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

Did ever anybody see such weather
for winter
Mary Anderson was playing Evadae
in Louisville, Kentucky, last week.
The Adah Richmond Comic Opera
Company was in Austin, Texas, last
week.
AT last it has been made cuss
word" of. Boom it," and an be
boomed," are the latest expressions
out.
A rumor being afoat that it is con-
templated that new Jail shall be
erected in the court house lot in Chat
tanooga, the Times enters a strong
protest against such a proceeding.
A white swan, measuring y feet
from tip to tip, with neck over two feet
long, was recently killed by fisher
man near Chickamauga, and exhibr
tied in Chattanooga, according TO the
Times.
The Fort Guards, in Chattanooga,
have an excellent band, which has re-
Gently been reorganized, under the
leadership of Prof. Thos. A. CIeage, a
former student of the University of
Tennessee.
The very best assortment of Pocket
Books, Specie Bags, and Lide Bill
Books in the city, can be found at
Ramage & Co.'S. They have great
variety and at prices to suit every buy
eT's means.
A Chattanooga restauranter adver-
tises "Angel Food" in the city papers.
1t strikes us that Chattanooga is about
the last place on earth TO find mark
ct for that kind of diet.
Nashville american Mayor Ker.
cheval will attend the reception tens
dered Gen. Grant at Louisville next
Wednesday, and will extend an Off
cial invitation to the ex-President to
visit Nashville at its centennial, next
April.
There is no clue yet to the robbery
of 500 in money and some checks,
from Mr.. John Maloney, a merchant
of WarrensbuTg, Greene county, last
Friday while he was attending Stock
holders Convention in the city. The
matter is being worked up, however.
We are glad 10 learn that Mr.. W.B
Melvin, who was hurt by fall from a
train at the Messy Greek bridge last
week, is getting along very well, and
improving slowly. He will not be
able to be removed home from Messy
Creek before the last of the week,
however, it is thought.
Cloudy weather nor even rain will
not keep the people away from the
China House, for everybody wants to
have the first pick at the beautiful
articles displayed. But didn't the PEG.
pie lCok pleased as they came out with
their bundles under their arms. They
evidently found what they wanted,
and got bargains
The temperance wave which was set
going some days ago, by John Drew,
in Atlanta, Ca, continues to sweep
the stroDgholds of intemperance be.
fore it. According to the Constitution,
foil three thousand signers were OBJ
tanned to the pledge, up to Saturday
night The pledge is the came as thai
of the Murphy movement, with the
blue ribron attached.
Chattanooga had five deaths las
week, one white and four c0lored. In
connection with the morluary report
spubIished the following: Two cases
of searlatina reported. one on B street
between McCallie and Gilmer, the
other on James, near East Terrace
The former supposed to have been con
tracted in Knoxville, the other be-
lieved to be indigenous-both non
maiignant-and both ere GONZALES
cent.
The Executive Committee Of The
Tennessee River improvement Asso
citation, of which Hon. E. A. James
Of Chattanooga, is chairman, has is
sued a call for convention of thu
people interested in the improvement
Of the Tennessee river, TO assemble il
the city of Huntsville, Ala, on tn
8 h day Of January, 1880, for the pur
pose Of taking such action as they
may deem necessary IL push the worl
10 all early completion.
In the case of Dave Henri zie
charged with murder, il The Circui
Court at Chattanooga, last week,
nistrial was entered, the jury falling
10 agree. The jury stood ten ont o
twelve for aequittal. Dave was
former Knoxville boy, and his Grim
was the killing, about year ago, o
Jim. Thomas, at private dance
Thomas was bOisterous, and wss beins
sjeoted by Henri.zie, when he assault
ed and cut Henritze with knife, AM
Henritzie shot him
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