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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-09-21
H0RK 0N pURLL0 ROADs.

Knoxville Chronicle.
From every direction we hear
that the people are at work under
the now road law, improving the
public roads, and our observation is
that more good work has been done
in that directioneduring the last four
months than was eyer done in the
same period Of time since Tennes-
see was q State. So far as we know,
there is a general disposition to give
the law fair trial. The taxpayers
pay their money cheerfully, and de-
sire to see the law tested.
A great deal depends upon the
local commissioners who have charge
of the roads. The work is done I'M
der their supervision. If it is judi
ci0usly performed, at the right time
and at the right place, the people
will soon see the good results and
will cheerfully do their part toward
carrying out the objects Of the law.
They will meet with many petty an
noyances, doubtless, but if they 90
along and do right this will cease
soon, and they will be given credit
for what they have done. They
should carefully nQte the imperfect
tons in the law as it now stand, so
as to be able to give information to
the next Legislature upon which to
base the necessary remedies. The
law as it no@ is; is meeting more
than public expectation. IF it lis
faithfully enforced it will add largely
to the efficiency of our public roads.
AS we have often remarked before,
nothing wi do more to build up the
country than good roads, Good
roads in all parts of hecountry, pas
sable at all seasons of the year,
would add at least % per cent to
the value Of farms and bring wealth
and prosperity to farmers who are
now struggling with poverty. The
object of q road law is to accomplish
this very desirable result.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-09-21

s The abstract of the T. S. Com
missioner of Education, for 1879,
shows that in the State of Ten
nessee, by Il change in. the
school age (from 6-18 to 6-21) and
by natural increase IS, 726 were add
cd to the number entitled to free
schooling in 1878-79. Yet of this
large increase only 3,535 seem to
have gone into the public schools,
though 3,277 more pupils were re-
ported i'm private schools. The av-
erago daily attendance in the form
er Increased, however, by 1864
that in the latter, only 1929. There
were s218 more school houses, 266
more schools opened GA of them
graded), 40 more teachers, and an
increase in the value ofschOoI prop
erty amounting to $111, 286. The
points Of loss were eight days less
average time of schools, $119,377
less money for them, and thus fall
ing off of 3. in average monthly
pay Of teachers #
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-09-21
SOUTHERN MISUNDERSTANDING
ERN MANHOOD.
NsU York T,adger


Capitalists, it appears, begin to
understand what a big bonanza the
South is, and are spending some of
their odd millions in making it ac-
cessible by lines of railroads. The
South, with its population of moro
than twenty millions, looks to the
eye%o Of Il traveller like thinlv set
tied Wilderness. 1t has fertile soil
enough to support the population of
North America, and send besides
a few barrels of flour to eIIe out a
bad harvest in Europe The excel
lence of the climate is proved by the
magnificent men tha6 are reared
there, and the remarkable longevi-
ty, averaged, enjoyed by families of
yirtuous habits. Whisky and to-
baeco will destroy men at the South
as we'll as at the North; and proba-
bly, the warmth of the climate rem
ders those poisons more rapidly de-
structive at the South than in more
temperate climates. But theree are
no finer specimens of our race to be
found in the world than in portions
of the South where the people are
generally temperate and moral Ac-
customed to the saddle and the gun
from boyhood, and not cramped by
excessive early schooling, many of
them attain a blended vigor and
grace of manhood that are nowhere
oxeelled. For the Southern States
tho long night of adversely, we be-
lieve, is passed. The dawn of a
better and brighter day than they
have ever known has come.
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Major VIM. J. Sykes, of Columbia,
publishes a card in the Franklin
Progress in which he states he has
not made a political speecq nor a..
tended a political meeting, nor gone
anywhere on political business, since
the close of the canvass of last year.
nor does he intend to do so. He has,
however, in answer to invitations,
written some letters in which he de
clined to speak, but urged upon
Democrats to forget past differences,
and to harmonic in the future.
Although, for this he has been as
sailed in some quarters, he requests
his friends to pass by, in silence,
anything that may be said in refer
ence to him, as he does not desire 10
be at all instrum sntsl in widening
the breach-already too wide-in
the Democratic party. elimination
and recrimlnatiOn will only produce
and prevent future har-
mlnY, The GAINESVILLE Tobacco
Leaf says: "The card of Major
Sykes, while it was open generous
and manly, was unnecessary among
those who knew him."
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-09-21

