Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-21
PENCILETTES.
Election to-day

Election to-day.
Now comes the struggle.
Perfect stagnation prevails yet in the pro-
duce market, ON account of the weather
The docket of the Circuit Court of Nash
vile, now in session, contains 81 divorce
cases for trial.
Thomas Bachman died at his his home in
Sullivan County Friday, 18th inst, in the
S7th year of mis- age.
Fred t. Cummins, receiving and inspect
ing clerk for Cherry, O'Connor, Il Co., at
the penitentiary for five years, has resigned.
Mr. W. D. Henderson, a former student
of the University of Tennessee, is a candi-
date for Circuit Court Clerk of McMinn
County.
Monroe Democrat Geo. Lenoir, colored
brakeman, fell between the cars of a freight
train last Tuesday night at Loudon and was
cut in twain He leaves wife at Philadel-
phia.
A Monroe County man was the other day
examininga pistol which had not been used
since the close of the war, and it went off,
wounding him in the thigh, says the DEM
ocrat.
The Commercial College of Kentucky
University, Lexington, KY, had "A young
men from 10 States TO enter last week,
making total for the session of ia, from
IS States.
Mr.. Stops proposes to give grand
calico carnival at his skating rink tonight.
This will be something novel and attractive,
and will doubtless draw large attendance
of ladies and gentlemen.
Chattanooga's electric light project is be-
ing pushed ahead rapidly, and they expect
to have everything in readiness for light by
the first of April. A tall mast is to be
erected al the courthouse to test the light.
O'Lear.s, the pedestrian, in his walk at
Nashville, took violently i'll Wednesday and
had to les.ve the track for time, SO that his
three competitors got ahead of him. His
manager claims that he will come out ahead
yet, however
A railroad track man at Cha ttanooga,
who had been totally deaf in his left ear for
a number of years, aud could get no relief,
was, according to the Times, suddenly re
stored by the jar and escape of steam by
an engine standing near by.
Charley Weiser, who inhabits the
notorious 60 Laurels" in East Knoxville, is
in trouble He was tried in the Federal
Court yesterday for selling whisky without
license, and was fined 300 and imprisone
two months in the Knox County Jail.
AT municipal election held in Sweet
water last Saturday, the following gentlemen
were elected aldermen: B. A. Clitt, J. F.
Owen, n. P. Hight, w. G. Hutchinson, j.
W. Clark, C. E. McLin, j. W. Robertson
The number of votes polled was SO.
Cleveland Banner: The dogs killed.
thirteen sheep for Mr.. Gus Cate, Sunday
night last, and, few nights previous to
that seven for Mr.. G.. l.. Hardwick- Yet
there are people who will get up and walk
around on their ear if you just mention dog
law to them.
The case of ex-Deputy Marshal George T.
Larkin, charged with the murder of Art.
Larkin, was finally disposed of by Judge
Baxter in the Federal Court yesterday, who
granted the petition transferring the case
from the Hawkins County Circuit Cont to
this court, and special term was ordered
for the first Monday in May for its hearing
Two boxes of beautiful flowers elegantly
arranged, gathered from MIR. Dickinson's
ISLAND Home farm, and arranged by Mr.
Hall, the gardner, were shipped by express
yesterday evening to Mrs. G. A. Duncan,
at Jonnsboro, to be used in church fes-
tival occasion. They were kept at the Of
fee for time and were admired by many
persons.