Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-19
PEECELETTES.

Late garden truck ia about burned
I'D in this section by the continued
drouth.
The green hide monster is what the
watermelon is dubbed by witty ras-
sgrapher.
The Southern MethOdists think ui
building parsonage at Jonesboro' for
the Presiding Elder of that district.
The mondays sun for The past few
days has been quite warm and OPP
perssive, though the nighte fnrnish q
pleasant contrast.
Scarcely "a cay passes that there is
not more or less of emigration from
the upper counties of East Tennessee
to the far West.
Memphis Appeal: When HE cpl
demic closes out. Memphis will pre-
sent fine pasturage. The grass is
growing all over the alleys and over
many of the streets.
Go away from home to hear the
news. The Chattanooga Times has il
that Knox county had q light frost
in certain portions sunday morning"
The first we had heard of it.
Rev. J. s. Thomas, who has been in
charge of the Baptist Churcl at Jones'
bOro', as pastor, for some time. left
Monday, for Cleveland, to take charge
of the Baptist Church there.
The Jonesboro' Herald and ZTi
6une says: There never was such a
prospect for corn as there is this season.
The yield will be fifty per cent. better
than it has been for 40 years.
The new moon is visible again, aid,
according to the reckoning of some
weather'wise individuals, its positirs
is such that the water is all spilled,
hence they would predict q dry moon.
Mr.. Arson Nelson, OF Nashville, the
Secretary of the Tennessee Historical
Society, will be present at the Jones'
boro' Centennial, and will bring with
him some very interesting relics, says
the Journal.
The United STATES District Coui.
convened yesterday morning, Judge
Trigg presiding, bat the only business
transacted was the auditing Of some
accounts, and Court adjourned till the
second Monday in October.
Rev. E. Daniel, through the Menu
phis papers, acknowledges the receipt
of several contributions for the relief
of destitute yellow fever sufferers.
The list is headed by the First Presby>
terrain Church of this city with SIC.
Capt. John Roberts come down We. .
terday with boat load of wheat, flour
corn meal, etc., and the finest lot Of
Irish potatoes that have been on this
market. On his return trip he viii
take o lot of merchandise for mer
chants of seviervilEe.
In a recent letter to lis home folks
Gen. J. A. Cooper, who is on pros
pectiug tour through the State of Kan
sas, is quite enthusiastic in his de
scription Of the advantages of tina
country. He seems 10 be enjoying hi
trip immensely.
Herald and Tribune: Quite move
wedding came off in .Jonesboro' oil
last Tuesday night, Esq. w. E. Matte
Officiating. The groom was MI
Young Bsyless, aged So, and the brid
was Miss Neoma Lane, a beautiful al
blushing young lady of sweet six
teen"
A very fine specimen of early cor
was shown us yesterday by MI
Squire II. Cooper, grown on the piac
of Mrs. John Cooper. at Cooper's
The ear was 49, Inches in length, con
tains $50 grains, and looks very fins
It is of the species known as Earl
Rare ripe.
There is considerable movin
around by some of our neighbor mel
chants on the Square, just now /
progress and contemplated. Messr
Dawes & Jackson, whos1were in til
1OOAl tGo NhhON 1SLE lllC
have occupied Al0ers' old stand. NJ
E. G. Locke is to take their old stant
and Gossett, Ford & Bro are to oecup
the Locke stand.
A Newport Sentinel repre- seb'aiiy
has had an interview with the regi
Anthony Blair, who ia confined in th
Morristown Jail aud is to be haoge
Friday, Goth inst, for the murder
his step-daughjer. He is representa-
as being perfectly resigned to bis fat
says the deed was committed in tt
heat of passion, but the punishment
just. He claims to have been Chri
tian and member of the Church. v
It. Helms, of Morristown, is gettin
up in pamphlet form history of tt
criminal, his crime, etc.
MILLINERY OPENING.