Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-09
PENCILETTES.

The farmers Of Greene county have
planted more tobacco this year than at
any previous time.
The Presbyterians at White Pine, in
Hamblen county, have determined to
erect new church
Quite storm prevailed Sabbath
evening for a few minutes, but we
have not heard of any damage being
done.
The oat crop will he very short in
this section this season, owing to the
long dry weather of May.-Loudon
Journal.
The young ladies of Morristown
wreathed Prof. Wilson at the closing
exercises of his school last week. The
ceremonies were beautiful aud touch-
ing. 1t was a mark of their apprecia-
ton of his labors.
1t is now generally believed by the
farmers and Others who have been
over the county, that there will not be
laised, this year, more than one half
of the usual amount Of wheat
JOneSJOro' II. 6 I.
Kingston East ZeRnesSeean: A tele.
. graph line is being erected along the
line of the Cincinnati railroad, aud
will soOu reach as far as the gap. Some
of our citizens are suggesting the pro-
priety Of erecting branch line to this
place.
Messrs. Tanning aud Newman. sub
contractors on one of Mallory and
Films sections, recently unceremon-
iousy abandoned their work and left
the country, and their creditors are
striving to get their debts out of their
effects left behind.
Jouesboro' HID r. The large barn
of Mr.. Micaiah Hodges, who resides in
Buffalo Ridge district, was struck by
lightning last Thursday evening and
burned 10 the ground. a large amount
or proVinder. a 0eW wagon, harness,
DC, was also CONSUMED by the fire.
Mr.. Hodges loss is estimated at over
Sl,009.
The r, c. jackson IL cabled up f"r
the season, at our wharf. She viii uvI
be II the trade until the Fall season
only on special tCips.-The steamer
WycuH; sunk just above this place on
Tuesday last, with about three or four
hundred bushels of corn, belonging to
Mr. A. Howard, of this place. About
forty sacks were damaged. No lives
We're lost--LoHe0p Journal.
Chattanooga Times Crawford K
Wisdom shipped last week one car load
of horses The price of beef is from
10 81. The best that is offered here
only bringing 81. The best beef goes
South aud we nave TO put up with
scal8wags. 1t occurs to US that this
is about played ont, and If some butch
er will buy good beef worth 4a5 cents
on the hoof, we believe be can make
money.
We learn from the Chattanooga
COHaBSerciaL that q man calling him
self Lester Seymour, but whose real
name is Ben. G.. Button, was arrested
in Chattanooga OH Saturday. The
Chief of Police having received a cir
cular, that man filing that descrip-
zion is wanted at Joliet, Illinois, where
he has been engaged in horse stealing.
Duttor was trying to get up City Dr.
rectory in Chattanooga.
On last night, the 81 inst, lewd
woman, Margaret MCGEE, was shot
and killed some two miles North of
this place, on what is known as the
Ridge Road, and another woman shot
through the shawl twice. We have
not heard the particulars, only that
there has been process issued for four
or five men. A coroneT's jury went
out this morning to hold an Inquest
GreeneUUie National URion.
Athens Post. A friend from the Big
Sewee country reports the wheat pros
poets much improved, and estimates
that there will be an average crop bar-
vested in Meigs county. - Hugh
Sharp, a cOlored boy, about seventeen
years of age, was drowned last Sunday
while bathing in the Eastanallee, at
ln haah Of fNiaaoatS mill
was in company with several other
colored boys, who, being unable to
swim, could afford him no assistance.
Cleveland Banner. In passing
the country we have noticed small
sprinkling of apples and peaches that
escaped the April breeze. The cherry
and plum crops are good, while there
will be an abundant blackberry crop.
Owing to the wet and late springs
the corn crop is small for this season
of the year, but it looks well and is in
fine condition, and much of it has re-
clover, and spring Oat crops will be
short, owing to the late dry weather.
Garden vegetables are doing well.
Greenevile InteHigencer: Our farm
ers are still complaining of the de-
hNNOO VIC A1CoSlhh ny
ing with their wheat.-Parties on
Bays Mountain are doing a good BUSH
ness in the way Of digging ginseng. -
A man by the name of Gregg, said to
be the bully of Cooke county, and who
has hitherto defied the Revenue Off
GERS, was captured on Monday morn-
ing last, about day~break, while at
tempting to move his stills. He sur
rendered without resistance, and now
quietly rests in Jail, having been bound
over.-Constable Mays arrested one
j. A. Robinette, last Saturday, under
suspicion of having stolen SO from /.
Crouch, who resides in Alexandria
county, North Carolina. He is also
supposed to be an escaped convict from
the State penitentiary at Nashville.
He is confined in Jail, awaiting identi-
iication, or IA requisition from the Gov
ernor of North Carolina.