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Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-04-14
FENTREsS COUNTY.

The county town of Fentress County, Is
jamestown, and the various Courts are held as
follows -
CHANcERY CouRr.-Hon. D. K. Young,
Chancellor. Meets first Monday after the fourth
Mondoy in March, July and November. o.
V. Bowden, Clerk and Master.
CIRCUIT CouRT.-Hon. d. X. Young, Judge
J. NJ. ID. Mitchell, Attorney General. Meets
first Monday after the fourth Monday in March,
July and November. A. A. Cooding Clerk
COUNTY CoURr-Hon. James George, Judge
Meets the first Monday in each month A. j.
Mace, Clerk.
County OFrIcIAIs'-G. w. Conatser, Sheriff
O.P. Cooper, Trustee; g. S. Kington, Regis
ter; j. G. Phillips, County Surveyor; b. L.
Stephens, Superintendent of Public Schools
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-04-14
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
MORGAN COUNTY.

The county town of Morgan County is
Wartburg, and the various Courts are held as
follows =
CHANcERY CouRT.-Hon. d. X. Young,
Chancellor ex.oficio Meets first Monday in
March, July and November. Samuel H. Staples,
Clerk and Master
CIRCUIT CouRT-Hon D. X. Young, Judge
J. NJ. D. Mitchell, Attorney General. Meets
first Monday in March, July and November D.
w Scott. Clerk,
COUNTY CouRT.-.M Stevens, Chairman.
Quarterly Court meets first Monday in January
April, July and October. Quorum Court meets
first Monday in every month. M. f. Redman,
Clerk.
COUNTY OFFIcIALs.-G. W. Green, Sheriff ;
John d. Krese, Trustee: John L, Scott, Regis
ter Thomas Roberts, County Surveyor; D.
Staples, Superintendent Public Schools.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-04-14
DIRECTORS:
W. HASTINGS HUGHES, PRESIDENT, r. WALTON,
n. n. TUCKER, FRANCIS TAYLOR, JAMES MIlMow,
&c. FISHER AND 6. N. Blackjack.

The fruit and vegetable growing capabilities
of Rugby. and the Plateau generally. are well
known and satisfactorily established. The
object OF this Company is to set up machinery.
etc., in Rugby, for the canning of these
products. and to ship them in the most com
pact and proiitalie form.
The abundant production of tomatoes, and
the excellence of their quality, has determined
the promoters, after careful consideration, to
begin the enterprise upon them principally.
These considerations lead them to the con-
viction that they can turn out, at current
prices an article superior to any now on the
market. They hope to add corn. beans, stray
berries, apples, peaches, etc, as they progress.
The Company has secured a complete can
making and processing plant. which is now Oh
the ground, and will shortly be erected.
rhc amount of capital already subscribed il
So COO.
Application for shares to be made to
c.H. blackjack, Sec,
RUGBY, TENN.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-04-14

The Rugby colony has done with
what are called "booms;" it has had
its boom, which went sounding round
the globe, and attracting an amount
of attention altogether out of pro-
portion to the real Importance of the
little settlement on the plateau OF
the Cumberland mountains. 1t is a
subject, too, for great thankfulness
that the boom has expired, and that
we now know pretty much where we
are-the echo has even died away.
The experience Rugby has had is
not dissimilar to that of many other
places shortly after they deemed
themselves fairly on their feet and
we'll on the track for the goal.
Starting off well, with every, promise
of wise stepping, false steps are sure
to be made, and a time comes when
difficulties so accumulate, and
thousand and one mishaps occur,
that the town of the future shows
signs Of never getting beyond the
present, bidding fair, rather, to 60
back upon civilization altogether
The world is big place, though, and
the recruits are not hard to find to
fill the gaps made in the ranks by
the dead, the wounded, and the de-
serters, and warned by the errors Of
the past, and discarding rose-tinted
magnifying glasses, the newcomers
are solid, set to work, and come out
right side up. Thus it will be with
Rugby, which if not yet quite out Of
its stagnation period, shows distinct
and reliable signs of a steady and
sound growth.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-04-14

The English language seems to
have reached its most complete de-
velopment in California, where one
editor calls another; "You crab
headed old trilobite, you bullet
pated entromastracan pecilopodus."
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-04-14

