Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-28
GREENEvILIE LETTER.
Rain-Mua-New walk-Circuit Go,

Rain-Mud-New walk-Circuit Court.
Notwithstanding the ".wet spell'' we
have had, causing swelling in the noun.
1 tain streams and very great softening o.
1 the earth, SO that the bottom is said to be
out of most Of the roads leading into oul
quiet village, yet we are enjoying our qui.
etness, patiently waiting for the rains to
cease and the waters to subside. In fact
sometimes we have thought it pretty
| good thing to be up in the world little as
to situation, and sometimes little sympa-
| thy has been expressed for some of our
neighboring towns, lest they might lie too
late in fleeing to the mountains.
Old,,Boreas gave the weather gauge ire
mendous turn on Saturday night and
many poor fellow found himself hunting,
suddenly for more blankets, and Monday
morning was said to be the coolest snap
we have had in these parts. Many began
to look for slight drying up of the mud,
but, alas it rained again nearly all day
yesterday. =. =. ~ Z
Could ~ Lady," whose "item' was in
the CHRONICLE some weeks ago, propos-
ing the use Of stills in getting over into
our village, see the addition made to the
plank walk eXtendinS-toward the depot
"as far as the law allows" she would re-
joice at the prospect of some day getting
to walk the whole distance on solid foot
ing. Now "the law" does not allow the
completion of this much needed improve
ment, as there is q piece of private prop
erty owned by a gentleman who has pri-
vate reasons for not allowing plank walk
to be made across his lot, which has been
walked over ever since it was a lot, so far
as appears from observation. But it is
limited that, after the ~ mud dries
up SO as to enable the teams to
draw larger loads, that our city fathers
will have some tan-bark put down to make
the connecting link between the end of
the plank walk and the steps the Railroad
proposes l,,iilding to aid pedestrians in
reaching The platform. So let it be-.
The street, that is the main street has
been policed, SO thatabou the court house,
post office, aud business part of the town
one can actually see the solid bed of gravel.
At one end of the street, however, there is
quite display of mud i11~heaps ready to
be hauled out. So you see that other towns
arc alive besides your city.
.s.4s ar CIRCUIT COURT, On
has been iii session for some. time. This is
the third week and SO great is the work
that to-day there were four juries out at
one time, and 4 fifth one ia the box.
His Honor, Judge Gillenwaters, has ex-
hibited much patience and care in the in
Vestigatioh of the many causes brought be-
fore him and at the same time great en-
ergy in quitting them through" He has
held court all day and part of the time at
night.
1t is be presumed that lawyers and liti-
giants must be convinced by this time that
there is no rest for the wicked.
The majority OF the causes tried are OH
tho civil docket, and many of them might
have been settled much easier and at less
cost had the parties been a little more
civil themselves. As yet there are no can
didates for the Nashville establishment.
OF course few cases will be carried to the
big court for final adjudication. More
anon. sas,- -. II. d. Is.
Greeneville, Feb. &c, 1873, sT