Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-28
EAST TENNESSEE NEWS.

Bristol. 0dbri1ss Chb' is to be used
on the locomotives Of The passenger
trains on the a. NJ. C y. RR. between
this place and Lynchburg, and il is
said one hour and forty-five minutes
will he saved between the two places,
which is nov consumed i'll 'wUeding
up"
Letter from Union 10 Brftol COa-
rier The pastoral relation of Rev
Jno. r. King, with the Presby terrain
Church here was dissolved ii eek ago
last Sunday. He has laburei faithful
~ with the church, a. pastor about
twenty year,. BY this great and good
man great good has been accomplished
among this pe"ple.
Greeueville InteHigencer' Two sheep
were killed in the oath district 10y dogs
last rk.--Aud Mrs. Ward still con
tinues 10 dispense liquid Elimination TO
the inhahiIants 0f Greene county,
All the fruit in Hawkins county is
killed, and braudy advanced 80 per
cent. snow over there was an iuch in
depth ON the morning of the l7th. and
it continued In SNOW all day. Ponds
We're frozen over with ice half an inch
thick.
Jonesboro' Herald and Tribune :.
Mr. y. Simerly was in town this week.
He informed US that work will be re-
sumed on the East Tennessee and
Western North Carolina RR. this sum
mer. has advanced a little
in price. Farmers who have a surplus
on hand will no doubt do well to sell
now, as there seems to bs a demand for
it. In fact it would have been much
better for them if they had sold last
September, when the price was as high
as it now IL, and perhaps as high a. il
will reach this summer. Our advice
is to sell now, while you can get the
money for it. .....g.
The Madisonville correspondent oil
the Sweetwater Enterprise, in speak
ing of a school exhibition, says: =" We
also learn that Miss Victoria Cardin
the teacher, met with an accident du.
ring the performance of "A tragic ael
by the careless handling of pistol by
one of the actors, which being loaded
with q bard paper Wad and the dis
charge striking her on the foot in
fiicted a wound, paiufulfOr shorl
time. This species of enteItaiumen'
by amateur performances, especially
at school exhibitions, we do not thinH
commendable Is they frequently re
suit in some accident
Cleveland Boancr: A YOU, mar
by the name Of Nurneli. from Jane
county, was accidentally shot in III
arm, at this place, on Monday evening
As we get the facts they are abOu
these: Yaruell had violated SOM
municipal law aud the Marshal Ella,
gone to arrest him-NaTurll re-iste,
and drew pistol and attempted L
shoot Burge---the Marshal-wheI
Lark Taylor Marshal pro tenn. inter
ferred, whCna scuille en~ued, iu which
pistol exploded accidentally an,
wounded Narnell as above stated. Thl
wound is not at all a dangerous one.
Cherokee (N. c. Herald: We wer
shown last week, by DR.. G.. w. Ward
very fine specimen Of ore found OF
his premises in Swain county, contain
ing gold, silver and galeuu. This or
is said 10y competent Judges TO be IN
richest ever found in North Carolina
We learned this morning beior
going to press that IN Saturday las
John Rogers, of Graham county, wa
shot by Thomas Coward, at or neA
Robmsville The wound il though
10 be fatal. We are not informed as I
the cause Of the difficulty. Gran
and Garrett who were confined in on
county inii some few days since on ia
charge Of Illicit distilliug and tratIicin
in liquors, succeeded on Tuesday nigh
Cthe 18Th inst. ia eGectIng their escap
from prison. ... ...
4 prisoner Ia tlIe Chic0pee llla,7.l ia
cut his throat with piece OF glas-. SUI
ucous were hlWriedly brought, and, att