Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-05-25

BoOTs.-The editor of the Huntsville Independent
writing from Nashville to his paper, gives the fol
lowing good one upon one of the preachers in at
tendance upon the General Conference of the Meth
odist E. Church South, at Nashville
"a worthy divine, from the famous State of Ar.
kansas stopped at the st. Cloud Upon retiring to
bed he told the servant who conducted him to his
room that he wanted his boots blacked. The SER
told him to set them outside the door, and the
boot black would attend to them He did So and In
the morning the boots came up missing. Instead
of setting The boots out in the hall, he had placed
them outside the front door. That preacher has
not a very elevated opinion of the morality Of the
people Of Nashville. He wears new pair Of boots
THE UNION PRAYER MEETINGS in this city, are
still progressing and the leaders say they shall go
On until good is effected, if that is twelve months
1t is said that where there is will there is s way
jackson Wing.
". H. ROBERTSON, Clerk of the County Court Of
Fayette county, has resigned. The reduction Of
the fees of the clerks BY the last Legislature has
caused several Of the best County Court Clerks il
the State to resign the office, the remuneration
under the new law not being sufficient for their sup
port.-Lbid
A STORE LOST AND FoUyD.-The Kate FTisbee on
from Bolivar, who was going to a friend of his
fifty miles up the river. His business was this
One day last week, he saw nondescrpt sort of ar.
tIce floating down the Mlssissip ii near his panta
ton it resembled miniature of NOah's ark, with
the hull knocked off. Curiosity led him to board it.
when he was astOnished to find himself in the store
Of a friend residing fifty miles up the river. The
contents we're not greatly injured. He tied the
store to the Shore and started off to let his trading
friend know where he might find his lost place Of
business.-Ibid.
The GREAT REVIvALIsT.-FrOm Kentucky, Rev
Mr. Fisher, is now in city, and will probably re
main for twelve or fifteen day with US. HI is nov
delivering discourses twice day, in the morning q
half past ten o'clock, and ct night. He is accom-
panied by Rev. Mr.. Brown, Of Louisville, who i
also said to be a man Of great ability. They ar
both OF the Missionary Baptist Church. 1t is sal
that Mr. Fisher has never yet besieged the devil
works il vain. Crowds attend his ministry Whereve
he g0es.-Ibid.
INTERESTING CEREMoNY.-Tbe Greeneville Demo
states that the crowd present to witness the Tag
ing Of the last rail and driving Of the last SPIKE on tn
East Tennessee road, last Friday, was about fftee
hundred, who amused themselves as best they ooul
under the shade of few apple trees, not fOrgettin
to do ample justice to the eata5les the ladies ha
provided for the occasion. Maj. JOHN MCGAUGHE
gave detailed history of the road, from the cal
for the first convention to the present time.
The crowd then formed on both sides of the roa
to witness the driving of the last spike, and tn
anxiety manifested to see this spectacle sufficient
atested that those present we're fully alive to tn
! Importance of the event
The directors gave the spike blow a piece Will
the hammer, and as the President gave the finish
ing stroke, the crowd gave three cheers that mad
the woods and bills resound far and near Then tn
shriu whistle Of the jefferson" and Washington
announced that the road Vas completed.
NEW SCHEDULE AND INCREASE OF TRAvEI.-Th
last rail, according to announcement, wa laid OF
the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, on Fri
day last and on Monday the 6rst through train ar
rived here from Knoxville The new Schedule ha
gone into operation and as the great cause of reg
ularty the staging, has been removed there is nov
nothing to prevent regular connections between tn
trains at this point, and close connections are nov
made all the way through. The time from New
York to Memphis is reduced to three days and nn
hours and from New York to either Nashville o.
Montgomery, to only three days. The effect Of al
this is already apparent in the increase Of tht
through travel over this great line, which is such
TO leave doubt that it will be beyond competition
as the route Of inter communication between tn
North and South. As a contemporary remarks, 'tht
advantages of this great through line in respect
time, money and comfort, SO apparent that It i
needless to refer to them"
The following paragraph from the Lynohburg
FirgiRiaH, Of Wednesday, will convey some idea Of
the great increase Of travel consequent upon The
completion of the East TennesseeirOad:
ave are gratifed to learn that the first train which
passed over the Va & Tenn. Railroad after thu
completion Of the East Tenn. Road, arrived in this
city Monday night with $50 passengers-a large
proportion Of whom had through tickets. This Is
but the beginning of the end and we feel fully as
sured in our own minds that when the advantages
Of this route thoroughly understood By the tra7
cling public, it will be without formidable rival
for the through travel between the Northern cities
and the Valley Of the Mississippi Bristol Meas.
THE SOUTHERN MAIL We learn that at a meeting
of the Board of Directors of the East Tennessee and
Virginia Railroad, at JonesbOro, on Monday last, it
was resolved to run any schedule upon that road,
lin the event of securing for this route the through
mail for New Orlesns) which in the opinion Of the
postmaster General, the mail service may require
Bristol Nsl0s.
a CHAPTER OF AOCIDENTs.-This chapter Of &C.
oldents Is from the ROgersville Independent:
On Monday before last, that hns and we'll arranged