Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-15
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/ NSeHyIILEAkD NoRTHwEsrERS RaIERosD.-Tbe
Memphis Appeal Of the I2sh learns that the grad
Ing Of he Nashville and \ rlkWssfern Railroad hrs
been oonplstsd as faF as UniOn City a distance o.
thirteen miles from Hickman Kentucky, The western
terminus Of the roal, and that the supsrstructuze
has been completed for that distance, and ROw is
ready for the iron s,roUg ferce Is st work on the
rOsd, Asd ii. viii soon Be completed al Dsssden-
DrsrREss AMoxo 4uE sE1rExns.-Tss Saint Paul
Pioneer says that macy Of the settlers upon the pub
lie lands in MinnesOts advertised for sale in this
month, are sbAndOning their claims They have no
money 10 make good their pre- euptiOns, and it can
not be procured, as in more prosperous times, BY
mortgsging the land. In some instances hsrd-WOrk-
ng msn with families dependant upan them for sup
port will De compelled 10 lose The fruits Of one and
two years labor upon their farms.
The human remains found few days since in
soap-bOx at the Hudson River Railroad Depot, Aba
ny, l., and which, 1t was thought, might be those
cfihe missing Mrs Brennan. have been carefully
examined by Dc. Armsby. Of Albany, aud prOnOuns-
ed TO be those Of aa old lady who had been dead
several years, aud had been doubtless packed and
sh pPsd for cheap transportation medical sub
jsei. he ihinks the Indications are that she must
have been from 60 to 20 years Gil. Mrs. BSeansn
was shout 2s years Of age AMI if any reliance is to
be placed the experience Of medical men, the re-
mains Of course cannot be hers,
TIE Lars Fsosrs-FRuIr KILLED The Mem.
phis Bultetis Of the I2lh says: 'fInJefgsn.e fram
sll sections contiguOustO Memphis leave no room
for doubt that the frUi crop has suffered severely
from the heavy fross and freezing. weather of the
early part Of last week. 10 come sections peaches
have betn entirely cut of while apples, cherries
and plums have been considerably injured. POta-
toes, tomatoes. aud many other early varieties Of
vegetables were killed By the frosts Monday and
Tuesday nights, AMI sill require rePlsnting The
news from nearly every portion Of the country is
equally unfsvOrsbe as the above, snd The indies
tOns at present are that the rait yield of 1859 viii
be an unusually diminished Ous."
The Cincinnati Gazette Of The 1lth, speaking Of
the fruit prospect in that vicinity says: sIt il graft
flying TO know Ethal no serious damage hss, so far,
been sustained and that the indications are that
full crop will be realized
HoNs-What emotions Of mingled pain aud p,esS-
ure swell the bosom Of waudsrer. when he returns
to his early home; the cot the lawn. the broad old
trees through which The winds of the tempest wbis
tied 'ang syne, and lulled him 10 sleep at night;
the bsbbling brook, in which he laTed bis restless
feet in lifss bright morning-everything that tells
Of ehildhOod-gone, alas forever WSlI may the
poet exelain:
The green trees whispered, low and mild
II sound Of Joy;
They my pliyuates when child,
And rocked ia their mild
Still they looked at and smiled,
Asif were boy
And ever whispered, Wild and low,
Come, be q child
And waved their long and fr3.
And heckoned s0emnly and slow;
Oh c9uld choose but 70
Into the uo,dlands hoar.