Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-03-17


beef cattle south last week.
Charles King, Of McMinn county,
lost 20 head of fine sheep by the fresh
ct.
T. l. FarreIl's daughter was drowned
in branch OF Sewee, McMinn coun-
ty, last week.
n good advertisement is like bill
of fare at "a hotel-one does not know
how many good things one is in need
of until he reads IL over.
In tearing down an old house in
ShieldstOwu, IA gentleman found
rats nest made out OF United States
fractional currency. There were
pieces of fifty cents and smaller notes.
The Sweetwater Enterprise say
w. L. Upton lost fifty head of cattle
on Ross leland, and Latimore's 500
bushels of corn. 1t figures up the loss
of Monroe county, 10y the recent flood,
at $250,000.
Said a Missouri preacher There's
a powerful sight of giggling back thar
in the corner and it's got to be stopped,
or the Lord will delegate me To open
the door and throw some one out ~
1t was stopped.
The old frame store building on
Market Square, the property of Mr..
Ira Lovelace, is being torn down, and
we understand is to be replaced 10y "A
large two story brick building, To be
occupied by him as a family grocery.
School Inspector to urchin; Now,
Johnny, how many can you count?h
johnny: Zone, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine, ten Good,
Johnny, go on" Johnny (after mo-
ments thoughU: Jack, queen, king,
ace"
Three boys came near drowning at
Chattanooga, on the 9Th inst. They
started out hunting in leaky boat,
and it was with difficulty that one of
them was rescued from his perilous
condition. The other two just man
aged to swim ashore.
The announcement is made by the
Army and Navy Journal that General
Sherman has yielded to the solicita-
tons of his friends, and, instead of
leaving, as a legacy to his family, the
diary, the concluding chapter of which
was published in the Journal of Sep.
TENDER 26, 1874, has consented to its
immediate publication.
Madsonvile items, Sweetwater En-
terprise A child Of Mr.. Fox White
was accidentally struck on the head
with a hoe one day week before last,
and serious wound inflicted. -
We learn that a little girl living on
Bat Creek, was standing before the fire
on the night after the storm. when her
dress caught on fire and she was seri
ously burned.
Sweetwater Enterprise says: We
understand that a good many families
in the mountain portion of this county
are suffering from the want of bread
and meat. 1t is reported that there il
not provisions enough in that portion
of the county to last until another
crop is made. Such hard times as the
people, throughout the country, are
now experiencing has not been known
for many years.
GreeuevilIp american: A literary
journal, entitled The MOshiem Re-
view" will begin publication about
the first of April.--The mountains
are again covered with snow. People
down the country may look out for
another freshet before the spring j.
over.-Wheat is represented rs look
ing well throughout the county, and
in some localities as looking fine Tor
this time of the year.
Sheriff Swan, with assistants, left
Thursday IN charge of the prisoners
convicted at the last term of the Grim
inal Court for Nashville. There were
six in number, rs follows: Hurry
Martin, IL years in penitentiary Sol
Brummet, 8 years George Nelson, 3
years; Charles Broyles (colOred),
years; Bill Patterson alias Bill viii
liams (colored), years; and Kate
Carson (colOredl | wear
Thursday morning, quite a crowd
of men were seen standing together
on the pavement in the neighborhood
of the McGhee Block, when a police
mans attention was called to it by 8
wag, who asked him if he had moi
heard pistol fire in that direction
The officer said no, and rushed among
the crowu, only to find them quietly
discussing some item of news, prob.
ably the Beecher-Tilton affair or the
Louisville Lottery.
Bristol NeWS. DIR. r. A. Houk
died of pneumonia last Saturday a
Poor Hill. He was aged about 80 Of
So, and had only some two months
ago removed thither from Beams Sta
ton, Tenn.-Peter Hicks, the black
giant, who has been long depredating
on the public. stole two shoulders o
bacon yesterday in broad day-ligh
from Keebler d Williams. Mr.. Keeb
Ter saw it under his Indian blanket
and the chap goes now to Blountvillt
jail.
The members of the NJ. E. Churcl
raised, in three days, by subscription
$1,000 towards their new church
From the plans talked of by them, W.
Judge they will have the handsomes
church in this end of the State
The students of the Academy are
now issuing semi-mothly MSS pa
per. With the intention, we suppose
of becoming editors of country news
papers $50 called, which seems to bC
the greatest ambition of the rising
generation. -GrceneUiLl american.
The Chattanooga Times, of the 9th
says: eff any one thinks that the
citizens of Chattanooga are discouraged
let them take a look at the business
going on. Market street is as lively a!
ever. Ia an hour after the water wen