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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-02-26

Benedict, Barthold, our mcrch,nt, and
Others rusticd around and got partners,
put on Il vast amount of style and start
cd for the scene of action On arriving
AZ Pauola they met Smccdburg. of the
standby mine, Mr.. Ncrpla.t. the butcher
of Rockford, and many others Each
party trying 10 outdo the others tripped
around the fair seys rs big ~ a toad
with pair of boots on, and as Byron
said when the Emusic arose with its
voluptuouS swell soft eyes look'd love to
eyes--and AL went merry as marriage
bell Bat hurk IA curr;ou, sound
to sr" which should Guido the other the
strikes III like Il rising kncll." Out
rushed the general with all the i'm
pctuo.ity Of youth to discover the cause.
when hc found At the rost-otiice, kept
by Mr.. James Sherman. several small
children, two months to two wears old
t,neng their harmonious voices trying
general stood aghast, but only for Il
moment, he threw of his coat and waltz
cd ln sent his orderly to the ball room
to inform the people what was the cause
Of - mach noise, with the request that
re-inforCrment should be sent immcdi-
atcly To his aid, but instead Of his re-
quest being granted a vote was taken
and il was decided that the general
should stay and take care of the babies
and let their mothers dance. He ac-
ccptcd the position with good grace
but those that were acquainted with
hlm said there Was a storm gathering
and sure enough when he got back to
sheridan he was as mad as a hornet
and struck the counter with his fist as
he walked mp and took some cordial to
spotl his feelings, swearing that if he
again went 10 pactola TO dance he
would take barrel of nitro glvccriuc
along, and if hc had TO take care of the
b 'bicS again he would touch it off and
blow Partola ont of cXistauce.
SIBERIAN
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-02-26
A Philosophical Youth.

boy about II years of age was smOk.
ing cigar on the south portico of the
city hall the other morning, when q
citizen halted before him and said
Boy, do you realize what you are
doing?"
"Smokin a powerful good fve-center,
won bet" was the reply.
"But don't y"u know you are filling
your system with poison?"
"Naw;'
"Well, you are. That cigar contains
enough nicotione to kill cat"
I'm no cat"
81 know 1t does not kill YOU sud-
denly, but poisons the blood and sows
the seed of fell disease. You may drop
dead on your way home"
Il amt going home
1T fills me horror to see lad Of your
age destroying both soul and body Boy.
entreat you to throw away that vile
cigar"
Il dasn't. Some one else would pick
il up and be pizened."
Throw it away and III buy you three
apples"
"Ora quart of peanuts"
SAY said the boy as be fondly re-
garled the inch of ashes at the end Of
the cigar, Il bet a boy the cigars this
morning that he couldn't tech his tongue
to a lamp-post and sing Sally Walters
lie tcched, and there's crowd up there
now tryiu' TO thaw him loose. l amt
very scarf about bein' piZened, and
| don't care much for fatherly advice,
but if you've got any spare time you
might go up there and tell that ere boy
that chunk of natural philosophy is
worth hull barnful ofexperiments."
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-02-26
The Exemption Law.

The judiciary committee Of the house
has prepared bill for modification OF
the exemption Law whereby the exemp-
ton from seizure for debt would still be:
ALL family pictures.
"a pew or other sitting in house
Of worship.
3-A lot or lots in any burial ground.
1.-The family bible and all the school
books used by the family, and all other
books used as a part of the family
library not exceeding one hundred
dollars in value
5-All wearing apparel and clothing
of the debtor and his family.
6-The provisions for the debtor and
his family necessary for one years sup
ply, and fuel, necessary for one year.
THE homestead as created, defined
and limited by law.
Slight hundred dollars worth of
personal property (in lieu of the 81 500
now allowed)
9-One hundred and fifty dollars
worth Of miscellaneous books and mu.
steal instruments (in lieu Of $500 worth
now allowed.)
lO-Three hundred dollars worth Of
and kitchen furniture Tin
lieu of $500 worth now eXempt.)
ll--One hundred and fifty dollars
worth Of tools and implements (in lieu
of $500 now exempt
l2-1hree cows, ten swine, one yoke
of cattle, or two span of horses or mules,
100 sheep and their lambs under six
months old and all wool Of the same and
all cloth or yarn manufactured there
from, one years food for animals, one
wagon, one sleigh, two plows, one
harrow and farming utensils to the
value of $500.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-02-26

