Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-03-28
EIGHTH DISTRICT.

For the past two weeks your cores.
pendent has been on q business and
pleasure jaunt through Virginia Ken
lucky and Middle Tennessee. Our OBJ.
%servation all along the line was direct
ed principally to the condition of the
business affairs OF the territory we tray-
ersed, and we still see the cloud of sus
plclon and uncertainty hanging over
business matters like a mighty calosses.
Ihere seems to be absolutely nc changes
other than What we get from the press
every day. We wish we could truth
1ully report a more favorable condi
ton of things; but lamentation, O
want and misery greets the lot from all
the mining towns along the line of
travel AT Big Stone Gap, there ara
numerous men idle and without the
hope OF employment. Groups of such
fellows can be seen on the streets and
highways discussing the panic and the
probable changes for better times. In
almost every instance they Law the
blame to the blunders and mistakes of
the Cleveland administration. The
majority OF our laborers are reading
and thinking more every day. They
know who and what party has control
of the executive and legislative
branches of the Government. In Mid
d%!esboro, another mining town in the
Cumberland Range, the crash came
with double momentum and struck ter
ror TO the vial elements that are need
ed in the growth and make uu of a
city. Blocks OF splendid buildings are
unoccupied, and business is paraiyzed.
The condition of such towns forciblv
illustrates the tulhllment of Democrat
ic promises. This demonstrates the DO
sition hat party has assumed upon the
tariff. 1t is the effect of the Wilson
bill. This is the hydra headed mon
ster that stalks abroad over the land.
seeking whom he NAV devour. The
workingmen have felt the tread of his
iron heel They need no argument to
convince them as to who are their
friends, or as TO what political party is
the party OF the people, by the people
and Tor the people. The lesson now
being taught will have a wholesome
effect upon the country In future cleo
tons. Not any OF these men believed
that the very fabric upon which they
stood SO long was to be stormed and Ia
ken in such a vindictive manner. Poor
fellows, it is a dear school, but fools
will learn at no other.
In Nashville the reports come more
fiattering. The spring trade. both in
Wholesale OF shoes and groceries. has
given a stimulus to business that is
having a marked effect upon other
branches Of commerce, and the day
may not be far distant when the CITY
OF Rocks will enjoy a more prosperous
season than she has for the past two
years. Some OF the Nashvillas claim
that their city could have stood the
panic better than any town South had
1t not peer for the enormous Porterfield
steal. 1t is true that he got ten wears
In the penltsntiary, but there are many
who would have been better satisfied
to see him dangle at the end of q good.
strong piece of hemp.
From Nashville we penetrated into
the fertile valleys. OF Dekalb. Smith.
Jackson and Putnam counties. The
salubrlous air, the green carpet of grass
and wheat that covered terra firma. and
the warbling birds, made us feel that
we were in the midst of the most bean
tiful OF all seasons OF the ye%ar-spring
m From Watertown to Liberty we
enJoyed the company of Judge B. NJ.
Webo "f Sm1thville. The Judge is an
aspirant for the Supreme Court on the
Democratic ticket, and while we can
not endorse his politics, he deserves
mention OF the fact that he is a lawyer
OF the highest attainments He is Ger.
tainly one OF the mos profound of the
legal fraternity in all that portion of
the State. He presents a good address
and is an extremely social and clever
gentleman. He stands high at home,
n II a single Democrat is to be elect.
ed, he is our choice, first last and ali
the time.
The K. of P. gave a banquet at Lib.
erty on the night of the nth. that was
u rouslng success numerically and
otherwise. The meal consisted of all
the deilcacies OF the season, and served
III a most tasteful manner. The ,eech.
es and the entire entertainment WIS a
splendid affair, and gayety and a
general good time was had until the
wee small hours of the night. We are
indebted to the noble K. OF P. for their
Invitation to be present with them.
what we deem OF course, as the most
delightful, and decidedly the happiest
event OF the past two weeks was our
visit to the romantic hills of old Put
nam. AT Gabbatha we enjoyed the
KIND hospitality of Milton Stanton,
who is already more than 70 years of
age, and a brother to Col. Sidney Stan
ton. Mr.. Stanton, has the reputation
in his neighborhood; and in fact does
ENJOY the happy faculty OF being he
most original man in the county in
which he lives. He possesses a mag
niiicent memory; SO perfect that he
can give correct data of all important
historical vents that have occurred
from his boyhood up. Some 90 wears
ago he cultivated and matured large
crops of tobacco and freighted it to
New Orleans on fiat boats constructed
bv his W ingenuity. He moored his
boat at Granville, on the Cumberland
river, 225 miles above Nashville, the
voyage was 1900 miles, and the MANY
Incidents and coincidents he relates