Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-01-06
LETTER FROM CHATTANOOGA.
The New Court HOuse-Magnificent Dis
tances-ImprOVement DC:
"NEw COURT House." Jan. 4, 1872.

"NEw COURT HOUSE." Jan. 4, 1872.
Among the various improvements and
wonderful strides forward being made in
this city, we notice the transformation OF
what has been known for long time mere
as "the old iail.n 1t is fact that Chat.
tanooga now reOices in court house"
Although the building which is now being
occupied as the seat of Justice for the coun-
ty of Hamilton is not one of the most ap--
proved and modern as to archltecturai
beauty, yet it is q very great Improvement
upon the itinerant arrangement OF tne
past Chattanooga is a city of quite mag
nificent distances" and we are happy to
see the disposition evinced to provide per-
manent places for public business. Agar
or two since the court was held in hall
in the same building containing the post
office. But since then both have been
itinerating and we have heard that the
postOffice is now located somewhere out IN
the valley in StantOntOwn and now we
find that the court, having taken the OPP
posite course in its wanderings, is now on
the corner of Market and Fourth streets.
Though many of the citizens were tor
time opposed to the project of retlttlng
this old building for court house, ana
also to its location, yet now 1t seems that
most if not all are very well satisfied with
the arrangement.
The trans formation made by the car
penters and painters is only another illus
tration eff what may be done by putting on
q neaO dress 1t is said that Mr.. Geo. Gil
Iespie, the former owner of this old build
ing, actually spent few hundred dollars
in managing to induce the County Court
to invest, but would now gladly give the
county one thousand dollars and pay for
the improvements and rent free for three
wears. But "his bird has flown" The
inside Of this building as it is now arrang-
ed is not only so as to pass muster" but
is really very good and inviting court
house. The first or ground floor IS TO DE
rented out as stOre-rOOmS. The entrance
to the second floors is on Fourth street, by
a flight of steps on the outside of the build
ing. Here we find the County Court room,
with rooms for the county officers. From
this floor through the hall the third floor
is reached, and very we'll arranged court
room is entered that is 40X50 feet, and here
we find rooms also for the Circuit Court
Clerk and for the jury. These rooms are
all in good taste and very convenient. In
the rear of the court house Is another
building that has been ware house that
has been well arranged and fitted up for a
iail and is already occupied.
THE BURNT DISTRICT
is already pretty well covered with build
incs in course OF erection. In some in
stances the walls are almost completed, in
others the rubbish is only being removed
or foundation being laid. All these build
ings are to be good, and in most cases, fine
brick buildings. In fact, Chattanooga
shows a disposition to drive ahead to at
tain if possible the destiny some seem to
see in the near future. Money is said to
be very scarce, yet business is very brisk
in all parts of the city. If the City Fathers
could so manage affairs as to provide the
city with pavements, it would be little
more inviting to strangers and visitors
here.
Christmas Festivities seem to have been
enjoyed considerably in the way of sup
pers, &C., during the holidays. There is
an entertainment tonight, given by the
NJ. f. Sunday school.
Chattanooga has some prospects of fur
nishing another "walkist," who may
rival Mr.. Weston. Lawrence WOodhead,
youth of II years of age, took the train
for Cleveland a few weeks since, and ar
irving there at AN, he Immediately took
his foot in handn and started for Duck
town, distance of 40 miles, which place
he reached about dark, Pretty good for a
commencement. X. d. B.