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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-15

We learn from farmers that since
the recent rains corn, oats and grass
crops have greatly improved. All
the wheat in East Tennessee will be
harvested within the next ten days.
Some is now being cut. We regret
to hear pretty general expression
that there will not be in this section
more than a half crop.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-15

One of the most serious cOnfagra-
tiOns which ever visited Quebec
broke out at 1910 on the night of
Monday 18th, in wooden tenement
on ST Oliver street, and spread
with great rapidity owing to
strong wind and the scanty supply
of water. The loss is estimated at
two million dollars, insurance not
more than a quarter of this sum.
One thousand and FIVE hundred
families are homeless.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-15

Poor Jay Goaldl The Old Man
of the Memphis avalanche grieves
that his income is only SO, 00O, 900 per
annum, which is but trife of $780,
900 per month, which only makes
the contemplate sum of 1922, 500
per week, which is but pitifuf pit
lance of ST., 800 per day, and only
the infntesimal, despicable sum of
1900 per hour. How can he exist I
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22
THE CARE OF SHEEP.

Breeders Gazette: The man who
seeks to become q flock-owner because
he expects TO escape the care and work
to which he has been subjected in look
after the details of some other business,
will certainly meet with disappointment
in one of two ways. He will either find
that negligence here, as everywhere
else, will bring disappointment and dis
aster, or he will meet the requirements
OF the situation, and put in all the time
and labor necessary to success. The
merit of sheep husbandry is, not that it
can be successfully prosecuted without
hard work and liberal expenditure, but
that it will pay for these with SO much
certainty, and in such liberal re-
turns, as to give it merited prom
inence among the industries. The man
who seeks to demonstrate to himself and
others the minimum requirements of the
flock, may succeed until mistaken econ
omy becomes manifest cruelty, and even
then may "gather where he has not
strewn;" but the highest capabilities
of the flock will be left to the demon
stration of the man who supplements
the well-flled trough and teeming pas
ture with a careful scrutiny and fore
sight into the comfort and convenience
of every animal. He will have prOvis.
ion against inclemencies of cold and
heat. wet and drouth; will have winter
and summer food convenient and plenti.
full; will carefully guard against dan
ger and disturbance from every source
knowing from experience that these
will insure compound return for the
time and money required for the theil
contamination. Parsimony never pays the
sheep husbandman In proportion tc
his liberality ''such shall the harvest be. >
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22
HARDWARE.
LOOMS & LOOMS,
DEALERS
ARE
Stoves and Tinware,
BARB WIRE,
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
AND SEWING MACHINES
East side Commercial street between Sixth and Seventh avenues
The Garfield Monument Fund

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 1.-THE fol-
lowing statement is made in answer to
many inquiries:
The Garfield Monument Fund Com
mittee desires to raise $4,000 for the
purpose of erecting an appropriate mon
ument at the late Presidents grave OF
this amount over $51 600 has already
been subscribed by the citizens of Cleve-
land. The State of Ohio Including
Clevelandl will raise not less than
$1,000 in all, and $4,000 have been
raised by small voluntary subscriptions
in different parts of the country and
forwarded to the committee. Thus one
half the whole amount needed is practi-
cally secured, leaving only $125, 900 more
to be raised outside of Ohio. In order
to carry out the plan of the committee
and place over the remains of the late
President Garfield one of the finest
monuments to be found in the civilized
world. when sufficient money has been
subscribed, it is proposed that the mon
ument association shall be incorporated
under the laws of the state of Ohio. The
design of the monument will be deter
mined, and the erection of il directed, by
this association. which will be composed
of representative men from different
parts of the country.
1t is hoped and believed by this COM
mittee that the additional amount re-
quired for this purpose can be easily
raised, so that the association may be
incorporated, plans adopted and all nee
essary arrangements made for beginning
work early in the coming year.
Signed: j. Fl. WADE,
ii. B. PAYNE,
Jos. PERKINS,
EOmT iftna
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22
SENSITIVE AssAssINs.

