Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-25

The entire population, and especially the
ladies. God bless them, seemsd 70 be
abroad on tie street yesterday, the weather
being about the most delightful of the
season.
The spring fair of the Wilson County
Agricultural Association, is to commence
at Lebanon, on the 9th Of May, and con-
tinue two days. A premium of one hum
bred dollars in gold is TO be offered for the
fastest trotter, one mile, on the speed
ring.
An enterprising reporter visited hotel
after midnight, and woke up bridegroom,
to get the facts of the wedding. Hall an
hour later the man Of notes paid an apoth-
ecary fifty cents for court plaster.
The Lebanon Herald tells us what
Jackotypes are. The information is en-
tirely satisfactory. We are corrected but
not rebuked, and very Indifferent as to the
price of oats.
The other day Secretary Fish gave a
party in Washington. Mr.. Revels, the Sena-
tor from Mississippi, with his wife, q
charming brunette, on his arm, the OBJ
served Of all observers, was not present.
A letter from g friend at Huntingdon,
says: The work in behalf Of the new Con-
stitution goes bravely on in old Carroll.
We intend TO administer a sound rebuke to
prescription on next Saturday.
The Memphis ACaganche states that
David Gross is quite Ill, at his residence in
Cross county, Arkansas. Also, that DR..
A. Ramsey is very i'll in Chelsea.
The spring fashions are rapidly putting
in appearance, and one of the consequent
ces is that dry goods merchants and cloth
ing dealers are doing thriving business.
''shoo, Fly" horse owned by VIM. B.
Smith, of Hanford, Conn, won a race
upon the ice at Middlebury, VI last week,
in the extraordinary time Of 2:15, 2:l7
and 2:1S. &s 49,
Near Dyersburg, Tenn, few days ago,
John Powers shot, with rifle, Calvin
Jones, who short time before had eloped
with and married his daughter. The
wound win not prove fatal. Powers fed.
Hon w. A. Dudley, late President of the
Louisville, Lexington and Cincinnati Rail
road, died at Lexington, Saturday, of brain
fever. u
The National IllteJigcacer of 1924 has
an advertisement of the Louisville and
Nashville" line of stage coaches, through
fare $12; way passengers seven cents pei
mile. H
The Odd Fellows Lodges in Knoxville
are contemplating the celebration of the
fifty-frst anniversary Of Odd Fellowship
on the I'd of April The Lodges in Eas
Tennessee will be invited to be present anC
participate in the exercises of the occasion,
Peace and quiet will reign supreme a
the polls tomorrow if every good either
will firmly resolve to have it 50.
The German citizens of Knoxville arr
holding public meetings and protesting
against the expulsion of Tennessee from
the Union as proposed by certain members
of Congress.
The Criminal Court was in session 6
short tinae yesterday, but no business o
| public impo rtance was transacted.
Magisterial and police circles were un
commonly quiet yesterday, and the infer
ence is that the masses of our people were
making successful attempt to do right
The enterprising young man who teaches
new system of arithmetic, is nightly at
tracing large audiences by the novelty anC
facility with which he makes calculations
in figures as well as by his superior capaci
| ties as a talkist.