Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-07
GAINESVILLE.
Annual Assfze of the G. H. G. @.
The Eagle rOfatOr and other Emil
nent Lawyers Present.
GAINESVILLE.
The FOurth Celebrated. With Barbe.
cues and ChaHpagne, Jokes and
Laughter, Poetry and wit.
Things in General
h,ins anIce bibenrinm est

day which erst was one of grandest signif
canoe to the American people, because i
told when our independence was born,
and also not unknown was that significance
to the nations of earth, because it spoke O
liberty to a world. Formerly every school
boy and child, every man and even the old
plantation negro and cornfeld hand looked
to its coming with preudest feelings and
most pleasant anticipations. The old maid
than whom there are in the category
Of human nature no class Of
beings, SAFE bachelors, SO miserable
would forsake her spinni ngzweel, forsake
gossip and give up her cat, in order to enjoy
this. Feeling assured that some pleas ura
could be had by visit to GAINESVILLE, your
correspondent accordingly went. Arriving
on
THE STAR sPANGLED BANNER DAY,
ere the sun had thrown its golden lustre on
the silvery misss resting over this beau
tiful city of the Cumberland. About nine
O'clock divers sounds Aoated on the breeze,
satisfying all that something was to be to re-
vive the day, formerly day when al young
BOYS and blooming maidens had an attack
Of the pt1tribuS lnus, but now truly ''a
time for memory and for tears" For the
old day has gone to the silent embrace OF
the breakless past, and with it many a
glorious thrnpg Of happy dreams. In the
voiceless hearts of an oppressed nation but
little of cheer, but little of glory does it
bring, and the strains Of music
once Joyous as the pecan OF
triumph sound now as dirge
1nockingly chanted by tyranny over the
fallen hopes, the shattered memories OF ma
tional grandeur. BY invitation Of cele-
brated young lawyer, your correspondent
Joined the annual meeting of the
C.H. C. c.,
at McClure's spring, which, about one mile
from the city, he found, after being consid-
erably tangled in the briars and blind paths,
from which rescue was due to the topO-
graphical assistance of Charlie Thomas,
son of Chronicle Bob. When l arrived at
THE SPRING
such sight as met me there Is not soon for
gotten. Shut in by towering hills, thickly
studded With forest trees, and covered with
luxuriant grass, with here and there pro-
truding cliff, from which hung the Wild vine
shading the modest flowers growing there,
was the spring. Seated under a shading tree
mid whose rich foliage the wind seemed
whispering friendships welcome to me,
were about twenty-five gentlemen,
among whom was a judicial king, the
blonde Mayor of Clarksyiile,
worthy Chancellor, a humane Circuit
Judge. the noted lawyers of ClaTksville-
little ones included-a gifted wag and the
Eagle Orator of Tennessee, church mem
bers, and a select committee Of morality
composing the rest.
This side of the spring, where was an
other tree, l found several lawyers, two
editors Of the Tobacco Leaf, great Gene
raj, and divers other things. The two
parties we.e at war With each
other, the contest being over ehat1-
pagene and other spirituOus things. Sew
eral fell n the spring, Others rolled
down the hill, and one distinguished gen
tleman was terribly wounded in the hand
by the bursting of a champagne bottle, the
cork of which he was trying to draw. The
day was pleasantly enjoyed, the character
istic ADJUSTMENTS Of the order being in
dulged in quite gracefully. The most wor-
thy feature was
THE ANECDOTES,
related by one of the number, who an able
lawyer defined esnus, to the great amuse-
fient OF all save one of those editcts. Tom
Jackson, assisted by old man
David, a colo:ed youth somewhere in
the neighborhood of se7enty-fve,
had good barbecue, of which all partook
appreciatively. Though not giving a de-
scription CT this meeting, | will say that it
was one of the most interesting end charm
ing Of its Kind ever held by this order.
Several indict nients were found and will be
prosecuted at the next quarterly term. The
Young gentleman who was considerate
enough to extend an invitation to your cor
respondent, by virtue of which | attended,
will allow me this opportunity Of express
ing my thanks.
DUNBAR's CAVE
two miles from the city, was the scene Of
a picnic by the young ladies' and gentlemen
of the surrounding neighborhood. The ex-
plorations were enjoyed and the discoveries
made by them most wonderful. The Irish
citizens also celebrated the Fourth by
A GRAND BABBECUE,
near the city, where a large crowd collected
and spent the day in dancing, eating and
talking. Many citizens Of all nationalities
attended this picnic where the Sons OF
Erin had assembled TO enjoy the day.
Among the celebrators parading the streets
was
A CoLoRED GANG.
Martial music from fife and snare-drum
enthused them very much, causing at least
eleven to join the procession, which waved
red, black and yellow handkerchief-ba
One darkey thought he would be rather
novel, and so he did, for he bore demon
allied umbrella, the staff Of which was near
nine feet in length this umbrella was held
at an angle of forty-fve degrees due south,
and its length reminded me that Mark
Twain wonld call it San eternity" umbrella.
These colored people had been left by the
train for
GUTHRIE,
Where between twelve and fifteen hun
bred of their race met and celebrated the
Fourth. Barbecued meat, speeches
and ecstatic eloquence constituted the or
der of exercises, which were interspersed
with musquito choruses and bull frog solos.
PERSONAL.
l met Col. Robert Meek, Super
intendent of the III. G. & L. Railroad, who
in company with Capt. Gracey came on the
same train with me as far as Guthrie, being
en- route to the St. Bernard Coal Mines.
Col. Meek is having his road greatly i'm
proved and building an iron bridge Of the
Fink V truss patent Of six spans across the
Tennessee river where at Danville on this
side of the stream they have erected grain
and freight elevators. Much new trestle
and fills are being made on this road which
is the direct route from Cincinnati and
Louisville to Memphis and New Orleans.
Our train was composed of eight coaches all
well filed, many of the passengers being
ticketted to the Baltimore Convention.
THE WHEAT CROPS
in Logan, Todd and parts of Christian
county, learn from reliable sources, will
be far shorter than has been expected. The
average yield will not be over ten or twelve
bushels One dollar tweuty.f and 81 are
the pr,css offered. Farmers are holding
and INV lling TO sell for at least less than
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