Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-15
A TRIP TO HARTSVILLE.
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To the Union and American:
HARTsvILLE, April 13.-Arriving at
Gallatin on railroad schedule time, we
were Don seatedin the stage coach and
rapidly driven towards our destination.
At Second Cross Greek two miles from
Huntsville we found that the back
water had completely blockaded the
road, and we were compelled to aban-
don the stage. But a canoe being IN
waiting to carry over the mail and pas
sengers, We had a pleasant sail
Of near two miles, and haul
ed up at the door Of the Hartsville
hotel, kept by that urbane and atten-
tive landlord, DR.. ]. G. ThOmasson,
who keeps a most excellent house, clean
beds, good table and attentive walters.
During the day we received an invita-
ton to visit
THE HARTSVILLE COLLEGE,
a magnificent two-story brick building,
situated on an eminence commanding a
view of the country for miles around.
We were somewhat very ~agreeably sur
prised to find so large a school building
IN so small a town as Huntsville, and
the citizens are justly proud of this in
stitutiOn of learning. The President
of the faculty, Prof. James E. Nowlin,
Is a ripe scholar, a good discip-
Iinarian, and a Christian gentleman.
Prof. F. NJ. Bowling, a graduate of
the University at Murfreesboro, has
charge of the hall occupied by the old
er boys and young men. The primary
department of the college is under the
superintendent of Prof. Evan Webb,
a graduate Of Cumberland University.
We had not been in Huntsville an
hour before we were asked more than
once, who viii be the next
UNITED STATES SENATOR,
and upon replying that we were not
fully posted on this subject, as we have
not made 1t u study, we were told
that there is but one sentiment from
the mountain counties and that is for
u own distinguished fellow citizen Of
Davidson, Gen. W. B. Bate. OF course
1T made us proud 10 know that David
son county Is thus hOnored by her
mountain sisters.
THE CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS
in the Fourth District viii, in all prob
ability, be a lively one. Col. 10. G.
Stark, of Robertson; Col. John w.
Head and Hon. j. A. TrOusdale, of
Sumner; Hon. A. W. Mcconnell and
Col. w. A. C~aruthers, Of Trousdale;
Hon. Ed. L. Golladay and James Ham
iltOn, of Wilson; Col. w. II. Dewitt,
of Smith; Col. John P. Murray, OF
Jackson; and Col. j. d. GOodpasture,
of Overton, have each their respective
friends, and we suppose will agree to
submit their claims to a convention. In
Trousdale, Col. Mcconnell is decidedly
the favorite, this being his county.
The back water from the river is COM
over a large portion of the
TOWN OF -HARTSVILLE,
so much so In fact that it is completely
divided info three different divisions
and there can be no communication be-
tween them except by boat. The river
is still rising and the citizens are quite
uneasy, for fear of a general inundation
of their beautiful little village. While
the older citizens are grave and sorrow-
full at the loss of the crops and the
damage TO the town by higher water,
the younger ones, the "belles
and beaux" are having a
Jolly time" padding in the
back water with hastily construct
ed boats. Each gallant young gentle
man, of course, paints the name Of his
duck" on his boat, and there is quite
4 lively competition as to who has the
and best boat. Your CORE
spOndent was honOred with an invita-
ton TO take a sail in one of these boats.
and he Will say that while the boat
glided as smoothly and calmly over the
water as 1t is possible for boat to do,
for the fair individual for whom
It was named he became STUCK.