Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-04-04
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Knoxville, Tenn, April q, 1883.

K~oxv,rrr AND KENTUCKY RAILRoAD.-The
stoctbols.rs in this road held meeting in this city
,.,, ,osl and elected new Board Of Director and
,ho Ro.rd elected Chas. M. McGhee President. He
isa man of energy, property and credit, and will
mt the enterprise through at once. he has gone
East TO look after the enterprise Immediately The
Company viii be entitled to draw the Bonds of the
State TO the extent Of about S55O,ooo. The track
is graded from here to Clinton and the piers are up
there for the bridge over Clinch River The first
twelve miles of the track has been laid, and but
moderate repairs required TO have it in running
order The first thirty miles will take US TO the coal
and iron banks and give us coal here at fftesH Gems
per bushel. We hope 70 reach the coal banks Dy
Christmas. Let heavy force be put upon the WORK
al once as we doubt not will be done. Ihere are
freedmen enough in the country out OF employment
toputthe road throughto the Kentucky line directly
There are those interested in farming and mineral
lands who propose to change the route OF this great
thoroughfare so as by ziz-zag route via Kingston
and Chattanooga. TO turn the road away from Knox
Vile We will show them trick worth two Of
that The counties of Knox, Anderson and Camp
bell having subscribed largely TO this enterprise and
having TO great extent paid up their subscriptions,
II would be outrage and swindle. The new
Board and President will that Justice is done to
these counties and they will see that the road goes
right ahead at once The new crops of hay and
oats and vegetables will soon be upon us, and bacon
can be had at fair rates from Cincinnati.
The REVIVAL CoNTISUEs.-The religious revi-
val at Temperance Hall, which commenced more
than two weeks ago under the labors of the loyal
Mehodists is still in progress. The subjects of the
work are mostly young people. The meeting, from
The beginning, has been one of no ordinary charac-
ter. Hundreds have attended who were unable TO
gain entrance into the Hall, and the crowd contin-
ues. The number of conversions, we are informed,
rs considerable; and about one hundred persons
have been added to the old Methodist Church. Here,
in East Knoxville where for years Of terrible
there was no Churchgong bell, no house of worship,
professors of religion to point sinners to Christ
and no voice of prayer, we now have all three
Here, in this memorable Hail. just twelve months
ago, when Leo surrendered in Virginia the Hall was
military prison, filed to its utmost capacity, and
vigilantly guarded with bayonets. Now having
been repaired il is again dedicated TO the worship
of God, and night and day the songs of Zion are
sung by eagsr to hear and to do and get good
1t is truly meeting of great interest," of long
tinuance resulting in large number Of conversions
ana many accessions to the Church.
But wherever the Lord works, the enemy Of souls
operates in some form or other. For instance GER
tain evil-disposed persons not having the fear Of
God before their eyes, their tongues bridled
port the officiating ministers as saying This is
loyal Church, and rebels are not wanted here
Nothing of the kind was said. The charge is
fabrication throughout. The ministers feel that all
rebels against God and their Government proper
subjects for prayers and intercessons and they will
be pleased to see them turning to God and seeking
salvation, and will give all such the advice Of the
Scriptures, without pausng to enquire after their
politics -