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, 1880-01-01
The following table shows the monthly
range and the average price Of NJ. rys
tlrulI rltnllt tho Yrnr:



Tho ryp .tukcli III this city By exporter,
R1rEe Inst hnrvGst way wanted BY Germany
md Holland, nll1 sOMe uf 1t went to Frnlicc.
Tho rye crops OF Europe were generally
poor, especially III Russia, which had l,lthei.
to tlsunlly supplied the sflorttige Of lirt
nefEhbors. Tile hungarian crops were very
short There WIS fnfr domestic demnutt
hero for rye III October; ullintty fur Ohio,
Kentucky, Pennsylvania, ahd Maryland, the
crop being 80 sllNrt in those States ~ to ~
ducu the total yield Of the United States by
about ot1 per Gent; tho crop estimated Mt a.
H9, 600 BIZ. Tho dry woather made the stnutl
thin, however, IN many pArts Of the West;
but tho quality Is superb being believed to
be tho finest raised since lSGD. Most Of It has
inspected No. ]; md tho reicctud hns sold up
year: The crop surplus was inarketed rapid:
ly, and probably little nf .1ha surplus now re.
I,lains iii first )sa1lds. ."rho stock hero
Is rather large, butH'it Is held by
few parties (about five tlrms), who nro
carrying 1t Into this month, md perhaps to
spring.. 4 good many people hnye faith In
the article, and some think 1t will pay 81. 90
per bu. The States named will want great
deal Of rye yut, alMl there Is solne hope that
tho export demand will revive with the re-
sumption Of luke. navigation. We .lIote that
onr local 1nillers have wanted but little, and
CnnntlN hts tnken none, the duty on the nrti-
Gle acting rs a bur In thnt direction.
THE CRoP+
The following nro estimates Of the rye
ncreage, and yield In millions OF bushels, III
, 1880-01-01

Jhc cfnl, of Inst year Is oll!cEnllY estlmntetl
at ~, ,a53, 900 BIZ. and valuo nj 4l90, ,S55, 900.
10000 ncres IN lla.saa, 5000 acres III Mime.
sntn, and some In Dakota. The breadth iii
1ll1nuIs was decreased 10000 1tcrcs, being
t,iN taD aEntnst !, ,NiH, ,000 tcrcs II, 1875; and
not having harvested more tlan two.tliiris
Of I'LL NvCrngg crop.
, 1880-01-01

JsI9 ..............l p,b 4is4 100 25SA
Tho "consumptionn is the difference be-
tween tween crop a;,t. EXPERTS. Or course. this ~
aad about 15.000,000 to the ntlnyc-llnn,ctl
quantity available for export this yc.r, to
allow for the extra largG, quantities Of old
Woe sf no IL ftofs 5s 4 f9F m a fa y9 M 9 s sss as M It.
avc, therefore, about ito, 900. .0o0 l,l available
Gr Gt eESp9 Eap1ysst Snss mt So thf yie IF
was iess, rs IS beicyc, b 1nany, tho @ q'tanity f
available for export will bG cGrrtsponh1ngly
reduced. It IL cstlnatett that co per cent of
the available. surplus has already left the
lin1us OF the farmers. Tho probable
WANTS OF EUROPE
have been vnrio,sly estimated, but tlloy are
vet very large. notwithstanding tho Immense
export movement frnlh our ,Aflnntic ports In
t i,faI, fnMt'',,n which nyerngetl nsarly one
eM fo4 ssSo Sss1 MeekS eE Erie icy Ys II %st s9la a -four o
acreage alone was abont 10000 ncres, equal
70 ~ 900 by, as comparG,! with the preyl-
9sls @ ys9r' @ all there M WIS blg falling OF IN
Instead Of 20l1, which II the.nenn Of many
years. The London, Tll'ncs sti.nates that tie
% Mt,l7's ~ Pf M ths pe%ple ths eereaI ycar 9re ~
0oobu, or e, 900 900 bu more tl,an tile average
nf the two preceding years. II. K. ]ncksoil,
tho woll-known agricultural writer, cslinntes
to deficiency Y; t not more tlen tx ooo 0oo bl..
France, which Il feW years ago was n, TX
porter, now ncet!s So0o0,O00 lit, and other
European countries at least GO, ,600, 600 more.
nls Hkss a. .a t"tal e. 2o o Qo b wanted
1f about 80, ,oOo, goo. a late writer makes 1t
70, co., 600; but the Russian rye crop Is very
s1,opt (aao tht TINT & Of Gsr1nsly}, aNl TINT VII!
ssSR 5saa' baa dfa q Tsat aud ceSse oesr eo an
tries besides the United Stntes III, GOO ono bli,
leaving room! for 1s5, ,o0o, 900 10 20 100000 hii
TO b0 wanted from tlils country, without TAX
pces 5 seu IT, x fi tie unts 3 SHUT s. ffSs tappsass s
from this. view Of the situation TINT there Ia
plenty Of room for every h,tshnl Of wheat
that wa hnve 10 sparo between this md next
harvest; and tbs, cnrrytng capacity Of the
worlds mercl,ant marine wil! lind full ell,-
plnynent in' distributing It to points where
u Is needed. The large Visible supply Of tho
pFFesSn winter + ref a ~ element
the principal points Of accumulation iii it
cnr 10 moved enstly aud cheaply; md most
Of u is neitl there by capitalists who probably
intend to carry 1t Till It GILL bo sent towards
tho consumer.
ENGLAND AND FRANCE
wero IN tho 1nnrket every slny. up to tho close
or NAVIGATION, b,tulra *oHctplierc. The Chi.
hnS h neqa pvt Wefa 15 5 @ @S 81 fas o w ssboas sss@
lmrk in the Country. Tie United Stntes have
literally poured tic w'lcat 1T upon Europe;
but there llas at m time bocn MI intiMatlon
that tho peoples Of tho Old. World ware
writer's lave drawn pen plctures to that fhst
effect. One point Inns been Lost sight OF,
Onr large. ntivance in Octobar stlmu inteti
great .lenl Of speculation Dn the other side Of
the Atlantic. Az Il consequence, prices varletl
Up and down there, sometimes rather Willy.
rs they did Ilers; hut without producing
EugN Of my vtlrintl0n iii the steady, con
tinuous demand for consumption.
, 1880-01-01

