Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-17
EAST TENNESSEE NOTES.
HIouut County.

Joseph george, OF this place, was severe |
~ injured at the DeArmond saw-mill be-
low town, Wednesday evening. Some
thing broke leose about the machinery and
struck him on the breast, knocking him
senseless for awhile. He was brough
home and is now reported TO be improv
.-MaryCil,e Republican.
Washington County.
There are seven prisoners in the county
jail.
We hear of quite number of persons in
Sullivan and Cartar counties, who propose
to join the excursion train that leaves Bris-
toll the 22d inst. for Omaha, Nebrask.
The track at the Fair Ground has been
very much improved. The Directors are
determined 20 improve it from year to
year until they make it the best track in
East Tennessee.
The health of Jonesboro' was never bet
ter than at this time. The Doctors say
that they have nothing to do. There is no
sickness in town. All persons having
business here can come and stay as long as
they desire without the slightest necessity
of fear.-Hcrdtd and Tribune.
I.oudOn County.
Messrs. Robt. Anderson and Q. a. Tip
ton, of this place, have purchased the fine
steamer of the East Tennessee and VIr-
ginia railroad, and have cabled her up at
our wharf She is to be run in the upper
Tennessee river trade, we learn.
! a fine drove of young mules and horses
passed through this place on Sunday last.
They were purchased 10y Mr.. Croolshank,
| in Meigs county. He was taking them to
! his farm on Clinch river, preparatory to
! driving South this fall.
! We were reliably informed one day this
week, by gentleman of the same neigh
! borhood, that his neighbor, in Monroe
county, one day last week, killed seventeen
| rattlesnakes in few feet Of each other,
and he says it was not a good day for
! shaking, cithcr.-LOUdOn JdUFHdl.
Greene County.
A number of fishermen of our town are
Offering good price for crickets. We
understand they want a hushel of them.
The entire scholastic population of
! Greene county from to 81 years, accord
ing to the Superintendent report, is 1919.
We understand that the work on the
Marrow Gauge is still progressing. The
present force consists Of negro with a
wheel barrow.
The Pottsdale furnace, which has been
out of blast, for the last six weeks was fired
up last week. The metal will soon be
coming to town again.
Greene county has a Justice of,tbe peace.
fortunate possessor of five acres of laud
Said land was assessed at three dollars and
eighty cents. The tax upon the same is
t,0O and u hulf cents. AS it cost fifteen cents
to assess it, the State realizes the handsome
sum of twelve and half cents profit over
the left. This Justice we are informed east
his vote against the public school law. -
National Union.
Polk County.
We learn that q man by the name OF
Trantham was killed at Ducktown on Sat
urday night last, by a man namel Bell
The particulars, as we get them, are these
Wrantham and Bell were brOthers-in-law
the former got drunk, went to the house OF
the latter, raised fuss, drew his knife and
made at Bell, who, after making an un-
successful attempt to get out of mis- way,
seized a billet Of wood aud struck him
such blow across the head that he died
+ in fifteen minutes. Bell had hearing
before an examining court, and was dis
charged on the ground that the killing was
done in self defence.
The Consolidated Company, of Duck
own, turn out three tons of pure copper
each day, which will run up in the course
of one year to one thousand and ninety-tive
tons, amounting in value, at present prices,
to seven hundred and forty-four thousand
and six hundred dollars. Two mines-the
East Tennessee and Mary-furnish the ore
for this enormous copper product. Suppose
the other dozen mines were being worked,
and YOU can form some idea what big
thing copper mining is in Ducktown.
There is nothing in the State, or the whole
South, TO equal it. Cleveland Banner.