Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-12-24

We clip the following from one of
our exchanges:
BRISTOL. Tenn.
Your correspondent since writing
has come up here among the hills and
daIes, aad in the near distance he can
see the towering mountains running
awsv iutO the old North State of the
Car0iiuas. This town is situated at
the the terminus of the f. II. V. &
G.. Il. r., and the a. NJ. & o. r. r..
both doing a heavy business. The
town is i'm a prosperous condition.
Composed principally of young and
beautiful maidens, old maidens, vic.
ows aud their encumberances, with a
slight sprinklnS of rhe stern.r sex
There are some five or six churches,
several schools, two hanks. some very
large and imposing buildings under
way, and more talked Of It's beauti-
fully laid off, but they are much in
need of substituting for the inevita-
bIe mud, TO he found either i'm fair
weather or foul" a slight sprinkling
Of Nicholson Pavement This coun-
twas far west as Knoxville, and away
into Va, is considered the finest wheat
country in the Union. Land is cheap
and farmers looking for homes should
visit this part OF the garden before pur-
chasing. The water is abundant, every
farm has a spring. Water power is al
SO plenty and should be improved.
There is a great want of Wooden Fac
tory at this place; capitalists would do
well TO examine this point. The inev-
table EpizoOtic is now here, but in a
mild form do not think there has
I,ecu any fatal cases. The population
Of Bristol is somewhere near 5000 in
habitants, composed principally of the
already mentioned beings. But the
life of the burg is widely and we'll
known, also enterprisiug citizens.
Chas. G. Campbell, Esq'r who some
years ago, was unanimously elected
TO the responsible, ardOus, aud some
times trying position of Justice of the
Peace, iSnoted for the. way he deals
Justice, tempered with mercy. Some
time since it was unanimously voted
10y the citizens here that he should bc
elected to sec in person " to the
wants of the widows aud orphans.
and especially to the widows, and so
well has he done this, that not single
complaint has been heard from any of
orphans your correspondent does not
know, but the Squire Is too generous
10 allow any one to suffer, for he is al
ways fnnud ready to meet the wants
of any one Fearing smile that is
child-like and bland long may lie
wave. On leaving Bristol you strike
the beautiful valley that the A NJ. &
q. II. r.. Iuns through-rich as a
Earden-alI through the entire route
the scenery Is beautiful, hut there is
no town of any note, till you reach
Lynchhurg. Going from here west,
the first town of any Importance is
JoneSi,oro. about the same size of Bris-
tal then Greeneville, the home Of cX-
President johnson, who is now at
home waiting for something 10 turn
TAP You I;,eu pass through Morris
town aud several smaller towns be
fore comip" to Knoxville Bet% ecn
Bristol and Knoxville the country is
rich, although at present the owners
of land are not a. well off as might
Tee expected Yet this is no fault of the
country, but rather to the late war.
East Tennessee suffered more than any
other section. Both armies. holding IL
at different times and of course each
time they passed the country would bc
..oue the better for their visit May
the day never come when the people
of this country will be arrayed one
portion against the other The eli
mate of East Tennessee ia splendid,
the winters are mild, the summers are
pleasant. IL has been called, and tru-
", the Switzerland of America. Let
the capitalists come here, also the
the mechanic and farmers. they will do
well; the people will welcome them
They are proverbial for their hospitali'
ty, there is room for all. Truly,
w. NJ. J.