Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-11

Tennessee and Alabama Mining and Manu.
f,c,,,r;no CDmDany. The officers Of this COM
many. INCORPORATED BY special act of the
feg;s,ature. are Brigadier General Whipple,
President. Major General johnson, Secreta-
~ and Treasurer: and W. n Bilbo, Super
;ntendant The eapital stock is $500, 900;
and the nurpose for which the company is
formed is 10 mine for copper and other ores
and minerals.
The tract intended to be mined consists of
6,345 acres Of land, situated IN Morgan
county, Alabama. E,
We have been shown some crude petro-
leum obtained from these lands, containing,
according to an analysis made by Professor
Smith, chemist of Louisville, 80 per cent.
of lubricating oil, the remaining ~ per
cent. consisting Of coke
-Four wells, are being sunk, and If oil is
fonnd in large quantities there will be no
difficulty in getting it to market, as the Mem
phis and Charleston Rail Road runs within
two miles of a portion Of the tract.
The act incorporating this company has not
vet passed the final reading in the Legisla-
ture.b no doubt is entertained that the
company will soon be incorporated. -,
Keen 10 the Riqht-It is fortunate for the
world that certain customs have been es-
tablished by which the actions Of individ-
uals are more or less regulated. Where
these are founded on right principles, they
tend greatly 10 benefit not only individuals
but communities. One of these customs Is
the practice among pedestrians OF keeping
TO the right: which, il invariably followed,
would tend to render travelling in large
cities, and especially in crowds, much more
pleasant than il now is. cas..
This is. however, often violated by those
who are Indifferent about the comfort OF
others, or have not given the matter serious
attention. If pedestrians.would bear in mind
that all these difficulties could be avoided
by keeping to the right, many occurrences OF
a somewhat ludicious nature, which are fire.
qnently happening, might be entirely avoid
ed ff.
Ii Is not uncommon to see band OF
female friends walking together down the
streets, forming solid phalanx absolutely
invincible and before which all are forced
TO give way. No gentleman wishes to in
terfere with the rights of ladies, or even 70
seem TO do so, and consequently platoon OF
feminine beauty such as we have described,
forms line of battle which instantly appals
all who happen to be coming in an opposite
direction.
We do not exactly understand why this
practice should prevail among the gentle
men exclusively, for it is unusual to OBJ
serve itamong gentlemen. 1t may be, how
ever. that it arises from that disposition
manifested by the wearers Of crinoline to be
particularly communicative, for this seems
to be the most plausible reason that can be-
assigned for such conduct.
If instead Of this custom, which is open to
so many objections, ladies. would "fall in
two and two" and when passing through
crowded thoroughfares break off into "single
file" we are inclined TO think that they
would be the recipients Of hearty thanks from
many who at present are often disconnected
by having the streets blocked up in thisway,
but are too modest to say any thing about it.