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

The Supreme Court meets in Nash
willie. Monday, December 1st.
The pea crop in Monroe county this
wear is estimated at % 900 bushels.
The Templetons began an engage
ment last night in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
The Baptist State Convention meets
at Brownsville, West Tennessee, next
Friday.
Mrs. Sims, wife ofDr. P. D. Sims, died
at her home in Chattanooga, Friday,
It'll inst.
The Chattanooga public schools We're
dismissed one day last week to let the
children get a peep at the Juvenile
Pinafore."
TavIor Howard has received an APP
rointment as Deputy U. S. Marshal
ia upper East Tennessee, as we learn
from the GreeneYille NeW Era.
Morristown Times; Rev. J. D.
Hickson, formerly of st. Clair, Haw-
kins county, passed through town this
week en- route for Concord, Knox
county, where he ia to preach for the
coming year.
Bristol Reporter: Hop Miller, a
negro horse thief from Ohio, was cap-
tured in Bristol Thursday morning by
Constable Emmert, and turned over to
parties from Ohio, who had been fol-
lowing him for weeks.
Greeneville NeV Era: Hogs are
selling at three cents gross in this
county. There is a larger surplus
than for several years past, and this
will bring q considerable amount OF
money into the county.
According to the Morristown Times,
a little five year old daughter Of Clip.
Cozart. living in Hamblen county, was
knocked into the fire by a dog one
day last week, and burned to death
before help could reach her.
Bristol ia determined not 10 be out
done. An amateur theatrical com
pany, under the management of Mad
anne Rhul, is preparing to presen'
'Pfnafors" to 8 Bristol audience fol
the first time, says the Reporter.
We are informed that an interesting
revival has been in progress som
days at Ellijoy, Blunt county, caTIiet
On by the Baptists. Revs. Cunning
ham, Mcpherson and Sutton have beer
Iaboring in the meeting. Seventeen
converts were baptised last Friday.
Nashville American, Sunday: Tn
Secretary of State registered, yestel
day, the charter of The Oakdale an
Cumberland Mountain Railway Con
pauv.U with its office 81 Oakdal9 Iro
Works, in Roane county. john {
Scott, F. Fl. McClung. G. Powell, ia
Sewer and D. 4. Carpenter are its il
corporatoTs.
The clergy of different den0mini
lions in upper East Tennessee seem t
be very much given to controversy an
Joint discussion. AS we see from til
Greeneville NeW Fro, a debate DC ii
subject OF baptism is to be had at th
Big Spring Baptist Church on Il
25th inst, between Rev. Mr.. Nugen
of the United Brethren, and Rev. II
Gilbert, Baptist.
Wash. Mason, colored, an employ
Of the Roane Iron Works, Chat
nooga, was run over aud perhaps
tally injured by a hand-car last Fl
day. The miracle was that he W
not killed. The car weighed so
pounds, and there were 2.700 poun
of steel in it.. The Times says N
son is a Knoxville man. He came
this city only a few months ago.
is a good darkey, and q hard, iGdu
trious worker.n
Chattanooga is getting up her reE
tation again. Last. week, according
the Times, q man, named Nc
Sprinkler, hailing from Grays
county, Va, while stopping over
few hours in the place, was enticed
by one of the sharpeCs to a c~onveni'
spot, where he was knocked down &
robbed Of 500 IN money, a me PTS
and a railroad ticket to Little R
Ark.,-averything he had. He ella
ed 10 have left a family of even me
erless children in Virginia, for VII
he was going to search s home.
Chattanooga political oaldron {
tinues to boil, red hot and still h
ing. Already two or three tickets
the municipal election have been
up, the "Citiz8ns," "Greenbacke
etc. Now the regulars are gettint
their work. The Democrats have
their ward primaries. and their
eral convention, for the selection
candidates, occurs tonight. The
publican Executive Committee
called for primary meetings in
wards Wednesday night, and the
eral city convention will be
Thursday night.
oysters go Cents per QUAR-