Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-02-18
Tho CITY of NnnhxiiIe .

In short time, if our armies progress in
the West as energetically as they have of
late, Nashville will become place of inter.
est as connected with our movements up the
Cumberland. 1t is connected with Bowling
Green by railroad. Nashville is situated
on the left or the west bank of the Cumber.
land River, some two hundred miles by the
course Of the stream from its mouth two
hundred and eighty miles northeast of
Memphis two hundred and six miles south
west of Lexington, in Kentucky; and six
hundred and eighty-four miles from Wash
ington City. Many of the private resi-.
dences are erected on scale of palstial
magnitude and splendor, and the public
buildings exhibit corresponding character.
The suburbs abound with picturesque seem
cry, enriched with beautiful groves of
cedar. The city was originally laid out in
lots OF one acre each, with reservation of
four acres for public buildings. The boun-
daries have since been enlarged. The new
capitol, which stands on a commanding EN-.
inence, one hundred and seventy-ive feet
Above the river, is one of the most noble
magnificent, and costly structures in Amer
lea. The material is fine limestone, which
was quarried on the spot and nearly re-
sembles marble. The dimensions are 240
feet by lo5, and the estimated cost 81 ,000,-
QUO. 1t is built, as it is stated, entirely of
stone and iron, without any wood about it,
except The plank on which the copper roof
ing is fastened; the floor and inner walls
are Of dressed stone. A lunatic asylum, on
large scale, has recently been erected in the
vicinity. The State Penitentiary at this
place is 5l3 feet by so, containing 200 cells.
The University of Nashvillewas founded in
1906. The medical college connected with
the university was opened in 1851; it occu-
pies spacious building, and has upward
of 100 students. There are also a number
of female seminaries, the largest of which
is attended by more than 800 pupils.
There rere fifteen newspapers published
here, six of them daily. Nashville contains
three banks, with total capital of So, 1872
5OO, and fifteen churches, representing the
various religious denominations. The min
eral cabinet of the late Doctor Troost con-
taiDs the largest private collection in the
United States. The city is lighted with
gas. The Cumberland River is crossed by
a magnificent wire suspension bridge, built
at a cost of 100000. Water is supplied by
being raised from the Cumberland River.
Six railroads now center at Nashville, af-
points. 1t is the terminus of the Nashville
and Chattanooga Railroad, 150 miles long,
which was finished in 1852, at an expense
Of about S3,0O0,000. The road is built in
very substantial manner and completes
the connection with Charleston and Sayan-
nah. The commerce of Nashville is very
extensive, amounting annually to over s.
600 tunnage, composed of steamboats, navi-
eating the Cumberland River, engaged in
the conveyance of passengers, and the traf-
fic Of goods and produce Extensive manu-
featuring establishments are in successful
operation at this place, among which may
be mentioned the powder mill, the rolling
mill, the Tennessee Iron Works, just below
the city, on the Cumberland River, which
are as extensive and equal in capacity to
any in the United States founderies and
machine shops. The population Of Nash
vile, at the present time, is about 10000.