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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-17
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

eve met by chants,'' ss the lovers
said in the choir.
Strange that a black man should
be called colored man, when black is
not a color, but the absence of color.
-"Now is the time to subscribe"
said the crossroads editor as he led his
wealthy bride to the marriage register
and showed a pen into her trembling
hand.-N. 7. Neaos.
The man who thinks that his boy
can hoe in the garden while circus
procession is passing is always the maH
who has front seat when the perform
ance begins.-Dstroit Free Press.
"A man may boast that his fore.
fathers came over in the Maydower, yet
if he can't keep his family in bread
every month in the year his vaunting is
all in vain.-M. =. AdUertiser.
AT reception the other evening
one of the ladies present wore a
black velvet dress, on which were sixty
solid gold buttons down the front.
Everybody knew they were solid because
she said so.-M. Y. Mail.
"A noted physician says it is danger,
Gus to kiss any one who is fasting,
Young man, never let your girl go by a
restaurant hungry, on the way home
from theater, if you have the means to
satisfy her natural longing for some
thing good to eat.-Picayune.
"A Mr.. Robert Griffin, of London, is
afraid that the earth will not be large
enough to hold the inhabitants it will
have some years hence. Robert is
living in very crowded part of the
world. Set him down on an American
prairie and he will not feel so punched
up in his mind as he does at the present
moment.-Detro$ Post.
"A gentleman not long since, in one
of his rides in Southern Illinois, sought
to make himself interesting to a good
looking mother of sweet baby occupy
ing the next seat in the car. After duly
praising the baby he remarked to the
mother: "He's a real Sucker, / sup
pose" ''No, sir, said the lady, blush
ing, s.we had to raise him on the bot,
sle." The gentleman resumed his read.
'ng and has not Dragged on any strange
oabies since Chicago Herald
Why he made the mistake: He
came home late the other night, and his
wife woke up and found him with a
burning match trying to light the cold
water tap over the marble basin in his
dressing-room. James," she said,
that is not the gas-burner. 81 know
it now, my love-" hereplied, unsteadily
''fact is, I've been over-worked, and
that's the reasen I made the mistake. .
Eyes, you look as if you had been lift
ing a good DEAL" she quietly answered
as she returned to her pillow Chicago
| Tribune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-17
Queer Effects Of a Lightning Bolt.

The fierce lightning and thunder
storm of Thursday night played strange
freaks in the residence of Mrs. G. W..
Jennings, of Greenville. The bolt
struck in the roof, making hole large
enough for a man to crawl through,
shattering one of the oak rafters and
shaking up the chimney SO that it will
need extensive repairs. From the attic
it made its way down between the
plastering and clapboards without dis
turbing lath until it reached the sink
pipe, when it burst through the clap
boards near the ground. It followed
the waterpipe under ground until il
reached the main in the street and shat.
tered it. The occupants of the room
directly under the roof where the first
entrance was made were unaware that
the bolt had struck the house until the
rain which entered through the hole
admonished them that something was
wrong.--Nea0 London Comm Doy.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-17
Abject Poverty and Suffering in Ireland.

WASHINGTON, Mays.
AS result of inquiries made at the State
Department, it has been learned that the
subject of Governor Buffers recent letter to
Secretary Folger-na1hely, pauper immigra-
ton from Ireland, has for some months
been under consideration in that depart
ment. A number of reports relating thereto
have been received, and among the most
interesting is one from Consul-General
Merritt, of London, giving the results of an
investigation made at his request in March
last by United State Consuls in Ireland.
The Consuls generally agree that the dis
tress prevailing at present is not exceptional
in its character, and that published
accounts to the contrary are exag-
gerated. In the poorer agricultural
districts the situation of the peasantry is
miserable, and abject poverty is the rule,
but, sad as it is, it has been the same
for years and has become the normal condi-
ton of life. 1t may be safely assumed that
the much-tafked-of starvation point has
not been reached, however bad the situation
may be, and that local and Government
authorities have abundant means to relieve
actual necessity. The prospects of the
amelioration of the present condition in tho
Immediate future are most discouraging.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-17
WASHINGTON, May o


