Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-21

here. he was proud OF Nashville and
wanted to seeit built up. Our Public Schools
were the Jewels of the land, and it should
be known. Let the industrious man come,
there are schools for his children, and
churches for him to 60 to. We want you,
merchant, mechanics and laborers, and here
you can make pleasant homes. There is no
politics in industry, and he would let all
know that they we're welcome in Nashville
After a few more interesting remarks from
several gentlemen the meeting adjourned, to
meet next Monday at P. NJ.
RECORDERS CoURT-SARAH CLAY, ME-
DORA GREEN, and CATHARINE MOORE, had
a row, which began about a bag of rags.
Somebody stole aunt SALLY's rags, she said,
and aunt SALLY made pathetic appeal to
the Court, saying that she had but little
spot which shecould call her own, in room 6
feet square, and others niggers trespassed on
it. The Court fined aunty 81, and sent her
home to get the money.
DAVID JOHNSON, colored, was drunk on
Sunday, swelled around promiscuously, and
threatened to duck the first Waterman that
tried to take him up. For this rash beha-
vior he was fined SO and cost
WILLIAM GIBSON, colored, who came from
Giles county, was charged with stealing and
his case continued.
MosEs SToRK, colored, refused to give his
wife the key Of the house when she came
from church. This brought on row, and
MosEs had to pay toll to the amount of $40
| and fixens.
KATE ROGERS was drunk and wanted to
get her clothes. In getting them she made
so much noise as TO attract the police, and
was fined SO.
P. FERGUSON, from the country, was
drunk, and acknowledged it like a man,
which cost him 81. He was also charged
with walking with two prostitutes, which
cost him $40 and costs. Total, S23. PETER
said he had lost his hat, handkerchief, pen
Gil, ETC., and shelled out the dough, resolving
to leave town by the frat train.
SINS CoLLEY, colored, was charged with
obtaining horse and buggy on false pre-
fences. He hired the buggy for half day
and was gone two days and half He re-
turned the team, after damaging it to the
amount Of s. IS. The Recorder fined him
$50 and costs. Here Mr.. b. interrupted
the court, and claimed SIMS as bis client
| After lengthy examination, the Recorder
stated, that he had almost made up his mind
to have the prisoner tried by States war
rant which would probably send him to the
penitentiary, but Us he had rendered his de-
cision he would confirm it. So SIMS went
to the workhouse.
HENRY WASHINGTON was on trial for
disorderly conduct, when Mr.. B. called the
attention Of the court to the fact that certain
members of the Bar did not treat the court
with proper respect, in fact were tittering
and laughing. The court took due notice
Of its dignity and HENRY was fined So.
THos. MORTON was charged with INSIDE
meanor. This was a hog case. The de-
PENDANT drove the hog from his own corn
field. In doing this he cut the hogs back.
He was fined 81.
Thirteen darkies appeared next on the
programme. They came in every guise and
form, big and little, great and small, the
mighty might of law to see, and pony over
the accustomed fee. In this case, an old
darkey woman was the principle actor. She
had had a dream. She dreamt she was
looking through a crack and saw man in it.
Presently the man slipt out and went into
some water, and then a whole lot of little
fellows came up out of the water, and then
a big row commenced, the "perlice" came
down, and CAROLINE BOYD had to pay 81.
| All for her dream.
HENRY GAMBLE and SARAH, his wife
colored, got to fighting about $50 that SA'
RAH said he had stolen from her trunk.
The court decided the matter by filming
HENRY $40, and SARAH So.