Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-11-15
PEECELETTES

Chew Jackson's Best sweea NavyTobaccc.
Who would be a star-gaZer.
Blustery and disagreeable yesterday.
1t wouldn'tdo for Prof. Tice to make
a visit along this way just about now.
DIR. E. NJ. Wight and Col. J. C.
Stanton are the most prominet of the
talked of Republican candidates for
Mayor of Chattanooga, says the Times.
1.-THE French Broad S~erenaders" is
the name of a new amateur minstrel
and operate combination, recently or
ganizad at Whitwell, Tenn, accord
ing to the Newport Sentinel.
The section hands of the Knoxville
and Charleston Railroad have been
engaged for several days on the road
bed and track of that line in This city,
putting it in good condition.
Elijah Lockmiller, an old and re.
spected citizen, at one time chairman
of the County Court, and late Sheriff
Of McMinn county, died on the 2nd
inst, says the Athens Post.
If we could have a good healthy fall
of rain In this region about this time,
1t would be of a plagued sight more
practical benefit than ell the falling
stars we read about, but don't see.
According to the Newport Sentinel
r. W. Michaux, Of Cooke county. has
purchased in that county this season,
up to the present time, nearly Il. 000
bushels of wheat, for the Morristown
mills.
Newport Reporter: Mrs. Betsy OF.
finger, aged 70 years. died at her resi-
dence, near Parrott9ville, last Thurs
day. She had been a member of the
Lutheran Church sixty or seventy
years.
The Jonesboro' Ua'on Flag is pub.
fishing from week to week interesting
notes Of travel and adventure in search
of hostile Indians on the frontier
from the diary of Col. r. F. Bernard
whose home is in Jonesboro'. They
were written during the past summer
The. Athens Post regrets to Learn
that the building..atI Wesleyana.Church
in McMinn county, was destroyed by
fire Thursday of last week. The fire
was caused by q defective fide. The
Rev. Mr.. Hickson and family, the oc,
cupants OF the building, lost nearly
everything they had.
Newport, Cooke county, seems to be
badly afflicted with the business boom
The Reporter, OF Thursday, says
Where is the country depot that car
beat Newport? Already this week
six cars of wheat and fruit have beer
exported, and nine cars ordered yester
day evening for wheat and stock.
Newport Reporter: Not long sine,
our merchants were compelled to pur
chase their goods at Baltimore, Phila
delphia or New York, but now the,
have this great need supplied by tn
Furnishing city Of Knoxville, which
is III our midst. What would Eas
Tennessee be without Knoxville?
The dollar and a quarter per hun
dred tune has served to bring GU
quantities Ct hay and dispel the ideI
that there was none in the country
Yesterday four or five wagon-Ioad
were to be seen standing on til
square for some time, and it va
rather a drag at $I.15 to 81 20 per hun
dred.
RogersVille Spectator: J. NJ. Gray
Esq, has been appointed Clerk an,
Master of the Chancery Court of thi
county for another term Of six years
Chancellor Smith did we'll in retain
ing the services of MI. Gray, as he i
conceded to be n of the most efiicien
officers ia the Division; and what i
much better, a high toned Christian
gentleman.
Although the municipal election is
about ten weeks off yet, the canvas
starts out with remarkable activity il
the various wards. In some of then
there are sever or eight candidates 70
Aldermen, already, and they hav
commenced working like beavers. Al
this, in addition to the work of tn
three announced candidates for Mayor
and the others unannOunced as yet.
Engineer Matt. Franklin display
some as fine samples Of tobacco as W
have ever seen. grown by Joe Owens
whose plantation is about a mile abov
Bristol, and who is one of the mos
extensive and successful tobacco raj;
ers in that section. He has now O
hands, as the product of this year
crop, in course of curing, six larg
houses, of the finest tobacco eve
grown about Bristol.
Canned Goods OF 20.