Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-12-07

CheW Jackson Best NWeef W Tobacco
It was a full aud lively market yes
terday.
Shooting matches for turkeys are all
the go at Cleveland now a days.
PenniDg up and fatteniug the
Christmas turkey is now in order.
When the butter and egg crops fail,
if ever. good night To East Tennessee,
says the Athens Post.
Brother Upton, of the Cleveland
Herald, warns all tramps 10 steer clear
of his shop, for never a lick Of work
can they get there.
A revival meeting is in progress at
the Cumberland Presby terian Church
In Cleveland, united in by other de-
nominations in the place.
The Cleveland Banner reports the
sale of a few lots of hogs in that mar
ket at 50 cents net, and holders are
perfectly willing to sell at 4.
The JOnesboro' Journal learns of
the death of John Scott, an Influential
citizen of Carter county, and prOprie-
tor of the Watauga wooden mills.
A car loaded with hogs, turkeys and
chickens was brought ia off the K.
and o. road yesterday TO be shipped
South, for the Christmas holidays.
Josh Billings casually inquiries /:
How ken you expekt TO find two
people in this world who are alike,
when yu kant even find one who IL
alike half the time >"
We are requested to say that there
will be a meeting Of citizens of the
5th ward, at the court house, ct 7:30
o'clock Monday night next TO select
two candidates for Aldermen.
y Judgement was rendered in favor
of J. c. Allen against the city of Nash
vile last Wednesday for S499.75, dam
ages alleged to have been sustained by
falling through plank sidewalk.
We regret to leard that Mr.. John
Knox, an old and respected citizen of
this county, is lying at the point of
death, rot expected 20 live till morn
ing. DR.. Ludlow is waiting on him.
Mrs. Re5ecca Powers and Il. l..
Powers, doing 3 clothing business in
Nashville, under The firm name OF 5
Powers & son, failed last Wednesday
for $50. 225 -, and made an assignment
for the benefit of their creditors.
The Knoxville MaIhle Company
continue tue shipments almost daily
Of their popular marble to different
points in the United States. Two car
loads of fine large blocks were loaded
and shipped last night Eas..
The funeral of DR.. NJ. l.. Rogers was
largely attended at his lac residence
yesterday evening. Rev. Dr.. Jas.
Park conducted the services, and the
remains were conveyed to Gray Gem
etery for inteTment, followed by a
large coGcOUrse Of mourning friends.
The trial Of f. c. Miles and wife, of
Bristol, for the mGrder of Mrs. Leon
ard, some months since, has been in
progress atSBl, untvilIe during the
past week, as we learn from the Bris-
tol COsIrier Hon. r. r. Butler. OF
johnson county, was principal coun-
SCI for the prisoners.
a noe 10 the Bristol Courier from
Shady, Johnson county, dated the
Ist, SAYS that Messrs d. II. and J. B.
F. Blevins killed large bear, which
weighed 200 pounds, few days pre-
vious. They chased his bearship two
days before he succumbed to the
effects OF their death dealing bullets.
Some gal has been sending Bill
Upton, o: the Cleveland Herald, bo-
quets OF pigs feet and pepper sauce.
Sensible ga, that. Wonder if there
are net some of the same kind about
SReetwater. Joe Bean is beginning
TO need bnqust again, We imagine,
for he hasa acknowledged the receipt
of one lately.
Says the Cleveland Herald &. "A !
gentleman b. the name of Llewellyn |
from Knoxville is shortly to open a |
hardware AMI qIeeusware store in this |
city, in the house formerly occupied |
by A. ID. S:rugg's drug store, on the |
east side of public square, It is our
friend ami fellow-townsman Morgan
LIewsIlyn, We presume.
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