Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-11-24
Cor. C., ,le Frce Pre- aa5 Times.
From Tennessee.


TdE yI-T or Ey0xvlLLL-pAEsoS RnowSL0a.
KSoXvIILE, Nov. ISL
This is a regularly laii out, bat not very tas-
thy 5uilt city, resting upon sud nearly covering
the tops, Fies and part OF tie valleys between
several red clay hills. These hills are usrt @.
/ the ROACH upland Of ~ Teueesee. which ex-
tends of in all di-sct0us into really beautiful
ranges Of mountains Toe yiew from the col ere
buildings, which stand 90 the top OF oce Of the
most pointed Of the Knoxville bills, looking Of
IN al directions. is a very beau;.fu. enc
The population Of the city is said % be about
l3,uJo, and is composed Of s heterogeneous lot
OF humln beings, including a large number q
darkies. And such a lsughinr, ragged, dirty
lot Of creatures IS compose this portion Of the
population, may you never he obliged 10 live
with. But fortunately, Knoxville Is not sL Of
this sort hite folks. including green, lsuk.
kindly looking Tennesseeans.-br active,
lively New Lug.sniers- elterp rising and plea-
SAINT Ohiosas,-ially, essy. lager-loving Ger
mans, shrewi Ssotchmen AMI lrishmsu, AMI
others from different parts Of the world are
gathered here aui are hard az work making
money
Last evening was informed Of German.
who came here as tailor, had made money and
bought one bundled acres Of land in the out
skirts Of the city for $4,000. which is nov sad
10 he worth Slj0,00O. One firm here does bus
mess amounting 10 s 100000 a year One II F.
the professors in the University tells ne he has /
lad up $1,000 during the six years be has /
spent here, and all seem 10 think this is the place
10 make fortune. But il is noor place for
learning. sni culture AID taste, 81 least accord
ing to New England notions.
In conversation with 4 leading bookseller OF
the place, he remarked that &c he liked Harper's
Magazine first rate, but as for such things as the
Eclectic and Atlantic, they might DO for those
high educated folks up Boston way, but they
we're too deep for hin. " And some Of our most
common sud valuable periodicals. he hsi never
leard OF, though he was doing an immense bust
less.
! made cal list evening. n the residence Of
ne Of the Ola sr,stocrstic families Of the place.
lt aae old mansion, beautifully situated ia .
be shade Of long avenue Of trees on an emf
encs opposite the college. The young ladies'
the family are called the bellies Of society here.
ut 1t was really auutng TO see the facility with
hich they could murder the English language.
I'D the uonchslsnoe with which they defed ali
S best accepted rules Of grammar. And yer.
'iher liked them in spite Of their ilitersteness. u
knoxville has, however. numbers Of really in
ilseAt ana hlghly cultivated people Horace O.
aynsrd, u $. Representative, and family are
ch, and 50 are President Humes and several
her leading citizens, By whom I hSve been
1st kindly and hospitablY treated Parson
'oTnloW Is represented a. being very much Of
gentleman. aad one Of the kindest and best Of
20. called on him last Saturday and found
N very feeble, lying on a lounge, trembling =
IN hesd to foot ike a leaf, and speaking only
a whisper. He gays he is going back to his
. II the Senate, when the next session opeus,
d thst though he il feeble he can do deal Of
ID voting. He il a very mild and pleasant
king cid gentleman. and has in his appear
&c none Of the terocity manifested in hrs polit-
career Of former days He liyes in plain
lie, snd bic family appears to be that Of Par
BrownloT,t the old fashioned circuit preacher.
her than Of United States Senator.
Yours,