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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
Fire Losses in November

NEW YORK, Dec 1.-The fire losses for No
vember in the United States and Canada are
timated by the Daily Commercial Bulletin at
ST. 900 900 This is largely in excess of the
average November fire waste since the Boston
fire. The eleven months fire loss is computed
to be $l01, O0O 900. Deccmberis still TO be heard
from
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
Ike Hiu-sharon Case Recalled.

San Francisco. Dec Nv IIllam II. Nelson,
in deposition, to-day, before notary, in the
libel Of Hiss Hill, plaintiff in the celebrated
Sharon divorce case, the Daily Alta news
paper. stated, under oath, that the letters pur-
porting to have been addressed to Miss Hill by
senator Sharon in which he called her my
dear wife" and which she produced in the di
voree trial, were forseres, and that ne had seen
them while in process of manufacture The
statement created q sensation.
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A Strike Ordered.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 4-The Knights of La
Dor have ordered the employees of the Phiadel
pha Shoe Company to remove their tools from
the shop and strike. The employees have not
been at work since Saturday, owing to refusal
of the manager of the company to sign the old
bill of prices for work for the next six months
They referred the matter to the Knights, and the
above decision was reached
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poison of some kind, probably strychnine lie
aged almost fifty, and leaves widow and
children. He had been experiencing financial
embarrassment of late Some time ago he had
his life insured for So 600
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Eel Telephone Stock.

BOsToN Dec 4-Bel telephone stock, which
closed at the board on Wednesday at 26i, and af
ter the boarG was quoted as low as 28 opened
$50 From this it fell to zj7 recovered to 259 at
the last cali, and sold, after the board, at 200
260s
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Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
SHELLEY WILLIE, Dec. About IL o'clock to-
day horse driven by Mr.. Seright father Of
Daniel Seright. ran away. about two miles east
of this city. Mr. Seright was thrown out of the
buggy and probably fatally injured. Mr.. Serght
resides in Rush county, and is quite an old man.
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Rumored Reduotion in Price, of Iron.

PITrsBUEG, Dec. A report that Eastern
furnaccmen contemplate reduction of 81 per
ton, in order to compete with Southern iron, is
causing much uneasiness among Pittsburg iron
men. who say that if the reduction is made they
will also be compelled to reduce in order to hold
their trade,
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Arrest of a Madison Man.

Special TO the Indianapolis journal.
MAUAes, Dec. 4.-Charles Coyle. of this city,
was al sted in Louisville, this morning for
highway Robbery, he having decoyed, knocked
downfa6d robbed farmer of Brandenburg Ky.
named Thomas Northern The amount stolen
was over $500 Coyle is young man, unmarried
and has brother and two siste rs here
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Neireil1e Refused a New Trial.

TOLEDO, o., Dec. 4.-The motion for a new
trialfn the case of Neiveille, the bigamist was
argued to-day and overruled Neiveille was
then sentenced to seven years hard labor in the
penitentiary, this being the full extent of the
law. He left for Columbus to night,
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1t Works Both Wavs.

MONTREAL, Dec. 4-The action for $500 900
against the Vile Marie Bank, by Bishop Tour
mai of BELGIUM, is doing the bank very serious
damage. Many depositors are demanding their
money, and the bank has decided to sue the
Bishop for $50, 900 damages.
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Pleuro-Pneumonia in Ohio.

DRESDEN. O., Dec. Al. J. ingalls,, farmer
of this county, has lost thirteen head Of cattle
from disease supposed to be pleuro pneumonia
The cattle came from Chicago last spring.
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LYNcHBURG, Va, Dec. III P. Ferguson, a
tobacco dealer, trading as H. p. Ferguson q Co,
Ferguson, Winter g. Co and the Little & King
Tobacco Company, made an assignment to-day.
Liabilities $50 900.
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Dwelling Burned.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
MUNuE, Dec. "A dwelling house belonging
to Mrs Helwie. and occupied by John Bender. at
Dalevile, twelve miles west of this city, with
much Of its contents. was consumed by fire at
late hour this evening Loss, $1,000; fully in
sured in the Continental of New York.
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.Ohio,. statue Of Garfield.

