Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-23


Cleveland is beginning to be stirred
up on the municipal canvass. The
election occurs not until January.
The shrewd business man will take
time by the forelOck and begin early
advertising his Christmas goods.
Tom Stephenson, colored, and q bad
lunatic, was taken from Jonesboro'
last week to Nashville 10 be confined
in the asylum for the insane.
The mountains in sight of Knox
willie glistened beautifully and grandly
in the bright sunshine Of yesterday
with a covering of beautiful snow.
Wesley Hood, ten year old son OF
VIM. Hood, at Kingston, was thrown
from p mule last Sunday and broke
his arm, says the East TenneSSeeda.
A good sized party OF emigrants,
bound for Texas, Kansas and other
points, passed through on yesterdays
train, going from upper East Tennes-
see.
Col. Hickman is stirring up things
in the temperance line In the upper
East Tennessee counties, and is organ
izing Good Templsr lodges in many
places.
a directors car belonging to the
Mobile and Ohio railroad passed
through the city attached TO the noon
train yesterday, western bound, occu-
pied by some officials of that line.
Clerk and Master J. E. Houston, Of
Madisonville, says the Monroe Demo-
crat, happened with a painful acct
dent last week, being kicked by a
mule, breaking one or two of his ribs.
T be Atlanta Consolation has made
the startling revelation that at the
Tennessee candy-pulls tlse young men
carry along an extra clean shirt to pnt
on after the entertainment ia over"
Petitions to be presented to our next
Legislature on the subject Of Local
Option are being circulated and re-
ceiving numerous signatures in Kings
ton and surrounding country, accord
ing to the East TerneSSeean
Mr.. F. B. Cooley -as married TO
Miss Bette Carmichael near New
Market, Ala, Wednesday morning
last, and not Tuesday. Rev. Mr.
Couch performed the ceremony. They
will have their residence in this city.
E. ID. Wilson, town marshal of ROg-
ersviiler while walking along the
streets last Saturday night, was as
ssulted, beaten and seriously Injured
by three unknown men, says the
Spectator. He fred several shots at
them a they retreated, but without
effect. No clue as yet.
Nashville Banner: White people
first settled on the present site OF
Nashville in the winter of 1875. 1t is
said that that winter was one OF the
coolest ever experienced in this
country. And, by the by, this calls
to mind the fact that this is our CEN
tennial. Shall We celebrate?
Says the East TenResSee1n of Thurs
day: a postal from a Cincinnati
firm to Mr.. Hugh Martin, OF this
place, states that all the Cincinnati
Southern Railroad is under contract,
and that they sre at work between
Somerset snd Chattanooga, and it is
expected to be completed within the
next year.
According TO the Iader, DIR. A.
Arbeely, one OF the family of Ara
bians who recently settled at Mary
vile, performed a difficult and sue
cessful surgical operation on q son Of
John Mitchell, in that county, last
week, taking of the right leg above
the knee. The operation was wit
messed by number of physicians.
Mrs. Rebecca Burns, relict of the
late VIM. Burns, of Athens, died at
Y Sweetwater, Thursday, 18th inst, Of
congestion OF the lungs. She was in
her SD year of age, and was visiting
her niece, Mrs. Addie Mays, when she
was taken very suddenly. She led an
exemplary Christian life from her
youth, and was a consistent member
OF Methodist Episcopal Church.
During the session OF the Florida
Conference, NJ. L. Church, South, last
week, over which Bishop Kavanaugh
presided, a discussion on the subject OF
admitting q minister on trial brought
to light the fact that Bishop Kava-
naugh was once printers DEVIL"
and was converted when acting in that
capacity. Let the devils" be en-
eOursged. So says a correspondent of
the Atlanta Constitution.
Nashville american OF Wednesday
Commissioner Killebrew yesterday
received letter from Otis Brown, of
Portland, Me-, In which he states that
q committee had left that city for an |
inspection tour over the table lands of |
Tennessee for twenty persons of means
who wish to settle in this State-to get
in q balmier and more healthfal
climate. They want to settle near
good water power, In an agricultural
region, in close proximity to a rail-
road.
That BeIIed Barnard.
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