Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-23
PENCILETTES.

Dalton boasts of negro boy with II fin
gers.
new post-office has been established in
Greene county named Wing.
A Washington county woman claims to
have woven over 5000 yards of carpeting |
in the last five years.
o9c. Goods at the e. T. China
House for 65 cents. Price, and see
for yourselves.
The Spectator reports an attempt by the
prisoners to escape from the Rogersville jail,
but they were discovered and fooled.
meeting of the citizens of Athens was
to be held last night to take steps toward
having the charter of the town restfaad.
Prof. Mantog, professed fire-eater, and
performer of other wonderful feats, has
been doing the lower East Tennessee towns
The journal says the Knoxville fever
RACES among JonesborO's colored popula-
ton, and they all want to go to the city.
A Cleveland firm has sold near $50 tons OF
cotton fertilizers to farmers of Bradley ana
Polk counties, 50 far this season, says the
Banner.
photograph artist could succeed at
Athens says the Post The place is also
without tailor with fine opening IN that
respect.
Rev W. S. Doak, State superintendent OF
public instruction, is reported quite unWen
at his home in Greene county, but is now
improving.
Greeneyille New Era Mrs SalEe Wilson
whose foot was amputated last week, Is still
living, but she is very low and not expected
to live many days
Bristol Courier: Mr. o. F. Buckner ha
of oh
clerk at the Virginia depot vice r. ?. John
son, who has been promoted.
The Press and Times reports the estab
lishment of new post-office twelve mile
north of Rogersville, called Edison, Wit
VIM. Brooks as postmaster.
Col. J B. Neeiy,. well-known railroa
contractor, has removed from Chattanoog
to Ohio where he has heavy contract
the construct. on of new ralleoad.
The Jonesboro Journal understands thu
n colOred man named Davis was killed nei
Henderson's Depot Tuesday while resistir
officers who were trying to arrest him.
Esar. Spencer Ball, one of the best eli
zens of Hawkins county, was stricken Wi
paralysis last Friday, and has been speec
less ever since according to the RogersVll
Press and Times.
Our young friend Sam. P WINS, jr., sc
of the editor of the Athens Post, reach
home last Monday morning from Washln
ton, where he has been connected with t
House of Representatives past-office.
As we learn from the Constitution Pr
W e. McAdoo. of this city, has been
lected on the occasion of the COnfeders
decoration day i'll Atlanta Ga, next Iu
dav. 18th inst to deliver poem specla
prepared for the occasion.
From the Post we learn the Brit
brothers will at once rebuild their flower
mills, i'll McMinn county, an account OF
burning of which was given by us L
week There were some S2,OOO worth
wheat, flour, corn aud meal stored IN
mill and all was lost.
Frank Watson, colored, WAS arrested
few days since at Greeneville for steat
meat from the smoke-house of W. ID. v
liams He attempted to escape from
officers and was shot four times, but not
rous- Some of the meat was found
Watson was bound over and jailed.
The American reports that fifteen N
mon missionaries have been making Il
headquarters in Nashville for few dt
and ten of them left Wednesday for var
points in this State and the South, DIST
uting their books and paying their way
cold and silver, of which they seem to
plenty.
Cleveland Herald: Mai. Burton SIN
grocery merchant of this city, met wit
fearful accident Tuesday. In company
Col. S. B. Boyd he went to the latters
mill to examine lot of lumber, and W
there he took hold of plank that the
was running through, when his hand
caught and all four fingers of the right
were cut off at the joint. He is SUITE
very much and some fear that he will
recover on account of his natural
hoo1th