Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-10-11

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carriages were furnished the Masonic frater-
nifty, and the cortege proceeded to the resi-
dence of c. w. MooRMAN, Esq, father-in-
law of the deceased, five miles on the
Whites Greek Pike where the beautiful and
solemn burial service Of the order of Free
Masons was performed, and the remains de-
posted alongside those Of his wife who had
preceded him.
RECORDERS CoURT.-M. ScHLEssNGER,
peddler, was fined 50 for merchandising
in the markethouse.
Two negroes-BARNEY FLANAGAN and
JAMES JoNEs-committed ali assault on
MARY SWEET, and we're mulcted in 50
apiece.
CHARLES FRENCH, drayman, run into a
hack driven by ALLEN McTIER, fight took
place-both were asrested. The former was
fined 50, and the latter discharged.
MARGARET WILKINSON, colored, was sent
to the workhouse twelve days, for raising q
disturbance at the Broadway Varieties.
MARTIN SHARP, member of the Fifth
Cavalry, was on bit Of spree, and during
his rounds he whipped a woman, in house
Of prostitution on Line street, and then visit
ed the brothel Of ROSE HOWARD, and pro-
duced a Settlement among the nymphs,
hourishipg pistol and driving them from
the house. He was arraigned on two war
rants, and fined S24 in each case, Sixty-four
days in the werkhouse viii givehim ample
time to sober of.
JOAN WILSON, oolored, for cruelty beating
his step-son, a cripple, was required to pay
So or go to the worlohouse.
GEORGE You've was sentenced to the loaf
er's retreat for seventy-two days for attempts
ing to rob the money-drawer of a Mr.. REY-
NoLDs.
NARY TABOR, for using language calcu-
lated to create a breach Of the peace, was adj
judged guilty, and assessed Sl4.
Nine dollars was paid by Dick COINS for
the privilege Of getting drunk.
On Tuesday night JACK CARR got on the
wrong track, and run into the workhouse.
He was relieved of 50 surplus change.
A. HUNT, HOLLAND, and w. UsURy
were each fined 81 for leaving their hacks
without driver.
CHARLES TRUAx plead guilty to drunk
enness, and was let off for 81.
THos. Bush, drunk, SO.
Twenty negroes were arraigned for va
grancy. Five were discharged, aud the bal
ance sent TO the workhouse.
NJ. ABRAMS, MARY ABRAMS and AMAN-
DA HUNT, colored, charged with disorderly
conduct, had their trial laid over until this
morning.
JOE GoUNG and MARY RICHARD, colored,
were fined SO apiece for disorderly conduct.
EXTENSIVE CoNFLAGRATIoN-SN
HousEs DESTROYED IN HELL,s HALF
AcRE.-About two o'clock yesterday morn
ing fire broke out in that portion Of the
lcity, on Church street. below the Chatta-
nooga depot, known as HelPs Half Acre,
and, owing to the difficulty experienced by
the fire department in getting water was not
got under control until sixteen buildings had
been destroyed.
The buildings burned were mere shells,
and occupied, in the most part by the vilest
class Of society The negro dance-house,
known as Johnson's Hall, was among the
first to succumb to the fiery element Scarce
ly any personal property was saved, so rapid
did the flames spread
We sympathize with the sufferers in their
losses and at the same time we cannot help
congratulating the public on the thorough
cleaning out ofthe dens Of vice and prostitu-
ton that have for 80 long time disgraced
that portion of the city HELPS Half Acre
is now among the things that were but are
not. May it never be revived.
Nm. GURIN, who owned somesix or eight
Of the shanties burned, estimates her loss at
Sl5,OO0il She informed US ste was in.
sured in the Cumberland Valley Insurance
Company for $4,000 We did not learn II
any of the other property destroyed was in
sured
The fire is supposed to have originated in
a kitchen, in rear ofMrs. GUMS residence,
occupied at the time by negro family.
Sent TO rHE woRxnousn.-A ''bold'
soldier boy, named MARTIN SHARP, was on
the rampage, through Smokey, last Tuesday
night His first pitched battle was with
''his woman" on Line street, and he sue
ceeded in backing her eyes, and came out
victorious. He then proceeded to the house
Of prostitution kept by Ross HOWARD, and
with a revolver ia each hand he cleared the
house Of the nymphs and their '1ovyers"
Proud of his achievements, he s.rutted
through the deserted halls, monarch Of all
he surveyed. His EMULATION was not Of
long duration, however, for a policeman
appeared on the scene, and his liberty was
limited to the confines Of the worShonse.
Two charges were presented against him in
the Police Court yesterday, aud he was
fined S24in each case. For the next sixty
four days he will be engaged in geological
researches on the banks Of the Cumberland.
A KNOCK DowN.-Aboui as cool trans
action a. We have witnessed in many day
occurred yesterday in front Of saloon on
Church street, below the Chattanooga depot.
One man stepped up to another and offered
70 sell him dog, when ne gentleman
-teeogniEed his own lost '.purp," and the per-
son offering to sell him as the thief With
Out any words, be planted a bunch of'.iives''
IN the face Of che dos merchant measuring
his length on the ground. The poor wretch
got up and walked Cd, simply renarking.