Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-15
LOCAL lettings.


The next session of the National Labor
Congress viii be held in Nashville, COM
mencing on the second Tuesday in Sep
TENDER, 1872.
1t is insisted that the dog days are now
upon Us in all their fary, and az q conse-
quence juvenile boys are rigidly abstaining
trom hot water baths in the Cumberland.
Arrangements are now being make for the
railroad excursion of the colored people
fIom Nashville to Atlanta, to leave here on
Thursday, the 31st inst. Tickets for the
round trip will be S..
In wet weather the ground Immediately
around the Msrket House becomes most
sadly affiited with mud. Who can suggest
a cheap and certain remedy for the evil?
Rapid progress is being made in the
work of excavation being done preparato-
ry to the construction of the City Hotel
block of stores, and also in the building
of the foundation walls. The new stores
are to be ready for occupancy by the LIST of
January.
A called meeting of the County court
meets at 10 o'clock, tomorrow, (Wednes-
day. morning, for the purpose of consider
ing and determining in what manner the
vacancy occasioned by the death of Judge
Tuner, shall be filed.
A special term of the Jaw Court, Hon.
E. a. Ewing presiding, will commence on
the 4th Monday in August, for the purpose
of trying the property rights in the McLe-
more case.
The mad-dog furore has almost entirely
subsidized. 1t is only now and then that we
hear of some hapless cur kicking the buck
ct in behalf of the public safety.
A good many citizens availed themselves
of the leisure time afforded last Sunday
and visited the Springs-in the afternoon
some journeying to the Chalybeate Spring
on the other side of the suspension bridge,
and others went down to the Sulphur
Spring at the Lick Branch. Ladies and
gentlemen who are connected with the
''Oan't-get away Association" cannot con-
veniently resort to more distant watsrina
places.
House breaking instances are not now
of a very frequent occurrence. The king
bee of the fraternity is unavoidsbly de-
tanned in the Indiana Penitentiary, while
some of its lesser lights are in the David
son county jail awaiting jury indictments
in the Criminal Court. These facts in
part account for the present immunity of
our citizens from the playful freaks of per-
sons who are burglariously inclined.
We hear Of a number Of additional pri-
vate premiums talked of to those already
offered at the ensuing fall Fair.
The pastoral letter of the late Rev. DR..
Moore was read to the congregation of the
First Presbyterian Church on Sunday last,
and was listened to with deep and pro-
found attention. We understand that il
will be printed for the use of the members
of the Church.
Col. Albert will soon have completed his
labors on the survey of the Cumberland,
and will be ready to make full reports of
the same to the next session of Congress
West Nashville is astir and alive with
activity. Besides other improvements, a
large number of hands are busily engaged
on the West End Avenue extension.
There has not been an incarceration at
the Jail for several days past.
A great many persons visited North
Nashville on Sunday and Sunday evening
last, the street cars having been crowded
to repletion during the entire afternoon.
Gov. Senter, who has been absent for
some time, is daily looked for in the city,
and may be at the Executive Office to-day.
Silas Hughes, of Hamilton county, was
brought 10 the city yesterday and incarce-
rated in the penitentiary, on a charge of
grand larceny, having been sentenced from
the lower courts of that county.
Legal business has been quite light late
ly; none of the courts were in session yes
terdsy.
The Tennessee Chair Factory made an
other large shipment of their work yester-
day, by way of the Nashville and North
western railroad
The Dixie Oil Factory will go into oper-
alton during the present week.
The Suwanee Coal Company are making
arrangements to have unusual quantities
of their coal on hand the ensuing season.
The walls of the Freedmen's Saving
Bank are nearly up, and the building viii
soon be ready for the roof.
Tax-o Electors are busily engaged in
making their collections in the several
counties. A number of them have already
made payments to tbs Comptroller.
No further progress has been made with
reference to the proposed new market
hoase.
The Librarian is busily engaged in cata-
loguing the books at the Library, and the
Institution will soon be thrown open 10
the public.
There is an immense quantity of rock
beaten and ready for macsdamizing pur-
poses on Capitol Hill, blasted from the
slope by the convicts engaged there on the
improvement of the ground
There will be meeting of the members
of the Caledonian Society at Charles Rob-
ertson's restaurant, on Church street this
evening, in honor of the one-hundredth
anniversary of Walter Scott.
The do ket for trial in the Recorders
Court yesterday morning was unusually
heavy, and therefore required more than
a usual degree of time and attention. 1t
was late in the afternoon before the court
reached the completion of its labors.
Certain well informed individuals in the
! Radical fraternity insist that they will have
out tulI tickets for municipal honors in the
approaching election. Who shall bear
their battle axes is as yet their secret.
Ole Of our extensive liquor merchants
thought he saw the Sea Serpent floating
majestically down the Cumberland yester-
| day, but did not find out it was log until
discharging his pistol several times at the
monster. In justice to the gentleman we
will remark that ''seeing snsix" is not
his fort, if he does sometimes taste his own
liquor.
A gentleman living on South Front
street, determined several days ago to open
laundry on his own hook, or in Other
words, for the sake of economy, agreed to
have his washing done at home. He pur-
chased a clothes line, wsshbosrd and all
the necessary appurtenanoes. The first
week has elapsed since his investment,
and in that time he has paid $50 doctors
bill, and sundry other items Of expense,
the result of his laundry experience. He
is now anxious to dispose of bis washing
fixtures at half price.