Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-13


motion of Aid. BELL, Mr. DARDEN, President Of th
Common Council, was called to the chair.
The following Communication was read from th
Mayor pro TEN:
! OFFICE CT The MAYOR RI TIE CTR OF NAfHYuIE
In the temporary absence of the Mayor thi
morning Who cannot be here at your hour OF meet
ing it uev0lyes upon me TO announce TO the tWt
Boards composing toe CITY Council, the death o
our estee med and venerable City Treasurer Joe
II. SmIth, who departed this lite at O'Clock ye .
Isrday afternoon.
His purity OF chalscer, devotion to the interest,
of the corporation and his uniform faithfuness e
every dlty. makes q void in our ranks which viii
oe seriouSy felt
You are called together for the purpose of pay.
ing suitable tribute of respect TO an officer who
in an unusual degree, eDj yei your confidence and
esteem Il spectfuLy, JOHN CoLrART,
Dsc moeF 10 1861 Mayor, pro tenn
Aid Rhea, President Of the Board of Aldermen,
submitted the following preamble aud resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted, viz:
WHERsAS, We have heard with unfeigned regret.
the dscease If our wo.thy City Treasurer Joel NJ
Smith, who expired yesterday afternoon at the res
deIcs OF his 0rotheF-In-IsH, James q Headrick in
this city The old and faithful servant has pone 10
bIs reward, leaving q bright example behind him.
For many Yeas he was the custodian of the CITY
dnSnces which be guarded with as much care and
watch gness as be possibly could by his own means
His official record. Ike his private lite is without
stain OF benish. For many years he occupied the
position OF City IRE asurer, well as other respon-
slb,e trusts, bting st one time Revenue Collector
and at another member Ut the Buard of Aldermen
AID 30 man ever discharged his dutirs with more
IN Try aud integrity, or with more scrupulous
! b me- ,, than joel 81 smith He reached the nigh
est styi o. mana hTistian gentleman
ResolUed Tnat the City Council of the CITY of
Nashville deeply dsplore the death Of their veneer
able and esteemed City Treasurer. Joel n Smith
Sse fstihi ulDess and devotion TO the duties of his
I'll ;e were almost without q parallel
heS0lUed That sympa hlse sincerely with the
btrsayed Wife anu children ard relatives of the de
ceased in loss at once : q citing to them aud to
u. The Sgtd and respected Lusbsnd, father and
public off eT. l. 10 rendering our condo
euCe 70 his inme1lste family and friends ne point
'heu - tho-e promises Of tne gospel which he SO
fuEfly casr.shsd, toI which so TFiumphantly Gus
tanned hl - ;ae iss5 mOmrn; of his earthly exist
enee
&c o,eed, That tie Mayor ani City Council, and
Fl 's's % TIT Corporation viii attend the funerai
OF he deceased ~ tuTse o'clock this afternoon at
the Mr keIdree Cbu' CD and thai the tx Mayor
and eX members OF either bran, OF tde Council b.
especially invited 10 in Is il this tok.a of re-
'peCt
fss,Ivei Thata cosy CT the shove Be signed by
the Mayor sDd sttested b. the R=corder and fur.
Dish IN family uf the dec, ssvd
Resl'r Thai tie city psPers be respectfully re-
gu s5ed u publish these proceedings
The Counsel then adj1Urued to met az O'Clock, |
P H. Tor the purpose Cf attending the funeral II
Dody.
CITT AFFAIRS ElsCrI rSs AT meeting of the |
Board Of Alisfmen last night, DIR D G. Love the !
Alderman from the Eighth Ward, rendered his res !
gaatisD, which was accept3d.
La the Common Council NJ Henry HrLL, one Of !
he Coaac II n from thu Blshth Ward, rendered his /
which was accepted, and Mr. T. 0 |
EIlar was exc tied to I'll the vacancy.
II convention Of the two Boards. Ar. JoHS |
GL'NN was elec;ei Water Collector without oppo |
siJion.
For Super intendent Of the Water Works, John N.
Sesbury - vs. ait, John Il. Feeder and -
Cooke we're put in nomination. After the fourth |
pal he rame OF ar. Ssabary was Withdrawn /
sn1 after the seventh ballot the name Of Mr. Reeder
was Withdrawn oasthe eighth ballot Mr.. Wyatt
IVES elected.
Fo7 FIRST Engineer Of tie Water Works. Daniel
Cunningham was elected without opposition
For Second Engineer Of TIE Water Works, John
Kinney, T. Dougherty, James Monroe r. ". Horn |
nd Harrison we're pus in nomination. and on
he second ballot Mr.. Kinney was elected.
Capt jesse l. Dorteh, was reelected Wharf |
NRsttr without Cpl cs;;ion.
Il. C. Gotten wss re elected Sexton OF the City /
Cemetery Withou: opposition.
J P PeIfis VAS reelected Street Ovsrseer with !
ont opPOsiuoa.
Fur Keeper Of the Work House, Vim. Dix and |
Henry Hll were put in nomination, and on the frat |
ballot Mr HUI was elected.
The Memphis Argus bestows the following well
merited compliment upon one of Eash7ille's fair
daughters:
Tvs CoxCyRr AMATEUR CoLsoN -Ths New
Memphis Theatre WAS filed laat night by . crowd L
II our most fashionable ladies, many musicians
dHtt2nti, virtuosi ard miscellaneous we'll, ressed |
DC pie the whole Pr ssnIing glittering, bIi liant,
aud attractive spectacle Amateur singing some
,imes SO fascinating within the private precincts Of
the drawing room or psIl r. is so generally fall
ure il public that delight was almost equalled
BY our dgapp Jntnsnt on hearing & young lady
:: Solrae's tchO song with an Gssiness correct
ness anl grace 0hica had they been Dined TO
eater volume, would have left it dubious with Us
.heths he e dillon or cur memOry Of that Of
Sontsg was the liner of the two
Her voice Is IN gu slIty exceedingly like that Of
Coson, her ne hod is similar The notes that seem
20 sasIy 70 cJme from her hsye the same strange
ascinEton as those OF C0lsOD ami when in answer
to an encore she poured forth passage from Col
sons own fsyOrite laughing song, the intonatons.
the buoy sncy, the eapinE, laughing music thrilled
uae TO precisely the ssme restess admiration, fill
ing heart ana mind with a magnetic ati1ity a2j de-
,iFs 20 ! in in the Rseloiious 10y. selection
from tue SJmuSn5llA seFTed to SOW her complete
mastery OF the Darqtively f7cie efye CT BelliI
ii and in q duet WIKI Ar. Hustle "a most excellent
tenor, she proved hsrseIf possessed Of that iutui
ave power # ben iing ar1 yet retInny thu indi
Vi tutI IL OF her own voice, which made PArodi so
xrt At in The celebrated duo in Norma We never
mad say nsrt!cu'ar Use for Nashville that We know
IT. bus We mas confess We elvy the city thai
. unt- an ,rgI.s daughters such child of music
s. dis NARY sng.
the reader will remember that we critic ~ the
ady from an amateurs stand; but she ia 50 far supe'