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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-04-26
THE JAMES FAMILY.
ST Iouis GIobe-Democrat

Rasil Duke, of this city, yesterday
told how he had attended college
with Robert James, the father of the
notorious Jesse and Frank. ~ see by
some Of the papers" said the Col
onel, "that the James boys come of
bad parents. This is all wrong. 1t
was in 1910 that | attended college
at Georgetown, Scott county, KY,
and Robert James, the father of the
boys, was then one of my class
mates. The institution was presid-
ed over by Howard Malcolm, and
was then the only Baptist college in
the State. At this time Robert
James was twenty-one years of age,
one of the oldest boys in the college,
and he gave out that he had been
sent there by the trustees of
church at Russellville, KY. The
boys at school looked upon James
as a high minded, honest fellow. He
was a general favorite and much es-
teemed. The boys at first called
him Bob James, but afterawhile
even this was abbreviated until he
became universally known as Bob
Jim. He had been sent there to
finish his education. 1t was the
custom in those days for the congre-
cation who could not afford to hire
a minister to call upon the college
students. James was a good speak
er, and was often favored with a |
call. 1t was while he was preaching
in one of the neighboring churches |
that he met Miss Cole, a bright
and pretty girl of sixteen. Her pare
hts had left her a neat property, |
valued at $40, 900, a big sum in those |
days, and she was looked upon as a
good catch for any one. James
proved the lucky sutton, married
her quietly and a little later announe-
ed the fact to his classmates. They
were married in the fall of 1841,
and a year later Frank was born.
His mothers parents were in life
looked upon as very respectable
people, and she was always consider
ed a good girl. In 1843 / left the
college and went to Yale. Upon
my return from the latter institution
[ heard that Robsrt James and wife
mad gone to Missouri to live. She
s the woman they now call Mrs.
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A word without comment-for we
were awed by the audacity of hu-
man intellect developed by the CIV
il engineers of this wonderful rail-
way line from saying more. From
Wolf Creek depot to the second
bridge at Weaver's Bend, every
foot Of the route would furnish the
text for an entire column. From
Green Aliens historic hamlet, cours-
ing the curves and sinuositie'. of the
rapid, rampant, reckless French
Broad river-whie sings day and
night but one song
Men may come and may GO,
But go on forever"
the rails of the road run apparent
" over the channel of the stream,
But it is pleasing to know that the
masonry that supports these noun
tain excavations, has been accepted
by Maj. McCalla, as safe.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-04-26
oHEAPER POSTAGE.

The prospect of cheaper postage
for the people seems to be improving
in Congress, and we agree with the
Washington Star that such bill
ought to become o law before the
adjournment of the present session.
And the way to furnish cheaper
postage is to reduce the charge of
carrying half-ounce letter through
the mails any where in the United
States for 2 cents. The proposition
to carry a heavier letter for 3 cents
than is now carried for that sum
does not meet the case. The change
would be in the interest of the few,
and not for the benefit ofthe many,
whose letters do not, as a rule, ex-
coed half an ounce in weight. The
objection that two-cent rate for a
half ounce letter might create de-
felt in the postal department is not
worth considering. In the first
place, there is no certainty that it
would do so. On the other hand,
experience has shown that reduc-
ton of rates always popularizes the
the service adopting them, and in
creases its profits. Most likely the
latter result would follow in this
case; the first certainly would.
But, suppose there should be a de-
felt for the first year or two; what
of it2 Why should the postal SER
vice be made self supporting, or a
source of profit, any more than any
of the other departments of the gov
eminent? Cheap postage is ofvast-
ly more Importance to the people OF
this country than that there should
be a balance on the credit side of the
post office books, and if Congress is
wise it will provide it at once.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-04-26
AGAEMsT FERTILIZATION.

