Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-04-06
Nashville's Centennial.

We were delighted to have yesterday
call from and pleasant interview with
Judge p. c. Wright, Chairman of the
Committee on r. r. Transportation to the
Nashville Centennial, and who comes to
us with letter from our friend Chas.
Thurman, Of that city. His visit calls
at once to mind the fact that the great
Nashville Centennial Exposition is al
most here. The Exposition will open
The 18th Of this month, and will contin-
lie until the Goth Of May.
There will be two periods of great in
terest embracing week each, and per-
sons desiring to visit the Exposition will
do well to note this, as specially low
rates have been secured by Judge Wright
for these two periods.
On the oath of April 1880, the women
and children of all the first settlers of
Nashville from this section of the coun-
try arrived under Capt. Jno. Donclson.
having gone down the Holston and Ten
ncssee rivers in boats, returning up the
Cumberland to Nashville.
This fixed the settlement of the young
city, then called Nashboro, but now
known as Nashville, the wide world
over From Salt Lick, frequcntcd by
game and watched by hunters, II arose
to u frontier trading point, 1t WINS with
ont government and without woman
The arrival of Capt. Donclson's pre-
cious load of civilization ut once marked
The spot rs one of the coming cities Of
the century, then inaugurated as the
first Of American Independence, Hence
the oath of April 1880 has been chosen
as the opening Of this, about the last,
and one of the grandcst and most inter
esting OF the Centennial Exhibitions Of
our day.
On the 18th Of May, 1880, the people
of Nashboro met and organized the first
government Of tho place. Officers were
chosen and laws enacted for the protec-
ton Of life and property. Peace and
order were commanded and thenceforth
enjoyed under n home govern
ment," under which they lived until
Oct. 1889, ut which time the state of n.
e. (Which Of course embraced the whole
" what Ia now known M Trnnessec)
established nj Nnshboro Court of
Quarter Sessions, and thus gave them
n permanent State Government.
The week commencing 9th Of April
and ending May LIST will be spent IN eel
cbralIng the founding Of the city. There
will be within that period four set ora
lions on the early settlement of Tenncs-
see. These will be- noted In detail here
after.
The week embracing the Goth Of May,
the anniversary Of the Mccklcnburg
Declaration Of American Independence,
will he n red letter period Of the exhibit
lion. ON the 20h will bc unveiled the
splendid Equestrian Statue Of Jackson
From the 18th TO the 22nd, will bc other
wise devoted chiefly to the Military dis
play of tho Centennial Every volun-
iecr company In the Union has been sre.
clally invited and $4,000 IN premiums
offered In tho competition drill. II will
be- ono of the most gorgcou, and splcn-
lid exhibition our people will have the
opportunity Of witnessing for many
ycars. Specially low rates for round
trips will he secured and In due time
published for these two periods u the
exhibition.
All Our SCHOOLS arc especially provld-
cd for. Instance the Knoxville Cadets
are furnished round trip tickets for tb.-
This will furnish a means Of fair cstI-
mate Of the fnto our schools will be nj
lowed. In few days the exact rate
can he nscertalncd by application to
Judge Wright ut Nashville, or to j. Il.
Ogden nj Knoxville. IN the invitation
are included the schools and colleges In
y. ". Va, such ~ those at Abingdon
Emory & Henry, &c.