Commissioner McWhirter recently
received a letter from T.. h. Sill,
Jonesboro, Tenn, saying that he had
within the last few days negotiated
two immense sales of iron lands to
foreign capitalists. One was the
Embreeville iron property, com
prising $4,000 acres of iron land,
which was bought by an English
syndicate for a large sum. They
took possession on the 10th of this
month, and will at once erect
furnaces, ETC., that will give employ
ment to hundreds of men.
The other sale was 10000 acres
of iron ore lands in Unicoi county,
which was purchased by syndicate
Ia Glasgow, Scotland, syndicate.
They will begin work in a few
months.--NoshviM lie Ameyieea.@ai ri
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-04-14

A German-English Syndicate is
reported to have secured, for the
settlement of German -emigrants,
100000 acres of Mexican lands in
the States of Nueva Leon, Zacatecas
San Luis, and Potosi; and also tt
be also negotiating for nine adj
ditional millions of acres. h,s e7n0
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-04-14

The last spike has been driven at
the Tennessee and Kentucky State
line, connecting the Knoxville branch
Of the Louisville and Nashville rail
road with the East Tennessee road.
This makes a direct line from Knox
vile to Louisville, two hundred and
sixty miles. On the Tennessee side,
near the State line, are five tunnels
in one mile. Within six weeks
Knoxville will have direct connection
with Cincinnati over the kentucky
Central railroad.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-04-14
THE SOUTH FOR HEALTH AND WEALTH

Effectualg competing with the
West is the rich unfolding South, a
country which few years ago was
unthought of as q home for emf
grants. $50 West I" was the cry,
echoed and re-echoed, till river,
almost a torrent, of human beings
poured and spread itself out over
the prairie States. And the stream
still flows. Taken altogether, too
the emigrants have been marvellous
ly successful, while to vast mul-
titudes the freedom, the opportuni-
ties and resources of their new life
must be intellectually sweet when
compared with the chances, the
government, and the society of the
life left behind. TO the man of
small means but large muscles,
guided by a clear and Independent
mind, there is no country like the
great West-or better still, the great
South. Why better still the great
South? Because of the acknowl-
edged better healthfulness and eli
mate to be found in the "Sunny
South where there are millions
upon millions of acres of upland
country where malaria is unknown
and consumption all but unheard Of
And these are the "pearls of great
price" that are to-day turning the
attention of home and health seekers
to latitudes where /" health il
wealth"
A rich soil is not everything il
the sum required to make home an(
life success. This tens of thou
sands have proved and are proving
and would give nearly all that the,
possess to live in country and eli
mate free from malaria, ague ans
consumption, fires, foods, grasshop
1pers, hurricanes and .Dugs sTheFe
fore we would say to the home-seeke
put heath first; let that be as you
capital, and in the end you Wi
come out healthier and wealthie
than if you had settled upon blac
loan soil over two or three fee
thick, over which foated miasm
and host of ills that lowland farm
are heir to.
The Cumberland Plateau, 1,SO
feet above sea level, and just mid
way between the sun of the Mort
and the sun of the South, is dali
, filling up with capital, and men VIII
see in its healthfulness, its climat'
| it's admirable position, and its sol
adapted to nearly every vegetab.
product, and its bosom teeming wit
, coal and iron, a country where enter
, prise and energy cannot fail of gre;
] reward.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-04-14
FOR SALE,

A Town Lot at the corner of Cumberland
Avenue and Harrow Road, Rugby. Any
person wanting building lot in this very
desirable locality can buy the above for $40
1t cost SIS, Apply at the Office of the
Plateau Gazette.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-04-14

