Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-26
EAST TENNESSEE NEWS.

Loudon county has a wool carding
machine in operation now.
Capt. Trotter of Sewer county ar
rived at the wharf yesterday with one
boat load of grain-300 bushels of
wheat and 100 bushels of corn.
Baccus Hines, colored, the Wash
ington county desperate, who made
his escape from the Jail, but was re-
captured, has withdrawn his appealto
the Supreme Court and has been taken
to Nashville.
Fall Branch Items, IN Jonesboro
Herald and Tribune. Some of our
neighbors' dogs made an Outbreak
upon some sheep last Saturday. -Four
were found dead and others badly
wounded. We are more in favor of
the dog law than ever.
Rev. ID. Sullins, ID. D, President Of
Sullinis College, Bristol, Tenn, will
dedicate the new Southern Methodist
Church at Unitia Boudun county,
East Tenn, on Sunday, July 18th,
1876. This edifice is a neat and COM
modious one. Rev. J. r. Payne
preacher in charge.
Jonesboro Herald and Tribune.
was drowned, in the Nola Chucky
River, near Earnest's store, last Satur-
day morning. His body was recov-
cred about O'Clock z. M.-Rev Mr..
Goldman, pastor of the NJ +. Church
at Knoxville, delivered an excellent
temperance address at the Grange
meeting last Tuesday.
The Athens Post says The Cum
berland Church on Fork Creek, which
was destroyed during the February
flood and storms, is to be REBUILT
The Sabbath Schools and Good Tenn
plars of Benton propose to have grand
celebration at -Four Mile Branch, Polk
county, on the Sd of July. Benton
has three fiourishing Sabbath Schools
and the Coed Templars number
many members. To the everlasting
credit of Polk, be it said, there is nota
licensed grocery or tippling house in
town or county.
Greeneville MfeUigencer: It is said
that Davy Crocket's marriage license
are ON record at cambridge
among the most valuable farms in
| Washington county once sold for q
! shot gun and pair of leather breech~
es. Some time ago that same farm
| sold for about ST., i00.-MOst all the
! Illicit distillers on "Newman's RIDGE
! in Hancock county, are idle at pre-
sent Some talk of surrendering
their stills and quitting the business.
We are informed by the Rev. Mr..
Hancher that near Hymns still house,
in Jefferson county, II man was found
dead. Mr.. Hancher did not leave the
particulars. 1t is thought he might
have been shot 10y some of the revenue
officers, while on their late raid, and
was not found, or the fact OF his being
shot unknown.
The Maryville Republican says
Yesterday, about twelve O'Clock, the
kitchen of Mr.. Lewis Henry, near
town, caught fire and was burned, TO-
gether with the entire contents. The
family were absent, attending the
colored picnic. The MAIN house being
some distance from the kitchen saved
1t from being destroyed. The fire is
supposed to have been accidental -
Black marble has been discovered ON
Chilhowee Mountain, on the Little
Tennessee River, in this county. The
marble has been tested by St. Louis
experts, who pronounce it genuine
and of a superior quality. The vein
is ineXhaustible, and is situated so as
to use the Little Tennessee as means
of transportation, steamboats, running
up to this point during the boating
seasons. Messrs. j. NJ. Greer and J.
G. NJ. Boyle, of this place, have
purchased severa! hundred acres of
this marble land and will commence
work Immediately.