WASHINGTON, May9.
The Civil-service rules were yesterday
morning approved by the President. The
rules, as approved, are twenty-five in num-
Der. The clause preliminary to the rules,
containing the formal promulgation, is re-
cast in form, so that it begins "The
President" and goes on to say that he
hereby promulgates the rules. Below is
given summary of the principal directions
embraced in the rules-twenty-two IN num-
ber-which are to govern the Com
mission in the work before them.
The first two rules prohibit coercion
Of /. the political action of any per-
son in Government service by any official,
pronounce against all interference with cleo
tions, and announce that no one in the civil
service shall be under obligation to contrib
ute to any political fund, or be removed for
refusing to do so. Three branches of civil
service are established classified depart
mental service, the classified customs ser
vice, and the classified postal service. Pro-
vision is made for open competitive ex-
alninations to test fitness for Do
sitions, and the subjects of the
examinations are penmanship, Or
biography, copying and writing,
arithmetic, the elements of the English
language, the proper construction of SEN
tences, geography, history and the Govern
ment of the United States. Sixty-five per
cent. of complete proficiency must be at
tanned. Special organizations for appoint
ment to offices requiring peculiar qualifica-
tions are also provided for. No discrimina-
ton is to be made on account of political or
religious opinion or affiliation of applicants,
and the disclosure of such opinions or affilia-
tions is to be discountenanced by the COM
missioners and examiners. The applicant
must affirm his qualifications under Sec. Of
the Civil-Service act, which prohibits the
appointment to or retention in Office of any
person addicted to the excessive use of al
cOholic beverages. He must also possess
proper certificates of good moral character
and health and physical and mental capa-
city for doing public work. Examinations
for the classified postal service are prohibited
where the applicant Is under sixteen or over
thirty-five years of age, or for the classified
customs service or the classified department
service, where the applicant is under
eighteen or over forty-five years of age. But
the maximum limitations do not apply to those
| military or naval service during the late
| war. All appointments are to be made for
probationary term of six months, and per
manent appointment is to depend upon the
! character and qualifications and the service
of the probationer during that period. The
| only important change made in the original
draft submitted by the Commissioner is one
striking out clause providing for competi-
tive examinations of suitable character to
test the fitness of persons for promotion in
the service. This branch of civil-service
reform will be the subject of additional new
rules, which will be agreed upon and pro.
mulgated when Thought necessary by the
| Commission.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-17

I'm the contest between Charles
Bucholz and John Deitter, of New Ha-
ven, Conn, as to which of the two could
collect the most eagle pennies during
the months of March and April, Mr..
Bucholz won. He had collected 16,475
pennies, while Mr.. Deitter's pile aggre-
gated only 16,314. The result was
that Mr.. Deitter forfeited four kegs of Ia
ger, two boxes of cigars, and supper
for seventy-five friends.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-17

The Thurman, of Auburn, N. y,
in speaking of the tides on lakes in
Central New York, says those on Cay
uga Lake are an unexplained mystery,
and sometimes rise to the height of
three feet. They occur sometimes only
once year, and the water at Union
Springs has been known to recede over
three rods. There are also singular
currents of remarkable force on Owas-
ca and Seneca Lakes.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-17

The Schuyler mansion at Albany.
now occupied by Gen. Charles Tracy.
is the historic house where Burgoyne
was entertained after his surrender,
where Alexander Hamilton courted and
welded his bride, and where, in later
years, Millard Fillmore was married.
Troy (N. " Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-17

The Khedive of Egypt has volun-
tarily surrendered $4,000 year of his
civil list to be devoted to the payment
of indemnity claims. But this will not
make him poor, as he still gets S735, 900
himself. and his family 100000 more.
1t is no wonder Egypt is poor.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-17
IMPORTANT EVENTS
coIIated and Complied From all Quarters
wAsHINGrON RRIEFs

