Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-02-25
VIEWS FROM THE MOUNTAINS.
EAe Cinctnnatt Railroad-The Coal Fields
North OF Us-Soh
Correspondence OF tho chropicls.l

-"ohants seem to have their share of trade,
which is not brisk. owing to the dearth of
money. The open winter and constant
rains have rendered the roads very muddy
IN some localities they are reported navi-
gable for small boats.
CINCINNATI SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
The building of this road, which is now
being placed under contract, will develop
and afford an outlet for the vast coal fields
and deposits Of iron, as we'll as timber.
which have been so long locked up in the
mountains of portion of East Tennessee
and Southern Kentucky.
The citizens of Knoxville should consid-
er well the importance of extending the
Knoxville and Ohio Railroad north to
Chitwood. Such a connection is of vital
Importance TO the city in the future. The
extension Of the road would give the city
direct connection North, and, besides,
would open for development the entire
coal field of this county and large portion
of that in Scott county, which is absolute
~ necessary to secure cheap fuel and give
the city prestige as n manufacturing centre.
ON the other hand, if Knoxville fails to
secure the connection, there is danger that
the coal and iron to the west of the Knox
Tille and Ohio Railroadin Morgan county.
and the wester portion of Scott county,
will he made available by the building Of
tae Cincinnati Southern Railway, which !
VIII direct the coal trade south by the
way of Chattanooga, and give that Village !
= decided advantage ~ Il manufacturing |
point.
GOOD TEMPLARS.
There has been recently established in |
the village lodge of Good Templars |
which was organized under very favorable |
auspices, already it numbers over forty |
members.
The proprietor of the only saloon in the |
village on hearing of the order, at once |
became conscientious and proposed to q (
number of his customers, who had been in
dulging on tick" that if they would ioiu
the order he would make out their ac-
counts and receipt them, and, in addition,
would provide them with money to paw
their initiation fees.
The order in this State, as well rs Others.
should be ably sustained, as it is accom-
plishing great deal in the way of reclaim
ing many from the paths of intempeIance.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The school in the Franklin Academy,
which is conducted by II. II. Brown, Prin-
cipal, and Miss Ann Williams, as Assist
ant, is largely attended, and is q creditable
institution of learning.
The healthy stimulus that has of late
been given to the spirit of education in
ths county forebodes a better future.
The assurances of the County Superin-
tendent that drunkenness or such other
immoral conduct will, in the future, ut
terly disqualify teachers, will be likely to
place wholesome restraint around young !
men wishing to teach.
4 Teachers Institute for the county will
be organized on the 18th of March, and ,
three days. On Saturday, March
DIST, Prof. r. J.. kirkpatrick, of the East
tennessee University, will address the In
s!itute and Board of Directors at this place. {
The first number of the Tennessee School {
Journal has made its appearance among {
Us in a very handsoms form. 1t should be
IN the hands of every teacher, for as me-
dunn of intercommunicatiOn il will be 6
found very valuable. {
SUNDAY SCHOOLS. {
There are two schools in the vii
Iage-the Southern Methodist and Union. |
Both are well attended and reflect |
credit on their superintendent. The
Union school, which is held in the Baptist I
Church has just obtained very handsome |
organ which will give an additional inter- I
est to the school. c
COAL INTERESTS. :
Owing TO the open winter and high rates .
Of freight over the line of roads south, 4
Lhe coal trade at Careyvllle and Coal Creek {
has been very light during the past three
Il
Heart d Co.'s shaft on the Knoxville +
and Ohio Railroad, below the tunnel. h
has reached the depth of one hundred and
ninety feet. The seam is disturbed 10y the O
influences OF Walden's Ridge, and stands
vertical. The indications now are that il
will soon leave OFT. Should the coal reach
a level las anticipated, il will be over five
feet thick, and one of the best seams vet 7
opened in the county. :
ROBBERY
on last Tuesday night, Heart q stones y
store, at Careyville, was entered by bur- b
glars and over $50 worth of goods taken. 3,
As yet no clue has been obtained az 10 the
.bieves.
ILLICIT STILLS. =,
There are lamentations in Scott county, a
IN account of the quantity Of whisky ~
which is being produced by the enterpris-
Ag distillers that infest the county, was b.
Informed some time ago by q prominent 81
;iti2en OF the county, that there was OF ~
east 30 illicit stills in full blast, and that If
hey were not stopped, there would not be y,
. bushel of corn for seed or hraadstufl' in q,
he county ny spring. II
D.. v. REDFIELU, ~
Correspondent OF the Cincinnati CONNER
.rE was in the mountains last week with |
lis "nOtCheG stick" His letters from | &
which viii soon appear IN thai ~
l.. r.