Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-21
Local JOttInss.

The colored young men Of the city took
the base ball fever some time ago, and or
ganized a club from the choicest material
on hand, calling it the Excelsior. Having
high estimate Of their skill in the national
game, the Excelsiors have challenged every
other club in the city, but unfortunately
without getting any response.
The soiree for the benefit of St. Stephens
Church will be repeated this evening, with
additional attractions at StulPs Hall, cor
ner Of Woodlawn and Tulip streets, Edge
field.
There are a number Of vicious dogs in
Edge6eld DAT spend good portion Of their
time in worrying the cattle and horses
which run at large on the open commons
adjacent the river. These vile ours are a
nuisance to the community, and ought TO
be dispatched for the benefit of the public
at large.
A white man and two negroes escaped
from the workhouse Wednesday, BY boring
holes in the plankiRg of one Of the small
rooms, 50 as 10 produce an aperture Sufi-
GENTLY large to admit their bodies BY this
means they reached the outer brick wall,
thirteen inches 10 diameter, through which
they cut, gaining the open air. A negro
man named Carter, and a white man
named Wilson were captured as they we're
making their escape, but the two negroes
and white man could not be overtaken.
A telegrsphic dispatch which was re-
ceived here Wednesday gave information
that the trial Of the Louisville railroad
robbers was expected TO commence in the
afternoon Of that day. The trial will doubt
less be very interesting one, and will
probably be quite lengthy.
We learn that J. NJ. Carter, the indivi-
dual who suffered conclusion of the brain
by the recent accident on the Louisville
railroad, and was left at Bowling Green,
has very much improved, and is expected
fully TO recover.
One Of our city magistrates was euchred
| out of a small sum Of money, day or two
since, by a festive bar-keeper, who appTo-
priated money from the TSquire's till.
The work of reinterring the Union sol
| diers buried in the vicinity Of Nashville,
has fully commenced, under the supervision
| Of Chaplain Earnshaw. A large gang of
Workmen are employed, and bout two
| hundred bodies are disinterred in a day.
| The remains are conveyed by rail 10 the
national cemetery, six miles from the city,
| on the Louisville Railroad, where they are
| carefully re-interred Considerable time
| will be consumed in this work, as there are
a large number Of national soldiers buried
| about the city.
Nine car loads Of hogs arrived in the city
Yesterday, from the Louisville railroad.
| Three car loads we're destined for this point,
the remainder were shipped further South.
The activity in shipping mules still con-
| i;nues, and our streets are every day en-
liyened BY large droves Of the long cared
| animate. destined for different points
Hog killing has been partially discon-
timed ON aoconnt of the present uniavora-
bic weather. The work will be resumed
vigorously during the next cold snap.
| Another large shipment Of genuine saileT
krsut arrived in this city Yesterday, bound
FOR the lovers Of this philosophical food To-
Gated further South. The consumption OF
this article In the United States is constant
" Increasing and is no longer confined 10
the Teutonic race. Like lager beer, that
sterling drink which has won its way 60 a
high position among drinkables in our
country, sauer kraut bids fair 20 become
equally universal in its appreciation and
use. The genial and kindly action OF ihls
comestible upon the digestive organs is
acknowledged on all hands.
An omnibus driver was arrested on
"Wednesday for careless driving, al the in
stigation Of 4 farmer, who was under the
impression that the omnibus was a street
car OF the track. Il IS needless 70 say that
the innocent jehn ofihe "bussp was prompt
u discharged.
Yesterday was another disagree1ble day.
Dark, cloudy, muddy and fOggy, neither
winter, spring, summer and auiumn-the
day Was one Of the sort calculated 10 pro-
duce the ''blues' generally.
People are improving the present mode.
rate DAYS 10 repair their roofs and place
them in condition 20 meet the rainy sea,
son, which has ahopi Winlel
] we cannot call IL.