Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-02-19
PHILADELPHIA.
The Beautiful SNOW and the Wealth
era Councilman I'm Trouble-vaI.
acknowledgements for st. Pat.
Fick's Dny.

The Beautiful Snow and the Wealth.
era Councilman I'm Trouble-vaI.
entines-PreparatROn for st. Pat.
rick's Day. 3
Correspondence of the Union and American.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. IA, 1873 .-"Oh,
the snow, the beautiful snow" may sound
very pretty, and the gentle falling of the
white fakes may be very suggestive OF
poetry; but if the poet resides in a large
city where said snow is No sooner down
than it is covered with mud, the probabili-
ties are that the poetry would vanish as
quick as the virgin purity of the snow itself
Last week the weather was quite warm
and visions OF spring foatad before our
minds which were, however, quickly dis
PEELED on Sunday morning by cold north
west wind that rendered locomotion any
thing but pleasant, and sent hats, walls and
sundry other articles of apparel flying
in all directions. Two snow storms since
have reminded us that we are still in the
depths of winter, and rendered an inspec-
ton of coal bins necessary.
Judging from the enormous packages,
the letter carriers are struggling under to-
day, st. Valentine is still the fa7orite saint
N this quarter ofthe globe.
Several weeks since the police made
raid on a gambling house at Tenth and
Market streets, and captured among others
a member of the Common Council. On
last Monday week he was put ON trial in
the Court Of Quarter Sessions for keeping
the aforesaid house. The jury in the case
have not yet bean heard from, and as they
have not asked any instructions from the
court, or stated their inability to agree, il is
fair to presume that one or two are holding
out against the majority. Yesterday the
select council sat as court Of impeach-
ment to try said member of Common COun-
Gil. Nothing was done, however, except to
swear in the members and read the bill of
indictment, when bis counsel filed an an
swer, stating that his client had not COM
niitted any misdemeanor in office, and
therefore the council had no jurisdiction In
the matter. The court then adjourned I'M
til Wednesday next
About o'clock yesterday morning 8
way train, consisting Of a locomotive and
two passenger cars, ran into some freight
cars containing coal oil which were stand
ing on q gliding a short distance below
Gray's Ferry Bridge, on the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad. The
engine and tender were badly wrecked
aud the oil tanks bursting from the
force Of the collision, the oil caught fire
which communicated to the engine and
completed its destruction. The forward
passenger car was forced on top of the ten
der and IS partially consumed. The track
for some distance was destroyed, the ties
being burned and the rails bent by the heat.
The accident was caused by a misplaced
switch. The loss to the company will
amount to about $4,000. None of the pas
sengers were injured.
The various Irish societies have agreed
to have grand parade on st. Patrick's day
and are masking extensive preparations to
render it the most imposing demonstration
Of the kind ever attempted in this city.
PHILADELPHUS.