Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-08
PENCELETTEss,.

City council to night.
Gloomy, rainy weather yesterday.
The University of Tennessee opens to-
day.
Coles circus is billed for Nashville Satur-
day, 23d inst
The Criminal Court gets slow start on
the heavy docket OF the term.
The old cadets and new students are ar
irving on every train to enter the Univer-
sity.
Prof. Allen Curr and his wife have been
featuring for some days at Warm Springs
and Asheville, n. c.
Col I. Il. Reeves is making preparations
for the erection of new brick residence at
Jonesboro, according to the Herald and Tri-
bune.
The Gas Company forces are engaged
putting down a new gas main on Pine
street East Knoxville, extending from Ken
nedy eastward.
The Republicans of Greene County last
Monday nominated Capt. Tom Bible for
their candidate for Representative in the
next Legislature.
We are glad to announce that Mr.. Joe NJ
Fain, who has been seriously i'll at the
Franklin House for some time, is some bet
ter, and is in hopes of being on the street
again soCn.
Messrs. Rush and A. n. Strong, in com
pany with DR. G. Deaderick, were very IN
expeetedly called to their home at McAIil-
lan's, last evening, to see Mr.. joe Strong,
who Is quite sick
Governor Alvin Hawkins and his two OPP
ponents, Captain RUSSELL and Mr.. Beasley,
will arrive from MaryvilIe on this mornings
train. and will take the IL O'Clock train for
London, where they will address the people
to-day.
Since our last report the following newly
elected justices and cOnstables have qualified
before the County Court clerk: 1. G. Grant,
10th district; 4. A Sterling, 18th Pas
chal Carter, 18th; constable, Sam McMii
Ian, 18th district.
Dr. A. H Weir, who has been in the
Knox County jail for several months, on the
charge of forging a note in the E. I. Ma
tional Bank on DR.. Dobson, of Greene
County. plead guilty in the Criminal Court
yesterday, and was sentenced to years III
the Penitentiary. He is in poor health from
the prison confinement.
Upon being interviewed, Capt. Thomas,
of the Lamar House, informed Us that his
hotel Is, by good management, on the high
road to pre- perity. 1t is now ful of guests,
half of whom are transient. Messrs. 1hom-
as and Reeves have also succeeded in that
Herculean feat OF raising the price of fare
and number of guests at the same time.
Our worthy and respected young friend
and former townsman, Mr.. VIII Price, now
with the well known Southern music pub
fishing house of Ludden d Bates, Savan-
nah, Ga, has our thanks for a copy of a
new piece of music, the latest song jewel
from this great music publishing house,
entitled Il Lost My Massa When Dey Set
Me Free" 1t is said to be the best song
yet published by them, and is meeting with
rapid sale.
Morristown Gazette On Wednesday
evening of last week, some malicious fiend
placed an iron rail on the track of the North
Carolina division of the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia Railroad, near White
Pine, but fortunately without serious dam
age resulting from the Iascality. The pas
senger train which leaves Morristown about
dark, ran into the obstruction, the rail wa
turned around and struck the engine
making dent in the sheet iron covering
the boiler. No other damage done.