Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-10
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

The Board of Aldermen yesterday de-
handing the presence of Justice Wilker-
son, his place was for some time supplied
by Justice Hooper, of the illustrons 10Th
ward, who was for the time getting through
business in genuine Judge Emmons style.
Logan Webb, colored, was yesterday
| arrested and carried before Justice Oasse-
tv on the charge Of passing counterfeit
money. Before the case could be heard,
an order from tho United States Marshal
demanding that the accused be turned
ever to the Federal authorities, which was
accordingly done.
Hon. w. K. Turner, of the County
Court, was yesterday somewhat improved,
and hopes TO be able to resume his official
duties in few days.
Judge Hickerson is stirring up the Off
GERS, jurors, witnesses, and lawyers in
the Criminal Court at lively rate. 1t
yesterday observed that Coroner P. W.
Brien was moving around as though he
we're a right young man and just mar
ried.
Whitewash brushes are being literally
applied at the City Hall-but to wall and
ceiling only. There is happily no occa-
sion for their application to any of the
officials on duty in that institution.
Several persons made narrow escapes
from the fire on South Cherry street last
Monday night. At one house the police had
much difficulty in arousing the people
from their slumbers.
The work of improving the First Pres
byteriap Church prog esses vigorously,
and will be completed in short time in a
highly attractive manner.
No that q ,un,
Der Of dogs have been poisoned in South
Nashville recently by unknown parties,
though they are supposed to have been
darkies.
William Morris, the engineer who re-
Gently received such severe injuries on the
Nashville and Northwestern Railroad, is
recovering rapidly. 1t seems almost
miraculous that man should have been
thrown from an engine which turned over
three or four times and then went hun
bred feet or more down an embankment,
and yet escape with his life.
The city is full of visitors from all parts
of the State, and the hotels are crowded.
Day before yesterday about seventy pas
sengers got on the Nashville bound train
at Gallatin.
The Davidson County Commissioners
Will bCbtlc l1lo COuuly dCCOuub
with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
during the present week, and thus large
amount of money will be obtained, and
the finances of the county will be proper
tionably benefited.
Our Catholic friends will find the Month
of Mag and other devotional works of the
season at d. n. Neylan's, west side Public
Square, as well as the New York Fr6eBlGRS
II L. IL
other periodicals. g..
The police were yesterday on the scent
of an escaped penitentiary convict about
the corner of Summer and Church streets,
but the trail was lost and the game
escaped.
Visitors continue to crowd into the city
at a lively rate, every incoming train being
literally packed with delegates to the as
semblies now in session and with people
anxious to see the great Exposition.
Lovers of strawberries have reason to
apprehend that the season of that delicious
fruit is near about over. The heavy rain
of yesterday was near equal to playing
out the lingering remnants of the crop.
A female inmate of one of the houses
burned on South Cherry street Monday
night was so badly frightened that she fed
through lu6 blIootb III very Iulu dJllTt, III
the vain effort to find some Of her friends.
A policeman took charge of the frantic
woman and saw that she was properly car
ed for
The MaFkethOuse Question.
What form of building shall take the
place of the old Msrkethouse, is the ques-
ton at present demanding attention at the
hands of the City Council, and one in
which our citizens generally are more or
less interested. Messrs. Williamson &
Dobson, architects, had been called upon
TO 'mske plans of the proposed improve
ments, and furnish council with the prob
able costs of the plsnor plans submitted.
The architects yesterday presented to the
Board of Aldermen two plans for a new
Markethouse-one for building one story
in height, and the other for a two-story
building, the difference in expense being
from So, 900 to 81, 600. The Board thought
fit to adopt the single story house. and
should their action be ratified by the Com
mon Council, the new structure will be
but repetition of the present uhsightly
old edifce. In the present depleted con-
dition of the city treasury, it might be no
easy matter to construct tho larger and
more costly building suggested, but it
looks as though it might ultimately be
economy to adopt the more costly plan.
1t would not take long for the rent of Sec
ond story stalls, Offices and City Hall to
10 pay the difference in cost. It is hoped
that the Common Council will, at its next
meeting, give this important matter the
consideration it deserves, and determine,
if possible, 10 set an example in the con-
struc.ion of Markethouse worthy Of i'm
itation by the public spirited people of
Nashville.