Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-03-31
OUR GREENEvILLE ELTTER.
Decidedly COOl-A Desperate
Captured---Trade, Crops
and O Little on
Politics.
GREENEyTLI,E. INNN.. March

GREENEvILLE, Tenn. March 20.
Mr.. EDITOR: Easter has brought
with 1t the cold northwest winds, and
the tops of the mountains. In full view
from Greeneviiie, are white with
snow. Their appearance is decidedly
wintry.
Those who have been hasty In
making gardens may have the pleass
ure Of planting over again, aud 1t is
very probable that the peach crop
may suffer from expected frosts.
Without any manufacturing enter.
prlses worthy OF the name, Gree me-
vile Ia quite dull. 1t has no less than
eleven dry goods stores, three or four
drug stores and few grocery estab-
Iishments; but with our citiZeus money
is Of no value, except TO send ont Of
the county for goods.
There ia a fine opening here for
manufacturing enterprise, but the
enterprise must come from some other
quarter. 1t can not be found 10
Greeneville. Our county though is
one Of the best in upper East Tonnes
see, and signs OF Improvement are to
be seen 10 every direction. The wheat
crop now looks fine, and with an acre
age at least SO per cent. greater than
last year, should nothing hereafter
damage the crop there will be much
greater stimulus to improvement.
For more than year one Joe Hen
dry has been distiliing and selling
whisky In open violation of the law in
the counties OF Greene and Hawkins
Warrants have been issued sgainst
him for the violation of the United
states internal revenue laws, and in
documents have been found against
him for violation Of the state laws.
Several parties have been made up,
aud have attempted to capture him,
but he was almost as swift of foot as a
deer, and, when closely pursued, was
always found heavily armed and ready
to use them. He had been convicted
in the federal court, but broke Jail be-
fore serving out his sentence, and since
that lime ne has openly detied the
law, and, at the same time, escap ped
capture. On last Saturday. Heudry
was captured at Romeo by John Price,
John Maniss and one or two Others
These pre,en ded to be his friends. and
seized and disarmed him when he was
DOT ex pecting it, He is nov in jail,
and large number Of citizens are re.
joicing at being rid OF a desperate
. Politically, matters are quiet In
Grerneville. However, Oh the presi-
Dental question, there are but few re.
publicaUs who favor Grant for another
term. IL Ia plain to be seen that Hon.
J. r. Dillon, Hon. A. A. Freeman and
few other Middle tennessee republi
caus are attempting to forestall public
opinion and 10 shape our state c0nven
ton for Grant. We do not think that
ne Ia the choice Of East Tenn essee re-
publicsnI. Here Blaine is decidedly
the favOrits, and We shall favor al uu.
instructed delegation to the Chicago
convention.
For governor not few favor the ed
itor of the CHRoNICLE but Key, Haw.
kins or any republican sound on the
state debt question would receive the
full party vote.
The cnntest for the republican nomi-
nation for congress Is cpusldered IA be-
ing between PetIihone aud Butler,
with the chances 10 favor of the former;
and with possibility hut not a prob~
.bility for a dark horse Ia the couven-
ton. Either OF these or any other
good republican we think can bp easily
elected. K.