New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-01


Gems OF Daranee After the close of the war. there
not probably 80 dwellings the spot; now there
are over 900 large proportion having been erected by
immigrants from other States The business done here IS
carter Little ROck) the most extensive on TINS rlver III
Delhg inc supply depot Tor section OF very rch country,
extending back IS miles The dominant political
sentiment OF this county is Radicalism OF the most rad
cal kinda Radcasm that caused by the hieftless
CONSUMPTION which the Rebels attempted to enforce here
Tel County gave over 70 white and 200 coloed soldiers
10 the Federal army and those Of them so fortunate as
10 survive the contest have invariably Noted WIN the
THE CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE.
Financially the people are UNNECESSARILY better of than
before the war The change in the system Of labor has
value Of cotton has given impetus to the energy OF the
poorer producers, who raise five bales where before
the Rebellion they only one. have before me tho
return Of the County Assessor for this year. and shows
that there four times as many plows used now as
there two years ago. and seven times the number III
lS60. | also assured by the merchants and here
may remark that the statement is equally true of ak the
two past has been greater demand for goods tha
at any anterior period, and that articles deemed GoGd
enough short time ago are now rejected rms Is the
result Of the increased wealth consequent upon the I'M
proved value of land and the daily immigration.
1t is particularly encouraging 10 record the
progress which is being made in education The law
Notwithstanding the bitter opposition which the Demo
cratic leaders have made to its enforcement here,
and all over the state there are in this county Al
public schools in successful operation. The pupils at
tending them thoroughly appreciate the boon extended
10 them. and improve rapidly. Three of these schools
are for Coored children who learn readily 1t is to bo
regretted that the able superintendent OF Schools III TINS
teachers, and those of higher grade Mr. Stuart
assured me that he could Immediately give constant en-
plOyment TO 100 teachers male or female az wages rang
Ing from $50 to 500 month. have indicated ms al
dress in the hope that Of the youth of your great
city be induced TO come here and assist i'll this neces
THE CoLOEED PEOPLE.
In this portion of the state the blacks are doing cX-
tremely we'll l am informed by the Hon. W. n. May,
Judge Of this Circuit that there is not vagrant negro III
tins county. / testify that | have not seen one
IN the distinct and in this town very nearly all of
the colored families-thcir number exceeds SO-own
their own houses aud lots. The largest crop OF
cotton raised on any one plantation IN Tell County
last year was the property Of Andrew j. Chandler,
years DR. Chandler TO this county from Tcnnes
STot6er nsw Mr. sam WcEcs The lad was ndms
ous and when The broke out was ovcrseer OF the
plantation Chandler and twenty Of his coahorcrs joined
in course of time the Federal army When the war was
over he returned. bringing with HIM seventeen SURVIVORS
of the little detachment They went to work Tor shares on
the old place Andy assuming his ola position ana SO
successful were they that two years ago when DICKENS
died. Chandler enabled to lease 200 acres from the
widow, Their first crop Melted them uine over
$4,000 while last year his income exceeded $4,000
was sold by decree Of the Court, and Chandler
after much competition bought the land at S9l an acre
cured the lease Of the other portion at precisely double
the old rate owing TO the opposition of Mr. Jacob Rog
erS relative Of the deceased proprietor Since this pur
chase Chandler has several times received notes from
only to purchase for his men, and when some of the
X X attacked four Of his aborcrs night last OctO
wonndiHg two of their number since tIcn Nh Chand
Ter has not been disturbed.
The property have rccrlcd TO IL situated about three
miles from Dardanele and commands view Of the Oar
danelle Rock and the Magazine Mountains upon the one
side while on the Other side the Arkansas River gdes
silent along chandler ana his family lived III one OF
small cluster Of thirty cabins The new proprietor has
erected schOOhOuse iOr the children OF his employees
He has 800 planted in cotton and 300 IN corn and
this year this crop VIII net him $4,000. winch viii
make him the heaviest taxpayer in the county;
As the season il over, Chandler informed
me that he intends TO engage tutor for his
own instruction. lie possessed little education,
pine knot His business qualities are Of high order is
temperate in his habits aud possesses great energy The
the highest degree encouraging ana aucurs well for the
futnro advancement and prosperity OF the negro popu-
THE TENNESSEE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 2i.-The annual
meeting Of the Tennessee Teachers Association held
in the chapel of the Lookout Mountain Institution tho
18th and 10th insts This Society about three old
aud the result OF the present public school system Of
the State The President is Col VIM Bosom Of MurrCcs
boro and the Secretary Can't w L. Wilcox OF Knoxville
Mountain by prof C. F. p Bancroft Of the Institution
aud res pOnso made by Col. Bosom. Papers
read by the Rev. Mr. Bliss Of Memphis on Tine Educa-
tOnal NCcessittcs OF Tennessee; by Prof Lawrence Of
Nashville on The methods OF giving instruction in
public schools" and by state superintendent Eaton on
" Education. ever old and ever new The Hon Horace
Maynard being present As visiting Trustee OF the luai
marks the subject Of education In the present age, as
cOntrasted with That OF former times. 49,, c... H.. |
Although ouefOurth OF the counties OF The state have
failed to send in statistical reports u appears rom those
that have been received, that the following results nave
been attained OF 100000 children III the state $4,000
have already been gathered into the public schools or
these have been COOrcd children The attendance
in East tennessee has been GO2CC; in Middle Tennessee
81 Gs3 aud in West Tennessee, 25.s53 Instruction has
been given 10y 1871 male. and AL feminine teachers IN
all the usual branches taught in public schools The
amount Of money drawn from the state Treasury is |
42332l but the uncxendcd balances IN NE hands o the
County Superintendent are not reported The expense
for supcrutcndeuCc, state ana county, has been Si29
about equal Of transportation OF criminals
from the counties to the PcnltcnaTy NJ Nashville, ana
about % per cent Of the total disbursements These hg
urcs show clearly that the system of public education
by the act Of 1866 Is IN fair operation
throughout the greater part Of the state People are
beginning 10 find out tine difference between their former
pauper aud their present public schools by the present
system they beginning so get Their money pack
process which " the dear people OF tennessee had
but limited experience under "thc old regime" Ia |
many counties where ago there never had beona
public school aud nobody was willing 10 serve as III
rector they now schools in every civil district ana
alnut half " Them are sMnnied MLh COLOIed schOOs