The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-29
Ea:tOgia, Correspondence.
Sr. CLoup, NASHVILLE, Auc, Q;

HOn was dated al MtMlnhVilc, WhlCn
place wc left on Friday morning, and
proceeded 10 the pleasant i,tlo town Of
Tulahoma, ut the junction Of the Nc,
MinnviIc and Manchester and N. & G.
Railroads There We remained for twelve
or fourteen hours, part Of the timc en-
,oyinG the hosptaItics Of the Lincoln
Mouse, n number ono hotel kept by 10.
Smith, AMI the rest Of the time enjoying
the conversation Of fair one whom we
viii call Woman If indeed it be not a
sin, or that the name will bcft The age Of
"swcet sixteen," combined with surpass.
ing sweetness Of disposition, bright eyes,
lovely face, aa1 mind cultivated TO a
'cerco any enc might justly envy.
\ combination Of business and pIoas.
ne demanded our departure FROM IuIla-
homa for the place from which We now
wrio.-Dbe METROPOLIS Of tennessee
We arrived hero On Saturday morning,
since which time we have been on our
7~, rtGc TO hunt up something 10 write
rhai might lie Of interest to The readers Of
the i'omo journal, but IS yet have seen
such as would only be interesting when
te.ctJcd by the pen Of living, or sos1e
other such wttc,
To those VINO have not visited Nash
Vile within the past six months, quite a
change would be presented were they
oete now. Tho two ggeat Gfcs that visit.
Ell It within the last year or two seem to
have done more good Than harm. The
houses Oh tho square, which IN former
days were talked Of in derison by trav
elefs, would now command tithes Of praise
irom tho inhabitants Of the palaces Of
eoyalty in the Old World. In fact, all
ever the whole city elogan, and massive
.tuclures Of marble, stone and irOn meet
.3s eye AT every turn, some Of which are
'aIl five stories high. It building is
destroyed by fire, a magnificent edfce is
.,most Immediately erected in its stead,
anI in many instances old houses are be.
ing tom down in order to find room for
uew ones Aspitt Of improvement seems
10 pervade the poop Ie, and wo predict
thal the time will soon be when Nash.
uiIo can vie in splonIog with any city
n the Union,
The merchants here arc receiving their
$aI goods, and the indications are favor.
able to Tho doing Of more extensive
wholesale business, The coming fall and
winter, than has ever been done in times
gene BY In some future number Of the
Journal We will speak Of the business
houses here in a more extended manner.
AS matter Of news, we have nothing
20 manioa that has not been published
by the papers. Gen YIN. Walker and
Col Slater left yesterday for New Or,
leans, Via Memphis. II is though, that
- compsny is forming in this city to &C.
ccmpany the GegeIGl to Nicaragua. He |
hea many warm and energetic friends
here, and We know that it he desires, his
roco and pen could command as many
Igcp IS are necessary to establish himself
IN the country which he has for some
'ino bcer. SO nobIy and Justly endeayor,
-ng % ciYiIi2o aud paciy. May success
atena him.
The News" which has been SO much
ralked Of, was commenced yesterday NOR.
nng, anil will he publishel daily in the
'uturc. i ia a splendid looking sheet,
aud !, deatnol 70 obtain largo circuIa.
ton, il it has not that now.
We he'd quito nice shower Of rain
yesterday evening, which not Only "laii
the dust but changed the suly atmos.
pLcte into the hoallhy, bracing and pleas.
az, Kind tina, ono breathcs way up in
"Old Franklin" Its good effects are al.
- apparent this morning in the general
tln out ei the people TO the different
churches There could not be better
day lor them to show them elves and
I1ess, as the streets are neither muddy nor
dusty, aud the weather tho iuest in tho
g)r.l iot crinolinc and low necks; Sit
r7'el "a our room is, upon Church ST.,
ne have full view Of the passing mul
,!tu.f, and most entertaining view il /
,s. Az Us it mas uniollod an item which
-o faon canno! fail TO 10 one Of inter.
va a. Xe!l as asionshment to all our
roa.egs VIZ nate 70 tell il, and sincere.