Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-20
From our Regular Coryssponde.t.

Marshal, Etc.
From our Regular Coryesponde.t.
GREEYEvILLE, March Is, 70.
Mr.. EDITOR: On last Friday tn
remains of Andrew Johnson, Jr.
were laid to rest by the side 0
those of his father and two brother
on Johnson's Hill. He was tht
last of the three sons of the ex
President. His Oldest brother
Charles, was killed by being thrown
| from a horse at Nashville during the
war; and Robert, who was Colonel
of the First Tennessee Cavalry,
died at Greeneville shortly after the
war. Since the death of Andrew
johnson, Jr, there is no descend
ant of the ex-President bearing the
name of Johnson. The surviving
members of the family and lineal
descendants consist Of two daugh-
tiers and five grandchildren.
Andrew Johnson, Jr., better
known as Frank" was a clever,
whole.souled young man, whose
worst faults were to himself He
was a favorite among his acquaint-
ances and had but few if any enc
mics. He had been married about
three years, his wife being daugh-
ter of James Rumbougb, of Warm
Springs, North Carolina, and very
accomplished young lady. Soon after
his marriage he purchased farm
in Carter County, on the Watauga
river, near Elizabethton, where he
followed the business of farmer
until recently, when on a foreclos-
ure of mortgage, the heirs of the
ex-President became the owners of
the. cotton factory at Union, where
he moved to for the purpose of
taking charge of the property and
superintend the business.
Two deaths have occurred in
Gteeneville, during the past week,
Mr.. George Kinney and Mrs Lue
Rector. George Kinney was one of
the old citizens, and had served two
or three terms in the State Legisla-
ture. He was about seventy years
of age, an exemplary CHRISTIAN
gentleman and preserved the esteem
of all who knew him.
A bill is now before the Legisla-
ture to abolish tue corporation of
Greeneyiile 1t has its friends and
its opponents. Petitions for and
against the passage of the bill have
been forwarded TO the Legislature.
If our town can be freed from the
curse of whisky by 'the
passage of the bill this will
atone fol all the consequent evils
Why is it that law can not be passed
giving to US the same rights without
surrendering our town charter?
But from the present Legislature
We are led to expect nothing rea-
sOnable, sensible or honest.
We are to have a new county in
upper East Tennessee; at least this /
is The talk, and the bill to establish
the county has passed the third .
reading in the House. It's name is
to be Boone, and it is to be formed .
from portions Of Greene, Sullivan,
Washington aud Hawkins. Greene
5 large county and We can we'll
afford to lose a portion, but it is
doubtful whether all the portions
will vote for the new county by the
equislte two-third's vote, without
which the county must fail. 1t is
lot the first time an attempt has
been made to establish this new
county. Formerly it was to be
called Powell and this name has
'ouni a prominent place in legisla-
ion and IN the courts. The estab-
ishment of this new county would
certainly be great convenience to
| large number of persons, as many
# them live twenty-five miles from
)ur county seat.
We have heard some reports of a
small rebellion against the enforce
nent of the United States Internal
Revenue Laws in this county.
These reports are to the effect that
Deputy Marshall c. W. Piper went
% an illicit distillery on the north
,ide of this county one night last
week, for the purpose of making an
arrest, and was fired upon by about
Xix men from the still-house. He
the fire, emptying his
pistols, and returned unhurt.
Greene County has had but few
such violatOrs of the law, and the
offenders should be promptly ar