Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-23

Especially upon the good humOf of man.
kind in particular. We; have not met an
individual this week that could not force
smile of some sort, if even it was ghast-
ly one, and say nothing of the ssbeautiful
weather. -e.;,.s ~ 1s=aaszszzssaaz
Our Chancery Court has been in session
this week, and the only thing of any inn
portance to persons outside the parties
engaged, that came before the court, was
the argument of a demurrer to an injunc-
ton bill, filled by the heirs of Rev. lanes.
King deceased, and others, against the
corporate authorities of the town of Bris-i
tol. 1t seems that the Mayor and Alder
man of that doubly- blest little town, on
the Tennessee side, have, in ".their wild
and presumtuous career" as the bill states,
determined that grave yards are, simply a
nuisance. We do not pretend to say any
thing about the legal right that the 'seity
fathers" of Bristol, on the line have to up
heave the bones of the dead and tear down
church yard fences when in the way of the
many new streets now being laid off in
the metropolis of Sullivan; but, we do
say, looking at it from another point Of
view that the idea of tearing down grave
yard fences and grabbing from the grave
the bones of such man as General Evan
Shelby, that have lain there for three
quarters of a century, simply for the pur
pose of widening street or. to- gfatifyzthe
variety of whimsical village council that
represent but half town at least is SUI
premely foolish, and absured. If city
council must do something to give itself
character methink the best thing that the
board could do to beautify their town and
give the present council a reputation that
others might envy, would be to build over
the grave of Shelby betting, monu
ment to mark the last resting place of
one of Tennessee's noblest sons
but as it is they will have name-one that
others might not enyy-for they viii be
remembered as the hyena Mayor and Al
dermen of Bristol. The demurrer filed by
the counsel representing the Board 9 of
Mayor and Aldermen was overruied and
they were required to answer, and what
ever may be the result upon a final hear
ing, it cannot still the voice of the people
i'm insisting that the authorities of Bristol
took advantage of a mere technicalfty to
perpetrate o most UNIV Use, wicked and I'M
patriotic movement. For we cannot but
think that the hand, though by authority
of law, that would plucklIp the roses and.
evergreens from the graves placed there
by loved ones left behind-and disturb the
sacred dust, is ruthless indeedI But
mayor would not be a mayor without q
quarrel, and the present one with the Bfis-
toll folks is rather novel, We opine. ' -
Blountville has five resident lawyers,
and the county about twenty; and with
all the county lawyers, "a few from adjoin-
ing counties, and several from Virginia, it
makes quite q full Bar, and litigants find,
no trouble in obtaining counsel The pee.
pie of Blountville have been very much
exercised over q railroad that was to come
right close by town. But, alas they. ape
doomed to disappointment. The engineer-
ing corps locating the Cumberland Gap.
Branch of the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio Road have just missed the town five
miles. But they promise to come this way
yet, and, if the best grade can be had, to
adopt or recommend it-so Blountvilie still
has hopes. 1t is understood the road will
be put under contract as soon as located. =.
The school fund arising from the taxable
polls in this county amounts to S910.56.
Sullivan is doomed to Democratic rule and
blissful ignorance until there is more
money than that raised for educational
purposes. G III, lq - ..-
Wheat fields that promised an abundant
yield two weeks since, now look as though
they would hardly be worthscutting. I'm
shert, the wheat crop is failure in all this
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