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

Fine cattle continue to arrive daily
for shipment Quite herd arrived
Friday.
Red used on a railroad signifies dan
ger, and says stop. 1t Is the same
thing displayed on mans nose.
The boy who was sent after a quart
of milk, but spilled nearly pint, fool
ed the old folks, by visiting spring on
First Creek before going home.
A Cleveland man puts waste paper
into his letters, so as to make them
weigh all that will pass for three cents.
He does this to revenge on Uncle Sam.
A strong movement is being made
in Alabama to secure a Local Option
and Civil Damage law from the Legis
iature, which has strong hopes of sue
cess.
A letter from Connecticut, received
here Saturday, says snow is Is inches
deep on a level there, and that they
draw their water with an axe and
carry it in baskets.
Capt Massengill, of Granger county,
arrived at the WHAT on Friday with
800 bushels of corn and 900 bushels Of
wheat, which he disposed of at once
at the market quotations.
Messrs. Jno II. King, Il. A.Warren,
NJ. L. Crowly, and Charley Howard,
Postal Clerks on the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia RR, have been
transferred to the Memphis aud Char
lesion RR.
That was IA wicked boy who by call
ing out in the Market House Satur-
day, who lost half dollar" had "A
half dozen persons stretch out their
hands, when he calmly walked on,
saying, "Well, didn't find it,"
The Loudon Times says lockwood
is to have new Odd Fellow Lodge, to
be instituted on the lst of April. Past
Grand Master A. A. Barnes, Grand
Warden :. d. ]. Lewis and other Odd
Fellows Of Knoxville, are expected to
oe present
The prospectus of the Clinton Tri
hume has been laid on our table. The
first number is TO appear on the 18th
of April and is to he published at
Clinton, Tennessee, by the Clinton
Publishing Company, at Sl.5O year.
The prospectus does not say what the
politics of the paper Will be
wv wy VI fl' iltt ; W. - AlE iIlt w..
cuss. words, &c. on IA back street, wh~i,
gentleman remarked, what a sad
sight to see boys so young living in
vice" He was corrected at once, 10y a
third urchin, witnessing the scene,
who said They srn't living there,
they be at home in the Sixth Ward -
Cleveland Banner: Several lots Of
beef cattle have been sold in this mar
ket since our last issue, at cents on
foot. They were shipped South. Com
is scarce IA this market, aud within
the past ten days he. price has consid-
crnbly appreciated. Corn meal j. also
scarce, aud commands very liberal fig
ures.
\ young friend of ours before start
ing on little journey the other day
sent IA young lady friend of his a cake
of very fine toilet soap, with the re-
quest that she would draw no infer
ence from such gin. Before he
reached the train that day, a boy step
ped up and handed him IA small pack
age, which when opened was found to
contain fine tooth comb, and 10y the
same lady with the request that he
should draw no inference from such a
gift.
There is gang of thieves who have
been at work in this city and the sur
rounding country for some time past.
The other day Officer Cain arrested
two of the party, of which we made
mention, and he has now traced the
remainder, and will have them all in
Jail before he gives up the work. The
trial of the parties already arrested
has been postponed until Tuesday next
at l o'clock, as by that time Officer
Cain hopes TO have the whole gang i'm
Jail. Officer Cain deserves credit for
his energy in ferreting out these
rogues.