Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-03-29
OUR NASHVILLE LETTER.
Last Days Of the Observation-Disclosures Am
Old Woman for Her MOney-Ex.Prcsi.

.------------~--' NASHVILLE, March 26, 1878.
We are just now having some weather
at the Capital. Whether or not the adj
journment of the Legislature has had any
hing to do with the meteorological COM
motion of last night and yesterday has not
yet been decided, but certain it is that
within the space of twelve hours each way
from the adjournment of the 3sth General
Assembly, yesterday noon, we'have had
thunder, lightning, rain, snow, ice, heat
and cold mixed up in 'conglomerate confu-
sion. The, condition of the element may,
at least, be taken as somewhat symbolical
of the confusion which characterized the
closing days of the Assembly Nc, busi-
ness to speak of was transacted yesterday
morning before the adjournment. The
time was occupied in farewell speeches and
resolutions of thanks to the various Off
GERS. The members of the House just be-
fore adjourn ment, through Mr.. Mcfarland
presented Speaker McGaughey a5beautifui
cane intoken oftheir appreciation of his im-
partial and courteous ruling during the ses-
sion. Mr.. McGaughey, SO far as We learn,
possessed the confidence of every member
of the House and as q 1presiding officer
made record of which he may well be.
proud. As to the character of the Assem-
bly and what it has done, of course, as is
always the case, divers opinions prevail.
Solid old farmers and merchants from the
rural districts, who are not up to all the
"new tangled" progress of the age, do not
hesitate to express themselves in very
disparaging way. They think there was
49, 4, GU an.
cent. of the members. They believe in
"old men for law makers and young men
for war;" and very little legislation any
way. heard one old fellow say the other
day that he believed itwould really be bet
ter to have the constitutions changed SO as
to have only one legislative session every
ten years. Be this as it may, some good
work has certainly been done. The school
law was long stride in theright direction,
from which it is to be hoped there will be
no turning back. Though it might have
will work great revolution in the mental
and material prosperity of the State. In re-
gard to the merits Of Individual members.
there was no harder worker or ADLER man in
either party than Judge Houk, of the
House. First class men being scarce in
that body, more than an ordinary share of
the important work fell to his part. Out
of session hours he was always to be
found at his room hard at work, instead of
loafing about billiard rooms and places of
amusement, as was the custom of some.
Knox and Anderson counties, with the
Republican party of the State at large. owe
much to their faithful representative. The
expense of the session to the State, includ-
ing per diem, mileage, clerks and other
officers fees, together with postage for
members, is stated to be Sal ,19l 81, which
does not differ much fromthe cost of ether
sessions.
A SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
A, shocking tragedy. was, uperpetrated
nine miles from the city on the No
lensville pike, on Monday night. An
aged lady named Mrs. Housden was taken
from her bed by unknown parties and
hung with pillow line to beam near by
used for suspending hogs at killing, time.
with her, the latter of whom was absent at
the time fishing. The daughter was sleep
ing in an adjoining room, and being awak-
ened by the cries of her mother, ran for as
sistance to the house of neighbor about
800 yards off. Two of the neighbors came
| to the rescue, but when they arrived the
old lady had disappeared and her bed was
| thrown upon the floor and the house ran
sacked. They then made a search about
the premises and found the lady hanging
as above stated. The coroner's jury failed
to develop any clue. The unfortunate
woman was a hard-workerN who had &C.
quired considerable property by her Indus
| try, and, from the facts as now known, a
more dastardly outrage has never been
committed in the history of the State OD
Nearly all the members of the Legis-
lature, having drawn their pay, have gone
home to render an account to their constit-
uents. A few, 10th to give up the fascina-
ton of metropolitan life, still linger.
Esquire Yardley, of Knoxville, who
has been in the city about q week, study,
ing the Legislature, left for home last
| night. ..--s -, 49, -zr-fa s,ga-
Otherwise, matters run about as usual.
The building fever is beginning to take
hold. Quite number of elegant business
houses will be erected this spring, though
no rapid growth of the city is anticipated.
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