The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-01-19
LETTER FROM KNOXVILLE.

| THE METROPOLIS STILL LMPR0E
LNG-KERN'S NEW BLOCK-UNE
TED STATES C0URTLA JUVE
NILE MAIL ROBBER-OAAER0N
AFTER A HABEAS CORPUS -
THE MPETCEPAE ELECTION.
KNOXVILLE, Jan. IS, 1876.
| To the Editor Of tine MorrfstoEn Gazette:
Perhaps your readers will be pleased
| to hear that Kn0xville is still situated on
! this side of the Holston; that business
| here is still as lively as could be expect
ed az this season of the year; that Knox
vile has been enjoying some fine wealth
er; that Improvements are sill going on
in her limits.
Three new buildings in the business
part of the city are nearly completed;
and are all creditable improvements, and
make q handsome addition to Knoxville
That one erected by Mr.. Peter Kern,
on the West side of Market Square, il a
large three-story building, and is being
finished up IN the finest style of any bus
mess house here. Peter is an industrious,
thrifty man, and was reelected Alder
man of his Ward in the city election to-
day, by handsome majority.
United States Court convened here
the 10th. His Honor, Connally F. Trigg,
presiding. Quite number of parties
have already submitted to be found gull
ty of violating the internal revenue law,
and have been sentenced to undergo
punishment by fine and imprisonment in
the jails of the different counties, some
one, and others for as long a period as
four months. So far, it is the observa-
ton of this writer that Hamblen county
is unrepresented in this list of criminals
One case, brought before the Court, de-
al svxaHF e..
benefit of officials as for the youths of
the county generally. 1t is that of lit
tie negro boy, II years of age, who was
arraigned for stealing a registered pack
age from the post office at Chattanooga.
He was employed to sweep the office,
and seeing the package he was persuaded
by one Jim Austin, another negro, few
years his senior, to take it, and the two
divided the contents, consisting of ten
dollars in money.
The little African gave prompt and
bold answers to such questions as were
asked him by Judge Trigg and counsel
in Court, stating the above facts. The
Court thought thirty-nine" would do
him more good than a years confine
ment in the penitentiary. For the pre-
sent, however, he is stopping with Matt.
Swan. There is a vast amount of bust
ness upon the docket, and it is very un-
certain when Court will adjourn.
Cameron, the man who killed negro
in Rutledge, was brought here to-day,
as understand for the purpose of being
tried upon a writ of habeas corpus, but
what has been done with his case / am
unable to learn.
The election for board of Mayor and
Aldermen, for 1876, came off to-day, as
your readers are aware. There were two
aspirants for the position of Mayor, viz:
Capt j. M. Brooks and Maj. ID. A. Car
penter, both well known citizens and es-
Unable gentlemen. Both arrayed their
forces, and hard contest was the result,
all parties manifesting a deep interest,
as is shown by the number of votes poll
ed, being 1866, the largest eyer known
before. Major Carpenter was elected by
a majority of 112. His friends are joy
full ever his success; and the friends of
Capt Brooks, while they see their man
defeated, yet rejoice that the banner of
victory is waived by so good a man as
ID. A. Carpenter. The election passed
off quietly and was free from any dis
turbancc whatever. Bon fires are in
abundance on Gay street tonight, aud
ali seem hopeful of prosperous year
under the new board of officers. j.