COLUMBUS, O.. Dec 4-Governor Hoadly has
appointed IA commission of eight members, of
which J. d. Cox, Of Hamilton county, is chair
man, to procure and present to Congress statue
Of the late President Garfield. as part Of Ohio's
contribution " The National 6allery at Wash
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RoNDoUT, N. Y, Dee. 4-This morning, while
John fully. Anthony Brockley and George
Bush, all lads, We're bantering one another to go
on thin ice in Gross pond this city, the ice broke
and all were drowned
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Arenred hx Her Brother.

shot and instantly killed by Philip Lodges to-
day. I1eston abused his wife this morning, who
is Lodges sister When Lodges heard of it he
went to Heston's tailor shop and emptied the
contents OF a revolver into the brutal husband.
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A Costly Case Isall Tean.

PfrTsBURG, Dec. 4-The Pirtsburg base ball
team for next season represents a cost of over
$3l 900. which includes Sc 900 paid for the re-
lease of the Columbus players, This is said to
be more money than was ever before paid for a
base ball club in the United States.
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Failure of a aIillinery House.

SAN FRANc1soo. Dec. 4-Henry Newman,
dealer in millinery goods. has failed. Liabilities,
$50 900, of which $21 900 is in New York Assets.
SIG 600
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Steamship News,

SOUTHAMPTON, Dec, ARRIVED: Vera
from New York
LONDON, Dec. ARRIVED: England, P. Cal
and, from New York.
NEW YORK, Dee Arrived; Adriate, Lake
Manitoba, from Liverpool.
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Grain, grass and stock farmers cannot expect
to carry on smallfruit culture for market along
with general farming, without the employ of
extra labor and capital. But every farmer can
raise fruit enough for family use without much
extra care; and every farmer ought to do it, and
and will do it, if he looks out properly for his
family.
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General Larkin smith.

SAN ANToEIA Tex. Dec 4.--Gen Larkin
Smith, veteran of the Mexican and
federate general, died here last night aged sew
enty-one. He was buried today with military
honnrs
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BALTIMORE, Dec. 4.-The plenary council
held two sessions to-day, the highest order of the
clergy only participating. The work is being
rapidly completed Two days more will finish
the labors of the council, and Sundays session
will close the largest and most important Catho-
lie council ever held in the United States.
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ington. This commission. appointed under a
law passed last winter takes the place of a
former commission. The statue is already in
advanced preparation.
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ILLINOIS.

a Weu-Kmown Farmer Dies from tho Ef-
focts of Poison.
Special to the Indiana polls journal,
BLooNNGToN, Dec 4-Benjamue T. Hall
who lived en- a farm ono mile from SaybrOok
eied suddenly this AFTERNOON from The effects Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
California's Official Vote.

SACRAMENTO Cal, Dec 4-The Secretary of
State announces the following as the official
vote Of California; Blaine, I02 416 Cleveland,
on
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05

WOODSTOCK. Dat. Dec. 4-Richards's broom
factory burned to79ay. Loss, o,0e0i insurance.
81, 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05

RHEUMATISM in the hip caused William Brad
ley 3O4 Columbia avenue, New Haven CT, ex-
circulating pain bat Athlophoros cured him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05

CEASE your coughing and enjoy refreshing
siumber which Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup will in
sure you by promptly stopping the cough. Price
25 cents.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-02-27
THE ECLECTIC

For March contains as its principal
articles: "BeligiOn: A Prospect and .
Detrospest," by Herbert Spencer; "The
Seudan, and its Future" by Sir Samuel
Baker; and GA Visit to Philistia," by
Sir Lepel Griffin. There is another ln-
stallmcHt of Ivan Turgenieff's prose
poems, "Senilia," which will be read
with great interest. A very remark
able short story is cold Lady Mary"
from BzackaOOed's. by Mrs. Oliphant, one
of the most original and unique ghost
stories ever written. a very vivid
picture of medieval Italian life is given
in GA Flerentine Trademarks Diary
which will be completed in the next
number. Other striking papers are
Earthquake Weather" Tragedy in
Japan" " Personal Recollections OF
Gambetta," ''Scraps from the Chroni-
cles of Venice" and sold and New
Cynics." The poems are from Swim.
burne, Tsnnyson, and Browning. The
magazine, in its entirety, is Of grea
interest, and contains more variety
than usual in spite of several lengthy
papers.
Published by E. r. Pelton, 25 Broad
street, New York. Terms. IS per year
single numbers, As cents; trial subscrip
tion for 8 months, 81.
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IRE Holster river is on boom aDd
at this daie-February 20-it marks i
feet above high water mark, and Is still
rising.
The wheat and oats crops looks fine,
E-Rev. John Lawrence and A. w.
Denison are selling goods at the old
Lawrence stand.
Our enterprisiug friend, w. w.
Lawrence, comes to the front in the
stock line. He slaughtered SIX hogs that
averaged two hundred and sixty pounds
net at eight months old. WhO Gao beat
IT?
Will. Lones has returned from his
Texas trip. He brags about the west.
One OF our Skinfoot brethren, in
writing TO Knoxville paper, takes &C.
casion TO denOunce the Rev. j. NJ. Car
ter for the utterance Of false and dis
graceful words. Brother Carter stands
fair in this community. He circulates
among the best families of Granger and
Hamblen counties and is doing some
excellent preaching. w. T.
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PERSONAL

