Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-24

opening a wholesale hardware house
here soon.
Cleveland Herald The Pump Fac
tory at this place, which has been
stopped for some time on account Of
some patent troubles, we learn Is soon
to start again with clear record and
bright future.
The last Lee county Sentinel records
the stabbing of man named Collins
by man named Miser and the shoot
Ing of Henry Miles by DR.. Kimber
llnH alsa the shooting Of Daniel Lit
erell by his Oh.
Chattanooga Times: Cart. w. {.
Crozier arrived in town yesterday on
his way to the gold mines of Georgia,
where he will be located in his own
interest. Cap, CrOzier has been. con
nected with the Cincinnati Southern
railway for the past five years aud
drove the first and last stake in The
survey OF that road, a large portion
of the route adopted was surveyed by
him.
The Greeneville american has au
appeal to the Temperance people of
Greeneville aud vicinity to meet IN the
Court House, Friday night, for the
purpose Of memoriaizing the Lpgisla-
ture on the liquor question. The
MOrristown Gazette also has He fol-
lowing Local option-This subject
is taking the right shape. We hope
the wishes of the sober men aud the
ladies will be carried out. If com
munity wish licensed groceries, thew
then can have the privilege hy voting
for them.
The Blountville reporter Of the Bits
toll Courier says A lady writing from
Bakers Store, st. Clair County, Mo.
states that, owing to drouth and IN.
sects, crops failed in that section that
grain can not be bought that horses
could be bought for $40, and milk cows
at from 5000 to $1,000; that the wealth.
er IL excessively cold, having been
from l6 to 2S degrees below zero that
people are actually leaving their farms
and going East. This is bad sta Of
things. Let East Tennesseeans be,
ware.
The Jonesboro' Herald and Tribune
gives an extensive account of the cap-
ture of Baccus, one of the men charged
with stealing great deal during the
cholera seige. He was arrested at the
time, but made his escape, and now il
again in jail. The article winds up nv
saying: The ladies will no doubt re.
joice to hear of his capture, as their
husbands will now have no excuse fDf
being out late at night.--Mr John r.
Spurgeon, has on hand ten thousand
bushels OF corn, ready to boat down
the Holston as soon az the tide comes.
John is jolly fellow, but he is afraid
of the girls.
Kingston East TeRnesseea,. Col.
Il. *. Byrd informs us that he has Oh
tanned "a contract for furnishing AZ. 900
cross-ties for this end of the Cincinnati
railroad $500 is the estimated number
TO the mile. He purposes sub-letting
To persons owning timber land adia-
cent TO the road. The Independent
understands that the mail packet is 10
be put back to the old schedule. we
nope not. There is no excuse for mt.
ting the public twenty-four hours be-
hind time with their mail. If such a
change is made, we are sure il will be
done against the wishes of the entire
business community.
Kingston E'dStIenneSSeedn: A move
ment has been on the tapis for several
weeks past, having for its object the
establishment of an extensive furni-
ture mandatory at this place by the
Well-known firm of Ristine d Nav. of
knoxville, and we are now assured
that the negotiations for suitable sit,
for the buildings, through Col Better.
ton, has been consummated, and that
the enterprise will be inaugurated at
an early day. The building will he.
erected somewhere i'm the neiphbor-
hood OF Southwest Point. of New
Kingston, and when under wav will
give employment TO twenty-five or
thirty workmen.
The Greeneville american saws
A sad accident occurred Sunday night
IN town. a child of Mrs. Eliza
Bowers, by some means managed TO
get on the floor and into the fire be-
lore she was aroused from her sleep.
Fhe burns are not regarded as calcu-
lrted TO prove fatal. but it is feared
That the unfortunate little one will
never again have the use of its arms.
The case of State VI. James H
Bean, for the killing of Joseph Lam
Dns, was called Monday morning. As
Is usually the case under such circum-
stances, two or three panels were ex-
hausted before the Jury was obtained.
Messrs. Pettibone, Robinson and In
SersOll, appear for the defendant-an
strong array of legal ability.
Athens Post We are informed that
he Committee appointed to select
grounds for holding the County Fair,
nave selected part of the old race
course in the vicinity of Athens, as
he most eligible, and are now in ne
collation. for the purchase or lease of
he same. -Nep. Dunn sold his large
tOck Of wheat at $l.05 on the river
)ank. Corn is worth 20 cents. The
diwassee when full is navigable bv
mall steamers as high up as the head
If the Savannah Farm. During the
'ecent rise some Of the bottom lands
we're submerged and good deal of in
ury done to the growing wheat. All
asst years harvest along the river has
,een sold. There are about one hun
lred head of beef cattle feeding on the
1iwassee, al and near j. l.. McClary's
which will be ready for market in
hort time. Farm work well advance.
wheat in some fields thin in staud.
Bristol Courier: Mr.. j. X, Auder-
on offers the room over the First Ma
lonal Bank, fitted up with lurge
hrs no 81.