Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-18

We have seldom seen such large mum
Der Of ladies upon the streets in day az
enlivened the thoroughfares Of our city
yesterday. Shopping seemed to be the or
der Of the day, and every store and bazaar
came in for q share Of the patronage. With
out the aid Of ap almgnac, and by more in
dications than one, can we note the advance
Of the holidays. Large Numbers of coun-
try people we're in town, and altogether we
have seldom seen livelier day for long
time.
The weather yesterday morning was dark
and cloudy. but by ten o'clock the sky had
become clear and the sun once more shone
down upon US, welcome guest. Although
it was sunshiny the air was still chilly.
Large numbers Of mules, we observe, are
passing through the city. being shipped to
different points
In the crowd which collected on the
Square last Saturday 10 witness the auction
sales, & countryman, whose name we we're
unable 10 learn, lost tWenty-six dollars,
through the agency Of some expert light
fingered gentleman who abstracted the
pocket-book from the person of the unsns-
pecting provincial.
We noted one or two arrivals of coal
barges Yesterday from up the Cumberland.
They were loaded deep with the black dia-
monds. Whether these accessions TO the
stock on hand will tend to influence the
price may, we think, with propriety be set
down as a doubtful question.
An intoxicated man returning home
from the city yesterday afternoon, along
the Franklin pike, fell from his horse into
a deep puddle of water, where he lay
scrambling about for some time, unable to
extrieate himself. He was finally pulled
out by person whohappened to be passing
at the moment. The individual, upon
emerging from the briney deep" looked
as though he was fresh from two weeks
bath in the great muddy" He was as
sisted to a neighboring cabin, while the
horse went home without rider.
We learn that a number Of spectators
returned 10 the city from Kentucky on
Saturday, whittier they went TO purchase
hogs. They came back unsuccessful, hsv-
ing been unable to make any negotiations
for the "unutterable flesh" owing TO scar
city and high prices.
A gentleman who came in on the Edge
field and Kentucky Railroad yesterday,
informs US that no further north than the
State line the temperature during the last
few days has been much more severe than
has been experienced here.
There was collision yesterday morning
on Broad street. A four mule wagon col
lided with market wagon, spilling the
contents of the small vehicle together with
the driver into the street. There was
touching display Of vegetables scattered
over the unappreciating buolders.
The last yestige of the old Taylor De-
pot has diappeared, not post nor board
remains to mark the spot where this cele-
brated store house of the munitions Of war
once stood-only tradition shall hereafter
point ont its site.
Governor Brownlow and the members of
the Legislature from East Tennessee, have
gone home to spend its interlude until the
18th Of January.
The mud roads in the country are now in
a terrible condition. The ground has been
saturated with moisture, and in places there
are ruts which would almost swim a span of
horses and a double wagon, such is their
depth.
Repairs are now going on in the old Re
corder's courtroom, rendering it necessary
for Squire Foster to conduct court in the
Common Council Chamber at the lower
end of the markethOuse.
The Hanlons have left US, and the city is
once more without any place of amusement.
Strakosch would not bring his opera troupe
here because Of the high figure demanded
for license. The law has since been mOdi-
fed, and fifteen dollars per night is all that
lie now required. Strakosch could surely
stand that pressure. Let him bring on his
troupe and we are sure lac viii meet With
appreciative audiences.