Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-12-08

GneW Jackson DoSt SHe-' 49,
Attend church.
Second sunday in advent.
Another big white frost followed 10y
a bright and pleasant day yesterday.
Mexican dollars still go for 90 cents
in Jonesboro, according to the Times
People Will read advertisements as
he crowds vi DO daily assemble st the
China House testify they have seen
their announcement and want Christ
mas goods before they are picked over.
Some gal has been sending Bill
Upton. of the Cleveland Herald, bo-
quets OF pigs feet and pepper sauce.
sensible gal, that. Wonder II there
are not some of the same kind about
Sweetwater. Joe Bean Is beginning
TO need a b0quet again, We imagine,
for he hasn't ack lodged the receipt
of one lately.
A new paper, temperance journal,
is spoken of at Jones boro'.
A correspondent: of the Newport
Reporter says: Last week q company
OF four men while hunting near the
State line in Cooke county, freed four
bears, and by good management shot
all four from the same tree; all in fine
order
Newport Reporter: The Southern
States Land, Coal and Iron Co, are
working for iron above Wolf Greek,
Cooke county. They have gone into
the vein about IL feet and find IL solid,
and think it the best discovery of iron
ever made in the Southern States.
The body of Steve Griffey, who was
hung for rape at Newport, was buried
by his father in Jefferson county, and
according TO the Newport Sentinel a
guard has been kept at his grave every
night since his burial TO prevent the
body from being stolen.
Rev. w. w. Bays, pastor of Broad
Street NJ. Z. Church, South, in this
city, is to deliver his famous lecture
on "WOmsD," in the court house in
London tomorrow night, the pro-
ceeds 10 be appropriated for church
purposes.
L0udon Journal: Sheriff Joe D
FOote, arrested couple of crooked
whisky dealers one day this week and
lodged them with Than Bacon to
await justice for their crookedness,
true bill having been found against
them at the last term nf Judge Bax-
teT's Court.
JOnesbOro. - getting up with the
times gradually. according 10 the
Times. The latest evidence of this
fact Is the placing OF the clocks in all
the churches in the place
VIM. \. sparks, printer, foreman
of the JonesbOro Journal office, is one
of the many candidates for assistant
dOOrkeePer OF the Lower House of the
next Tennessee Legislature.
The river il getting back to the low
standard sgsiu.
The fine weather "f yesterday drew
out the lady shoppers and callers in
large numbers.
The fire depart ment at the railroad
companies machine shops was being
tested and operated yesterday. They
have good lengthy string Of hose
shic', extends from tie lower 10 the
upper shops, and throws a strong
stream Of water.
Mr.. J. +. Rule and DR.. John Levi
returned home on Friday nights train
from 4 duck hunt down the river,
bringing with them a good supply Of
the sessonable game, aud having had
any amount OF fan.
In the Circuit Court OF Cooke county
last week, VIM. Webb, charged with
murder, and having been confined in
Jail about three years, was acquitted
aud released.
THAT belled buzz ard. " OF which We
have hs ard so much of late, now turns
up in Cooke county. 1t was seen a
few days since 10y Mai. w. K. Smith,
sailing proudly through the air with
the bell on, two miles fIom Newport,
according to- the ScBtilel.
Newport Sentinel: Rumor says, about
two weeks ago, in the upper edge of
Hambieu county, a negro boy killed
his mother with an axe. He has been
cap ured and placed in confinement to
await his trial.
Funeral NOlice