Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-30
LOCAL so1'TsNGs.


Yesterday was another bleak, gloomy,
cherries day. The rain fell In torrents, o
cold wind prevailed ard the weather and
surroundings were exs,crable in the ex-
treme. TWAS such day as makes French
men suicidal, sends Englishmen TO their
roast beef and punch bowls, and produces
in Americans general feeling of 'cusaed-
ness"
The Hitchcock Harding damage case 90.
cupied the time eff the Circuit Court yes
terday, the arguments of Messrs. Brien,
McOlanahan and Dodd being heard. The
argument of counsel will likely close to.
day, when the case will be submitted.
There was nothing of interest in any Of
the other courts.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
oftbe Tennessee and Pacific railroad closed
yesterday. The meeting was an interest
one; the full proceedings appear IN an
other column.
The two lectures of Prof. Fowler were
we'll attended, the Indictment weather being
some drawback upon the size OF the audi
ence. -
Many of the stockholders attending the
railroad meeting left for their homes yes
terday evening.
The Horticultural Society will hold its
regular meeting at o'clock P. N. on Sat
urday, April /, in the Porter Block.
Work on the Exposition building and on
the Capitol grounds, and indeed o1t-door
labors generally, were suspended yester-
day in consequence of the Indictment
weather and incessant rain.
We noticed fine California apples on the
fruit stands yesterday.
The popular proprietor Of the Battle
House will soon connect that hotel with
the Allowsy block, opposite, by suspen-
sion bridge across Church Street. The
spacious rooms of the block will be used
as sleeping rooms, the friends and custom
ers of Gen Battle being too numerous for
the present hotel dimensions
Business was extremely dull IN every de-
partment yesterday, there being few per-
sons on the streets, and scarcely any one
in the city from the country.
Next Sunday is Palm Sunday, and will
be big day at the Cathedral.
The Memphis papers are stirring the
citizens up for the celebration of the one
hundredth anniversary of the birth of
Walter Scott. The event occurred ut Ed
inburgh, Aug. Is, III. Hadn't our Mem
phis friends better wait a few days2
The tax on incomes for 1870 is being
paid at quite lively rate by our citizens
The Coroner has not been neoesltated
to hold an inquest for some weeks past.
A number of the residences and premi-
ses on Park street have undergone consid-
cradle improvements lately.
Yesterday was not good day for plug
hate fsnhR 5akA
knoweth by experience.
There was a magnificent display and va
riety of flowers at the drug store of DR..
W. D. Kline yesterday.
1t was dark as Erebus last night, with
watery and slippery streets and sidewalks
in all directions.
The Orphans Fair, commencing ON the
10h proximo, promises to be grand sue
cess.
1t was an excellent night for burglars
last night. Wonder who is the loser this
morning?
NO clue whatever has yet been ascer-
tanned as to who were the parties engaged
in the bank burglary.
Umbrellas and overooats were in general
demand yesterday.
Sumner county appears to be enthusiast
tically in favor of the proposed Ohio and
Cumberland Railroad.
The Board of Managers of the Indus
trial Exposition are in receipt of large cor
responderce, from all parts of the country,
with reference to the spring exhibition.
Numerous applications for space for ex-
hibiotrs have already been received.
Quite delegation from this place will,
we learn, be in attendance at the meeting
of the State Medical Society, in Pulaski,
on Tuesday next.