WIN. ;. GrOesbeck, Jacob Seasongood.
Fricbcrg & Workum, John shiiitto's
estate. Timothy Kirby's estate, Samuel
Wigsins estate, Judge y. X. Estes
estate, j. c. Shorts estate, Gen. james
Taylor's estate, Robert Mitchell, S. NJ.
Barrett, K. b. Cowlcr's estate, and r. B.
llopple are each worth $2,0OO,OOO, while
the list Of single milionaires is too
numerous t. mention.
Philadelphia, Chicago, Pittsburg, Bos.
ton, all make similarly splendid show
ing in the matter Of figures Philadel-
phia and Boston are very much alike in
the fact that, though there are fewer
millionaires in them in proportion to
their population than there are in our
other great cities, there are proper
tlonately more men Of solid fortune.
That Is to say. while the business man
of New York or Chicago, having won
his 100000 tries to double it, and hav-
ing doubled, to duplicate it again, the
sobersided citizens of the Hub and the
Quaker city are content to settle when
they find themselves at ease financially.
1t would quite start these conservative
commercial persons to think Of
collateral investment Of from $l,000,OOO
to S6,o00,0oO in mines to get coal from to
run iron-foundries with capitals of much
greater bulk, as score of Pittsburgh
founders do, or to hold reserve Of
2,0oO,0 600 for grain operations, like half
a hundred Chcagoans.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-02-26

DROBATE NOTICE In the matter Of the es.
l. tate of Martin Gallagher deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all whom Il may
concern.
That the undersigned has been duly appointed
by the probate court OF Gutter county adminis.
traitor Of the estate of MaStih Gallagher deceased
All persons having claims a8aiust eaid estate are
requested to present them at once f6r adjustment
to me at my place Of residence, and those indebt.
ed to said estate are requested To call and settle
their accounts.
Dated February l2th, 1881.
y. T. HAYNES.
~ AdMiujstsUAv.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-02-26
PETTIGREw INTERVIEWED.

him>el! as follows:
Il intend To remain here until tn,
middle of March, al least, whether ther,
bean extra session or not At the mex
session intend to Introduce bill fo
the division Of Dakoti and the aImis
sion of the southern portion a. Il state
in accordance with the wishes OF oul
/ people. Instead of providing for bu
thirty-Six delegates in the constitutional
convention, my bill will provide for Il,
J least 100 members, and instead of ap
| pointing the delegates on the number ot
voters, my bill viii apportion it accord
| lng 10 the population. South Dakota
has Il population Of 81 900 people under
the new census, and 1000 votes. The
Black Hills country alSo cast 1000 votes,
and has bat 10000 people, and many OF
these arc transient The untairness of
making an ap. Urtionmcnt on the vote is
apparent by the figures The prescn.
bill provides for grants Of land Of but
seventy sections for university. fifty
sections Tor penltcn''arH, and fifty
Sc'''"hN l"r state DnllHlhgS' NY hIiI
will demand one hundred 80 .tions each
for the university, pcnitcntary, state
pu'I'llS'' insane asylum norma! schools,
a"u n'al ana duInp ana OIlhd institute
"Jhi, is Il larger grant than many
o'hef western states nave received of
arah'c l"hd' n"t II must be remembered
tha' thty nave received large grants of
swamp lands Minnesota, Iowa and
N'S'"hNlh nave hundreds OF thousands
OF acres on swamp lands. The new
state @! "k"ta mas no swamp lands
"l'iilh her h'rder'' ana l. therefore en-
'i'lco 10 more arabic lalld. Bcsldes this.
Dakota WlIl have, when admitted, more
acres OF government lhd thananv other
state haa. except California. We make
TINS 'aiid profitable ~ d"v"' ping that
open 10 market. Ihtre no railroad
grant III the propose Hl" atate except
u etrlp 3'l mics ."'. on the Nmona
and IT. fc;er ral!"@.'.
w NAT are y"u going to do with the
"iGec'ioh (hat the hig SIOUX reservation
lmP"deS The settlement OF the new
state
he reservation c"n'ains 10000
Squire miles ana 2o020 Indians occupy
II. ! would dlSarm ana diSnount these
lhi"ns. Tor thcy are as well armed and
mounted as the lnitcd states troops
ana an 10 ea'h one oi them quarter
section IN seVeraltN. The balance ot
ao'A' -9'7o square mics should be
released ~ 'hrh, ahd sold for thclr
hrheiI'' me projects to he expended III
t"''', SCHOOLS, ana their support ANA
|Ni''<A''"n'
n.y. my dear SIR, the balance OF the
''r''"T!, aside iFom thc reservation.
mas over $1,000 Sq''ar" miles, capable oi
SnN'AlhlnEa a population OF 2,"oo"n"
intend TO try to GEL a bill through
enabling settlers to acquire ut.c TO the
drIed-np lakes !" Dakota which com
prise thousands OF acres ol valuable ar
ab!t ldhu. ne legislature OF the terri
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-02-26
Electoral Count.

