Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-07
PENCILETTES.

A yellow crow was shot in Kentucky the
other day.
The total assessed value of railroad pro-
perry in Virginia is 500, $40, 17S.
The annual convention of railroad con-
ductors of America meets in New Orleans
to-day. r-- ~
Bishop Quintard preached three sermons
in Nashville last Sunday He is an indie
fatigable worker.
The church fair of the NJ. E. Church of
Chattanooga, of witch Rev. j. J. Marker
is pastor, is progressing quite successfully.
A soap factory is to be established in
Nashville the first of the year. They ex-
pect to manufacture soap from cotton seed
oil.
A company of regular soldiers from New
York are on their way to Atlanta to be
stationed in Mcpherson barracks at that
place.
Joe Brown convicted of malicious stab
bling in Anderson county, and sentenced to
two years imprisonment, has been taken to
Coal Greek.
Eggs were retailing for 80 cents dozen
in market yesterday. The Christmas egg
nogg will cost something if the price CON
tinues to advance.
The five o'clock train yesterday evening
was about an hour late, caused by waiting
on the connection at Cleveland. The pas
sengers suppered at the Atkin House.
One car of beef cattle, two of ,h.ep and
hogs. and two cars heavily loaded with
chi Ike IS were brought down on yesterday
evt ming freight, being shipped south.
Lutl.er Frierson, son of Horace Frierson,
of Columbia, Tennessee, has been appointed
on the staff of Governor McEnery, of
Louisiana, with the title of Maj General.
The balance in the city treasury of Chat
tanooga Dec. LIST, was $43, S1226, which
the Times pronounces the largest balance
ever on hand before in the history of the
city.
Anthony JONES' colored, who had his foot
so badly mashed Thanksgiving day, requir-
ing amputation, is getting along finely under
the treatment of DIR. Geo. E. Wiley, and
will recover.
Work is soon to be commenced on a mag
nificent new block of buildings to be erected
by Col. E. w. Cole, on the old Tennessee
Bank property recently purchased by him
in Nashville.
The lint in the carding machine at the
Chattanooga cotton factory, took fire Mon.
day and threatened the obstruction of the
factory, but it was soon extinguished, with
but slight damage.
= Mr.. H. L. Bradley is preparing to have
new 6-inch curbing laid in front of his Gay
and Union street corner, occupied by Ram
age d Co. New pavement will also be laid
All of which will be a needed improvement
DIR. J. L. CASTOR, of Chattanooga, ha
resigned his position as Surveyor of Gus
toms for that port, in order to enable hin
to hold the office of State Senator durin,
the special session of the legislature. Col
III. B. Case was appointed surveyor in hi
stead
Chattanooga Times:-Maj. L. A. Gratz,
prominent attorney of Knoxville, was il
the city yesterday on professional business
Mr.. NJ. w. Anderson, conducto
on the Jasper branch, went up to Knox
vile last night to visit his son, a student &
the University.
Nashville Banner: DIR. A. w. Hawkins
COMMISSIONER received a letter this morn
ing from a gentleman of Greene County
Tennessee, in which he enclosed a list c
names of people living in Kansas, and asl
ing for information in regard to lands
Tennessee. He says that he and others ls
Kansas ON account of the ''chintz bug
grasshoppers, cold weather and many oth'
serious reasons"