Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-05-25
NASHVILLE LETTER.
Candidates for Comptroller, Secretary Of
State, &C., &c,-MiscellaneOus News.

From our Special Correspondent.
The Legislature may be considered fairly at
work, and though they feel we'll impressed with
the Importance of their mission, they are slight
ly cautious, having decent regard for future
Congressional enactmentsi they don't seem to
"cut oose" quite freely as at the last session.
An act enforcing the Fourteenth Amendment
would somewhat destroy the nice laid plans
that caused so much glee in certain minds in
our good State, and it will not surprise some if
they did not undo some of the rapid work so
rashly accomplished at the last session But we
shall see.
The fight over the offices in the gift Of the
present Legislature is getting warm. An issue
has been made between the Senate and House,
from the fact the Clerks of both Houses are can
made it looks to your correspondent very much
"a if the House would come out victorious
Brown, the Clerk Of the House is the son of
an old Wing formerly Governor and that body
have the most votes; while the other man. How
ard, the Clerk of the Senate, is Democrat and
the Senate have the smaller vote Then again
there are but few Democrats in either House, a
large majority being old line Whigs With
this understood it is not difficult to predict the
vote for Secretary of State.
For Comptroller, the prominent candidates
are Dunlap and Murrell. One of these gentle
| men was member of the celebrated l. G. Harris
ihut hiuh w slehl tne SCnOOl
Fund.
Rust is candidate for reelection as Treasu-
| rer, with about the same chance that three
| legged horse would have to run four-mie race.
| Alter the above, comes large array of names
| too numerous to mention-all patriots, and ex-
ceedingly anxious TO serve the State MANY of
| them figured we'll in Confederate times and
have no scruples in so announcing themselves
| as worthy of the support or votes of this eKces-
| siyely loyal body of law makers.
w must confess that for this correspondent
the contest referred to above has no special place
IN his mind, being someM hat indifferent as to re-
suits. VI course, we shall compliment the lucky
ones and condole with the numerous defeated.
and may advise the latter class TO quit politics
| and look for more decent and honest calling
Tho great Investigated Fletcher is here In his
once, making the preparations that Joques, the
Mock Duke in Knowles play of the Honey
Moon, so briefly and gracefully alludes to. BY
| the-by Fletcher keeps flesh and good humor In
| spite OF the enormous investigation he has been
| supJected 10. W ny, the man has had several
| large Committees composed of some Of thf
| most talented nyerdupos, selected from both
| Houses to sit upon him, but from latest report,
they failed utterly to squeeze anything out OF
MS sAse, nor are they likely to discover much
by that plan.
STILL HARPING On MY DAUGHTER
| We think Of the above neat exclamation O.
old Polonius, by finding some of the State iour
mails discoursing in eloquent loaded columns o
| the School Fund and the rascally Radicals tina
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| chance on earth of education &c, &c. We ar,
strongly of the opinion that the saddle has beer
upon the wrong horse for some time and wher
we get a little time, shall try to let a few fact
connected with the fund and its annhilation
see light which will probably be interesting I,
the readers of the CHRONICLE
The fair opens to-day with the prospect o
many exhibitors and large attendance. Tn,
flower show at the Masonic Hall begins tonight
me managers promise many new and attractiv.
Nashville Is rather warm and dusty Just now
while the influx of strangers i making thing
worse Sunday all the friends of the Confede
rate dead thronged the Cemeteries to strew flow
ers on the graves of the dead The weather wa
hne and thousands visited the Cemeteries 10 testi
~ their regard for the unforgotten dead.
The ,3Oth Of May Is the day fixed for decora
| ting the graves at the National Cemetery
! There are but few white people here to engag,
IN the work, but the colored citizens will not ie
the occasion pass without some effort to do homo
TO the Union braves who lie where a generou,
| government has gathered them
Gossip enough for this time
DAMoN