The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-08
Our Nashville Correspondence.


Our Nashville Correspondence.
NAsHvILIx Tenn, June 7, 1850
The Edr1y Settlement Of Ndshwle-Coiege Commence
ner'ts-AccorM Of the Academis-7h6r CoS-Xiaary
Reioo-NashrSik Sp,inSs-A Large HoseI-Abundanes
9 Ergases-How Sosaherners Lipc &C., DC.
This town originally occupied by tribe Of Shawnee
Indians In lila Mr.. Charleville French trader from
Crozorts Co,ny, at New Orleans, came TO Nashville
opened trade with the Indians In 1880 the French
colonies in America undertook TO unite louisiana and
Canada They planted their settlements at Pittsbarg,
the month Of the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers
the Ohio; at kaskasss, In Illinois, st. Louis, Detroit,
Niagara, and other places, and until l7eo, when
General Wolf conquered Quebec, the French were
supreme west Of the mounta In 1893 they coded
louisiana TO Spain. The first county established
in Tennessee in TIT and made by tho Legislature OF
North Carolina, and called Washington, and taken of
OF Wilkes aud Burke counties, in North Carolina 1t was
situated in the north and east part of the State but it
embraced large territory ecxenGing west 10 the Mis-
sissppi river Davidson county, in which this iowa Is
situated established in 1888 The first settlements
were made In this state IN the extreme upper north
eastern part Of it, at place called watanga Here
deposited the OF the future State Of Tennessee
ihts began as early as l76s and formed principally by
hunters and explorers from Virginia and North Carolina
The settlement Was In the upper and east part II Ten
nessee, neil place now called tlizabethtown on the
waters OF the Upper Tennessee river while Nashville
ana Davidson county began tho m settlements 1779 This
town named in honor Of Colonel Francis Nash, who
fell bravery lighting for the independence of his country,
at the battle of Germantown September 1, l775 com
mahdng the First regiment OF North Carolina Continental
troops.
pan cuts and friends OF the pupils attending the different
scsdt mics ahd colleges for which this town ceeorat
ed. II 10 commencement "eek Among many similar in
situations, probably has been more prosperous
and Successful than the Female Academy For the
t~ebyc,ars the Rev C. D. Elliott has had charge of the
academy ant has gone increasing In the number Of
It's pupils until this year the number Of pupils 429
the humber of graduates g. For the week, day
night has the chapel been filled with the friends OF the
graduates OF the academy from this and the adjacent
States. The graduating Glass showed very high prof
cheney in th,r studies the essays by the hty
eight young of great merit and we're marked
nth superior degree Of intellectual culture
lent II The same school with the same humber of pu
pills. was located Ia one u Northern cties would
be better kho~n through the medium Of the press the
ctz1ns oi the South and Of this State than II is
known, although essentially Southern institution There
very few female academies any where can out
number i'll their list Of graduates this female academy
Mr. Elliott, the Principal for the last twenty years, has
just rcsirtcd, and from his report II appears that
the academy grounds contain six acres in the western
part II the city. The academy buildings very
modious and convenient, containing one hundred and
twenty I'VE rons the chapel being seventy four BY ty
feet the exercise hall hundred and twenty by
forty feet heated by steam in the winter and lighted
with gas IorticoS, corridors aud covered psvements
kinds Of weather There has been $50 900 Of the revenue
OF the school spent in improvements, besides some
$40 900 gained from bequest and the increase
the value of the Ian belonging TO the academy.
