Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-20
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CARTER's DEPOT, Tenn, July 10. 1870


To the Editors Of tie Chronicle:
Our journey thus far into the country has
been so pleasant, that with your permits
sion, we will say something to your read
ers of our trip and what we have seen.
The train that carried us from your pleas
ant city was densely crowded with pleasure
seekers and invalids from the Sunny
South on their way to the Virginia
Springs. But notwithstanding the crowd
ed condition of the cars, all were rendered
comfortable and pleasant by the indefati-
gable attention of that very popular rail-
road conductor, Col. Young. Our compa-
ny was not altogether the pleasure seeker
from the South, but many East Tennessee
ans were with us at the outset and many
Others Joined us as we made our way to
this point. We had the pleasure of meet
ing with the Hon. f. S. Singletary the
worthy Representative in the present Cen
eral Assembly, of the good little county of
Carter, soon after he got aboard of the
train. Ferd is u favorite with his people,
and they feel proud of him as their Repre-
sentative. A Knoxville youth was aboard
our train that we felt sorry for. His sweet
heart was with him, and he made every
effort to entertain her, but she wouldn't
entertain worth cent. He called her at
tention to peice of manuscript, saying
at the time, it was the work of his own
imaginative brain and the sentiment of his
loving heart, and the careless creature
threw it aside for some scape-grace to
chuckle over when they left us, and sure
enough, if was found and read when they
were gone. Judge f.. G. Gillenwaters
joined us at Rogersville junction. The
Judges reelection is n foregone conclu-
sion. Col. Reeves will not near poll the
strength of his party. At Greeneville
Gen. Quarles became one of u.s. He was
escorted to the depot by eX-President
TnI a,nH =.
lighted at getting so good a peep at our for
mer President. Captain Doak, of the
GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf, is making the
trip through the upper counties with Gen.
Quarles, and he became one of our number
at the town of Greeneville. We left there
about that time and went off to share the
Inequalities of a Nolachuclly farmer, and
one that knows how to render his guests
comfortable.
The Greene county farmers have Just
harvested very fine wheat crop, and the
gentleman we stopped with will garner
over thousand bushels of wheat
This evening we came up to this place
on Capt. Henry Lyle's train, and, unlike
the train of yesterday, the passengers We're
mostly East nesseeans-memberS of
the bar and candidates, on their way to
Carter court. Maj. A. ii. Pettibone, Judge
r.. Mcfarland James w. Deaderick ESQ.,,
Capt. Newton Hacker and Hon. Sam.
Milligan, were among the gentlemen that
were making their way to see the good
people of loyal Carter.
The candidates for the various offices to
be filled at our August election are moving
quietly around among the voters, and cleo
tioneering in a very fair and candid man
ner. The election is creating very little
excitement, not so much so AS John Robin
sons big show that is advertised to be
along soon.
Capt. Hackers election is generally con-
ceded; Judge Gillenwaters', as we before
stated, is a settled fact, and the election for
Chancellor will be hardly contested, but
the Republicans think victory certain
The approaching Congressional race is
already creating considerable interest; va
rous gentlemen are urging their claims
before the people, but convention will be
called to pass upon the merits of the gem
tlemen. The Republicans are determined
to have harmony, and the gentleman who
expects to create disorder in the Republican
ranks will be sllmmarily dealt with by the
people. Disorganizers are not favorites.
The CHRONICLE is "A faYorite with the
people, and when the farmers are through
with the busy season, and get II breathing
spell, they will look up their winter read
ing matter, and the CHRONICLE is their
choice. Capt. Hendrix, at this place, is
getting up a club and will forward soon.
'Tis midnight, but not upon the noun
tain's brow but upon the banks of the
limpid Watauga, where all is quiet save the
chirping of the legions of frogs that inhabit
its waters
Crops are splendid and everything album
dant. Apples and peaches are by the mil
lion the people are healthy and happy
and growing neutrality-suspicious. East Ten
nessee HENRY.