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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-11-19

A special from Augusta, Maine,
of the 18th, says: The result of
thetwo days consultation Mt Blaine's
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-11-19

If you are failing, broken, worn out and nervous
use "Wels' Health Receiver" 81. Druggist.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-11-19

Strengthening, improved, the best for backache
pains In the chest or side, rheumatism. neuralgia.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-11-19

ceive prompt attention All work Warranted
Octl5--ly.
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Popular Asslslg'les.

Bangles" said a William street
jeweller, as he drilled hole in the
head of the Goddess of Liberty on a
ten-cent piece, shave become very
popular, and it is not uncommon to
see young woman with bracelets a
breastpin, and a necklace made of ten
cent pieces with the monograms of
different persons engraved upon
them"
"The prettiest bangles are made
from the new nickels, and those not
bearing the word cents command a
high figure. l purchased several
dozen when they were first issued at
seven cents apiece, and have disposed
of most of them for 81 each. OF
course, the handsomer and more pop
ular a young woman is the more bang
les she gets. The cost is not very
great. We charge ten cents for
smoothing the back and forty cents
for engraving a monogram Of two let
tiers. OF course we can add as much
fancy work as is desired, for which we
charge extra, The piece is furnished
by the customer"
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GENERAL NEWS.

The Legislature of Ohio has adjourn
ed until next January.
Forest fires in Georgia have done
terrible damage. They swept over
Dooley, Taylor, Webster, Sumter, jeff
erson and Glasscock counties. Great
drifts of sand scattered over the ground
have made it necessary to pillow again.
Thomas A. Hendricks visited Sam
uel j. Tilden the other day. To a re-
porter Gov. Hendricks said he had
simply called on Mr., Tilden to pay his
respects and that his visit had no po-
litical significance. He thinks Reve-
nue. Reform will be the principle issue
OF the coming campaign. Hurrah for
Tilden and Hendricks!
LONDON. Apr. 15.-The greatest ex-
element prevails througout China
and general levy of Chinese troops
has been ordered. The Empress has
ordered the commander of the Chi
nese troops at Bacninh, together with
the officers of his staff and leading
line officers, to be beheaded for disc
beying the orders of the War Depart
ment i'll not fortifying the rear 50 as
to prevent flank movement; and
not communicating to the Depart
ment that the force was not sufficient
TO cope with the French troops.
The recent primaries in Washing
ton were the most disorderly and dis
graceful, taken as whole, over seer
in this country. Fights and riots oc
Cured in almost every division of tn,
city, while the police and the ambu
lance wagons were brought into requi
sition to quell series of mobs and t,
carry off the wounded. The conven
ton was scarcely less disgraceful o
dangerous. Taken as whole, it i
safe to say that such an exhibition
will scarcely tend to restore the sufl
rage for which the hungry jobbers an,
politicians of the District are clamol
ing.-Philidelphid Times.
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Explosion OF Fire Damp.

ELIZABETH, Pa, April 14--A little
after 5 o'clock this morning an explo-
sion of fire damp occurred in the coal
mine of John A. Wood 4 Sons, near
here, killing two men instantly and
injuring several others. The dead
bodies of James Painter and James
Stevenson have been brought out of
the mine, horribly burned and black
ened. They started to their work at
so clock, and had just reached the
point where they worked when the ex-
plosion occurred, the fire damp being
ignited by theirlamps. William Kent
who WAS 500 yards from the scene OF
the explosion, was violently thrown
down and severely injured a work
man named Simmonds, who was hall
a mile away, was struck on the head
by flying pick, and sustained serious
injuries A number OF others were
bruised and cut by the flying debris
Boys were playing in the mine yes.
terday, and it is supposed they left q
trap door open, which allowed the
fatal gas to collect. The explosion
fortunately occurred when but few Of
the men had gone to work, thus pre-,
venteding great loss of life.
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KILLING His Rival.

