Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-12

City Council tonight. ~
A shower of rain would be very &C.
ceptable in this region just now.
Lots of Pretty Calico, just received
at A. L. YouDg's, on the Square.
The iron cage in the Newport Jail
contains five female prisoners, accord
ing to the Reporter.
The East Tennessee Baptist Associ.
alton is to convene at Newport, Cooke
county, on Thursday, 25th inst.
Union Presbytery is to meet at
Hopewell Church, in cambridge, on
Thursday, 25th inst, says the Watch
man.
Newport Sentinel Newport is to
have another drug store. Mr. w. d.
Rogers, of Knoxville, is here pros.
pecting for location.
The three prisoners who recently
killed the Mormon elder, Standing,
near Dalton, Ga, have given bond,
and are now at liberty, says the
Enterprise.
cambridge Waterman: The colored
people of Jefferson and adjoining
counties will celebrate the emancipa-
ton proclamation of President Linz
coin at this place on September %.
The Gilbert Sisters dramatic troupe,
which is booked for Staub's Opera
House for the Both inst, is to play at
Conway Hall, Bristol, every night
during the Border Fair the week bee
fore.
Deputies Duff and Walker went
down on yesterdays train with squad
of eight prise ners sent up by the
Federal Court, four of who go to
Loudon, one to Athens and three to
Cleveland jails.
A Tazewell correspondent of the
Dandridge Waterman says Demo-
cratic weekly paper will probably be
started at Tazewell about the last OF
this month, with J. w. Peltier, OF
Knoxville, editor.
The Democrat reports that typhoid
fever has been prevailing TO an unusual
extent in the vicinity of Maryville for
the last two or three months, especial
ly among the colored people, and has
resulted fatally in some cases.
Friday, 2eth inst, is the day set for
the hanging Of the negro. Anthony
Blair, of Washington county, for the
murder Of his step-daugheter a few
weeks since. He is to be hanged with.
in one mile of the court house at Nor
ristown.
Newport Reporter A speech de
livered at colored picnic near New
port few days since by Hon. ]. FL
Randolph, so affected the hearers tina
one old colored lady rose from her sea
shouting" 81 am happy and I dom
care who knows it,"
The Herald and Tribune under
stands that the bob Taylor B. B. Co.
of Jonesboro, and the "R. r. Butte
B. B. Co." of Bristol, will play mattel
game of base ball, on the grounds Q
the former, the last day of the Jones
boro' Fair, October Sd.
Newport Reporter: It is strange
say, but yet it is true, Mr.. A. Ramsey
the wealthiest man in Cooke county
and far advanced in years, does nc
know the English alphabet, but yet b
has mechanically learned to sign hi
own name with pen, which is 8
legible as the average hand.
The annual camp-meeting at SUI
phur Springs, near Jonesboro', ws
commenced last week, says the Uiai0
Flag. Sunday there was the largeG
attendance there has been for twenty
five years. Sermons,were preached b
Rev. J. w. Mann in the forenoon, an
Rev. n. G. Taylor, d. D., in the afte
noon.
Chattanooga Times: Mr.. John v
Brown, who passed through the eli
some days ago, with John FerrelI
charge, an escaped convict from Il
Kentucky penitentiary, returned We
terday, having delivered his prison
to the authorities at Frankfort. E
will receive $3.50 reward. Ferrill
serving out sentence of SO years f
murder.
Kingston East Tenaesseedn III
Big Emory Baptist Association cor
menced at this place on Friday NOR
ing last, and held in session uni
Monday. The attendance was pref
large-some fifty or more delegat
being present, who were entertain
by the citizens. Rev. z. T. Mar
was chosen as Moderator, and 8.
Evans reelected Clerk.
Mr.. g. w. Albers has just occupi
his new drug store on Market Squal
next door to his old stand. Ills ne
stand is by all odds the nobbiest al
handsomest store room to be found
this part of the country, and we dou
if it is to be excelled in any of Il
eastern cities. Everything is arrang
with much taste and on the very late
and most improved plan, and 1t is
perfect beauty.
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