Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-23
State Items.

The police of Memphis are getting new
uniforms.
Memphis is abundantly supplied with
fish and game.
a new religious paper, the Presjstsr}oa,
has been started in Memphis.
There are said to be 10, 800 members Of
the Masonic Order in Tennessee.
East Tennessee hay is said to be in great
demand in the Southern markets.
Deer are said to be more plentiful in the
Chilhowee and Big Smoky mountains
than they have been for number of years
past.
Col. Schwenk, United States recruiting
officer, left Nashville on Thursday morn
ing for Texas, having in charge $50 color
cd recruits
The Southern Manufacturing Company
Of Nashville has Just made third large
shipment of sugar machinery to British
Honduras.
\ young man named Oscar Goad acct
dentally fell over the iron banisters OF the
Maxwell House on Church street, at Nash
vile, Saturday night, and was rather Sc
verely bruised.
Glenn Whittemore and William Martin
got into dispute at the South Nashville
Paper Mill last Saturday afternoon, and
shot at each other three times without eff
feet.
The completion of the Chattanooga and
New Orleans Railroad will give "A shorter
line between the Gulf and Eastern cities
than through Memphis or through Jack
son, Tennessee.
The jury and other expenses incident to
the Federal Court which adjourned yester-
day, including jury, costs, etc. will amount
To- near So, 600, as we learn from one of the
Deputy United States Marshal5.--Nush-
Cili0 ROu10r.
Captain Skiles, who shot Louis Travis,
cOlored, the Georgia murderer, while ar
resting him last Saturday, went down to
Atlanta last evening to claim a portion of
the reward offered for his apprehension.
The negro will probably recover from his
wound.
The Humboldt Itldcr, of the lth inst,
says: " Vim. Waddill about fifteen years
Of age, was killed yesterday by being
caught between the shaft of the band
wheel and an arm Of the cog wheel of q
gin. He was driving tho horses at the
time Of the accident
4 family Of three Italians cultivate a
| large garden in the eastern suburbs of
Memphis, and within the past year they
have not shipped less than sixteen thou
sand dollars worth oI cabbagCs and other
garden products. They estimate their
profits at three thousand dollars for each
OF the three.
4 negro named James Cuzart, who had
| been living on the farm OlJohn Warmath
near Humboldt, went to the house OF his
employer one mOning last week, and ut
tempted to shoot him with shot gun, but
failed TO hit him. Warmath discharged
four shots from pistol at him, and failed
10 hit. The negro was arrested and lodged
in Jail.
over twelve thousand dollars in gold was
collected az the custom house ina this city
during the month Of October. The major
portion Of this sum was for duty on rail-
road iron consigned 10 the Little Rock
Railroad. The iron now being received T.
/ from Antwerp, and was originally pur-
| chased for the FL Paso Railroad Memphis
J AuOtdncAC.
About dozen wagons, completely pack
| the city yesterday from North Georgia.
/ They transfer from their wagons to the
| Memphis and Charleston Railroad here
and 90 70 Memphis, whence they make
their way into tie interior Of the state.
Chattanooga IiHJCs.
The Jasper Times, OF last week, says
We have ON our table q copy of letter ad,
dressed to NF. Jack Nicholson, and signed
by member Of the Ku KluX Khan, IN
which Mr.. Nicholson il warned that his
life il In danger ON account Of a drudge
which the Khan Lgve against him. Now
We , al only -.E hat such measures n
this arc calculated ly ruin the South, GnC
nl-0 the Democratic p"rty.