Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-17

PeneitetIes,
Work is soon 10 be commenced on
the new iron bridge over the Hiwassee
river at Calhoun Charleston.
The Greene county fair comes off on
the 10Th and so of September The
KtteUigenccr urges everybody to get
ready for it,
Athens Post: "A bear weighing
500 pounds was killed near White
Cliff Springs on the 9th Instant
VIM. NJ. Dixon, Riceville, is building
some splendid carding machines.
The most artless fashion editor vet
heard from is the young person who
closed her remarks one day by saying
she didn't know any more then, but
was going to church the next day and
would learn something.
Cleveland Banner. THE robbery
Of Hiram Mayfield. between Benton
and Ducktown, in Polk county, on the
18th of January last, which Is going
The rounds of the newspapers, turns
out to De huge falsehood, "a nothing
Of the kind, or akin to IL, ever oc-
curred.n
Mr.. F. Slataper, OF Pittsburg, Penn
sylvania, is in the city. He visits our
locality for the first time, partly with
view to recreation, and partly with
view to observations on our coal and
iron resources. He Is Civil Engi.
neer of distinction, and "a practical
business man.
Bristol Courier: On Sunday even
ing, about o'clock, the residence of
Mrs Newland, on the Reedy Creek
road, sixteen miles west of Bristol, was
destroyed by fire. 1t is thought that
the fire, which originated in the kitch-
en-, was accidental. Mrs. Newland's
loss is from $500 TO $4,000.
Greeneville IntcUigenccr: There has
been great deal of sickness and sew.
eral deaths in Hawkins county during
the past month. The disease, says our
correspondent, seems TO be an epidemic
altogether unknown in this country.
1t Is something like meningitis, but a
more fatal malady.
Sweetwater Eaterprise. WIN Cleve-
land went South last Tuesday, the 9th,
with another lot of fine cattle, which
were raised in this cOunty.--A good
many of our citizens are complaining
of severe colds. Several cases of pneu-
monia, in our town and vicinity. We
understand that about sixteen of Prof.
Bachman's school have the mumps.
Athens Post Knoxville has an
other baby sensation. The results of
LEGITIMACY flow in and out of that
city as regular as the tides of the
ocean, Wrong again. The girl Is at
home in Jacksboro', Campbell county,
and got on the train with her baby at
Loudon. How far down the road she
has been is not known-but probably
rs far as Athens.
In speaking of schools the Greene
vile InteUigcncer has the following
I'VE are glad to state that Mr.. John
X. Miller, of Knox county, with Z,
Ottinger as assistant, has opened
school at Cany Branch, in this county.
They have l03 schOlars-perhAps the
most flourishing school in the county.
We believe their school got $500 of the
Peabody fund some weeks ago"
Chattanooga Commercial 1.-THE
City of Knoxville y arrived yesterday
afternoon, with over 1000 bushels OF
grain and a considerable amount OF
miscellaneous freight.--Mrs. Swish
er, 20 years of age, and relict of the
late Jesse Hwisher, died in Charleston
yesterday morning of paralysis
Wheat sold on the wharf yesterday
all the way from 75 cents TO Sl.0O, q
good article bringing from 80 cents to
$l.00. Corn was sold at 81 and s.
cents FER bushel.
The Good Templars' Histrionic AS
ISOLATION have determined to play
"Ten Nights in Bar Room at the
Opera House in about two weeks, fol
the benefit Of Mr.. Phillips, who suf'
fered so heavily by the late fire, hav-
Ii, ga H. IL hs
A large number of citizens have prom
ised to give the society all the assist
ance possible TO make 1t success, anC
as the object ia a good one, we trus
that the Opera House will be crowded
to its utmost capacity.
One of the editors of the Milwaukee
Sentinel tells us that he has beer
struggling with his moustache for two
years, and yet it consists of but nine
hairs. He ought to know, occupying
the position he does, that a respecta
BILE moustache can't be produced with
out brains. Louisville COitTteT-JOttr
nal. Well, we don't propose to eX
haust our brains in that way. If the
editor of the COurier-JOurndL had any
brains to start with, he must have {
frightfully long moustache-he ha'
squandered none of his brains in his
editorial columns.-JIi. Sent.
Greeneville InteiHgcnoer The jury
now trying Frank Sewer is the secOnC
colored jury ever summoned in THU
county. Judge Randolph, of the Sec
Ond Circuit, often orders cOlored jury
when the parties are colored.--Valu
bile chalybeate water has been discov
cred near Cross Anchor. It has beer
analysed aud found To be very excel
lent for invalids. We have heard o
several cases of meningitis in thi
county. 1t is said to be very danger
Ous-does its fatal work in very shor
time.-The county site question il
now agitating the sovereigns" o
Sullivan county. Some want it re
moved from BlOuntville TO Union. /
they have as much trouble about it a
the Cooke county people have hsd
they had better go slow and proceed
judiciously.--Mrs. Burts, of Wash
ingtOn county, has MIXED on an aver
age 4 cows, and has sold as the produc
Of those cows 1874 pounds of butter a
sOm1thinU over an average of ~ cent