Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-08

The cityauthorities are talking of buying |
out the Gas Light Company, but it is not |
understood that the latter are talking much |
Cf selling,
The Junior class of Hughes & Minis
academy speak at McClures Hall tonight.
The exercises will be continued at the
school to day.
A resolution adopted by tine Board Of
Aldermen, if concurred in by the Common
Council, will, very properly, present the
Police Department their summer uniforms
free of charge.
1t rained again quite heavily near night
fall last night, accompanied with lightning
and thunder. Late il the night it was still
raining slowly with prospects of continued
damp weather.
The suspicious character after whom
there was such lively chase last Monday,
has been identified as Smith Gooch, an es
capped convict, and transferred TO his former
quarters at the penitentiary.
1t may be that new Irish potatoes are
more bountiful in the market than the pub
lie health requires. Care should be es-
| pecially taken to prevent children eating
too freely of this favorite vegetable.
The exercises of the Sabbath School
| pupils at the First Cumberland Presbyteri-
an Church tomorrow night, promises to be
| of q very interesting character, and hun
| dreds will no doubt be in attendance.
| Dull times have been somewhat the gen
| eral expression on the streets during the
past several days. And really just at this
season it is somewhat dull, both in bust
ness circles and local news of stirring
character.
The Secretary of State has at his office
for distribution to the Clerks and Masters
of the several Chancery Courts of the
State, the 9th volume of Caldwell's reports
which they can have on the proper APP
plication.
The acts of the General Assembly have
been distributed to forty-eight of the
counties of the State, and will be deliv-
cred to the remaining counties promptly
Just as soon as they are received from the
bindery.
The walls of the new buildings in pro
cess of erection on the north east corner
| of Church and Summer streets, and those
fronting on the latter are going up ant
have in some portions reached the altitude
of the first story.
Blasting along the north side of Church
street, from Summer toward the Maxwell
House, preparatory to the laying of sewer
age, is progressing vigorously. The
excavations have reached almost suffi
Gent depth and the work will soon be com
pleted.
After the trotting match next Friday
afternoon, between ''Tattler" and ''San
Black, the trotting capacities of othel
well known steeds are to be put to the test
Those named for the second race are
American Girl, Goldsmiths Maid, George
Palmer, and Rhode Island
Vicious dogs and dogs of almost every
size and variety continue to run loost
about the streets day and night. Now tina
the heated term and the season of hydro
phobia is upon us, it does seem that some
prophylactic should be at once applied to
this annoying and dangerous evil.
Warm weather intepsifes the fighting
qualities of quarrelsome people, and a. a
consequence, arrests for assault and bat
terry are more frequent than was common
in a cooler spell. A number of such case.
will demand the attention of the Recorder
this morning.
The walls of the fine, new, four-gtory
brick buildings on the corner of Spruce ant
Church streets, are nearly completed anC
ready for the roofing. Each of them will
we learn, be opened as frst-class bushes.
houses with the commencement of the en-.
suing season.
The magnificent stone front of the new
building being erected by Mr. Browne, OF
Summer street, is having the third story
l ory,.Y1lata1 IN, a1aoant orol +ocfof,1 civic
The entire building will soon he ready fol
occupancy, and will be one of the hand
soonest and most stately edifices of the
kind In the city.
| The excavations of the commodious and
finely designed structure being erected by
Messrs. Thompson and Carter, on the site
of the old st. Cloud corner, are about
completed, and the solid foundations are
being laid. 1t is designed to have the i'm.
mense structure finished and ready for oc
cupaney by the opening of the fall season.
The foundations for the large three-story
brick bakery and confectionery establish
ment to be erected on the west side Of
College street, between Church and Union,
adjoining the new State Insurance building.
have been laid, and it is proposed to have
the entire building finished and in opera
ton at an early day.
| Conductor Compton told US yesterday
evening that Mr.. Fink, Superintendent of
the Louisville and Nashville road, informed
him the day previous that there would
very soon be three passenger trains, daily,
to Nashville by that road, with the excep-
ton of Sunday, and that there would be
two on that day. 1t was thought that the
arrangement would go into effect early
next week.
Passing through North Market street
| yesterday, our attention was directed to a
very light and handsome buggy Just manu-
| featured by Powers & Hunt, for our fellow
citizen Hugh McGavock. The style is new
| and attractive, and Is known as the Mont
tor pattern. 1t has a gold finish, and al
together is very beautiful in design, reflect
| ing credit on the workmanship of the
| manufacturers. A light and handsome
| trotting wagon, similar to those used on
the Northern trotting parks, has Just been
made for DR.. Cheatham, which is alSo a
fine piece of work, and exceedingly light.
The establishment is working a large force,
and turning out large quantities of elegant
work