Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-24

The deg days are almost upon ns. |
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The native watermelon supply con-
tinues to increase IN our market, de-
spite the dFouth.. 900 ,9a't4 t7'A'
1.-THE Maryville' Hide1 learns that
John Large, of1Blouns ocounty9 had a
COW killed by iightningssunday before
last. s.L-ot.. .-o4otaraa
Peaches are scarce as hens teeth in
these parts, and what few there are
commshd such priees that but few can
touch them. 5si vino hrs .e1st2 alj
Morristown Gazette :, The house of
Harvey Woods, near Whitesburg, 10
this county, was destroyed by fire on
the.morning ofthe E2th, together with
all its contents. ,sslqioni7q HsoildDq
The ArbeeIys famiiy,s Syrians, who
live at Maryville, were to give an ,ex-
hfbition at Montyale Springs, last
night, for the benefit OF New Provi-
dencs Church sg-1 sdt ton ,isn1Dol
b At theIr"Girls' Industrials Home,i
corner Of State anu Main streets, any
articles Of secondhand clothing, for
girls between the ages of four and fif-
teen years. will be gfatefdily received.
The Memphis papers have all got
down TO half sheets and begin toHre-
semble very much their appearance in
the Siege Of 1878. The E0enino Herosd
has beenforced tossuspends un til frost.
aMary7ille citizens9arez holding pub
lie, meetings for the purpose offdevis-
Ing some means to prevent futare DE-
VISITATION by fire in that town. They
ought to- purchase b d. et3gire:9 Knox.
Vile has onelorstwo for sale9ebE9T $50
Mary villey ZndeasS ReVsbHsg Bachs
man and Prof. Crawford, are conduct
ing revival meeting at Mount Tabor,
three miles west of town. There was
aucDnsiderable djanaouFH Gefa Interest
manifested when We attended onsSab'
DAen isnI5siis smod sd1 Ct e3G5Tsf8
The Maryville LadeGa tells, of AN
aged colofed man, uncle Jesse McTeer,
Twin PIN that>towfi, who is put down
as4tthe soldest1mandf in BIou Mt 9siiH h
claims to- be inEhis one hundFedo and
first year, and came to that county be,
fore there was any State Of Tennessee
or Blount eounty?qsT 55A1Sm z01
The State debt discussion ins East
Tennessee in favor of the so 4eompro-
mise was opened at Bristol Monday
by Gems. VIM. O.. Brien, of Nashville,
and Uhas. d. Porter, Of Paris. They
spokes at johnson, city Tuesday, at
Jonesboro' q yesterday, are at Gfesnes
vile today, .MorrIstewn, tomorrow
and this place Saturday. - i, =
Says the editor of the HAWKING
county department of the Morristown
Gazette: .Wei.wereA blessed with fine
rains last week The parehed earth
drank the refreshing showers like 6
thirsty man. Vegetation looks green
and Vigorous now. -C6rn-is growing
splsndidly. - g4EPhere are about
one. hundred, and fifty d4visitors al
present at Rogersville and vicinity,
Several pleasant places are yet un-
filed at which Southerners can find
excellent quarters and good accommo.
lions, ...--..4asv eco yqo9 So
A2private letter received from Knox
vile, yesterday, reports that,there is a
suspicious case of fever in that city,
The person sick isa refugee from Mem.
phis. The letter, further states that
there are several bundled Memphians
refugeing at Knox4lfe!A Chdttdnoo
ga Times, of Tuesday, OaeQ fact is
stated, that regarding, Memphians in
our midst, and our doors are still,open
forOJmore.. AS to the suspicious case,
that is one of the idle rumors being
circalatedshere as well as elsewhere.
There is no case resembling yellow
fever in any way ia Knoxville, but if
such should be9 the lease, twill be
promptly reported in these columns