IT is the prevailing impression at Wash
ington that the name of Keim as Chief Ex-
aminer Of the new Civil Service rules will
be withdrawn and that of Charles Lyman,
present clerk in the Treasurer's once, be
substituted. 1t is claimed that the Presi.
dent has refused to commission Keim.
SECRETARY FoLGER says no application
has been made to MIN TOR the dismissal OF
Captain 4. O'Meagner Condor, now en-
ployed in the office of the Supervising
Arcnitect Of the Treasury, on the ground
tAat his public utterances were disrespect-
full and offensive to the british Govern
ment. The secretary added that he knew
no reason why ne should interfere in the
matter.
IRE Commissioner General of the Land
Office has received complaints from the
Post Once department. Luat cattle nerders
in Nebraska nave recently lnclosed with q
fence lor grazing purposes large tract OF
puplic lauu, anu Lnerepy cut on an import
anu lnan route. Inc measures ABOUT 70 be
taken Will probably result In breaking up
tnis unlaw.ul PRACTICE or 1enclng pupnc
lands, u pracJlce wllcn has LATELY grown TO
be a SERIOUS evil.
1HE PRESIDENT on the 9th designated John
j. hnox, Comp6rOIIer OF Tue currency, TO
act as CoInmissloner or Internal Revenue
ior ten DAYS. Inc term or Depu5y Com
missioner lsogers as AcLlng Commissioner
expired on Tue lv5n.
SECnETARY. TELLER rendered decision
lew uays since, Ii winch he holus tnaJ
the ACT U, june ., 1915, wnlcn permits tine
sale a5 tue minimum price or S-.oJ per acre
or lanus valued pulncIpally lor Jilelr TIM
lti ltir
Apply 10 timber lands wnlcn nay pe rem
oeieu suscepGipie o. cultlvatlon ny ordinary
farming processes. 'Sucn ianos," Tue 0ec-
reIary says, ARE not wlGnIn uue purpose or
thls AcL, whlcn Is inLenueu W emDrace
within hs provisions Impered tracks onIy
in uroKen, ruggeu, Or MOUNTAINOUS ulsII1cLs,
with sou uI.,iG lor ordinary agricultural
purposes wnen cleared or lumber"
bARNUM, the snowman, has been sued by
W asnlhstonlan Tor 9IO,vUO, 1or causing hls
arrest on rue ground OF seiling lrauduIent
tickets to hl5 circus, wnicn was not sus-
tanned in Police Court trial.
CHARLES LYMAN rendered his resigna.
ton AS Cnief clerk i'll the United SLaVes
1reasurer's office, on the 11Un, and suDse-
quentiy took tue oatn OF office as CnieI Tx
alniner under the Civil Service Comms.
sion. He entered upon his new duties at
once.
g. IRVING DEITY, Collector of Internal
Revenue at Baltimore, was removed by
PRESIDENT Arthur on the 1lJn, and Jonn b.
Seliman app oilted in his place. line Sec
retary of Tie Treasury mad reported tnat
Deity was physically unable to perform
the uutiuJ OF the office.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-17

Heavy rains having fallen on the Cali
fornia coast, it is likely that the hay crop
will be damaged, but the wheat crop will be
benefited.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-17

The Vandalia, Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne
G. Chicago, and Pittsburgh, Cincinnati 6
St. Louis Roads recently adopted new
rule, to take effect June 1, that no single
piece of luggage weighing more than two
hundred and fifty pounds will be taken for
transportation in baggage cars.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-17

The Massachusetts Senate has passed a
bill for the payment of one dollar per ton
bounty Oh beets raised for sugar-making
purposes.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-17
CIVIL SERVICE.

President Arthur Slightly Modiies and Az
fixes His Signature to the New Rules to
Govern Civfl-Service Appointments "A
Summary OF the Directions to Be Fol-
lowed by Those Seeking Government
Employment.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-11-14

A foul crime was perpetrated upon
the person Of q young lady named RT-
an, living at high Bridge, a station on
the Cincinnati Southern railroad. on Lhe
9th inst. She was beautiful in face aad
form, and while going TO a neighbors
was met and assaulted by villain nam
ed Joe TrixdAle, who left her for dead
on the highway. She was discovered,
revived and told the particulars Of the
crime. A band Of men soon started in
pursuit Of TriEdale, captured and con-
Gned him in Jail. Saturday morning,
about $50 a. m, he was taken from jail
by n mob OF two hundred citizens and
hanged 10 a tree and his body literally
riddled with bullets. Miss Ryan may
die, SO serious are her injuries.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-11-14
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Mel. shannon is out hunting in
the vicinity Of Springvale.
Mr.. James p. McCulla, of Knoxville,
was I'm the city last week.
Messre. n. r. Read and A. Armi,age
spent Sunday last at Knoxville.
The infant child OF Mr.. t. 3. Cor
man is critically low with measles.
Mrs. C. L. N. Read is visiting rela-
tives and friends in Knoxville.
Mr.. c. F. Davis is keeping books for
j. G. Mathes & Co.
Miss Ida Mitchell. Of Rogersville. is
visiting Miss Lucy Hughes in the city.
Mr. John T. Ivey, OF Raleigh, N. c.,
is the accommodating new night opera
tor in the telegraph Office here.
Messrs. Tom and Robert Mcfarland
are both convalescing from protracted
attacks Of fever.
Mr.. John Cruze. popular young
gentleman, travelling for Duglas Moore,
merchant tailor, Of Knoxville, was m
our city last week.
Miss Ida Folsom returned to her
home al ElizabethtOn last week, having
enjoyed a pleasant visit TO relatives In
this vicinity.
A winning and popular young school
marin, not a thousand miles away, spent
Saturday and n portion OF Sunday In
the city.
Mrs. ]. r. Robinson departed Sunday
evening for her old home in Amherst
county, Virginia, where she goes TO
visi, her parents and other relatives.
Mrs. y. T.. Newcomb ard daughter
left Sunday night 10 join Captain New
comb at Nicksburg, Miss, at which
place they will make their home for the
present.
Mr.. J. G. Taylor. Of Carriers Depot,
stopped OF here last week 10 visit rela-
tiFes In this county, and made THE
GAZETTE a very agreeable call. He
was en- route home from the Louisville
Exposition.
Mr.. M. A. Conaidine. representing
the well-known and reliable house or
Thos Ryan a. Co., wholesale dealers In
foreign and domestic liquors, Nash
vile, Tenn, spent Sunday In this place.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-11-14
NEIGHBORHO0D NOTES.