AsHvILLE, N, G, April 14.-To-day
James Green, white, aged II, was
committed to Jail in Bakersville.
Mitchell county, for having murdered
his cousin, Joseph Green, aged Is.
The youths were in love with Miss
Jeanette D. Birdsall, aged %, a pretty
blonde. Green was until recently
deemed the favored sutton. Sunday
before last, as he was promenading
with Miss Birdsall his cousin came up
and offered the young lady his arm.
To Green's chagrin, she Withdrew her
arm from his and took that of his
rival James walked off, probably
thinking that this was done to tease
him. He never spoke OF it either to
her or TO his cousin, Yesterday, as
he was again promenading with his
sweetheart, his Cousin Joe came up,
and the performance of the Sunday
previous was repeated. James was
armed this time, and as soon as Joe
took the girls arm. and marched off,
he drew a revolver and fired. The
bali entered Joe's neck, breaking it.
and he fell dead by the side OF the
young lady, who tainted at the sight
of the blood. The young men had
horne good characters and had been
bosom friends until they were enamor-
ed Of Miss Birlsall. Jim Green was
arrested to-day and arraigned for the
murder.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-04-19

the resistless power, that Is opening
our ports to the trade OF the world.
Not all the money OF lobbyists, nor all
the vile intriguing OF cunning protec-
tionists can longer enslavc our trade
with foreign nations. Tariff must go.
Let it be buried in the grave where re-
pose the censorship of the press and
the slavery of person and on the
tombstone, let this inscription be
carved:
"Here lie the three bastard sons of
despotism, tramplcd to death by the
march of intellect. They will never
be resurrected till the light Of liberty
shall have gone out"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-04-19

five p. m. Prayer was offered at the
grave by Rev. Dir. Park. There were
present at the churchyard hundreds
OF people from the surrounding coun-
try.
The following are the delegates
from the Tennessee Historical Society
at Nashville, who attended the tuner
al, having arrived on special train
at 0 O'Clock Sunday morning:
Ex-Governor James d. Porter Hon.
Arson Nelson, Judge pitkin c.
Wright, Robert T. Quarles, T, NJ
Schleier, James A. Cartwright, Prof
W. r. Garrett, Captain VIM. Stocked
and Hon. John Frizzell.-KaorviH,
Tribune.
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FUNERAL. SERVICES.
I'm Honor oCDr. y. g. ri. Ran.scy

The funeral services in memory of
the late DIR. ]. g. NJ. Ramsey, who died
lsst Friday night, were observed Sun
day afternoon at the First Presbytcri-
an church The church was filled
with a large audience, nearly all the
old residents Of the city being pres
ent. The services began about = p. m
and were conducted by Rev. James
Park, ID. d. The pastor, assisted by
Rev. w. A. Harrison, d. d. pastor of
the Third Presbyterian church.
AS the casket containing the re-
mains was placed in front of the alter
funeral march was played. Then
came a voluntary by the choir THY
Will be done" The first church choir
was assisted by Mrs. Matt McClung
and others.
The pastor announced the hymn
asleep in Jesus" and it was sung by
the choir and congregation.
Rev. DR.. w. A. Harrison offered pray
err.
Nearer My God to Thee" was sung
by the choir and congregation.
Rev. DIR. Park delivered the funeral
discourse, occupying over half an
hour. The sermon was founded on
Hebrews 8, %: at is appointed unto
man once to die" and on Thes.,
4, IA: "Them also which sleep in Jes-
us will God bring with Him..
The sermon concluded with brief
biographical sketch OF the deceased,
who died in his SSth year, having been
a member of the First Presbyterian
church for many years
The services at the church conclud-
ed with the hymn 81 Would Not Live
Always" and the funeral march was
played by Miss Cinnie Boyd as the
corpse left the church.
The pail bearers were Ex-Governor
Jas. d. Porter, Judge John Frizzell,
Captain VIM. Stockwell, of Nashville
Major Robt. B. Reynolds, of Knox Co
Genelal w. G. McAdoo, Col. HUI l.
McClung, Captain NJ. NJ. Gaines, Jas
Craighead Esq, Hon. Jon. l.. Moses
| and Col. w. A. Henderson, of Knox
vile.
The place of interment, Lebanon
churchyard, four miles east OF Knox.
vile at the confluence OF the Holston
and French Broad rivers, had beer
selected by DR., Ramsey many years
ago. There his father and mothe
his sons, his grand father and grand
mother had been buried.
The funeral possession was quite (
long one, large number of peopl
from the city following the remains 0
the distinguished and honored deat
to their last resting place. The pro
cession did not leave the city until al
ter three o'clock in the evening, Tn
interment occurred between four an,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-04-19
TiIden and 1870.

