Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-27
TRENTON, TENN.
The EynchisE Case Humboldt end
HfIAn-The crops Very Promising
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from an Occasional CorTsspOrdeutl
TRENTON, June Z3.-AlthOugh this
place became famous last year on &C
count Of the taking of some Negroes
from the jail, yet more quiet, peace
able and orderly town cannot be found
IN the State. ANY one who viii spend
a night here can well understand how
thirty men could come into the town
aud take prisoners from the jail without
the citizens OF the town being able 10 re-
sist them, and, in fact, without their
knowing il had been done, eXcep. a
very few Of them. When such a thing
can be done with impunity in large
cities, when everyone was awake, and
when they had not only the sheriff and
his posse but large police force, GER
taiuly quiet village where the people
did not live very close to each other,
and where they had FOR hours been quiz
city a. rest, could Lot be expected to
prevent such Al occurrence. This is the
capital Of Gibson county, the richest
county in West Tennessee, except Shell
by. The value Of its farm products ex-
ceeds three million Of dollars per an
DuD, while the value u those Of Shelby
Is something over four millions. There
are ia this county two growing towns
besides Trenton, which are Hum bolt, at
the crossing Of the Memphis and Louis
vile and OF the Mobile and Ohio roads,
and Milan, at the crossing of the Mem
phis and Louisville aud Of the st. Louis,
Chicago and New Orleans railroads.
This is the place where the road from
Fulton, On the Mississippi river, to
Huntingdon and Nashville is intended
10 cross the Mobile and Ohio road. II
Trenton could get that road, it would be
Of great advantage To her. This place
has always been famous as the residence
of distinguished lawyers. NJ. r. Hill,
one Of the ..blest lawyers that ever was
IN West Tennessee, once lived here, and
his son, s. Hill, is now one Of the Lead
ing lawyers at this bar, and has as much
reputation as any man Of his age in the
State. Besides him, there are LeGrand
Jones, Judge Certhel, Robert Caldwell,
Wise A, Cooper, and Others whom ! do
not know. Judge Black, OF the circuit
court, aud Judge Freeman, of the
supreme court both reside here. Tren-
ton feels very much the need Of another
railroad crossing the Mobile and Ohio
at this point, and so anxious was she for
it that she vote q a subscription Of sixty
thousand dollars, which was a large
amount for place 20 larger than this,
The centeTs OF population and wealth
will be in few years the places where
the railroads cross each other, because
their competition will give them cheap
rates. Gibson county slTeady has two Of
them, and will eventually have another.
Crops here, as ia all parts of West Ten
nessee, are very promising. The wheat
is harvested, and the yield Is abundant.
II the farmers would prepare their land
well, and would SOW large crops Of grain
every fall, this country would nearly al
ways make a good crop. The voting
population Of this county is larger than
that Of any county 10 West Tennessee
except Shelby, and, as stated before, the
value of its farm products is greater than
that of Rutherford, sumner, Msury or
Davidson in Middle Tennessee, which
are among the best counties in that part
of the State. Circuit and chapceTy
courts are held at two places in this cOun-
ty-TTenCOn ard UmbOldt-althOugh |
have been informed the principal BUSH
ness is done mere. The Mobile and Ohio
railroad has passed into the hands of the
bondhOlders, and they are only running
one passengeT-train day. The Mem
phis and Louisville road stunning three
pass snger-trains each way by Humboldt
every day, and l hope will do a fine
business, az they afford so many accom-
mOdatiOns to the travelling public.