking
them to Kentucy, for the So 000 reward.
Sheriff Mays then had to leave for Ken
lucky, as he said, with them. Gibson
and White followed on and mean to ar
rest, and blood-shed is expected when
these two parties collide.
Rogers, the husband of the 'tsoiled
dove" and VIM. Cawood, her brother, are
the surrendered party. Old man Ca
wood and Rogers brother have fed the
County. -BTlStOE Meas
The most authentic and latest in
formation we have relative to the
matter Ia that obtained from a citi.
zen of Tazewell last Mo nday. He
says that Jesse C. Rogers and VIM.
Cawood have returned from Ken.
lucky, having been released on
bond of $4,000 each, and are now in
Claiborne county, enjoying the full
est immunity.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-02-05
SATURDAY MORNING.
THE CATTLE DISEASE.

Mr.. Lyle lost another young creature,
yesterday, and this morning another is
affected. Those which have died seemed
to be afflicted in their hind legs, or one,
at any rate. When the first one died he
thought it had been bruised, but could
not tell how. The animals show no
premonitory symptoms the first dis
covered is that the patient is down, and
does not regain strength. Remedies are
applied, but avail nothing. Who can
tell what the disease is, and what will
cure it j.? J. 5. W.
ANSWER TO PRIVATE NOTE No, we
have heard nothing from B. A postal
card might at least save the sacks.-ED.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-02-05

The Rev. o. p. Sounds was recently
engaged as a revivalist in Genntown,
Ohio. He was a stranger to the PEOPLE,
but a reputation for eloquence preceded
him, and handbills advertising his first
appearance were circulated far and
wide. A great congregation was drawn
together. Brother Sounds had not ut
tered half dozen words before a boy
stood up and excitedly said "Thats
my father" The interruption confused
the revivalist so much that he sat down,
and the meeting was soon dismissed.
The boys mother explained that the
clergyman was her husband, and that
she had separated from him because he
was drunkard; but he refused to recog-
nize her, and there is to be an investiga-
ton.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-02-05
MONSLEUR TONSON.

The Memphis Herald notices the
! persistent temperance of bien-
NAL nuisance, humbug and fraud
upon the taxpayers Of the State,
and gets at the marrow of the thing
as follows:
Regularly when the General Assem-
bly, convenes, the Commissioner re-
ceives letters making inquiries about
Tennessee, some times from Europe,
then from the West, and again New
England, in fact from all parts of the
globe combined, showing that the wri-
tiers have heard of Tennessee, and only
want more information, or cheaper land,
or money to pay their railroad fare, to
bless this section with their presence.
This, Of course, answers the purpose for
which it is intended, which is to show
that Tennessee would go to the ''dem-
milton bow-wows." if it were not for the
aforesaid expensive Bureau and its in
comparably adroit chief and the cred
ulous members are induced to fix up the
appropriations or else, as it is hoped in
this case, to continue the existence of
useless and expensive humbug. Is the
condition of Tennessee, as a State un.
able to pay her debts, or of her people
unable to pay taxes, such as is likely to
make people from abroad flock into our
cities, towns or counties ? And is not
all the clap-trap about immigration, ex-
pected from the Bureau, the most I'M
humbuggery that was ever at
to be palmed OF upon sane leg
lslators in the worldf And yet it is |
such twaddle as this, without exposure |
by the public press, that is designed to !
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-02-05
The celebrated suit for the recov-

The celebrated suit for the recov-
cry of the Arlington estate. near
Washington city, was decided at
Alexandria Va, last Friday. The
jury, who were only out few min
utes, gave a verdict in favor Of the
plaintiff, Custis Lee, son Of Gen.
Lee, for the whole property in
fee. Ejectments will now lie against
Kaufman, who is in possession of
the cemetery, and Strong, who has
the rest of the property, with the
exception of the portion occupied by
Maria Syphax, which is not In con
troversy. The defendants entered
motion for a new trial.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-02-05
FROM OUR oWE C6RREsPoKDENT.
BEULAH P. o., Jan. 20, '7s.
the Editor Of tn" MorriEtown Gazette:

