Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-06-08
PEECGEETTES.

Chew. JacksOn'sBcst Sweet Navy Tobacco
Hot as biazes again.
The Newport Jail contains fourteen
prisoners.
Yesterday s market was an unusually
flll and lively one.
The psrched and scorching face OF
nature begins to thirst for another
rain.
The only arrival noted at the wharf
yesterday was Capt. VIM. Hill, OF
cambridge, with boat load Of $50
bushels of corn.
Iwould not take 500 for my first
lesson in a. Art Craio," 80 says Louis
Allen, a, A. Stinnelt and several 9th
ers of Mr.. MiIler's pupils.
The young gentlemen composing
our new silver cornet band are vigor-
ously practicing every night almost
and it will not be long before we may
begin to hear some music from them.
Yesterdays game Of base ball was
the only topic Of conversation by
young and old on the streets last
night, and no doubt it will interfere
with the Sunday School lesson in
some instances to-day.
Newport Reporter; Mr.. John
Rollins, of Upper Cosby, died at his
residence last Friday, at the age of
ninety-seven years. He was probably
the oldest man in Cooke county, and
was 3 soldier Ia the war of 1912.
An attempt was made, says the
Newport Reporter, by party of about
eighteen men TO break into the Sewer
willie Jail last week, to release an in.
mate. They broke the first door, but
were then frightened away by some
means.
Cumberland University, ct Lebanon
closed 2 successful years work last
week, graduating a class of forty
eight young men, in the various de-
partments. Twenty-Five Of the class
were Tennesseeans, the others from
adjoining States.
The court house question in Cock
county has assumed another phase
Now, according to the Reporter,
proposition has been made to build 6
fioatin- mple 0fjustice, to ply up ant
down iHa Pigeon River, 50 as to &C
con u1oGate, alternately, the riva
poiu-s aloDg the stream.
Jas. H. Farmer, Esq, recent.
elected Justice Of the Peace in the 20u
district, 10 fill the vacancy caused b.
the rasignalion of Esq. Hill, qualities
and gave his Lond before County
Court Clerk Lewis Saturday, and re
csivet ne documents necessary to TIT
discha ge Of the duties of his office.
4 c5-Ored female child, just newI.
born, was found by Mr.. Moore, resi-
dent of PASSPORT, left in his yard be
tween the hours of II and l o'clocl
Friday night. What to do with ii b
does not know, and he was in con
sulting the county authorities on tn
question yesterday. An effort was be
iag made 10 find the mother.
There have been unusually heav,
mails received at the postOffice in til
last few day, putting the clerks to 1t t
keep up with the work in fact, Their
il a gradual increase noticably in tn 8
respect. This is also just in the mids
of the periodical flooding of the pen
sion Office. That institution has re
csived at least 600 or 5000 letters il
the past two days.
The University Cadet COTnet BanC
will be virtually disbanded during thu
SIMMER vacation, on account of thu
departure OF the members for thei
homes. 1t is certainly very desirable
however, that We have their assistanc,
in our grand Fourth Of July celebra
bration, in fact we can scarcely max
a success of il without some of thei
excellent music. Ill is understood tina
those of the boys who have to G.
home, can be induced to remain til
after the Alb, If their expenses Of re
naming are paid, aud that this will
be the only compensation they will
reouire. That would be but trifiDl
sum and could be easily raised amon
our business men, we are sure. Tn
proper committees will no doubt lool
after this matter.