Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-11

a number OF our cltlZenS are at present
sojourning at Mammoth Cave.
What has become of the proposed boat
race? Man your oars, boys, and go in.
There will be crowd in attendance at
Carters creek to-day from present indica-
tons.
The recruiting of darkies goes on vigor-
ousIy at the United States recruiting office
on Cedar street
A considerable amount of flour from
Springfield, Gallatin and Port Royal, ar
rived yesterday.
Most of our railroad friends. with their
families, will leave the city this morning
for their several homes.
We understand that there will be large
attendance at the grand Beersheba ball to-
morrow night and Saturday night.
Portions of the machinery for the new
cotton factory are expected to arrive in a
short time.
Fruit is abundant IN this market, and
finer peaches, pears and apples were never
grown IN this section of country.
The North and South Nashville street
cars have been doing an unusually brisk
business recently.
The runfor prevailing last evening that
Nap. and King Bill had shaken hands and
made friends lacks confirmation.
Salt has been moving off lively in the
last few days. The shipments on the diff
fe-ent railroads have been heavy.
They are turning out some beautiful
and excellent furniture of different styles
and varieties at the Penitentiary.
The TeIescrip is to be the name of the
new evening paper which is proposed to be
issued in fifteen or twenty days.
The Board of Education of Davidson
county are making earnest and persevering
efforts in inaugurating the school system of
the county. Success to them.
The improvements of Front street are
progressing satisfactorily, and will soon
be completed. Mayor Morris furnishes
half the force and material, and the city
the residue.
A number of pleasure seekers, who have
been absent at various places, are, we OBJ
serve, returning to the city and resuming
their accustomed vocations.
Nashville is at this time destitute of an
a
shop, or a patent medicine auctioneer.
Bad fix, truly.
Fruits and melons have never been
known to be more plentiful in our market
than they are at this time. The season
has been a remarkably prolific one.
The accumulation of water and damp in
Easements and low places caused by the
late rains have caused apprehensions of
sickness which We hope may prove ground
less
The Touring mills of the city and vicinity
are doing an immense business. Although
running with their utmost capacities. it is,
we learn, difficult to keep their orders
filed.
Various and much needed repairs are
being put through on the Public Square.
The curbing, sewerage and sidewalks, are
being improved in a very excellent and
substantial manner.
Col. V. K. Stevenson, of New York, at
tended the meeting of stockholders of the
Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad yester-
day. He Is, we believe, the largest indi-
vidual stockholder, and has always evinced
lively interest in the welfare of the road.
Mr.. L. Il. Smith was arrested yesterday
for alleged violation of the 18th Amend
ment in using improper means to induce a
colored vote at the election. He will have
hearing before United States Commits
sioner to-day.
Another clothing thief, named NJ.
Mcdonald, was before Justice Baskette,
yesterday, charged with stealing clothing
from S. Brumberger. He was sent to Jail
in default of bonds for further hearing
this morning.
The new store of G. II. Vessel adjoin-
ing the State Insurance Company on Col
lege street is progressing rapidly to COM
pletion. The proprietor will not abandon
his retail store on Union street, but intends
the new luilding for wholesale purposes.
Letitia Barley, colored, was arraigned
before Justice Wilkinson, yesterday, under
a State warrant, charged with whipping a
colored child of Jack Richards. Letitia
was fined three dollars and costs; and, with
an admonition to let other peoples plea
ninnies alone, was sent on her way.
The second game for the championship
took place yesterday between the Shelby
vile Base Ball Club and the Blue Stocking
Club of this city. The former were badly
beaten-the innings being 20 to 3. The
Shelbyville boys put in the plea that their
rivals did not have the same nine that
played in the first game, and the matter
being left to the umpire, he decided it a
draw game.