Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-09

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American Tract Society's Religious
Books and Attractive Juveniles, al
Ogden Bros.
w. A. McCloy, formerly editor OF
the Memphis Herald, has been ap.
pointed Register OF Memphis.
Ogden Bros. have received stock
OF new aud beautiful Sundsy-sehool
Reward Cards.
The rush of emigrants TO. the star
West" begins 10 revive since the rail-
road lines are opened up again.
Col. J. J. Hickman. Temperance
lecturer, is to deliver a lecture at Rog-
ersville, on Friday evening, the 18th
inst.
We would call attention to the desir-
able market and dairy farm advertised
for rent by Mr. E. Dean Dow, at the
Central Agency.
This Is the finest spell of weather for
the farmers on record, and they are
improving the opportunity, sowing
wheat and doing other work.
An assortment OF Teachers Bibles
published by the American Tract So
cIety, st Ogden Bros.
Over 500, 600 next years almanacs
passed through the Nashville express
office last Wednesday, destined for
different points in Tennessee.
Horace Shields, colored, who was
dangerously stabbed last week by
Lewis Jackson, is reported as resting
easy aud still improving, though is
not yet regarded out of danger.
John Washam, in al alteration in
John Longs bar-room, yesterday
evening, got pretty badly bIoOdied up
about the head by Tom Slaughter.
Tom wasn't there when the police
came around to Interview him.
We understand that one new case OF /
fever was developed in Chattanooga /
Thursday night, in the person of Mr..
Dodge, telegraph operator at the w. /
& a. Railroad depot. This is tho first
during this entire week.
Chattanooga is taking steps for
her municipal election. The Dem /.
Ocrats have called q convention for |
next Tuesday to select candidates. Col. /
Ed. James is prominently spoken of
as n candidate for Mayor.
Jonesboro' Journal In difficulty /
on the street last Tuesday night Mr..
Il. K. Sans shot James Golf, wound /
ing him seriously, but it is supposed /
not fatally. We do not know the cir
cumstances, and will make no COM
ment.
4 union revival meeting has been in
progress at Kingston for week or two
past conducted by Rev. T. II. Hodge,
of the NJ. Z. Church, Rev. Mr.. Brown,
Presbyterian, and Rev. Mr.. Mannis,
Baptist. a number Of professions have
resulted.
Rush Strong, Cur enterprising Mar
ket Square merchant, has purchased
the stock of groceries belonging to the
late :. A. Peirson and will Offer great
bargains to close it out. Morgan
LleweIlyn will have charge of the
business.
Miss Julia Donahoe, the young lady
who was so dangerously burned by
her clothes catching fire from a crate
Friday night, was still suffering from
the effects at our latest information,
with very little change, and scarcely
any hopes OF recovery.
4 house belonging to JEFF. Cooley,
cOlOred, was consumed by fire in Chat
tanOoga Thursday evening, says the
Times. 1t was caused by a little boy
three years old deliberately setting
fire to a mattress with matches. Loss
about $500; no insurance.
Mr.. Louis Freymond, of this city,
exhibited three extra fine fat Berk-
shire pigs, thirteen months old, on
Square yesterday evening.
They were weighed on the city scales
by Market Master McCampbell, and
pulled down l $50 pounds, just frac-
ton under 400 apiece.
Monroe Democrat: Abijah Fowler,
one OF the oldest citizens OF Monroe /
county, and author of FOwler's Arith- !
metlc, for q number of years extern I
sively used in the schools OF this coun-
~, died at his home on Cain Greek,
twenty miles east Of jacksonville, on
Sunday last. He was about y years
old, and a much respected citizen, and
his loss will be deeply felt by the COM
munity in which he lived.
Says the Chattanooga Times: Mr..
John H. PEBBLES, who was some two J
years sgo ticket agent here, took I,
charge of the ticket Office Of the N,
C. i St. l.. and w. & a. r. R, at
the Union Passenger Depot Wednes-
day Uice P. P. McNIillin, who has been
appointed agent of the Z. t., V. & g.
r. r. Mr.. PEBBLES is a good man for
he position, andis as good an appoint
ment as could have been made.
All at One Place.
Nice large hard white Cabbage, {
dressed Turkeys, Chickens, Ducks,