The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-13
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al Correspondence of the State Journal
ABINGDON, February 10.

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al Correspondence of the State Journal
ABINGDON, February 10.
Under the courteous guide of Mr.. Coales,
a walking history of this part of Virginia,
l have visited the college and other places
Of interest in this old and aristocratic town,
and learned many items of its early career
for a future letter to the STATE JOUR-
NAL.
From S. e. Watson, esq.,, l also learned
many things of interest in regard to the
condition and needs of this section for its
highest prosperity. He and Mr.. Egbert
both exert themselves to extend the circu-
lat,on of the JOURNAL. The new hotel,
the "Colonade," will aid the popularity Of
the place, Mr.. Crocheron, its keeper, being
an obliging host.
After dinner we took the cars for this
place
GooDsoN-BRIsToL, Feb. 10.
Here is q flourishing town, or towns
the state line between Virginia and Ten
nessee running through the main street Of
the place, leaves the corporation OF Good
son in the state of Virginia, and Bristol in
Tennessee. The two contain between three
and Jour thousand population. There are
two good country papers hefe-the
Courier in Bristol and the News" IN
Goodson the latter is conducted by MIR.
Fowler, the mayor of Goodson, and we
are glad to see this recognition of the press
in the municipality Both papers are
worthy and receive fair support.
The place is comparatively new, having
been commenced in 1854; Kings college
is located here, q new but prospecting in
stitution. We had q pleasant interview
with Professor Winston, of its faculty ; he
is a gentleman of energy and genial dispo-
sition in addition to his college duties he
has much taste for, and gives considerable
attention to fruit culture; in which it were
we'll for many others to emulate his exam
pie. Naturally the soil and climate OF this
region are exceedingly favorable to fruit
of all sorts. Horticulture should be taught
regularly in schools and colleges.
On Sunday night last a murder was COM
mitted in Bristol at a disreputable house.
Two young men, Moore and Quarles, met
at the place to see q bad girl, and quar-
relied about the matter, wheel the former
shot the latter with a pistol, which caused
his death in a short time. The murderer
fled and has not yet been arrested. Bad
whiskey and a loose girl, with Rad habits
in the men, did it.
As is generally the case in such matters,
sympathy is with the murdered man, and
the blame heaped on the murderer, but
there is blame on both, and both are to be
pitied.
GooDsoN-BRIsTOL,
Tuesday, February IL.
Although yesterday was fair and sunny,
to-day it is raining with a warm, spring
like shower, to be followed with more
food and mud, as we came along down
to this place, which is 1870 feet above tide
water, and 400 feet lower than Abingdon.
Coming along it was pleasant to passengers
to notice that there is new iron laid down
on the track of the Virginia and Tennessee
railroad, and the same is being done east
ward with all reasonable dispatch.
Increasing business needs it.
At one of the towns where we stopped q
few days, we found a decided character. lie
was one of those fellows who had "seed
everybody and things, in these parts, FOL
more'n forty year )" and he had tackled
many a bar in his time - and on our ask
ing if there were any wolves and wild cats
here now, he answered that he "hadn'i
seed any catamounts lately, but he seed q
a right smart of Legislators prowlin round
in a few years. He said he was a gitten
too old for bar, and coon, and SIGH. now
buttwenty years ago me and 'snag,' that
my dog, was terrible on them things. On
day, up thar in wolf gull, we had a traI
set for bar and in the mornin' snag an
me went to try what we'd got, and sur
enough the bar was fast by the fore paw il
the steel trap, and snag pitched into aim
but the bar got his tother foot onto him
and crushed him under terrible; but
sprung straddle the bars back, and dri
myhatchet inter his head, a couple of ticks
and fixed HIM, and freed snag too; but b
got a right smart of scratching but arte
that, he was cunniner, and alers waited I'll
the bar was cut or shot fore he pitche
in" But poor Tim Baxter is old now.