Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-20

Cheapest job Printing by z. T. Barry.
Joe Harris hangs at Roge,sviile next Fri
day.
The Thanksgiving turkey has but few
more days to live.
A Washington County man has raised
two crops of peaches from one tree this
year.
1t appears that Knoxville is doomed to
pass the season without any attractions in
the amusement line
After five or six days of unprecidentedly
beautiful weather, the week wound up raw,
rainy and disagreeable yesterday.
Gov. Alvin Hawkins has issued his proc
lation designating Thursday, oath inst, as a
day Of thanksgiving and prayer
A new organ, costing SO, 500, has been
purchased from New York for the McKen-
dree Methodist Church in Nashville.
1t is reported that Frederick Paulding, the
actor, is recovering slowly from his serious
ida for his health.
Whit knight, an escaped prisoner from
Chattanooga, was arrested at Morristown
Thursday by the town marshal, Capt. J. L.
Barley, says the Times. The sheriff went
after and took the prisoner-back.
TYie, the man who was stabbed in Haw-
kins County week before last, died Friday,
t1th inst according to the Spectator. Dave
lock, who committed the deed, is still at
large, ard claims it was done in self-de-
tense.
The splendid new Office building, being
erected by the E. T., V. d G. Railroad
Company, is now being topped OF with a
slate roof, which is put on by Mr. E. J..
Davies It will be handsome and at the
same time substantial job.
The Spectator records the burning in
Hawkins County, Thursday night, 10th
inst, of the barn Of T. c. Barnett, the
work of iucendiaries. There was stored ir
the barn about 10000 pounds Of hay anc
other winter feed, aud the loss is estimated
at $500.
Morristo~-n Times: Joseph Tennessee, al
employee on the e. T., Va. & Ga. Railroad
vas badly mashed up one day last week
near the coal pit in Greene County, anC
was taken back to knoxvilIe on last Satur
day 10y conductor Robert Warren, for treat
EleIt. His wounds were net supposed tt
be dangerous
In Chattanoogas municipal election
Thursday, Capt. H. Clay Evans, the sue
cessful Republican candidate for mayor, re
ceived SO majority oyer b. J. O'Brien
Democrat, it being the largest maiorit,
ever received by any candidate for mayor
n. W. Wilbur, Republican, for marshal, re
ceiyed 81 majority over j. j. Lowry.
Tuesday morning during the street pa
rado Of Comps circus in Montgomery, Ala
the four abreast horses of Nile. lewis raj
away with the chariot The lady displayed
I'D 81 a,,f
brought the horses to halt by driving then
violently against a house, nearly at tn,
banks of the river. The chariot and hoTse
were injured, but the lady escaped unhurt.
The aiorristown Tunes records the arres
by Town Marshal Capt J. BARLEY aud Sher
if Mas, on Tuesday last, OF two tramps, A
L. Ross and Frank West, suspected of beins
ST. Louis robbers. They were about Nor
Yistown several days ago, and were watched
They afterwards drifted to Rogersyiil.
Junction, where they r0bb d the barber
shop of RaE. Peter Quinn of about ss4(
worth of goods The prisoners we're takel
10 the junction for trial.
Chattanooga Times Col G. ". Charl
ton, formerly of Knoxville, is now regular
IL connected with the Tradesmen ia q re-
sponsible capacity. Colonel Charlton il
one Of tbs most fluent and able writers il
the State, and his trenchent pen has beer
welded with power that has stamped hin
as one of our most profound thinkers. He
has directed his efforts even to the defense
of ths weak against the powerful, the poe,
against the rich, and has ever been on the
side Of truth and justice. His bold fear
lessness in attacking wrong, his courag,
and rnanliness in laying bare social and pc
htieal evils, has always been one OF hi
most prominent characteristics, and hi
easy, graceful yet vigorous, style has giver
his thoughts an increased potency and en-
titled MIN % tx respect accorded Tx
greatest writer's of our State. The Trades
man is to be congratulated for securing
such aid