| Washington, Feb. 9.-The two houses
being assembled, in pursuance to the
sconAtftn,ion. the votes NAV now hr
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-01

hopeful and friend returned with the
license. And dill you really think
meant it Why this is the richest joke
of the season" And such is the " ro-
nance" that had given spice to the Sun
day School Convention And is the
young lady aboard ," l asked. "There
she is, with the - veil over her face. p"
l took sly glance and through the in
terstfces of the gauzy covering beheld a
face of rare beauty-charming as that
of an Houri-and I Involuntary sighed
to think that such witchery could not
look to grander conc rests. The incident
affords fine text for moralizing, but l
fsrbear. They viii not do so any more.
A VERY IMPORTANT FACT ABOUT TIE
FRUIT CROP.
What about the frnit crop, dear GA
EE1TE-for little variety's sake Ny
observation is that, from Sweetwater to
Bristol, the orchards are already loaded
with promises Of rs heavy yield as has
ever been seen in East Tennessee. And
do cur people fully realize the value Of
all this at this particular time, especial.
~ In the Northwest the crop is al
ready pronouhced Il faila+e. In Della
ware and New Jersey, whore fruit is
the staple, the orchards are already bar
rem for the year. In Georgia, there will
be neither peaches nor apples This year.
Now is East Tennessee's opportunity.
Dried fruit, even under the careless
management of our people, has been for
years, one of our most valuable exports
With proper attention, Tits year, the
usual income from that source may bp
be easily doubled or treoled; for dried
fruit, I'm the next market will command
a higher price than HAS been realized for
ten years. This is a very important
matter, and yeu could nos do better
service, friend John, than to warn the
people against the customary waste of
their fruit. There is ETore money this
year in peaches and apples than in corn
or wheat Sound the fact
OF politics-but, hold. I'll say no
more now. Yours, FOYAGEK.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-01
The celebration of the JOG a

The celebration of the JOG ami
versary Of the Mecdenburg d2clara
ton of independence, at Charlotte
y. c., on the 21st, attested the ven
Grafton in which the memory ~
the revolutionary sires is hello
IN that part of the old
North State. From early morning
the country people crowded into
the city, and when the procession
formed in the afternoon it was of
imposing proportions, both military
and civic. General John A. Young
read the Mecklenburg Declaration
Of Independence, and Col. Charles
4. Jones, editor Of the Charlotte
Observer, delivered an exceedingly
appropriate address, during which
ne adverted to the MeckienIurg
declaration as marking an impor-
tant era in the progress Of American
civilization, and concluded with an
eloquent tribute to the heroes who
stood shoulder to shoulder on the
sacred soil of Mecklenburg i'm the
strife fer country and for liberty.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-01
DOCTORS ~ CONCL1TE