Geo. W. Webb, Esq, OF Hawkins
county, was at the Cain House Mon
Gay.
Capt. Jas. P. Evans returned from
Florida Sunday night His host Of
friends welcome him back.
THE GAZETTE received very pleas
ant call last Friday from Mr.. w. l..
Mccoy, = successful farmer and stock
trader OF Treadway, Hawkins county.
Mr.. A. V. Lawson, of Warm Springs,
N. c., was In the city last week and
made Ne an agreeable call.
Mr. Phil. j. BrIscoe, OF George q
Briscoe, Knoxville, came up last Thurs
day and went over to Rutledgs Friday
morning on business for his house.
We are glad TO see In the city, on q
visit TO relatives, Mr.. C.. y. Gregg, OF
Trumanshurg, n. Y, who arrived Sat
srday night.
Mr.. Townsend Gaines, the popular
representative OF Dyer, Taylor & Co.
hatleTs, Boston, was in town q por-
ton Of sunday and Monday.
one Of our illustrious predecessors In
the publication of The Gazette, l.. p
Speck, Esq, Of Rockford, was in ehr
not having an opportunity 10 give aim
a welcome.
Miss winford Stone, OF Truemans
| burg NY, arrived in the city last wesl
| She comes 10 take charge of GoOdsoI
& Blair's new millinery department
/ As q member Of one OF the best families
in the East, and a lady of rennemen
and cultivated taste in her business, We
oespeak for her pleasant relations will
our people.
IL Ia not often that our esteemel
friend, Col. Ap. Kyle, OF Russellville
leaves the quietude Of his farm, Blu
when be has business in our town h,
rarely fails to give our sanetum n call
| This he did last Wednesday, in excel
health, though we regretted TO hear o
the continued prOsiration Of his excel
lent wife. While not politician in th,
usual acceptation Of the term, Col. XVI
is nevertheless full of earnest zeal 70
/ the success If the Democratic party a
/ its principles are avowed by the Obi
| platform and champiOned by such
statesman as Sam. q. Randall.
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GLANCED HANDS.

The City Bar, which has heretofore
been conducted by J. J. Skies, has
passed into the possession Of John r.
OFT, who will continue TO run IL In first
class style. Mr. OFT has catered to the
public at his present stand for some
time and it is we'll knSwn that he Ia
thoroughly conversant with his bust
ness. He Is experienced, polite aud
accommodating, and his bar is enc OF
the neatest and best equipped in the
city. The very finest and best brands
OF whisky, brandiss, wines, ales, por-
tiers, lager beer, ETC., can always be
found at the City Bar. Also the choic-
est cigars and tobacco. IL
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MOrristown Produce Market.
CORRECTED WEEKLY by GooDsoN
BLAIR.
MoRRIsTowN, Feb. 90. 1883
Wholesale Grain and Produce
Market.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Feb. IS, "a.
WHEAT - Longberry, red, 95c.a$1i
Shortberry. or FultZ, SOa95c.; white,
95c.a$I 10.
CoRN-53a5Se. loose; new, 45a5Oc.
OATs-Loose, &c.,; sacked, 42a4oc'
per bushel.
BAcoN-Choice clear sides, 9a9c4.
choice hams, 10a11c. shoulders, 6a7c-
LARD-In so pound tin cans, 99a1Oc.,
as to grade; selling, 10a10ic.
HAY-Loose, 50a60c.; baled, SOC. a
90c. per 100 pounds.
DRIED FRUITs-Dull and declining;
Black berries, cents per pound; APP
Piles, sun dried, 4a44c. Apples, evapor-
ated, 6a1Oc. Peaches, sundried, sc.
PRODUCE.
GINsENG-Per pound, 81 25a$1 40.
SENECA RooT-Per pound, 35a40c.
PINK RooT-Per pound, 124c.
YELLOW ROoT-Per pound, &c.
LADY SLIPPERs-Per pound, &c.
DRIED BLACKBERRIRs-7ta8c
APPLEs-4a4tc.
WHoRTLEBERRIEs-S
RAsPBERRIEs-20a25c
PEACHEs-Halves, 5a54c.; quarters,
to 4 cents.
FEATHERs-Prime, 47a50c.
RAGs-COtton, 1a14c.
BKEswAx-25a27c per pound.
HIDEs-Dry flint, 1Oa11c /; green, 5a6.
TALLow-In demand, 6aG3c.
FLAxsEED-Per bushel, SOC.
WooL-Lower; choice tub.washed,
30c.; fair to good. 25a28c.; dark coarse,
2oa25e. unwashed, 20a25c.
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CHUCKY BEND LOCALS.

