Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-16
STATE NEWS.

FORK packing has commenced IN nashville.
Horse thieves are operating in Davidson
county.
The Masonic Grand Chapter is in session in
session in Nashville.
Gov Senter will not be able to attend the
immigration convention at Indianapolis on the
2Sd instant, on account of his official duties.
The Silrer Sccptrs is to be the title of
monthly soon to be published at Morristown.
Wonder if it is an ohshoot of the hHpcriuLSt?
Metz and Strasburg have been designated as
the points in France towhich money orders can
be forwarded under the North German system.
VIM. Wright, Esq, citizen Of Gallatin, fell
from a wagon last Tuesday, and received in
jures from the effect of which he died the next
day.
tHouse building is fine business in Chattanooga.
One builder has twenty-five houses under CON
tract now, and several others have smaller num-
bcrs.
\ little boy, son Of Dr.. Williams. of Corinth.
fell beneath two cars on train on the Memphis
and Charleston railroad the other day and was
crushed to death
Forty indictments have been found in the
L. :. District Court against persons who are
holding Office contrary to the provision of the
Fourteenth OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Acalaucke
Last Saturday evening, in race at the Paris,
Tennessee, Fair grounds a young man by the
name of BrOckwell, was thrown from his horse
against q tree, and seriously If not fatally in
jured.
Sheriff Porter and his deputies, Of Henry
county, made raid upon some yiolators of the
law last Monday in the vicinity Of Caledonia,
in that county and captured two men by the
name Of Edward Gustav and Henry Miller
W L. Hathaway, a Lieutenant in Black
burn command during q VAR, was killed at
Liberty on the Sth inst. Two constables tried
to arrest him, when he drew a pistol and they
at once shot him down.
A negro wac shot and killed by disguised men
al Nor q "a To- an
90 Railroad. last Wednesday night and
the body Of the negro was sent to Fostervile
for interment. We were unable to learn fur
Their particulars
The Jackson Wing and TfiJuae says that
continuous stream Of white topped wagons had
been passing through Jackson for the past four
weeks. filed with the yenmanry of Middle Ten
| nessec, looking for homes in Arkansas and
/ Texas.
A serious disturbance took place mt Spring
Hill on the evening of the 10th inst, says the
Nashville BGUUSr between Col. ThOmas II
! PEBBLES, State Senator elect, and - A. Pointer
Esq Several shots were exchanged between
the parties. resulting in the death of the former
! Mr. Pointer was not hurt.
/ 4 very large number Of ScanGanavians are
! daily arriving IN Memphis and ARE rapidly be-
| ing furnished with employment at the several
/ labor agencies that have been established I'm the
/ city The majority go 90 the neghboring State
/ Of Arkansas, while many are settling in Wet
! Tennesse.
While party Of men were talking in Boyd S
store. at Statewide. dispute arose between two
men named Pack. Florida and Wesley Arm
! strong, both of whom were to some extent un-
der the influence Of liquor Armstrong struck
! Florida on the head with four-pound weight,
| featuring his skull Florida Is Still alive but
/ there were only the taintest hopes OF his re-
| cOvery.
The Alabama and CHI ttsnooga Railroad Co.
/ h- just received n spcnu.d new engine manu-
incturcd especially for them 1T the Taunton Loo
/ Is undoubtedly the finest ever seen in This
| country IL weighs 30 tons, has o. feet driving
I wheels, and all the mounting Of the machinery
| are silver plated. 1t is named the J. c. STAN
ton, and has an admirably executed likcnc-- OF
Mr.. j. G. Stanton on each side ofthc head
| light Chattanooga Times.