Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-04-19

Bradley County.

BfaOIeJ OOuntys
RACoN.-The price of this article con-
tinues to climb in most of the markets,
Here buyers offer cents hog round, while
holders want 93c. Not great deal in the
country, owing to oar farmers selling their
hogs on foot last fall. ~.-~e. s--...
IRON MINE.-We have good news from
the Flint Spring iron mines, located In the
south part of this county. A very rich bed
of ore has been found upon the lands of the
Messrs. Hambright, from which many
tons of ore are being raised, equal in per
centage to any that has been discovered
Cgev. Banner.
WHEAT.--The wheat looks quite pros
porous. The freezings were not SO severe
now growing rapidly and spreading we'll
over the ground. The crop in East Ten
nessee will fall but little if any, short of an
average Commercial Republican. 1,,t
u = Washington County. ~ if.l
The Jonesboro' Flag reports wheat in
upper counties as very promising.
SNOw,-The mountains south of Jones'
boro' were covered with snow last Sum
day. a.7 ss5af So
/ FIRE.-The dry house at Francis Glib
sons saw mill, near Locust Mount, was
destroyed by fire last Tuesday night. A
large amount of good lumber was burned.
ACQUITTED.-FinleyD d. Hale, who was
| charged with the shooting and killing of
years since, was tried in the Circuit Court
at this place last week and acquitted.
No UsE,-There is petition in circula-
ton in this county for signers, requesting
Gov. Brown to call an extra session OF the
Legislature, that the Legislature may have
an opportunity to act again upon the liquor
law.-Herdld and Tribune.
STABBING AFFRAY.-Last Monday
morning John Slagle went to the field,
where More Strickland was blowing, to
settle difficulty that had originated be-
tween them on account of the carrying off
and concealing wagon wheel of Strick-
lands last Christmas, of which Slagle was
accused. On this meeting in the field few
words had passed until fight commenced,
which resulted in Strickland getting Sc
verely stabbed in two places under his
right shoulder. DIR. Sewer was called to
dress the wound. He thinks it serious,
but hopes it will not result fatally.-Her-
aid and Tribune. a...-.-..,..
! Sullivan County, a1 i'
Mr.. Adam Harr will soon complete his
new mill in Blountville.
Jesse Adams died of dropsy of the heart,
at his residence St miles below BlOlntville,
on the 9Th inst, aged 50.
Mr.. w. B. Melvin, of this place, has
gone into the live poultry trade. He will
charter cars from Knoxville to New York,
receiving his poultry at the different sta
lions between Knoxville and Bristol
Bristol Courier. .i't1
Claiborne County.
Mr.. A. Lockhart was almost instantly
killed at Cypher's coal bank, in Tazewell,
few days ago, by large rock falling up
on him from the top of the shaft in which
he was employed at work.
ffAoars Greene County.
The wheat crops in the upper end of this
county are looking as well as common at
this season of the year. There has been a
larger acreage than usually sown.
The Pottsdale Furnace has been in blast
over line months and has turned out, on
an average, over one hundred and sixty
tons of pig metal per month. There is
now over six hundred tons on their yard,
waiting for the roads TO dry up so that it
may be hauled to the depot and shipped.
The work on the new brick store house of
the Furnace is progressing finely. The
building is to be sixty feet square with a
wing of thirty -GreeneUille National
Union. rrtLH at.s.4stI G.tg9
The District Conference of the NJ, E,
Church meets in Elizabethton on the 30th
citizens expect to attend. ra4s4 ~ z
The Presbytery of the Presbyterian
church closed its session in this place OH
last Monday evening. The session was
unusually harmonious and great good was
.-Greenevile National Union.
McMinn County.
MORE OREs.-Several additional speci-
mems of ore from the Crittenden farm,
throo N, iloo FROM, Piooxyi1Io hoxya hooy, loft
at the printing Office for the inspection of
parties who may feel an interest in the de-
velopment of the rich mineral resources of
the county. So far as we are capable of
judging, one of these specimens-red hem
attic of iron-is the richest we have ever
seen. Another, from vein discovered
some time ago, and a sample assayed by
DIR. Addelberg, of New York, contains a
heavy per cent. of silver. Parties are now
at work testing the extent of these depos-
Its, and are much encouraged with the
prospect. In other words, they think they
have "struck good thing. athens Post.
Z rs BIedsoe County.
MURDER Athens Post tersely states
the following: A murder occurred in
Bledsoe county on the 4th instant. The
murderer's name is Pleasant Price-the
victim was Pearce Songer. The killing
W 40 uoue Will oh AZ, anu WAS lusuSdteu
by an Illicit connection between Price and
the wife of Songer. The latter stated that
Price told her he would kill her husband
if she said SO, but denies that she consent
ed to the crime. Price was arrested, but
escaped from the officer, and was at large
when our informant left the Valley.
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