Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-24

minutes past Eve, p. m At Columbus the train
viii connect with the steamer st Francis No. 2, fc
Cairo, connecting at the latter place with the car
the Illinois Central Railroad.
The Marsh Juvenile CONNIE aians made their frs
appearance before Nashville audience at the Gaie
last night, in the romantic drama Of the Brigan
and ''the side splitting, never to- be- forgotten
Toodles." In both of these piece this troupe CAV
evidence Of the possession of a high order Of dra
matte talent Their performances we're highly cred
liable, and drew down the house in repeated auC
enthusiastic applause. We were pleased to see
good house out last night, Notwithstanding the IN
favorable condition of The streets and the weather
The bin for tonight is capital one, and all who
60 will be we'll entertained
CoKJUaAI FEucIrE The Memphis appeal Of the
10th says "Several times within the last two weeks
when on our reporting rounds, We have met a tidy
looking woman with sorrow in her looks and tears
in her eyes, who won the sympathy Of all who saw
her. Her husband had been guilty Of some ofense
when Intoxicated, for which he was imprisoned and
to obtain his liberty, she haunted the Mayors Office,
the Recorders Office and the JAIL importuning every
one whose influence she faaced would be useful to
her, to give their assistance to prosure his liberia
, ton. On Wednesday last, our kind hearted Mayor
could longer resist her earnest solicitations aud
her husband, whose name is Patrick Burke, was re-
stored to her. The couple then went home =ejoic-
ing but yesterday Patrick was again present at the
Recorders Court, prisoner, his wife also pres
ent bearing marks Of bruises upon her face, which
came from blows that Patrick's fist had dealt The
result was, the husband Was again sent to jail this
time for forty-tkree days, and we expect before
another week is out, 10 see his wife again pleading
and weeping to have him again returned to her, de
olaring thai this tine he does really see the error o.
his ways, and that she is carlain he will never drink
again or lay unkiud hands upon her"
The Jackson Wig learns from the most reliable
authority that the tide of emigration from Texas and
Arkansas to Tennessee is now as great as that from
Tennessee to those States. It's information is that
at least three-fourths Of those who leave West Ten
nessee and settle in Texas or Arkansas are dissatis
fed and would be glad to be back but having pretty
well exhausted their means in moving they are una
bic to return. The Whig adds: alt has ever been
matter Of establishment to US, and particularly
since We have had the prospect Of various adyanta
ges in West Tennessee, that any farmer should wish
to leave here. Taking everything into view, we
have almost the garden SPOT Of the world. We are
exempt from all the epdemies that have scOurged
other portions of the United States we have 10 fam
ines and never fail to make fair crops The general
health of West Tennessee viii compare fayOrably
with any portion Of the Union. The hitherto only
objection to this country Che want of facilities 10
get produce to MARKET las to great degree been
removed, and will in short time be entirely remov>
ed on the completion Of our railroads Why are
Ia Nrzl
Vile, Louisville or Cincinnati? Their soils are no
richer than ours, their products no more abundant,
or Of better quality than those produced the rich
and fertile bottoms Of the Forked Deer Halohie and
Obon rivers and yet in the first localities LAND is
worth one hundred dollsrs acre, while in the lat
ter even better soil is sold one tenth of this price
We firmly believe that West Tennessee is approach
ing state of prosperity unsurpassed in the history
of any country. Lands are lower now than they
will ever be agan; and We stake our reputation as
aprophet that farms now offered in this country for
ten and twelve dollars an acre, will command double
that amount in five years from this date "
FIRE IN MEupHIs-THE TELEGRAPH AND THE MAIL.
Monday night we received the following telegraph
dispatch:
MEMPHIS, Nov. 22-The cotton shed belonging to
W F. Mason, was burnt Saturday. Five hundred
and thirty nine bales Of cotton belonging TO DRigh,
Gill Co. we're destroyed. Fully insured in Boston.
About the time this dispatch came to hand-per
haps an hour or two earer-the Memphis mail
came in, Coo late for Distribution bringing the
Memphis papers Of Sunday morning, the 2lst, and
in the Ippsrl we find the following account Of the
fire, about which the Telegraph advised Us
Soon after 10 O'Clock last night flames suddenly
darted from the roof Of the cotton shed on Madison
street. near the Charleston depot, that formerly
occupied by Elder & Co but al the time of the fire
was used by George NJ Gill; Blythe Co. The
flames made rapid progress amOpgthe light material
Of the wooden shed, and lis valuable contents we're
soon q mass of fame A seco81 shed in the same
yard also took fire. but it contained Gotten. The
two sheds were entirely consumed, with the whole Of
the cotton The night was fortunately calm; II
there had been wind 60 blow the fragments "a the
neighborng sheds, the destruction would have been
terrible indeed The fremcn worked well, hut hey
delayed by bridges over the bayou being out Of
repair
The amount of cotton consumed was eiebt hundred
aud thirty-uine bales which at tty-ive dollars o
bale amounts 70 forty-siI thousand and forty five
dollars The whole damage, including he two sheds,
a cotton giu and other Articles con-umcd, wNs full
fifty thousand dollars. TIE sheds burned JCorgCl
TO Tm Mason, Of holy Springs; The cotton was
all the properly of Gill Blythe Co., and The whole
of II was insured in Boston otiscs. The f-e vas
uad0ab eddy the work @! an iuceuuiary, as here vas
10 nTe used or required &Ao9o lle N-ayc 1L-s WIZ
the school house makes two ineguii-rs=us 10 one
day in our city fact tina ought 30 convince .Ac ely
authorities that more sriuggu. Scru my should be
made into the origin Of fires, than is ever at cmPed
under the present state of things. We teic'c IL Is
proposed TO give the Ira0.s Gas Inspector The pow
ers Of Fire w rlcn ami il IS hoped 70 useless
delay will interfere with carry .u- cut the intention.
But fer the fact that the mail villa the Memphis
papers d not leave that city Until o'clock, P. n
y of Sunday the telegraph would have been beaten
from twelve to cen houra! As !. was If the mail
had arrived in this ciy in time TO he opened and
distributed at night, We should have had better
account equally as soon, it not little sooner The
telegraph will have to do better than that
To Dealers ira oysters.
have completed arrangements this season ios
furnishing the best Oysters to be had in our waters
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