Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-12-20

Christmas Cards.
A beautiful stock at Ramage's. aI
This is extremely hard weather on
the freshly killed pork.
Have you seen those large, hand.
some aud cheap Chromos at Ramage's?
Buy your Christmas supplies from
Dawes & Jackson,
Pure Sweet Cider, fresh Lemons and
Orabg es, fine Candies, Nuts, Figs,
Raisins, at John Hudiburg's. z@
Tbs ladies of the Methodist Church,
IN Cleveland, gave fair and supper
for the benefit of the church, Thurs
day and Friday nights.
Diaries for 1850 %
At Ramage's.
Major Jacob Peak died at his home,
in Meigs county, Tenn, on Friday,
the 12.h inst, in the 10th year of his
age, says the Cleveland Banner.
Pulverized, Granulated, Crushed
and Brown Sugars at Dawes & Jack.
sons.
For neat, serviceable Pocket
Knife. for boy or girl, lady or gen.
tleman, you can not do better than at
Ramsge's. 3a
Kingston East Tennesseean !: Col.
F. Young slaughtered hog last week
which weighed 562 pounds net. If
anybody can beat that he would like
to hear from them. 5
For Present for lady nothing can
be nicer than good Gold Pen, with
Pean Holder, in a Morocco Case.
Ramage has them.
Currants, Raisins. Pfunes, Citron,
Lemons, Oranges, Apples, Coeoanuts
and Figs at Dawes & Jackson's.
The largest display of Silver. plated
Ware of the best make ever seen in
Knoxville is on exhibition at the
China House, and for sale at very low
figures.
The Rhea Springs Nevs promul-
gates as its Presidential ticket, for
1880. Democratic, of course, VIM. Fl.
Vanderbilt, Of New York, fer Presi>
dent; r. N. Bishop, Of Ohio, for Vice
President.
Monroe Democrat: DR.. J. II. Brun-
ner has French coin of the denomi.
nation of a dollar coined in 1927,
which makes it 152 years old, five
years before the birth of the Father
of his Country"-George Washington.
Finest and best Teas in the city at
Dawes & Jackson's.
Canned Peaches, Tomatoes, Pine
Apple, Salmon, Cherries, Peas, Black
berries, Mince Meat, Apple and Peach
Butter at Dawes & Jacksnn's.
Call at the China House to. day and
see their display of toys and other hol-
idsy presents. It is the largest ever
seen in Knoxville. and they evidently
want to sell them, from the way they
have marked down the prices.
cambridge Waterman: The citizens
of this place and vicinity were consid-
erably shaken up by the ominous roar
and tremor of an earthquake, on
Thursday night, about half past
o'clock. The shock apparently came
from the southwest, and lasted about
10 or Is seconds.
Nashville american State Superin-
tendent Leon Trousdale has received
from Prof. D. 3. Johnson photos
graph of the University of Tennessee,
at Knoxville, which he will hang up
in his department along with photo
graphs of other educational institu-
tons of the State.
HALLS CELEBRATED FIRE
PROOF Safes largest ship
ment of Fire-Proof Safes ever made to
Southern city have arrived in Knox
vile, and are on exhibition at w. w.
Woodruff & Co.'S. this week. Please
call and examine stock and prices be-
fore purchasing. Over 800 Halls Safes
are now used by the merchants Of
Knoxville and East Tennessee.
Regarding the recent railroad wreck
near SWeetwater, caused by an ob-
struction being placed on the track, the
Democrat says: So far there is no clue
to the cause for, or who the perpetrat-
ors of this malicious and fiendish act
were, but the Company has offered a
reward of 5000, to be found In another
column, for information that will con-
Wet them, and it is hoped they may
yet be apprehended.
Cleveland Herald i. A little negro
son of Cheyne Beck, aged about 4
years, was accidentally shot in the 9th
ward, Monday morning last. 1t seems
that he and a little sister were in the
house alone and the girl was playing
with the pistol, when it was dis
charged, the ball taking effect in the
abdomen and coming out few inches
above the anterior superior spinous
process Of the illium. The boy died
Monday night.
He deserves caning!" Buy a
Gold HEADED Stick for the purpose, at
Hope & Miller's.
The latest novelties in Perfumes,
Toilet Powders and Toilet goods gen.