To the Editor Of the Morristown Gazette:
SPRINGS AvANT.
Robin Redbreast made his appearance
here on the morning oflthe 18th instant
the birthday of Americas Solomon,
Benjamin Franklin. The robins visit
us every day and make the air melodi-
GUS with their bird-songs.
TOO WET.
A few farmers, hereabout, COM
menced blowing as early as Thursday
and Friday of last week. 1t is my pri-
vate opinion, publicly expressed, that
the ground was too wet, and that they
had much better have deferred the
blowing till the water had soaked out
of 1t. I have seen too much land ruined
by blowing while it was too wet. Farm
ers should exercise great good judg-
ment in this matter, for land once in
jured in this manner is hard to recover.
STILL DYING.
am told that dozen or more horses
have lately died in and around Wsrrens-
burg, in this county, from the prevailing
disease, blind staggers.
Mr. Robert A. Lyle has lately lost
two young cattle by some underlined dis
ease. In one instance only one leg
was affected, which looked as though it
had been badly bruised. Perhaps it
was sort of murrain.
THAT CoNUNDRUM.
Has any one answered the question,
"Why is Lick creek like a sleeps hind
leg ~
We are having very mild, soft wealth
er now. The rain came down, moder-
ately, last night. AS write tonight it
is coming down immodeEately.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-02-05

An inquiry having been made as to
why Mexican currency is quoted at on
ly 81 cents when il has been considered
heretofore better quality of silver than
the American, the New York Journal
Of Commerce volunteers as answer that
the Mexican silver, having no currency
value here, is simply quoted at its value
in silver The Mexican currency Ia
about the same as the American. The
latter is 9O01000ths fine; the Mexican
averages 901 -1000ths, which is as near as
theyVcan hit it. The unw0rn dollar
pieces weigh a little more than our new
dollar. say O.866 of an ounce, while ours
Is O-S59s, but those which have been
worn will not vary materially from our
standard. If our new dollars were not
made legal tender by act of Congress,
or current as money by public consent,
their bullion value would be a tribe less
than the quotation for Mexican coin.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-02-05

Hut. Amarine, the outlaw and
ringleader of the Blount county
moonshiners, was captured in that
county 1ear the North Carolina line,
last Thursday, and is now confined
in Maryville Jail. If he escapes the
gallows there is enough proof
against him in true bills found to
warrant his Imprisonment in the
penitentiary for many years.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-02-05

What other preparations fail TO do,
Halls Hair Remover surely accomplish
es. 1t renews the hair and especially
restores its color when gray and faded
AS a dressing it is unsurpassed, making
the hair moist, soft and glossy. The
most economical preparation ever offer
ed. its effects remain a long time, and
those who have one made trial Of II
will never use any othor.-AdVertiIer and
Union. FrefOnid, NJ y.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-02-05

It is understood that Maryland is
the Southern State which it is pro-
posed by tie bondholders shall bring
suit against Tennessee upon $50,
600 of funded interest bonds, which
will pc given to the Peabody Insti'
tute Of Baltimore for the purpose Of
making 8 test case in the United
States Supreme Court, which has
original jurisdiction in such suits be-
tween States.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-02-05
THE MORRIST0VN GAZETTE
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5, 1879.

A frightful tornado visited Iuka,
Miss, last Thursday. One woman
and five children, were killed, and
eight persona seriously injured, all
colored. Four houses were blown
down and one church. A wagon
was carried about mile and imbed.
ed in the ground. 1t lasted but q
few minutes.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-02-05

In a recent sermon on Temptations in
Cities, Talmage contrasts the vices Of
large towns with those of villages,
and thinks that the vices Of the
metropolis are more evident than the
vices of the rural districts because there
are more persons to be bad, If they wish
to be. The merchant is as good as the
farmer. There is no more cheating in
town than out of town, and rot worse
cheating, only it is on a larger scale.
The countryman sometimes prevaricates
about the age of his horse that he sells,
or the size of his bushel measure or as
to whether the peaches at the bottom of
the basket are as large as they are at the
top; about the quarter of beef being
tender when it is tough. The country
man, in short, preYaricates about his
goods to as bad an extent as the citizen
does about his calicoes, silks and hard
ware. AS to the villages, think that
in some respects they are worse than the
cities, because they copy the vices of
the cities in the mean est shapes. AS to
gossip, its heaven is a country village.
There are always half dezen women
who have their sun bonnets near, so that
at the first item of news derogatory to
anybody they can fly out and caokle it
all over town." Laughter
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-02-05

Marshal MacMahon resigned the
Presidency of France last Thursday,
and M. Jules Grevy was elected by
the Congress the same day Presi.
dent of the Republic for seven years.
The London Times Paris cores
pondent says: president MacMa'
hons fall will produce no i'll effect
at home or abroad and will be pos
tive relief"