RUssELLvILLE, Tenn, Nov. u.
To the Editor OF The Morristown Gazette:
The farmers in this vicinity, mp to
the last rain, have been busy putting
out their wheat crop. A large acreage
is being sown, and our farmers are re-
alizing that it pays to prepare the
ground well before sowing, and are
acting accordingly. Most of the wheat
has been sown, though hot all. Some
corn is being gathered and put in the
crib, ready to be converted into 'tcorn-
dodgers" for the winter. Corn is bet
ter than some suppose, though not a
full crop.
Lots of rain i'm the last few days.
Yesterday was truly "raily Sunday"
1t rained necessarily all lay.
The new school-house which is be-
ing built at this place, when completed,
will be a real coy two-story building.
The work progresses slowly but surely.
This building supplies long existing
need.
1hI SNhCOA a. 1hAS PA@SC NPANAhhNo AZ
a thriving and prosperous condition.
Some farmers in this community
have lost nearly all their Logs, disease
unknown. They are still dying. One
person having twenty-seYen has five
remaining, and one of these sick.
Mrs. Lizzie Galbraith and her aged
mother, Mrs. Nenney, left last Tues
day for Texas, where they will spend
the winter visiting relatives.
Mr.. John Couch, the young man
who was shot in the face a few weeks
ago by Woody, is recoverlng-able to
walk about some.
Marriage in high ~ life "A colored
boy led his dusky lover to Hymen's
altar yesterday and they were made
one "for better or for worse" by
Squire Miller.
LeOnidas Fletcher, one of our oldest
citizens is dangerously i'll.
The Presbyterian church at this place
is without a minister.
A steam saw mill is being erected in
the suburbs of the town.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-11-14

The editor of the Roane County Re
publican, lockwood, Tenn, indicates a
pleasure to his vanity by copying Jhe
following paragraph anent his tergiv-
creations as politician from the Wash
ington City Gazette 1.-The only man
in the United States, so far as heard
from, that equals William Malone, Is
the edi tor of a country paper in Roane
county, Tennessee. He acted as Ma
hone has, was one OF the hottest Dem
ocrats in all Tennessee, and changed
his politics and started a country paper
In a county that rolled up about 200
majority for Grant" That's all II the
Castles paragraph the RepuGiean cop
les. IL eliminates the last sentence
which reads: "The editor is evident
ly Repu2ieGH for rereRue only" A
very elegant conclusion, and a hit 8
palpable hitl" from one of the RepHb-
liedA's own household.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-11-14
he newspapers Of the country

The newspapers Of the country
are still commencing the Georgia
statute which forbids the circulatl
ton of indecent publications within
her borders. The Missouri Repub-
liean says: TsThe Georgia statute
is as good law as the, Police Ga
zette is a bad paper, and it. would.
be apubHc misfortune, triumph of
vice over virtue. ifthe statute. should
be set aside as an Infringement on
the freedom of the press" The sta
tute will stan d, says the Mobile Re-
gister, and Alabama will have one
Just like it when the next Legisla-
ture meets.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-11-14

The many personal friends who have
the fullest confidence in his integrity OF
character, win be gratiied to read this
explanatory paragraph relative to the
arrest aud trial at Nashville of Capt. A.
L. Snow, late of TazeWell, but now a
citizen of McMinnville, Tenn, which
We take from a recent number Of the
Nashville World In the case of the
United States against A. L. Snow who
was tried and found guilty Thursday
of presenting a fraudulent voucher,
his honor Judge Key yesterday fixed
the penalty at 800 fine and costs.
That Mr.. Snow has come off so lightly
under the circumstances will be graft
flying TO his friends, who are folly per-
suaded that his explanation Of the af-
fair is a true statement Of facts. This
opinion is further supported by the
fact that owing 10 his deafness it was
quite an easy matter for him TO have
misunderstood what his board bill
would be; and this, too, connected
with the other fact that laboring under
excitement at the moment of settling
his bill, caused by the sudden an
nouncement Of a railroad accident, and
a summons to attend the bedside Of his
brOther-in-law, who wss crippled in
the accident, makes his explanation
quite plausible one, to say the least
Of it, and his many friends are charita-
bic enough 10 believe he intended no
such thing as an attempt to practice a
fraud on the government.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-11-14
None but First Class Goods.

