Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-03-09
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Nashville claims to have fifty th2u-
sand inhabitants.
New Prints and Psrcales, verg
pretty, seleoted styles, at H. J. . VEINS
New Novelties In Everlasting Trim
mings, at Owens.
Mime. Demorest's new spring and
simmer Portfolio for sale at Il.
Owens.
Trying TO "bIock the game" is the
prevailing pas,ime just pow-ihe game
of 10.
Mule stealing seems to be quite
popular amusement in the country
surrounding Memphis.
The New Orleans Store will open,
Monday morning, New Spring Styles
of black Straw Hats.
There was pretty steady fall of rain
Sunday afternoon aud night, and the
streams are smsrtly swollen.
The Sentinel is the name of new
weekly paper just started at Dresden,
West Tennessee. J. i. S. Travis is
editor and publisher.
Memphis Ledger: Our cotton re-
ceipts here are now SO .266 bales in ex-
cess of last year and 10, lis bales ahead
of year before last at this date.
Another warning to boys. Last
Sunday Robbie Lowe had leg frig ht-
fully crushed VIII lie attempting TO
Jump on moving train at Humboldt
A washout or slide occurred Sunday
night on the railroad this side of
Loudon, which caused some slight de-
lay in the trains, but was put to rights
yesterday.
The city Of Atlanta, Ga, Is to have
100 delegates in the Cincinnati South
ern railway excurs on, The Constitu-
ton says also that their ticket will be
good for thirty days.
Newport Reporter: We have been
creditably informed that the gold
mines and mining lands belonging to
Thos. Huff, near Wolf Creek, was
sold few days since for $40, 900.
A public library has been established
by and for the use OF the colored folks
in Atlanta Georgia. Some such a
move was talked Of in Knoxville some
time since, but was never carried out
Parties coming over on the Mary
Vile train yesterday report Little
river booming from the effects of Sun.
days rains. Kirby's dam coul not be
discovered at ALL the water being
clear over it.
Chattanooga Times: There are at
present forty-sx prisoners in the coun.
ty Jail. OF the number, seven are
women; three white and four colored.
or the men, thirteen are white and
twenty"slx coiored.
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 & 60.
They say there Is no advance on
Oliver Chilled Flows. The farmers
ought to lay in their supply before
the advance, which is sure to come.
Woodruff q Co. Keep large stock.
Our Hamburg Embroideries differ
from any you will find in this city.
They are our town direct imporla,
tion," and excel in beauty, quality
and workmanship" anything "ever
shown before" D. B. LovEMAN &
Co.
1t liz claimed that Mother Shiptor's
prophecy, which says that the world
shall come to an end next year, was
written in 1862 by Charles Hlndley, to
further q business transaction. 1t is
being quoted very often just now and
we even remember to have heard it in
the pulpit, recited with great
solemnity.
Wednesday,, nth inst, Is the dae
on which the Paulding dramatic com.
binstion is booked to commence two
nights engagement at Staub's Opera
House. Paulding is celebrated star
in the tragedy. Hamlet" is one of
the principal features OF his repertoire
1t has never been put on our stage, we
believe, and would no doubt be q
drawing card.
Elder Cowan, Of Chattanooga, oc-
cupied the pulpit of the A. M. E, 2 on
church in this city Sunday, and, as
we learn, will continue to do 80 till
the meeting of their general confer.
ence, about six weeks from now, at
Mobile, Ala. Elder Sweres, the for.
mer pastor, will also preach at Elder
Cawan's church, in Chattanooga till
that time.
Eaton, little town In Gibson coun.
ty, boasts a citizen who is postm aster,
mayor, justice of the peace, Sunday
school superintendent, newspaper cor.
respondent. worshipful master in the
Masonic lodge, elder in the church
leader of the choir, cotton Speculation
extensive farmer, deals largely In
thorough bred chickens, imports fine
grades of wheat, runs reaper and
thresher, and is a professional mul g
trader.
The Ladies are invited to examine
the New Stock at the New Orleans
store, purch ased before the recent