A few dots from these diggins" are
induced from sincere motives, and with
the view Of keeping up with the cur
rent events OF Hambleu.
Bill Jones dogs are dead. Said
dogs having been killed for no other
cause than that it was thought Bits
long attack OF sickness was occasioned
BY following said dogs, hunting foxes
and blowing his horn too early In the
morning. Bill is now well and it ia
thought he will yet DO an ornament to
society.
Capt Tom. Hale has eight hundred
hens on his ranch. IL requires the
services Of one man, two wSmen and
two little boys to gather the eggs from
said heRery. This family of chickens
are kept laying all The while for the
Louisville market, at % cents per doz-
en- the year round. The hens make
their own nests and furnish eggs by the
million. This would be n good place
for an editor TO increase bis mental
faculties, as eggs and fish eslarge the
convolution Of the brain. II the editor
was not a temperance man, a small
| quantity of Golden Wedding aud sugar
mixed in these fresh eggs might serve
as an antidote against malarial fever.
The most populs merchant Of our
vicinity is Mr.. Kirkpatrick, whose store
is at cousin Bob. Ly les. The news Is
that Kirk. is in love with handsome
blonde, whose auburn locks, with hazel
eyes and jelly fringe, enTapture all whe
see her.
Our great farmer and friend of the
the late Southern Confederacy has sold
his calves and rented his farm. This
gentleman, Mr.. WIlburR Baker, will go
to banking for this year. We regret 10
lSsc him from his b toms. He is q
bully good farmer and should never
leave his well regulated burrows for
the banking business.
Rev. c. Q. Brown has removed to
Messy Creek. We his genial pres
euce and christian bearing from our
midst. May his shadow never grow
less.
Report says cousin Jeems Cain is to
return from Mississippi soon, and again
make our hearts throb with emotions OF
pleasure in improving and identifying
his beautiful hsme. Hope he may
come home soon and look after his fine
timothy hsy.
Col. Jas. Nelson has sold q lot OF
fne mules recently. Jim. 10 one of the
rising farmers Of Chucky Valley. We
expect TO psf him against Maj. Petit
bone, Hon. r. r. Butler and ALI. Tay.
lor for Congress In the next campaign.
The masses say We must have model
farmer In the race. sic transit gloria
mundi."
Cousin George Trobaugh I'm smother
great and COED farmer. He has mere
good mulas and calves than any of our
neighborH. George IN wonderfully
blessed. He has fine miheral water On
his farm, . beautiful cave for kssping
milk and butter Just st his hsspItable
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Climbing the Spiral Stairs.
Invisible Architecture in New
England Parsonage.

eyes" she said, "eur children are
married and gone, and my husband and
I sit by our winter fire much az we did
before the little ones came to widen
the circle. Life 10 something like q
spiral staircase; we are all the time
coming around over the spot we started
from, only one degree further up the
stairs
That is q pretty Illustration" re-
marked her friend musingly, gazing in
to the glowing Goals which radiated .
pleasant heat from the many-windowed
eLove. "You know We cannot stop
toiling up hill, though" -,
tSurely we cannot, and for myself |
don't find fault with that necessity pro-
vided the advance in life is not attend.
ed with calamity or suffering, for i
have had ny share of that. Not long
since my health utterly broke down.
NY system was full of malaria. My
digestion became thoroughly disordered
and my nerves were in wretched state
was languid, ate little and without
enjoying il, and had no strength or
ambition TO .preform even my light
household duties. Medical treatment
failed to reach the seat OF the trouble.
The disease-which seemed to be weak.
ness of all the vital organs-progressetl
until had several attacks which my
physicians pronounced to be acute con-
gestion Of the stomach The last OF
these was a desperate struggle and !
given up to die. AS the crisis had
partially passed, my husband heard OF
the merits of PARKER'S TONIC az
an ingigorant in just such sases as mine
1 took it and felt its good effects at
once. 1t appeared to evade my body,
as though the blessing of new life had
GENE to me. Taking no other medicine
I continued to improve, and am now
in better health than have been for q
long time"
Extract from interview with the wife
of Rev. p. Perry, Faster Of Baptist
Church, Coldbrook, Mass.
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TAZEwELL LOCALS.

