Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-27
PEEEILETTES.

Chew JacksOn's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
Rush Strong's cheap Hats and Shoes!
Mexican dollars are taken at ninety
cents by Bristol merchants.
a big white frost at Morristo wn
Monday morning, according to the
Gazette.
Refreshing April showers sand
witched with violent March winds
was the order of the day yesterday as
regards the weather.
The Nashville Banner says it is the
opinion Cf some Of the members that
the General Assembly will adjourn
sine die next Monday.
The MorIis;own Gazette reports that
seventy-five head of cattle were
shipped to Eastern markets by firm
in that place last week.
w. F. Hooper, twice a candidate for
Assistant Clerk Of the Tennessee Sen
ate, was found dead Saturday IN the
court house at Murfreesbor,. with a
bottle of laudanum by his side.-Er.
Both Houses of the Tennessee Gen.
eral Assembly have passed a resolu-
ton rendering the hall of the House
for the use of the National COnven-
ton of cOlored men, which meets in
Nashville, Wednesday, April 2nd.
The citizens of Knoxville and Knox
county will find the new B. Howe
Sewing Machine, which unites the
good Improvements of all others,
making perfect machine, at an ex-
tremely low price, at w. w. Woodruff
& Co.'S.
The members of the Morristown
cornet band have supplied themselves
with new outfit, comprising six
finely finished instruments, at a cost
of $500. The Gazette dubs it the finest
baud in the State, and expects some
good music.
According 10 the Times a party of
about fifty Mormons or Latter-Day
Saints, new recruits, under the leader
ship of Elder J. Morgan, and hailing
from East Tennessee and North Geor-
gis, passed through Chattanooga
last Sunday on their way to Utah.
They expected reinforcements on the
way sufficient TO swell their number |
to one hundred.
Prof. p. C. Wilson, the widely |
known glass merchant, of Chatta-
nooga is about erecting something |
really unique in the way of a new
business house, IS we learn from the
TINES. 1t is to be q literal "glass
house." three sides of it being con-
structed entirely of heavy glass of
various colors and shades. This will |
be a splendid advertisement of his
business.
MessTs. HUsOn and Williams, at that |
popular hotel, the Atkin House, have |
now one OF the neatest and most at |
tractive offices in the city, it having |
just undergone a thorough course of |
repairs, being repspered, reprinted |
and Tearrsnged generally. The whole
building has also been gone over from
garrett to cellar, and very much Inn
proved as to general appearance, as
well as cOmfortableness.
The attention Of all those who are
fond of something good to eat is called
to the notice elsewhere that Miss
Mary DDnahOe has opened a new bak-
ing establishment on the west side Of |
the Square. Il is the universal ver-
diet tina! Miss Mary makes the best
bread, as well es other cookies, ever
made use Of in Knoxville, and we
take pleasure in commenting her es |
tablishmeut 10 the public patronage, |
but il is unnecessary, for she will find |
sale for more than she can bake.
The splendid new bell for the CITY |
Schools was placed in position in the
cupOla Of the HampdeE Sidney build. |
ing yesterday, and will hereafter al
ways give notice to all the schuO !
children the exact moment they may |
leave their homes in order 10 be |
prompt st school. It has q clear, dis
tinct and loud tone, AID with it's ele-
walton, may be easily heard in every
nook and corner within the corporate
limits, unless the atmosphere is very
unfavOrable. 1t is a valuable addition
to our public school system, and !
will no doubt prove very beneficial in
the way of securing prompt attend
ance by all students.