Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-11-29
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giving dinner.
A family in Blount county, accord
ing to the Democrat, saw two bright
meteors about half past 10 O'Clock last
Monday morning.
The matrimonial boom seems to
have struck Bristol bad. During the
past week there has been an aver
age of one wedding day there.
The Chattanoogans were to have a
meeting, last night, to take steps to-"
wards celebrating the opening of the
Cincinnati Southern Railway line.
The Templetons have been playing
in Vicksburg, Miss, this week, and
meeting with good success, as we
learn from a private source of infor-
nation.
Emigrant Agent Kerr has decorated
the hotels and public places with some
handsome scenes along the line of the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad,
neatly framed.
The stock market seems to be BOOM
ing in SweetWater just now. The
Democrat notes the shipment from
that place of eight car loads of hogs
and cattle during the week just past.
AS we learn from the Post, Judge
81. L. Hall, of this city, has been at
tending Chancery Court in Athens
this week, presiding in causes in
which Chancellor Bradford was in
competent.
A little girl, ten years old, of Care
line Reeder, colored, was fatally
burned at Athens last week, says the
Post, her clothing having taken fire
while standing near the stove. She
died few days after.
The Recorder of Chattanooga, as we
see from the Times, has given instruc-
ti)ns to the police that if, hereafter,
goats are found running at large in
the place, the owners shall be arrested
and prosecuted for maintaining a NUS
sance.
London Journal: According to pre-
vious arrangement, Reps Jones, of
Knoxville, met several of our farmers
in town, one day this week, and pur-
chased number of mules of them,
which were sent to Knoxville by the
overland route.
The Greeneville Democrat learns
that Decatur McCampbell, a young
Greene county man, has professed
Mormon faith and gone to Utah.
Decatur will be remembered as a resi-
dent of Knoxville for some time, q
year or 80 since.
Greeneville Democrat: A disease,
unknown to US, is prevalent among
the horses Of this county. Mr.. Daniel
Patton, living about one and hall
miles north of Greeneville, has lost
two horses within the last few days,
and We hear OF several others being
click.
The Maryville Democrat learns that
at the Sevierville Circuit Court, last
week, the case of Avery Bradley, for
the murder of Crockett Naples, was
continued until next March. Bradley
is one of the prisoners who recently
escaped from the Knoxville Jail hut
was recaptured.
Rhea Springs Noa0s: On last Sat
urday, November 22nd, this side of the
junction, on the G. S. Railway, Steel's
engine ran into fiat which was stand
ing on the track, and instantly killed
a negro and seriously wounded a
white man by the name of John Hill,
both of whom were riding on the cow
catcher. Hill is recovering.
The editors Of the two Newport pa
pers-Bible, of the Reporter, and
Thomas, of the Sentinel-have, as we
see from the Reporter, entered into a
mutual agreement to discontinue all
controversies of private nature. We
imagine this will be good news for
their readers, for they have certainly
been running the thing into the
ground.
Justice Allison had good audience
at his court yesterday evening. 1t
was the trial of Madame White, who
keeps very bad house down In
"Scuff," much to the annoyance of the
good citizens in the neighborhood.
The Madame was sent to the work
house. The warrant was sworn out
by Mr.. I. Joseph, and there was 9
host of witnesses.
Maryville Democrat: A little son OF
Mr.. VIM. Everett's fell from fence,
in East Maryville, Tuesday, with q
pocket-knife in his hand, the blade
penetrating the skull bone in the fore
head. The little fellow run some dis
lance to meet his father with the knife
still sticking in his head. We under
stand, however, that the brain was
not injured, and that it will not prove
of serious nature.
The Chattanooga Chronicle is pub.
fishing A. A. McLemore, recently as.
ISOLATED in it's publication, as having
sWindled the editor, by making col
lections and pocketing them, and be
is catching it on all sides. The Lou.
don Journal says it has some recol.
lection of some of its funds finding
their way into his pockets. He is