g Sd T-BONES" REPORTS 4 CASE.
To the Editor of The Morristown Gazette:
see from the papers that the medical
gentlemen have been holding a conven-
! ton at Nashville. Last spring it was at
! Knoxville, and l was anxious to attend !;
! but it vss an epidemic season, and l
could rot leave home. But when | saw
/ they were taken around in carriages to
Island Home and to Cowau, McClung 81
Co Is store-and the feastihg II deter
mined to attend the next convention at
! Knoxville, epidemic or no epidemic
Last year there was a convention Of
medical men at New Orleans From all
parts of the United States they were
there. The object vas 90 exterminate
Yellow Fever. Each one wore a ribbon
attached to the lapel Of his coat. They
made long speeches which were report
ed in the newspapers. One made a
speech telling of maqy cases of yellow
fever he saw on Il plantation near New
Orleans. The next was from Il man WHO
said the other man was miStakeu-that
there was no yellow fever there, etc
Dr. Porter, of Memphis, VITO knew more
about yeli0w fever than all OF them,
made this speech "Gentlrmcn we know
thatyclIOw fever will kill, and that is
all we know about it.' Tate's able re-
port Of his own case, with the unhearu
Of symptoms, published In your paper,
reminds me that every medical practi-
TONER shuuld report to the newspapers
at least one case Of the prevailing DIS
ease coming under his observation; and
will, therefore, now ma Ike report of
my first case in this spring cpidemic-I
mean by spring epidemic, " the turnip
greens season -
Twas called to large r6bmy woman,
about fOrty-fye years old. She told me
she was suffering powerfully from mis-
cry spaSr11s. | dared not do anything to
relieve her until all the old women in
the DoighborhOOd had arrived; but they
were soon on hand. We held a consult
alton. Each one prescribed. We mix
ed all the prescriptions and gave it to
the woman. l then got out my hype-
dermic syringe We held another con
sullatiOn. One woman had great infiu-
ence with the rest, on account of her
having had nineteen children-all by
one husband, and he the cOmmOnOSt sort
of a man at that She had brought
with her phial Of rattlesnake oil, and
it was deter mined l should use that.
Then we applied a poultice of half a
bushel of boiled onions to the whole
body. I'm less than an hour the last
misery spasm was gone She asked for
a chew Of tobacco, and went To sleep
This was on Wednesday. On the next
Sunday she assisted at a revival five
miles distant and gave in an experience
that damned anything ever heard in
these parts.
| think this treatment weul6 have re
lieved Tate. l admit that his case was
aggravated by the preachers. The prom
Use they hold out of sc0rchjng is not en-
couraging to the sinner, and this may
account for his blasphemy.
Will my friend Dr.. Jarnigan, of Mos
sy Creek, report a case, coming under
his observation, and oblige,
SAWBONES.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-01
FROM THE SEAT OF war.
COEKLLNG AND TITS COHORTS
con FTDERT.

A special Albany dispatch to a
COnkEng cohtom peEary says that In
that city the stalwarts are working
Ike beavers and are raising a h9fes,
cept9ble reaction. kilograms are
being sent all over the State for work
ers and they are crowding in on ev-
cry train. Net Federal efiee~ held
er of any consequence is present
for the 6ta9warts, but scores Of State
appointees are here. Thousands OF
teleg rams from New York business
men have been pouring In upon
Speaker Sharpe. urging him to use
every effort to have Conl1ling and
Pl$tt returned to the Senate for the
honor and Integrity of the Empire
State, The wires yet continue to be
laden with these messages The
Robertson party held a conference
lasting from 9 until II 80 o'clock, and
selected two candidates for the United
States Senate in the place of COnk-
ling and Plat, and will put them
before the Joint Assembly Tuesday
31st, to be voted upon. Gov. Cornell
is one and his name is announced.
There has been an understanding
between the Robertson leaders upon
Cornell's name at Albany, but the
matter was not formally Brought up,
discussed and adopted until last
night caucus. The nonliAation is
made with the approval of all the
Administration mcnin the Assem-
bly,. Cornell has agreed and accep-
ted the netnination in Conkling's
place whenever Conkling retires or
goes down in the race. The half
breeds feel sure now OF defeating
Conkling and Plat and boldly an
nounce their programme.
The name of the other Robertson
candidate was fully agreed upon at
the caucus, but it is withheld for
the present, He is acceptable to the
Cornell stalwartS as we'll as TO the
Administration men. lie is Il law
yer Of national reputation At mid
night the stalwarts had fifty names
on their call for a caucus, needing
four 10 have the requisite number.
Two of these have ordered their
names taken off. All say they will
be put on the Robertson list. That
will be six signatures for the stall
warts tOobtain to procure Il nomi-
mating caucus. They have until to-
night TO get them. Ifthey cannot get
them, there will no nomination eau
aus, and names will be put in nomi-
nation in joint session of both houses
IN Tuesday, when the "half breeds
will nominate Governor Cornell and
IN administration man
The Democrats have adopted
l policy Of silence, and they hold
lloof from both Republican factions.
It is settled beyond a doubt that the
Democrats have resolved to abstain
rom all alliance with either Robert
on or the stalwart faction on the
question Of voting for caucus candi-
iates, if Il caucus is to be held and
made, but have deter
mined to vote with either on mo-
ion to adjourn. They hope by this |
o create split in the Republican
'anks and secure tie or a Demo (
ratio Assembly in the fall election. /.
The Posts Washington special
avs: Speaker Randall has gone to
Albany to study the situation. He
will try to give affairs such a direc-
ion as to,gct one or both the vacan-
les filled by Democrats. Failing in
hat he will throw his influence in
avof Of the return of Conkling and !
'latt- !
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-01
Knoxville Caycricie., THe N

