Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-13
LOCAL BKEvETIEs.

The breviest local breyity IN sixteen
States, weight and inches considered
Charles E. Decker, the distinguished dwarf
In the Circuit Court at Harrison, A.
Williams, tried for the murder OF Adolf
Dautch at Chattanooga, three years ago,
has been convicted. The conviction was
made on a new trial ordered by the Su-
preme Court.
One morning recently Mr.. Samuel Kin
nard. who lives ON the headwaters of
Maury county, caught 3l4 doves in three
traps by 10 o'clock. Whatone man wanted
with SO many doves at one time is not
stated. Is another flood anticipated?
The spring-hke weather is continued
and as consequence the streets were full
yesterday evening of promenaders and
others enjoying the delightful, balmy air.
The Commissioner of Emigration shows
that 495 emigrants settled in Tennessee
during the year 1869.
Rockdale Factory, in Maury county, has
been purchased by Ricketts, & Hagan for
$4,000.
The Louisville Cou7ier-Journdl, of the
18th, says that A. G. Morrow, agent of the
Confederate Orphans Home, is meeting
with all possible assistance and encourage
ment from the people of Louisville, and
rapidly perfecting the arrangements for the
concerts to be given.
There was large quantity of superior
English grape cuttings in the market yes
terday. They were carefully pruned and
assorted, and of the choicest varieties.
Goodly quantities of them were sold to
those desiring to beautify and adorn their
grounds and gardens.
There was an unusual number of mich
COWS and young calves in the market yes
terday. They ranged in prices from twenty
TO forty-fve dollars, and were in considera-
bic demand.
The quantities of agricultural and farm
| implements received by our merchants and
| dealers is truly enormous. On College
and Market streets every variety of these
| indispensable articles is piled in front Of
the stores and buildings. Large shipments
are received and made daily, and the de.
mand continues to increase.
The Tennessee Chair Factory, on College
street, made heavy shipment Of chairs, o.
a very superior quality of workmanship
aud finish, yesterday.
Hands were engaged yesterday in fixing
the telegraph wires running along Church
| street. One of them had become broken
in several places and the force was engaged
in reuniting the severed ends. They are
all right now.
The trains on the several roads have beer
well patronized during the last few weeks
almost each arrival and departure having
a good passenger list.
Thomas Bradley, the engineer who wa;
killed by the explosion of locomotive or
the Memphis, GAINESVILLE and Louisville
Railroad, few days since, was the master.
mechanic of the railroad shops at Clarks
| vile.
| The latest fact recorded as evidence o
the superb meanness of Cincinnati whisky
is embraced in the case of the merchant
from that city, who, while journeying from
Nashville to Chattanooga by rail, tool
three drinks of the Cincinnati fluid from
bottle he carried with him. and shortly
after the last, made three distinct attempt
to tear up the railroad ties Sixteen drop:
of Robertson county would make him fee
like going back to repair the damage.
The improvement upon the front of thu
capacious building No. 80 South Colleg,
street, is progressing finely toward com
pletion. 1t will soon present handsome
and attractive front. Improvements of al
elegant and substantial character are rap
idly being made in all parts of the city.
There was good deal of stock, embrac
ing horses, mules cattle, ETC., exposed a
public sale on the Public Square yesterday
which realized fair and remunerativ,
prices. The city was filed with our friend
from the country, and business was ivel.
and active.
Dealers in hardware are just now receiv
ing heavy shipments of articles in theil
line of trade The great heaps of ploughs
say the shovels, and farming utentils gener
ally, daily received by them, look like pre-
! paration for business of the right sort.
! The ivelest trade about town-the trade
in Valentines The next Hyehest-ex-
changing school books, and swapping
| horses.
Purchases of supplies at the Markethouse
yesterday, were kept up until late hour
| in the afternoon.