An attempt to kill the assassin
Guiteau was made on Sunday even
ing, 11th inst, about o'clock, by a
sergeant of the regular army named
John A. Mason, who was one of the
prison guard. He walked to tho
front of the window of Guiteau S
cell, leveled his army rifle and fired
one shot. The ball passed through
the window end struck a coat be-
longing to Guiteau hanging on the
wall. Guiteau did not stand at the
window as he usually does when the
guards change, else he would have
been killed. AS it was the ball pass
ed within few inches Of his head.
Immediately after the firing Mason
walked to his commanding officer
and surrendered. lie was put under
arrest. He spoke freely and said he
did the shooting because he was tir-
ed of standing guard He is thir-
ty-nine years old, has wife and
child, and belongs to the famed Ma
son family of Virginia. Yet he is
guilty of the same crime as Guiteau
assault with intent to kill.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-09-21
BEING A "GENTLE4AY' HE EN-
TIERS a PROTEST.


Gitteau is nowin q cell in another
wing Of the Jail from where he was
when Sergt. Mason tried to shoot
him. Notwithstanding his narrow
escape from Mason's bullet hestOut-
ly objected to being moved. On
locking IN his new quarters and no.
ticing that Q new wall had been run
up, SO that the soldiers on duty on
the outside of the Jail could not
practice any more on him, he stCHt-
ly objected to occupying the cell,
saying, at is not a fit place for a
gentleman to be put in. His OBJ
iectiOns, however, were not consid-
cred, and sqo4 the key was turned
on him. To the deputy warden he
said, What famous or infamous
man has been a prisoner in this cell?"
"Stone, the. oolored Wife-murderer,
was the answer. HWhat became of
him ?" Guitteau asked. ''He was
hung" the deputy warden replied,
fright out in that yard. His execu-
ton made big sensation, his head
having been pulled off his body by
the rope" 81 remember reading Of
it, !" GuitteaH answered, "but never
supposed at the time that | would 1
be the next man to occupy his cell.
There seems to be an unpleasant
history connected with all of the
celIs.' eyes, answered the deputy
warden, "there is strange history
connected with the next cell to you
"Excuse me, please, buta / would
prefer not to hear it. / have heard
enough already. It makes me sick. "
In speaking to the Jail guard on
duty in his corridor, Guitteau said
last night: II don't fear these at
tacks that people are providing for
me. God will protect and save me
from injury from any of them"
Then, getting into an inquisitive
mood, he asked, "What do you think |
will be done with me?" The guard |
"My own opinion is that
you will be killed by some one,
whether the President dies or rot. .
Guitteau's only remark was, II hope |
not.
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SAID THE FEBA0R. or TEN
NRSSEE TO THE GOVERN
OR or OHIO,