The Supreme Court ofthe United
States has again interposed con-
stitutiOnal principle as q barrier to
reputation. The constitution ex-
pressly prohibits a State from pass
ing claw impairing the obligation
of contracts" and the highest judi
cial authority has decided that
bonds lawfully issued in pursuance
of an act of State Legislature con-
stitute a contract which can not be
recined by subsequent legislation.
Tho city of New Orleans, under au-
thority of an act of the Legislature
of louisiana, passed in 1852, issued
$4,000, 900 of bonds and for a time
paid the interest on them. In 1876
the Legislature passed an act which
prohibits the levying of q tax for the
payment of any bonds not therein
provided for, and also restraints the
courts from issuing writs of man
damus to enforce the collection of
taxes for this purpose. Since the
passage of this act no interest has
been paid on the consolidated
bonds" Cf 1852. The Southern
Bank, a large holder ofthese bonds,
brought suit against the mayor of
New Orleans to compel the levying
of tax for the payment of the in
terest thereon. The Supreme
Court of Louisiana decided against
the bank, and the case was appealed
to the Supreme Court of the United
States. On the 18th at Washing
ton, Justice Field delivered the opin-
ion of the court declaring the act of
1852 to be valid and binding con-
tract between the State and the
holders of the bends which subse-
Iuent Legislation cannot be permit
ed to annul. The act of 1876 as
ar as it applies to these bonds is
held to be null and void, and the
courts of the State are directed to !
enforce the contract by the usual
process, precisely as if the act of
$50 had never been passed.
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THEDKGRADATT TON OF MISSOURI

New YORK sun.
The final scene in the tragedy OF
which Jesse James has been the he
TO, leaves no doubt in regard to the
part played by the Governor of Mis-
souri,. Whatever people may here
tofore have thought about his con-
duct, he now stands before the pub
lie as an accessory to the murder of
a murderer.
Is there any other instance rec
orded in the history of a civilized
country where men who expressly
declare themselves to be guilty of a
murder, have been freely pardoned2
The boldness of the Fords in thus
pleading guilty Immediately upon
their arraignment in court, can be
accounted for only by assuming that
they had been assured in advance of
the pardon which so speedily re-
stored them to liberty and the abiIi-
ty treachorously to kill others in
cold blood as they killed Jesse
James.
1t may be that such methods of
administering justice as have been
employed in this case, are satisfacto-
ry to the good people of the State of
Missouri. Like their Governor,
they may believe that the end justi-
fies the means, even though the
meens be the felonious taking of
human life.
At this distance from the scene it
is impossible to understand how the
welfare of q great community can be
promoted by raising up one crop of
murderers to slay another and an
earlier crop. You get change in
the variety of the murderers; that
is all
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-04-26
THE STATR DERT.

The American ofSunday says that
Representative r. II. Butler received
a telegram from New York, yester
day, stating that a proposition from
the bondhOlders would be started
here by yesterday afternoons ex
press. Mr. Butler said in the House
yesterday morning, that the pIopo-
sition would reach here tomorrow.
The general impression has and
still prevails that the proposition
will be to settle the debt at 60-4-5-6.
1t is strongly intimated that on the
receipt of the proposition the Gov
erner will call another special ses-
sion of the Legislature to consider
the subject. There is hardly any
question, in fact, but what another
call for an extraordinary session will
be issued by the Governor before
the adjournment, or upon the heels
of the adjournment, of the present
session. An effort was made in the
House, yesterday afternoon, with
this in view, to postpone the donsid-
Grafton of the question of renting
the taxes levied for the payment Of
interest on State bonds, for the year
1899
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a@Tp -EBEY AND NOW