A correspondent of the New York
Sun writes as follows:
Iago and Guiteau are alike sensitive
in reference to the use of the word
murder, and prefer softer and more
ambiguous term TO describe the act.
While, however, there is much that is
devilish in the character of both, the
former, when pressed by ROderigO, had
at least the manliness and courage 10
call his crime by its proper name. In
"Othello," fourth act, second scene, oc-
ours the following suggestive collOquy:
Iago-"Sir, there is special commits
sion como from Venice TO depute Cassie
in Othello's place"
Roderigo-Is that trueP Why, then
Othello and Desdemona return again to
Venice?
lagoon, no; he goes into Mauritan-
ia, and takes away with him the fair
Desdemona, unless his abode be fingered
here by some accident; wherein none
can be so determinate as the Tem0uing of
Cassie.
Roderigo-How do you mean-remoD-
ing of him?
1ago-Why, by making him incapa-
BILE of Othello's place-knocking out
his brains.
Thus we see that Gniteau, execrable
villain as he is, has not even the virtue
of originality in his inspiration"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22

attached to the innocent victims oil
their stupid fanaticIsm and most humbly
acknowledged their errors. The Cover.
nor then ordered those accused to be sci
free. The Jail was full of them, and such q
jail delivery was never known before OF
since in New England. Ore hundred
and fifty persons. including nine child.
rem varying in age from nine TO fourteen
years, were liberated.
Judge Story has said: ave may la
ment the errors of the times which led
to these prosecutions, but surely our an
cestore had no special reasons for shame
in belief which had the universal sane
ton of their own and all former ages,
which counted in its tram philosophers
as well as enthusiasts; which was graced
by the learning of prelacy, as we'll as by
the countenance of kings"
The Jail in which So many of
these victims were confined, in which
some were tortured 10 death, and from
which Others were conveyed to Gallows
Hill for execution, still stands, and was
purchased and converted into a dwell
ing house many years ago by venera-
BILE uncle of the writer of this sketch
In one of the rooms of this historical
building, the Rev. DR.. Cheever wrote his
world-renowued temperance article en-
titled Deacon Giles Distillery.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22
OVER THE STATE.

An epidemic of female infants has
overtaken Concordia.
The Commonwealth says an extension
of the Santa Fe branch from Howard to
Sedan, near the Indian Territory, now
looks probable. :
The story IS current that a Kansas
newspaper man was robbed of gold
watch and chain and other valuable jew
elry while travelling in sleeping car.
We feel safe in saying that the author
of that statement would, with proper en-
couragement, develop into a very fair
romancer.
Keokuk, Iowa, is enjoying queer
matrimonial tumble. A son married
his fathers divorced wife, the sons STEP
mother. The father had secured q di-
vorce in order that he might marry the
wife's sister, and the wife and son, like
BarkIs. were "willin'."
The Kansas insane people at Osawat-
tonne had a masquerade dance at the
asylum Friday night. A fellow down at
Washington, who has been trying to
play insane for some months, will prob
ably have a little masked dance of his
own before long, without platform I'M
der him.
Sheriff Pat Garret, of Lincoln county,
the slayer Of Billy, the Kid, who was in
Emporia on Sunday, and who was inter-
viewed by NEWS reporter, has closed
a contract with the New Mexican Pub
fishing Company of Santa Fe for the
publication of the Life of Billy, the
Kid"
A remarkable case of conscience" is
reported from Pella, Iowa, two brothers
having received draft of 81, 600 from q
man in Holland, who borrowed it of their
father thirty-two years ago If the send
er lived in this country he would be
promptly arrested on the charge of being
crank"
Virtue and agility bring their own re-
ward in Shawnee county. During a
pelting rain a school ma'am up there,
finding that she could not unlock the
school house door, climbed into & win
dow four feet from the ground, and pull.
ed her fifty-two pupils in after her, and
the next day she received six offers OF
marriage.
Danbury News: Thomas Schofeld,
aged 81 years, walked nine miles to re.
new his subscription to New London
paper. It is the general impression
among publishers who send out their pa.
pers on credit that there are q large mum.
Der Of subscribers who are waiting until
they are 81 years old to come in and pay
for their paper.
Gen. Sheridan says that the con
gressional appropriation for the Yellow
stone National Park of $15, 600 annuaIIy
out of which comes the salary Of the su
perintendent and game-keeper, is too
small to give much Of q balance for ths
improvement of the roads and trails, &
that really the work done in the summer
has to be so temporary that it is washed
out by The winter rains
Edwin p. Christie, the founder of Negro
AAnSe-SASy ASAe - CS%1e1 "a S-SOOJOVVs a
contest arose over the provisions of hi
will, and after protracted litigation
decision has been rendered by which
the heirs Of his widow receive the sun
Of 1000 each. the bulk OF the estatl
having passed into the hands Of the ct
torneys. 1t seems that where there's
will there's always way-for the Law
! yers to get the bulge on the legasees.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22