In Watches, Jewelry and Silverware
one should have the best or none.
Messrs. Shurley & Co., Chicago, are
making speciality of fine goods, and
if you need anything in Watches, in
dust and water proof cases, Solid Silver
or Triple Plated ware, Solid Gold or
Rolled Gold Jewelry send to Shurley
s. Co., they will send single article at
the dozen prices. They are vouched
for and endorsed by the United States
Express Co., American Express Co.,
Southern Express > F.. w. Palmer, !
Postmaster of Chicago. GenlsA. G.
Smith, Ex-State Treasurer, and many
others. Goods sent on approval, With
privilege of examination, enabling you
to do your purchasing at home. Re-
member, Shurley 50 Co ;. II State Street,
Chicago, Ill. Send for their new and
beautiful illustrated catalogue.
sept 26. SLY ~s-rTTv F9y~y ~vTTHs
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-11-14
4 snow NAN CONES TO GRIEF.
THE BUSINESS MANAGER OF A "sLIGHT-
F-HASD-suow" PERFORMS SOME
TRICKS THAT ARE NOT APPRK-
GATED By THE PUBLIC OR

THE business MANAGER OF a SLIGHT
OF HASD-suow" PERFORMS SOME
TRICKS THAT ARE NOT APPRK-
GATED BIZ THE PUBLIC OR
SANCTIONED BIT LAW.
On Monday morning, the 5th inst,
one j. @. Campbell, signing himself
Cuisines agent of Taylor & Mosby's
Silver Show" (the completest fraud
that ever bid for public patronage). a
slight-of-hand or lsgerdemain con-
cern, consisting Of five persons, includ-
ing this man Campbell, who was their
GpaaHt courier or bill-poster, skipped his
board bill at the Tate House, and pro-
curing horse and buggy from Mr.. ID.
j. Taylor, who runs livery stable here,
promising TO return the outfit that even
ing. or at all events by Tuesday at 10
o'clock, left town, ''just to take a little
ride" in company with q cross-eyed
woman that he called wife He turned
mp M midnight of Thursday, the sth, at
Hickory, N. g., 200 miles away. Being
suddenly confronted Eat an hour when
he thought not" at the door OF his room
in hotel there (where, thinking him
self safe beyond the reach of Tennes-
sees claims and officers, he was sweetly
snoOzing with his paramount by a 80
Smith & Wesson, in the hands of our
ever ready and wide awake town mar
shall and detective, j. l.. BARLEY, who,
with Mr.. T., the owner of the horse
and buggy, left here Tuesday evening
in pursuit of the thief, tracing him
from point to point till they found the
horse and buggy at Mr.. SEWERS, near
Warm Springs, N. c., when Mr.. t. re-
turned with his property, and Mr.. Bart
ley, gathering bits of news as 10 his
movements, first from one, then anoth-
er, by sending kilograms on ahead, &c,
pushed on in hot haste through Mar
shall, Asheville, Henry's, Marion and
Morganton to Hickory, where, TO the
great surprise of the business mana
ger" he suddenly fell upon his game,
with whom he returned in safety Fri
day evening. He was tried before
Justice Livingston Saturday evening on
a warrant sworn out by Mr.. Taylor,
charging him with grand larceny (also
including q count for breach of trust)
for stealing his horse and buggy. The
evidence being very conclusive, he was
bound in a bond of 81, 900 to appear at
the December term of the Circuit Court,
in default OF which he was committed
to Jail. Marshal BARLEY deserves the
credit of his capture, and we would
here say, "woe unto the evil doer Into
whose pursuit he once enters"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-11-14
SamsOn's Legs and Looks,

When Delilah clipped off Samson's
locks that mighty athlete at once be-
came 'as other men," If it could be
proved that the possession of luxuriant
hair would enable men to tear open Ii
Ons' jaws, Hiscox & Co. would be driv-
en- wild in the effort to supply enough
of Parker's Hair Balsam to meet the
demand. AS it is the Balsam prevents
your hair frem falling cut, land restores
the original color if faded or gray. Be-
sides it is great addition to the table
simply as a dressing. 80 .