Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-27

The indications Of rain Continual
Throughout yesterday, but the damp vista
ton came not until day had surrendered
TO night. and evan then in showers not re-
markably copious.
Another brilliant trotting match is in
confeniplation. Day and horses not yet
mentioned
The line Of the Church street railroad is
about being extended through West Nash
vile to the country beyond. The same
line will be extended over into Edgefeld
when the Church street suspension bridge
is constructed, awN
Capt A. V. Dixon died last Sunday Of
the residence of his sister, Mrs. James
0vcrton, IN this city. The funeral took
place Monday afternoon y @g
The present is busy time with artists
who dc landscape in whitewash and execute
gecmetrical figures with serubbing brushes
One Of the signs Of the awakening Of
some OF the people of the South to their
! own best interests is seen in the extensive
facteFies that are springing up in different
| portions Of this section. In South Caro-
| Ina, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, and
even in remote Texas, the economy Of home
manufacture having presented, as mere
theory, such an invaluable aggregation o.
results is resolving itself into thing o.
| practice.
The City Council Of Knoxville has lately
adopted an ordinance prohibiting cruelty
to horses. Every town and city should
have a similar law. "a
The organization Of homestead and
loan association in this city is talked of
We hope to see the project take some mor'
tangible form than mere conversation.
The number of dogs in the city is in
creasing at a fearful rate. Nervous person.
complain that the incessant barking of tn
CANNES, especially at night, amounts to
positive nuisance in certain localities, ant
is not prime necessity in any. An indig
nation meeting is suggested, unless tn
Adoption of bill on the subject, yesterda,
introduced in the Board of Aldermen
should obviate the necessity.
The burning of brush pile in Soutl
Nashville last night caused an alarm c
} fire.
Squire Barry, the oldest and tastes
printer in sixteen States, was circulating
among his city friends yesterday after
protracted stay in the country. We wer
gratifed to find him well and not lookin
a wrinkle older than he did thirty year
ago.
The first theater opened in the colonie
of North America, was at Williamsburg
. Va, Sept. 5, 1742-the play the "Mel
chant Of Venice. The first theater opene
I in New York was in Nassau street, Sept
7 IL, 1853. The first play acted was Tn
Conscious Lover
Alderman Simmons, who had his an
badly fractured by fall some weeks since
is able to resume attention to business, an
was yesterday present In the Board of A
dermen for the first time since his unfortu
nate accident.
Auction merchants who sometimes hay
to arrange aud sell goods on the sidewalf
in front Of their houses viii be glad to NJ
: tice that the bill proposing to repeal tt
law allowing them that privilege was ye
/, terday rejected by the Board of Aldermen
1t is proposed to tax dogs, without n
r gard to size, age, or barking capacity
Dogs of the female persuasion are, hoy
ever, to be charged an extra shilling.
An adjourned term of the Board of A
dermen is to be held at o'clock to-mo
row afternoon.