Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12
PENCILETTES.

wards building cotton factory at that
place. $50, 600 in stock have been all
ready subscribed.
The Recorder of Chattanooga pre-
sented report to the City Council,
showing the expense to the city 10y the
recent flood to be So, l30.
According to our exchanges the en-
tire peach crop is not dead, and there
will be enough to give all taste.
There will also be nearly a half apple
crop.
Chattanooga Times says Gen. Har-
ding's sale of yearling colts footed up
the handsome sum of $3.50 or over
1924 per animal. This shows that stock
farming by man who understands it,
is not a bad business.
The iSurry Visitor, of Mount Airy,
North Carolina, says: We learn from
the farmers that the fruit crop, with
the exception of peaches, which are
all destroyed will be heavier in this
section than for many years past.
We learn that on Saturday diff
Guilty occurred in one of the districts
in this county between Mr.. A. G. Car
den and Lewis Star, which resulted in
Garden being badly cut in his left arm
difficulty, but presume it will be in
vestigated by the Criminal Court.
Maryville Republican: Messrs.
Watkins Il Hanna, at this place, are
rapidly pushing forward the work on
their Wooler Factory, and will soon
be ready TO commence Operations
The smoke house of DR.. John w.
Gates, in this place, WAS robbed of six
hQnnn hams n1innli ~
and lot of wheat, on Friday night,
30th ult.
Major Thomas O'Conner arrived in
the city Monday, aud we learn that
he has become 10 be the purchaser nf
the Knoxville and Charleston Rail
road, for the sum of S75 900. AS a
matter of course, as Major O'Conner
has purchased the road, he will no
doubt put it in running order at once,
and soon the people of Blount county
will again he favored with regular
trains.
On Thursday the Goth instant, being
holiday in honor of the Mecklen-
burg Declaration of Independence, the
Good Templar organizations of this
city have determined to have a grand
pic>nic and excursion to CareyvilIe,
TO which the Lodges of Careyville,
JacksbUro' and Fincastle will be in
vited. A Committee of Arrangements
has been appointed and all necessary
arrangements will be completed, and
we doubt not but what it will be the
grandest affair of the season.
The Bristol Courier has the follow
ing about johnson county: DR.. J. NJ.
Roberts, of Johnson county, called in
to see us Tuesday. He says the late
cold spell did not hurt the growing
wheat in Johnson as badly as it did in
Sullivan. The Fultz and White blue
stem stood the cold pretty well I;
Boughton and Butler-the latter a
new kind sent out from Washington,
by the Hon. r. R.-was badly injured.
Oats, where narrowed in, was also
badly injured. Peaches, all killed :;
apples, half-crop anticipated,
Athens Post: Report says that some
of the parties charged with killing
Koran, in Polk county, week before
last, have been arrested and bound to
answer an investigation, If the facts
are as first stated, the case is one that
demands the attention OF administra-
tors of justice. We noticed a day or
two since a number OF bales of cotton,
passing this place for shipment to the
Rockford Factory, B!ount county.
This cotton was raised in the vicinity
of Coghill, McMinn county, where
cotton growing is getting to be an inn
por,ant feature.
Welcarn from a gentleman who re-
turned from trip to TaZewell Satur-
day evening, that the caterpillar is
playing sad havoc with the fruit trees
all along the road. Every leaf is being
eaten off the trees. The same gentle
man has oeen travelling considerable
this spring, and he says the caterpillars
are doing great deal of damage in
the counties in upper East Tennessee.
1t seems to us that there must be some
remedy for this, and if any Of our
r. readers know any way to destroy cat
erpillars without injuring the trees,
we will take pleasure in giving the
public the benefit OF their knowledge.
The Maryville Republican says
Hugh Boyle, eldest son Of Mr.. j. G..
NJ. Boyle, Depot Agent at this place,
accidently shot himself with pistol
Wednesday. The ball entered his
thigh, ranging downward, making a
flesh wound of a slight nature
Chas. Duggan, sentenced to the penf.
Tertiary at the last term of the Circuit
Court, is still in Jail at this place, ow-
ing to the failure of the Deputy Clerk,
through "a mistake, to enter the SEN
tence on the record. Unless all the
parties concerned consent TO the cor
rection, Charles will remain in Jail
until next term of Court.
MiIIersi MiIIersII
Use Bowles' Improved Current
Water Wheel" in rebuilding your
mills on the rivers. High water will
not effect 1t, unless IL be to increase its
power. You can build your mill far