tle,i,and for the grnlh, 10 compenAato the no
tdrinlsly deficient yield Of ant,nnl feed In
tho, Unified Kingdom; hut It now appear
that tic deficiency ts being largely met BY ar
Increased consumption of corr,
TI1E-'CTOr.
The acrcage OF tho United States, and thu
estimated Yield Of oats for several INST years
III millfnt1s nf hllainla. ,xaa:aR foltn.ua. 1
, 1880-01-01

Quotations ranged down among tho eighties
In seven n,nntha OF the twelve, but were
above n ,,plinr fully onc-thIr,1 NJ tho wear.
n,et cyeh tne lowest iignrcs eomparo iaSora.
bly, will the tSe}aac pnitl i' 1850 md the r'G9
hse pni, for largo quantities III the first ycar
Of tile War. Considering TINT tho cost Of
thc, wL,,r t ;),n w,t1nangoti uui,af1t", H,uF ~
i,lncGil1c fnr i,amt 1nlor. t,,e rrir"s ~ thn
past war nny hn ronsi,1crr1, rnoI and M ie nv,
ia,.nerntiyn IL tin farn,ers uvcSnt sI tInsr % WIN
port Of thc n,ir,' l,cr n encn ' nm hv The cnst
RI trnmsnnrtntiM1 i,ft1mr '''S''' W. os s''o e'S'
Thr crvf, Of is;s WIS ,orse NM, and nrc.
cctlctl hy proiiGe vic1ti n 1s;1. Hivinpp "a =
v"nr i,tst s.. mi ~ n,n", IN" cnrs ,.r m .a nY
l,rcss fiat n,,yt)ims. lii'r pnn. rrnr, In ,s:u
womi,l i, tia sfonaI far Tn,'ro ~ nrirrs
1n,tcla lower tinD any known previously.
ncnrs were abundant, and 1nniiy Of their
..lGratc!t .ls ireoy on tue; short s|!le, bncking
were tl!sapnointed: Our crop .wns aSni1
1nrgr, nnl estimated tO ilb much bigger tuu
TrErnt Investigations ihdle1tn; but the Oil
W"rld %ns erop pHor t. NJ ,lnnst'nl extent.
ways short western eonst Of Enrnpe shorter
tl'nn over; and this was accompanied by
falling or y the yield of. ot!.er. ttntries
which Ind hitherto helped the United States
steady tenInnii upolt n,,r rrsn,,rcrs. ,v,ici,
was f1mftetl n,,,v hy tromsnrt,tinn fnciittf,.a t
Tin nrI.n,, t,rnvisl fn h. lss al,,n I'm" w. in.
irrfnr tn rnrrv tha rrn,n tnwnr,is I'm ~" cn,,. ~
stttncr. especially ns prevailing westerly
winds retarded tile arrival OF vessels Mt our
Atlantic ports fnr. weeks in succession. Tie
Increased demand Ind been. partially fNr-
tools hold to 4 fnrge extent. Latter they were
reinforced by an nr'ny pf speculative opcr-
ntors, whose nnxicty to inyrst cnlsesl n fur
tier !1ptnrn In PRICES, the advance l.etng so
rapid rs 10 partially check tho outward
movement, md help to ca,lsc 4 glut ut Tic
principal points Of accumulation, right or
the forward cttge Of winter, when. onr bins
should have been ilenriy empty \ rcuction
was the necessary consequence; hut tho d.
lnninl continued good, nntl confidence re-
lnainctl strong, all things considered, to tile
closu of tho yrir.
THE MAnKEr WAS QUITE TAME
during l The I, emily part Of lnst winter; There
TIM n y. eil 4, Ts, ssiH n1s ' ' n Mm ntIesy
rSsthor III i.n,,.,, ~, u.s. Va % ~" sss wehG
tua StnEF Gs,H t W on she mis nr Of tla
T., III ' tiG H., MMt III stoiy .tHls Ws peIleVt
, 1880-01-01
In tho country. The others wero killed Iu
Chicago, mostly on commission.
FLOUR.

