Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-24
SOME REMTNISCENSES--No. 3.

In his issue of February 90, 1852,
Editor Graham opens out with:
The Circuit Court of this county
IS now sitting at the Court House in
THIS place 'for the dispatch of public
business, Hon, s. j. w. Lucky pre-.
siding The case of V m. I. Ensor for
murder, was continued on the affidavit
OF james Harwood, the prosecutor, a
material witness being absent. The
eJectment case of Cash VS.. Stuart was
tried, occupying three DAYS, and was
not up to Thursday evening decided. ~
In the revival lately noticed in the
papers as having occurred in this
place we are informed that II Joined
the Presbyterian Church, 25 the Bap,
list Church, and probably as many as
the aggregate of the foregoing the
Methodist Church.
The papers report that the bill before
Congress making land warrants assign.
able has been passed and is now the
law of the land. These warrants NAV
now circulate as bank notes and will
command from so to 70 cents per acre
IN this portion of the country. They
are worth more out west.
VIM Logan Baird, Esq late princi.
pal OF Martin Academy in this place.
has been elected Professor of PHYSICAL
Science and Mathematics in Washing.
ton College, Chestertown, Md, ana
entered on the discharge of his duties
at the LIST day of January, 1852.
The Gary Family" held two con.
certs in this place, one on Monday
night aud the otheron Tuesday. Their
exhibition was fine, and well sustained
throughout.
The following letter from Hon.
Brooklns Campbell Representative in
the Legislature from this county also
appears. Dear Sir: For a long time |
nave thought of writing to you, but
still deferred it, from the fact | knew
the newspapers were affording more of
Legislative proceedings than l possibly
could IN a letter, The General Inter.
nal improvement Bill has passed both
Houses, and is now the law, with the
exception of some amendments which
was made in the Senate. The House
will act on these amendments in a few
days, which will complete the legisla.
ton upon this, the most important of
all the subjects of the session. Time
Will prove whether the opinion of the
friends of this great measure is to be
sanctioned by the valuable develop,
ments resulting from the experiment
or a completed system of railroads in
Tennessee or not. 1t is true failures
and alarming disasters are predicted.
1t is also true, that the amount of State
security ls exaggerated; and still worse.
III ls urged by some to lie the creation
or state debt, etc. Of course now | am
not now arguing the question. If it
De proper to do so at any time it will
De found to be a task easy enough.
Excuse my brevity. 1t is intended
merely as a reply to your courtesy.
The session will close in a few days.
In haste. BROOKINS CAMPBELL,n
The telegraph has been completed to
Chattanooga. We may soon expect 70
get news from every where" several
days sooner than heretofore. East
tennessee is gradually moving I'D ito
the world" We take the following
from the "Advertiser:n The telegram
is now completed and in working or.
uer' from this place to Atlanta, and
from thence to every town in the
U Mon to which the wires are extended.
Geo. w. Balch curbs the lightning at
this end of the line, office in Haskell's
The gaping natives are taken
all aback by the wonder working mys.
terry. We heard of one individual who
had written a letter to a friend in At.
and kept it with the overt design
defrauding Uncle Sam of his lawful
postage, by sending it along the wire,
Another OF the cute ones, hearing that
communication would be established
at a certain hour, posted himself in a
favorable position to get a glimpse of
the electric passage, and perhaps its
import, in advance of the operator,
We have not read the result of the ex.
pertinent, but the circumstance ia
'bony fydely" true.
The Kentucky giant, Capt. James B.
measures Z feet and 8 inches in
his stockings. Tall gentleman that
is z inches higher than McKaskall.
Nova Scotia giant.