The only national victory won by
the Democracy since the war is that of
1876, under the leadership of Samuel
]. Tilden. The protection Democrats
have Justify called for his re-nomina-
ton. 1t must be remembered that he
wrote or dictated this plank in the
platform OF 1876, at st. Louis 1t is
good Democracy to-day and uponit we
can smite the Republicans hip and
thigh:
1--WE denounce the present tariff,
levied upon nearly 1000 articles, as a
masterpiece of injustice, inequality
and false pretence. 1t yields a dwin-
ding, not a yearly rising revenue. 1t
has impoverished many industries to
subsidize few. 1t prohibits imports
that might purchase the products of
American labor. 1t has degraded
American commerce from the first to
an inferior rank on the high seas. 1t
has cut down the sales of American
manufactures at home and abroad,
and depleted the returns of American
agriculture-an industry followed by
half our people. 1t costs the people
five times more than it produces to the
Treasury, obstructs the process of pro-
duction, and wastes the fruits of labor.
1t promotes fraud, fosters smuggling,
enrich6s dishonest officials, and bank
rupts honest merchants. We demand
that all custom house taxation shall be
only for revenue. "-Nashpille World.
Yes, it is good democracy; it is first
rate democracy; it is the essence of
democracy. Whit in the platform OF
1884, We can snite not only hip and
thigh, hut head and trunk, and break
the backbone, and tear out tho white
liver Of the republican dynasty.
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The Last Child of DespOtisHN,
Soon 10 be Killed.

The progress of liberty has been
marked by three great struggles. The
first contest was for the liberty of
speech. Tyrant Kings strove hard to
keep in bondage the thoughts of man.
Against the despotism of monarchs
was the power Of intellect. John Mil
ton and John Locke proclaimed in
virile vigorous prose the right of man
to the freedom of speech, and declared
the censorship Of the press criminal
infringement OF that right. In En-
gland, in the year 1896 the law sub
jecting the printing press to censor
ship, expired. Since that time the
press has become free in nearly every
country in the world. 1t is hardly
necessary to say, that the fruits of this
freedom are UNNECESSARILY good.
The second great struggle was for
liberty of person. England always in
the lead in bringing about great re-
forms had proclaimed liberty to all
her subjects while the chains were
still clanking on the limbs Of Amer
lean slaves, The war broke the shack
les, and the sun smiled upon land
without serf, servant, or slave.
The progress of liberty is slow, but it
triumphs even at the cost of rivers Of
human blood.
The third and last struggle is for the
liberty OF exchange. England, as she
has proceeded us in the othcr great
struggles, took the lead in this the
third contest, and long since declared
her ports free to all the ships OF the
world. In our own country, the march
OF ideas is rapidly pushing away the
slavery OF trade. The flash of the
scholars intellect has dispelled the
darkness with which capitalists have
shronded tho tariff question; and the
deep toned thunders OF the multitude
strike with terror the ears OF the bloat
ed manufacturers, " o, for more thar
fifty years, have received The products
Of honest toll, without giving due com
pensation in return. Nought can sta.
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Protective CatecIlism.

Stranger what are those men doing
in those fields over yonder?
Some are raising corn, others wheat
and corn, while many are raising pork
and beef.
DO they sell any of these products
for British gold?
Ye6--two-thirds ofthe cotton, 10 per
cent OF the wheat and large proper
ton Of the pork and beef is sold for
British gold
What is that furnace doing yonder2
Making pig-iron.
Does it sell its product for British
gold?
No, indeed. 1t asks Congress to al
low the owners to rob the farmers of
what British gold they get for their
cotton, grain and meats.
| should think the farmers would
object to this.
They do, and you will hear from
them eater.-NusapMe World.
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Charles Reade's Unfinished Work.

