Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-05-09


City Council to-night.
New Goods, at Rush S.rung's,
The Criminal Court having got
through the murder trial nov gets
down TO the dirty work.
There were three juries In the Grim
inal Court who had TO be kept to-
gether over night last night.
Bishop II. n. MeTyeire is to preach
the commencement sermon at Emory
* Beury College, Va, the hrst sun
day in July.
The Supreme Commandery Of the
limited Order of the Golden Cross
meets I'D Washington, d. c., on Tues
day, 2O-h inst.
The NetU Era understands hat i
new Democratic Organ TO he called Ihe
Democrat is to maze its appearance
81 Greeneville next week.
Capt. A. H Bogardus, the champion
shot, and bis son Is years old, are 10
give an exhibition of their ssi!i IN
glass bail shooting At Nashville, To-
day.
Tom Thumb says he has kissed
more than a million ladies in his time
The little fat rascal There Is no
wonder that he did not live 70 grow
up.-Er.
Rev. Z. E. Hess has, as We learn
from the Jonesb0rO' Journal been
elected President of Martha Washing
ton College, at Abingdon, Va vice.
Dr.. Warren DuPre, recently de-
ceased.
Kingston East TcnnesSeeGR The
ify kiln Of c. B. French, located near
CIark's Spring, caught fire in somt
zsy saturday morning last, aud was
destroyed, tuge her with about. $500
Of lumber.
Jouesb5ro' Journal, Thursday A
small frame dwelling house was burn
eG 1t Union last night between Il and
l O'Clock. There was no one living Ia
the house at the time and Of course it
was incendiaTy. THIS is another OF
the msny misfoTtunes of Mr.. Hsza
Davis an old aud respected citizen OF
the place.
The Ryaue County Sunday School
Convention was held Al the Nj. z.
Church, South, in Kingston, last
Tuesdsy, anu was well attended, ac-
cording 10 the East TeHHesseean.
James Sewer was made President.
Jno. W. Crowdsr Vice President, and
:. r StegsH, Secretary. Fourteen
schools Were represented, with total
membership Of 95S.
The following delegates have been
selected 81 JUEesborO' 10 attend the
East Tennessee Sunday School Con-
veniinu at Msryvilie next Thursdsy
18th inst. From the Baptist school
Col. T. Il. Reeves, l.. G. Peoples anC
Rev. J. :. Thomas. From the NJ. L
Church, South, school: Mrs. Jas D
Slemong, Mr.. Jno. ). Hayes and Mr
F. w. Earnest. Alternates, Mis-
Clara Gosnell, Mr.. R. n. Dosser, anC
Mr.. Robert Fink,
The street force, under the supervis
ion Of street bpss Hays, began wOrl
yesterday cutting a ditch across Ga!
street, just at the south end of TIT
Gay street bridge. to construct cul
vert for The purpose Of carrying OF
the water from the gutter on the ives
side Of the street, which has been run
ming into the railroad sewer. 1t il nov
10 BE- turned into the flat on the ives
side Of ne Gay street fill and taken Of
Ia the drain 10 Fiat Creek.
Fue case Of Bud CAMS, charged
with the malicious shooting OF Var
Johnson, colored, On CrCzier street, oil
the night Of Dec. 25th, 1873. Christ
mas night, was taken up in the Crim
inal Court yesterday evening, and
still on trial. Johnson has not ye
recovered from the effects Of the shot
but has been going about. The bal
which had LODGED somewhere nesr hi
back bone, having entered his side
was rot extracted until yesterday, al
it is placed on exhibition in the iris
OF the case.