Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
PENCILETTEs.

CHATTANOOGA is to have new weekly
paper, entitled the Waterman. 1t will
be edited by DIR. G. A. GOWN, and
will be Republican in politics.
Trion factory. Chatteoga county,
Georgia, is again complete. The cost
of its reconstruction reached one hun
bred and ninety thousand dollars.
Mrs. A. G. McNabb, of Bardly
county, raised fine crop of turnips,
the largest measuring 249 inches in cir
conference and weighed g pounds.
Mr.. Henry Blevins, of Six Mile, in
formed the Maryville Republican
yesterday that the cholera is again
raging among the hogs in his locality.
A gentleman accustomed to the sig
nature of the firm of which he was a
partner, having to sign a baptismal
register of Ole of his children, entered
it the son of Smith, Jones & Co.
A child of Mr.. Frank Roe, of Union,
came near losing its life, last Wedncs-
day, by getting a straw crosswise in its
throat, the ends having both penetrat-
ed the swallow. 1t was extricated by
Dr. Emert.
Rev. Jno. f. Spence, who has been
East some time in the interest ofEast
Tennessee Wesleyan Univerity, re-
turned to the city on Friday evening.
He speaks hopefully of the success Of
his mission.
The Scott Banner says that on last
Saturday James Moore shot and killed
Geo. Swiney, on Stony Creek. The
shooting was entirely uncalled for.
Moore is still Mt large.
Parties from Morgan county inform
To- lot lnr
persons have lost their lives on the
Cincinnati Southern by premature eX-
plosion Of blasts.
"What makes you look so glum,
Tom ?n "Oh! | had to endure Il sad
trial to my feelings" What on
earth was it?n "Why ! had to tie a
pretty girls bonnet with her mother
looking on"
Mr.. Cooper of Jacksboro' was strik-
ing with sledge hammer fora black
smith i'm JacksbOrn' on Monday, the
hammer glanced from tine anvil and
struck him below the knee aud broke
both bones of his leg.
Notwithstanding the cold weather
on last Saturday, the Grange picnic at
Mount Olivet, south of the river, was
well attended, and proved to be am en-
cred by Coils. A. a. Barnes and ii. IL.
Hubbard.
We notice from the Kingston East
Tennesseean that John Little, who
killed VIM. Neice q few days since in
that town, had "A preliminary hearing
before Justices Greene and Wester,
and was bound over in the sum OF
$1,000
L,l - .,
Monday evening for the purpose OF
taking steps TO organize Peabody
graded school ut that place. There
was large attendance and the success
ofthe movement seems to be assured
already.
When four young men with theil
boots down at the heel and holes al
the toes, spend a whole day hunting
with lean dog, and return to town in
the evening with one rabbit and two
turtle doves, you need not be surprised
if they complain of hard times anC
favor unlimited imitation.
1t is reported that Pence, Keager &
Sperry, sub-cOntractOrs on the Clncin
natl Southern, have absconded, after
drawing their last allowance, and have
left their creditors as well as hands
without their pay. Parties from Nor
gan county inform us that they have
lost some by trusting them.
The Chattanooga Commercial says
Prof. Van Horn has organized and i;
at present training a band of genuine
colored MINISTRIES. Some of the mem
bers of the troupe belong to the Chat
tanooga Colored Cornet Band. Tht
company proposes to open with an ex
hibition at Knoxville, about Christ
mas.
A man vino cheats in short measur,
is measuTeless rogue. If in whisky
then he is a rogue in spirit. If b!
falsifying his accounts, their he is al
unaccountable rogue. If he gives
bad title to land, then he is a rogue in
deed. If he gives short measure il
wheat, then he is a rogue in grain.
The Methodist revival is still in pro
gress. There will be no preaching to
night, in consequence Of the menta
and physical exhaustion of the Tevi
Waists. The number of conversions
up to this time, is 103, probably IN
paralleled i'm the history OF Wythe
Vile. 1t will be remembered that tHi
meeting has only been in progress
three weeks to-day.-Wytheville Ell
terprise.
Fifty persons left here in one da
last week for Texas, and some six {
eight families again on Monday. The
have our greatest sympathy in tn
rash movement, for we know the
will be sadly disappointed when the
get to their journeys end and try Tel
as life awhile but, then, the cemeteri,
out there have got to be populated b
somebody.-North Georgia (Daltor
Citizen.
At Warrensburg, in this county, o
Friday last, Sanford Young, (col too
deliberate aim with a rifle gun au
shot 10. Mishamore, the ball enteriu
the neck and killing Thin Instant,
Young Immediately took fight, DepuI
Sheriff McKemy, and others followt
in pursuit, but could Learn nothing
him. 1t Is thought he has gone
Chattanooga or the @. g. Railroad.
ia said the difficulty arose about a CO
ored girl. We know nothing Of Il
particulars.-Greeneville Intelligence