r,r i; FLOUR: a,,'e:, ,n, -. o,,r
. has been unusually nctivc, with ,nuel
larger movement through tho city than IN
trade has SHOWN q decided reaction rom the
tendency 70 bccome strictly local, whtcti was
% Motel IN our Inst rSyiew, the s1p"rs T" t,ao
tIons In prices have been wider, tlongl, the
; lnal1et was latnoe SLOW 10 iol'oW INC up
: warti MONUMENT Of Wheat during tho specu'a.
.Reducinr bnrs tn thntr con,vo,cnt In hor,
,ois a,,s .a,a,rIa % ~ ,,,a . 'nI - ~,
tto ,ris aenst " m ,s' ss, arra,s vx Mei ~ ,ss
md tho shipments wcro i, ,ss7, stu brls, aenfnst
wnro RIM II, tl,eir mi cn,,oct,,. Jr,nr ,,oorl,
,natorlal Increase has recentiy been made to
their productive capactty. rhe yolrn,n Of
receipts and shipments il not, loweyer. n
unnp,, tn fha manuit,,,a ~ +ho t,rr tro,1o T.,
III. cs,r ,rhnro e. ,,ot ,.,nM s,at ~ -
aoar shipped through c!!care, wi Witch i.
not poueht nna so!u mere; nut
moro than compensated by tho movement
Of flour around rs on orders sent from tAls
mil 10 hT1 Inn nt.* f,
nuuA tal''e'l ~ ~ ~. lD",s W. hsS utel' sei't W
wards tho consumer Ill this why, anil more OF
sIthor Of the fire. n nrccednr ',e years ,'" 'rho h.,
orot1nct NJ onr tor,j mills nnss,,. 1t.,. t,, ~
,,,, ~ - w.. ,o "'s u.'s R9tH ~ ','e
supply OF steady customers 1of siliaii lots, Ill
lhis and other cities. The Increase III Our re-
csipls l]us been chiefly IN
EXPORT rlotn,s.
.bo h,s,nou, H. .,,,,t,i, ",..s,
ule business III wliic'l started up into IN
creased activity abont year ngo. Tho
luced dealers ol, the other st,ie ~ tl,c a..
nmttc r. cstnhi,.,, huS,n 1a,,o1a, o ~ o T.. ~ ~.
t1.'..,, 1.e e ssu1ot'S', nusluR ascnc'eS ~ tho
United states, anu IT was only natrll That
they should select Chicago rs their head
quarters. More than hatt n dozen firms nrc
now attending tu this bro,,cl, nf III" i,s,nsss
anu they I'LL orders from people who
nsed to buy In New York nntl other points
further inland, M well M i,t Chicaro Since
tho miserable failure of the I,riiish wtcat
sror ts,nrn b,a n,n,, ,,nrn ~ .iM..asn i, "nuNt i
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-11-17

