Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-01-18
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

The weather had somewhat moderated
yesterday, though it was still cool
There is q good demand for the article
of wool in the city Just now.
The penitentisry eonvicts are sill en-
gagged in force in working on the improve
ments of the capitol grounds.
The number of persons crossing aud re-
crossing the suspension bridge is truly sur
prising. The passage has been very much
increased since this month last year.
The private high and public schools are
well attended at present. The attendance
is much larger than usual at this season of
the year.
More persons have gone from this State
to Texas during the last few months than
have ever left Tennessee for the Lone Star
before in the same length of time.
There have been, we venture to say.
fewer deatha in the city of Nashville 11-
ring the last month than in any city of its
size in the United States
The hog Strengthening business is not so
active as it was a few weeks since, the
heaviest of the porcine packing being
through with.
There is a condition of peace and plen-
ty prevailing in gallant old Sumner eoun-
ty, as we learned from citizens of that re-
gion yesterday.
Private letters from Athens, Ala, state
that there are Is yet considerable cotton
| in North Alabama and along the Ten
nessee river which will find its way to
| market through our city.
The question as to whether good arti-
Gle of iron from the native ore can be
made successfully with stone coal furnaces
is one Of interest among the manufacturers
of the State Just now.
Quails, rabbits and other wild game have
been quite abundant in the market and at
the restaurants during the last week OF
| two. H1
We understand that an extensive paper
mandatory is to be erected at AIlisonia
very soon by responsible capitalists and
that work will be commenced early in the
Spring.
The cotton factory will, we learn, be
ready for the machinery by spring, and
will be in operation for the spinning of the
next years crop.
Our friends on the north side Of the
river are making frequent inquiries con
corning the construction of the free bridge
Such a bridge aero s the Cumberland
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all sections of the county -
The issue of that popular monthly Pc
riodical, the Ladies Pearl, has been de
layed this month in consequence of tn,
non-arrival of the material for its new anC
attractive dress of type in which it viii sp
pear to-day.
Mr.. Cox, from near Pulaski, has mum
Der of acres in grape culture in that Wei
nifty and for the length of time the vine
have been bearing the yield has been pro
life and last years vintage is as fine a
any in the country,
Owing to the efficient police force of tn
city and the orderly, quiet community g
which our citizens are composed, Their
have been comparatively few outbreaks o
exhibitions of lawlessness and crime dur
ing the present winter.
The twelve are stopping at the City He
tel during their sojourn in the city. "
/, | aIlude to the twelve jurymen in the case
, the State vs.. Morgan, tor murder, now
: progress before the Criminal Court
D Our hotels are all well filed with guest
: now. a-days The Maxwell, City Hot
' and Battle House, have a large compl
2 nent of guests from abroad, whilst th
{ Commercial and st. Charles are eve
8 thronged with ''home folks" among thel
we notice large number Of our proniner
citizens from the surrounding country.
3 Among the very many Of our friends az
< acquaintance who have been in the eli
from the country towns within the pa
s few days, none report anything Of a scar
e ling or particularly newsy character II
f general quiet prevalent in this seotiC
seems quite universal Of late. 80