Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-18
PENCILETTES.
Delightful weather.
No sign of frost yet4

No sign of frost yets
A good rain would not be Objectionable
now.
Nashville has ten cigar manufactures in
active operation.
The late corn crops still need rain.
Grain and breadstuffs continue to advance
in price.
Mrs Harriet Green, an aged colored wo-
man living in Hamilton County, was killed
Monday by being thrown from wagon
near Chattanooga.
The Elizabethton Mountaineer pronounces
the rumor that there has been smallpox in
Carter County, recently false. There is, it
says. not single case there now, never has
been, and probably never will be.
The workman, T. j. Slinkard, who died
after working on the tearing down of the
Exposition building at Nashville, had been
handling lead pipe, which produced lead
poison at points where he had run splinters
in his fingers. His life was insured for
5000, of which $4,000 was in the Knights
of Honor, and $4,000 in the Citizens
Mutual Aid
Dock Hooke, of Chattanooga, formerly
baggage-master on the Cincinnati Southern
Railway forged free pass and gave it to ex-
policeman I. F. Walker, of Chattanooga,
the other day, who attempted to pass on it
with Capt. Geo c. Gurley, but the forgery
was detected and Walker was sent back ar
rested and tried. but acquitted of anything
criminal Hooke was also arrested and
jailed and is to have trial. He is young
man well connected, but slave of strong
drink.
J. T. Slinkard, q workmen engaged in
tearing down the exposition building at
Nashville, ran a splinter into his hand, and
died few days afterward, said to be from
lead poisoning. He has son lying at the
point of death from the same cause.
According to an exchange the August
moon fulled on the 9th. She was in con-
junction with Saturn on the 18th, with
Neptune and Jupiter on the 10th, with Mars
on the 18th, passing one degree and a
quarter north of Mars. The brilliant con-
junction of the month will be on the morn
ing of the goth, when the moon passes
about one degree south of Venus crescent
aud planet will then make picture of rare
lovliness on the morning sky.
A fine mich COW while attempting to
Jump over the fence in front of Mr.. S. H.
Georges house. on Main street. last Sunday
night, impaled herself on the iron pailings,
which re sulted in her death in short time.
Justice Allison's court was engaged yester-
day evening searching for the facts about a
general family quarrel and war of words,
which took place last Friday night on Bran
ner street, between the Ledbetters, Vances
and Riches. Margaret Rich was convicted
of profanity, fined $12, so, fine and cost,
and committed to the workhouse. Bennett,
Ledbetter, his wife Sue Ledbetter and Ma
riah Vance were each arraigned on the same
charge, but came clear and were released.
Rev. G. w. LeVere has been confined for
nearly two weeks by an attack of bilious
fever. His many frsends will be glad to
learn that he IS conyalescing.
Rev. L. A. Roberts, who has been con
fined for several days to his room will soor
be able to appear among his frinds again.
The summer pleasure seekers are return
ing home rapidly,
The Young Mems Christian Association
at Rogersville have made good start il
their career, raising the sum of 1872 90 TO,
young man who was paralyZed and an OBJ
ject of charity, wanting to attend the Sur
gical Institute at Atlanta.
Ro3ersville Press and Times: The las
gam 3 of base ball played between the Rog-
ersvlle and Greeneville boys, resulted in 6
vict Dry for the Rogersville boys, by a score
of % to 16.