The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-03-31
The Morristown Gazette.
NEWS AND OTHER ITEMS.

year enrolled In the public schools
"Are you the mate of the shipH" ask
ed an emigrant of the cook, who was an
Irishman. 'No, sur" was the answer;
''I am the man who cooks the mate. "
Abraham Lincoln's walking.stick,
which was stolen from the Presidents
bSx at the theatre on the night OF the
assassination, has been found by Detect
i've Markham, of Troy, N. Y.
1t locks as though we are to have
two cent postal card with flap to cover
the message-much after the manner of
an unsealed letter. The Postal Commit
tee of Congress has agreed to report in
favor of it.
Philadelphia is city of large produc-
tive power. The first elephant ever
bern in America was born there the 10th
OF this month, and weighed 2131 lbs.
It's mother, Hebe, is % years of age, aud
weighs 5000 lbs.
DR.. Benjamin Brandreth, we'll known
the world over as a patent medicine
proprietor, died recently at his residence
in Sing Sing, N. Y, aged 70 years. de
leaves property estimated at So, 900 900,
accumulated entirely by the judicious
use of printers ink in advertising his
medicines.
The old family Bible that belonged to
MARY, the mother of Washington" is
still in existence, and is kept in branch
| of the Washington family in Virginia.
1t contains the family register, record
ing the birth of George Washington,
February %, 1872. The binding has
cover of cloth woven by the hands of
his mother.
jefferson Davis thinks that his me-
mOirs will be ready for publication in
the fall of this year. A large portion of
the first volume will be devoted to his
views as to the causes that led to the late
war The remainder of the volume and
the whole of the second volume will re-
late to the conduct of the war. Both
volumes will be illustrated with portraits
of Confederate leaders.
The Postmaster General has asked
Congress to strike out the word ''fradu-
lent" as applied to lotteries in sections
8, 929 and 4,041, Revised Statutes. Until
this shall be done, he apprehends that
1t may be impossible to stop registered
letters or money orders addressed to
agents of legally authorized lotteries,
which are regarded as honestly conduct |
ed.
A b. jackson, the white man at Chat |
tauOoga, who was arrested some months |
since on the charge of body scratching, |
an occurrence which created considera- |
BILE stir at the time, and caused legisla !
ton by the extra session of the legisla |
ture, has been tried on two cases, found
guilty, and sentenced to pay fines to the
amount of $512 and costs. Jackson WAS
formerly we'll thought Of citizen, and |
was a member of the NJ. E. Church,
south.
The work of piercing Mount St. Goth
ard was sstisfac torily completed on Feb
ruary Goth, amid great rejoicing. The
tunnel and the railroad connected there
with are Designed to facilitate railroad |
communication between Germany, Italy |
and Switzerland. The work Of this great
engineering enterprise was begun in
1872, and its entire length is nine and
one-third miles. There are numerous
other tunnels on the line, besides sixty
four bridges and viaducts. The total
length of the Gothard line will be 151
miles, II per cent. of it being tunnels,
and per cent. bridges and viaducts.
The news of prize fight between a
man and dog was recently tele graphed
in brief from st. Louis. The newspa-
pers Of that city give detailed accounts
Of the disgraceful occurrence. Among
the spectators were three members of
Common Council, an ex-Judge, a lead
ing physician, and many merchants.
The stake was $3.50, and there was a
great deal of betting. The man was
Patsey Brennan, a disreputable pugilist,
and the dog was a ferOcious hound,
trained to fight. Patsey was stripped
to the waist, and had no weapons. The
struggle was brief, and the dog was
pounded and chOked to death, but not
before the man was very seriously bitten.
Richmond is a city of sensations DR..
L. r. Dickinson, Editor and Proprietor
of the Planter and Fdrnaer has abscond-
ed, leaving written confession of large
fSrgeries committed by him, amounting
to some thirty thousand dollars. He
has forged the firm name of Jeter &
composed of the lamented
DIR. Jeter, and DR.. A. E. Dickinson,
brother of the fOrger. He has also fOrg-
ed the names of Rev. Geo. B. Taylor, of
Rome, Italy; and Rev. Chas. E. Taylor,
Of N. c., both of them being his broth
srs-in.law. An earthquake would have
produced less surprise in Richmond.
Whittier he has gone, or what he did
with all the money, are at present, and
may remain mysteries.
Among the stories going the rounds
about Senator Chandler is one illustrat-
ing his bluff manners. He was much
chagrined at the Presidents neglect of
him after the Inauguration, and hoped
for a place in the Cabinet. In his dis
he Fefnsed.for many months
to 90 to the White House. Finally he
went. Shortly after his return here
from a trip hGme as private citizen he
met the President, who grasped his
bands warmly, and with an air Of pa
tronage said: "Well, Chandler, | sup
nose your old constituents were glad TO
welcome you home again"
Eyes, Mr.. President" Chandler re-
piled, II met with but one man who
seemed discontinued. He is an old III.
publican, and taking my hand on seeing
ne. he said, Chandler, | believe you
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