The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-28

success by novelties which cannot but
crafty its numerous patrons. Indeed il
is doubtful whether any concert hall ever
had performers of such merit as have
Graced and are engaged TO grace the stage
of the Canterbury. Neither has any
performance ever presented before a
| Washington audience enjoyed the pro-
longed popularity which has attended
the "Gipsy's Lay"
! Ever since the Government constituted
"Columbia Armory" as one of the great
manufactures of cartridges, the survey
and 6verhauling of ammunition from sur
rounding camps, &c, il has been custom
airy once, twice or thrice week 10 destroy
the damaged powder in the square on
which the building is situated, and at
some distance therefrom. During the
past week damaged cartridges having
been received, with view to lessen the
amount of cumbustible and useless mat
ter, il was determined to burn il yester-
| day afternoon. About the same quanti-
ty has been frequently so destroyed be-
fore, in damp atmosphere, without ex-
citing any special attention, except on
one occasion, when an alarm of fire was
raised. While the arrangement were
progressing yesterday, brisk breeze
arose from the Northeast, and when the
explosion took place it was accompanied
by a shock which, in the immediate
neighborhood, deprived dwellings and
workshops of all their window glass (:
other windows lost part of their glass,
and the houses, especially in a north
easterly direction, were more or less af-
fected by the conclusion, The large
Armory building lost probably a hundred
panes of glass, which was all the damage
sustained.
The best conjecture seems to be eat
present that the clear atmosphere and
brisk breeze set the shock directly upon
the dwellings which suffered most in the
neighborhood FL.
The shock resounded along Pennsyl-
yania avenue, and in an instant fearful
apprehensions arose, and a thousand ru-
mors set afloat Two thousand or more
persons soon fastened over to the Arse
nal, where they were rejoiced to find the
worthy employees, male and female, as
quietly at their work as if nothing had
happened.
In the course of the afternoon the hon
orable Secretary of War called upon Col.
Ramsey, of the Arsenal, for an explana-
ton and Col. r. Immediately called upon
Major Byington, officer in charge of the
ArmOry, for the facts and authority for
so disposing of the damaged powder
Major Byington lost no time in respond
ing in terms which proved satisfactory.
The weeks news from Virginia seems
to have confirmed the escape of the
rebel army from the army of the Potomac.
General Burnside, the new commander.
is hardly warm in his seat yet, and no
material advance has been made But
preparations have been actually going on,
and another week must bring forth some
thing. You may soon expect important
news from Texas. Galveston is ours,
and large and firmly appointed expe-
dition under General Banks is to start
soon for that part OF the Confederacy.
Intense anxiety is felt in naval
circles to hear the news from Mobile,
which city ought by this time to be in
possession of the Union forces. AT last
accounts Admiral Farraguts fleet was
awaiting the irOn-Clads from around the
capes of Florida. The weather was
tempestuous, the health of the squadron
good, and the men in high spirits.
There are so many gloomy scenes in
all wars, that when bright one appears
it is greeted as the mariner greets the blue
sky that promises the passing away of
the storm. The great comfort of the
loyal people in their fearful struggle for
the preservation of free institutions is
the fact that they will finally and per-
manently triumph 1t is this that Ii Chit
ems the heaviest sorrow, and consoles us
In the midst Of the seVerest losses.
....r .... SHAKER