Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-23
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opened and lie in full blast.
Our up country exchanges report the
mountains near by as having been
covered with snow during the past
week.
The Good Tsmplars Of Greenevilie
are making the subject of local option
a matter of discussion in their lodge
meetings.
An ordinance has been passed 10y
the municipal authorities Of Charlotte,
North Carolina, imposing penalty of
So for every offense of cock fighting.
Good law.
The North Carolina Legislature has
just enacted law which provides
against the running of tTaiEs Oh The
Sabbath between sunrise apd sunset.
1t does 10. sppIy TO mail trains.
Assistant SeTgeant-al-ATms W. y.
Sparks was sufficiently recovered from
his indisposi.i0n 10 resume his duties
in the House Of Representatives st
Nashville Thursday, as we learn from
the american.
According TO Tie NeW Era, the
large and valuable barn Of Mrs. Luein-
da Davis, near GTesneville, was buI u
ed, with its contents, last Tuesday
night. Supposed to have been fred
accidentally by tramps sleeping there.
The citizens OF Knoxville and Knox
county will hnd the new b. Howe
Sewing Machine, which unites the
good Improvements of an others,
making a pertec: machine. at an ex-
tremely low price, at w. W. Woodruff
& Cos.
Knox dariin, coioTej, the confessed
wife, few weeks since, is to be hanged
at Nashville next Friday. The con-
demned culprit stoutly refused 10 have
his case appealed, snd declares himself
ready.
The glass OIL sbOOtiTg match, which
was announced 10 have taken place
yesterday at the street railway ter
minus, did not come off, on account
of the weather. L will probably take
place next atuTday at the place above
mentioned.
a widow lady Of Cooke county has
prepared an appeal to be presented to
the Legislature, asking them TO pass
an act to relieve widows from paying
taxes. The Newport Reporter thinks
''there is perhaps more sense II il than
in some thiHgs the Legislators has
done"
GTseueyI l. -Ngr bra: Tue Fay
eItsville Express -.,s that shr kiHg
sion HGtCEeys l. one Of the few papers
IN East Tennessee which csvsr new
State Government. From laas " in-
fer that the Hal-tsys is about the only
East Tennessee paper read by the edi-
tors Of the Express
The Uuiv5r5ity Cadet CoTue. Band
have received q proposition from The
authorities OF Messy Greek College,
wishing to engage them 10 furnish
music at the commencement exercises
in few weeks. They have not de-
cided on the matter, bat still have it
under advisement.
The Chattanooga Times OF T. .Isy
reports Dave Fox, the Knoxvil boy
who was so dangerously shot there a
few nights since, a. rapidly Improving,
and his recovery is now slmost as
sured. Clint. Giffe, who shot him. has
given bond ia the sum of 81 900, aud
secured his release from custody.
The Grseaeville NelU Era learns
that some revenue vioators near
Romeo, Greene County, fired on Dep
MY Marshal, c. ". Piper. from
still house, one night last week. 1t i
reported that there were about a haH
dozen ia the still house while Piper
had no one with him. After return
Ing few shots he retired.
The Monroe Democrat states that
Chas. II. WaTing, the geullsmauly
Supervisor OF The railroad be; seen
this city and Chattanooga, has had a
small plot Of ground fenced eff at his
Office in Sweetwater, which he will
supply with some choice varieties of
mowers, which VIII be something he"
along the road, and will add much to
the beauty of the little city.
In North Carolina marriage licenses
are worth 3 70. while they are only so
cents in this State As a consequence,
according to the Newport papers,
young persons along the border of
Cooke county, when they coEtsm pla e
matrimoDy, just step over and get
their licenses in CCcke county, then go
back to North Carolina and get mar
ried, thus saving 3 p by The opera
ton.
American and European plans, both
have been adopted by the Grand Gen.
trail Hotel, on Broadway, New York.
You can now pay SlO0 per day and
upwards, for nice room at this large
frst-class Hotel on Broad way, take
your break last there, at the elegant
rastaurant attached to the house Of