Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-17
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Early yesterday morning the weather
was evidently disposed 10 go into the va
riety business. Inside the brief space Of
three hours we were favored with gentle
touches of rain, snow, hail and sunshine
Throughout the day the temperature was
cooler than personal comfort required or
the near approach Of the summer season
warranted people to expect.
The talk of bridge over the Cumber-
land at the termination Of Church street is
revived Such a structure would be great
public convenience, and no doubt greatly
increase the value Of adjacent property on
both sides of the river.
A new and dangerous counterfeit half
dollar, national ''shinplaster" currency, is
in circulation. 1t is liable to deceive any
body not thoroughly posted.
We regret to hear Of the death of lobe
Hamilton, a well known citizen of Nash
vile, which occurred few days since at
WartIace, on the Nashville and Chattanooga
Railroad. Mr.. Hamilton has been in feeble
health for some time past, and was visiting
relations at Wartrace in the hope Of getting
better.
An adjourned meeting of the Common
Council takes place at 7.o'clock tomorrow
evening, to transact deferred business.
The advent of beautiful snow" early
yesterday morning made the lovers of early
vegetables uneasy, and almost destroyed
| the Only remaining vestige of hope for q
| peach crop worth talking about. Gentle
men from the country express the belief
that growing wheat has not been much
damaged.
The judicial investigation of the charge
/ against an old man for making a furiou:
assault on his son-in-law last Friday even
ing, which was to have taken place yester
day before Justice Brien, was deferred un
til tomorrow, the accused giving bond IL
the sum of $4,000.
The preliminary trial of young Alexan
der, the negro charged with the murder O.
old man Stewart, few nights since, oil
West Cedar street. will take place befor
Justice Brien tomorrow. e
The Buffalo Courier says that Tennessee
has a negro secret society known as 'Th'
United Roses of Old John Brown" Some
body has been pulling wool over tn
C0ltrieT'S eyes, or it is purposely SANDER
ling the negroes of this State. The ''unitet
roses of the deceased Brown flourish in
much warmer climate.
Miss Irene Worrel was recently married
to a son of Eddy, the actor.
1t is said that prize fighters live almos
exclusively on steaks.
President E. w. Cole and daughter, c
this city, were registered at the st. Nicho
las Hotel, New York, on the / 4th inst.
Messrs. McDonough & Flannery, G
Memphis, are making arrangements to re
construct the gas works at Murfreesboro
| =, - 5aI confi
legious interference with the light of tn
coming comet.
Some person learned in astronomy, o
apparently so, has been predicting that th
moon would about this time assume UNI
sually immense proportions. As yet th
difference has not been observed by 9Th
naked eye," the luminsry spoken of pre-
senting no new phase either in size, course
or shining capacity.
At Louisville colored males are spoken {
as coming men. They arrived here som
time ago, and now John Chinaman is th
only man to come.
The 2Gth of April is the ffty-frst ann
versary of Odd Fellowship in Americs
The day will be properly observed by th
members of the order in this city.
A fashionably attired youth yesterda
afternoon got ''too many of them things,
and in the excitement of the momeI
broke too many window panes on Mort
Vine street He wasarrested for his pain;
or rather for those he had broken.
hehorse auction on the Square yesterda
was quite lively, numerous sales bein
made at fair equivalents.
There no small pox in the city, and NJ
a single case at the County Pest House.
We regret to learn that the friends {
Mr. Warner Lewis, injured by fall fe
DAYS since, have very little hope of b
recovery. He has not been conscious sine
the occurrence, and yesterday eveni1
the attending physician thought it hard
possible for him to live through the nigh
A female teacher in one of the Chicag
public schools is undergoing trial for III
mercifully Furnishing one of her scholar
1t is hoped there may never be occasiO
for any such trial il Nashville. Sue
things look too bad, even for Chicago.
The candidates for Attorney General an
other Offices, were yesterday mixing aroun
quite freely among their friends. Prep
rations are being made for the nominatin
| Convention.
A party of mechanics, some % or 80 /
number, employed to work in the railros
shops at Chattanooga, passed through ii
city yesterday, on their way to that plac
from st. Lonis.
1t is at last settled that the best brea
man in town is a baker.
Gen. Lowell, commandant of the pc:
here, is at present in Louisville, presidiI
at a court-martial trial.
A blushing damsel called at one of IL
agencies the other day to buy a sewing ma
chine. 'Do you want Teller 2" inquire
The modest clerk in attendance, The il
genuous maid replied with some asperity
'No, sir, have one"
Major J. L. Robson has been appointe
Assistant Assessor for the seventh Coz
gressional district.
Trains are not running on the Arkansi
Railroad between Hopefeld and L Anguill'
The overflow is too much for any trav,
except by dug-out.
Easter Sunday.
The first day of the present week con
mences with Easter Sunday. As Goo
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