The elder Mrs. Garfield has written
this letter to friend, clergyman, in
Iowa: "Cievelan,i, Nov. 10, 1SSl.-My
Dear Brother in the Lord: I received
your kind letter this mOrning-your
Christian advice and encouragement
for which am thankful. / feel that l
am deeply afflicted in the death of my
noble son. He was my stay and support
in my old age. 1t is hard, sometimes, TO
say Thy will be done If he had sick
ened and died I could feel differently,
but put my trust in God and lean on
Him for support. 1t is great comfort
TO feel that shall soon meet my darling
on the other shore, where parting is no
more. My daughter-in-law and the
younger children are we'll, and my
health is good, considering what 1 have
passed through. Thanking you again
for yoru good letter, subscribe myself,
your sister in Christ, Eliza Ballou Gar
field ~
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22
Legal.
Road Notico

Notice is hereby given that q petition has
been presented TO the Board OF County Com
missioners of Lyon county. Kansas. asking
tor the location of a county road. Us follows,
to-Wlt: Commencing at tho southwest corner
OF section II, township IL, range II, thence
east on the section line as near as practices
bic TO the southeast corner OF section 10,
township IL, range II; and upon said propos.
ed road the board appointed the following
viewers: George SchGrem an, John &. w heller
and q Ii. iibben to meet at the beginning
of said road on
The 2Sth day OF December, a. D., 1881.
at 10 O'Clock a m land in conjunction with the
County surveyor, to view, locate and survey
SAID road, and to give all parties hearing.
By order of the Board
5Ot2 WIZ EWING Courtv S,,erh
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22
Diseases in the Country

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 13.-The
national board of health is in session
here, DIR. ]. c. Cabell, of Virginia, pre-
siding, Reports show that general
health is about on an average for this
time of year.
Smallpox is reported epidemic in
Pittsburg and Chicago, and there are
many cases in st. Louis, and a number
in Baltimore and Cincinnati, and not a
few scattered through the smaller towns
of Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, Cali
fornia and Arkansas. There are one or
two csses in Washington. but precau-
tions, it is believed, will prevent its
spread.
Typhoid fever prevails in the south
and southwest. It is an epidemic in
Wheeling.
Scarlet fever is prevailing in New
England.
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-Small pox seems
to be increasing, and wholesale vaccina-
tions are of daily occurrence. To-mor-
row the entire postoffice force, includ-
ing carriers, will be Vaccinated
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22
ScoYiIIe,s Lectnra

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 14-Geo.
Scoville, brother-in-law and counsel
for Guiteau, lectured tonight on the
"Guiteau Case" Though a large num-
Der of tickets were sold the audience was
small, but heartily applauded the lectur-
er. Scoville promised his lecture with
the remark that he had not the least in
tention of rejecting On the court or en-
deavoring to effect the trial in any way.
It was to publish an opinion that he de-
sired to address himself, without en-
deavoring to extenuate the crime or Gre
ate q feeling in favor of the prisoner.
He complained that the press had not
the disposition to give that force and
consideration to the defense which had
been interpOsed, which ought to be CIV
en-. Not only the press, but the pulpit
had prejudiced the case. The pulpit
condemned Guiteau on the assumption
that he was sane and yet not a single
minister of the gospel had called on the
prisoner in his cell, and not single letter
been sent to him as a sane man, calling
on him to repent and turn to God. Zap
plause.l Nineteen-twentieths OF the let
tiers received by Guiteau were simply
threats against his life and not more than
two or three BREATHE q Christian spirit.
He criticised the action of Judge Davis
in the recent murder case in New York,
for going outside the case and instruct
ing the jury in the Guiteau case, and
giving as the law what Judge Cox would
not give. if he (Scoville) were not mis-
taken. IApplause.l In the course Of his
remarks the speaker said he was salts
fed he had good reason to think and
good reason to believe the
PRISONER WOULD NOT LIVE
until the conclusion Of his trial He
(Scoville) was here to see that Guiteau
had fair trial, under the forms Of Law,
but he was not here to guard the prison
er with troop of soldiers, let the re-
sponsibility rest where It might.
He gave this warning, and
he knew whereof he spoke.
1t was not for the life of this man that
he gave il, but because he wanted to see
order prevail, and because he did not
want the American people disgraced by
having man on trial for his life assas-
sinated like dog. The lecturer declared
that the greatest peril to the prisoner
was in his passage from the courtroom
to the prison van, and pointed out the
danger that some desperate man would
stab him with dirk, and escape with.
out detection 1t was not the prisoner
alone who was on trial. The question
Of capital punishment was On trial, for,
he predicted, should Guiteau be hanged,
and q post norton examination, prove
him TO be insane, il would be almost the
last case Of capital punishment in the
country. AT the conclusion ScoviIIe
was appiauded, and resolutions adopted
expressing sympathy with the family of
the prisoner. and cOmplimenting SEQ
vile on his management of the case.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22
Rnad Nntiea

