The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-19
DOWN IN TENNESSEE.
Our Chattanooga NeighbOrs.. The Ex.
cursiOn..I Items Of News and
Business. r.-
Correspondence OF the Star.

Correspondence of the Star
CHA TrANooeA, May Is, 1880.
Chattanooga pc ople feel great grati6ca
ton over the disp atch announcing that the
contract for building the Southern ROAD
into this city from Boyce Station has beer
signed.
The May Musical Festival excursion
which left here at 6 a. m., numbers. includ
ing the special car for the city officials
about 200 persons. They come principally
| from Chattanooga, but different points in
Georgia and Tennessee are represented.
TIE Georgia delegation includes several
members of the Legislature and some
prominentlmanufactu among the latter
being Col. ]. W. Robertson, President OF
the Rossville cotton mills.
o. Il. Waters, now agent of the O. s. r.
at Glen Mary, Scott County, TenD., and
formerly one of our City Council, was in
the city to-day. He reports considerable
improvement at Glen Mary, and predicts a
great development of coal interests at that
point. He has established a saw mill
which will begin operations next week.
Vesper Dorneck, State Agent for the
Southern Mutual Life Insurance Company,
well known in Chattanooga, leaves to-
night for New Mexico, where he will look
after his mining interests until fall.
| The Democratic County Executive Com
mittee has called a County Convention fol-
the last Saturday in May to appoint dele
gates to a State Convention at Nashville,
June Sth.
The Board Of Directors of the Lookout
| Mountain Narrow-gauge Railroad opened
subscription books today, and s30, 900 of
| the proposed $50, 900 capital was subscribed.
Nearly all the part of Lookout Mountain in
sight of Chattanooga belongs to the White
side family, who are con emplating great
| Improvements there. The Narrow-gauge
Road will make the mountain so easily and
cheaply accessible that they have no doubt
of realizing paying dividends on very
large investment. They propose to build a
| frst.class hotel, and in conjunction with
Cincinnati company lay off the Point and
neighborhood into huge and beautiful
Park. The scheme is certainly areasonable
one, as pleasanter summer resort could
not be found than the top of the famous
Lookout, and we predict, if the investment
is made, that few years will make it one
of the leading summerng places in
America.
G.. c. Lewis & Co., saw manufacturers
| have awarded a contract to Nolan Bros.
| for building their new tempering ovens.
| The factory is overcrowded with orders
and Mr.. Lewis has been compelled to 60
North for more hands.
Mr.. Ben. Truxal leaves tomorrow, &C.
companied by his wife and daughter, for
Pennsylvania. Mr.. Truxal will remain
about four weeks, and his family probably
all summer. Mr.. Truxal is at the head Of
the Enterprise Machine Works of this
city.
In the absence of the Recorder, with the
official trip of inspection over the Cincin-
natl Southern Road, Esquire J. w. Leigh
sits behind the big desk. The Squire ha.
been reading up on the question, and he
finds that being the only representative
left behind, he will have entire control of
the city government-its finances. the
street work, the receiving, the disbursing
the only man wLo could issue writ or
on whom writ could be served. He woald
have no control over the common police
men on account of the existence OF Police
| Board, but if he were disposed 10 be arbi-
trary he could suspend the Marshal and
Lieutenant The Squire is rejecting
gravely over the responsibilities devolving
on him, and if it were not for the item of
fees would wish Recorder Sherwood back
as soon as possible.
About all the ministers in our city are
with the excursion to Cincinnati, and we
call their attention to the fact that Alder
men Harris, Wiltse and Tyler, the special
committee appointed in secret session of
the Board, have surreptitiously conveyed
two kegs OF beer one Limberger cheese
and box of pretzels into that special
rear car. AS this trip of our city father
is a grave visit of inspection" we respect
fully submit they should keep themselves
in condition to inspect, and we ask our
pastoral friends to bring their influence to
| bear. HAMILTON.