Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-02-19
COMMUNICATIONS

MeSSrS EdttOrS.-Enterlng the cars at
Jonesboro' on Monday morning the Och
inst for this place, We met with quite a
plumber of friends some Of whom are con-
splclous at this time in East Tennessee.
Among this number We might mention
Hon, Il, 4. Gillenwaters, Col. G.. ".
Ch~arIton,the great Mo9ul Of the Changers,
Col. Fowler, Editor of the Bristol News.
and others. Col. Charlton stopped ut this
place and went to the country to organs
ize a grange, and with all bis energy and
goa headativeness, he is not able to meet
the calls made upon him to organize the
farmers oranges. We listensd with some
degree of pride to his statement, that he
had been all over upper East Tennessee
and that Washington County was the best
county in this end of the State. As an
evidence of the prosperity and energy
of its citizens he referred to the excellent
improvements all over the country and
the test displayed in their construction.
We learned en- rout. that the revival
of religion at Urbana Church, near Lines
stone Depot,was still going on with una
bated interest. Up to Monday, over one
hundred conversions has taken place. A
meeting of the same magnitude is report
ed to be going on at Washington College
but a few miles from Urbana.
Court met at this place Monday morn
ing at 9 o'clock. Judge C~illenwaters
presiding. No business ofspecial impor,
lance was disposed of on Monday. The
contested will olse of Thcm,s W. Phillips
Executor, &C., vs. II. P. Mccullough and
wife set specially for to>doy, was contin-
ued by Defendants on account of witness.
es being sick, the Defendants paying the
costs of the suit to this time. The day
being bright and pleasant a large number
of tie sov.reigns were in town Not a
few of them have been freed by the calls
and opportunities of their friend to be-
COM candidates for the various county
offices.
One hopeful feature of the present is,
you hear no PARTY politics mentioned in
connection with any man'Scandidacy. Is
he a good and worthy citizens, and capa,
BILE of filling the office, is now the ques-
ton. No county in East Tennessee has
has had, and now has, a better set Of off,
GERS than Greene county. This fact has
done much to give character to the coun-
ty at home and abroad. Greenville
boasts Of the Toss, weekly Papers to be
found any where, and the friendship and
harmony with which they dwell in the
same village is gratifying 10 their friends,
the ohly controversy between them is as,
to which of the editors is the handsomer
nan They are willing to refer the mat
ter to a committee of ladies al the next
Agricultural Fair, provided Mr.. Ephriam
Link Of this county is not allowed to be-
come a contestant, he having heretofore
borne off the prize.
The political procliSitits of these Jour-
nails are not fully determined yet, and per.
haps will not be until the financial ems
barfdssment is over. They will do good
work in the interes. of some one in the
comming contest.
A third paper will soon be started here
to be c~alled"the Greeneville American"
to meet the gro,cing demands of a pros
perons and advancing people. 1t will
be edited by Mr.. Henry Sewer, a son of
old Valentino Sewer, SO long and favora-
bly, known in Tennessee. Long may she
wave. Jonesboro' must h1v: an other
paper. The Oldest town in the State
must not DO Outshined by her younger
sister. a people are great, just as they
became virtuous and wise.
On Tuesday morning the criminal docks
ct was taken up and a large number Of
cases disposed of. The suit against Re-
becca Simpson we're changed to Washing,
ton county and she will be returned to
the Jail at that place. The grocery keep.
ers complain that their business is seri-
ously interrupted by some Ladies who Wis
it them from day to day and hold prayer
meetings with them, Most Of them have
given pledge that they will abandon a
calling SO r%uinous to the hopes and happi.
ness Of the race. Truly. &c,
fkLdN.