Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-05-15
FOrty-eignt IIours in lhe FIre.


DarSyIrlz, KY, Aiazsl 9, lsoo.
yrssRs VIZ. B. DoDDs & Co., CuoIUATE
Grr1rurS-at he tine Of ne FIRE which In car
town on 92d February hadone Of your safes In our bushes
house. containing vauabe paper, hank noses Ge 1la IRE oc
currs On the afternoon the 2 and dd not remove car
SAFE from the burning ruin til the afternoon Of the 2fai
qusnty il vas burred burning tmbs FOR about ory
eirthours In the cellar directly below where The as stood
se was considerable lt of lard, ard several casks o. no
Iasss and safe fell into Of e0urss e. vas subjected to
poEurf. heat When We renoze rabbh from Tie safe ituz
ALMOST RED-ROT, with barge bed ofbu'niHs eaais
all around Upon pIinE up discovered tha IN he i one
OF hinges been bro a the corner Of ons o. The
doors Dropped ou thereby aoirga good deal of beat % Pene
tratsas the inside doors. But tie NE fs WITH ne
door down. iu measure protected We deem t dae
YOU 70 state frte that the outside doors locked,
they had the door could not hage fallen open, though s
hinge broken, when opened the fs We found ts pa
psrs. bank Rotess ke., ali sceuIe-
Very respectfully yours
IsigBedJ @. W. WEIGH & Gu.
DASsILE, Ky, March 2, laGo-
Mzssas. W. 3. DoDDs a Co., CrscIszAr
DEAR s1as-Ts safe purrhass5 Of y0U in ssptshez hast
has stood the great which occurred IN town On ne 2d
February stendiy had asrge Of notes, rscpts
s in it, before the bung burns took the papers ont butPut
in some sheets Of paper, and uPon opening since ne bning'
NOT EVEN SC0KCMED.
The vsuesring On the dlawers wa little warped TIE
lock works very veil, and when I Oh U little think
il viii be as good as ever Ny safe The loEer
Of three story building with shiEge roof In adoia
ing roon win only Dlastsrs paron drugstore Uas ksP,
and Immediately opposite Wbss ny safe setting ths
considerable quantity OF paints oils tFentns, eauPhine aad
liquors building connected VIA the Partraoa Hotel
On one side within six feet Of the Court House on Si
other With large pile ny lice aud TIE Cour
vaIca
wood There small frame building attached 70 tie
rear Of the Drug store with oils paints and liquors in IT, and
glass door leading into ny once fromit. You vii Sss a.
once the excessive hest created aud about t. regard it
fully tested and esitaaey in saying at papers
would have been preserved u had sft them in the aa
number Of our citizens examined Il since the are
and were surprised condition, and Of tLe have
dsred safes Of you, believing them
Really Fire Proof safes.
shall take great pleasure IN recommending your SAFES Eou
are at liberty such Of This satemeat yea deem
proper Yours, lsisneil ~ ,. DURHAA-L
Agents for these splendid safes and invite the PlA
lie to call and see other certificates The manner in Eb
| they resist the attacks Of both
FIRE AND BURGLARS.
These SAFES have never ei to preserve their contents, and
/ are warranted to be
Entirely Free from Damp.
The construction or the BURGLAR PROOF SAVES is Ps
culiar and in convection with "relt American Key Regis
ter Lock- (which possesses the great ayauEe of having
No Key Hole and jet has the security Of Permuta-
ting Key capable OF 25oO00oOO ohanges) They viii be
/ found perfectly impregnablc
/ sTRATTON 3 SEYMOUR.
| rparIs-dsm No. I2 Market Street, Nashville
STAR AND CANDLES.
TTyE attention OF the public invited to the fact that most
Of and Adamantine Candies offered for sale,
| Deficient in Weighgs
So sCd for pound actually weighs but "a or Is
ounces and packages marked 40 lbs M short tEos ee and
| even i've pounds to the box.
Many Candles that really tc the pouudl branded
sold making diferenoe against s Gonsger Of
Eve pounds the COX. The variation usually aa In me price
is proportone5 to this difference, the following statement
! shows:
BOX Of seveRs contains 24T Candles and sold for IS lbs,
/ which IS the actual weight
Box Of "A o. Short Weight contains only 2fO
Candles the and is sold for 4Ol1s.
supposng price Of the former to be % cents and the latter
cents viii difference OF twenty cents Ia price, and