Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-09
EAST TENNESSEE.
Hawkins = improvements Grams
= mnrose and Wool stock. etc.

| Ha w Ins = AmRrevements- Crops
l. mnrose and Wool stock. etc.
To the Editors OF the Union ana American:
RoaERsyILLR, Aug. 8. 1S7I.-Our glo-
rious old county of Hawkins ia making
rapid progress in effacing the works of
the war. Our farming interests are ad-
vsncing rapidly, new and handsome
dwellings, and out houses are being built,
new fences put up, and almost the last
outlying field has yielded to the plow.
This Is especially true of the magnificent
lands east of Rogersville, and not the
least pleasant thought connected with this
l is, that nine-xnths of these improve
ments are being made by the gallant fell
lows who followed Lee and Johnston,
many oil them wearing honored scars.
THE CROPS.
Although the country about Rogersville is
low needing rain, the prospect for good
corn crops ls very fine. The wheat crop
is not thrashing out well, though good in
quality of grain. The oats, hsy and DO
tato crops light, on account of a very
dry May, yet as specimen of what we
can GO, have seen on exhibition in town
samples OF rye over eight feet high; wheat,
seven feet; oats, five and a half: and
clover, five feet. How will these edo
| for hight" In agricultural products,
| Hawkins is one OF the leading counties of
East Tennessee. The Eastern portion of
the county, that is, from Rogersville to
the North Fork of the Holston, being
very properly ycleped, Egypt. We have
also two
WOODEN MILLS
in successful operation. Kirkpat-
rick's, five miles Sou.h of
of Rogersville, gets up most excellent
cloths and blankets. The Rothe.mond
Mills, on the North Fork of the Holston,
are in successful operation, though | have
not yet had the pleasure of locking
through them. And yet with these two
mills IN the county, our County Court,
composed of good men in the main,
hsv'nt the nerve to tax dogs. But we'll
do better next year. Two of our splendid
MARBLE
quarries are being worked extensively. 1t
is sent off by railroad in blocks weighing
from four TO eight thousand pounds.
SPRINGS.
A company of gentlemen are boring
for salt about nine miles west of town.
with the most hattering prospects of sue
cess. Alum, Chalybeate, EPSON and
Red and White Sulphur Springs
are found within few miles of
town. The indications are that Rogers
vile is to become famous summer re-
sort, quite a large number of visitors
being here at present for the fine noun
tain air and the alum water. which is
brought to town. The red and white sui
phur springs, five miles north, are largely
attended, splendid tables and reasonable |
charges are beginning to draw largely,
and next summer hundreds are looked |
for. Three
NORTHERN GENTLEMEN
with their families, from Vermont, have |
bought property and settled among us. |
We like them so well that we |
want more of the same sort. One of |
these gentlemen brought with him a
splendid Morgan horse, another some
of the finest herd book Durham's in the
United States. If you will send
your agricultural editor to visit US, we'll |
show him in different portions of the
county some as fine Durham and Alderny
cattle, Chester Whites, Berkshire and
Essex hogs, horse and jack stock, CASH
mere goats and shepherd dogs, as he has
seen anywhere in the State. We beat all
East Tennessee at the Fair at Knoxville
last fall, and will do it again. We have
the prospect of soon numbering among
Us, as citizens, quite number of Penn
sylVsnians, ami Consul Staub has
promised us some Swisa.
OUR TOWN
is steadily improving. Thanks to the
four excellent ministers, who represent
four different denominations, not a ripple
of discord disturbs the harmony of
our people. The colored people
are generally orderly and industrious.
The walls and window shutters still
bear the marks of the bullets fired in the
riot of 1857, when Etheridge and May
nard spoke here. Some of the darkies
who were in the League procession that
day have never been in town since. Not
even that most seductive of all attractions
"a circus-can make them forget that
awful day. But now all is peace and
quiet. RogersVille was at one time the
OF two of our worthy State
officials, Gov. Senter and DR.. Morrow.
POgersville was the birth place of the
Governors excellent mother, and his
honored father resided here for number
of years during the Governors early
boyhood. 1t was the Rugby of
DR. MORRow's
boyhrod, aud he was as popular
with citizens and school-felows as
ever Tom Brown was at Rugby.
That smile, $50 cbild-like and bland" !
with which he receives revenue collectors
who bring something else than Tennessee
money or holders Of PENIS warrants,
when he has not the money to meet them, !
s well remembered here. "May his
shadow never grow lcss" By the way,
learn thst the doctor, in addition TO the
srduous duties incident to his Office, is
preparing an able statistical work upon
he probable and prospective increase of !
he population of the State, other than by !
immigration, during the year 1871. l do
lot know how he proposes to collect all .
he dots he requires for such q WORK, '
however, in part through the
members of the profession of which he 8
an honored member. The work 7
vil be looked for with in
crest by the Doctors numerous friends. I
have also learned that gentleman who
couples very deservedly high position $
mong the legal fraternity of your city is |
t work upon life of King David. 1t c
3 not known how soon the work is TO be r
but something rich and racy is r
xpected. 6
No more at present." c
STRAI GHTBACK,