Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-23

State ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for
the HOuse-POrterss and DIbrell's
Chances - MeHInnviIle Improve,
ments-PrOsPeetiye Manufactures
Coal Mining.
To the Union and American:
MCMINNvILLE, Sept. u, 1S74.-A briei
summary of matters and things as they
transpire in our mountain city may not be
without interest TO your numerous readers
in this section, if it should be devoid OF
that necessary quality to those in other
parts of the State; and, by your permission,
will jOt few items as they transpire from
time to time.
The political caldrOn is beginning to
seeth i'm this part of the Commonwealth.
The County Executive Committee, at its
session last Saturday, determined to have a
grand jubilatiOn ON the 18th of October, to
which number of distinguished citizens
are to be invited. 1t is TO be ratification
meeting and general stirring of the leth-
argic. The aspirants for Senatorial hOnOFs
in our State Legislature are now canvassing
Warren county. The nominating conyen-
tion meets in McMinnyille next Thursday.
Coffee, Cannon, DeKalb and Warren each
has an aspirant, though it has been tacitly
agreed since our last Senatorial canvass
that Warren would have no aspirant
in this race. Notwithstanding this feeling
in the minds of the people, coupled
with the answer Of the Nelg Era TO that
effect, in the last issue of that paper the
Hon. Asa Faulkner announces himself as a
candidate. Under other circumstances, he
would be a strong man before the c9nven-
tion, but your correspondent hears his can
didacy almost universally deprecated by the
people of Warren comfy, and predicts that
the convention will take some gentleman
not now before the people, ont Oswhich to
make Senator for this district.
For the legislative hOnOrs in the Lower
House we have one GVOwed candidate, Cul.
Thomas 5. Myers, and several prospective
ones. We are going to send you down a
good man if he can be found in the county,
and we believe he can, one who is not in
the interest of railroads or other rings.
In the GubernatOrial and Congressional
race the Democracy of the Mountain dis
trict-always true TO her faith-will do her
whole duty. She will give Porter an in
creased vote over Brown, and elect the gal
liant DibreI by a handsome majority. The
1Ne,- Era saws we can elect Dibrell by three
thousand majority if the Democracy OF the
east end of the district will do her duty,
which we believe she will; at least we hope
so.
The Quarterly Court at its last session
determined 10 improve the inside OF our
courthouse so as to make it comfortable
for spectators as well as the court, it being
sadly deficient in both respects, and fOrci-
bly, impressed the stranger with its hand
some barn-like appearance; indeed such
was il Ungainly appearance that we pre-
sumo the Federal forces, during the little
tilt that we recently had at arms, mistOok
it for barn, at all events they used II for
storing grain and other cOmmissary stun.
The improvements now being made are
under the immediate supervision Of Maj.
p. III. Coffee and l.. ID. Mercer, both men
OF taste and liberality, and it is TO be ex-
pected that they will make them thorough
and complete.
The Agricultural fair for Warren county
commences on the 18th of October and
continues for three days. The Directors
are making every preparation for good
show and big crowd.
The work of converting our Public
square into a park is dragging its weary
length along at such a snail-pace that the
grass has grown under the feet Of our city
fathers, or rather tUrnips have occupied the
entire park, and We understand the ''dads
are discussing the propTiety OF entering 1t
at the fair for the best tuInip patch in the
county.
Improvement is stalking abroad in our
midst. The large establishment Of MeSSrs.
Burrough Il Brown for the mandatory
a nfa -
course OF erection and will soon be com
pleted. The main building IS l2ON4O ieet'
two stories high, with sheds for power
rooms. Tie machinery is all ordered and
ready and will be shipped as soon as the
building is ready TO receive it. A party
was here last week prospecting for the es-
tablishment of large manu-
factory of agricultural implements
and we understand he was fayOrably i'm
pressed with location and facilities. IL IS
ON the tapis 10 establish q large boot and
shoe manufacturing establishment at an
early day, with that practical gentleman
Col. James ri. Hughes at its head. MeSsrs
Womack * DOty are now supplying our
market with superior article OF coal, al
20 cents delivered. which is mined six
miles from this place. The vein Of coal Is
a rich one, and accessible from the surface.
The vein is something over six feet IN
thickness. The coal is hauled to town by
four-horse teams, which are kept constant
ly emplOyeJ. Besides these there are nu-
merous other enterprises Of less importance
such as the building of new business
houses. the erection Of a new and hand
some livery stable with brick front, etc
but lest l weary your patience l will desist
bv only adding that McMinnville will now
receive an impetus that viii lead her on to
greatness. SIlChs.