Knoxville CArcricte., THE Nor
RrsTlwN GAZETTE Of this week pub
Ished an able and exhaustive let
ter from Judge Jas. T. Shields, which
occupies nedr 8 columns Of that pa
per, on The best and most direct
route from the waters of the Ohio
10 the Southeastern Atlantic States
and their parts - The letter is in
the Unrest of the new Morristown,
CanbcvIand Gap. and Ohio railroad
recently organized, and contains, in
addition, some valuable historical
facts and statistics concerning East
'Tennessee's unlimited resources.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-01

The Baltimore SIN Of last We'd
nesday contains a review of that pa
per's career from its foundation, and
the celebration of its forty-f0urth
anniversary. We have repeatedly
expressed the opinion that the Sun
was a model newspaper, and one OF
the most reliable and successful in
the world. It's system of gathering
the news of the day and presenting
it in a clear and comprehensive
manner, condensing the general
news. and charging upon that OF
greater moment, is unequalled even
by the best of the New York dailies.
Long may the Sun continue to
shine for all. "
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-01

On Tuesday evening, Of last week,
at Tendon, Ontario; as the steamer
Victoria, with a party of excEsiOnists
estimated at 600 on board, was re
turning from Spring Bank, and
when near the Cove railway bridge.
one mile below the city, the boat
began to oscillate, caused by the
surge Of crowd from one to the other
side of the vessel, when all at once
the supports of the upper deck gave
way with q terrible crash on account
of the unnatural position and great
weight imposed over the ratings.
The people tumbled in hundreds
headlong into the deep water, and
to make the terror more terrible the
whole of the upper deck, and sup
ports went crashing down upon the
wretched victims, tearing and bruis-
ing the struggling mass and engui-
fling the1nin a dreadful watery tomb
Many of the bodies when they were
afterwards taken from tho water
. were found to be terribly bruised
and mangled from the crash of the
timbers which came down from the
upper deck and in many cases tho
features bore the evidence of the
desperate struggle which must have
taken place. More than two hun
dred excursionists were drowned Al
most all business is at stand-still
and crowds line the streets discus
sing tho sad calamity. 4 solemn
stiffness prevailed in the city flag.
were Mt half mast and bells we're
tolled
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-01

In striking contrast with the poll
teal TRADES against the South dur
ing the recent extra session Of the
United States Senate is the testi-
mony given by BishopJ' B. Thomp-
son, colOred, at the session, of the
African Methodist Episcodal Con-
ference III New York city. Bishop
Thompson asserted that any man,
white or colorcd, could live pea
eeably in the South, provided he
attended to his own business. The
white Southern people were con
tributing literally, both in land
and money, to colored churches, and
on questions Of education were
wholly in accord with their colored
brethren. This testimony clearly
offsets the charges of oppression and
cruelty recently brought in the
Senate by Senators Dawes, Hoar
and others, coming as it does from a
man who knows what he is talking
about.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-01

DIR. R., L. c, White. editor of the
lebanon Rerc&d, Secretary of the
1tnnessee Press Association, notifies
the members of that body.
through a circular letter, that
the eley 'enth annual meeting of the
Association will be held at Chattan-
ooga, commencing Thursday. June
10th. The public literary exercises,
this year will comprise an Grafton by
General Alex. W. Campbell, of Jack
son; an address by Sam. w, Small,
of Atlanta, Ga. and'a poem BY Col
d. NJ Wisdom, of Jackson. In ad-
dition, original essays will be read
by the following "prott ssionals :"
. The Influence of the Press in De
veloping Liberality in Religious
Thought by ". j. Slater, Win
chester Home J0urnaL; " The Rela-
tions and Duties Of the Press to the
Country in a Political and Partisan
Sense by r. NJ Dickinson, Paris
Mteliigen Ger ''Our Country Elk
changes Il, II. Baskette, Murfrees-
boro Ne1ts The Dignity of Jour
nalism," louis J. Brooks, Jackson
Wig; The Intelligent Compost
iter, II. f. Griscom, Chattanooga
COnigaFrrt4y