Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-08

m ASHVILLE.
FRIDAY mORNINc, OOTOBEB 8, 1855
JoHs L T. ssIED, ESQ. Attorney General 70
this State was ia Raleigh, n c., Of which city h
isan native few days ago, on visit to hisrelai0n
and friends.
The attention Of merchants is directed to the larg
sole Of Coffee by auction, advertised in to-day Pape
by Messrs EDMoED DAvEEPORT Co., Of Richmond
Va
Mr. H. l. CLAIBoREE was yesterday elected As
sistsnt Cashier Of the Bank Of Tennessee, in tn
place Of Mr. GEORGE W. ssGY, who has accepte,
the Cashiership Of the Branch Of the Union Banl
at Columbia.
HOMICIDE IN SHEIBETrELE-A rencountre tool
place, We understand, in shelbyylle, on Wednesday
evening between MOsEs Nelson and JASON 7. BRIT
TOE both citizens OF that place, in which the latter
was Immediately killed. BRITroN leaves wife and
ten children, and was generally considered peace
able man except when intoxicated. Nelson surTen-
dered himself to the officers.
Mr. MURDOCH takes benefit Tonight and viii
appear as The Stranger, in the play Of that name,
and Duke Arsnzas in the Honey Moon, supported by
Mrs CRISP as Mrs Halter and Juliana. We pre-
dict tha4 Mr.. MURDoCH's personaton Of The Stranger
viii be Of the most ife-lke pictures ever pre-
sented upon the boards Of the Gaiety. We.hOpe he
will have q house filed to its utmost capacity.
A. B. ROBRRTsON, the veteran boot and shoe
dealer, gives notice in another column of new sr
rival Of fall and winter stock, which he offers at low
prices, to which we would call the attention Of
readers, No As, College street, where he has been
for the last % years regularly in the trade favOra
bly, known to thousands Of our readers.
DISTINGUISHED CnizEN.-The Hon. CHAs. ScoTT,
the last Chancellor of the State of Mississippi and
one Of the brightest MasOns in the United States,
is in our city, and member of the Grand Lodge Of
Tennessee now in session. Tennessee is his native
State, and we are pleased to learn that he has re-
turned to it andis citizen of Memphis.
The Memphis appeal says that on the morning of
the 4th inst, the body Of an unknown man was Ia
ken from the river at that place. The remains ap.
pesred to be those of deck hard on q steamboat
or q lsbOrer, and on examination, the body was
found to be dresdully bruised and iDjured the man
had met with foul play.
Bsiley's Varieties will give two of their amusing
representations at their old stand on North Market
street, commencing tO>nighL The performances
will embrace two pieces, said to afford g rich
fund Of amusement. The band Of MINISTRIES is com
posed Of = number Of talented performers, who are
well known to our citizens, and they will afford
rare treat to all who attend. Remember that to-
morrow night will be the last performance the
BsileysWill give in this city this season
THE FAIR-It has been suggested to us by very
sensible and far seeing public spirited lady, that
the people Of city, and the citizens of Davidson
county ought to make preparations and all carry
basket of eatables to the Fair each day, so as 10
afford to each visitor from other counties snack
in the good old basket dinner style, SO success
fully Prscticed upon in our sister counties Of
Msury, Sumner, MarshaIl and others, at their
Fairs. We hope this matter will be promptly and |
generally attended to, it viii add very materially
to the comfort of visitors aud augment the interest
of each days exercises.
The stockholders of the Memphis and Ohio Rail
road Company held meeting on the 4th and elected
their Board of Directors for the next twelve months
The same members who have given the Company
their time and credit for the past four years. we're
again returned. They are R TOPP, ". B. MILLER,
S. P WALKER, R C. BRHKLET, Q. c. ATKINSON, A.
WOODRUFF, F. TITUS, of Memphis; JOHN Pope and
T. CRBEsHAw, of Shelby county; G. 7. TAYLOR, Of .
Upton; JosEPH B. STANTON and W. H. LovISG, Of .
Haywood, and B. C. BRowN, Of Henry county. The .
State DrectOrsare DR.. Sol GREEN and H. TnIMAE,
of Memphis.
Our readers are reminded of the sale Of the Jones
lands on Friday the 8th inst three and half miles
above town, on the south bank of the river, by |
Nance Woodward.
We understand the lands are very good and pro-
ductive, with 3 fair supply of timber and cleared
land-goOd water and comfortable improvements 1
Sale positive-one two and three years credit with
out interest DIT
The Memphis appeal learns that SAM. TATE, Pre-
sident of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, /
received a dispatch from Huntsville on the morning
of the 4th, informing him that some inhuman fend .
had placed tie upon the track, by which the train
on its way to that city was thrown of. The con
ductor and mail agent were hurt but not Danger
ousy The passengers escaped serious injury, /
bruises and scratches being all they suffered The .
track was torn up for q hundred and fifty yards I
The only damage done to the cars was suffered by .
the baggage car and second class car, which we're /
somewhat injured.
The monthly meeting of the Tennessee Historical .
Society was held on Tuesday last at the usual hour.
The Committee on Exhibition Of Fine Arts made 4
very interesting report accompanied by states
ment of receipts and expenditures, from their fnan
cial agent, Mr. Henry Eichb sum.
Rev. DR. Quintard proposed the names of Rev. .
Dr. R B. c. Howell, Turner S Foster. Esq, and .
John NJ. Lea, Esq., for active membership.