Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-02-25
OUR BRISTOL LETTER
The Business OF HristoI-Its Newspaper
a Good Governments Onicer-Candtdates
for Congress.
RNIsroL, TENNEssEE,

for Congress.
BRISTOL, TENNESSEE, ,
February 18th, 1874.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: y visit to this
fast growing young city is sure cure for
the blues" and, 10y the way, il is not q
misnomer to call this place n city. 1t
has the population, the wealth, the en-
ergy and the business to entitle it TO the
name; and when the porter OIL the arrival
of the train told the passengers he would
take them down to the hotel situated in
the business part of the city, we thought
he did not, as il frequently the case, over
state it much. Jonesboro' and Abingdon,
on either side of Bristol, are nice, gentle
old towns, and one notices the difference
after spending a few days amid the life
and activity displayed here every day.
They walk, while Bristol Is on the run.
Thirty stores are said to be here, and
most of them doing paying business; ;
and it would seem so from the
number of country wagons that
can be seen Mt all times, with their
loads of wheat, corn and poultry, and the
droves of cattle aud hogs that are driven
along the streets, always to lind ready
market. Bristol owes much of its enter
prise to its merchants, who are certainly
the most eager men to succeed and rival
each other in the sale and display of their
fabrics, have ever known. Not little of
its rapid growth and business activity is
due to the two very excellent newspapers
of the town. The Courier, as good local
paper, is without q rival and is highly
priced, not only by the citizens of the i'm
mediate vicinity, but the counties adjacent.
and the Ne1cs beats the universe in edito
rials-scissors are not much used in its
sanctum 1T seems almost calamity that
the situation of the town is such that so
many persons are deprived of the advan-
tages of court house near to them. Main
street is the State line, and on the Virginia
side, Abingdon, fifteen miles off by rail, is
the nearest seat of justice, and on the Ten
nessee side, Blountvile, eight miles by mud,
knee deep, is the nearest county site.
But now, the county site or not,
Bristol has some legal proceeding la court
house Yesterday John Holder, charged
with robbing the mail, had hearing be-
fore Commissioner MulleniX, and after q
patient and tedious trial, the Commission
er bound the prisoner over to appear at the
next term of the Federal court, and in de.
fault of bail he was sent to the kindly care
of the Knoxville jailor. The depreciation
was committed near Arcadia, Tennessee,
some weeks since ; and Special Mail Agent
SeIlluS NOI'l vi ~ SOOh lhu VIC az
cused in limbo. Much credit is due the
Agent for his untiring, indefatigable ener
gy in hunting him down; and those ac-
quainted with the facts and circumstances
surrounding the work Colonel MINIS had
to do, are satisfied the Government never
had more faithful, energetic, and saga.
cious officer in any department The les
son he has taught the mail boys of this
county is very beneficial one and they
sorely needed it.
The Border Fair, of Bristol, isafiXed fact,
The grading of the track and enclosing
the grounds have been let to contract.
1t is almost a conceded fact that the
Democrats of this district will not have a
candidate for Congress, and names of new
Republican aspirants are now in order But
concessions by Democrats always bring &c
mind that pretty story the spider told the
lily. 1t sounds beautifully, but that is all
If Butler, Gillenwaters and Pcttibont
should make sweep-stake race, on the
home stretch, Mcclellan, IngersOll or some
other Democratic aSpirant would pass un'
der he string ahead, and the chances are
| if we should run only two candidates, they
would put out a third man aud beat US. II
| will take them a long time to get over thu
| 2laShing we gave them with Maynard il
! the triangular fight Of last election.
! VI. NJ Blackley, Esq, and Miss Salli'
| Thomas were unitediu marriage to day, al
! , o'clock, y. NJ, and start to night on the
| O'Clock train on a bridal tour TO the North
! ern and Eastern cities. We wish them
| pleasant trip and a safe return to thei
! friends. HENRY.