Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-12-30


and in favor Of Prohibition. The services, were
held at DR.. EDGARs Church
There will be another Exhibition of Bavnes
Panorama tonight at Odd Fellows Hall and we
hope there will be large attendance Such works
of Art are seldom exhibited 10 our city, our citizens
should not let the opportunity pass ofwitnessing one
of the finest representations Of the age
~ At a meeting OF several Of our citizens on
Wednesday last at the Hall Of Deluge Fire Compa
ny, called for the purpose of efectnS some perma-
nent organization for the relief of the poor of the
City, RUSSELL HoUsToN, Esq, was Gale to the chair
Aft JoHN A. McEwEN, ESQ, explained briefly
the object Of the meeting the chairman appointed
the following gentlemen a committee to draft plan
Of organization and present it at seine subsequent
meeting Messrs. Mics, TONES, Cross HouGH and
JOIN A. McEwEN and on motion the chairman
was added. The meeting then adjourned
HEAVY DAMAGEs.--The jury in the case of Ed
WARD P Fry against JAMES G.. Bennett editor of
the New York Herald, returned a verdict few
days ago against the defendant, and assessed dam
ages at $4,000. The head and front of Mr.. Ben
NETS offending is thus described BY Mr.. A. C.
JORDAN Mr.. FRYs counsel:
l beg leave to call your attention to the charges
which are made against Mr. Fry. The libes charge
him with disgracefu conduct IL attacking and libel
ling females in his employ, and packing the house
with hirelings and loalers TO hiss down Benedict
who was also in his employ-of being the author of
dsgraceful broils and broken promses-of support
ing his opera and his balls by the patronage of gam
bers thieves, aud convicts Jack Harrison, for IN
stanceJ and prostitutes who were permitted to
mngle Familiarity with all the company all the ladies'
and gentemen-the daughters. and wives and sis
tiers Of the respectable classes Of the community.
The lbels ridicue him a halfstarved musical
adventurer man made up Of vanity, pretension
and ignorance, in equal portions, utterly incompe-
tenta a manager but competent for sustaining the
character g an ape which it was his favorite en-
poyment to represent but denOunces him as quar-
rellng with his artstes for a base and dishonest
purpose, disgusting them, and driving them to acts
by which he could cancel their contract in order
that be might pocket the money OF the subscribers
himself There might, gentlemen, be charges which
if true, might render a man more dangerous but
they could not render him more Infamous
CORREsPONDENCE-BEN FOR THE HOUSE OF
INDUSTRY.
70 tie Members Of the Elepion Society at NasiriRe.
We, the undersigned Lady Managers Of the
House of Industry, having under our charge some
fourteen Orphan Girls, wholly dependent upon their
own efforts for support and education, would res
pectfuly solicit your kind attention and benevolent
feelings and humbly crave a Benefit in their behalf.
This being our first public appeal in behalf of the
Institution, we feel great dfidence in making the
request hut trust the cause of the needy and pa
rentless children will be sufficient apology. Rest
assured gentlemen that whatever means you may
appropriate to this cause, shall be expended in the
manner deemed most judicous by your petitioners,
and your kindness gratefully esteemed and remem-
bered by the benefcares and the managers
Respectfully yours,
Mrs. ALEXANDER ALLISON
JOHN NJ Bass
" R. H. McEwEN,
THOMAS Nancy,
LIsToN Stone
" JAMES K Polk
NASHVILLE, Dec q, 1853
LADTEs:-We most cheerfuly accord you the
Benefit requested and having been rendered the
Theatre on Thursday evening, by the Manager,
Mr.. John Greene we would, with your permits
sion select that occasion for the purpose
Sincerely yours
DRAMATIC CLuB.
M,RRFD.-On Wednesday evening 28,h inst,
by Rev c. O. MAYHEM, Mr.. JouN B. STEVENSON to