Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-01-12
TUESDAY. JANUARY u. 1876.
COMMUNICATED !
LETTER FROM KNOXVILLE.
Knoxville, TENN.
Jan. LIST, 1875 !

Jan. LIST, 1875 !
ED. OF THE NEWS:
After q ride Of one hundred and
twenty miles, and taking supper st
Greeneville, (Which by The way UAs
only tOlerRble j thank yOu,l We ar
rived at Knoxville. Being here some
five or six days and observing things
in general i have come 10 the natu-
raj conclusion that this 10 u live riAce.
Every person, and business men ia
particular, seem TO be ~ busy ~ beee'
They show to strangers that order -
theirs, -as we'll a. heavens, fret law.
Gay street il the principal business
street Of the city. There are several
excellent wholesale mercantile houses
ON this street that Of Nessrs. Cowsn
d McClung twill compare iAvorably
with any 6rst-elRse house In Balti-
more. / saw. several gentlemen doing
an excellent business here who for
nerly carried on business ia your
town, such Rs MeGsrs. Smith, Bondu-
rant d. Co., and MessTs. Betterton e.
Bro
There is ole thing in particular
which makes one admire the whole
sale men of Knoxville more than the
Yankeys i; they all seem to have i'm
printed OIL their cOuDtenaUces the
frank and genial smile characteristic
Of the Southern people whereas the
"yAnkey jew" or 'jew-yankey" wears
a peculiar artificial kind of smile that
has no communication with the heart
but has always an eye to your pocket.
The wholesale merchants OF this place
are building up good country trade
hy their honest and upTie Int dealiI gs
with customers.
In my rambles over the city no.
ticed there was room for improveme
in Knoxville as well as BTistol. We
found Gay street, it's principal street
of business, marred Dy the appearance
of little sheds and huts. We thought
10 ourselves, if such was possible, the
authorities ought To declare those
places q nUiEanoe and have them torn
down and removed. j was at the
Opera House aud heard u iss Jennie
Patterson read some fine selections
from the standard authors. She GER
tainly understands the difficult art of
elocution. DIR. Sullins of your town
lectured here few nights since, ] re-
Erettcd being unable TO attend his lee
lure. The lecturers subject and style
was highly praised by persons / kaw
who were present. j visited The
Knoxville Library aud Reading Room
yesterday, aud while there | thought
10 myself what pleasure il would be
II Bristol had such II place of
pleasure ss well as Instruction.
II Bristol had literary
ieaort Of Ills kind how pleasantly
Ou= could pass away few hours com
InSuing with the great minds Of the
ps~t. The young meB Of the Liteary
aud Law Club of y0gr town should
nI1ske IN effort Ia get UP something of
this kind. j doubt not, they would
receive the encouragement and sup
port OF tbs Intelligent people Of b. We
visiipd several Of the schools in this
pisc,. aud was particularly struck with
The bgautifdl and picturgsgue location
Of the Catholic school. Ne went up
"u tlP third story Uf the building and
there had birds Eye view Of KNOX
vile Prof. Daly informed Ia that
the srLool nuoibeted about two hun
sred pupils. " les Boyle, Of Bristol, is
= t,srlaer therein /; THE young lsdy hBs
slsD charge OF the musical department
uf the school. Knoxville, j Dust Aay
ia conclusion, il not ahead of II. III
hn,rIs-haTdIy up tO the standard of
the Nickel's and ThouuE House In
this | give the palsl where juEtiCe
points il due.
Yours,
OBSERVER.