Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10


Chattanooga Times BY the way,
was there ever a town of this
size with such sidewalks of any kind?
and the few so horrible?
A man who had had severe fall
was asked by the surgeon, have you
eprained yourself near the fbula a.?
No, sir, answered he, near the market
place.
There were three boat arrivals at the
wharf yesterday, "a follows: Capt. +.
II. Roberts, 500 bushels of corn, Capt.
Aislinger, 200 bushels OF corn, Capt.
VIM. Davis, 300 bushels of corn, Capt.
Helms was expected.
Cleveland Banner Our bacon mar
ket has not yet opened. Some men,
who are posted, think the prospective
opening market will be 121 cents, hog
round, although we know no one will
ing TO pay these figures.
The expenses Of the Memphis City
government for 1874 were Sl3l,7ll SO
more than the receipts. Wonder if
they don't. uniform their police, fur
nish cork stoves for their families and
gold headed canes for their aldermen
Chattanooga Commercial: The r.
NJ. Bishop arrived yesterday, bringing
about 4, BOG bushels of corn and some
oats and wheat, in all about 200 bush
els. The corn brought 82} cents on
the wharf, oats IS cents and corn 81 90.
Loudon Journal: Our Piney repor>
ter was in yesterday looking as long
and lean as ever. He reports the
whisky all frozen up, and the vendors
retailing by the pound. He reports
everything on the decline with a
downward tendency
A lady in this city received letter
yesterday from her mother in Illinois,
in which the following paragraph ap-
peared: The thermometer managed
to creep up to zero about noon to-day,
out even then it did not seem very
warm
Conductor Parker found a pocket
book in the train on Friday, contain
ing money and papers, and from the
latter he learned that il belonged to
lawyer Mayfield, of Cleveland, who
returned from Chattanooga on that
day. 1t was promptly sent back TO the
owner.
Sweetwater Enterprise +. A lot of
very fine cattle were sold last week by
Messrs. Henderson to a gentleman
from Florida, who paid them cents
per h., gross We learn from ar
physicians that there are great many
cases of Pnuemonia fever in our cOun-
tyat this time.
Cleveland Herald: Jim Steed and
30. Hardwick went hunting last week
to Tennessee River. Their equipage-
10 lbs powder, 20 lbs shot, shot guns
40 old newspapers, ham of meat, bill
crackers, pistols, bowie knife and a
pair of brass knucks each, so cents
cash and cent cigar. Stayed two
days and returned with two ducks.
Greeneville IateHigencer The col
ored people of this place have very
tiourishing School. They employ their
own teachers. attempt was
made to rob the store house of Messrs
Kidwell Fulton Il Co., at Warrensburg,
on saturday night last. There were
nineteen augur holes bored around the
lock. Great excitement occasioned by
the attempted burglary.
Kingston East Tennesseean: Gill
bert Christian, Esq, an aged and re-
spected citizen of this town, after
short illness, died on Saturday morn
ing last. Mr.. Christian was in his
18th year, and had been resident of
this town and neighbOrhood for the
past half century, aud for several
years Justice of the peace in the LIST
,Kingston) district.
Jony sboro' Herald and Tribune =,
There is great deal of sickness in the
neighbOrhOod of Telford Depot, more
or less IL almost every family. Mr..
Jacob Barley and all his family have
been sick, but are now improving
The government has established "A new
postal route from this place To Chuck y
Valley, and appointed James b. Strain
p. NJ, at the latter place, ChuGky
Valley is density settled, and the citi-
zens of that part Of the county will
be pleased to learn Of their success in
securing the mail facilities that they
have so long needed.
Mr.. Nick Long, Chief Engineer of
the Knoxville Brotherhood, has re-
ceived by express from the Assistant
Grand Chief Engineer Of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers at the
Grand Office, Cleveland, Ohio, the
sum Of S2,4l5, being at the rate of
$3.50 per day, for thirty days, for the
twenty-three members OF the Brother
hood at this place. The money has
been paid over TO the members, who
have been assured by the Grand Chief
that the order viii be sustained at this
place.
Athens Post: a petition was circu-
lated here last Monday and largely
signed, asking tho Legislature 70 pass
a law for the encouragement of sheep
raising and protection o. that interest
from the myriad Of dogs with which
every neighborhood il infested. -
The Committee appointed to take
necessary steps for the Inauguration OF
County Fair met according TO APP
pOintment, when the following pro-
ceilings were had J. w. +. Foster
was called To the Chair, and ThOs. Il.
Russell requested To act as Secretary.
On motion, Jas. 3. Russell, Joseph
Matthews aud ]. w. +. Foster were
appointed as a subcommittee to select
suitable grounds for the contemplated
Fair, and were instructed 10 present
their report to the County Committee
heretofore appointed, on the DIST Mon
day in March, when final action il Ia
be taken.