Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
TENNESSEE NEWS.

During the last week Colonel Johu NJ.
Fleming, State Superintendent of Public
Instruction, has paid Sill 800 the first iu-
stallment of the Peabody fund due to all
schools that have completed the first five
months in accordance with the conditions
on which the aid was granted
The Athens Post says: The revival
meeting at the Methodist Church South,
Charleston, Tennessee, had resulted IL
about sixty conversions up to the Both ult.,
when the meeting was still continuing
with undated interest.
A Memphispaper says that the average
lawyer in that city can't make money
enough at his profession to keep him il
whisky and collars.
The Cleveland Banner says: The
weather still continues to be entirely too
wet for farming operations, and as cou-
sequence our farmers will be later than
usual in pitching their corn crops. But
they should not worry al out II, because
everything will come out rightin the end
The Nashville Bulletin says: CDR. Il,
W. Hasslock, recently appointed Postmas-
ter of Nashville took charge of the office
yesterday. The following changes were
made in the office: J. r. Dillin appointed
Assistant Postmaster, vice Enos Hopkins.
Mrs. V. A. Baldwin appointed in the gen.
eral delivery, vice Capt. T.. r. Winters,
resigned. Miss Jessie NJ. Doris, vice Paul
Hoffman. II. A. Hasslock, in the dis
tributing Office, vice J. b. Hogle. Henry
G. Smith, vice NJ. G. Bennett Henry A.
Loudon and A. j. Roper are also appoint
ed to clerkships, but are not yet assigned
The Kingston Valley Nc,cs says: There
was the best tide of the season last
week, and 1.-THE Upper, Country y seems
to have unloaded itself" for fac By
N,NlN rtx
informed that not less than three hundred
produce boats, from Clinch and its tribu-
| taries in East Tennessee and Virginia,
| passed this point between Tuesday and Sat
| urday Of last week.
A revival meeting has been in progress
at Swan Pond meeting house for several
| weeks. Last Friday night there were
| twelve or fourteen seekers at the altar.
| Rev. j. r. Shultz has been doing most or
the ministerial labor.
| Mr.. Chas Rothe has been putting up tue
| frame of the foundry buildings during the
past week, and matters begin to present a
business-like appearance in the neighbor-
| hood of the new enterprise. The foundry,
we are informed, will be ready to go into
| operation in about six weeks.
Messrs. Melton & Betterton have pur-
chased logs enough during the recent rise
in the river to turn out over two hundred
thousand feet of clear lumber
Messrs. w B. & II. Love have also been
making heavy deals, though we have been
unable to learn the extent of their pur-
cusses.
The Morristown Gazette says: So far as
we have been able to learn from country
friends, the recent frosts and freezes in thi-
section have not ruinously damaged the
fruit prospects. The general impression l.
that there will yet be an average crop If nc
more serious backsets occur.
We understand there is considerable ex
element Just now in Rutledge and vicint
ty in Consequence of the appearance il
CHnch Mountain of huge specimen O
I black bear. 1t was last seen about mill
! from Rutedge and was productive ofsomt
shooting, much running and genera
| scare