Notice is hereby given that . petition has
been presented to the Board OF County Com
missioners of Lyon county, Kansas, asking
for the vacation and location OF
a county road, as follows. to-
wit: Commencing one rod west OF the
northwest corner of the southwest quarter OF
section g. township le. range Il; thence south
30 rods IN point six rods more or less west
OF the section line; thence east and south on
the most practicable route and cross LA creek
at point six rods more or less west of the
section line; thence east on the south bank
OF 1i3 creek and connect with the road 70
rods more or less north OF southwest corner
of southwest quarter of section 8, township
i6. range IL, and vacate from point of con-
uection 10 northwest corner of southwest
quarter OF section 8. township 16. range e /,
and upon said proposed road the board ap-
pointed the following viewers; B. @ Scott.
John GrimsIey and John BramhIll TO meet
at the beginning of said road on
The 4th day Of January. A. D., 1889,
at 10 O'Clock q. m and in conjunction with the
County Surveyor, to view. locate and survey
said road and to give all parties q hearing.
BY order of the Board.
50t2 VIZ r. EWING. County Clerk
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22
Road Notica.

Notice is hereby given that petition has
been presented 20 the board of county COM
missioneFs OF Lyon county, Kansas, asking
for the location OF q county road, as follows,
to-wit: Commencing at the southeast cor
ton 4, township IS, range 10; thence en- sec
tion line as near as practicable TO the south
east corner OF section 4, township IL range
10; and upon said proposed road the board
appointed the following vieWeIgI Frank
Hawkins, ID. A. Stahl and ]. w. PaPrinGtcn
70 meet at the beginning OF said road on
The 3Oth Day OF December, A. d. 1881,
County Surveyor, to view, locate and survey
said road. and give all parties Q hearing. BY
order of the board W. y. EWING.
50t2 County Clerk.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22


Mr.. c. Shaler Smith has given the re-
suits of extensive observations in rela-
ton to the pressure exerted by the wind.
The most violent gale recorded by him
was at East st. Louis. in 1871, when the
wind overturned locomotive, the force
developed in so doing being no less than
% pounds per square foot. At St
Charles a Jail was destroyed IN 1877, the
pressure required being "a pounds per
square foot. At Marshfield, in 1880, a
brick mansion was leveled, the force
necessary being 6S pounds per square
foot. Mr.. Smith instances numerous
cases of trains blown off rails, and
bridges, etc, blown down by gales of "a
to 81 pounds per square foot. In all
the examples the lowest force required
to do the observed damage has been
taken as the maximum power of the
wind, although, of course, it may have
been higher.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22
scienntic enthusiasts who make a

