The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-06
IN A REMINISCENT MOOD
H. M Wtse Reminded Of History of Bridge by Recent Con-
demnation, Then He Goes Back in Fancy Other Days.

, consider II completed, according TO her
bond isue obligation. until the spring
Evans Birthday Party.
Some OF the interesting celebration.
TO local history for which am indebted
to Hon. II. Clay Evans. are copies OF
the Chattanooga Gazette, published ir
l8G4--lSs5, and edited by James II
Hood. The one on my desk just now
is dated June IS. 1854. which date. al
Evans birthday anniversary. He is no,
old enough to be either sensitive OIL
| specially proud about his age, SO 4,
may be said without outrage that he
was born in 1843. and in Juniata county
Pennsylvania. His family moved tc
Wisconsin. however. when he was q
boy. and it was in the Badger state
ness in life. chiefly. The newspaper
looks good deal older than the man
who loaned it to me. Hood was q
prolific writer when he felt like writ
ing. but he had little to say in this
number except with the editorial
shears. Taken all in all. the advertise
ments have much more local interest
Murray directed attention to his army
news depot. and George M. Jackson &
Co. said they had a good restaurant.
DR.. ]. T. johnson was a dentist who
assured the public that he understood
the trade. now profession. believe,
and Van conducted a Shaving. sham
pooling and dyeing saloon in large
a justice OF the peace and published
several legal notices. Fl. Couch was
a practicing physician and Lew
Curry offered clothing for citizen en-
ployes of the army. stating he was To-
Gated in Kunz building, corner of Mar
ket and Sixth streets. Cone. Tunnel
& Co. were army news agents. Brig
Gen. Steedman warned dealers that the
sale of intoxicating liquors and ale to
enlisted men at this post would subject
offenders to severe penalties. This no.
tice was signed by S. B. Moe, A. A. G.
Persons interested in the subject of
intoxicating drinks as distinguished
from non-intoxicants, should take note
that ale was counted an Intoxicating
pass the ale. 1t is a really satisfactory
soft drink. No kick" coming If it
is passed and passed soon. Benjamin
Pierce dealt in metallic burial cases
at the old stand on Market street. OPP
posite the market house. Plenty of
us remember him. He was of Pierce
& Wood, burned out by the fire of 1871.
Notice was given that from and after
this date soft bread will only be Is
sued from the government bakery at
this place between the hours Of
o'clock am. and 6 PM" 1t was signed
by Charles II. Tell. captain. ETC., In
charge of government bakery. and ap-
proved as by command of Maj. Gen.
Thomas. signed A. F. Porter. lieuten-
ant colonel. c. S. d. c.
I'VE learn that Henry s. Hill. Esq.
with whom before the war we broke
many an editorial lance, Is now a pri-
vate in the Nineteenth Tennessee.
Henry was editor of the Chattanooga
Advertiser and went off with the Brock
enridge democracy in search of his
rights. He was a member of the legis-
lature after the war and shirked mill
tary duty until Sherman commenced
flanking johnson with such devilish
vigor. Hurrah for the rebel conscrip-
ton" One might be permitted to
wonder what Hood meant by latter
the war" writing in 1864. Perhaps
here is an explanation:
The Knoxville Mail Bag wishes to
know why beer costs rs cents in Knox
Vile and only 10 cents in Chattanooga.
We will answer; because Knoxville has
no Gen. Steedman to make the traders
toe the mark Why. when We were
in Knoxville the ardent was so cents
q drink and consequently We had to
borrow money, to come home on"
A brief local note says, "The FIJI
tenth Indiana (Col. Gus Wood has
gone home. their term Of service hay-
ing expired "
Visit Of Author.
In his latest Looking Backward"
fnstallment, Col. Henry Watterson says:
One evening Edward King and ]
were dining in the Champs Elysees.
when he said, There is a new coon
"a literary coon--come tc town He
is Scotchman and his name is Rob-
crt Louis Stevenson Then he told
me of DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde. At that
moment the subject of our talk was in
a kind of self-imposed perjury not half
mile away. This reference to Ed
ward King calls to mind the wan
pus." or whatever "varmint." "hant'
or other "crtter" it is which has lately
been making itself familiar with men
who have temerty enough to walk
the wilds Of Lula Lake at night. When
first began to hear about that pretty
little body of water it was generally
called Lake Seclusion, but the falls
were known as Lulu falls. In the early
seventies, 1873, / think, Edward King
and E. S. Champney, an artist, were
sent here to write up and illustrate
this section for Scribner's magazine.
They remained considerable time.
and did their work wonderfully well.
King took such a fancy TO this Sec
ton that he wanted to invest some
thing here. so he and my brother,
Jason Wiltse. concluded to buy the $50
acres of land within which the lake and
falls are situate. They took into the
enterprise Daniel Webster Peabody, a
lawyer. of Nashville, and ]. P. Wilkin-
son. The trade was made. hut because
of my brothers tragic DEATH Aug. "a,
1874 the matter was so neglected that
the property fell into other hands
Among Kings literary work was a book
entitled MY Paris" which was in its
day deemed a fine tribute to the Won
derfnl city U1Ner there -