education.
A negro was completely decapi-
tated last week on the Memphis and
Charleston railroad.
All the gambling houses in Chat
tanooga will close May lst on ac-
count of the gambling laws.
Tom Gragg, a brakesman on the
Cincinnati Southern railway, fell
from the train at Soddy and was
killed.
James Creeler, young Georgian,
committed suicide in Chattanooga on
Sunday because young lady refused
to marry him.
Colonel Cole, once the great rail-
road king in the South, is living q
retired life at Nashville. He is said
to have softening of the brain and
cannot live long.
A female tramp was burned to
death near Knoxville last week.
She had lighted a fire at night and
it is supposed her dress caught
when she was asleep.
The East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Railroad has been sued for
100000 by the administrator Of
John Hobbs, pilot, who was killed
in collision at Ooltewah.
Daniel Kain, an employee of the
Western & Atlantic railroad for
twenty years, was run over in the
yard at Chattanooga and received
injuries from which he died.
A little chap in Gallatin, son Of
prominent turfman, was asked by
his school teacher to define "good
breeding "a mare with two Lex
ington crosses" was the instant
reply.
Col. V. X. Stevenson, a Tennes-
sean by birth, who has become q
millionaire in New York by lucky
investments in stocks and real estate,
has determined to build several large
iron furnaces in Tennessee, in whose
future prosperity he has great faith.
At Memphis, last week, an Eng
lishman named Bethel Aspinall fell
through an elevator into cellar and
was so seriously injured that he
died. He had been in the county
forty years and was extensively en-
gagged in the queensware trade. 1t
is said that he had recently inherited
a fortune of 100000.
During a thunderstorm last Sat-
urday at Jasper, Tobias Netherland
was killed by lightning and Postmas-
ter Rankin, and severaloth persons
were severely shocked. Two horses
we're killed instantly. Netherland's :
flesh was opened to the bone from
the point of the shoulder down to
the end of the right foot. -
Prof. Cotton, of the State Bureau
of Mines, with Mr.. G. Whitthorpe,
has been prospecting for mineral
lands in Cooke county, East Tennes-
see. He has been very successful
having found what promises to be Z
rich mine of gold and silver The
Professor secured specimens Of
quartz as thickly veined with silver
ore as the average of the Colorado
quartz. a1' o. eco
Strong efforts are being made. tC
we'll start the Sunday School Assem-
bly, at Monteagle, in Marion county
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Land Company have given $4,000
in cash and several thousand acret
of land. Mr.. Moffat has also
! given an assurance Of $1,000, and
one hundred acres of land near the
hotel in which TO locate the Assem-
bly,. An ampHith heater is to be erect
/, ed to hold 1000 persons, and the
D grounds are being beautifed as mucl
as possible. THE Assembly MI
V commence July 18th and last til
4 August 9th. r,s d
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-04-14

F. C. Fisher in announcing that he is pre-
pared to undertake the renting, the sale. and
the purchase of house property and farm lands
in and around Rugby would assure those
ladies and gentlemen who may ,ntrust him
with commissions, that every care and prompt
attention will be given TO all their require
ments. All transactions will be under his
direct supervision.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-04-14
FOR SALE,

A Town Lot on Central Avenue, commanding
a beautiful and very extensive view. Apply
at the Office Of the Rugbeian.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-04-14

Houses and farms for rent.
Town lots and farms for sale.
Lands suitable for vineyards, orchards and
fruit growing.
New lands laid out and prepared for farms.
Contracts made for clearing, fencing aud
building.
Intending settlers assisted in the choice Of
farms and building sites.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-04-14
.Horse& Cattle Powder

Is valuable tonic for sick, broken down, or
overworked horses, also ofgrea. benefit for in
creasing quantity aud quality of milk in cows.
These powders excel ahy remedy in use for
the rapid cure of Hard Colds. Coughs, Hide
Bound, Inward Fever and Strains, Worms,
Lung Fever, Blind Staggers, Costiyeness.
Breaking out Of Sores, Blotches, and all other
impurities of the blood.
No man has done his best for bis stock un-
til be has tried the Rugby Horse and Cattle
rowder. n-
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-04-14

f. c. Fisher, at the present time, has
some real bargains IN farming lands.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-04-14
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Cooke county spends every year
S25, 900 for whiskey and S4 900 for
education.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-09-13
DAMAGE TO THE CORN.
The Effect of Frost on Crops in the
Northwestern States.