" IT DIDN'T PAN OUT AS WE EXPECT
a ED"
From the. Clarksv1le Tobacco Leaf.
There are two men in the Govern
ment who begin to look upon Presi-
dent Garfield as a most unreliable
man. Soon after he was wounded
and seemed to be on the road to re-
covery, Governor Foster, of Ohio,
thought he saw a chance to make Il
ten strike and get up little cheap
nQtOriety. He issued a circular let
ter to all the other GoYernnPR asking
that a day of rejoicing and thanks
giving be appointed Everybody
agreed to the proposition except the
stern old Governor Of Tcvas, and
Foster thought to havea bfg'timG Of
it, but about that time the President
got worse, and when the day came
for the general jubilee nobody felt
like rejoicing, and the far-seeing
Governor of Ohio was very much in
the fix of that other far-seeing indi-
vidual who had been sent for and
couldn't go. lie got, however. con.
siderable cheap advertising, which
stimulated the Governor of Tennes-
see, last Sunday q week ago, to out
do the Governor Of Ohio, and so ha
sat down and addressed circular
letter to all the ouher Governors, in
which he proceeds to make arrange
ments for the Presidents funeral.
And by Way Of thwarting all his
plans, there has, as yet, been no
corpse over which a funeral ceremO-
ny can be said. We submit that no
blame ought to be attached to the
President. It's not at all probable
that he contracted with Hawkins to
furnish the corpse for any funeral.
Nor aught Hawkins be held to Sc
we're account for any failure in the
proceedings. 1t is the old story of
confidence, and we know
our amiable Governor is not in the
least. chagrined over his failure to
carry to success the contemplated
sad ceremony In the meantime, he
can take courage and possibly derive
some practical comfort from the fact
that Rumfelt's buzzard once made a
similar mistake.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-09-21
HARpER,S MAn1zIur

for October is already out and is a
remarkable number, both for the
beauty of its illustrations and the
interest and importance ofits varied
contents. The number opens with
a beautiful frontispiece-a full page
illustration entitled With Grandpa
The leading illustrated article is en-
titled "a Berkshire Road. by VIM.
Hamilton Gibson, Joseph Hatton
contributes the first of q series Of
papers on " Journalistic London"
Henry Vanes article, " Adirondack
Days, is charming sketch of va
cation life and sport, beautifully IL
Illustrated. Edward Strahan has an
interesting article on Frederick A.
Bridgman. Charles Barnard con
tributes The Telegraph of To-Day,
giving a graphic account of recent
Improvements In telegraphy. 1T.
W. Grady contributes a very inn
portant paper showing the possibil-
tiles of cotton production, the pre-
sent defective system Of cotton farm
ing, and the outlook for the South
ern manufacture of the staple. The
article is profusely illustrated. Judge
Goodwin, in his article on The Nor
man Situation, gives expression to
the genuine alarm felt by the Gen
tile population Of Utah on account
Of the growth and aggressiveness Of
the Mormon system. Miss Wood
sons "Anne," and Thomas Hardy
A Laodicean, are continued. Short
stories are contributed by Kate Up
son Clark and Amelia E. Barr, and
the editorial departments are filed
with timely aad interesting matter.
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ARE THEY s WLNDLER9 !?
To the Knoxville Tripups.

To the Knoxville TRIBUNE.
MAYNARDsYILLE, Tenn, Sept, II,
l881.-During the last past week,
there have been two men in this
county who say their names are J.
IL. Virgins and r. B. Ware. They
have thoroughly canyassed the
county, giving orders to the direc-
tors Of the different school districts
for charts for the use Of schools, sell
ling outfits for each school for forty
dollars. They have succeeded in
making sales to the amount of about
one thousand dollars, and are to de-
liver the charts by the first of No
vember. Now the reason they have
been suspected is because they gave
orders to the different directors to
whom the sold, to see Mr. w. G..
HuddlestQn, a merchant and hotel
keeper of this place. Mr. Huddle-
ston says they never made any ar
rangements with him to receive and
distribute the charts. Then, again,
they left this town and county be-
tween two days, and making contra
dictory statements as to where they
were going,
Now the reason we write this is
for information, for the people are
branding them as frauds. If they
are frauds, we understand they have
perpetrated the same on the coun-
ties of Anderson and Campbell. IF
theyare frauds the people ought to
know it, but if not, and they are ma
king an honest living, we hope we
have said nothing that viii injure
them /. III. III.
EDITOR GAZETTE: For the Informal
ton of the School Directors of Ham
blen county, ask you to publish
the above clipping. from the Knox
vile Tribune. The mGn mentioned
are now in this county, ! know
nothing of them, but l feel it my
duty to put Directors On their guard.
l learn from reliable men of this
town that they have been trying to
sell Union county school paper at a
heavy discount. This alsdHIooks sus-
picious, and is an additional reason
for q8kiGg you to give the matter
Respectfully,
H. NJ. SHERWOOD,
County Supt.
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e.My Back Aches So,

