Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-04-12
PEKCILEETEs.

The "Easter squalr' breweth.
Cheap Dry Goods at Rush Strong's.
The last day in which to prepare the
Easter eggs.
The steamer Harry Helm landed at
our wharf yesterday evening.
The proprietors of the ice factory are
making arrangements to enter upon
the seasons operations.
Operations st the copper mines al
Ducktown ceased at 10 O'Clock last
Sunday, according to the Cleveland
Banner.
The United States troops ct the
Chattanooga barracks are to leave to-
day for their new quarters, which will
be near the Black Hills.
F. L. Bsumgardner, postmaster at
BlOuntville, Sullivan county, died Of
dropsy last Saturday and was buried
Sunday, says the Bristol Courier.
All the children, the old man, the
old lady, all the servants, must have
Eggs Easter, 1000 dozen OF them for
sale at John Hudiburg's.
About forty-five boatmen got off The
train at this place Friday night, coming
up from Chattanooga, where they had
gone on grain boats. They go across
the country TO their homes footback.
The County Court of Bradley county
levied tax of thirty ceuts-twenty
for county purposes, AID ten for the
school fund. The poll tax was also
set apart for the school fund. So says
the Cleveland Banner.
At the session of HoIs.on Pfesbytery
(SOuthern,) st Newport last week,
Rev. J. d. Tsdlock and Elder r. P.
Rhea were elected delegates 10 the
General Assembly, which meets in
Louisville, Kentucky, in May
The charter of Presnel's Academy;
located st JOnesbOro', was registered
by the Secretary of State, at Nashville,
the first of the week. The incOrpOra-
tors are n. Presnell, NJ. s. Mahoney,
1. E. Reeves, E. L. Dsaderick aud T.
81. Reeves.
The WhitesGurg Times learns that
at the Circuit Court at Jonesv1lIe, Lee
county, Virginia, last week, John |
Willis was convicted Of the murder of |
J. H, Reason, and sentenced to lie |
hanged. The date Of the execution is
July 18th, Gays the Bristol Courier.
We learn from Mr. Thomas, of the |
Nurunnrf NGuFfqg1 fhCF ha g /
building a new railroad bridge over
Pigeon river, just above Newport, on
the BuncOmbe" road, was COM |
menced Thursday, under the supervis-
ion Of Mr.. John Anderson. The old |
bridge gave way, and the trains stop
ped crossing several days since.
Among the different advertising
agencies of the East with whom We |
have been doing business for the past
years We would mention with /
pleasure the name of Dauchy & Co.,
l9I Fulton street, New York. Our
dealings with that firm have always
been agreeable, and we take pleasure
in IGNORING their orders, when the
rates are satisfactory.
Whitesburg Times Moses Il. Mil
Ter accidentally shot himself last week
az RussellviIIe, from the effect Of which
he died on last Saturday, and was
buried by the Good TempIars of that
place and Whitesburg on Sunday,
large crowd being in attendance. Mr..
Miller was one Of The oldest citizens of
this section of country, and an old
member OF the NJ. K. Church, South
Hon. r. L. Taylor, of the First Con-
gTessionai District, has appointed DR..
w. r. Sewer, Prof. r. Il. DUNCAN and
). J. kirkpatrick, of JOnesboro', q
Board Of Examination to select a can
didate for appointment as cadet at the
United States Military Academy at
West Point. Applicants ere notified
to appear before the Board of Exami-
nation at JonesbOro' on the 10Th Of
May.
The Monroe Democrat learns that
there is some little excitement over
new discoveries of gold in the gold re-
giOus of Coco Creek, in that county.
MeSsrs. Curd, Dickson, Williams,
Daugherly, and others, have been out
there digging and got considerable
gold, but e did not learn the exact
amount. There has been q consider
able amount of this precious metal
taken from the Coco Greek country.
Uncle Bob McNelly, of the CIeve-
land Banner, says: The frreze of last
Thursday night closed out the peach
crop in this section. We don't think
live one has been left. Most OF the
apples, pears and plums we're also
killed. The thermometer was down
to within 20 degrees of zero OIL Friday
morning, and on Saturday morning it
stood at 27o. With the exception of a
very few rank spots, the wheat, We
think, was not injured. L
A new line of Gents Low quartered !
Shoes, at n. w. HALLS. !