Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-03
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

There will be big picnic on the Brick
Church pike to-day.
Sixty-seven persons were registered a
the City Hotel at dark last night
1t was again quite warm yesterday even
| ing, with indications of more rain.
There were large number of civil case,
before the different magistrates yesterday
We have not had a fire alarm of conse
quence for near two months now.
The Edgefeld Female Seminary opened
on Thursday with over forty pupils, an ex-
cellent beginning.
The baggage elevator at the Maxwell
| House made q successful ascent few days
ago.
The census returns of the Eleventh anC
| Fourteenth Districts have not vet beer
made to the United States Marshal.
The colored people had general fair and
gathering at Gallatin yesterday, which wa
attended by many of them from this city.
W. A. Wherry, one of the recently
elected magistrates, has been established
in an Office on Deaderick.
The directors and owners of stock of the
North Nashville Cotton Factory hold theil
regular meeting on next Monday evening.
The Louisville and Nashville train was
near an hour behind time yesterday
evening, but came in safely without acct
dent
Nancy White, the negress who made such
furious assault with knife on another
colored woman, is in jail, awaiting trial be-
fore the Criminal Court. 1 ss.E
Judge Guild, of the Law Court of Nash
vile, has been qualified by Chancellor
East. This new court meets on the second
Monday in October.
Our city has been teeming with visitors
for the last few days. Business is improv-
ing ana a new aspect assumed by the
opening trade that is observable.
The attendance at the Bowling Green
Fair yesterday was greater than that of any
preceding day during the week, a very
large crowd being on the grounds.
The work of putting a new roof upon the
market-house, laying a new substantial
brick pavement, and making other needful
improvements will, we understand, be put
under contract at an early day.
The first new corn of the season made
its appearance on the market yesterday,
and was purchased by NJ. A. Parrish & Co.,
at IS cents per bushel in the ear. The
quality was very fine.
Mary Ann Perkins, colored, of this city,
received premium of silver cup at the
colored peoples fair, in Sumner county,
for floral wreath and paintings of her
own handiwork.
The new store of P L. Nichol, st. Cloud
block Summer street, is handsomely fitted
up, and his stock is very attractive The
front windows of the establishment yester-
day were decorated with choice bouquets
and beautiful plants
From the returns made to the United
States Marshal the mortality exhibit, as in
dictated by the census of the State, indicates
that Tennessee is the healthiest country on
the face of the globe, and the most remark
able of any for longevity of life.
We underst and that such notifications
have been made in distillery regulations
that many of our farming friends through
out the State are preparing to distill their
surplus orchard fruits into brandies.
The season of heavy freight shipments
over the Louisville and Nashville and Nash
vile and Chattanooga railroads has already
commenced, and enormous business is ex-
pected during the fall and winter.
A petition was being circulated in the
city yesterday calling upon Col. Thomas
B. johnson and Capt. VIM. Stockell to an
nOunce themselves as candidates for the
Legislature at the approaching election,
the support of the agricultural and mes
chanical community being promised
There is to be grand celebration of the
Order of Pale Faces at Columbia on the
7th inst. P. G. Silver Perkins, Esq, of
this city, and Leroy b. Settle, Esq. and
DIR. James L. Thompson, of Lebanon, are
expected to deliver addresses Connected
with the celebration there will be basket
picnic and bran dance, free to all.