In the Masonic Grand Lodge, last
Tuesday. The following officers were
elected:
John 5. Iron, b. w. Grand Master.
~ o woodward, Deputy Grand Mas
r. II Mason. Senior Grand wor5,,
w. u. Randall, Nashville. Jupior
Grand Warden.
w. II. Morrow. Nashville, Grand
John Frizzen, Nashville, Grand Sec.
The following officers were APPOINTED.
Rev. J. NJ. Wright, Nashville. Grind
Chaplain; Geo. sicferIe. Nashvile
Grand Tyler; J. NJ smith, Junior Dca.
con; Thos J, Perth, Grand Purslvant;
B. F 81. Randall, Tullahoma, Steward.
The regular standing committees were
appointed, with Harry M. Aiken, Of
Knoxville, as chairman OF the Commit.
tee on Dispensation; J.. s. Pride, Gull
lcoka, chairman Of the Committee on
Appeals and Grievances; Dr. Geo. s.
Blackie, of Nashville, chairman OF the
Committee on Foreign Correspondence
The time OF holding The sessions OF
the Grand Lodge was changed from the
second Monday IN November 20 the last
Tuesday 10 January.
The Grand Lodge adjourned. NJ ten
o'clock, until the last Tuesday iu Jauu-
airy, 1882.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-11-17

MT R. H. Barton. of Alaripa. Va.
was iu thu city last Thursday
ID r. B0ynfuu, 0f Knoxville. went
over % Tate's saturday.
W. w. Laneu1mp, Esq 10 Ncwp0st.
was 40 fhc Cain House Friday.
Col jas. lI RumhouFh, af Warm
Springs, stopped few hours iu Che city
last Friday en route t0 ROCKVILLE.
our right hand friend, R1bf. m Shan.
non, of Panther Springs, pleased us by
o call Thursday last.
Charlie Baker. 90 GrccnryiIlo. o. 0u ga
visit 90 bis sister. Ml1 Judge liIbt Nc
Farlaud aud family, Of this place.
Col. o G. King and W. s. DioRsou.
Esq, have returned home uitfa seek "a
absence ht Knoxville, attending thc -
prcmc Court.
Mr.. Frank A. Spcch. of our town, Loft
week before Lass for Baltimore whittier
he goes tu attcud Che dental Lectures aud
complete his course % dcntmtfy. lie.
will Dc absent five or six months.
We are glad Co learn that our friend,
Ben Z. Nelson, who is attending che
medical college Boa Baltimore. b. in a.
good physical state and making rapid.
progress in thc science Of medicine.
We are pleased io note thc prolsuco in
The city ~ Hiss Loudio kcnncr, an in-s
tellcctual aud beautiful blonde 81 Rnr-
crsville society. She is visiting her uia-
tiers. Mrs. 4. e.. Cain aud Na. Thoa
Butler. and q d o. be hoped viii spend
several weeks with us.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-11-17

ENG0v. Fayotfc NcMul'ru, OF Marion.
Va, was fatally injured at Wythcwilc
Na) on Monday night 81 la.t week.
The particulars as given hy thc Wythr.
willie E1t5lg'r are that thc cid gentle.
man had spoHl The day Go Wytheyillo,
uyaiI.ng himself Of Court recess Co
make a speech ON hi7 hyarit6 topic,
"Rctrerghmeat and Reform" and 40
night went 20 Che depot, with The inlru-
ti0u ~ taking The train Tor DIS homo in
Marion. WHOM ihe train came in slight
he was standing near che track, on tbC
side next Che depot, and o. % approach
ed the depot Doe attempted, Tor some
reason, % cross the track. ~ haI
about reached tHo rail on ihc opposite
side when De was struck by The beam
ON The pilot % The engine, and knocked
down. On being taken up and carried
20 Col Boyl's hstel, &c was sscrriaiugd
that bis thigh aud several ribs were
broken, and that Doe hal received .o.
we're confusion 90 The head. Dr.. GIglyos
and Suyers were called 10 see Che aufIur.
er, and ministcrci 70 hi8 relief, but exc
pressed The opinion that Dis injuries
would likely prove f1aL Mrs. McMul-
Iin was advised of tre accident aud
reached bis bedside ahout8 o'clock next
morning. on me freight train The old
man fingered iH great agony uuiil q
quarter past two o'clock Tuesday rvrH-
ing. when death relieved him ut Dds aui-
frriugs Ills remains were taken i1
Marion hy last uiEhrs train I'm charge 4f
Jas. II. Gilmore, Esq, 81 Marion and
Judge Page ~ ANir Tduu. Governor
MgMullin was one Of tIe most prgm'ua
ent aud well known politicians in Nir-
GINA. and had been iu public IIfU Tor
well on O. half cUHtury 10 was. we
presume, about 30 years uf Tyr ui the
lime ~ bis death. ur bad served the
Little Tennessee district Ter two ur
three terms in tbr United States Con
gTcss Boz ante hrliuW DAYS. ono term iu
The Confederate States Congress. and no
one time uIIrI uu Executive Gppfint-
mcut ag Governor sf Washington IrTn
tory. lie was noted Cor bis great curr
~, perseverance, and iudUmiiAhlr plurk
ts politician, and hy reason of these.
traits had gained tHC sIbr.Vurt or etU
ircprrTi.lc and 1t one time was con.
sidored almost invinciblo. 90 laic years
De had lost bis prestige, and in thc can.
vlss just closed made ibo poorest race
10 hislifc. Tie hll many good traits 90
character and now that liic'sutiul fever
with him is over, 90 o. well 90 lrt hia
faults go down with him Go che grave.
az FISE CELERY, f0r Thanksgiving.
Dinners, az 55c. and 81 per dozen. Die
count Do dclLcr-- j q. GrNN. .nnNE-LLu
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-11-17

