Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-25
LOCAL NEWS I'm BRIEF.

The City Council viii meet this afternoon
at three o'clock. L}st
There was not a case worth noting be-
fore Of the Magistrates Courts yesterday.
The Red Stockings beat the South Nash
villes IL scores to in game Of base ball
played yesterday evening,
The EdgsAeld orator and his double
headed snake were again holding forth on
the Public Square yesterday.
A brisk trade has prevailed in cider
mills among the implement dealers during
the last few days.
We notice that a fine and elegant new
front is being put in the store of those en-
terprising boot and shoe dealers, Messrs.
Ramage & Sons, on College street.
A large number of cars are being finished
at the shops of the Nashville and Chatta-
nooga road in anticipation of an immense
freight business the ensuing season.
Large and extensive business houses are,
we learn, to be built at once upon the site
of the burnt Alloway building on Church
street. Work has already been commenced.
Yesterday would, in heat, compare favor
ably with the hottest days of the season,
the mercury dancing up among the region
of the nineties during the middle of the
day.
Mr.. George Baber of Louisville, at enc
time connected with the press of this city,
will assume the editorial management of
the Bowling Green Democrat on the LIST of
September.
We understand that q large number of
| persons will avail themselves of the special
train on the Edgefeld and Kentucky road
next Sunday m orning to visit the camp
meeting in Robertson county.
The Tennessee and Pacific Railroad,
since the cars commenced running to Green
Hill, is doing very heavy business. The
| transmission of freights, we learn, exceeds
the roads themselves.
Messrs. A. G. Adams, of the firm of
A. G. Adams & Co., and Capt. Green, of
the firm of Anderson, Fite & Green, have
reached home from the East, who're they
have made extensive purchases for their
respective firms.
The negro woman, Phebe, who was 80
badly cut to peices last Saturday morning
on Line street near College, by q negro
named Nancy White cannot, we learn,
possibly recover, and is sinking under her
injuries.
The funeral yesterday of Dallas Halle was
largely attended. His remains were es'
corted to the old cemetery by delegation
of the Order of Pale Faces, and over his
grave, the beautiful and solemn ceremonies
Of that organization were pronounced.
The Secretary of State and Assistant
yesterday we're busily engaged in mailing
to various portions of the State, to those
entitled to the same, certain acts of the
last Legislature. A large number have
been folded and mailed with the proper ad-
dresses to the different counties.
The Nashville and Chattanooga and
Northwestern Railroads have adopted rules
by which furniture shipped to points South
over these roads must be Ient as regards
damage, bresksge, loss, etc., at the risk Of
the shippers IN all cases, save explosions,
smash-ups, etc. We hear some complaints
among furniture dealers at the regulation.
The little girl, Bella Goodman, who was
run over by the North Nashville and Nc
Gavock street cars last Saturday evening,
is, we learn, improving, though suffering
great pain from her wounds She is the
only child of the family and is great pet.
We trust that we may not again have to
record an accident of this melancholy char.
acter.
A number o. our friends have very sue
cessfully tried their luck with the finny
tribe recently. One gentleman drew out
a catfish, at the upper wharf few days
since, weighing one hundred pounds. On
Monday evening, Capt Stocken caught
three fine ones, weighing fifteen pounds
Other parties have, also, been very success
full in their angling excursions. There will
we learn. be regular fishing party up the
Cumberland tomorrow.