Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-03


Nov that the Banner is up to its ears in
the publication of the laws, it is a remark
bly, lively and spicy sheet, and furnishes a
vast amount of exceedingly interesting read
ing matter e is becoming formidable
rival for the Nashville Bulletin and Con-
gressio,adt Globe for wit and humor.
They are healthy set up in East Ten
nessee. A few days ago an old gray head
ed1chap, about seventy years of age, was
asked by gentleman whom be met In the
road, where he was going. He said be
was going home. He was then asked
where he lived, when he replied that ne
elived with his grandfather" Another old
covey was asked the age of his grandmother.
He said he ''didh't know exactly, but she
was good chunk of gal when the Revo-
luton was fought. and the Bible says the
Revolution was fought in 1776."
The writer was yesterday shown, at a
High street residence, a painting of a
cherub, which was executed Qhe painting,
not he cherub) in the year 1915. Think
of it, 1851 Why that painting is older
than Susan b. Anthony!
Perhaps the finest piece of architecture in
this city, is to be found at the capitol build
ing. For model of mechanical skill, and
symmetry of proportions, those mahogany
stairs By |hieh the public ascend from the
side walk TO the grounds stand without a
rival. The beautiful and chaste designs
with which the rosewood balustrades are
Rome, at the studio of
Signor Figaro, the healthy and concien-
cious Italian who designed the bronze doors
which add SO much to the beauty and grace
of the interior of the Capitol at Washing
ton, the rosewood being FIRST sawed out at an
East Tennessee saw mill, and then shipped
to Rome to be carved. The expense con-
nected with the building of the staircase
referred to, was enormous, but our people
think the money used in that direction
very judiciously expended, and the State
would have ordered ant ther one Of precise
~ the same pattern, bat MIR. FIGARO went
out Of the designing business. The COM
missoDeEs who had charge of the matter,
learned this fact with sincere regret, as they
we're satisfied that the one s airWay would
feellonely,and they were anxious to procure
a companion for it. 1t is lonesome, but
this feeling is sllevlated to some extent by
the presencs of hundreds of our citizens
who gather about it daily, and gaze upon
it for hours wrapt in admiration. And
then Col. Glover, Superintendent of the
Capitol building, takes it in out of the damp
every night.
Tire usually placid city Of St. Louis has a
sensation. TIE Journal publishes this
thrilling item: yesterday morning there
appeared an article in the Democrat, on
diamonds and diamond wearers, in which
1t was stated that certain newspaper man
had been the recipient of a diamond
at the hands o. Miss Nelson, which
he had hidden in safe. Mr..
John W. Overall, of the Globe,
Very properly thought the article reflection
upon himself, and yesterday afternoon sent
challenge to Mr.. Joseph B. McCullagh,
managing editor of the Democrat, asking
thai gentleman to fix upon time and place
for mortal combat. Mr.. McCullagh re-
piled that be would meet Mr.. Overall at 5
O'Clock this morning, to which Mr.. Overall
has made no reply. Mr.. McCullagh is
ready to fight and will meet his antagonist
at any time, but Mr.. Overall has not been
ouDd. Mr.. Overall is Southerner, of hot
blood and duellistic propensities, and Mr..
McCullagh is not the man TO back down
from fight, and, all in all, we may look
for revival Of the code and the good old
days of trial by battle"
Col. Overall is the dramatic critic of the
Globe, aud is considered one of the best
posted men on theltricals in the West.
McCullaQh, the political editor Of the Dem
Ocrdt, attained a natio"al reputation as
" Mack of the Cincinnati Commercial.