The public excitement continues
in Ireland, and the government is
being freely denounced at Land
League meetings. When it was an
nounced that the Channel feet had
been dispatched to the Irish coast
there was much CONSERVATION, but
subsequently, it was stated that the
movement of the feet Is in the oTdi-
nary course and not connected with
politics. Several land meetings were
held in Cork, at which the prosecu
tious of the indicted members of the
Land League were strongly denounc
ed. At Shanagang the Land Leag-
uers were opposed by a powerful
body of farmers and farm laborers,
who we're led by Mr.. Walsh, a form
er member of the Land League.
The Walsh party stormed the plat
form, and after a desperate conflict.
Mr.. Walsh baIangued the meeting,
denouDcing the Land Leaguers.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-11-17

On last Wednesday tue Governor
of Ohio received the resignation Of
Gen. James A. Garfield as member
of Congress from the Nineteenth
Ohio district. The Nineteenth dis
trict, at the time of Garfeld's cleo,
ton to Congress. was DOT composed
of the same territory of which it is
now constituted. aud the writ for an
election to fill the vacancy was is
sued for an election Nov. 80. and
will be sent 10 those counties which
composed the Nineteenth district at
the time Garfield was elected, it be-
ing held that the territory compos-
ing that district has vested rights
which cannot be abrogated by an act
of the General Assembly.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-11-17
now 70 BUILD d 6IsrBRN.

There is nothing so Indispensable
to a dwelling as a cistern, hence it
is important that they be rightly
built. A correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette. who has had some
experience gives this advice: 1 see
Mr.. Editor. that John Coan. Of Ham
ilton county, o., wishes the Gazette
to tell him how to build cistern.
/ had two built, twenty years ago.
which are all right yet, and have not
cost me a dime for repairs. Tell
him. in the first place, to get good
materials for the walla-hard burned
brick aud good cement, which will
set in fifteen minutes and become
hard. Next, good workman, who
knows how to work it in.
Now, dig your cistern ten feet
across to the depth of four or five
feet; then draw in gradually from
that to the bottom. say not less than
ten feet-that makes it fourteen or
fifteen deep, say seven feet across
the bottom, so as TO be six inches
lower in the center, and thus easy to
clean out. Now comes the most es.
sential part, viz; the starting OF the
arch. Strike q line four feet from
this top of the ground around the
bark. Be sure and have it level.
If the ground on the top is level, it
will net be hard to get your liUe ;
but if not, you must make it a little
deeper on one side than the other.
Dig the dirt out above the line, so
the lower edge OF the brick will come
to the line. The bricks must lie as
slantingly as they will on the dirt.
Make the wall or arch the length OF
q brick in thickness, and lay the
bricks in cement. The outside OF
the wall will be open between the
bricks. Mix cement little thinner
than you mixed it for laying the
bricks, and pour this thin mixture
into the crevices until the latter are
thoroughly hlled-that is what will
strengthen the arch. Have a strong
iron band, four inches broad, and
two feet in diameter, to put at the
top. Work the brick as slantingly
as possible, so Rs to make a good
| job at the top.
Be sure and fill the crevices on
the outside with cement Gs you go
along. Have the ground smooth
from the arch down. Clean out all
the dirt. put two coats of cement on
the ground and bricks; and if you
had as good 8 workman as / had to
do the job for me, l would almost
say if it did not stand I would pay
for the work.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-11-17

