Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-01-06
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New Dress Goods at A. L, ,Young's,
q Market Square.
The town is full of country people,
attending the various courts.
Akers' auction house is the most
popular resort for the court boys OF
nights.
The Criminal Court got down to
business in earnest yesterday and
started out with indications of push
ing things.
The late rains caused heavy land
slide in Keegan's tunnel on the Gin
cinna,i Southern Railway, says the
Morgan Dispatch.
The murder case of the colored boy
Andy Mcfarland was reached in the
Criminal Court, yesterday, and was
set for trial next Thursday.
From present indications the ice
mandatory will have a monopoly of
1t next summer. Not pound Of native
ice is saved yet.
You can find a great variety Of
Breech-loading Shoiguns at w. W..
Woodruff & Co.'S, with all the
necessary implements, Wads, Shells,
Chilled Shot, etc.
Newport Reporter: Robert Thomas,
colored, one of Cooke county's most
reliable stock traders, passed through
town last Monday with 1l6 head OF
fine market cattle.
II never argy agin success" says
Josh Billings. when see rattle
snakes head sticking out of hole, l
bear off to the left and say to myself
that hole belongs to that snake.n
Corporation Taxpayers, who are yet
behind with their taxes for 1879, are
reminded by Trustee Swan that they
will save cost by stepping up and set
Ting before the first of February.
The boys and girls had better pre-.
pare themselves with Skates before the
assortment is broken, and be ready
for the big freeze coming. A hand
some variety in stock, at W. w
Woodruff & Co.'s.
A charter of Incorporation was reg.
istered in Nashville last week FOL
Wards School House." of Meigr
county. Incorporators-V. C. Allen
]. P. Neal, J. B. King, Y. Arm hear
James Thomas.
Col. w. M. Woodcock, U. S. Intern
al Revenue Collector at Nashville, col
leeted SOL ABS IS last month, agains
S62,4ll 3S in December, 1873 His col
lections for the past six months wer
$4l5 ,0S6 81.
The County Court went through
with the election Of officers with com
mendsble dispatch yesterday, an
thereby made considerable saving {
expense. 1t is thought they will a.
most complete the business of the ses
sion to-day.
The candidates for county offices
especially those willing to make tn
sacrifice" of accepting the race 70
Sheriff at the hands of the Republica
County Convention in March, al
getting in some good work, Shaking
and circulating among the sovereign
in attendance upon the courts.
The veteran auctioneer /. Josep
calling, and Deputy Trustee Arthu
Swan reading, were engaged the en-
tire day yesterday, in front of I'll
Trustees office, selling city propert
for the unpaid taxes OF 1878. IT
county and State list was complete
With very few exceptions, all was b
in for the county and State. III
sale will be continued this mornin
when the property will be sold f
corporation taxes.
Another fire alarm was sounde
about 6 o'clock last night, caused /
the catching on fire OF some straw
an old stable in the alley In the re-
of Mlchaels g. DHncombe's harne
and collar mandatory. The stra
belonged to this firm. 1t was extil
guished, however, in few minute
before the fire department was on
Some boys were seen lettering srour
the straw, and, 1T is supposed, set
on fire accidentally.