Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-12-23
PencfIettes.

cents per buShel at Chattanooga.
The hog cholera is playing sad havoc
among the swine at Strawberry Plains.
Chattanooga has so far succeeded in
raising $50 for the Tuscumbia suffer-
ers.
Sullivan county reports 100 900 bush
els of wheat to sell. Sewer county
ditto.
In Delaware the price for calling the
Court "a bloated old rhinoceros " is
just S..
One of the Washington county hog
thieves spoken of last week, has been
captured and jailed.
Mr.. w. H. Williams has, during
the last week shipped from the Greene
vile depot nineteen car loads of wheat.
The Greeneville NcW Era says that
i've hundred persons were present at
The Changers anniversary AT Pizgah
on the 4th inst.
The Athens Post says Mark and
Creighton Dennis, of the Sth civil
district of this county, killed j. hogs
few days ago, which Detted 3, e35
pounds.
The Athens Post says: Wheat is
coming in lively, at Sl.10 for choice
white and Sl.OO for red-the receipts
being heavier since our last issue than
for some weeks past.
Among the departures Thursday,
vas car load of turkeys for Charles
ION, shipped from the Knoxville and
Ohio road. The Charlestonians are
getting ready for Christmas.
Jone-boru' is to have another Dem
0cratic paper 10 toe called the Jones'
bOrO' Journal The present foreman
Of the HcrdlR and Tribune is to have
charge of the mechanical department.
The Brist I Cou,'ier says: Mr.. j.
R. Spurgin, IL Washington county,
brought in $50 line hogs, for Messrs.
l[eebler d Williams last week. Three
II them--fair samples of the lot
Weighed 800 los.
The GreeneviIla National Union
says: Mr., Fred : Wagner killed on
last saturday Il snake ten feet long,
which had thirty rhttles and a button.
This is about as good snake story rs
We have ever heard of.
The East TenneSSccdn says; The
array of legal gentlemen in attending
Circuit Court rs comparatively small,
Besides our own bar Judge Brown, Of
Knoxville, Col. Neal, of Rhea, and
Hope of Chattanooga, are here.
We regret to learn that Mr.. David
ialbraith, Of Greene county, who acct
dentally ran the blade of a pen-knife
n his leg few weeks since, an account
If which we gave, and who had his leg
amputlted GU the 18th, has since died
rom the effects of the wound.
The CongregdtionaLiSt advises its
readers To " sit at the feet of horse
and learn humility" Just So" says
The California NeWS- Letter. "'Sit down
at the feet of mule, and il he doesn't
humiliste you, pull his tail and tickle
the inside OF his legs with stable
fork.n
The Jonesboro' Herald and tribune
says: A few nights since man by
he name OF Davis was caught stealing
corn from the crib of Mr.. Bryant
stephens A son of Mr.. Stephens
shot at the intruder, who is dangerous
~ wounded. 1t is better to beg than
steal, and not half so dangerous.
The Cleveland Herald says: Mr..
G. l.. Rice, of Athens, went through
this place one evening last week with
about 100 hogs, which he was shipping
south to put on the market. His hogs,
he said, would average 260 pounds, and
they cost him about A. cents per pound.
At the present prices he will make a
nice pile OF money in the enterprise.
The Bristol Netcs says On Friday
night last at the residence of w. l..
Mcfarland, on Sixth street, adjoining
Main, while the family were from
home, a chunk rolling from the fire
l.. a. 4 H.,
able hole was burned therein. Mr.
Mcfarland and lady on returning eX-
,inguished it without much difficulty
Ne learn from one of the mai
agents on the East Tennessee
Virginia & Georgia railroad, that on
Friday a difficulty occurred between
Two men i'm Greene county about d
dog fight, which resulted in one o
them being shot in the head, the hal
passing around to the back Of the
head. He was not dead at last ac-
counts.
\ friend of ours looked rather sleepy
Thursday and he said it was all owing Il
young man calling on his sweetheart
and promenading up and down the
porch in front of his bedroom until {
late hour in the night, keeping him
awake. He didn't object n the court
ing part, if they could only agree Il
settle the matter without 80 much pc
destrianism.
The Greeneville american says
Deputy Sheriff Mercer last week ar
rested Joe. Hendry, who drew n pisto
and attempted to escape, but Mr.. Mer
Ger thought that was two handed
game and drew his pistol and brough
HendTy down at the first shot, tn,
ball struck Hendry in the back of tho
head, passing around under the skin
and coming out just above the eye
He will recover.
\ gentleman in this city took mea
II "A hotel in a town not a hundre,
miles from this city, over which lad,
presided. While settling with The
lady, a man stepped up who had beeI
boarding with her two days, and oil
whom the lady was keeping one eye
having some fears that he would for
get 10 settle his bill when he left, anC
asked her "what are the initials O
your name?" TO which she cody re