Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-03
Our Iron Interests,

Our Iron Interests,
Mr.. James Burnup, Of London, England
who some months since contracted by ca
ble for large body of valuable iron and
coal land at Smiths y Roads, the property
of Col. w. A. Hoskins of this city, arrived
here on last Monday, and conn leted the
sale by making the first payment. Mr..
Burnup, in company with Col. Hoskins,
left yesterday for Rhea county, for the
purpose of acknowledging and having re-
corded the necessary papers.
We are credibly informed the intention
is to improve the property very soon by
the erection of blast furnaces. The invest
ment in itself is a very important one, and
with us a splendid one at this time, but in
The vast iron territory around us, it is but
n speck.-- Chattanooga Comn,crcidL
McMinn County.
The Athens Post says: We understand
twenty-seven car loads of coal have already
been sold at this place for local consump-
lion. 1t costs delivered in the town about
$40 per car load
We are glad to be able to note marked
mproYementin produce since our last is
sue. A large number of wagons were in
town on Monday and Tuesday and the
receipts of corn and wheat at the depot
were pretty heavy. Several lots of corn
were sold on Tuesday at IS cents cash.
The hog market is unsettled. The farm
ers are generally willing to sell at cents
gross, and we have heard of several en-
gagements for family use at cents net.
We understand n good many are killing
and sailing for bacon. The number of
hogs in the county is not as great as we
were led to believe some weeks ago.
Bradley County.
The Commercial Republican of the 9th
rs. nf mfr 10
looking well. The farmers have sown
earlier and fully one.third more than the
average for the last six or eight years.
We are informed that the Baptists have
selected Cleveland, after mature delibera-
ton, as the most desirable place for locat-
ing their college, and propose to go to work
early in the spring on the building, for
which they have already secured one hun
dred thousand dollars.
The Stock Company organized some
time ago, we learn will have their ma
chinery here in few days. They expect
20 manufacture goods on a large scale and
give employment to some forty or fifty
hands. Success to the enterprise.
More Manufactures.
A gentleman from Lynn, Mass, in n
short time is going to establish a boot and
shoe manufrctory at this place, with the
capacity of turning out one hundred cases
per week. We also learn that company
of gentlemen, from Michigan, contem-
plate at an early day, establishing a
large wagon and carriage mandatory.
We are of opinion that both enterprises
will pay handsomely at this point. Cleve-
land is one of the best sites for manufac-
turing establishments to be found in the
South, and it appears that everybody has
found out the fact. Come on-we have
room enough for all.-CteUeLand Banner.
IL
George Mcpherson of this place, killed six
hogs that Melted l,S47 pounds of pork. The
largest weighed 4l6, the smallest POS. The
Captain believes in and has some very fine
stock. His hogs are the Chester white.
The Greeneville Union says Greene coun-
ty has three thousand children in school.
Greeneville schools have assurance of
SGOO.lO aid from the Peabody fund for this
year. They have 2i5 pupils.
Ex-Presdent Johnson and son arrived
home Wednesday morning.
Nearly as many horses and mules have
gone South this fall as other seasons.
The EdSt IeRHcSSce0R, at Kingston /
says; After several weeks negotiation for !
parsonage for the Presbyterian Church, a |
purchase was finally made on Monday |
evening last of Mr.. Hugh Martin, for the |
neat cottage situated near the church and |
at present occupied by Mrs. Williams. 1t |
is neat, substantial building, and, being |
convenient to the church, we deem it |
good selection. We understand the price |
paid was 81 400.
The Comptroller has entered motion in
the Circuit Court in Nashville against
Robt. Caldwell, Revenue Collector, for the
recovery of $4,000, the amount of taxes
due on condemned property, which the
defendant failed to sell at the time speci-
fed by law.
r. h. MicEwen, ESD, of Nashville, shot
himself through the head last Saturday.
He left the court house at noon, having as
usual attended to his law business. The
deceased was brother of the late Hon.
John A. McEwen, formerly Mayor of this
city, and at one time editor of the old
Nashville Gazette. He was q member of
one of the Oldest and most highly respect
ed families of the city. He had brought
about desperate feeling by prolonged in
Ilulgence in stimulating drink, and is said
10 have meditated the deed which he ac-
fually committed yesterday, some six
months ago, but he stated at that time that /
bis nerve failed him.