The Effect of Frost ON Crops in the
Northwestern States.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Sept. 9.-There
was slight frost in this locality last
night, but no serious damage done to
the crops.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 9.-The
frost in Wisconsin seems to have been
very general, and in most directions
was very severe. At Sturgeon Bay
there was repetition of the severe
cold on Saturday night, and the corn
was totally ruined. At Oconomowoc
cold wave struck Saturday night
and buckwheat aud sorghum suffered
accordingly. Black frost put in All ap-
pearance on the low lands and corn in
such places was ruined. Two weeks
more are needed to mature the corn.
Appleton dispatches say the corn is
ruined there. 1t was planted late and is
nowhere near maturity. Wheat and
barley are doing well. At Mansfield
corn will yield nothing.
-ELEDo, Sept. 9.-Tnere was black
frost this morning ia these parts.
While petty severe on small garden
stuff, it was not enough to do them any
meterial damage. So far as can be
learned from reports received at late
hour tonight from Put-in-Bay and that
region, the grape crop is uninjured
All local reports are agreed that, so fal
as the gain crop aud cora ale coz
cerned, no damage will DO sustained
except the slight check that may occuI
to the growth and ripeoiog of each
The frost is by fat the eatliest severe ont
known here for years, and extends very
generally Throughout this locality.
DENVER, Sept. 9.-Snow fell at Ar
gentine Pass on Thursday evening.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 9.-Meager djspatche
from points 10 This sectiol iadicate very
little damage to c:ops by the f"ost.
CHICAGO, Sept. 10.-Repo'ts from
hundreds ofpoints up to this mornio!
say the frosts of the last two NIGHTS hav,
dope immense damage to corn. Lii
belt of country on the low ]aods over ;
large area, the coc1 is almost totally de
stroyed. In Minnesota ard Michigan
the destruction of the cereal is nearl,
complete. Iowa and Illinois have s.
far escaped without serious damage
Wisconsin tobacco and cranberry crop
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-09-13
LEGAL NOTICE.

~ NEORGE W. Raft and Sarah Raft, who reside at
VI Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michi-
gan, Samuel f. Hanna who resides Ft. Wayne,
Allen County, Indiana, and Peter Shook whose
place of residence is unknown, Will take notice that
upon the 10Th day of August, A. D. 1888, George B.
Pierpont filed his petition in the Court of Common
Pleas in and for the County of Henry, and State of
Ohio, against George W. Raft and said abcy5 named
parties and Others the object of which Is to enforce
the lien of mortgage given by Charles L. Reyn-
olds, Sarah E. Reynolds George W. Raf, Sarah Raft,
Leverett g. Randall and Angie s. Randall to said
George B. Pierpont May 1st, 1874, upon the follow
ing described premises, viz:
The north half of the southeast quarter of section
twenty-five, town five, range six east, and that part
offs ction twenty-three same town and range east
O., said north half, bounded on the north and eouth
by the north and south lines continued said north
half, and the east by the Wabash and Erie canal
containing niuetyfour and fifty hundreths acres
of land in Henry county, Ohio. That plaintiff has
paid $467 7S4 taxes on said premises to protect the
same.
That sa d mortgage was given to secure the pay
ment of one note for $4,000 of even date with said
| mortgage, and due in three years with interest at
eight per cent. per annum payable semi-annually,
and that there il due to plaintiff and unpaid thereon
| five thousand dollars with interest from April 1st
1877, at eight per cent per annum payable semi an
nually and $i67 81 with interest from December 3d.
| 1882
| Said petition alleges that above named defend
ants claim appear of record to have some interest
in said mortgaged premises, and asks that thay be
required to set up their claim and interest If any
they have to or in said morgaged premises, ana IN
default thereof that they may be forever barred from
making ANY claims in or to any part OF said premises
Saidpetition asks for an account, and that said
premises be sold and the proceeds be applied to th
payment of the amount found due upon said not
and the amount paid by plaintiff for taxes.
Said defendants are required to answer SAID petl
ton on or before the 9th day of October, 1885,
GEORGE B. PIERPONT
By Erskine Fl. Potter, his attorney.
Napoleon, Ohio, August 80, 1888. SIT So
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-09-13

Governor Ben. Buffers stables are
the finest in Lowell. He keeps nine
thoroughbred horses. Among them is
a fine pair of chestnut mares, presented
by Ex-Governor Sprague, of Rhode Is
land, pair of Black Knox horses, q
pair of thoroughbred blooded bays, and
buggy, saddle and phaeton horses. In
his farm stable is kept the old bucl>sEin
horse which carried the Gene i
Throughout the war. No beast has q
more enjoyable existence in his old age
He has the free run of the grounds, goes
in and comes out when he pleases, has
all he wants to eatand absolutely moth.
ing to do.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-09-13
DORSEY'S DOLLARS.
Route Trial-How the Jury
was Fixed.

