Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-11-30

hall.
A colorsd Benevolent Society parade
the streets yesterday.
Gen. Stokes arrived in the city yesser
day en- route for Washington City, ~ 3
| Several of the principal streets Of q
city have lately been mscadamizsd.
It was again cloudy yesterday evsuinI
with indications of rain.
/ Business in the Recorders Court an,
day.
party OF young men were making pre
Parations TO leave the city last night On an
attended hunting tour. - I.'-,7f-T
| H. r. Hammer, the welI-knovn From
street livery man, was granted a patant a
Washington, last week. for a horse aEt
cattle liniment. ~ a
The price OF eggs is encouraeinplv hipi
TO those who have them to dispose Of, with
no prospects Of decline for some weeks 4
come.
The Ooncordia Club celebrate their an
nual anniversary with grand ball at Con.
cordia Hall On tbs night Of the LIST of De-
cember.
7
Business was somewhat more lively yes
terdAy than it hs1 been for several days
previous, and merchants wore more cheer
ful smiles.
We hear it whispered that there are a
number Of weddings on the tapis which
are expected to be consummated near the
holidays.
The Alloway Block, ON Church street.
viii be completed by the first of January.
and viii be finished of with fine Mansard
roof. 80
Ii there are any negroes in town who
can not find employment, they can 60 to
the United States recruiting Office and
enlist in the 2ith Infantry.
A number of judges and attorneys at
tendsnt upon the Supreme Court, which
conyenes on Monday next, are expected
In the city in the latter part of the week.
The yards about the CHATTANOOGA depot
are beng improved and put in excellent
condition Tbs tracks between the rails
are also being clesnsed and scraped.
The ball to be given by the French Aid
Society for the benefit of the wounded ard
widows and orphans of the French army,
takes place at the Skating Rink on the 9TH
of next month.
Inc interior improvements of the Com
merelal Hotel will be completed by the first
OF January, when that well-known estal,-
llshment will vie with any similar one in
the land.
An arrest of one of tho parties suspected
OF completely in the robbery of Mrs. Bry-
ants pocketbook and coupons was made
yesterday. We withhold particulars for the
present
The new store rooms being so supefbly
finished on the corners of Church and
summer streets will all be occupied by the
trst OF January, when there will be lively
hum OF business in that locality.
The veritsbls old Uncle Ned was out
with the fiddle and de bow" ssrensdinp
near twelve o'clock Monday night Wheth-
er nickel in his pocket or not, he was in
fortune.
An Industrial Exposition will probably
be held In this city some time in February,
70 which all mechanics and manufacturers
Of this city and vicinity are invited to con-
tribute.
The Board OF Trade is considering the
advisablity of establishing bonded ware
house in this city, for the temporary stor-
age OF sugar, coffee and other imported
merchandise; that is, making Nashville a
port of entry, under a recent act of Con-
gress-
The book and periodical stores are sup
plying themselves with all kinds of Christ
mas books, illustrated papers and periodi-
Gals, and such books as are suited to
Christmas presents. The supply this year
will be unusually varied and attractive.
During the repairs and improvements
going on at the courthouse, our excellent
courts have been somewhat peripatetic.
Both the Police Court room and Mr..
Vaughn's Office, have been converted into
temporary high courts.
As there Is no circulating library in
Nashville, it might perhaps prove profit
able for some man to establish one; and il
the books were judiciously selected they
would be of great benefit to the rising
| generation.
The alarm of fire last night, about /
o'clock, was oecasioned by the burning Of
pile Of shavings on South Summer
street The engines were out in full force,
and after ascertaining the cause of the
alarm returned to their respective stations.
The dreamer of dreams who has been
digging for gold in the vicinity of Mt Oil
vet has not yet struck the precious metal,
though he persistentIy pegs away with a
resolution that indicates that he intends to
fight it out on that line if it takes ali win
ter
The county jail is in a better condition
of cleanliness and renovation at the present
time than we have seen it for years. The
jailer deserves credit for the manner in
which he discharges his complicated du-
ties.
DR.. W. 7. Briggs, by tho most skillful
Of surgical operations, has succeeded in
absolutely replacing the old lip of Mr..
Tynes, recently bitten off by Mr.. Powers
in a renoounter, with a new one, which
some pronounce better looking lip than
the first. So much for surgery.