Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-02-19
PENCILETTEs.
her fall In the weather.

A Memphis Judge mas decided mat
dealing in cotton futures Is gambling.
Seth Green, the fish culturist, thinks
that trout can hold conversation with
each other like men.
The Memphis directory, just pub
lished, shows population of 4o. 927
as against AZ, 497 last year.
The market has been glutted with
fire wood for the past few days, and
the prices have been very low.
Humphreys and adjoining counties
are growing rich in peanuts. They
bring 793 and so cents per bushel.
The internal revenue collections Of
the ninth district OF Virginia, for only
one week, amounted to $42 1888 65.
The Morristown Gazette says there
are old, gray headed men in Hawkins
county that have never seen steam.
boat.
Pneumonia is reported as being ter
ribly prevalent in Carroll aud Mont
gomery counties. The disease is of the
most malignant type.
One hundred ravenous medical prac.
titioners will be turned loose on an in
nocent public at the next commence
ment of Vanderbilt university.
A little two and half year old
pf Co DnnA xphn lives
about IA miles from Nashville, fell
into tub OF water, last Sunday, and
was drowned.
The valentine business has played
out for this season, and the dealers are
crowding their leftover supplies into
the back ground to bring them out
fresh next season.
The Nashville centennial association
has offered four prizes for the best
drilled volunteer company. The first
is 81 900, the second $500, the third $500
aud the fourth 5000.
Two "moonshiners" confined in the
Morristown Jail made their escape
from that institution last Friday even
ing by tearing up the ceiling of their
cell, but were recaptu,ed.
"Young man, remember these
things while in the hight Of single |
blessedness: Seven dollsrs week
with solitude will pan out better than |
ten dollars with twins.n-Ex.
They cay there is no advance on |
Oliver Chilled P ows. The farmers
ought to lay in their supply before
the advance, which is sure to come. |
Woodruff g. Co, keep large stock.
Farmers, Attention We will have
25 car loads of Land Plaster on hand
and for sale. Call early before the
supply is exhausted. w. w. Wood.
ruff & Co.
The steamer Harry Helm departed
yesterday for Chattanooga with good
cargo of freight for points along The
river. She will make regular trips
below Knoxville, If the tide and trade
will permit.
Nashville Banner: A strange bird, |
said to be the North Carolina cedar
bird, has made its appearance in Giles
county, and is likely to rem der the |
farmers Of that section invaluable SER
vice in extirpating the insects which |
are preying upon their wheat fields. |
The bird is larger than black bird, |
has full, round eye, red breast, and |
plumage of a purplish color.
The colored boy, Milton Brewer,
who was nabbed by Ned Akers, while |
in the act of stealing package of
mems hose at the auction house Tues.
day night, had hearing before justice
Brooks the same night, the trial con.
tinuing till after midnight. He was
bound to court and taken to jail, and |
his case was yesterday continued. He
claims to hail from ONE of the upper |
counties, and came here in search of
work.
wagon took fright while crossing the
Gay street bridge over the railroad,
going northward, just before the arri
val OF the o'clock train, and gave
promise of lively runaway. He
made good, and decidedly unlawful
speed till he was off the bridge, but
then his fright seemed 10 diminish,
the driver got bgtter hold on him,
and halt was soon obtained.
RuekMheaf Flour.