Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1875-12-02

Qualla country aud its inhakitant:
will be found quite interesting Il
was written by o. genlemanu whS
has rScdpslyspent several month.
there. 'SAbAS
| -Greeneville needs nothing SO
urgently as q bank. One with a
comparatively small capital would
work wonders in renewing basi-
ness activity, and would pay re-
m~arkably well.
--l455 pairs of Christmas slippers
are being footed ut the shops, and
the demand for figured goods for
dressing gowns is incompatible.
In fact, we may state, preparations
for Christmas are extensive.
MIR. Jos. r. Brown, we regret
to learn, is again confined to bed
by severe indisposition. He has
been down for several days. We
hope soon to see him about again
in the enjoyment of full health.
Somebody wants q blowing up.
We haven't received a Knoxville
paper for several days, and as soon
as we discover the man who cab
bnges them he'll think he's run.
ming for Congress on the other
side.
MIR. NJ. S. Temples surveying
party havt all returned from the
QnRlla country, driven out by the
approaching winter probably.
Their work is not yet completed
and the party will return next
spring.
The new schedule plays hob
with the evening mail. Greene
Vile has generally been very fortu-
nate in the matter of mails, getting
them IL daylight, and the night
mail will he felt as a serious ineon-
venience.
The Quarterly Conference Of
the Methodist Protestant Church,
for Me Paint Mountain Circuit,
will be held at HarrIson's Church,
south of Chucky, on Saturday and
Sunday, Dec. 18th and 18th. All
are invited to attend.
We now receive the Christidn
Observer as an exchange. 1t is
one Of the best of the religious
papers, aud we recommend it to
our Presbyterian readers. Three
dollars q year. " Fifth ST., Louis
vile, Ky. i- %. i1s... a,.
-Enola BLACK Fox, Alma
chene (StandiDg Wsier), Cherokee
indians ofthe Qualla country, with
their interpreter George bradley,
will visit this country next summer.
Enola is q great preacher and one
of the foremost men of the tribe.
We notice in some Of our ex-
changes that the candidates for
county offices are already ann0une-
ing themselves to the dear people.
Our columns are open from now
until August at the remarkably
low price Of five dollars per head.
The whole amount of the Pea
body fund to be distributed in this
State this year will be $4,000,
$4,000 will go to the State Nor
NAL university and $4,000 in spe-
.cial donations, leaving $4,000 for
distribution among schools apply
ing for aid, DJ
tom Lane and Charley Mill
gan rallied out with guns and dogs
last Thursday and came in after q
rough days wark with no game to
speak of. VIII and Lutte Williams,
boy q of fourteen and ten, beat them
''all holler," for they came in with
seven rabbits and as many birds as
they could carry.
The Centennial Guards, OF
this city, received sixty stand Of
arms yesterday from the Adjutant
General. - Brownsville States,
Nor. 26th.
This must be soothing TO the
Johnson Guards, of Greeneville,
who have been waiting for their
arms for the last four or six months
Prof. Boynton has been oblie
ed to resign the Professorship Of
Woolsey and Cave Springs Bap'
list College, on account Of the IL
health of his wife. He returned &c
Michigan last Monday. The school
has met with q very serious loss by
the resignation Of the Professor
but viii be continued by the oAhsa
members of the Faculty.
The State papers are Just now
vigorously dunning for . little
shack pay" Wouldn't object to &
little ourselves. Two Of our bes'
and oldest compositors died from
starvation two weeks sgo. and we
are keeping the others up on liberia.
allowances Of saw-dusk. As 70,
ourselves, of course, we don't re