The manly and patriotic letter OF
Judge John V. Wright, the Demo
cratic standard bearer in the late
Gubernatorial race, published else
where, will be read with profit and
qualification by his hosts Of friends
throughout the State. Without a
murmur he bows to the verdict OF
the majority, urging that our dtVis'
ions should now cease, and spirit
Of mutual forbearance mark our con
duct. He made a gallant, glorious
eight for his party and will always
be held in grateful remembrance
dis letter is the letter of man who
feels that he has succeeded in the
one essential point--in preserving
honor, selG-respect and moral status
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-11-17

Madame Janauschek, the world re-
Howned tragedicnUe, has an engagement
of four nights at Staub's Opera House.
Knoxville, commencing on Wednesday
night, 18th and ending Saturday night.
The programme announces Schiller's
masterpiece, MARY Stuart, " tonight,
with Japauschek AS Queen Of SCOTS
Bleak House" Thursday night, in the
roles Of Lady Dcdlock and Hortense.
Friday night, as the Couutessin Moth
err and Son" Saturday night, 10 Shaks
pere's grand tragedy Macbeth, as Lady
Macbeth. Madame Junauschck o. re-
garded by many critics as the greatest
star of the theatrical profession. and es-
pecially is her rendition Of Mary Stuart
and Lady Macbeth said to deserve the
highest need Of praise. We hear that
several of our Morristswu ladies and
gentlemen have determined 10 patronisc
the wonderful Bohemian during her en-
gagement at Knoxville.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-11-17
4 COMSnLENTTOU8 TRXA1

About 4 o'clock on Saturday evening
the 9th inst, Mr.. l.. s. Woodward, a
venerable Texan of three score years
and ten, with his daughter, in a wagon
drawn by two mules, attempted TO cross
the International railroad, about ten
miles north of Austin, when, to his ter
ror and establishment, just as the mules
were fairly on the track, the locomotive
dashed by on Q. down grade, cutting off
and taking with 1t one of the wheels of
the wagon, the tongue and the two
mules, but leaving Mr., Woodward and
daughter behind unhurt. As soon as he
could the conductor stopped the train,
found both mules dead, inquired the
names of the unfortunates, promising
to make it all right, came on to the city
and reported the accident. Maj Hoxie,
who represents the International rail-
road company, called to pay the dam
ages and rendered Mr. Woodward five
hundred dollars, which be refused, say
ing Zone hundred and seventy.fve
dellars will pay fer the mules and that
is all want"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-11-17
FOR SPEAKER or THE 8ENAT

FOR SPEAKER or THE BENA TIE.
We are delighted to see from our
Brownsville exchanges that the peo-
pie of the 22d Senatorial district,
composed of the counties of Hay
wood, Lauderdale and Dyer, have
done themselves the honor Of elect.
ing Hon. F. B. Ragland, Of Browns
vile. to seat in the State Senate
once more. Our first acquaintance
with this solid old man began in the
State Senate of 1875. It was our
good fortune and honor to be con-
nected officially with that body dur
ing that session, and we know where
of we speak wien we say there was
no ADLER, purer or truer man in the
legislature than he. Again in 1877
he filed his seat in the Senate,
where We again had opportunities
to see and study the man. We
therefore know him we'll and it gives
US pleasure to say that if our Iegis-
latures were all composed of such
men as B. F. Ragland, rings and
corruption wonld be banished from !
all high places in Tennessee. The |
popularity of the man with his own
people is a good evidence Of his
worth and intelligence. He redeem
ed his district in 1874, and held it
in 1876. In the last election his
county gave Garfield a majority of
nearly 1000 votes, yet his competi
tor. with allthe aid he had from the
greenback and Wilson factions, in
their bitter war on him, only sue
ceeded in carrying it by 173 votes.
His majority in the district is about
400 votes. under the circumstances,
the most brilliant Democratic victory
achieved in the State. BY reason of
his extensive experience and &C
quaintance with the prompt and
proper transaction of legislative bu.
siness; by reason of his ma ure
years and high moral character and
integrity; by reason that he has
fairly won the honor, B. F. Ragland.
of Haywood. in our judgment, is en-
inently entitled to be the next Speak
er of the Senate. We therefore take
the liberty to nominate him for that
position.