We now have In Tazewell four doc
tors, seven lawyers and some more just
Matching. aaH
DIR. Epps, Of Lee county, Virginia,
has purchased the residence of W.T..
Carr and will locate in Tazewcll.
Z Was Carlisle's selection OF Dick
Warner, as chairman Of one Of his CON-
mittees, intended 40 q joke on Dick, the
Tennessee delegation. or the citizens Of
this Slater
We regret to sever the close rela.
tious that have hitherto existed between
Hamblen and Claiborne; hut we must
occasionally get a mail. II we can not
get rid Of the nuisance called . ferry
at Clinch river, we must get a daily
line to Knoxville. Just two weeks, the
last time, without a mail.
james Robinson has purchased the
residence Of Jesse C. Rogers, and the
latter has moved to Powel's valley.
B. F. Shuts, one of our enterpris-
ing merchants. has purchased the Will
Jams interest in the Hu. Graham estate,
md, IL is rumored, intends erecting n
handsome residence thereon.
We now have a steam saw mill in
operation near Tszewell. II affords our
citizens a splendid opportunity to shine
up their property.
Would IL not be good idea for our
legislature to effer a small reward for
hawk scalPs! Did you ever think OF the
destruction of small birds and poultry
caused by these azores aid hawkst Az
ter her chickens have passed through al
other dangers, the COOL woman sees TIN.
flock of chickens she has taken so much
pains with go one by one. The value
of the poultry destroyed by hawks
would surprise you, if-an estimate from
few Of your farmers of the number
lost last year was given ysu.
AT the edge of the Valley road, on
he farm OF Mr.. James Patterson, there
stands monument over the grave of
James Robertson The monument is OF
limestone and covered with moss. The
inscription reads /" Killed by Indians,
1774." Just one hundred years ago.
What a change there must be in the APP
pearance Of the country now and at
that time. Traditien says that after
being shot he rode half = mile to the
spot where he is now buried, and could
60 no further. Substituting the blood
flowing from his wound for ink, and
his finger for pen, lac wrote upon the
smooth bark of beech tree KILLED
by the Indians at Butcher spring." and
at the foot of that tree his body wAI
found RRd buried. Y.
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portals, with fruits and NIL the esasntia
evidences to make home happy. = a.
Uncle Snort Tally has renewed <
the SerugEs farm, and win show ths
neighbors how to grow big corn and
'taters He has better cooking and
more Of it than any man I'm Halnhlen
He is always busy making improve
ments. Would make first-class mem
Der Of the Legislature.
-Dua. Jones keeps the track warm
towards Squire Bakers farm in Greene
county. We would net BE surprised il
Dud. gets into the milching business
IL be continues to hold off the calves.
Mi. William Gwinn has removed
to California recently. Should the
Major fail TO grow large corn at his new
home. his neighbo's will find In him
one essential and redeeming trait-he
is number Que chair bottemer.
Gen. Lee Scott 10 entertaining OEs
of the wards Of the county. The old
Oakley" is now playing into Lees
hands $s 80 per month. We have Ad-
viaed our factstum to feed light, nurse
well and collect regularly, as Hamblen
Is rich.
Uncle Johnnie Russell, the clever
est farmer DOW living in the Bend Of
Chucky, has n nattering prospect for q
wheat crop. II 10 said Uncle Johnnie
knows hsw corn 10 made. he rolls his
land before planting and works bis
crop emily in dry weather.
-Neighbors Joe. and Eb. Susong
are still making the hair iy from their
porkers. Their old meat house is now
GmSking, greaning and granting under
the pressure Of over a hundred heavy,
Eat hogs. Joe. has an eye on n South
Carolina belle, as he no longer takes in
boarders. Reports says Ed. likes the
Tennessee gals best, as in this State, all
OF the pretty girls are good cooks.
q Billy Grimm, the mail rider from
Morristown, is the most popular man
for his position to be found In the State
III Uncle Sam does not continue
him as post-carrier after June 80 next,
We desire that pension be given him
for what he has done fer this vicinity,
in which the government will rsfiec'
credit On herself and the Post Once
Department. Q IN THE CORNER.