LONDON, April 14-Charles Reade
for several years before his death was
engaged in preparing mass of auto
biographical matter, including some
sketches of contempora-
ries, of whom he strongly expressed
his personal opinion. This matter was
left unarranged. Part of it. will be
published in the course of the year.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-04-19
The GreeIx Party Rescued.

WASHINGTON, April 15.-The Navy
Department has been informed that n
rumor prevailed at St. Johns, N. F.
that the Greeley party had been res
cued from mass of floating ice by a
crew of whaling schooners, In a COM
munication on the subject, the United
States Consul at st. Johns says that
the report is not believed there. He
adds, however, that he will promptly
advise the Department of whatever
information may be received on the
subject.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-04-19

Last Sunday, Mrs. Frank James
went to Huntsville, Alabama to be
present at the trial of her husband, on
the 18th, for the Mussel Shoals robbery.
When the world forsakes and when
distress and disgrace come upon a
man, it is then that the deathless love
of woman blesses him and clings to
him even unto the gallows.
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snmnel v. Tlldcn spcmIss


CHICAGO, April 15.-Ex-Governor
Samuel j. Tlden's letter to the Iro-
quois club banquet, in rcsponce to the
toast of "the federal Constitution
gives rs reason for non-attendance,
his engrossment with business, which
can be neither deferred nor abandon
ed, He quotes the reply of Governor
Morris, who had been conspicuous
member of the Convention who franz
ed the constitution: "That it depends
on how it is construed"
Mr., Tilden, writes: "The Demo-
cratic praty originated resistance by
the more advanced patriots OF the rev.
olution, to the efforts which were
made to change the character of our
government by false construction of
the constitution, impressing one Of
new system of monarchical bias. u
Not only have the best traditions of
the patriots, who won independence
and established freedom, lost their au-
thority, but our cherished politi, al
system is slowly losing its hold on life,
under the fungus growth Of false CON
struction and corrupt practices. The
Government itself has become as a
menacing factor in elections. AS long
ago as 1876, | expressed the opinion
that opposition must embrace at the
beginning Of the canvass two-thirds
of the voters, to maintain majority
at the election. In this, history re-
peats itself. Our Government
instead of standing as an impartial
arbitrator amid conflicts of maturing
opinion and contending interests, has
descended into the arena equipped
with all the weapons of partisanship.
Its myriads of office-holders, its ALI
ance with or against vast pecuniary
interests, its unlimited command of
money, levied from its dependents or
contractors, has sufficed to determine
the majority, in every case but one.
In that case its collected military for
ces around the capitol and by their
other menaces, inundated the Con-
gressional Representatives OF major
ity of the people to relinquish the
fruits of their victory and to surren-
der the Government to the control OF
a minority. No reform OF administers
ton is possible, so long as the Govern
ment is directed by party which is
under the dominion of false doctrines
animated by enormous pecuniary in.
terests, in the pcrpctuation Of existing
abuses. The first effcctual step in the
reform of our government must be 8
fundamental change in the policy o.
the administration. The work of re-
form will be difficult enough with the
whole power of the Government eA
erted in accomplishing it. | have
such faith in the benignant provi
dence which has presided over thc
destiny OF our country, i'll the grea
i trial heretofore, that l don't despai
though | can't longer aspire to be one
of the leaders in this great work. biz
those on whom this august mission
may fall, God speed"
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when eA,lings are Popular

"No, we have not had over twenty
suites Of rooms engaged in advance
for Easter bridal parties from neigh
boring cities,p said the Windsor Ho-
tel clerk as he returned to the repor
ter newspaper cutting crediting the
the hotel with doing a rushing nup-
tial business. "This is not the time
of the year for weddings from the
country. Come up here in June or in
October, and you will find twenty-five
or more suites engaged in advance for
wedding parties. They're the easiest
kind of people to get along with you
ever saw. So happy, you know, that
they are satisfied with anything"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-04-19
Medical Intelligence.