.[ft Booth was shot for making An,
drew Johnson, the great COmmoner
President of the United States. Be.
fore the harvest is past and the
summer is ended" Guiteau will be
shang-at least ought to be-for max
ing Chester A Arthur President.
The assassin Booth died before he
had an opportunity of knowing the
goat changes his pistol shotwrought
nthegOvernment. The assassin Gut
teau lives to see something of the
n.zeaeetssOfhis artillery. His idea of
4staIwarts" is beginning to be bet
ter understood than they were on
the End of July, 1881. Grant and
his family stalwarts of the stall
warts are honored guests of the
White. House And poor Garfeld's
e cabinet arc flying heller SHELTER to
their respective homes. The ''stal-
warts indeed have possession of the
- Government rs he said they would.
Gaiteau lives to see Blaine PROSTATE
@ and the fame Of Garfield furnished
bymnveiling the Chase letter.
aCan such things be,
And Os,r,o-ae us Lie ; sunmer's cloud,
without special vOnders"
4 short y2E ago, James A. Gar
held stood before the American peo-
pie thc ?cero of Republican leaders.
A.. NQy- y, Slssps beneath the sod in
.ELalle.SsSd. : -Cealetry. "And
none 50 poor as to do him
reverence" And this is the change
wrought la our civil Government by
little pistol. a fanatic and fanatical
party. ISL. 8ua -
Hov true it is. The evil
men do. live after them.
The gOoI is oft inferred with their
bones. Il is remarkably so with
james As6ariiel.z The party that
contributed so much to his elevation |
20 the Presidency, are now foremost
in traducing his reputation. We
tiwhONvere not among his supporters |
for the Office from which Guiteau
"remOvel" him look ON in silent awe"
wondering how one SO famed and
h6ral IN lie should be so dishonored
anu hated in death. We marvel at
thcsefthings But the end is not yet
May not the vile assassin Guiteau,
nFe-to see still greater changes than
even these we have mentioned But
suppose he does not Aye,sureenOugh
if he is hung, as he ought to be,
then Republican history ought to
indite, surely the martyr can die
in peace when he sees the accom-
plishment Of all bis aims" /
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-04-26
TENN ESSEE STA TIE DEBT.
New York Times

The negotiations which have re-
Gently been in progress between the
officials of the State of Tennessee
and the holders of the State bonds
are now virtually ended. As a re-
suit of these negotiations a PROPOSE
ton is to be submitted to the Ten
nessee Legislature, in special session,
looking to satisfactory adjustment
of the difficulties which have exist
ed. The proposition is to be for
warded to Gov. Hawkins, ofTennes-
see, at once. 1t provides for a set
Element of the bonded debt at 60
per centof the principal and accrued
interest, including coupons due JAM
l, 1882, the settlement providing for
the acceptance of new bonds, to run
80 or 40 years at the option of the
State, and to bear 4 per cent. inter
est for the first three years, 5 per
cent. for the next five years, and 6
per cent. thereafter. 1t is consid-
cred certain that this plan of settle
ment will be adopted. The out
standing bonds are for 81 900 each,
and bear accrued interest to Jan. /
last, amounting to $500 each. The
total debt amounts to S27 10000
Gov. Hawkins says the State has
sufficient money now in the treasu-
ry to pay the first years interest at
3 per cent.
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WIDowJAMEs "DEN1GES" OF TT.
THE STORY OF HER HUSBANDS PAST
LIFE THE INVENTION OF
RFpORTER
Special to the American

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 22.-The
Times, this morning publishes a
card from Mrs. Jesse James, i'm which
she says the pretended interview
with her sent from this city and
published in the st. Louis Globe
Democrat, was not founded on any
statements made by her, but manu-
featured entirely by reporters. SIZE
adds: 81 refused to make any state
ment to any reporter concerning my
late husbands past life and history.
When the proper time comes, if
il ever does for me to make an au-
statement, i will either make
it over my own signature, or through
some authorized source Of which
there will be no doubt or question.
Mrs. JESSE w. JAMES.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-04-26
NATURES PREH0MENA.
THE sun SPOTS AND THE AURORA
30 EALIs-wHAT PROF. STONE HAS
TO SAY OF THEM

