Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-03-11
FROM THE CINCINNATI ROAD.
LIVELY Times About ChitwoOd-The Noun
tatns Alive with Men and Teams-Bctter
Prices for COrn-Kentucky News.

7 LETT Jacksboro' last Tuesday, in compa-
ny with w. s. Sheafer, of Pottsville, Pa.
for o ride over the coal and iron fields of
this and adjoining counties. Through the
mountains on horse back at this season of
the year is not pleasant way of travelling,
but it is the only sure way of getting
through the country. Even the most en-
thusiastic traveller will grow tired of ma.
ture with her varying changes of gray and
Inossicovered rocks and great hills, with
their leatless forests and mouotonous MUIR
lnuring streams, which flow through the
tnountains, when compelled to ride all day
in the rain and mud, particularly if he is
mot accustomed to riding, for when night
come one always feels as if he had been
kicked.
ON THE MOVE.
That which serves most to cheer the
traveller now is the constant stream of
leans and men moving in the direction of
the located line of the Cincinnati Railway.
At every turn in the road we met parties
who would anxiously enquire how far
1t was to Chitwoo6. Then, as a
matter of course they wanted to interview
ana we would indulge them. Their in
tulrles We're always the same. They
want to know if we were connected with
the road-and where we were from, We
found among the parties men from Geor-
gia, Alabama, North Carolina, and i'm fact
every point of the compass, all moving to-
Waru the road with the expectation of get.
ting work.
The liveliest and jolliest we saw along
the road were the teamsters. The sharp
crack of the oX-gOad, which resembles that
of rife, brought to mind the palmy DAYS
Of the bush whackers in ''od loyai'
scott, during the late 'unpleasantness y
Long before coming up with team, you
VIII hear the driver singing out "Gee-
whoa~haw, go long, buck" interspersed
with an amount of swearing, which my
friend remarked, though shocking, was q
Qualification for first-class driver
CHITwooD.
One would suppose it was n place of
some consequence, from the constant talk
about it. The only Importance that can
Oe attached to it is the fact that it is the
present terminus of the located
line OF the Cincinnati railroad, and
the home of James ChitwOod, Esq, who is
better known as Uncle Jimmie. He is 20
years of age, and is still able to follow the
blow along with the boys. He is quite a
character. Everybody stopping at his hospi-
table home wants to interview him, andhe
interviews everybody, which keeps him so
busy that he is afraid he won't have any
time to put in n "crap.n He SAYS that the
" fellow who came along with Alf. Clapp,
and done writing for the Cincinnati COM
merctnI, had better go round by Williams
burg, or wait till the railroad is built before
H ty. goes n0m'' ana not stop IN Scott ooun-
THE RAILROAD WORK.
Three miles further north, at the State
line, is John Oftatt, Esq, who has a con-
tract to build five miles o: the road north
towards Burnside's Point. Things present
lively appearance in the vicinity. Shan
ties are being built, commissaries, forage,
tools and other supplies concentrated on
the ground, with view of work being inn
mediately commenced. Soon the ring of
the picks and shOvels, accompanied by the
voice of Mickey" will break the silence
which has so long reigned in that wilder
ness. u
GOOD FOR THE FARMERS.
The prospect of work being commenced
along the road has greatly increased the
price of grain. Corn is readily selling at
80 cents per bushel. The farmers are very
busy at work. Owing to the prospect of
a good home market there will be more
corn raised in Scott and adjoining counties
this year than ever before. It will require
the intire tilable erea of land to produce
sufficient corn to supply the demand along
the road and keep the stills running.
ABsCoNDED.
county of Whitley, Kentucky, there IS
mourning over the departure of the Sheriff,
j. b. Brassfeld, who left on the 9th ult,
with all the available funds of the coun-
ty, which amounted to some $4,000. He
took with him his wife and child. Hereto
fore his reputation has been spotless, and
now he is a common thief pursued by the
officers of justice. His securities have Of
fered $500 reward for his arrest.
s.. j. TuIpS1,\y AnJC,pr
4 few days ago VIM. Bird, of Whitley
county, knowing that Circuit Court would !
soon be in session at Williamsburg, and |
that many loathed TO use the water from |
the river on such occasions, went over on |
Jellico, mountain portion Of the county, |
and strong hole for Illicit destillerI, TO !
obtain supply of "moonshine" for the |
occasion. He made the trip safe enough, |
but but when he returned with a barrel, !
and probably quietly calculating as he |
-sauntered along the road the number of |
DRINKS there was in it, and the profit, his |
reflections was suddenly disturbed by a |
wicked Arch Angel who leveled a shot gun |
on him with a demand for an uncondi- |
tional surrender. William took 10 the |
woods, leaving the team and whisky TO |
his enemy.
Next day William Was seen in company
with an officer who had warrant, and |
now that Angel is in trouble, and William |
ia hoDnV in tho rpnOuarNr of no ha.roI -