Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-06
PENCELETTES.

Mud, slosh and slop Is the order Of
the day.
The Fay Tempieton combination
are playing in Nashville.
The Athens Post advel tises q few
election tickets on hand. which Will
be disposed OF on accommodating |
terms.
The street forces were engaged yes |
terday in cleaning off the crossings.
There are a number yet about the city
that need cleaning.
The ladies sitting room at the pas
seDger depot of the E. IT., V. & g.
railroad has been furnished with q
neat, Few carpet and otherwise fitted
up in comfortable and cosy style.
The democratic Headquarters was
Yesterday broken up and the chairs
and fixtures moved out. The banner
containing the names of defeated can
didstes, without an exception, will
soon be removed.
This is opinion day in the supreme
court. There was no business Of inn
portance transacted yesterday, except
the hearing OF argument In q number
of csses. Monday the docket of Clsi-
borne county will be taken up.
Only one democrat in town, the
"Msjah," who has not given 1t up.
The "Msjah" says he never deserts
the ship as long as there is plank to
float OIL. He receives a grape vine
dispatch occasionally that New York
is in doubt and tries to start q boom,
but his booms finally fall fat.
The miners in the coal mines at Coal
Creek have been Oh strike for some
days for three cents per busheI. They
were getting two cent?. The mines
have been idle. except those Of the
Knoxville Iron company, where cons
victs are worked. It lie thought an ad-
justment of the difficulties will be
made and work resumed soon.
At meeting of the Tennessee hiss
t0rical society in Nashville q few days
since, there were contributions among
other things OF q bundle of papers from
venerable president DIR. J. Ct. M. Ram
sey, of this city. @. L. Stratton, o.
Knoxville, sent a gourd used as pow
der flask in the revolutionary war
which he obtained from Aaron Wal.
lace, Of BlOunt county.
The Athens Post announces the
marriage at the residence Of the brides
father in that place, October 22nd, by
Rev. T. Sullins, of Mr.. Thos. n
BORN and Miss Ella HoIt0n, daughter
OF w. G. Hort0n, Esq. Mr.. BORN Il
we'll known in Knoxville, is travel
ling for the house of MeClung, Powell
s. Co and will receive the congratuia
tons of many friends.
Mr.. John w. Ward, who has been G
clerk in the Office, has been promGt 1
t. the position of assistant to Mr.. Jas
r Ogden. in the freight and tick ut Of
fee of the E t., V. & G. railroad com
pany, the position va ed by Mr.. II
w. Lynn, who wss appoin' ed freigh
agent. Messrs. John Tip on and w
K. Blair are assistants, and also Mr.
G.. L. Sratton, formerly of ths CHRON
ICLE Office. He holds the position o
short hand reporter for MIR. Ogden.
Crazy Dave Jackson cast his vote 70
the straight democratic ticket at tn
count house, in the second ward, Tues
day. A question was raised by work
ers at the polls as to the right of Dave
to vote, on account of his being mol
compus mentis. One of the ''faithfu
aud true" democratic workers cam
quickly to tue rescue and asserted
boldly and excitsdly that Dave ha'
more sense than nine-tsnths of tn
whit9 men. Wonder If the gentleman
included himself in that nine tenths