Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-12-30


few days, with their pockets full of
rocks " TO pay Off their hands.
A young widow ahvertises in "A Gin
cinnati paper that she has an income
ofthree thousand dollars a year, aud
will marry any man, young or old,
who possesses the same means, aud
can produce certificate OF good char.
acter
Al illinois woman, when they first
began TO have Congress men-at-iarge
out there, hearing the fact alluded 10,
straightwsy rushed into the kitchen,
exelaiming, Sarah Jane, don't leave
the clothes out to- night, for there's
Congressman at large"
A young mau has been arrested In
New York for sleeping in a standing
position. He would stand on the
street for four hours at stretch, with
his eyes closed, and not move muscle
1t is hereditary His father was a po-
liceman.- Wash. Chron.
The Memphis Avalanche says The
Chattanooga Times Indignantly denies
that its editors inspiration il drawn
from this or that quarter OF course
not; everybody knows that 1t is
drawn from one end Of q barrel, and
hat he takes II with sugar"
The Couricr-JouTnai says 1.-THE ex-
pense incident 10 one of pretty Lillian
Hdgarton's lectures in Iowa, recently,
was fourteen dollars more than the re-
ceipts. She doubtless arrived in town
on q night when the 'Citizens' had
BACKED up and gone out TO hang q
man,
w. II. Harrington, George Myers,
Webb Purdom, and Berritt Purdom,
we're committed TO Jail, yesterday, by
the Sheriff of Grundy county, for safe
keeping until they can be tried on the
charge of numbering a man named
Baur, in that county, recently.-Ndsh-
UtiLe Banner.
The Union and American says
The mail carrier between Manches-
ter and Tullahoma reports that two at
tempts we're made to rob the mail on
the l1th and 18th insts. respectively.
he says that sheets we're tied around
The trees for the purpose of frighten
ing his horse. The mail is carried in
buggy between the two points.
Mr.. Alexander Reeder, whose boys
have been attending Prof Beaman's
school at Thorn Grove, gives as his rea-
sou for being opposed TO merit and de-
merit marks, that his boys have be-
come so accustomed to saying "per-
feet" that when he calls them in the
morning, they just answer perfect I"
and turn over and goto sleep again.
Bill Smoot, OF Pike county, Georgia,
says; " hereby announce myself as II
candidate for Kurrener of your county.
I do this because l believe the Sivil
Rites Bill will pass Congress, and the
otis will be worth something. People
hao In "A nj hnHntnf,,ra. httt 10
going TO be worth something this
time, hope everybody won't be
pitchin' into me for it."--LOuiSriHe
Commercial.
Very small, selfish and mean must
he be who can extract pleasure from
tbe injury snd suffering inflicted upon
o neighbor. Yet, there are such per-
SONS In our midst, and their names are
known, as may be shown by the fact
that several boys, Tuesday night,
placed strong strings across the walk
on Clinch street in the desire that
some one would fall and be hurt. Such
actioDs deserve the severest censure.
The Chattanooga Commercial says {;
The receipts of corn at the wharf yes
.erday were quite large; the exact
amount we were unable to learn
The demand was brisk, with strong
competition among buyers, which
caused an advance In price of two
cents, the market closing firm at sew
enty-fve cents per bushel. Buyers
report satisfactory improvement in the
quality Of the corn. Wheat Is salable
at $l.l5 per bushel.
The Chattanooga Commercial says /:
One Of our citizens tells the following
A dead beat walked into an oyester sa-
loon and after devouring az many as
ne could conveniently carry, started
away without paying for them. Pro-
prietor-Hold on there, you haven't
paid for them oysters. d. B-I
haven't got any money. The proprie.
tor hauled out revolver aud started
toward him. ID. P.-What is that
Proprietor-Ill show you what 1t is,
presenting III, that's revolver. ID.
B.-Oh, don't mind that, thought
il was d stomach pump.
The scholars Of the Boys and Girls'
High School at the Bell House pre-
sented their teachers Mr.. S. A. Craig,
Mrs. Lancaster and Miss Slemons,
each with q beautiful silver cup as
their Christmas testimonial of their
love and respect, each having the
name of the teacher engraved on it.,
and the words presented by the
scholars. The occasion of the pre-
Sentation was very pleasant affair,
one which will be long remembered
by b Ith the givers and receivers, and
shows the estimation placed on these
faithful teachers by their scholars.
1t is related of George Clark, the eel
ebrated negro minstrel, that, being ex-
amiued as a witness, he was severely
INTERCEPTED by the attorney, who
wished to break down mis- evidence.
You are in the negro minstrel busi-
ness, / believer" inquired the lawyer.
Yes, sir" was the prompt reply.
Isn't that rather low calling" de-
manded the lawyer 81 don't know
but what it lie, SIR" replied the min
strel, but it is so much better than
my fathers that am rather proud of
it," What was your fathers call
ingW He was a lawyer" replied
CLARK, in tone of regret that put the
audience in roar. The lawyer let him
alone.