Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-17
THE CITY.
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Chancery Court of Sumner county
will commence its fall term on Monday the
26th inst.
Dried fruit is beginning to make its ap
pearanee on the market in considerable
Quantities. ls 81 Z
Ex-President johnson left on the train
last evening for Gallstin, to be present at
the Fair to-day.
We learn from the franklin Ky, } Ssnti-
mel that the Simpson county fair was q
magnificent success.
Memphis realized Sc, 900 from her dog
ordinance. That would De about quarter
to the head for Nashville. l
The census return for the town of Shell
byville shows the number of inhabitants To
be little more than $500.
The Franklin RecieU will issue no paper
next week, 1t being the week of the VII
hanson county fair which commences on
Tuesday. IT,
The demand for labor is very good in
the city atthis time, and hands, particularly
mechanics, command good and ready
wages.
Foster street, Edgefeld, will be the pop
ular thoroughfare between North and
South Edge6eld. 1t is being handsomely
improved.
The Incarceration of number of pris.
oners has been changed from the Jail to
the PeniteLtia-y by the recent verdicts of
jUries in the Criminal Court.
Mr Livingstone, editor Of the McMinn
vile ESteTp7Iss, who has been on a bust
ness trip North, passed through the city
yesterday on his way home.
The work of changing the large and ca.
pacious Convention room at the Court
house into convenient and well arranged
court rooms will, We learn, soon be COM
menced.
There was some right sharp, but face
tiousandgood humorsd, sparring yesterday
afternoon between the learned ATTORNEYS
| engaged in the Tucker trial, during the
examination of Witnesses
Oscar Abrahamson of this CITY. prof.
cient in the German language, is organic j
ing class in Franklin to which he proposes
teaching the vernacular of '.Fatherland." T"
Success to him.
We acknowledge the receipt of compli-
mentary tickets to the annual fair of the
Haywood County Agricultural and Mechan-
ical Association, which commences at
Brownsville on the 18th of October.
Hart & Hensley have commenced the
erection of a mammoth pork factory on
North Front street, in the Ninth Ward.
They expect to put it in full blast bv the
opening of the slaughtering season. r.
Barrow street, Edgefeld, is taking the
lead in the way of improvements. Since
this thoroughfare was graded and metaled,
a number of new buildings have been
erected. So much for having afnely gravs
eled street.
There is considerable talk in regard to
the trotting match between Drivers mare
aud Woodfn's Newsboy, which takes place
al the Nashille Trotting Park next week.
The contestants are about equal in point
of speed, and much interest is felt in the
match.
Our enterprising friend, Rowen, the mer-
chant tailor, made handsome display yes
terday, IN the way of new goods. Those
passing through Cherry street, cannot fail
to observe the many handsome styles for
gentlemens wear that adorn his show win
dows.
The reconstruction member of the firm
of Thos. Parkes & Co has nearly completed
improvements, and the refreshment part
ner has been notified to prepare oyster
s!eWs for the cotton fraternity and their
friends at large. No cards, but free, old
fashioned house-warming.
A number of persons were in the city
from Lebanon yesterday. They highly
felcitate themselves on the completion of
the Tennessee and Pacific Railroad to that
place, and are in expectation of the most
successful fair ever held in Wilson county,
next week.
The passenger train Of the Louisville
and Nashville Road was near an hour and
a half behind time yesterday evening. The
delay was caused by the detention of
freight train, the line of freight cars now
engaged beinge nomous on that excellent
road