Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-08-15
NASHVILLE.


SUNDAY MORNING, AUsUsI 10 1885,
Those in want Of ops viii please remember that the 'ana Of
The City Building Association will le aspossl o. TO-
morrow evening o6ta ns at Merchants Exchange Col
lege street.
we learn from the Memphis papers that Old killed
i the locomotive attached the passenger train On the Aeaiph
and Charleston Railroad Tuesday evening the 10th inst lie
was observed standing upon the track, and warned that the train
was approaching remained in his position, facing the ocomo
tive until The eacatoer struck and killed him. IT supposed
he agaiIed himself Of ibis method Of committing suicide His
naneis supposed 70 be HroH Lewis
CA1rose are Informed that work similar ia title to the
American CyclOpeia, published in volume by sub
ssripton.
work which 50 universally in this
city, and in all parts Of the United States and Europe, is pub
lhed BY Mess D. Appleton Co.. and will comprise Is vol
at to 81 dollars per volume, payable on delivery sub
scTons have only taken Nashville and Murirssaooro
agents will soon be appointed by Prof Msrre general agen
for Tennessee and North Alabama, to canvass al parts o. TINS
territory.
we know nothing about the work referred 70 above. We
mention this 50 friends be particular and get the
right srorE-one that every man should subscribe for.
The GooDwooD R.ors-suoCEs op Tm AmERICAv RoRsE
ORrAxDA-The Lonoa Times Of the ssh July, in its report
the GoodRood races says Of The second match, that th American
colors borne in triuph past the post, and adds:
Indeed, match between Mlmosa Orlando resolved
Of
American turf in this country and English gentleman Of
owiedged shwdness in racing affairs. Each gentleman had
the result the showed that John Bull in his tori pur
suits sometimes out d BY Jonathan The success Of OH
ment"
MATCH 900, H. TT. ONE MILE.
Mr. R. Ten Broeoks Orlando, by cossack, years est.
Mr. PsyRe's Mnosa, , years, sst On. Cchall9ner)
Betting: 6 % s, a 4 Mim0sa.
Orlando finish, easily by lengths
Mr.. T DECENTRALIZATION Woohurn not come of with
equal hOnors in the matches in which they were entered
We had conversation yesterday with Mr. KosER bridge
contractor the Edgehed and Kentucky Railroad and learned
from him that the work this important road sprogesing
satisfactorily The bed has been prepared from the junction with
the Louisville and Nashville the ridge section, the
work Of putting down the commenced few days
and in the Of week days track laying will be
There thousand feet Of very heavy
excavation the ridge section unfinished, and work
only be done end necessarily progresses rather Slow yet
the energetic President Of the road Co E. CATHAM)
sangune that viii be ready for the coss early Novem.
her Should his antcPahOns be realized the track be laid
and the running Springfield by the first January
The work Of grading that portion Of the between
Springfield and the Kentucky line progressing with
able dispatch confidently be fully com
ptei by the LIST Of April The work beyond the Kentucky
line represented being pushed forward energeHcaIy.
The friends Of this important enterprise will
fair prospect for its completion Kentucky by the
middle Of the coming year fahest. It most
important roads saing this city, and rapid progress TO-
wards completion will be hailed with pleasure.
paragraph been going the rounds Of the papers recently
stating that old lady Of Tueumba Ala, reward Of
2)OOOt any young lady Il years age who is vii
ting live the capacity Of adopted daughter The
Tuscumb Democrat says this hoax, seems there has
simple enough bile thrown out" A
few days letter for the old lady S2OoO reward
for lady received by the Post Master Tusumb
which is published in the Democrat as follows:
MADAM Columbia
Puperng to be from YOURSELF expressing desire adopt
daughters who natives OF this state-some one
of whom perhaps would suit you
and wen acquainted With Music, Painting Drawings Needle
l6 years old good English Scholar reads French,
and is also acquainted with Music, NeedieTork, Sc
ing Grammer, Geography, arc.
-, is G years old goes to school, reads writes, &c.
minister Of the Gospel, my salary small,
willing adopt Of my daughters have doubt but
they with you. fars information
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN ME,PHrsAt half past four O'Clock P
NJ Wednesday the 1lth inst, from the Memphis
Bulletin, fire broke in the third story the building
pied by Messrs Ward Jones drug store Main street
Some employed the establishment engaged in boiling
spirits turpentin driving the bot
ties the neck Of the broken and the fluid coming in
with lighted candle, gniied and communicating
with other bottles sitting around the floor the whole apart
almost instantly In flames. The alarm at
sounded gallant hastened the spot with their
engines. At first appeared almost utter mpOssby for
them building, rapidly had the flames spread but
they with WILL and proved their efficiency and
usefulness by extngushing after hard fought battle, the
destroying flames. The principal sufferers by this calamity were
follows
Messrs Adams Joseph P. stonon. Of Haywood
county, who the building occupied by Ward jones' sustain
loss Of 600 for the part consumed,
the third floor Of the building the wooden partitions,
could whether they
sured or not presume they
Mes Ward JONES' druggists, lost from 81 600 to 5000
in the fourth and third stories OF their store
injured and much damage done 70 all
second and first floors by removal They
fully insured, their policies covering about 1890
Ford Beg Co.. who occupy the building south Of
Jones, the next greatest sufferers They moved
harness. saddles leather and findings, out Of
their store and OF from 81 900 $4,000 The
building occupied Pord Bege & Co. owned by Hon. W. T.
Avery, and not greatly injured.
Messrs Candee, Mix, Co.. who occupy the store adjoining
Ward north, moved portion Of their stock
and damaged slightly by water
Messrs. Barlds & Coz fancy and millinery establishment
damage from the removal Of portion Of the
stock the Their loss will exceed few hun
dred dollars.
George W. commission merchant and general AGENT
whose joins Ford BeEe & CO., had his stock OF
goods slightly damaged by water, and will sustain loss Of from
three Eve hundred dollars.
The whole will, judge amount
$4,000 the most Of which, If not ALL is covered by IN
The fire threatened to prove DISASTROUS and
noble would have up the
saving building then in flames, and the stores
rounding they last umphed the devourng ee
business houses