Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-12-05
PENt'IE.k.rEES
Chew Jaekson's Best SWFe' Nay Tobacco
Winter in earnest.


Winter in earnest.
Now, kill your hogs. That is if
yOuv < got airy 10 kill.
a slight splitting of snow yesterday,
bnt hardly perceptsble.
The Morristown pork paekery has
been ia operation sIauglttring hogs
for ten dag pa-'.
Toys are -eiiihg cheaper a. the China
House this year ,han Iury have ever
teen sold before.
Better get your ice house in readi-
nss.. The cold susp msy continue long
enough 10 get up a fIe,Z-.
Parties having stock cattle for sale
will find market by applying to
Thompson * Jones livery stable.
At the meeting OF the Supreme
Court in Nashville Monday none of
the Judges were present except Judge
Cooper.
Mr.. 4. Ii. Head is erecting a tele-
phone line from his Office, On Gay
street, to his residence, corner of
Asylum and Locust streets.
James c. Lowry has been appointed
Postmaster at Mouse Creek, McMinn
county, vice d. r. Msgill. removed
for cause, as we notice in the Cincin-
natl Commercial.
Mr.. J. J. Gibbs, postal route sgent
on the Bristol and Chattanooga line,
i removing his family from this city
70 Chattanooga, in order 70 be more
convenient to his run.
Mr z. y. Parham is removing his
stock of goods from Maryville to Con-
cord, where he will open n store. The
family. We understand, will return to
this city tn make their home.
In the lection for Joint Representa-
tive from the counties of Bledsoc,
Grundy, Hamilton. Marion, Squat
elie aud Van Buren,, at the recent
election, Harmon York, Democrat,
was elected by msjority of only Il
votes over Jun. W. Jam -, Republican.
This - a. sscertaiDed hy the recei pit OF
The delayed returns from BIed>oe
county.
James y. Carer exhibits in our
office a rather peculiar specimen of
ear OF corn, grown on the farm of
John Latham, Jr in The l0.h civil |
district Of Sewer county. Besides the 4
one main and fully developed ear, /
there are six smaller uubbins, each I.
distiuc and grained growing out from /
the stalk aud closing around the main /
ear like fingers, completely covering
IT up. Thi- i ali inside one shuck.
SAYS the MnTris,owG Gazette, the /
hnu-e # John LuitreII, of that place, 1
was destroyed 10y fire last Monday /.
morning. II was first discovered by I
persons OF the western bound pas |
seuger train. Mr.. LuttreIl was at /
work 10 the steam I'D at the time. /
THe family were gotten out, but moth !
lug else was saved except a cooking /
stove THe loss l. q serious one, and I
an effort j. on foot 20 relieve the desti- /
tulS l1HtliE y
Nashville american: On the 18Th T.
Of October. Alex Ament made wager l
or $50 with Charles De. chaw that he I
could not eat 80 quails in so consecU~
tive day.. Dsschaw was to commence |
Nov. /. aud every succeeding morning, !
between S and 9 O'Clock, devour his |
quail. He experienced no sickness /
until Nov. IS, when he threw up his |
bird. On the 27.h, he again became /
sick, Lu; retained his quail. He was /
a'i right a'jer that date, and, instead !
Of eating one, NOV. so, he finished |
two, making 81 birds instead of 50, he !
devoured, aud - he won the wager.
He viii commence, Jan. l. and eat 80 |
more bids in as many days, and will I
be: $500 ina. he can ga. 90 in 90 success.
tive days.