InE oOH SfO1o AMI 1hE AChOhA
30 EALIs-wHAT PROF. STONE HAS
To SAY OF THEM.
The aurora borealis of Sunday
night, natures most beautiful pan
Drama, and the sun were sufficient
to urge q Millerite to a pitch of
frenzy. Two such developments
two or three centuries ago would
have driven a multitude to suicide
and their collins. Prof Stone, of the
Cincinnati Observatory, was inter
viewed on these subjects with the
following result:
"What is the phenomenon seen
by so many this morning?'
ave are now at the time when
sun spots are most frequent. This
period recurs once in about eleven
years. Five years ago, in 1878, the
sun was observed here on 147 days,
and only on twenty-three days
were spots seen. The relative num-
Der of days on which spots are visible
through the telescope has been in
creasing each year since 1878, and
last year, out of 145 days, spots
were visible every day, and lately
the number of spots visible has been
at times enormous. The largest
number ever observed here was this
morning, when at one time 264
spots were visible, ranged in seven
distinct groups. Two of the groups
were seen with the naked eye, and
propably the larger one was the
one seen so plainly in the city.
These spots are storms in the CASE
Gus envelope of the sun, somewhat
similar to cyclones in the atmos-
phere of the earth. In my experience
l have never seen so many before
as on this morning"
care the northern lights, or au-
rora boreais, always an accompani-
mcnt of sun-spots phenomenal
"Not always directly. Yet there
is remarkable connection in the fire.
quency of each, the frequency OF
! auroras having periodicity of ele-
ven years, coinciding with that OF
the spots of the sun. In many
cases solar disturbances have been
accompanied by magnetic storms
and auroras on the earth. In 1859
two sun-spots were seen by Mr..
Darlington, of England, to move
over the space of 5000 miles dur
ing an interval of five minutes. On
the same day auroras were seen in
all parts of the world, even in the
tropics, where they seldom appear.
AT the same time great electro-mag-
netic storms took place. In one
place telegraphic apparatus was set
fire to. From the accounts in the
morning papers similar storms are
progress.
"Do these magnetic storms affect
the weather."
81 am not aware that they do,
Although in regions subject to floods
and droughts a periodicity in me-
neurological phenomena is coinci-
dent with that of the storms in the
sun. For instance, famines in India
almost always occur when sun-spots
are least frequent, since in these
years the weather is very dry, no
stroms occurring"
"Does the position of the moon
have anything to do~with the occur
renee of magnetic storms"
"None at all, although many per-
sons think to the contrary.
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TERHs OF TIE GAZETTE.

RATES. Or SUBSCRIPTION. = One
year Is isslfes) $3.50; Fir months, 70 cts;
5lrss Ba0Htis, 40 cents.
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n1a, 50 esafs: diSp&Gyed advertisement
B. tsil DO charged according 60 che space 0ccT
pied df ab0pe rates.
AZ fIOsREGULAR VERTZSERS tse Of
- fsrsuprri0r ihd1oeAents, b0h a. 20 rate
sfekargcs aBd manner Of Displaying their
49, fdu0T1
NOTICES IN LOCAL OLUMHS-1O
ents per lfEe for fgsf assertion and ecEts
frr Lns for each a1ksifi0Hdl insertion.
q OBITUARY NOTICES, Tributes Of Re
aDeof and CErEs o. IhGaks charged for
&C regular ADVERTISEMENT.
All Bills for adreTtisiHg are due teaeR
80 90 r0Hfraetef and payable on dsmGRd.
ER .F GOHHUNICA TTONS must be aocoBPdH-
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trfstsr fR order % receics attention.
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Another very disgraceful scene
an occurred in the State Senate last
Thursday. Senator Barrett offered
Fesalution 70 investigate immoral
itics in the conduct of Senators
Smallman, Taylor and Tillman.
ThereuPon Senator Taylor, it is re-
ported, was unable to express his in
dignation in parliamentary lang
mage, but he did manage to proclaim
on the floor of the Senate that
Barrett, the man who offered the
resolution, was an Internal, black
hearted, damnable liar and villain"
Previous question
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-04-26

The defeat of the Readjuster bill
for redistricting the State of Yir-
. GINA is regarded as a blow at Ma
=. .hOne- 1t gives the State into the
hands of the straightout Democrats.
The. reason-given-in Washington is
~ the overreaehing of power by Ma
hone, whose arrogance grew with
his success until the men who threw
the scheme overheard could stand
it no longer.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-04-26

The Knoxville CarOHicle thinks
that John Allison, of yOnesboro, will
be a candidate for Governor OF
Tennessee. Alonzo Dante is sure
q that Tom. l.. Williams, of Knox, is
GAtue coming man. DIR. Peck (''Saw-
boncs') hasn't a doubt but James
SwaSgerty, of Cooke, is the man.
Maj. McCalla, is of opinion that but
ono man can unite the distracted
. iacLiOnS of the Democratic party,
andt that man is jim Neal, of Nor
. AFst0wn. 50 Mere is TO Jim. Neal
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4AE MORRISFOWN GAZETTE
WEDNESDAY. APR. &c. 1852.