WASHINGTON, September For
some days it has been whispered about
this city that sensation was vet in
store for the public in relation to the re-
cent Star Route trials. While many
conjectures have been indulged ia it has
not been definitely known until to-day
what the p ecise character of the pro-
bation revelation was. 1t Is now ascer-
tanned that the acquitttal of stephen
w. Dorsey was secured by direct brib-
cry and wholesale corruption of the
jury. Whatever has been said of these
cases it has been hither conceded that
the last jury was an honest july and
reached in an honest way an honest
vecdiet AS time elapsee, however the
jury has not wholly escaped suspicion.
There is good authority now for the as
sertion that the secodd jury was tam
pered with in an even more tlagrant and
outrageous manner THAI was the first.
Evidence on this point has been quiet
ly gathered and the chain woven link
by link until it is strong enough, it is
alleged wherewith to hang the guilty.
At least three of the jurors are be-
ljeved to be involevd, and DOrsey's mon
ey paid forthe decision of acquittal.
In one particular case it is alleged the
go-between, who acted for Dorsey, ap.
preached the controlling spirit of the
jury bent on this infamous errand. The
juror promptly rejected the advances
and declared he would deal with nc
middle man, but must negotiate alone
with the principal. He would have
nothing to do with it, except with Mr.
Dorsey himself. 1t is stated that Dor
sey was duly informed of this deter
mination on the part of the juror, and
though much against his will, summit
ted to an interview. The man that ar
ranged that interview is the man whC
has collected this evidence. Big money
was demanded and paid, and the con
trolling stock in the star route jury thu
recured. The evidence of this whole
sale purchase is now being prepared an'
will be laid before the grand jury on it
next meeting. This will not be unit
the 8th of October.
The amounts paid each juror ar
known. Ii some cases the brlbe eX
ceeded in amount the fees paid the gov
ernment officers, which have been S
freely criticised as extravagant. Thi
revelation will astohish good man
people, and illustrate how futile are tn
efafts of the government to secure con
victions in such important cases in tn
District of Columbia.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-09-13

THE claim of the Foster organs that
no candidates except their own have
the ability and the character to proper
ly discharge the duties of the office to
which they aspire, is simply the natural
result of many years assumption that
they are the Lords chosen political peo'
pie, especially delegated to save the
country, and duly authorized to appro'
pirate the fruits thereof as they GO
along. 1t frequently happens, howev
er, that the people take the conceit out
of these self-lauding leaders, and the
operation is likely to be repeated il
Ohio on the second Tuesda. Of October
Bee.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-09-13

S. C. STEVENS, of Kenton, ex-Presi-
dent of the Ohio Wool Growers Asso-
citation, a lifelong Republican, thus ex-
presses himself:
As said before, l am Republican,
and shall not leave my party; but know
ing as | do, the views and position OF
Judge Hoadly on the wool tariff ques-
ton, I shall, if live, cast my vote fol
him, and l think, in justice to them
selves, every wool grower in Ohio had
ought to do the same. 1t is time that
men who fail to do right and respect
the interests of the people should be re.
buked.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-09-13
The New Baby.

I'm the
Baby SO they say,
l arrived the other
day. Found 1 was ex-
pected, - too, = though
cnot one of them knewc
1What time[ ] they madel
oh dear - when 1
shouted 49, "I AM
HERE" Then |
gave three cheers
for JOY when
they said
was 'boy." was introduce
ed to ma; she's splendid; who's
my pa? Must be the old codger who
/. ins and acts foolish, too; always
coming on tiptoes, saving I,have got
his nose. Well, it's red like his, that's
true; guess he likes the bottle, too.
just stare at him when he would be
recognized by me If he's rich per-
haps VIC may be on spank ing terms
some day. Since I've come from no.
where here 1 have learned to yell with
fear when woman comes ; she pinches
mauls and kisses me in the mouth. To
taste each breath enough to give
me death. Then they
make believe they'll eat
me right up because I'm
sweet, while the faces that
they make frighten me SO
that quake, and the baby
talk they say makes me sick.
They must be weak. Anyhow
like my ma, though, somehow
she's fond of pa; and lay all day
and keep close beside her while
sleep, and when wake she gives
kiss to me
calls me darling
names SO sweet and
has something nice to eat.
THE WHITEHALL TIME
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-09-13

ONLY few months ago Judge Black
said to one of his friends: "When 1 am
gone want you to be able to say of me
as was said of Samuel when he left the
Judgeship, the record of which runs
thus: Whose OK have I taken? or
whose ass have I taken? or whom have
I defrauded? whom have I oppressed:
or of whose hand have received any
bribe to blind mine eyes Herewith? and
l will restore it to you. And they said
thou hast not defrauded us, nor op-
pressed us, neither hast thou taken
aught of any mans hand.'"