Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-03
W G WHI2THOhNB,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
TAI " NEWMAN,
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speaker Of the Senate
State Of Tennessee l. RAY Secretary Of State do here
g certify that The foregoing true eoey Of 50 much o. The
incorporating Of The Young Mems Mercantile Library AsSO
In tsrony whereof have hsrsuuto set my hand At ones
on this 5is day Of March, A. ,. 1850. JgRRAT.
PALM SUNDAy-PAssloN OR Holy WEEK-The reli-
gions season of Lent is rapidly drawing to a close
and win end with this week Sunday was Palm
Sunday; so styled because, as anauthOrity informs
us, recalls the triumphal entry of the Saviour into
Jerusalem, few days before His passion when the
people, bearing palm branches came out to welcome
Him, crying: 'Hosanna to the Son of David" and
acknowledged Him to be their King. In the Catho-
lie Church. on this day, palms or evergreens are
blessed and distributed to the congregation. The
origin Of its name is thus quantity described by an
old English author 1T is called Paine Sundaye for
because the paine betokeneth VICTORY, wherefore
all Crysten people shode were paine in PROCESSION,
in token that he hath foughten with the fende our
our enemy, and hath VICTORY of hymn"
The week commencing yesterday is known in the
Episcopal church as Passion Week. and in the
Catholic church as holy Week. and the services
are commemorative Of the passion suffering Of
the Saviour prior his death upon the cross, which
event viii be celebrated on Friday next. known as
Good Friday.
On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings,
the Catholic church viii celebrate the Office of the
"Tenebra in which every expression Of joy is laid
aside while sad and solemn spirit breathes through
the ch,.unts and hymns.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings
there will also be the services usual on those days
In the Episcopal Church, ofSt Paul. services will
be performed this day at the usual hours, and, also
daily during the week quarter past eight clock
A. NJ, and five P. M.-except on Good Friday, when
the morning service will commence at halfpast ten
O'Clock.
On Sunday next, the solemn and penitential season
will be succeeded by Easter Day, commemorative
Of the resurrection OF the Saviour from the dead,
and sorrow and fasting will give way to Christian
festivals and Christian JOY.
TRoruvG March At ME,rHls-The Memphis BIZ
letia Of Sunday says:
Quite a crowd collected at the Race Track yes
terday, to witness a match between CrawtOrds
horse "Gen Singleton, q. j. Brooks yellow Jack
J. C. Coles Or. Cole and Hammers "Chas. COtter'
The race was fifty dollars a SIDE. At the start
Jack" took the track. 'Colc" second, "Cotter''
third and Singleton fourth. The heat warm
" contested and resulted in singleton being de
cared winner in time 3:lI. Hammers entry was
withdrawn after this heat and for the second Sing
third which position they maintained until reach
ing the back stretch, when Jack took the lead
and came home winner in 3l2. At the start for the
third heat. Jack had the track. followed by both
his competitors neck and neck, until arriving at
the second quarter when Singleton" shot ahead
and maintained the position throughout, coming
home stretch winner Of the heat and race in time
800.
BuIRoAD EARNINGs-The Jonesboro' Express
states that the gross earnings Of the East Tennessee
and Virginia Railroad for the month of February,
1859 and 1850 compare as follows:
EFss, PASSENGERS. '5; f Asa s ssi5 g
Z Ho55 Mail, ' 1000 s i7ss sa5
Express, 1856 6O24S s0o49
Total l9A23I9 20532.7 7,IO9.Js
This shows a gratifying result. The increase
over the month of January 1860 is S4l74l9. while
the increase Of the month of February over the
month of January 1853, was Oaly sl2S4L
TERRIBLE ExrrosIox.-The jackson Wing learns
from gentleman whose son was one of the Inflated.
that the boilers Of the steam mil Of Mr. BELL near
Bells Station, in Haywood county, blew up on the
10th uIt, and killed GEORGE 3 BmGANCE, JACOB LOCK
and JosErH LOCK. and 50 wounded JAMES ". LOCK
and Vyu SPRAGGn that they will both probably die.
There were several others more or less injured
The engineer declares that there was full supply
of water in the boiler at the time Of the explosion,
ana that he had tested il a few moments before. No
one could in any way account for the accident
Dian Hr,pryG PEEAcuERs.-Maj. Il. c. JACKSON,
SUPERINTENDENT of the East Tennessee and Georgia
Railroad has issued the following instructions to the
agents of that road:
d. Hereafter Won win sell tickets TO Ministers of
che Cospel who are actually engaged IN preaching
mot radg) for one fare to any station on tins road
:. You will write the word return. ON the face
f the ticket and the residence OF the Minister
on the back
NEWS FOR HoRsE RlIsEns.-We understand that
Mr.. f. R JENNNGs the importer Of Vermont Boy. Is
daily expected TO arrive in the city with Green
Maintain Black Hawk one of the most promising
Roadsters Of his age in the United States and few
very fine Morgan Mares. Horse rsisers who wish
+,imnroye the. stock SHOULD look out for Mr.. JEN-
NISGs. "
Dr WASHINGTON WILLIAMS. alias Gr HINES was
,,rvicted At Memphis On Friday Of obtaining goods
rdsr false pretenses and sentenced to the peniten-
- f,, three wears. His counsel made a motion
for new trial. which has not been disposed Of.
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Fen This section was visited by heavy frost
Sunday night, the ~ INST ~ " So
,oi, had fallen Saturday night and Sunday. it is
-,-.,t,tle tie fruit has suffered severely.
Tn. CaIlatin Examiner says the late heavy tr, o.
have killed large portion Of the fruit. North Of
the ridge the tobacco is probably all killed,
The monthly meeting of the Historical Society Of
Tennessee will be held at the State Capitol this at
ternoon at 3 O'Clock.
vy T. Sr1rr ESQ. of Knoxville, has been ad
- ~ ,,.sctice in the Common Law Court o
Memphis. "
A steam fire engine has just been received
Memphis When viii Nashville get one