Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-11

/ MANCHESTER, Sept. Z, 1867.-The Cir
cult Court for Coffee county, Judge N. A.
Patterson presiding, has been in session
here during the present week, and will
probably continue the whole of the next.
The criminal docket has been nearly dis
posed of-one assault and battery case, in
which both sides were indicted, occupying
several days. The presiding Judge,
| although not considered profound LAWYER.
As looked upon as an affable and courteous
genileman, and seems to. give satisfaction
| to the bar and people. j. g. Mailer. ESQ
the District Attorney, is young and mex
perieneed lawyer, his first speech before a
jury being delivered at this term Of the
court; but it seems his position in the line"
and moi his peculiar fitness for the position,
induced his appointment. He is a native
OF Ohio, and was a Federal soldier, proba-
bly, en- Gen. Milroy's staff. Tennesseans,
native and 10 the manor born, however
loyal they may have been or may be now,
don't ind much favor in the eyes Of our
Chief Executive, whether good or bad. s'
The people have to be satisfied with
Gov. Brownlow's appointees, and are de-
termined 10 manifest no disposition 10 COM
plain, but TO bear patiently BY the ills they
have till the future brings them something
better. l have never seen a quieter or more
orderly people, They come as of old. TO
the county seat, having business either in
court or outside, and gathering in groups
about the stores or Under the shade trees
in the courthouse yard, swap horses, sell
cider and watermelons, pay taxes, buy in
dlgo and madden and cotton-yarn. and
trade, generally just as they used to do, and
one is forcibly reminded of the era of good
fellowship before the war. There is but
little drunkenness, and no brawling or
fighting, which is a decided improvement
upon the old usages, and speaks much in
their favor. Another thing | noticed par
ticularly was the absence Of all discussion
upon political subects-the people seem
ing anxious to ignore everything of an
Irritating nature, and intent only upon re-
Installing themselves pecuniarily.
There were fewer indictments for criminal |
ottentes, and less number of prosecutions
of petty and malicious character than 1
ever before, showing better feeling as be-
tween citizens to exist than before the war.
The new college building, the corner
stone of which was laid by the Masonic
on the Dist ult., is progressing
inely, and will be in readiness by the COM
nencement of thenext session. The school
BOW numbers about one hundred students.
md the number is daily increasing.
Col. Chas. II. Irwin, who has been an
pointed Receiver for the McMinnville and
Manchester railroad, has been upon the
inc this week, looking out for the interests
Of State. He finds the road nearly com
Dleted and will not interfere with contracts
already made, any further than is compati-
Die with his duty to the State. He is known
by some of the citizens, who respect |
lim for his urbanity of DISPOSE
ion and prompt business qualifications.
de will adopt a new tariff of freights
5reatly to the reliefof those having goods
0 ship by this rout, and run the road as
as may be for the interests of
ii concerned. The people along the
out instead of regretting tie change seem
0 far to approve it as best for the commu-
ity, the State and the stockholders.
The militia stationed at Hickory creek
ave been mustered out of service and will
'e paid off Monday. 1t seems to me. the
unds thus paid out could have been better
appropriated.
The crops are good, the people relying
My upon their own energy to relieve
themselves, and place confidence only in
he labor of their own hands. Quiet,
eaceful and determined TO do right our
eoplewilI soon be themselves again.
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