Cclentinc enthusiasts who make q
special study of sun spots and attend
ant phenomena believe that the corner
stone OF a new science is being laid by
discoveries pointing TO an intimate con-
nection between solar and terrestrial me-
teorOlogy. lust what the connection is
they are not yet able to clearly define,
although electricity is suspected of be-
ing the agent through which the effects
are manifested upon our planet 1t is
known that the gaseous envelope of the
sun Is affected by eruptions Of such pro
digious magnitude as TO be utterly be-
yond our power of conception, these dis
tufbances appearing to US in the form of
rapidly changing spots and ptotuber--
ances. The eras Of the spots-or,
snn-storms-occnr at remarkably
regular intervals, complete
cycle of the various stages of ac-
tivity from maximum to minimum
and again to maximum being performed
IN about eleven years-the solcailed
''sun-spot period" The sun-spot phys
icists claim coincidence of the periods
of maximum spots and years Of great at
mospheric and physical disturbance in
tue earth. The present has been year
of great solar disturbances, while il has
been marked by violent storms and
earthquakes upon our globe. Further
than this, these scientists claim to have
recently detected, Ey simultaneous OBJ
servation minor atmospheric changes
as the result Of corresponding move
menis in the sun. Many difficulties at
tend these observations, but the AslrOno-
mer Royal for Scotland and others be-
lieve that the state of the sun will some
day become an important factor in
weather forecasts and like calculations.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22

New York Tribune: The millions
of Americans who were amazed and
wearied by the Centennial exposition of
1875 will be interested to know that it
actually last week departed this life,
and is now comfortably buried. D Our
Philadelphia neighbour. have striven
manfully for five years to keep il alive
in a sort of catalepuc condition. A
prolonged display of Liberian coffee,
feathers from the Sandwich Islands,
stuffed animals, and the manufactures
of the Quaker City have been kept up in
the main building, together with skating
Kinks, temperance lectures, Sunday
school celebrations, agricultural fairs or
other advertisements to which the mind
of Philadelphia bent on holiday
seriously doth incline. But even these
mild pleasures died a natural death.
The building was sold to a western spec
ulator for $4,000; the model cottages,
benches, electric organs, prehistoric
bones, ETC., including the remarkable
statue of Washington rising out of the
back of an eagle, brought under the
hammer $1,000 more. About 100000
will be divided among the stockholders,
about enough to purchase mourning
ring, and the last rite will be over.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22
Grant and the Democrats

CHICAGO, Dec. ia Washington
special says the Democratic senators
haYe some positive views on the bill to
place Gen. Grant on the retired list.
Senator Maxey, speaking of it, said !:
1t will not pass. Why should it?
Gen. Grant is not poor, nor is he dis
abled in any way, but he is strong,
healthy and vigorous. lie was u good
officer, and did his country great service,
for which the American people are
not only proud but thankful; but
have not his services been rec
ognised? Has he not been fully remun-
eratedS The people made him presi-
dent for two terms and in every other
way that was proper rewarded him
for all that he has ever done. No such
bill will ever become law, and should
not"
Said another Democratic statesman:
1.-THE bill is a snare-is a game to keep
Grant out of the race for 1884. Once on
the retired list of the army he will be
placed on the retir red list of politicians
for all time"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22
Road Nntiea

Notice is hereby gwen that a petition has
missioners of Lyon county, Kansas. asking
Tor the vacation OF O county road rs follows,
to-wit: Commencing at the southeast corner
of the northeast quarter OF section 80, town
ship IL. range lS; thence west to the south
west corner Of the northwest quarter OF said
section SO, township IL, range Is, also TO To-
cate county road as follows. to-
wit: Commencing at the north west
corner OF the southwest quarter Of
section 3d. township IL, range 10, thence south
TO southwest corner OF section 81, township
IL, range 10; and upon said proposed road the
board appointed the following viewers: @.
D. Patton, w. II. Douglass and John Holmes
to meet at the beginning OF said road on
The sd day OF January, A. ID. 1889,
Mt 10 O'Clock q. m &, and in conjunction with
the County Surve yor, to view, locate and sur
vey said road, and to give all parties hear
ing By order of the Board.
WE 2. EWING,
6Ot9 County Clerk
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22
Road Notice.

NoIioe is hereby given that q petition has
been presented to the Board of County Com
miSsioneFs OF Lyon county, Kansas, asking
TOR the location of q county road, as follows,
to-wit: Commencing at the northwest corner
of section q, township Is, range u, thence
east on the section as near IS practicable to
the county linei and upon said proposed road
the board appointed the following viewers
George Plumb, u. 8. Ward and j. H. Tib-
bols to meet at the beginning OF said road on
The .26th day of December, a. D., 1881,
at 10 O'Clock a. m, and in conjunction with
tho County Surveyor. to view, locate and
survey said road. and to give all parties q
hearing. By order of the Board.
50t2 WV. Z. EWING. County Clerk