Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-11-12
STATE NEWS.

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was united in marriage yesterday to Miss
Alice Gardenhire Brien, the beautiful and
accomplished daughter of Judge NJ. NJ.
Brien, The marriage took place at the
residence of the brides father and after
the ceremony, the Mayor and his bride
left on the afternoon train for st. Louis
Union and american.
We learn from the McMinnville NelU
Era that Mrs. j. G.. Harrison, mother of
Hon. II. H. Harrison, Congressman from
the Nashville District, died at McMinn-
vile on the night of October 31st, aged 20
years.
The GreenevHe Union states that by
decree of the Chancery Court the Greene
County Iron Works was sold on the 9th
ult,, to satisfy debt against the Company,
held by VIM. Duryea of New York. The
agent of Mr.. Duryea bid his debt, 900,
on the property and it was knocked down
to him. The property is worth three times
the amount bid for it, and Mr.. Duryea has
made q good thing of it if he chooses to
keep all the advantages of his purchase.
The Memphis LEICESTER states: "1t is es-
timated by a Life Insurance Agent here,
who is pretty well up in the figures, that
100000 will have to be paid by the various
companies on account of the late epidemic.
washington County.
The Jonesboro' Herald and Tribune
says: We learn from Mr.. John d. Reeves
that the prospects for Judge Patterson's
invention, the ''screw propeller" are very
tlattering. He says that the ablest nautf-
cal men in the United States have pro-
nounced it the best propeller ever invented.
The same paper says: Many of the far
mers are now harvesting their abundant
crops of corn which appears to be well
matured and very dry.
The chOlerai is playing the wild with the
hogs of Washington county.
Chestnuts scarce and sweet potatoes
plenty in JonesbOro.
Bradley County.
The Cleveland Banner says "The ex-
press rates South have been lowered. The
price charged now from this point to At
lanta is one cent per pound on all kinds of
produce.
White wheat is worth ST. to $50 and
sacks returned, in the Augusta market.
Corn, white, per bushel, sacks included, IS
to 80 cents per bushel.
Business is rather dull in our town for
this season of the year. Our merchants
are selling good many goods, but there is
nothing being brought to ship off to bring
money in the country. We have q consid0
cradle surplus, which, if it could be con-
verified into money, would afford great re-
lief. We hope things will change for the
better before long.
Keep it before all those who are indebted
soon and settle arrearages, the proprietors
will have to go to stealing. That'll 90
powerfully against the grain Of an honest
Democrat
Greene County
The Greeneviile linton says Our town
was abundantly supplied this week with
large numbers of fish caught in Bowers
trap on Chucky.
The mountains south of this place are
all on fire.
Rheatown has several manufacturing
establishments. 1t has only about two
hundred inhabitants. 1t is the liveliest
portion of the county.
On strike-the currency. Corn will
have to be legal tender for taxes or the
officers will have to sell all the lands to pay
them.
The corn crop is the best in twenty years
in this section. There is no danger when
there is plenty of hog and hOminy.
The NetV Era says: Time and again the |
Dog Law comes up before our County
Court and nothing gained or accomplished. |
Either we must have this law or the sheep
industry or sheep raising must go to the |
wall. 1t costs us to maintain dogs all of |
seventy-five dollars apiece per annum-
making in the aggregate the appalling sum
OF $76, 900 every year OF the peoples hard |
earnings wasted on useless curs