Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-27


Browns party. as stated in those aiidavits After
the bloody deed intelligence of the destitution to
which Mrs Doyle reduced was brought to this
place, when our citizens at once contributed the
quisite sum 10 bear her expenses back TO Ter old
hCme. She has been residing here ever since, and
IN circumstances of great dCstitution She has sew
era small children and her only resource for their
support is in the scanty wages Of her son John.
whose life she begged from the murderers, who is a
boy Of about eighteen years employed the driver
Of a dray for a commission house in this city.
We notice that a subscription paper for the bene-
fit OF Mrs. DOVE has been left at Ike Office Of the
Charleston Courier.
MrsTEmors.- Columbia Herald says: "On
Wednesday evening, the 2lst inst a child about two
months old was left at the residence Of Mr.. JOHN
HoLcouD Of this place, by negro girl, accompanied
by note to Ir. and Ms HoLcoNB, requesting them
to take care Of the child until called for. No name
was signed to the note. As to where the child came
from AMI whose servant brought it. the future alone
can solve the mystery. We are told that it is a
fine boy beautiful face, and its apparel very
nice and costly. Whoever is ungrateful and inhu-
man mother may be- she deserves to be severely
punished for TINS trusting her little babe to the cold
charity Of the world How unworthy the name Of
woman,'
New Wholesale UoUsE ~ MEwTus-We have
Wholesale House has recently been established in
Memphis for the sale Of Fancy and Staple Dry Goods
by Messrs GEo. E. YEAraAN and W s SorruwoRru
Of the House of DoUGL,s Co. Of this place. who
have formed copartnership with NJ H. NANCE.
of Huntsville Alabama. and JOS C. BRADLEY of
Memphis. Mossrs. IEATyAy and SouriwoRrIr are very
favorlbly known to the trade dealing in Nashville,
and being men of energy anJ fine business acquire
M IL D H.,
enterprise.
The style of the firm is S0UUHWoETU, NANCE & Co.
PAY YOUR PosrlGa-Wc are informed by the
Postmaster that between ten and twenty letters
are left at the Post Office daily without being
prepaid, Tee uired by law. An letters not pre-
paid are sent to tha Dead Letter office whgcc yhey
are opened. and If containing valuablcs. they
turned to the Office where they were mailed Yes
terday some half dozen letters containing money
were returned TO the Office in Nashville.
Posi- osfcs OrarAuoNs.-Thc Postmaster Gene
raj has established post office in Eoanc county to
be called ~-tosaloa's Valley" ana has re cstab-
H>,el the pos. oiieg heretofore knownas Tyrone"
in Marshall county. - t-. off ..s have been dis
continued at Charity. Lincoln county; Atwood. Car
roll county; TuckcI-yiIa Gibson county: Blue
Plaum, Washington county. and Middle Cypress
Wayne county.
The Mount Sterling, iEyJ Wig details four fatal
casualties in the vicinity of that place Mr.. LlBETN,
of Pittsburgh. shoemaker, was burned TO death
FRIDAY week, by his shop taking fire while he was
drunk. Md P,B-..rs had his neck broken by his
horses running away. while on business trip to
Tennessee. \ young man named SrrIL was frozen
to death while intoxicated. Sos G. GuIuiNp was
drowned in valley csee} SATURDAY evening.
LaNarH or THE D,Ys.-accoriing to the Old Far
mcrs Almanac. the days reached their shortest point
ON Sunday tae 18th inst They gaIn of thc same
length. taking the authority ~s.amcd our
guide, until to-iay-nine days-ca -- IL containing
nine hours and four minutes. Fro , time the
days grow longer. Il is rarely that ny coutin-
un at the lowest point for SO long .i1od this
year
The advertisement OF the S,aHaa Field and Fire
S.'rwill be found in car columns this morning. We
lave never seen this paper, but a large number Of
our exchanges have spoken in the highest terms OF
is merits as a literary and agricultural paper Con
fIent, therefore. that it is worthy the support Of
those who would encourage a hame literature, we
tails, pleasure in recommending it to them as such.
SsNpiY-ScaooI CEllmilTI0s The Sunday schools
OF On. Church of the Advent and of the Holy lrin
ty. have their annual festival Wednesday, the
18th. Both schools VIII assemble at the Church VI
the Holy Trinity at three O'Clock in the afternoon
Address, will bc delivered by the Rev DR.. QrN-
r.a.. and the Rev Csc. c. HAI;IIs.
F. Hoax. 81 College st, has our thanks for the
N.- York WrEfg E-a,L lis! and a Christmas sup
plgmDnt to Harrg's Hcatr containing three nov
stories by CEAaiE, DIcsENs. new story by NHhIE
CogI1Ns one Iy Miss PeccraE. and one by AUausu'
Sln. Go round TO Il College 81, and geta number,
lis the most r,alab,. paper we have seen IN long
while
Jouy Yoaz & ,3. have received Frank LEsIlE 5
ra-euc If Fashion, for January. most proiusciy IL
Illustrated with fashion plates.
They have also received FRANK LEs1IEs ec.'h
CONTAINING. M engraving Of SHERMAN, the Black Re
publican candidate for Speaker. and also an erg''v-
inrof the execution of Cook.
CO. LEISURE Mautzrs This is the tide OF q vol
u.nc lust issued from the press Of f. D. LoNG % Co,
2 New crk 1t is from the pen OF the talented Miss
N,HrHA H,rNes BurG 4 ~, of Norfolk, Virginia
and is dedicated TO Na) NAacIssN p SAUNDERS, OF
Tennessee This book uo doubt will meet with
quit, demand.
I..rr.ns rsr Cu1roHNn-Th Postmaster Gene
nj has issued Instructions informed, for all
letter, DESIGNED for California to be sent Ella st.
f.oni. by the Overland Mail Route. instead Of the
I-,hmus. except where the writers direct otherwise
GOA their letters.
lf.na,rh from Memphis. dated the 18th. says
two coal boats owned by Mcssrs. HJuAr& ~vrrI. OF
riu-buIg; sunk on Pout Worthingtan GA Tuesday
.rr.T D. .,