The vote on the proposition to Of
fer 81 5000 by the city of Louis
vile to have the capital removed
from Frankfort to that city, result
ed in vote Of 1888 in favor and
1,133 against the proposition
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-04-26

Some of the Republican Ten
neSsec Congressman have recently
complained because, rs they assert,
the President pays much less atten-
ton 70 their recommendations and
wishes than he does to those of Sen
atOr Harris.
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A choice and handsome stock of
hanging and stand lamps at Armit-
age Bros. ut bottom prices.
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To Printers.

ANE HAVE FOR SALE, Al
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The Washington correspondent of
the New York Tribune saws:
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TAX NOTICE.

DY REFERENCE TO AN ACT PASSED BY
ID the Legislature in April, 1881, you win see
that the Trustee is required to make and furnish
to the Comptroller and County Chairman a cor.
tfed list of all unpaid taxes on the LIST of Tune
add and collect II per cent on all such unpaid
Taxes. give notice Of thes facts for the benefit
of many people that do not know of such a law.
This IL per cent. If allowed by neglect of delin-
quents, viii take many hundreds of dollars from
the pockets Of the people, and will regret hav-
ing to collect it, but must nay 1t myself.
Respectfully
j. E. TOMPSON, Trustee.
April 2Ist, 1882.
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Job Printing neatly executed at the
GAZETTE Office.
National Republican., 1882-08-28
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

The monitor Nantucket Is sill in the dry-dock
NJ the Norfolk navy yard, and has her screw out.
The Wyoming, Captain james E. Jouett, f.
Port Royal S. e. Saturday morning, for short
cruise to the souhward.
The Kearsarge Commander william r. Bridg-
man, lett Portsmouth, n. H., Saturday, to DIN the
North Atlantic squadron, at Portland, Me.
Passed Assistant Engineer John X. Barton and
Assistant Engineer Wythe Marchett Parks, U, s..
N, have been ordered to duty at the Naval
Academy.
The practice steamer standish, Lieutenant
Commander Charles NJ, Thomas, left New York
Saturday, for Annapolis with tho eadet-englneers
o board.
Commander Frederick V. McNaier, U. s. N, Is
detached from duty at the Naval Academy as
conmandant of cadets from August 81, and placed
Oh waiting orders.
The Passaic, the monitor which is now recely-
ing ship at the navy yard here, Is being fitted for
sea service. and will be sent to Norfolk some time
this week The monitors which are being fitted
out are being stored for thrae months service.
Major Basil Norris, the well-known Army SUR
g!on, is still rapidly improving In health, but is
not yet able to lake that coupe ride that he seems
have set his heart upon. He Is In receipt of fruit
and flowers enough 10 run one department OF .
charity fair,
National Republican., 1882-08-28
Negro Conspiracy.


Tho Mobile Register Of Monday and Tuesday
last is at hand, each issue containing a report of
the called " diabolical scheme of the negroes
OF Choctaw County TO massacre the whites. The
paper has no word of editorial comment upon
this remarkable piece of news, and the only au.
thority for the report is anonymous a letter from
q trustworthy gentleman of Choctaw County"
When, if ever, the Register sees fit to disclose the
name of its correspondent the odds are that he
will be found TO lie a Democratic politician who
hud hand in the lynching of Jack Turner" the
alleged rngendcr ofthe alleged conspiracy. There
is no reason for believing that any s.ch absurd
conspiracy existed among the colUred people, the
probabilities are altogether against it, aud no proof
is given 10 sustain the charge. But on the other
hand, knowing the ways ofthe Soul hern Demociat
In places where the negro vote is in the majority,
there is every reason for believing that the con-
spiracy business was deliberately cooked up for
the purpose of inaugurating Il reign of terror,
which would suffice TO keep the negroes from the
polls. And yet, considering the way in which
ballot box stutling and fal'e counting have been
reduced to a science in Alabama, this revival of
the bulldozng business seems TO be an unneces.
sary cruclty.-HdrgOrd Courdnt.