Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-03

Miss Jones of Milan, Tenn, who ac-
cidently shot and killed her sister,
some time since, is hopelessly insane.
4 saloon keeper at Pulaski, Tennes-
see, named Robt. Moore, committed
suicide by cutting his throat last Mon
day morning. He had been drinking
freely.
The Chattanouga Commercial SAYS ::
The growing wheat in James county
is looking well.-Corn was worth
81 cents on the wharf Yesterday
Capt. Chamberlain has gone to Gin
cinnati to look after the interests Of
the Roane Iron Company, in the
awarding OF the contracts 10 furnish
rails for the Southern road.
Fayetteyille ErproSs. Why don't
YOU kill that dog, old man." said n
Lincoln county farmer to a venerable
African who was foudlng a NANCY
looking cur. 4" Wouldn't hurt Il har
of his head, boss, for muffin, " respond
ed the old darkey; " dat dogs too
good a Christian. He's "a regular fol-
lower of de Lamb-he fotches i'm a
young sheep nearly every night"
An experienced editor pays a high
and deserved compliment to the fair
patrons of the press. Women" he
says, are the best subscribers in the
world to newspapers, magazines, etc.
Ne have been editor for forty years,
and never lost dollar by female sub
scribers. They seem to make it point
of conscientious duty to pay the
preacher and the printer-twO classes
of the community that suffer more by
bad pay and no pay at all than all the
rest put together"
The Sweetwater Enterprise says
We had the pleasure of Witnessing the
process of cas ting stoves, plows, CHM
ney backs and jams, at Taylor Bros. ,
foundry, la, Monday. The castings
were as nice as those turned out by any
new Foundry. Mr.. Roads, the Pattern
maker, Geo Hurd and Jim. McAmish,
understand their business "A sad
accident happened TO Emmett Saul,
little son of Mr. w. = Saul, of this
place, on last Tuesday. While his
father was cutting straw, with which
TO pack eggs for shipment, the little
fellow thought he would assist him by
raking the straw away from the kuife,
his father was paying but little atten-
ton to him when the knife caught his
right hand and cut his three first fin
gers off.
Jonesboro' Journal says: Some of
our enterprising farmers are arranging
to offer premium OF $4,000 To be
awarded at our next air, for the best
average crop of wheat, and also 81
good round sum - for the best acre of
wheat.--We learn that there arequite
number of boats being constructed
along the rivers in this county. Diff
ferent parties are now building some
six or eight, at the mouth of BOOue's
Creek on Watauga, and others are he
ing constructed AT various other points
along the same stream. a vast amount
of grain is shipped in this way from
this and adjoining counties each year.
The Kingston East TCnaesscean
says: We learn that there has been
an unusual amount of sickness and
death i'm this usually healthy neigh
bOrhood during the present month, no
less than five deaths being announced.
Among olhers, were those of three
aged people-Mrs. Mary Morrison,
aged "a Mrs. Margaret Dsatherage
aged so. and Mr.. Holmes, between
So and 80 years of age.-Joe. Wash
ington, a colored man, who had been
in the employ of Mr.. Talley, of this
town, succeeded, on Saturday night,
in robbing his employer of all the
loose change in his pocket, amount
ing to between SIP and SIS. The thief
effected an entrance through the win
dow of Talley's dwelling. He Is yet
at large, but efforts are being made to
arrest him.