The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-03-14
The City Of Nashville.

In short time, " our armies progross In
tho West as enorRe ically as they have done
oil latc, Nashville will become a place Of In.
tcrcst rs connected with our movements up
tho Cumberland. II is connected with Bow.
ling Green by railraad. Nashville is situa.
tod on the left or west bank of tho Cumbor-
land river, come two hundred miles by the
course OF tho stream from its mouth: 2SO
milos nortb.oast of Memphis; 26G miles
southwest Of Lexington in kentucky. and
684 miles from Washington City,. MANY OF
the private residences arc erected on a scalo
oi palatial magnitude and splondor. and tho
public buildings exhibit o corrospondipo
character. Tho suburbs abound with pic.
turosquo scenery, enriched with groves OF
ccdar. Tho city was originally laid out in
lots OF one acre each. with reservation of d
acres for public buildings. The boundaries
have since been enlarged. The new capitol.
which stands on commanding omineucc
l15 feet above the river, is one OF the most
noble, magnificent and costly structures in
America. Tho material is fine Limestone
which was quarrcd on the spot, and nearly
resembles marble. The Dimensions are 2IO
feot by l95,and tho estimated cost ~ 900 !.
600. IL is built. as it is stated, entiraly of
stone and iron. without any wood about IL.
except the plank ON which tho copper roof.
ing is fastened. The floor and inner walls
arc Of dressed stone. A lunatic asylum on
largo scale has recently beon erected in
tho vicinity. The State ponitontiary a. this
place is 3l3 feet by so, continuing 200 cells
The University Of Nashville was founded in
1906. The Medical College connected With
tho University was opened in 1851; 1t occu.
pies spacioDs building, and has upwards Of
so students. There arc also number oi
female seminarios, tho largest os which is at.
tended by more than 300 pupils. .,.
There were Is newspapers published hero
and six of them daily. Nasville coutaips Z
banks, with total capital of s5. 1872 500, ans
ID churches, representing the various relip
| ious denominations. Tho mineral caiyine
of the late DIR. Troost contains tho Iarpes,
private collection in the United States. Tn,
city is lighted with gas. The Cumber,on nc
river is crossed by magnificent wiro sus
pension bridge built at cost of &lOO 900
Water is supplied by being raised from The
Cumberland river. Six railroads now cente,
Mt Nashville, uffording communication with
many desired points. II Is tho terminus ol
tho Nashville and Chattanooga railroad, l5G
miles long. which was fnishod in 1851 at an
expense of about 90, ,O0O,O 900.
Tho road Is built in a vvry substantial
manner. and completes the connection with
Charleston and Savannah Tho commerce
Of Nashville is very extensive. amounting to
over 600 tonnage, composed of steamboats,
navigating the Cumberland river, engaged
in the conveyance Of passengers, and traffic
of goods and produce. Extensive manufac
turing establishments are in successful op.
GRAFTON at this place. among which may be
men,ioucd the powder mill, the rolling mill,
tho Tennessee iron works. just below the
Guy, on me CumOeriand rivor, which are as
extensive and equal in capacity to any In the
United States, aud foundcries and machine
shops. Tho population Of Nashville at the
present timo is about %, 900.