The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28
Correspondence OF the Nashville Banner.l
WINCH ESTER.
Its Unsurpassed Plcture.qucncss -ltemi-
nisccncrs OF the KuKlux klan-Public
Buildings-Journails
WISCHEsrEE. TENN. March 10.

IhiS thriving hnI progressive lo""'
one OF the most picturesque ~ '"'
State, is situated ~clglIly-I"uT ana one,
hall mi,co from Na,hNllI nud Two ana
Ouelunll miles from d. cIrrI, on VI"
Iinc OF the n ,snviIlr, Chattanooga
y, LOU, Rul~oy, Tar 'Puiati"n'
according 10 the last cenSu'' Is hIicrh
huudruI, aud it IL within The buund' %
truth To- assert that 10 place IN Irn-
ur,,rr, or amy State IN ~" Unlon, with
n similar numlrr Of sous within rs
corporate limits, can successfully com
pete with Winchester, rs far H. natural
beauty Of surroundings and enterprise
Of It's inhabitants ARE concerned. b.
,u.cd Oh a summit from which m OK
@crllcnI view at the country tor many
mIlrS around eau be oUlalnGd, the
scene on a rri!ht ant brunLllul day j.
one OF grandeur, filing the heart Of
tur hehOIdrr with an intense feeling OF
satisfaction NlllI lumS,lf aud mankind,
aud particularly with the town from
which he stands hike Noses on the
mount, aud views the landscape Ger.
Flowing plmldlv b, the eastern part Of
the town, is The Boiling Fork ot Ek
river, on Of the prelllrst streams IN
existence. Approaching Winchester
from Drchcrl, the visitor has TO cross
a hrr!gc which spans the sheet OF wa
ter mentioned. Could tins structure
speak, it could reveal Il tale OF Il dark
nights iced, and the part it plnycd IN
Il tragedy several Years ago In the
days when the KukIux Khan supcror-
dc'l cunrts a. justice and b dc defiance
to laws ihich they assumed 10 enforce,
the lives Of wrong dOcls IN Franklin
county were in jeopardy. Time aud
a!ain did the members OF this much
dreaded organization 90 10 the homes
OF violalOrS OF S,a!e and municipal or
d%inances, and visit condlgn punishment
upon them. Onc might three colored
murdcrcrs were captured aud taken To
the bridge, from which they were suI-
pended. One Of the number tel! into
the stream, on account OF the breaking
of the rope which held him between
heaven and earth. Although he was
shot three times, he cIudcd til, Khan
aud escaped. only to die on the uc>
cccdlng day.
But thanks to a more rigorous al
mrnlslratiun of Justice, and Il more de
lcrnlnel enforcement Of the laws, |
there is ~ further use for this nOclur-
nal organization, and having effected
their purpose, the members have lonS
since retired to private life.
A few feet above the bridge stands u
mill, grown gray in the service Of the
Of The country. the whIr-
ring stones that convert grain into
food are turned Oy a volume Of Hatrr
which dashrs over the dam with 4 noise
that sounds pleasantly upon the ear.
ln u soulIleasterly direction lie the
mountains, rearing their
proud sun kissed heads far above the
fertile valleys that surrouId .hcm.
When the sun IS partially hidden hl !
ilrccy clouds, the srene IS one that lin /
gers in the memory like an indisllnct, F.,
vet pleasant dream. Directly south ,
are a continuation Of these evidences
of Gpd's handiwork, appearing in the q
distance rs blue rs il cO,elcd with lhr n
Irass from which our sister State, u
derived it's sohriqhet. Onr n
contemplate these hills without $
ntdilatlons soft, sweet and religious, fl
'Icnling Ger his mind, I,
The streets OF Winchester are broad ,,
nd in good condition. Most Of the !,
rsilencps are handsome in the exile a
and Interior, and characterized b, u
nratne,, that is commemiable. The t
IincipaI buildings are the Mary Sharp {
cmalr College, Male College, Court II
ou,r, JAN, and Winchester Hotel. II
he pupils Ct the institution where q
ladies are taught the various II
lanches Of SCIENCE, are required to )
ear uniform, aud as they march Z
rough the streets in a body. they a
resent an appearance calculated to Il
reduce u most favorable Impression I
the MAIDS and hearts of AL sus n
young men who may CHANGE |:
D observe them. i
The Courthouse is an u~npretenlious I,
rick building, where the goddess Jus ii
Ice is supposed to treat all p r,ons c
nI,artlnlIy. e
The Il nrchcs are large and comno u
ious, and The gospel IS %expoundeh e
their pu'pIts by cIergymen VIII" {,
re- jealous in the cause for whose al Il
ancrmenL they strive. q
The Jail is situated on the eastern y
dye of the town, and its stern old [,
'alls seem to have borne the brunt OF "
'lDe for many years. |. is kept h>
'homas Arledgr, who is deserving Of
iucll credit for the faithful manner in :,
'hich he performs the duties devulving :.
pom hin. ',
Sheriff II. u. Stewart is an excellent -
ilictr, and permits nothing to suffer y.
i'm TO swcrve from his duty. y
The journalistic field Is occupied by y
he Home journal, one of the best and y
papers published in the State. y
editorial helm is guided by Mr. II
V. j. Slater, who is we'll known as "
me- of the most genial knights Of tue r
ill in Tennessee. =
The people are in favor of settling
he State debt at Il figure that viii
satisfactory TO both creditor ani :,
shtor. aud ut, rly opposed To the in =,
'mous rings that are bringing di, "