The National tribune., 1906-04-05
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ter. we are not properly subject to such
requirement. and believing that the
same was made OF US under q fnisap-
prehension OF what had been required
heretofore"
On the 29th 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 In
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
thS puuiiI oSiiOOi5 III AIic CITY VI 4NOSn-
vile, shall be and they are hereby re-
quested to take the oath OF allegiance
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
I-,,t.
Court is in session, and the regular
business pursuing its accustomed cham
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 e. 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 az War
trace. and connect by branch road with
nIiCluy Nllic. I1OuSco NSiCduL, SOlHc
time since, are now nearly all oceu-
pied. and the inquiry for houses to rent
Is becoming active. This Is the case
with both dwelling and business houses.
Some sales in real estate are being ef-
fected at reaxonably good prices. Con-
fidence in our State currency is being
restored. and there is a corresponding
appreciation In the value OF our bank
notes"
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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 a commanding
position upon a high hill around which
the beautiful, blue Cumberland winds
like a great, wide. silver ribbon. The
central point in the panorama Is the
magnificent State House. which at one
time was the finest in the country, and
while It has since been surpassed by
many others in expense Of construc-
ton and lavishnesS of ornamentation,
1t has yet no superior In It's simple,
striking beauty. 1t stands on Capitol
Hill. which rises high above the city
and dominates the landscape for many
miles. Inside and outside It is built of
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 Is iron and stone. 1t Is three
stories high. including the basement.
and at each end there 8 an Ionic pnr-
tice Of eight columns. each four feet
six inches in diameter and 33 feet five
inches high. Each of the sides has a
portico of six columns. A tower rises
above the center Of the roof TO height
OF 206 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.
1t was begun in 1s45, and has cost
about $1,000, 900. It 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 as 1855 a University
was established there and there was
also a military institute. which had
been in existence for several years be-
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 |
certain class. and had railroad connec- !
tons through the country which were
quite extensive for those days. A num-
ber of manufactures were established. |
which prospered and seemed to he on
the point of rapid increase with the
growth of the country. All this was
interfered with sadly by the outbreak
Of the war.
(To be continued)
An Interestins Indian Relic.