Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-02-11
STATE NEWS.

Hon. John Welsh, of Sullivan, reports
Sullivan county ~ being almost unit Tor
Gillenwater5 for Congress.
Nearly two hundred convicts are en-
ployed on the Memphis and paducah raA-
road they build mile Of road per week
The religious revival at Greenevllle
closed on the night of the Sd inst. There
were dignity conversions during its pro.
gress
Transactions In real estate are lively
along the Tennessee. a citizcn Of Athens
recently paid 50 600 for an inland farm Of
50 acres.
Bill Kelley, the negro who committed a
rape on a white woman in Davidson coun-
ty last August, has been sentenced to be
hanged.
Sullivan county, in this State, is ma
terially prospecting; taxes well paid up,
county warrants at par, and schools doing
first rate.
The Jackson Courier is agitating the pro-
ject of forming new State of portions Of
| Kentucky, West Tennessee and North
| Mississippi.
The Wing and Tribune, the Herald and
the Dispatch, of Jackson, express a prefer
| ence for Gen. Alex. w. Campbell, of that
city, for Governor.
The county elections in this State this
wear occur Oh the liISL ,lllC DlIl lOl
August. The State election for State Oifi-
GERS occurs the first Tuesday the 3rd) of
November.
The bridal attire of Mrs. President An
drew Jackson will be worn by her great
grand niece at Eye olde folks" concert,
and being one of the most amiable, as we'll
as one Of the sweetest singers that Nash
vile has ever produced, she will contribute
q modest but very pleasant additional in
terest to this very valuable relic.
Resolutions were adopted by the Board
of Directors of the Tennessee Agricultu-
raj and Mechanical Association at the
| meeting Saturday to increase the capital
stock of the Association to S30O,0OO and to
| establish in connection with the Fair
| Grounds Polytechnic School, for the pur-
pose of educating mechanics, farmers and
others up to a practical as well as theoreti-
cal point essential to their success in these
| great callings.
DIR. VIM. Morrow, state Treasurer. says
| that the payment of the July interest is
! already an assured fact. He has the money
| in hand reserved for its payment. The
| semi-annual interest Oh the State debt Is in
! round numbers $500, 900, so that an annual
| interest of 81 900 has TO be provided
| for. 10. .,.. ..... ...
| The State was never in so good fix as
| now to nav it. All the old Tennessee
money, tile retiring of which was posi-
| tive draw back to the State, has about been
| Withdrawn. There are now not more than
| $500, 900 of State warrants outstanding,
! aud by July /, it is believed, all will have
passed into the State Treasury. This and
| the withdrawal of the Tennessee money
| will bring about u new era in State imam
| ces Warrants will rule at par for the very
good reason that they will be redeemed on
| presentation, which has not been done for
ears past nor at present. Warrants will
be as money. Taxes will be collected in
! the currency of the country, instead OF in
warrants aud old Tennessee money, and
| by receiving cash the Treasurer will be en-
abled to pay out cash.
The Comptroller has issued statement
for January, showing the amount of war
rants issued during that month for State
| expenses
| Expenses $500 Executive,
Capitol and Others..... SAlI 81
| Salaries-Judicial. EX-