The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-04-05
Dr.. Shoop' s Rheumatic | ab|ets

ter. we are not properly subject TO such
requirement. and believing that the
same was made OF US under q misap-
prehension OF what had been required
heretofore"
On the 2sth the Mayor and several
other citizens were arrested for trea.
son. and few days later Gov. Johnson
issued a proclamation ejecting from
office the Mayor and most OF the City
Councilmen. and appointing other per-
/ sons to fill their places. Numerous ar
rests were made for disunion practices
about the same time.
Raising the Flag.
On April "a the following resolutions
| were adopted by the City Council:
Resolved. That the Mayor OF the
city OF Nashville Is requested and I'm
| structed to have the Flag Of the United
States placed upon all public property
belonging to the Corporation.
Resolved. That the Board Of Edu-
cation are hereby requested during the
| present week TO take the oath OF Office
| taken by ourselves and other officers
| OF the city.
Resolved. That the Superintendent.
together with every teacher In each Of
the public schools In the city OF Nash
vile. shall be and they are hereby re-
quested to take the oath OF allegia nee
| prescribed to US within five days from
the passage OF this resolution or resign
their respective positions"
The last resolution was lost In the
Board Of Aldermen. The condition of
the city on the first Of May is thus
described by the Union:
Our courts are proceeding pretty
| much as formerly. The United States
Court is I'm session, and the regular
business pursuing its accustomed chan
| mel. Process is being issued daily from
| the Circuit and Chancery Court. re-
| turnable to their next terms. The Mag
istrates' Courts are also In continuous
session. Business Is beginning to re-
cover and to wear its accustomed ap-
pearance. and as facilities are being
opened with the country ii Is extend
| ing in all directions. Our city market
| is daily improving. Prices are rapidly
| moderating to reasonable standard
and custom proportionately increasing.
The passenger and freight trains on
the Louisville & Nashville Railroad are
making daily trips. The cars on the
Tennessee & Alabama Road run as far
as Columbia: those on the Nashville &
| Chattanooga Road run as far as War
trace. and connect by branch road with
| Shelbyville. Houses left vacant, some
| time since, are now nearly all occu-
pied. and the inquiry for houses to rent
| is becoming active. This Is the case
| with both dwelling and business houses.
| Some sales in reai estate are being ef-
fected at reasonably good prices. Con-
| fdence in our State currency Is being
restored. and there is q corresponding
appreciation In the value OF our bank
notes"
A great Union meeting was held at
Nashville on the 18th OF May.
The City Of NASHVILLE.
Nashville was, and still IS. one OF the
most beautiful and attractive cities In
the South. It stands In q commanding
position upon q high hill around which
the beautiful, blue Cumberland winds
like great. wide. silver ribbon. The
magnificent State House, which at one
time was the finest in the country, and
while 1t has since been surpassed by
many others in expense Of construc-
ton and lavishness of ornamentation,
II has yet no superior I'm its simple.
| striking beauty. 1t stands on Capitol
Hill. which rises high above the city
miles. Inside and outside It is built OF
| a beautiful variety OF fossiliferous
limestone, quarried near by. and which
resembles fine marble. Every precau-
ton was taken to make the building
fireproof. and no wood was used In its
construction. except the planks upon
which the copper roof IS fastened. All
the rest L. iron and stone. 1t 10 three
stories high. including the basement.
and at each end there is an Ionic pnr-
tice Of eight columns. each four feet
six inches in diameter and SO feet five
inches high. Each OF tho sides has q
portico OF six columns. A tower rises
above the center OF the roof to q height
OF EOS feet from the ground. The or
namentation throughout the building
Is OF elegant classic designs. The build
ing Is 239 feet long by 1873 feet wide.
It was begun In 1915. and has cost
about 100000. 1t Is approached by
four avenues. which rise from terrace
to terrace by broad marble steps.
Nashville made the greatest efforts
toward education and culture OF any
Of the Southern cities. and was very
proud Of her position as an educational
center. As early az 1885 q University
was established there and there was
also a military institute. which had
fore the war. The Nashville Medical
and Law schools had high reputation
throughout the country. All Of the
churches In the South had educational
institutions In Nashville. all Of which
were more than respectable In their
standards. This prominence in educa-
ton has been maintained since the war
by the establishment there Of the VAN
derbilt University. Fisk University and
other colleges and academies. AT the
time Of the war Nashville had about
1900 population. and did large
business with the South. It was the
head Of navigation for steamboats, Of a
certain class, and had railroad connec-
tons through the country which were
quite extensive for those days. A num-
Der OF manufactures were established.
which prospered and seemed to he on
the point Of a rapid increase with the
growth Of the country. All this was
interfered with sadly by the outbreak
Of the war.
ITO be continued.)
An Intcresflnx Indicn Relic.
Howard Norman recently unearthed
q 14-pound Indian ak near his spring.