Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-12-22
OVER THE STATE.

The Supreme Court, now in session at
Nashville, will adjourn to-d day till after the
holidays
Mr.. H A. Napier, principal of the Van
daville school, Nashville, died Wednesday.
A correspondent of the Chattanooga
Times, of the goth, says that there are
seven cases of smallpox in the Lane family
at Jasper.
The retail whisky dealers of Chattanooga
pay $25, 900 tax annually to the city, State
and county, divided as follows: $4,000 to
the city, SO, 900 to the State and $4,000
county.
The scarcity of laths is proving serious
drawback to the completion of buildings
now in course of erection at Chattanooga.
1t is impossible to procure them at any
price, and many of the builders have sent
hundreds of miles to get few to supply
urgent needs.
The editors of the Knoxville Tribune and
Chattanooga Democrat are candidates for
State offices before the next Legislature;
still these papers told US that Democracy
cared nothing for office but only wanted
reform "-Clhveland Herald
DR.. K A. Dawson, for some years past a
resident of East Tennessee, is now in the
city attending a course of lectures at the
Tennessee Medical College. Mr.. Dawson
some years ago was a member of Eclipse
Fire Company, of this city, and was known
as the strongest man in Nashville being
able to lift more than anybody about here.
Nashville Banner
The people of Pikeville thought the
smallpox was in their midst, and the greater
part of the population fled to the mountains
| before sun-up. They were somewhat crest
fallen when they found out it was the
measles.
| A traveller In Meigs County saw the roof
| of a church at the end of a lane rise and
fall like an umbrella in the wind. On a
nearer approach he found that the colored
brethren were holding a meeting, and as
the song rose in the higher notes the root
would rise off the walls and as the song sub.
sided it would settle back again.
Yesterday morning an old gentleman
named Samuel Wineberger, from st. Joe
County, Missouri, arrived in Chattanooga
on the Nashville train, at 6:15 a. M, and
boarded the W. d A. train, which leaves al
o'clock for Jacksonville, Florida. He haG
scarcely gotten comfortably seated, when q
young man, giving his name as Morgan,
rushed into the car and spoke to Wineber-
ger, saying that he was well acquainted with
his relatives in Michigan. After talking fol
a few minutes, another man came into the
car and hurriedly a1ked Morgan to let him
have $3.50 to pay express charges on freight
in the express Office. Morgan replied that
he had sent his money by express to Atlanta,
and asked Wineberger to lend him the
amount and he would return it as soon as
| they reached Atlanta. Wineberger readily
gave Morgan the money. all he had. Nor
! gan Immediately left the car, saying that he
would return in few moments. This was
the last seen of him. When the train start.
ed Wineberger became suspicious and got
off to look for his supposed friend, and
shortly afterwards the truth flashed out
that he lad been swindled He immediate.
ly reported the fact to the police, and afte,
! several hours search they succeeded in ar
resting man named Joseph Rose, whom
they suspected of being Morgan's accom-
| plice