Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-06-10
Local Miscellany.

| On Saturday night, near II O'Clock, we
noticed the barber poll in front of the La
mar House in bad condition. 1t was
staggering around and vomiting most ter
| ribly, and would doubtless have fallen tc
the ground, but for the kind offices of one
| of our mice young men," who did his best
| to hold it steady. sre1e
On Sunday morning, about | o'clock we
heard. some shooting near Asylum street,
and as we have heard of no robbery or
murder being committed, We presume
that the shot was intended for some
canine intruder. We hope the moon gave
sufficient light for them to see their mark
clearly, and that dog burial was the re-
suit.
Three men going home Saturday night
about II O'Clock were so tired they could
hardly navigate; in fact they had to take
a rest against the fence at the corner Of
Union and Crooked streets before they
could proceed any further.
We noticed on Sabbath the prevailing
feminine passion clearly demonstrated by
some little girls from to years old,
having constructed enormous bustles
out of newspapers. fsEs
Our young friend Gus. Knabe, at Al
bers & Co.'s drug store, put some fly paper
in some jar tops on Sabbath morning in
different parts of the store, and at night
about half gallon of murdered flies. He
extends an invitation to their numerous
relatives to be present at the funeral next
Sabbath, when refreshments of the same
nature will he served.
WOrkmen are engaged in tearing down
the old stable near the corner of Prince and
Main streets. That building has long been
an eye-sOre to that part of the city, and we
consider its tearing down an Important
sanitary measure.
Little Ed. Sanford and his velocipede at
tfacted considerable attention yesterday
morning as he rode down towards the de
pot. He managed it admirably
Quite number of the scholars from the
Deafand Dumb Asylum left on the up and
down trains yesterday for their respective
homes during the vacation. They were
accompanied to the depot by the officers
and teachers of the institution.
p. Shropshire, the Market Master, is
having the square as well as the building,
thoroughly cleaned up and lime has been
placed in all the damp places. Fish and
cluded from market yesterday.
The street hands are engaged in building
gilbert at the corner of Church and Gay
streets.
Lime was being distributed yesterday by
the city authorities to all the business
houses on Gay street. All the private res
licences will also be supplied as soon as
possible.
Last night, about 10 o'clock, some one
gave false alarm of fire, caus-
ing for moment rather stampede at the
Opera House. 1t was soon ascertained,
however, that there was no cause for alarm,
and the exhibition went on without fur |
Their disturbance. On examination it was
found that there had been no fire whatey- |
er, and that the alarm was most probably |
only given to see what effect it would have |
on the audience at the Opera House.
For some time past Mr.. George McDuff- |
ey, eolored living near Shieldstown, sus-
pected that the wife of his bosom was not |
as chaste as she might be, and on Satur- |
day night laid trap for her, which was |
duly sprung, James Branch being caught |
fragrant delicto. The angry husband de-
termined on infiicting a slight chastise- |
ment upon the destroyer of his happiness. |
drew a fevOlyer and commenced firing.
while Branch, without waiting even 10
make a hasty toilet. had urgent business
in another part of the city. making his
escape with only a slight wound in his
hand. We failed to learn whether he re-
turned for bis clothes or not. 7qq
: Thop: Cardwell and John Harris appeared
before His Homer, the Recorder yesterday to
answer to the charge of fighting on Saturday
night, They were fined So and cost each:
Luther Warwick, for getting into difficulty
with several BARRIERS at the corner of Union and
Gay streets, was fined s. and cost. |