Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-09

SUNDAY MORNING, SEPT. ., 1890.
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WEEK1ms.-JoHx YoKK & Co have received La
per, the Ledger, WaUaly, and all the other h'erar
weeklies.
Our gallant elector, r. ". HArwooD, Esq re
turned TO the city last evening. de has maze Orl
liant canvass, and established for himself the repu
= tation Of one of our ablest debatOrs
K. g. Capt. A. F. MALLrrT. of the K. C. ca
is at the Commercial Hotel in this city Person
desiring to Join the order VIII have an opportuuit
of doing 50 tomorrow night at the headquarters
TIE sr,rg F.TR.-We are gratifed to learn tina
the prospects for an unusually interesting Fair con
tinue to increase The entries are already large
than previous to the opening of any former Fair.
CENTER SHoT-The Boston Post gives as goo,
as ever PRENTICE sent in the following
The editor of the Louisville journal SAYS he never
deceives his readers. That is because they never
believe word he says.
A bill has been fled IN the Memphis Courts to re
cover the stock formerly owned by the city in tn,
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company, ant
which was sold some time since by the City Council
to certain parties in Memphis.
REsrGNED.-The Hon. B. F. McK1ERNAx, for severa
years Judge of the Criminal Court of the city o.
Memphis, has rendered his resignation. The Appea
thinks Col ]. T. SwAYSE viii be appointed his sue
cessor
An Ice PAHc.-We are in the midst of an ice
panic, with strong prospect for another heated
term The supply of ice at the several depots gave
out yesterday forenoon, and up to last night our
dealers had received no supplies.
The THEATRE From an advertisement in this
mornings paper it will be seen that the Theatre,
under the management of Messrs. MULLER EVERETT.
opens tonight with SHELLS admirable play of
Evadne. We bespeak for the new managers full
share of public patronage.
R.lnRoAD IRON LosT.-the steamer Rocket in the
Ohio the other day sunk barge containing AS bars
railroad iron intended for the Mississippi and Tennes
see road. The accident occurred about seventy-fve
miles below Louisville, and the prospects for re-
covering the iron are very small.
BAD EFFEcT.-Our Nashville friends seem to be
troubled with any number of fires since the intro
duction of steam engines into their city. The little
wharf rats" about their burg must be at work
with the torch in order to see how they Squirt"
Memphis appeal, Sept.
Altogether mistake. We have had but two fires
and one false alarm since the steam engines were
introduced.
LARCENr OF LETTERS PROM rHE PoSToFFICE-THIEF
ARREsTED.-OA yesterday one Z. b. Miles. sOjourn-
ing in the city, obtained under false pretences sew
era letters from the poStOce containing drafts for
various sums He borrowed dollar from a
merchant and pawned one of the drafts for $40 to
secure payment. This circumstance at once cast
suspicion upon him. and led 10 his immediate arrest
When captured he was caught concealing draft of
sl,OOO.-Aemphis appeal Sept. z.
SUICIDE BY HANGNG-A man by the name of J. H.
LADELI4 living the Franklin Turnpike just beyond
the corporate limits of the city, hung himself yes
terday morning 10 a bed post. The only cause
known for the act was that he had been on a spree
He leaves a wife and two children. LABEL was
native of New Jersey, but has been a resident Of
this city ten or fifteen years. He was thirty five
years old.
Fatal RIOr on THE MEMPHIS AND TENNESSEE RAIL-
R0AD-TwO MEN KnLED.--At Oakland, Miss, on
Wednesday, large number of laborers employed
on the N. & T. Railroad, became engaged in gener-
al riot during which one man stabbed and in
stantly killed and another had his brains knocked
out. We could not learn any names. The difficulty
is said to have originated in the fact that portion
of the labOrers from the county Down. ireland.
aud the others fuom the county COrk.-MeHphiS |
Avalanche, SEPT. Z.
A JEST UPON An AMERICAN FAIsrAFf.-When Mrs
B. the actress, making a summer excursion in
the country, she was accompanied by her husband
and party Of his and her friends. One Of these
Mr.. -, formerly pilot on the Boston station.
who had laughed and grown fat so long that he had
became like NOOlsey, man Of unbounded stOm-
ach." Some one asked, A." Who is that large in
Mrs. b s suite." That" SAID his informant, " is
Mr.. -; he is pilot Exactly" was the
response, 81 should think he was-pauncheous
Plate :"
An arrest was made yesterday morning. an
affidavit by Mr.. Samuel Strong, of Mr.. Daniel r.
GOodloe, TO answer charge Of libel in haYl z
written certain letters TO the New York Times re
fleeing in severe terms upon the official integrity of
the Hon John b. Floyd. Secretary of War, in refer
ence TO the settlement of the De Groot claim. On |
being brought before the magistrate, Justice Dom,
the arrested party unhesitatIngy avowed the COM
municatiOns to be his, and gave for his bail for aP
pearance for trial at the next term of the Criminal
Court, a. c. Robbins, Esq, of Washington.-N dtionGl
IateLigsRee, Sept 6.
SoUTIrERN LITERARY MESSENGER have receiv-
Ill
Monthly. The following is its table of contents -
Horace Walpole and Junius Identified; Humble
Work The Conquered Heart, or the Flirt at the |
White Sulphur Ny Little Star; Benjamin franklin |
The Bellies Who S Whoa Hit at Richmond Socie- |
ty; Sonnet; Horace Greeley and his Lost Book F; |
The Pyrenees, and the knight of EspaliOn and the |
Editors Table is filled with spicy articles, charac
teristic of the editors pen"
FUGITIVE SLAVES IN BosroN.-MoRE ABoLITIoNrsN.-
The Atlas says that two agents eff that phianthrOpc
institution the Underground Railroad. who reside |
in Kansas have recently brought to-the free states
from Missouri twelve slaves, cOlOred persons /
who once were slaves, but are now freemen, safely
locat ed and taking OF themselves Some Of |
them were in Boston a few days since Among |
them was a young muattO woman quite white, |
with her little child and it is said to have been very
affecting to witness herjoy at the prospective future
freedom of her child, seeming entirely to forget her
own liberty The agents who did the work are
Young men have lived some time in Kansas and /
done much labor IN this line, encOuntering many |
dangers.
We mentioned Thursday that young child of J.
j. BRowN, of Memphis, had been run over and Kill |
ed by hack in that city on the 4th inst The En-
glTe Of the 9th says the driver has been arrested
and lodged in Jail for trial, and adds: - DE is |
free negro, GEORGE LEE by name, and drives for
Mr.. H. T. ADAMS About two weeks since he was
arrested for fast driving. The hack which passed /
the little child supposed to weigh about 1000
pounds. Two men were in the carriage at the time.
Their names are r. NJ. SMITH and THOMAS KENNEDY. |
Mr.. SMITH had been to see a lady eff at the Memphis
and Ohio depot, and was returning home. He says /
the running the child was entirely accidental.
1t appears that wagon was standing on the street