Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-28

jackson next MONDAY.
The will of the late John Faulkner
was probated in the County Court
yesterday.
The Grand Lodge, Knights of
Honor, meets in Nashville on Tues
day, April 10Th.
The book store show-windOws are
now gorgeousIy adorned with balls,
bats and other base ball goods.
According to the Dalton Enterprise
frst-cIass freight from Baltimore 10
Dalton is only 25 cents per hundred
pounds.
There will be singing at Broad
Street Church this evening at 7:30
O'Clock, and the Ladies' Missionary
Society will meet at the same time
and place.
The present United Safes Senate
contains six members whose names
end with the letter "y," and five of
them are congregated together on one
committee.
A choice lot of sugar cured Beef
Hams received at Anderson & Nc
Nulty's yesterday. They are prepared
to slice them for broiling or chip them
for table use.
Jonesboro' journal; The children
Of Mr.. w. s. Mitchell, our foreman,
were poisoned last Sabbath from
chewing yellow glazed paper. They
are both recovering,
According to the JonesbOro' Herald
and Tribune, citizen of Uuicoi Coun-
t. was attacked by three large wolves
a few nights since, and had to climb a
tree near Bald Mountain, where he re-
manned till morning,
East TenneSseeGn The Messrs.
John aud VIM. Hood have leased the
steamer Harry Helm, and will ply
her in the waters above LOudop. She
will also make occasional visits to |
Knoxville when the water permits.
The citizens of Knoxville and Knox |
county will fluid the new B. Howe
Sewing Machine, which unites the
good improvements of all others,
making perfect machine, at an ex-
tremely low price, at w. w. Woodruff
& Co.'S.
Maryville linden a revival has
been in progress at the cOlored Meth
odist church for two weeks, conc ucted
by Prof Hastings and Rev. J. Nc
Pher5on. Over fifty conversions have
been reported, md the interest still
continues.
1t is said that archery il 10 be the
next cIsz9 in the way of sport or
amusement. especially among the ls-
dies. Some of our dealers seem to be
anticipating something of the kind,
aud are supplying themselves with
bows and arrows.
Capt. JG0. f. Davis came do an on
yesterday mornings train, having in
charge a white man named z. t.
MOuTfeId, who was convicted in
Johnson county and sentenced to
years in the Penitenlisry. He was
taken out yesterday evening to Coal
Creek.
About the only excitement on the
Square yesterday evening was caused
by the sudden falling to the ground of
Tom Brooks horse, which he was
riding along. The horse was thought !
likely to die, but was bled, and DR..
Price came along and soon set him en-
foot again.
Two very large sized Halls safes
were received by two of our enter
prisiug business firms, Messrs. Hope
& Miller and r. 5. Payne & Co., VS.
terday. They are quite pOnderous,
and had to be dragged up with ThomE-
sous big rock wagon, and il required
considerable help in unloading them.
Jas d. Carter Informs Us that a
very interesting sabbath school was
organized at ElIijoy, Biount county,
last Sunday, with about one hundred
scholars, and with Mr.. NJ. w. Rogers
as Superintendent. The school was
organized in the Baptist Church, but
is participated in by all denomins-
tions.
After lying high and dry for nearly
three months, from the effects OF dam
ages sustained last December by the
breaking ice, the steamer Emory City,
was fIoated aud lifted off Monday last,
and is again plying regularly between
Loudon and Rock wood, carrying the
mail, says the Kingston East Tennes
seeaR.
Rev. J. r, Shullz, Of the NJ. E.
Church, has been conducting a revi-
val meeting at TelfOrd's Station, SIS we
see from the JonesbOIO' Journal Up :
to last Sunday night there had been
twenty-five conversions. He has also
organized Methodist Episcopal So !
ciety at that place, numbering seventy
five, and several more will be added.
Rev. w. w. Pyott, of the NJ. e.
Church, South, on the Rheatown Cir
cult, assisted part of the time in TIE .
meeting.
Mr.. w. Thomas, OF Columbus, ,
Ohio, who it will be remembered was
along this way about three years sG1.
bas been in the city several days, lee
turing at night, in front OF the Cen {
trail House, and imparting useful
and instructive information to me-