The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-08

ZatIOn. But IL Is q SOfG OF eNdhSeu-
zation that the devil does not dread.
9 John Carmichael, of Loudon
county, Va, who was arrested for
sending a postal card several weeks
ago to Senator Vance, on which was
written FPlease send me your speech
on that-dog, ''Mahone, was be-
fore United States Commissioner
Fowler in Alexandria last Wendes-
day, and after examination was held
for the action of the United States
grand jury for violation Of the stat
utes, which prohibit the sending of
scurrilous matter through the mails.
The GreeneviIle and Columbia
Railroad Company have purchased
the Knoxville and Charleston road.
The former extends from Columbia,
S. c., to Greeneville, on the Atlanta
and Charleston Air Line road, and is
in active operation. There is also
a branch road from the Air Line to
Walhalla, This is the nearest rail
road point from Maryville, Tenn,
the present terminus of the Knox
vile and Augusta. The GreeneviIle
and Columbia now owns almost a
direct line from Knoxville to Col
umbia, S. c., with the missing link
between Maryville and Walhalla.
Mr.. Jno. d. Defrees in a letter to
Mr.. Thurlow Weed calls attention
to the fact that there isno statue of
Henry Clay in the old hail of the
House of Representatives at Wash
ington, which has been set aside by
Congress for the reception of the
statues of distinguished men. Mr..
Defrees says such a statue will be
placed there by the contribution of
the grateful and admiring country
men of Mr.. Clay if an opportunity
be given them to do it, and says
there is no man so fit as Mr.. Weed
to take the lead in devising some
plan by which it can be accomplish
ed
The entire revised New Testament
was printed in the Chicago Times
and Tribune on Sunday, 22d. Sun
day night Henry Ward Beecher
commenting on the revision, said be
was highly pleased with the work
! of the revisers, that he accepted
nearly all their departures from the
i King James version, and in fact had
been using many of the changes
himself for many years. The sub
stitution Of the word servant fol
"slave" sthe translation of ''doulOs'
he dissented from. He was not one
of those abolitiOnists who though
slavery was not recongnized in the
Scriptures. He thinks the revised
book will be generally accepted.
"Do you pretend to say, said Post
master General James to John i
French, for eleven years Chief Clerl
in the office of the Second Assistan
Postmaster-General, 'that you coul(
sit idly by and see the Government
. money squandered and not repOr
: the facts to the Postmaster Genera
or the President?"
II do, sir" replied French q
was no part ofmy duty as subordi
nate to exercise control in this mat
: ter
This is French's own report Q
the question and anwer, printed il
the Washington National Repubt,
/ c1n Yet French. who used to be
Presbyterian preacher, seems to re
, gard his removal as wantOn act {
oppression.
, A prominent Washington divin
) is about to issuea challenge to Bo
Ingersoll for the discussion Of the foI
lowing question: a+
'aThat the Christian religion, a
taught by Jesus Christ and His apos
ties, is perfectly adapted to themor
I intellectual and spiritual wants {
mankind, and if maintained an
. practiced in its integrity, will elevat
and ennobIe the human race. "
! Inasmuch as Ingersoll has alway
refused to accept preaching challer
= ges, this discussion is to be conducte
} by letter. The distinguished divin
: referred to will write a letter on th
! subject, IngersOll to have two wecl'
to answer, and says that the lecture
} must either accept this challenge {
cease his abuse of Christianity.
= Ida Kelly of Itasca, Mimi, sent
Q note to her lover, Sol Greismer, wit
t whom she. had quarreled, askin
i him to come on q certain night an
2 elope with her. Sol was elated b
: the idea Of marrying her, partly b.
+ cause lie wished to triumph over h'
nj parents, who had opposed the mate
d He was under her window with la,
$ der at midnight. She came dow
q dressed as though for a journey, al
IS kissed him. They sat down at a Il
k tie distance from the house, and di
d c1ssed the question which directiC
a to take Ida was in Soils lap, Wi
81 one arm thrown about his nee
when, with the .disengaged han
/ she cut his throat with a razC
l'eI Having murdered him, as she su
I, posed, she ran back to her bed b
II the wound was not mortal. 1t
i coniectured that She intended /
D.. death to be attributed to suicide,
d she was careful to regain the lett
which had lured him.