Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-09
COL. JIM FISK.

New York will be deeply and sincerely
regretted by thousands and ten thousands
of the people of that city, and will be re-
joiced over by other thousands. 1t will
produce an excitement in every circle in
that great emporium. There is perhaps no
citizen of New York more widely
known and more frequently men
toned than was Jim Fisk. His
reputation was anything but enviable.
Many of his fellow citizens cursed and
abused him, and doubtless very justly.
Still they were proud of him. He did every
thing in a grand style. All of his specula-
tions and operations were on large scale.
He wore the finest diamonds. He had the
finest horses, the finest equipage. He
had the finest Opera House, the
finest railroad trains, the finest steam
boats, the finest volunteer regiment, the
finest military band, indeed there was moth
ing in or about New York equal in gran
deur or elegance to that which belonged to
Fisk. All was grand in style, and as
elegant as grand. Those who have
visited Long Branch or gone up the Sound
on one of his splendid steamers and been
regaled with the music Of a hundred cana
ries swinging in their gilded cages, those
who have visited his Opera House, the finest
in the world, or seen him riding through
Central Park with his imperial
turnout, four servants in livery,
his matchless team of six horses, three
grsys and three blacks, those who have
seen his gorgeous regiment and heard the
music Of his band, the leader Of which he
is said to pay ten thousand dollars a year,
will all say that Fisk was in style the grand
eSt man we have ever had on this CONT
nent. Yet with all his grandeur,
with all his gain, doubtless i'll
gotten, he has been suddenly called
TO his account and must now appear before
that Judge, before Whom neither tricks nor
devices nor combinations nor bribery nor
corruption, can avail to prevent a just
judgment.
OLD LINCOLN FOREVER.
We were highly gratifed to meet with
Col. Newman, Of Lincoln, on last evening,
who gives quite a gratifying account of the
condition Of things in that old county.
The County CoHrt has just levied a tax of
thirty cents Oh tie hundred dollars for
county schools, which, it is estimated, will
yield a revenue of $4,000, a sum sufficient
to put in operation about forty good schools.
In addition to this sum she has a surplus
school fund on hand Of some $4,000, col
lected during the years 1867 and '6S.
The people are all out of debt, the re-
suit Of that system of economy taught
ant practiced by their leading men,
who being for the most part old Bap-
tist, take the scriptural injunction, o,oe no
man anything, literally. In being out of
debt they are indeed peculiar people, jeal-
GUS of good works as is manifested in the
fine new free bridge they are erecting about
eight miles from Fayetteville near the
Franklin county line,as well as in the other
Improvements Of a public character going
on. The county has never contracted a
a debt Of any magnitude, and the people
bate to pay interest so bad that they get in
their outstanding claims as rapidly as posi-
bic.
The Colonel gave a singular instance
showing the honesty and sOlvency of the
people. Amerchant in the town of Fayette-
vile sold to fourteen hundred different in
dividuals during the years 1861 and 1868
goods amounting to one hundred and eighty |
five thousand dollars on credit He has
collected, without suits, except in one or
two instances, the whole amount except |
eight dollars, which amount he can get any
day, and small amount on an estate not |
yet wound up. We suppose that there |
never has been in this State or any other
such another case, and bu: for the fact that
it comes so well authenticated we should !
hesitate to credit the story.
The people are hopeful and are paying
much more attention TO their farming |
interests; taking more pains in preparing |
bl!tsiI lalluS lbI Nuedts IlONllR uceptT ]
working earlier and later; introducing |
fine stock; repairing their houses; building |
up their fences: sowing more grass, and |
discuss with each other the relative values |
of the several modes Of breaking ground, |
sowing wheat, etc. Indeed since the organ |
iZatiOn Of their farmers, clubs, new life, ,Vigor |
and activity have been infused into the |
county, and the people regret less and less
each year the loss Of their slave property. |
The whole secret OF their cOntentment, saws |
the Colonel, is that they are economical, !
and pay as far as possible for what they get. |
No false pride induces a farmer to 20 in .
debt for gilded vehicle to carry his wife /
and daughters to church. The wealthiest |
&c not consider it derogatory to their sta
tion 10 ride on horseback to church, or even
10 walk. Fine clothes are not in fashion:
good sense is. Let other counties benefit .
by her example.
NEW ORLEANS.