Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-25
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Chen. JacksOnsBast Sweet Navy Tobacco.
Col. Nathan Gregg is canvassing
Sullivan county in opposition to the
5O-4 compromise.
The Bristol and GreeneviIle fairs
conflict this year. Both are to be
held the 24!h, 25th and Goth of Sep
TENDER.
In Florida beans are made into
sleeve buttons, Iockets, pins and pen-
dants, but ia Boston beans are used to
ballast first-class citizens.
To those seeking high and healthy
location. where they can have good
water, the best of fare and beautiful
scenery, we say go to Mount Nebo.
There were few slight showers of
rain in this section yesterday, which
were refreshing to parched vegeta-
ton, but did not go far towards filling
the empty eisterns all over the city.
At the Girls Industrial Hone,p
corner Of State anu Main streets, any
articles Of secondhand clothing, for
girls between the ages of four and fif-
teen years, will be gratefully received.
Gen. VIM. G. Brien, of Nashville,
and Gen. Chas. D. Porter, of Paris,
speak in favor Of the 50-4 compromise
at MoTristown to-day and in this city
tomorrow. Monday they go to Mary
vile.
Kingston East Tennc88eeon The
announcement last week that young
Mabery was crushed to death by a
saw log was premature. Although Sc
riously injured, he is still alive, and
will probably get well.
The BLACK Hawks u and Merid-
ians" two coIored base ball clubs of
this city, are booked for q. match
game next Thursday, on the grounds
north the city, near the terminus o.
street railway.
A reward of 500 has been offered by
the Governor for the apprehension
and conviction of J. w. Beavers, who
murdered Jos. @. French, a Jefferson
county boy, and railroader at Johnson
Vile on the 1st of May last.
John D. Lyle, a brother of one of
DR.. J. Nat. Lyle, editor of the Dau-
bridge Watehman, lost his arm in g
threshing machine in Jefferson county
last week. The limb was amputaEed
between the elbow and wrist.
The train was crowded from Con-
cord to this place yesterday evening
with members of the Normal School,
whicL was brought p q close at noon
yesterday with il -Zas.ing and ap-
pr0priate exercises, after q successful
and profitable session of four weeks.
Jonesboro has ho0ora3 the Con-
gresham from the First District by
organizing the bob Taylor Base Ball
Club" which, according to the Jour-
nal, will soon be in trim, ready to
challenge the Greeneville, Bristol and
Knoxville clubs, in the order named.
Our sanitary authorities are taking
vigorous steps towards keeping the
city in good sanitary condition. The
Flag Pond, among other places, has
been thoroughly lined all around its
edges, thus Improving the character OF
the odor arising therefcom wonder
fully.
A young man named George Palmer
was brought to the city "Wednesday
night by Constable Witt, from the 18th
district of this county, and commit.
ted to jail to await Criminal Court
having been bound over by Esq. Pasca
Carter for carrying weapons, anC
was unable to give bond.
Kingston East Tenne88eean: Mrs
John Y. Smith, an estimable lady
died at her residence near town at 6:3t
o'clock a. m. Tuesday, after a short i'll,
ness. She was the wife of the late
Rev. J. Y Smith, sister Of the Lee
nOir Brothers, and leaves several sons
and daughters and o large circle o
relatives and friends . TO mourn hel
loss.
Jonesboro' Journal: "Col. Barnard
writes his wife that from the 1st to tht
18th of June he was in the land 0
eternal snow. In the drifts it was s.
feet deep.n The Colonel, q Washing
ton county man, is gallant officer 0
the regular army, and has been distin
gushing himself out on the frontie
fighting Indians. We would like Il
have divide with him en- the SNOW
business, in this climate. about thi
time.
Personal.
Capt. Joe M. Greer. Of MaryvilIe
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