The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-10-01
orr NASHVILLE LETTER.
Cheerful Business OsulOOk-A -Neao Bridge
--.a-Cos. Marcl6asaks' Letter-7he .Erecu-


Cheerful Business OastlOOk-A -Hew Bridge
--.a-06s Marchhassks' Letter-7He .Ececu-
tire Committee, etc. etc
NASHVILLE, Sept q, 1884.
To the Editor Of the Morristown Gazette:
Nashville is astir. The fall busi>
ness has opened up briskly. The
croakers were saying all summer
that the May failures North would
disastrously affect trade, and that
the fall season would be very dull.
They have proven false prophets.
Now they say the winter will see
many, failures, that the money
market is tightening daily. | have
never seen the day or the season
when croakers could not find some
thing with which to frighten the
timid. The money market is al
ways tight to them, The fact is,
money is as plentiful as it ever is at
this season. hear Wholesale mer.
chants on all sides expressing their
satisfaction at the results of the
menth, while no live retail man is
complaining. As an example of
what have said a wholesale man
told me this week that for five
months past his daily cash receipts
had not averaged more than $500
for any month, but so far this month
they were near $500 day. 1t is
! folly to talk of general failures and
panics in the present aspect of bust
ness. 81.
Did / say there was a plenty of
money here? If / did didn't mean
it. Doris show was here the other
day. That's why / say SO. 1t
drained the city of about $4,000
Nobody seems to miss it however,
so l will not moralize.
The theatrical season is in full
blast now. Nearly every night some
irst-class company is here.
Nashville to to have a new bridge,
and piers are now being built. 1t
will take two years to complete it..
For the present the old suspension
bridge stands. 1t will not be long
however before it will be removed.
A steam ferry will then be estab
lished. East Nashville people are
not we'll pleased with the idea of
using ferry for the next two years
to como to town, and many are
moving to this side Of the river
Consequently both rent%houses and
boarding houses are "full up" A
depreciation ofreal estate on the
East side is expected. Here is the
opportunity for the capitalist. AS
soon as the bridge is finished prop
erty there will jump back to the old
figures. ....
The publication of the Marcus
banks letter to Key rs ex-
citing considerable talk here. [
have heard several expressions on
the street in favor of a meeting of
the Third Congressional district
committee to replace Marchbanks.
Col. Savage says Marchbanks told
him a few days ago that he was for
the Commission. 1t looks like Col
umbus wanted two strings to his
bow. He is the gentleman that ex-
claimed in the caucus the night be-
fore the convention of June last met,
"What do we know about the
tariff" He is the best stump
speaker of the Democratic electors.
He was once an actor, then street
peddler of nostrums, afterwards a
drummer for Nashville house, and
then he settled down to the law at
Sparta. He is a man of great gifts
and immense energy, and it is
pity that he should have allowed
himself thus to be betrayed.
Col. J. A. Trousdale and Capt. J.
T. Hillsman are veritable Trejans
in politics. They, as the executive
officers of the State committee, are
scattering documents on State and
National issues in every district in
the State.
The Davidson candidates for the
Legislature had a meeting this morn
ing, and announced that they will
advocate a commission. They are
all conservative men, and neither
the railroads nor the people need
fear their legislation.
Reports from all sections have
been received at headquarters this
week, and the lookout is very en-
couraging.
There is not much betting. The.
Republicans are boastful, but wont
back their opinions. Tonight a
good Democrat bet man $500 to-
$3.50 that Bate would be elected
very good interest, 121 per cent. a
month. 20. A. H.