Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-04-06
Among the many improvements

Court-house-a magnificent struc-
ture-that will cost, when complet-
ed, about forty thousand dollars.
1t will be the best building Of The
kind IN the State. Also the Ashe-
Vile Hotel that 10 being construct
ed by Hon. Pinkney Rollins, the
efficient Revenue Collector for that
District. 1t will probably cost,
when rightly fitted up, about fifteen
or twenty thousand dollars, and
will accommodate several hundred
Guests. The city contains abuut
forty stores and shops, numerous
churches and schools, and about
5000 inhabitants. Two miles be-
yond Asheville you come to the
beautiful Swannanoah q crystalline
stream, flowing from the lofty
Black Mountain, whose peaks
tower higher than any mountain
east of the Mississippi river.
From Swannanoah to Hender.
sonville are many things of beauty
and attraction. The Episcopal
church, near Charlottesville, built by
Mr.. Blake, of Charleston, S. c., is
a piece of architecture of admira.
BILE beauty, and reflects no little
credit on the taste and generosity of
Col. Blake. He has gone to that
bourn from whence no travaler ever
returns, but that house of Divine
worship will stand a towering mon
ument to his charity and goodness
for centuries to come. lie viii
ever be remembered by the good
people of Charlottesville. The rich
valley OF Cane Creek is one Of the
most beautiful and productive In
Western N. Z. Here are hundreds
of acres of bottom land that will
produce from so to rs bushels of
corn per acre, and other grains and
%cerials in proportion.
just beyond here you ascend q
hill from near whose top you get a
glance through the trees at the
Palatial residence Of Mr.. Westfeldt,
the finest in N. c. AS you behold
it in the distance it looks grand,
and puts one in mind of the "gleam-
ing jasper walls of the eternal city"
You now come to the rich swamps
Of Mud Creek. They are density
covered with soft maple In full
bloom. Great swarms of honey
bees are busy slipping the nectar
from the multitude Of blossoms
that adorn the tops ofthose beauti-
full trees. After passing the mag
nificent residence and farm Of Col.
C%ourtlandt, you see nothing of
special interest for a few miles,
when you come out on a broad
sunny pleteau on which is situated
the beautiful little city of Hender-
sonville. But, alas! just before
you enter her broad aspan shaded
streets You r compelled to pass
another one of the Devils synna-
gogues, (but it is outside OF the
corporate limits Of the city J, whose
high prizes. is AZ black as the in
side OF q gas.house, and wears an
old SLOUGH cap with the ears turn
ed down and held together by a
black string that passes across his
forehead. From his appearance
and dress one would be led to think
that he had just returned from gen
eral conference below, with renew.
ed vigcr to prosecute his masters
dark designs, to cheat mankind
out Of their money, minds and
souls. This is our first trip
through Hendersonville, at first
sight we were struck with the
beauty Of the situation and the
regular manner in which it is laid
out, the streets are wide and well
shaded by tall waving aspans
whose tops wave to and fro at the
will of the pure breeze that 10 con
tinually blowing here. The city
contains several stores and church
es, the necessary public buildings
for the state and county, besides
numerous private residences, some
of which are built OF stone of the
most substantial character. The
Hotels here are good. The fare