Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-19
THE NASHVILLE CENTENNIAL
And Other Matters, as Viewed
by "Scvier.''rs, + ii T
SENIERyII.LE, May lS lSsO.

pENlEhfALLEs % uy 40 lcoU'
Mr.. EDIT III: On the 3cd inst. the
writer, In company with Capt. 4 M.
Wynn and others, went to Knoxville,
there joined a large, delegation to
Nashville, some so ny to the republic
can state convention, others to the
csnten NAL. Nash Vile is q live place.
This being the fret time the wrller
hal been there since 1865. he found
great improvement sincs then.
The centennial Is attracting consid.
cradle attention now. We were,giveu a
Pheasant lock through it and found a
great mspy uI.t relics aud other thints
OF interest. The greatest et.rac ion IL
the large portraits OF all the governors
OF our state with the single exception
OF the honored w. g. Brownlow,
whose portrait was not anywhere TO
be four d in the building. Every man
of the East Tennessee deli 4 alton, as
Tar as we could learn, was dlsgusted
aud incensed ut this seeming insult.
Another noticeable feature was hist not
portrait of federal officer was
on exhibition, 3 while several of
COQISucTA'tS WcIo
posted. There was a fine dis
play of tiags from prominent
buildings about the city, the Maxwell
house floating 70 the breezee, l sup.
pose at. least 100. This house was
koffer barracks, being put up by him
the battle of Fishing Creek Nowit l.
ls.f.s ttnf nj ann fetf nj Nm x
rooms, as we are Informed. the con-
vention we will not speak Of, It's pro-
ceedings having been published
The writer left Nashville the 9Th for
Murfreesboro, and stopped over night
at the Willard house, Known during
the war as the City Hotel and city hos !.
pital No. l., where qnite a numUer VI
gallant enjoys In blue" died. e."
The next morning took trip to
the national cene,ery hires miles
north of the city, on the battle d SID
known as Stone river and Is rs near as
possible on the sp1t where occurred on
Friday, January End, 1868, the last
struggle between Gsus. BfeckeurIdge,
CONF derate, aud Rancle, federal. The
writer gave an account OF ms 10 his
"R. mini-cencesh of the second Fen
r.
AND CHRONICLE. The Cemetery cJu-
aims twenty acres. Is enclosed with a
stoue wall aud has gond dwelling
nous, for tue sui erintendpnt, who il
paid 500 per mon b. 1t is beautifully
,rr4pged, containing 1876 slugle
graves aud quite numb-r of graves,
rom two to thirteen. The
cad stones are uniform, aud each
num bered and named. Tue ground is
| perfectly level and beautifully sod1ed
with blue rass. The stars aud stripes
| float granny TO the breezs from a p lie
~ the center, over The boys IN blue
| who repo.e quietly 10 the city Of the
dead. There are also two large eau
nous which were used In the battle.
| The cemetery la dotted with cedar,
pine and maple trees.
Capt. Fra ne the superintendent, Is
an Irish nan and Is very polite aud
| kind In giving auy desired iufUrms'
ton. All the honor d dead who fell
M 70 miles of M irfreesboro are laid to
re ct In this cemetery, whe'e he govern
| meut will Care for them as long as II l. a
gov. rnment. The time wespeDt In this
81 Of the dead wa. very solemn. We
found many Tsnnessteans resting
there, and c. Al say to all their friends
that they are well cared for.
Murfreesboro aud surrounding coun !.
| try still wears the gloomy aspect IL did
during the dark days of rebellion. The
mules and negroes In the cotton fields
| present the same melancholy appear
ance.. One old mule was seen drawing
y pillow alone with no person to be
seen near.
| The country from Nashville to
Chattanooga was very familiar to the
writer, having been all along there
| time and again during the war
There Ia quite a contrast in the farm
| ing OF that portion OF the state as com
Dared with Esst Tennessee. We are
far ia advance nf them here in every
hing. Knoxoiile Is the cleanest,
neatest aud lovIiest place that met our
gaze in the entire SURVEY.
| s.. f .. r#-. SEWER