and | feel miserable, said a hard
working man The doctor question
ed him and found that he had been
habitually costive for years, that
now his kidneys were disordered
and his whole system deranged.
Kidney Wort was recommended and
faithfully taken and in short time
every trouble was removed. Tho
cleansing and tonic power of this
medicine on the bowels and kidneys
is wonderful CongregdtiOnalist.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-09-21
PANIC AT 4 ERE.

A fire broke out in the main
hall at the fair grounds near Kansas
City, Mo, last Wednesday, while the
building was densely crowded, and
at once a panic seized upon the null
,itude. All efforts to quiet the ex-
cited and terrOr-stricken people
were of no avail, and in the confu-
sion they rushed hither and thither,
trampling each other down, while
shrieks, groans and cries filled the
air. An immense heavy black cloud
ofsmoke came from the building in
vast volumes and settled like a pail
over the grounds, which were litter
ly black with the moving mass of
humanity, estimated at 10000 peo-
pie. A strong wind was b'owing,
and the fire spread with wonderful
rapidity, quick y communicating TO
the surrounding buildings. In an
almost incredible short space oftime
the main building, with all its con-
tents, was an Hnsightly heap of
ashes. The flames lcaped across the
avenue TO Newspaper row, quickly
swallowing up the buildings of the
Times, Journal and Mail, the Secre-
tary's Office and Il number of refresh
ment stands in that vicinity. They
next attacked the grand stand in
which not less than 10000 people
were seated watching the races.
People fed in terror before the adj
vancing fire Many fell and were
trampled upon, and a large number
were manned and mutilated. The
confusion was indiscribable. A panic
had seized upon the vast multitude,
and 1t seemed impossible to quiet
their fears. There were no facilities
for extinguishing the fire at hand,
and it did not stop until there was
no more material for it To- feed upon.
A party ofyoung fellows were stand
ing in the doorway smoking, and
the fire is supposed to have been
started by one OF them throwing a
cigaret stub into a pile of shavings.
The losses will foot up fully $50, GOO.
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W. II. Common, IN industrious me-

w. Ii. Conner, an indnstriousme-
chanie of Jackson, Tenn, was shot
and instantly killed ut the depot on
the 14th inst by Frank Strother, a
brickmason, who was licensed. to
marry Connor's daughter. Cennor
saw Snother at the depot andias-
saulted him, striking him with a
barrel stave, when Connor shot him.
Conner was about g.. years OF. age,
and a member of the knights OF the
Golden Rule Strother was arrest
ed and put in Jail.
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The HORRISPOEN GAZETTE.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 81, 1881.

A circular letter from the mana
gers of the Atlanta International
Cotton Exposition, requests us to
inform our readers that excursion
tickets will be sold during October,
November and December from Nor
ristown to the Exposition at S11 10,
good to return within 30 days from
Che date Of purchase.
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Says the New York Banker and
BroEep< East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia earnings for August,
1881, $254,G891O; and for August
1880, $3.50, 1000 showing an in
crease, s34,5T0.fO. This very salts
factory increase of earnings, despite
the drouth and cutting of rates, in
dicates the rapidly growing strength
resulting from the Cole consolida-
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Capt. Howgate, the thieving
Signal Service official, has not Eeen
found. 1t is said the corner in
Hannibal & st. Joseph stock ruined
ono of his bondsmen, and that enc
sequently the Government can err
cover nothing so far as he is con-
cerned, but it may possible make.
something out of the other bond
man.
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