Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-09
LOCAL NEWS IN BnrEF.


per gallon.
Campbell's new hotel in Edgefeld is be-
ing covered in. The house will be ready
for occupancy in a short time.
Lewis Nj. Green, of Summer county, was
married to Miss Ella Green, of Columbus,
Miss, on Tuesday evening last.
Several new buildings haze been erected
on lots purchased recently at the real
estate sales in North Nashville.
A concert room, after the fashion of
those in New York, is being fitted up in
the Turner Hall building, North Market
street.
1t continued cloudy throughout most of
the day yesterday, the atmosphere being
damp and heavy with prospects of more
rain.
The Commissioners we are informed are
in daily expectation of receiving intelli-
gence of the exact location of the long
talked of Custom House in this city.
The 'tmagic" buggy is becoming FASH
ionable here. By touching spring, your
buggy is changed instantly to first-class
barouche, roomy enough for the whole
fImily.
4AO uOuSo OCCuptcO ny -. l. Yer u SO.'
on the corner of Clark and Market streets
is TO be torn down, to give place to an ele-
CANT four story building to be erected by
Morris & Stratton.
The Banner man wants to rent out his
overcoat on reasonable terms until next
winter. man who visited the skating
rink last night and spent an hour and a
half looking for the ice says he wants it.
A suit has been brought against Zeb
Ward, formerly of this city, for twenty
thousand dollars by Henrietta Wood, me-
| gress, for abducting her from Ohio in 1858,
and selling her into slavery in Kentucky.
The business house of A. Morrison, cor
ner of Broad and Front streets is nearing
completion, and is q decided improvement
| in that locality. A block of such houses
on the wharf weuld add much to the ap-
pearance of things in that quarter.
The pupils of Hughes & Minis Academy
hold forth again at McClure's Hall, Edge
field tonight, when. number of prizes
will be awarded to the different classes.
The oratorical medal will be presented on
Friday night.
Justice Cassetty, we are pleased to see,
has SO far recovered from his late indispo-
sition as to be able to resume his official
duties. He was in his Office yesterday at
tending to business ss though no inter-
ruption had been necessary on account OF
sickness.
Internal revenue stamps of every de-
nomination can now be had at the Stamp
department of the City Postofice. This
is a new feature of that institution and
will prove quite a convenience, especially
during the hours the banking houses are
closed.
The Common Council meets in regular
term at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Among
other important matters to be introduced
for the consideration of the Board will be
the measure proposed for the extermina-
ton of vicious and worthless dogs. NJ
merous good citizens hope tosee it enacted
into law at the earliest moment practical
bic.
Market street north Of the Square was oil
astir last evening, among our Jewish citi-
zens in that locality, the occasion being the
marriage of Mr.. Solomon to Miss Fry. A
long line of carriages left the residence,
and the bride and bridegroom, and theil
attendants proceeded to the Synagogue,
| WnoIo Ido blAou huOL WAS tleO- anu uteI-
wards returned and spent the remainder o.
the evening festively.
James H Connel & Co., dealers in
groceries, vegetables, etc., have during the
last five days, shipped from this point zoe
bushels of snap beans, and 400 bushels of
green peas. They ship to Louisville,
Cincinnati, indianapolis and Chicago In
point of season they are over two weeks
in advance of the Northern markets, and
their business is about twice as heavy as
it was at this time last year.
couple of colored boys, who have
been lately stealing pocket knives from a
hardware house on the Square, and retail
ing the same at prices greatly below origin
al cost, were yesterday arrested by police
man Mansfield, and on account Of their
tender years turned over to their parents
for punishment. They were soundly
thrashed and kindly admonished to steal
no more knives.
An individual was arrested a few weeks
since at the instance of a Nashville mer-
chant, on the charge that he had fraudu-
lently appropriated s., 900 belonging to
the latter. The hearing of the case was
deferred, the accused giving bond for his
appearance before Justice Wilkinson. The
trial was commenced yesterday, but it is
not yet concluded.
The young woman of Nashville who felt
better for wearing good clothes than for
going to church, is rather outshone by the
Chicago damsel who thus forcibly ex.
prefses herself: ''In walking up a long
room, when the women who don't like you
are looking at your back, there is moral
support conveyed by Paris dress not to
DE derived from the firmest religious prin-
ciples."
The premiums were not awarded yester
day in the trial of reapers of the day be-
fore, as was announced they would be.
The Committees, on consultation, thought
it best to defer the award until after the
trial of mowers to be had at the farm Of
Gen. Harding, on Tuesday next, when they
will be given for both reapers and mowers.
Considerable interest is felt among the re-
personalities of the various and excellent
competing machines in regard to the trial
and the awards.
The elevator for the Maxwell House will
be very extensive concern, and one OF
the costliest in the country. 1t is being
manufactured in New York city, and the
iron work OF the apparatus is expected hero
on the 18th inst. The baggage elevator
will ascend from the Office floor of the
building and the one for passengers from
the dining room floor. 1t will ascend and
descend through the south halls of the
building, passing them all to and from the
fifth story. 1t will be near month before
it will be put in operation
No Final Award Yet.