Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-22
PENCILETTES.
Irnnhinctnn'a hir h-daY.

Washington's birthday.
The weather is chaDgeable and uE-
certain yet.
Corn sells for $l25 per bushtl in
some parts OF A ALBANIA.
The ladies of the Methodist church
in Chattanooga are to give a Martina
Washington tea party this evening.
Good hogs are report sd by the Times
as scarce In the Chattanooga maFhe',
and will bring 4 to A cebts per pounu
gross.
We learn that r. w. Austin, of
Washington. will eail for Europe In
short time to play the part OF our
American consul.
Rrooksyllle, Fla, man piucked a
riue watermelon on the 10th lDstr
which was fully matured and OF nice
flavor.
Elk City Engineer Bouscaren, of
Chattanooga, has gone TO Lexington,
XIV, to engage in the survey OF the
Kentucky Central ext ensiOD to Knox
vile.
Engineer R. 5 Patty, who has just
recovered from spell of sickness,
which kept him eff of duty for n
days, returned t work yesterday, pull.
lug tbs noon train TO CHAT anoOga. r
The Knox Vile Iron panyis roll
ing mill is turning out an INN ense
quantity of the fish bars, which are
used to Joint the steel rails being laid
on the Z. l., V. & G. Railroad now.
Col 8. II. Locke.t, OF the University
of Tennessee. bss been engaged u
lecture on Egypt 1t Odd Fellows
Hail, Nashville, next Thursday night.
for the benefit of Christ Church
Guild
Chat anocga Times: Mr. Philo B.
Shepard is in the city. He is en-
r0u!e 10 Athens, Ala, where he will
open steam lauhdry. NJ. Shepard
may open an extensive laundry here
before many mouths.
The Oakdale iron furnace ia now in
fuli blast With a supply of coal suffi~
cient to keep it running, and the ship
Tnent of iron over the barrow guage
railroad to the Cincinnati Southern is
expected to be commenced this week
The Rock wood Republican records
The death on Thursday, Feb. 18th, OF
Mre. John A. Wilton, near Winton's
chapel, ROsne county. Mis-. w. was
kind-hearteG Christian woman, and
loved and respected by all who knew
her.
The indications are that there viii
be quite q large attendance from
Knoxville aud vicinity to the Presi-
Dental Inauguration at Washingt IL
next Friday week, March 4th. The
railroad fare for the round Tip from
Knoxville is only SlS.
Roane County Republican: Franz
T,ilIarH ljUiny near RnhhsyiIBa thC
lower end of this county, had his home
destroyed by fife on last Saturday
morning. just before daylight. His
was an entire loss Of house, household
goods, becon aud lard, amounting to al
least 81 800. No insurance.
The commodore reports the arrival
at the wharf yesterday Of Capt. John
Naples with two boat loads Of hay fol
NJ. E. Thompson & Bco.; Capt. VIM
Hill, $50 bushels wheat for P. NJ. Wit
lame, and Capt. Widener with 6O(
bushels corn in the ear for J. W. Gaui
q Son.
President ohm Jarrett, of the Anal
gamated Union, after leaving Knox
vile, stopped in Chattanooga anC
made another address Saturday even
ing, to the Lookout Mountain Rolling
Mill Strikers, advising them TO hole
out in their demands. He left Chat
tanooga Saturday night.
Nashville Banner: The legislature
will have been in session IS days, bar
ring ten days recess on the 18th day
Of March. SeveDtyefive days is the
limit according to law. Forty-eight OF
those days have been consumed. Con.
eequentiy the legislature has only q
days more in which to complete its
business.
Capt. Taylor, a conductor Oh the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad, or
going to the rear of b is train a few
nights since, after leaving Shellmound
found two tramps stealing ride. He
ordered them in the car, and on thei
refusal started TO pull the bell cord
when pistol fred and the men
jumped from the train running 2!
miles an hour. The next morning 1
maA was found on the track with
bullet hole through his head, and dice
soon after. The TWO tramps were will
him, and were arrested, but escaped
The third tramp is supposed to have
received the bullet fred at the con
ductOr.