Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-10

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Correspondence Of the Union and American.
CELINA, Tenn, July Although your
correspondent is a ne1U one, and writes from
Relg county (Clay), you need not expect
much nCJUS.
The principal stifsand hustle with us now
is occasioned by the coming and going of
candidates. They come, not like angels
few and far hetWe eu-but like poor persons
TO the house Of rich relative-tbick and
fast. If they are like candidates in general,
'only out III obedience to the call of the
people, and after the most earnest solicita-
. tion," the cor pOpu8 must have been
strained to its utmost and reached all quar-
tiers addressed.
Chauccry Court, Hon. W. W. Goodpas-
ture presiding, closed here last week. Sew
eTal interesting causes were decided, the
most important of which was the case Of
Stone vs.. Og!esby, which has been in court
for eight years. 1t was a proceeding to wind
up the iusolvent estate Of Bennett Stone, de-
ceased, and settle the partnership of Stone
aud Ogesby, the assets Of which amounted
to near sixty Thousand dollars. We bad
in attendance several prominent lawyers,
among whom were Hon. L. u. Butler, Sec
rotary Of State, and Col. James w. Nc
Henry, of your city; Hon. j. P. Murry aud
judges Dewitt and Washburn, of Gains
bore; Col j. d. GoOdpasture, Of OVerton;
Mej. A. 4. SwOpe, of Carthage; and Maj.
VIM. L. Bolts, of Frankfort, KY, Assistant
Secretary Of State, who by his wit and vi
vdcity did much to make the hot weather
And tedum Of Court bearable. Hard work
lad good hunor characterized the fort
night Of their stay.
Several of the
CANDIDATES FOR CHANCELLOR
Of This Division were present and made
speeches, Col. 5. II. Coins, of Sparta; Judge
w. w. GOOdPasture, Of Livingston; Maj j.,
w. @. CrOwly, from Smithville, and Mai.
Swope, Of Carthage, were ofthe number.
They had gOod hearing, and some change
WAS made, but who gained and who lost, is
not my province to say. They were sue
ceeded by two Of the candidates for
CONGRESS,
Gen. Dibrell, Of sparta, and Col. j. D..
GoOdpasture, Of Livingston, who made
speeches in advocacy Of their claims, and in
support Of the Democracy.
CLAY COUNTY.
Although Clay county has only been or
gained about year, few counties in the
State are more 1Ourishing. Cumberland
river flows through it from north to south,
and OOeas river from east to west, the
latter distance, by the river, of forty miles.
These, with their tributaries, give us thOus-
ands Of acres Of the richest bottom land.
No part Of Tennessee can boast Of better
tiubcred hills or more fertile valleys. &C.
lima, the county seat, is situated at the
junction Of OOed and Cumberland rivers,
aud has four dry goods stores, two steam
A.Saw mills, etc. The courthouse and Jail are
IN Ter cUntracs and the work progressing
well. Although We have had to pay all the
extra expense incident TO the organization
of a new county, and by the 1st of Novem-
Der will have paid One-third of the
cost of the pNJlic buildings, the county has
never had to Issue an interest bearing bond,
and our county warrants are at par. And
with Jno. n. Maxey as chairman Of the
court, a. Green trustee and IL. q. Tiusley
revenue collector, we expect our finance 10
get better instead Of worse,
THE CROPS
4. are very Eue. There was not a large crop
- # wheat sown, but the quality and quaint
ty per acre is superior 10 The ordinary yield.
There has been a larger amount Of tobacco
planted than was customary even before
the war, when the labor system was al
most perfect. Il will bring vast quantities
If money t. its owners, if even half as val
liable neX. year IL il has been this.
TIE UNION AND AMERICAN.
"The political sign" in Clay is also right,
as is evident 10y the fact that our citizens
have as high az probation of the UNION
AND American, the Jullrarb Of DemOcracg
in Tennessee, ss they ever had. They send
up hearty "aHeI" to every thing said by
this good Old sheet, against those semi Rad
ical SqlliJs, that are ready TO endorse any,
thing that is in opposition to Democracy.
NOTNEB.