Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-01-26
LOCAL JOTTINGs.

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Nice box-honey is one Of the prominent
delicacies now in the market.
Street cars did good business yester-
day, on account of the mud.
Our 'ssigns of Q storm" in yesterday morn
ing's paper held good, didn't tbeyP
A large lot of Sewanee coal arrived by /
rail yesterday.
Many of our citizens are having lightning |
rods put up on their buildings, .ia d'eIl
The general health Of our city was never |
better than at the present time. 81
The Council of Red men will close Its
session to-day after very interesting and
somewhat protracted one. SD r-7.t..,,7.r
New fencing is being erected in front OF
the enclosure on Cherry street ADJOINING
Capt Stockells residence. -..g
Private watchman Skies will go to At
lanta in few days to see after his just re-
ward due him from the State OF Georgia.
A lively. pleasant and animated occa-
sion is expected at the amateur dramatic
entertainment Saturday night.
Our farmers are buying plows now, pre-
paratory to commencing hostilities in early
spring time.
Street repairing is being vigorously
pushed ahead by the Street Commissioner
in many localities. a.s
We noticed four-horse team yesterday
attached to a mammoth covered wagon
the wheel horses, however, were oxen.
Pssturage on the commons isquite good,
considering the time of year, and stock
find considerable feed.
An agent of the New Castle-on-Tyne,
England, Railroad Iron Manufacturing
| Company was in the city yesterday.
A ''big fiddle" with large family OF
| small fiddles, etc., may be seen in nursery
attitude in Church street window.
There are two hundred and twenty
seven pupils in attendance at the Collegiate
| Department of the University of Nash
| vile.
1t turned considerably cooler yesterday,
and was cloudy, with light rain during the
| day and indications of cold weather.
The old Postofflce building, on the
southeast corner of Church and Cherry
| streets, remains unoccupied, and looks
| lonely as the house Jack built.
Considerable attention is being paid IN
| various localities to the cleansing OF alleys
and back premises, which is gratifying
| fact to note.
Various and excellent improvements
have recently been made at most OF the
engine houses by the Fire Department re-
| Gently.
The finest, freshest and most lucious lot
| of oranges are now displayed at our fruit
| stands that we have noticed for many
| day.
| Quantities of excellent cedar lumber
have been arriving in the city during the
last few days, including plank, posts,
sleepers, etc.
The front woodwork of the Broadway
Hotel is being handsomely reprinted and
presents refreshing and attractive appear
ance.
There was an interesting private re-
| hearsal of dramatic character at Masonic
Hall last night.
Gutter cleaning by the corps de Work
house is the play that is ION" now. 1t Is
received with universal commentator by
a generous public.
| All our business houses, nearly, as well
| as residences, are again enabled to have
piles of nice lump coal dumped down at
their respective back doors.
Mr.. Leon Starr, the gentleman so Sc
verely burned with a coal oil lamp, was
some better yesterday, though he is suf-
fering intenr ely from the injuries received.
| We heard stranger yesterday, who had
been looking over the city, say that there
was more taste displayed in the signs of
our business men than he had seen ex-
hibited IN other places helhad visited.
Our manufacturers and dealers are turn
ing out and supplying themselves with
large quantities of plows and agricultural
implements preparatory to the sp.ing
trade
The question of free bridge is still sgi-
tating the minds of the people on both
sides of the river. No final action has
yet been taken upon the subject.
We notice some specimens of monu-
ments and marble works at the yard Of
Messrs. Swan & Brown of superior work
manship and superb finish.
If possible something should be done to
drain off the water from the flat on South
| College street If permitted to remain
till warm weather, sickness in that locality
will be the result
There are more patients in the St. Vim
cent Hospital now than there have been
for a long time past. The institution is
we'll kept and admirably conducted.
Messrs. Cheatham & Kinney have
adorned their College street front with q
new and attractive sign, which is the ad-
miration of those who pass that through
fare.
There is a heavy insurance business,
both life and fire, now being done through
out the State, and it is still on the increase.
, Considerable sums have been paid out in
policies during the past year.
As one of the indications of the advent
of the approaching spring season, we no.
tice that our dry goods dealers are mark
ing down the prices of their fall and win
ter goods at absolute cost prices, prepare
tory to making room on their
, shelves for the incoming spring stocks.
The forthcoming city directory will, we
are informed, show gratifying increase OF
business and professional men since this
time last year.
Our worthy Magistrates have had COM
paratively little to do in a criminal way
during the last few weeks, thanks to the
quiet and good order of our city and PEG
pie.
Operations will, we learn, be commenced
upon the proposed new Race Course with
the early opening of pretty weather.
Circulars setting forth the aims, objects
and purposes of the proposed Spring In
dustIial Exposition will soon be sent broad
cast over the State.
If you would prosper in life, read, pa
tronize, circulate and advertise in the
UNION AND AMERICAN. 1t will furnish food
for your mind, good will for your neigh
Dor, and money for your purse.
= The appearance Of the old postoffice
building, is becoming more ''dilapidat-
eder' all the time. Every day witnesses
new plaster of plackars on its old scar
led face.
The facilities of book binding and blan
book manufacturing are being very much
increased and extended in our city. This
will ultimately, we predict, become an ex-
tensive as it is an important branch of in
dustry in Nashville.
Immense shipments of freights continue
to be made daily over the Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad, though we are as
sured that no apprehension need be en-
tertained of a repetition of last years
/ blockade.
We have frequently referred to the con-
dition of the plank walks on North College
street and South Cherry street. We take
the occasion to say that the one on South
College street is not whit better than the
others, and they all need repairing and
need it badly.
The ever present street, or gutter hogs,
about the city, are getting on through the
winter in pretty good shape; although to
be long, lank, thin, scraggly, detected, in
sinuating and saucy, seems to be chronic
with all of them.