Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-23
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Florida East, the negro female who at.
tempted to eradicate her honor by adminis-
-tering a severe dose Of oOw-skin 10 the hide
Of the negro preacher, Nelson Merry, was
fined $40 by Judge Wilkinson yesterday
Officer skyles was bound over to tn,
Criminal Court firm the court of Justices
Cassetty and Brien yesterday, under bond
Of $1,000.
VIM. Ford, for assault and battery on
the body Of A. Jounnard, some days since,
was fined $40 in the oourt Of Justices
Cassetty and Brien, yesterday. 4
Under bond of $1,000 to appear at the
next term Of the Criminal Court, Rice
Wooten, negro, was bound over by
Esquires Cassetty and Brien. He was
proven A penurer yesterday, for swear
Jug falsely that a young man named
BlankenshiP had drawn a pistol on him
negro wench was slapped nor west
and crooked from the sidewalk in front of
the UNION AND DISPATCH office last night
about half-past nine O'Clock, as the sixth
and eighth ward Prosser gangs we're para
ding the streets, by a gentleman who un-
avoidahly stepped ON her dress, and who
apologIzed 60 her in a very courteous man
ner, hut was met by her with some such re-
tort as Odd seCesh Democrat" Hence
the slapping.
The track Of the North Nashville Horse
railroad il sadly out Of repair on Summer
street, Immediately north Of Jefferson. and
should be looked to by the ofhcers Of the
road, the municipal authorities, or some
one else
a large number Of our citizens have
left and are leaving for the various water
ing places in the vicinity.
The thermometer stood At $50 Yesterday
at the warmest part of the day. A de-
hghtful shower fell during the afternoon.
Where are all Of the base-ballists2 We
see nor hear nothing of them lsiely.
The City Council Of Louisville came
down on visit 10 Mammoth Cave yester-
day. While you are out in search Of curl
osities, come. down, SHOWS" and see our
Summer government; !" they are a
credit % 10 this portion of "Hell's-half
acre"
How is il that no steps have ever been
taken by our merchants 10 close their stores
early in the afternoon during this excessive
hot weather we are having now? We
think II general agreement was made Il
would be Of vast benefit 10 our wholesale
dealers, without mentioning the clerks.
1t is habit Of little bows and girls
throughout The city, whenever they see a
street car coming along to Jump upon its
sides or ends and Swing a stolen ride.p
This is very dangerous. We saw little
hve-year-old fellow on Church street yes-
terday come in an ace Of having his leg
broken by just such foolish practice. Peo-
pie should keep their children nj home. OF
else drivers should supply themselves with
long whips and keep the little fellows of.
Henry Smith and Aaron Thearer. two
juvenile African thieves, for stealing
watch valued at $40 from the NJ. S. Combs
Darby Stables, on North Cherry street
were transferred from the Police Commits
sioneT's Court Yesterday 20 Judge Wilkin-
son, and by him transferred to Jail
Messrs. Joe Duprez, Il. B. Bruce, Jno.
Milieran, Mrs, Dougherty, jacob Slow
man, Thos. Mallory and WIN. Y0nRg. were
arraigned before the Police Commissioner
Yesterday, for using hydrant water without
license.