At dinner party given at the man
sion of Col. Percy Yerger, ON Austin
ayeaue, Col. Cortis got into a row
with Mr. Emmett, and told the latter
what he thought Of him, the remarks
being far from flattering
"That insult, sill" replied Che Doctor
who is something Of a blowhard
"that insult win cost you your life"
"Why, Doctor you talk as though
you were my family physician"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-04-19
A Cleveland Room I'm Bu fimlo.

The Sunday News, which started
the boom that made Grover Cleveland
Governor, prints interviews with forty
business men, bankers, and clergymen,
on Cleveland's chances for the Presi-
dency. OF the forty there are twenty
four Republicans who favor the nomi-
nation of the Governor for President,
and advance various reasons for their
oninoins
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-04-19

A recent advertisement reads as fol-
lows :"If the gentleman who keeps
the shoc-storc with the red head will
return the umbrella of young lady
with whalebone ribs and an iron ham
die to the slate-roofed grocers shop he
will hear of something to his advan-
tage, as the same is the gift of n de-
ceased mother now no more, with the
name engraved on it."
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-04-19

The tariff question must come. 1t
has been sleeping for years,
There's good time coming,
It's almost here
Twas long, long, long on the way,
Oh, run an tell Elijah to wake up Pomp
An meet me at the gum tree down in
the swamp,
An wake Nicodemus to-day"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-04-19

a shaft ollightning struck the Chin
ney of Brewery in Nashville, the
other day, says the World.
That's nothing, shaft of Brewery
strikes some fellows chimney in John
son City almost every day.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-04-19

We have private and confidential
news touching the speedy building of
the railroad to Stone Gap and, with
out futher words, it is satisfactory to
NeWs
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-04-19

The House has concluded to CON
slider the Morrison bill. Tennessee's
representatives all voted for it, Let
the battle go ON.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-04-19

-Blain and Lincoln will be the repub-
lican nominees for President and vice
President, and Tilden and Hendricks
will lead the democratic host to vic
tory,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-04-19

Down with the boilers and up with
the stars.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-04-19
THE COMET.
N. c, T. LOVE, Publisher.
ROBT + IA YLQRl Editor,
ROBT BURROW, Nu''o'S'
Johnson CITY, Tenn, April 10, 1884.

Bate will be the next Governor OF
Tennessee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-26
A SUDDEN LULL
Follows the Recent Storm OF Con-
yeniI0ns
AND ONLY A aREENBAoK GATHERING
IN Massachusetts,, Which Endorsed Ben
Butler for President, Relieves the
Dull MonOtony-Straws in
the Political Current.

LYNN. Mass, April 25.-When the Green
back Convention was called to order
scarcely q third of the full number OF dele
gates were present. Israel w. Andrews
was made permanent chairman. Field, oil
the State Committee, spoke encouragingly
of the future of the Greenbsck party and
il would not die till it established q
thorough eight hour sy stem. That Andrews
aid the delegates were here to confirm the
recent decision Of the Supreme Court o.
he United States, that Congress has the
Iower to issue paper money In time o.
psace. A committee of twelve was then
appointed to prepare q list OF delegates al
large to the National Greenback Conyen-
ton, George Foster, G.. B. Hutchinson,
O. A. Wheeler, and Nat s. Cushing were
elected delegates at large.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
q platform ndersing the recantl deGiaion e
the United States Supreme Court In regard
to the power OF Congress to issue legal
tender money in time of peace, and de-
claring that the tTnction OF issuing money
should be taken from the banks and exer-
cised by the Government; that railways
and other mopopolies should be regulated
by the Government for the benefit OF
the people; that labor should be pro
tected by national and State authority
so as to equslizs the burdens, and insure
a lust distribution OF its results; condemn
ing the practice of employing young chill
dren in factories and shops; denouacing
the exemption of any property from taxt
tion; declaring that the regulations Oh the
sale of LIQUORS should be matter for per-
sopal consideration, and is not proper
party question; demanding a graduating
tax on incomes; ratifying the Chicago
platform, and favoring the nomination OF
General Butler for President