The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-12
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VIM. CAMERON Z CO., Publishers.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER p, 1865.
From Kansas.
Correspondents OF the Nashville Union
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EEOM huuSoot
Correspondence Of the Nashville Ilnlon-
LRAvESwoRTH, kansas, Sept. Sd, 1865.
In my last letter promised to let yo'
have description of this ysung and ylgor
Gus city, which in the short space OF tentl
of century, has grown from infancy L
manhood The city lies, as You are aware
on the Big Muddy, Ga very appropriate
name for the Missouri and extends its slim
its on one side to the Government lands
(called the reserve) which were intended al
the time the Post was established (some 30
wears since, and was then the frontier post
as means of supplying the garrison at the
Fort with supplies, the lands being then, as
now, cultivated by the Government, and,
at the same time, offering fine pasturage
for the horses of the cavalry, and animals
for transportation, besides allowing for the
establishment of large corrals for the stock
belonging to the Q. NJ. Department. Rang
ing South again, some mile and half, an
Cling. from the river bank, South Leaven-
worth as it is called is prettily built up of
private houses. The streets running at
right angles with the Missouri are named
after the Indian tribes, and thus Shawnee,
Miami, Kickapoo, Wyandotte, Delaware,
Kiowa, Cherokee, Arrapahoe, Sioux, and
other Indian names meet the eye on the
corners of the streets, as the stranger ram
bles through the city. The streets running
parallel TO the river, are numbered numer-
ically from LIST to Sth streets, then follow the
old custom of names, Broadway, &c. The
main street, the one next the river, Shaw
nee, Delaware, Cherokee, with the Levee
are the principal business streets, and 1t
may surprise you to know, that some large
houses in this city actually do business to
the amount of two millions Of dollars per
! annum. One of the principal houses there
by the name of Kearney * Stevens, do even
larger amount than that, their business
being wholesale groceries, and their chief
business being with the Sante Fe and other
New Mexican traders. There are several
large dry goods houses here, also doing
large business, and many middling houses
or firms kept by followers of the Israelitish
persuasion. There is quite nice theatre
here, and last week an operate company
enliveued the good citizens of this place by
the dulcet strains of ye operas. There are
several churches here of various denOmina-
tions, and already a.msgnifeent building is
in course of erection intended as Roman
Catholic Cathedral, which when completed,
for size, architectural taste aud beauty, will
far surpass such buildings in many larger !
cities. There is also a respectable sized |
church in course of erection for the use of |
american citizens of African descent" and /
altogether, turn your attention where you /
may, there are signs of vigorous advance
ment in every part Of this prosperous city.
Already they have q cemetery OF some
beauty, about three miles in the country,
called Greenwood Cemetery, and on my last
visit there witnessed the funeral services
rendered to the deceased wife of the Com
mander Of the Post, Col. A. P. Carahu, of
the ID United States volunteer infantry,
who died at the Fort. The services were
imposing, although plain, bat noticed
kind but touching act rendered to the be
reaved husband by the men of his command.
Without orders, but prompted by generous
feeling, the men had sauntered in squads Of
three or four TO the cemetery, and by an
impulse as kind as respectful, they ranged
themselves by the side of the road leading
to the cemetery, and as the cortege passed
(it was a private funeral) the noble fellows
faced towards the funeral train and uncov
ering their heads bowed thsm in sympa
thetic sorrow with their bereayed command
er, and remained standing until the process
sion had passed
It was deeper acknowledgment of sor
rowful respect by these poor fellows, and
conveyed more kindness, in my opinion,
than oil the dirges, solemn marching, re
yersed arms and noisy clap trap which usu
ally accompany military funeral displays.
! enquired what regiment they belonged to,
and found they were part of the regiment I
to you in my. last letter, mandy,
the I'd United States, formerly cOnfederates.
All honor to these poor fellows, for the kind,
delicate, unssked for, unexpected, NANTES
tation of kind feeling and respect to their
RaUeHoHs nos montOn8.
There are great many saloons in this city,
and good ones too, and for fair price so
iourners can imbibe any of those delicious
so well enquired for everywhere,
while at the same time he can whirl his cue,
a Ia mode, Phelan or Berger, on half dozen
or more fine Billiard tables. The inhabi-
tants here, are of course, emigres from the
old States, and we have goodly number Of
people from your sunny South. There is,
however, in their everyday parlance, a
certain amount of peculiar phrases, an alb
breviation, if you please, Of sentences,
which, however, convey the full sense when
added to action-down your way in Tennes-
see. You used the word "howdy" for how
do you do, but here they beat you in the
abbrsviation, merely sticking out the hand
and saying "How." In drinking, much the
same, striking the glass upon the counter,
they look atyou and chow" it again. In
some places they say "a man is killed. )" here
they "wipe them out, on the plains they
do itstill more cleverly, ''shey raise the har,"
as the negres more or less by constant repeti-
tion modify the pronunciation Of words in
the South, so the Indian does here.
Well, Mr.. Editor, you have heard Of
Theatres, Churches, Streets, &c of Leaven-
worth City. Now let me mention that the
curb stones in some Of the streets are far
ahead OF anything have ever seen, and the
adoption Of the same kind in some other
cities know Of, would be beneficial. They
are about six iuches thick Of granite and
are placed angling from the side walks.
instead Of perpendicular, as generally
placed. All strangers here speak unouali-
fedly favorsbley Of the new curb. Your
city should at once pattern after them.
! have now TO 60 20 the Fort, and as the
hack is in waiting must conclude. until
have another opportunity Of writing YOU.