Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10

In some OF the new styles there lie no
change. Poor relatives are cut the
same as last year.
DOE Jourolmon Is just now very
much interested In few select verses
rom the book Of job
We would call attention to the APP
portionment Of school money in this
mornings Issue. 1t is ON the tax Of
1873.
Bristo! .NeiS. We zee quite num-
Der Of bogsheads of tobacco brought to
town every week. These are fortunate
men, for tobacco is the cash crop of the
country. Next year there will be
much more of it produced.
Bags got up too early one morning,
and began to scold the servant girl.
His little six year old, who had been
listening attentively during the oon-
versation, broke in with, " Father,
stop scclding you needn't think that
James your wife,"
MAKE you a coat, sir ~ said q sus-
picieus tailor to q suspected customer.
"Oh, yes, sir, with the greatest pleas
ure." "There, just stand in that po-
sition, please, and look right upon that
notice while take your measure"
Customer reads the notice; Terms
cash.
The County Court Clerks office,
the Tax Collectors Office and the steps
leading to Circuit Court room, in the
second story of the building, have
been treated to neat mating, and the
Tax Collectors room has been furnish
ed with something of platform, or
Judges stand for the holding of Quor-
UNI Court. The Clerks office presents
now decidedly neat appearance.
Gid. II. Strong, of McMillsn's,
brought in car load of eighteen very
tine cattle Thursday, and loaded them
for Richmond, Va. They are the first
cattle, we believe, that have been ship
ped from this point East this season,
at any rate we are sure a finer lot has
not been in the city for months. Gid.
knows exactly how to put the big
fat " on cattle, AZ they from year to
year testify. He has other lots which
ne will hold for the spring markets.
Morristown Gazette: We learn that
an individual, on Saturday last, while
considerably inflated with benEine,"
became either disconnected from $3.50
or the $3.50 became disconnected from
him. At any rate, we suppose him to
be the loser, as he is minus the $3.50
Last week the mountain torrents
and the valley streams ran into the
rivers and raised them immensely.
AS early as Thursday, the trestle un-
der the bridge at Leaivale was washed
away. The result is Bunconibe "
can not cross the French Broad any
more till the trestle is replaced. This
will take a week or ten days.
Chattanooga Commercial: The new
steamer City of Knoxville wasinspect-
ed yesterday, and left for Cooper's
Landing and Knoxville.-Corn sold
ON the wharf at 81 cents yesterday !;
wheat is worth from S1.l0 TO S1.l6, and
oats from IS to 80 cents, according TO
qaality.-Jas. NJ. Sturgis, clerk of
Roane county court and Mr.. Morefield,
clerk of the Loudon county court,
we're In The city yes5e5day afteF cNI
charged with horse stealing, and who
had been arrested by Marshal Lowry.
He stole horse at Rock wood and took
il to Kingston and sold it to Mr.. Sur
Gis, purchased fine suit of clothes
with q part of the proceeds and came
20 this city on the Wilder on her last
trip down. In the meantime the theft
was found out and description tele
graphed to Marshal Lowry, upon
which the arrest was made.
The New Market NelOS says; We
have plenty of shoemakers in our
town, but there Is an opening for an
other good blacksmith, a wagon max er
and cooper. Any of the above nam.
ed mechanics, We think, could do well
here.--Crane, the mail carrier be
tween New Market and Rutledge, de-
serves promotion. Last Friday, COM
ing to the river and finding it too full
10 be safe to cross with the boat, he
left his horse upon the other bank,
and the ferryman putting him across
in a canoe, he shouldered his u. 5.
Mail bag and walked to New Market,
a distance of six or seven miles, COM
ing in on good time.-Pneumonia is
quite prevalent in cambridge and vi
entity. An unusual number of suffer
ers from this osuse.-" A party of
cambridge young men are talking of
going TO the Lone Star State in a
spring wagon Just for the fun there
may be In it," They should start at
once, while the roads are in a good
condition for plenty of fun.
We would again call the attention of
our citizens to the advertisement of
Good TemplNrs' Histrionic AssociR-
bfOn, VIM give TIC bSSOhu VI hbSii SC
ries of temperance dramas o.night at
Hoxsie's Hall. The drama to be given
tonight, is entitled "The Drunkard,
or the alien Saved, and it il the first
time this thrilling temperance drama
has ever been played before a Knox
villeaudience, and we can safely prom
Use our citizens rich treat. These en-.
tertainments are given for the bene
fit of Holston Lodge, No. 80, /. o. G..
T., which is doing noble work in our
city. Already numbers who were adj
dicted to the use of Intoxicating drink
to excess have been saved, but many
remain yet 10 be plucked rs it were
from the cutters, and the Lodge de-
serves the encouragement of all good
people. We trust that the Hall may
be crowded. Seats can be reserved at
the Hall this afternoon, without any
extra charge. Price of tickets only
so cents. Come one, come all.
Chattanooga Commercial Yester-
day was lively one on the wharf.
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