Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-05-13
Travelling Items.


Mr.. Editor Il left Nashville,
Tenn, the 18th ult, for the great Nam.
moth Cave, in Kentucky. | had often
heard and read Of this wonderful ca.
vern in happy days Of yore-of the
many strange and curious features,
such as "blind fish," &C. The Cave Is
a mammoth beauty, but as regards the
fish, which are really blind, would hard,
ly be recognized as "minners' by one
that has seer Whales and sea Lions"
Those fish when grown are only about
three or four inches in length, covered
with o sort of whitish membrane, and,
indeed presents a novel beauty. Here
| saw several specimens of rock and
shells cut and carved in such shapes
that | was made to wonder how man
possessed such artistic skill, But l
must not say too much about this part
of Kentucky. 1t is enough however to
state that the weather was somewhat
colder than it was when | left East
Tennessee, the mercury standing at 40
Early in the morning, he ICY | left off
for Louisville. OF course it was with
much anxiety that l awaited the scenes
of this great city l went whirling
my way by rail, and, at length, after
laundering across valleys and through
hills, reache the great metropolis
Louisville has a snug population Of
loo, 753. didn't stay long here but
changed cars for Franklin, Ind, where
| am now anchored.
Franklin is decidedly the incest city
according to its population 10000
that | have eve seen. 1t is beautifully
situated on the Jetfersonville, Madison
and Indianapolis r. R, twenty miles
Southeast Of indianapolis. Here can
be found enterprising citizens-men Of
business and energy. Among the rest
| find Messrs. j. W. & II. G. Strickler,
sons of Col. Reuben Stricken, a good
old East r~ennesseean. who moved from
sullivan county, in 1882 and settled
near Sugar Creek, in Shelby county,
Ind. Great and glorious vast the move +!
How strange and extreemly fooli,h
that others didn't do likewise. l have
met with several Tennesseeans since |
came to this country. The Stricklers,
Willors, Sniders, Hunts, Br WINS ana
many others. They are well situated,
yes Tichl
1t is useless to attempt the enumer
alton of civilities in this country. But
if your readers will forbcar,I shall give
an epitome of what | have seen. The
society is good. the country level and
rich, good brick churches and school
houses every mile or 50. The country
is threaded with god gravel roads
wages high, running from 75cts to 81
per day, and, in fact, every thing de
sirabIe can be rea lied here. The mar.
kets are better than in the South =
Wheat 81 Poets, corn IS. bacon IL and
everything else in proportion. Bust
ness is carried on a little different tC
what it is in Tennessee The farmer:
sell directly to, Produce dealers for cash
then buy their goods from the merchant
who have their business classified
Isn't this NICE? Will the TENNESSEE
business G follow this example?
But. perhaps that lazy class, known
as school teachers, would love for mi
to state what kind Of wages are pai(
for teaching. From 1928 to $500 pc
day, money at close Of every week,
desired.
After telling all the good news [ fee
compelledto state the bad. The pros
poets for an abundant harvesting ar,
not good. There can't be more thaI
half the wheat made this year than i
usually harvested Oats look bad
Owing to the last cold snap which ha
been nearly ever since the 18th Q
!, April. there will be but little if an,
fruit raised. Peaches and cherries ar
all dead. Some think that there will b.
some late apples. The farmers hav
their lands nicely prepared for CON
but scarcely any have planted as yet
| still waiting for winter to break. Tn
, hog cholera is prevailing in these parts
1t Is carrying CONSERVATION before il
There has been seven cases OF choler
in Franklin. Not much exeitemen
created.
have prepared this letter in grec
haste, being interrupted every few me
ments by friends, and hence fear tha
it will hardly pass muster. | sha
close, hoping to be more able to writ
you in the future
Yours hurriedly,
j. G.. WILLARD.
, FIR .nklin Ind, May 9Th, 1875.