Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-22

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For the frss time 10 more than week
we were yesterday favored With unintez-
rupsed sunshine sud cloudless skies. The
eonsequsnces were unusually pleasant
weather and inersassd activity in business.
II was ten new locomotives purchased
for the Nashville and Northwestern railroad
instead Of two, as Incorrectly printed.
Somebody wants to run Horace Greeley
for Governor, on The platform ''of what
he knows about farming" Greeley, looks
upon the matter as an attempt to inyeigle
him into running as know nothing candi-
date,
tt is said that ladies Of culture and taste
are gradually retiring back upon style Of
dress distinguished for its quiet elegance,
its sabdued tints, its absence of exaggera-
ton, rather than for its display of the
eccentric modes which follow SO fast upon
one another.
The Brownsville Bee says, farmers are
planting corn-many of them done. The
crop will be larger than last year.
The various departments Of the city gov
eminent are still going ahead, just as if
pack Of greedy creditors had not constitu-
ted themselves vigilance committee to
hunt around for the last dollar of the cor
poration's cash deposits.
The celebration Of the adoption Of the
Fifteenth Amendment by the colored peo-
1 pie of Nashville, TO which we have hitherto
referred, viii take place on Wednesday,
the 4th of May.
The sum of 50, 500 in cash was yesterday
l paid by the Freedmen's Saving Bank for
the Martin property, on Cedar street, be-
tween Cherry and Summer streets.
Mr.. Mullet, the government architect, is
expected here next week, at which time
some definite action will be taken in regard
to the location of the proposed Custom
house. =
The peace and quiet of the city were yes
terday again web preserved, at least SO far
as police observation was extended. With
the single exception Of the Wilson county
shootist, no arrest had been made up to Ii
o'clock last night.
Mr.. James J. Venable, late of the Max
well House, has returned to his former
home and resumed his connection with the
Huntsville Hotel.
Money is reported easy at New York.
Same case here-money itself very easy,
but awful hard to get, especially in large
quantities at trifing considerations. 1t may
be otherwise when the science of success
full safeboring is better learned by our citi
zens generally.
For the past few days the sale of agricul.
tural implements has been unusually
lively. Farmers are evidently preparing
to extend the sphere Of their usefulness.
The annual Convention of the Southern
Press Association will be held in the cit
of Savannah on Monday, the 18th day o
April.
Chattanooga expects soon to have new
iron company to run with the rolling mil
of the Southampton Iron Company and thu
lockwood furnRnce. It is proposed Il
erect pudding furnaces and new bias
furnaces, thus enabling the mill TO turn GU
IS tons of rails per day.
The Knoxville Press says: If no NOR
frost comes, we are told by countrymen
there will be an abundance of peaches
The injury effected by the cold is not nea
so great as reported. We are glad to hea
some good news Late peaches have no
been hurt at all.
The Jonesboro Flag says that the whea
crop throughout upper East Tennessee
never looked more promising than at tn
present time. An abundant harvest await
us unless some unfortunate blight shoulc
occur.
Black members of the withdrawing
committee are busily at work in variou
parts of the city, making needed applica
tons of iquidated lime.
The election for member of Congress
from the Bowling Green (Ky.,) district, il
place of Mr.. Golladay resigned, is to b
held next Monday Gen. Lewis is th'
Democratic candidate, and the Republican,
have brought out ]. Il. Lowry, to beat Gen
Lewis, if he can.
The last stretch of Woman's Rights wa
a female jumping match on Staten Island
The lovely contestants-only two in mum
Der, thank Heaven wore flannel tights
and American flags, and the best juml
made was 10 feet 81 inches.