Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-09
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

The luxury of marbles" yet enjoyed
by the urchins on the streets.
Northwestern cranberries are selling at
retail in this market for twenty cents per
quart.
Weather bulletin-yesterday quite as
lovely as bed of variegated moss roses,
in every particular.
A large colored funeral took place yes
teriay; we did not learn the name of the
deceased.
The receipts of peanuts in this market
yesterday amounted to two thousand
bushels. A brisk day in the goober trade.
There was large number of visitors
yesterday to our bookstores, inspecting
the holiday stocks.
Dlphtheria is said by physicians to be
prevalent, to O considerable extent, in
Nashville.
The collections at the Office of the In
ternal Revenue Collector yesterday
amounted to 81, 044.04.
Ice cold lemonade was enjoyed yesterday
by some, and the shady side Of the street
was desirable.
During the afternoon of yesterday Court
| house Square was iammed with Lay, shaw,
wood and corn.
MIR. W. L. Cover will probably be quail
| fed as constable in the twelfth district, in
the Probate Court to-day.
| A friend from Williamson county in
| forms us that at last accounts, Nesbitt, the
census bacon-taker, was doing well On his
spoils.
The store of Carney & Brother, at Ash
land city, was broken open few days ago,
and valuables to the amount of $50 stolen.
Droves of hogsmight have been seen
coming into this market yesterday from al
most every quarter-most of them Just as
fat and fine as could be made.
AS holiday approaches the weather be-
| ing SO fine and warm--itis found that money
| won't Keep, so that owners Of the article
are disposing of it rapidly, in exchange for
things both useful and ornamental.
We had a big article, on an interesting
| subject, scribed out for the mornings pa
per, but owing to the indisposition of par
ties concerned, we failed to connect; we
promise to bring it into camp within few
days, however.
In our preambulations about the city
yesterday, the best selling article we no.
peoples paper" Synonymous terms.
1uo ldob ul1OEHdl1OA AIOu odCh IIOSI
was to the effect that he was sick, and
could not probably put in an appearance
for the State of Tennessee before some
| time in January.
The workhouse corps were engaged
yesterday in scraping off and hauling
away the surface mud from some OF our
prominent throughfares, leaving the pave
ments thereof clean as barn floor.
We heard a lady say that she considered
Nashville's little sister, .. e. Edgeield, to
be the dearest, sweetest little city in all
the land. We concur in the opinion that
Edgefeld is a delightful little city, indeed.
The army of believing, wrangling ne
gro youth, who choose our prominent
| sidewalks as their ''gamboljng ground, ="
| during the evening hours, are a
nuisance to pedestrians that ought to be
abated.
The hotels last night appeared to be
crowded with guests. We have as fine no.
tells, as clever landlords and as gentlemanly
| set of clerks as can be found in the
Southwest, and they deserve the liberal
patrOnge they are now receiving.
Christ Church is to receive a new coat
of paint, the contract having been award
ed to Barthell & Joseph, of Edgefeld, who
commenced the work yesterday.
Jerry Jacobs, a negro, was brought be-
fole Squire Sumner yesterday charged
with obtaining money under false pre-
fences; fined So and committed to jail in
default of payment.
Since the history of the famous ship
''Yarment" has become known, she is be-
ing visited by crowds, and it is feared by
the owners that she will be literally carried
of, piece by piece, by relict hunters-when
another embarrassing delay in the adjust
ment of the Alabama claims would IN
doubleday ensue. For the welfare of the
nation it is to be hoped that the ''Vsr-
ment' may be protected.
Market street yesterday presented most
animated aspect. Between the Square and
Broad street it was Ii orally jlmmed, par
ticularly during the forenoon, with vehi-
Giles of every grade and kind, laden with
every conceivable article of produce, etc.
Yesterday morning two men, near the
Louisville depot, had a war of words as to
who had the ''most legalest right" to one
of the opposite eek, also present. One Of
the men, however, concluding that discre-
ton was the better part of valor, retired
from the field, and tie other two likewise
left desirable vacuum thereabout