TIE closing exercises Of the cal egate department o
the University here have been going the
About tive years ago the Western Military Institc then
located In Kentucky by articles of union ncorpo
rated into the collegiate department Of this University
which time the military rule and have
been part Of the Of ms ructon proving eec
ta aid in moral mental aud physical culture. The Uni
versity grounds situated upon what known Col
lege Ill., une Of the most commanding cmncnces around
the city ana take IN an area Of seventeen acres From
the buildings view OF the entire city q
large sec on OF surrounding country Within the college
grounds are four large buildings OF which the principa
edhce, the Medical College, is built Of stone, and
some 600 The college library contains IA 600
volumes, and they have . fund amounting ~ S500 0U0
The s,rinOn To the graduates preached sunday
by the Rev. n. j. Breckinrige Of Kentucky On Monday
a military held At the College, In the College
campus, BY Generals Harding aud Anderson. The Rock
City Guard the military company OF this lace joined
the cadets 10y Invitation, forming battalion o four full
companies. The excel cncy Of their discipline called forth
well mered praise from the large assembly OF the beauty
aud shion OF the surrounding coustry The commence
nen exercises took place IN the Hall OF Representatives
the Sta'e CAPITOL which, by the way Is considered ths
finest certainly Que of the most beautiful Specimens Of
architectural buildings In the United Stat The
.ishcd by grand ball, given by the cadets to tnr
friends. tpsn entering the cuilcge grounds found
Them % n,.ad y un ss %s% s ssss
the evening The ball complete success The suits
cf rooms were cstccned WIN wr.a'hs, and decorated
with the swords and guns OF the diets arranged stars
circles upon the walls Of the ball rvoms Of which
four The elite and the fashion " the city
there The ladies were more gaiy dressed, wor-
brilliant coiors ana snowy, than ever
any Northern assembly, aud the general effect upon per
son entering the ball room vivid, every QUE
looked gay, and sparkling, and brlant The FESTIVE
ties were kept up until late hour.
The strangers who here, TO the commencement
daily leaving We're not for the great deficiency In
hotel accommodations this city would tie quite place Of
resort "a watering place. Nashville Is surrounded by
sulphur and halybeate springs The water Is the p's
santcst and most palatabe sulphur water have
tasted. The water y nprcgna'cd with a good deal Of
iron and SALT bu, hardly any one visiting here knows of
the fact except the immediate ncighborhood They 10
take the pains TO show up these Advantages o. the
stranger They do not TO think Of IT, and yet tn
probably OF the finest white ulphur springs the
world within two miles OF the city. Many efJts have
been made u obtain subscriptions, charter &c. for
hcci Al hast Que Of Nashvie's stzcns Mr. John over
ton, has undertaken TO build hotel his lot, of
Church and Cherry Streets 10 coet about s22 COO excla
sve Of the value o his grounds which probably worth
f2o 900, provided some OF our citizens would lend him
800 GOO making altogether the cost o tue house aud
gTound, A15 900. which has been arranged aud the
Mr. Rogers has been chosen architect, the same one
who built The Burnett House, Cincinnstt the Ovcron
Hotel at Memphis, and others The build will have a
front Cherry OF lis feet and Church Of
leo feet, covering an area OF about 2s 900 square
feet or bali acre. u will be parailccgram
The height from the pavement 10 the top u the euab
lare Is o. be seventy eight feet. IL will have grand
entrance portco on Cherry street ieet sc by
thirty feet high composed OF eight iron Cor,n,han
columns detached several feet from the wall with
heavy entbature GROWING a. AT each end Of the front
wings about thirty Zee, vide. All the columns, cn
drcd ana forty rooms exclusive ~ the main and public
halls, corridors, parlors, Ne. Each hall and has
fraugnts ~ air AZ communal all connecting with the
outer air and giving aso plenty of light The ventilation
shan ton feet square and one hundred aud twenty feet
high fcr the purpose OF ycntating the whole building
The dining hall Va any feet wide by hundred and eight
ect long and twenty three feet h n. The floor Of the
hall IS supported BY iron girders, which rest iron
columns sunk into the brick WORK and resting thu
bricks alone, for fear of their ng The bod chambers
are furnished with water and each story is fur.
nished " I'M bath rcoms water cuscis Sc Ti, wats-
will he supplied BY large reservoirs the roof IN, rsoris
III II them, have plenty ~ light from large cuir IA tn
centre cfthe building or from the street wh'u ihs h1tc
finished the city may well be proud but until Ga sanl
ycars-her will be obliged 10 put ny with thr
old hotel aooommodatons We are having quite cool