Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-30
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4 The city was very quiet yesterday, tbs
arrests by the police during the day only
amounting to four or FIVE cases.
Weather yesterday lightweight degrees
A delightful shower at dark laid the dus
and cooled the atmosphere.
The Scayenger force. we're ost en- naasse on
South Market strest, near Broad, yesterday
St. Yincents Hospital has now some
thing over thirty patients under treatment.
Wesaw beautiful little ,,demOiselle trip
ing down Church street yesterday after
noon, just as the sun was retiring to his
occidental home, with "new style" of hat,
something in the shape and size of a
Chinese gong wondered if she was not
an inhabitant Of nthe Celestial Empire"
and now think we we're eorTecti
Placards for grand picnic and bran
dance at Rains Grove, on Tuesday, Aug.
4, were posted on the horse ears yesterday.
DR.. J. B. MeFerrin breaches at Kingston
Springs next Sunday.
Another batch Of Eve of our citizens
were up before Commissioner Sparkling
yesterday for failure to build or repair
their sidewalks. lr.- ~.
II is proposed by some one to start Car
pet-Baggers Emigration Fund, as their
purpose in our midst, 10 all appearances, is
TO raise funds, and the genius starting it
thinks a wholesale subscription would 30
overwhelm them that the land would at
once be rid of the pestilence.
Conundrum-Why is the State Senate
Fenian body? Because, it is an Emerald
society, and .has a Head Centre (Senter)
A horse hitched to the lamp-post got on
the sidewalk at the corner of Summer and
Church streets yesterday, and ladies had to
take the street until his thoughtless owner
was ready to start. s|
We are gratifeato learn that the ''carom',
il looking extremely well and promises an
abuneant yield. .
Street-car horses can be protected from
the effects of the sun by having a wet
sponge fastened on top Of their heads, be-
tween the ears.
To get rid of mosquitoes take of gum
eamphor piece almost one-third the size
of an egg, eYaporate it by placing it in a
tin vessel and holding over a lamp or cau-
die, taking care that it does not ignite. The
smoke will soon ell the room and expel
the mosquitoes. .s Pei .Fs'8a- E
E 1t is said that bLaekburying this season
has been unusually dull, on account of the |
distressingly healthy condition of the ne
groes. st."
The street railway fighters, mentioned |
yesterday, were up before Commissioner
Sparkling. Two of them were discharged,
and the other one fined S. and cost.
Frank Edwards, fisherman, living on
Rolling Mill Hill, got excited yesterday
and threatened to scatter the brains Of a
whole South end, but fortunately he was
arrested before he had an opportunity.
In the Police Court yesterday, i'm Gam
bic was discharged from the assault and |
battery charged against him, and NJ. Leon
ard and NJ. Landers paid $25 and costs
each.
Rumors are aAoat to the effect that the |
negroes are to have public demonstration
on Saturday night next, for the benefit OF |
the Grand Moguls of the white House,
The rage for championships increases
among the women. We have as yet no
female champion base ball player, but We
believe there is "lady" champion croquet
player in one of the Eastern States, Cham
pion female clog dancers, skaters, etc, are
plentiful. The newest championship |
among the fair sex is that of swimming.
Duplex hoops and painted faces,
Patent calves and foreign curls,
Waterfalls and costly laces,
Tell too plainly what are girls,
THE citizens of the twenty-third civil |
district of Davidson county, viii meet on
Friday next, the Slst inst in the Zion |
Meeting House at q o'clock =. NJ, for the |
purpose of organizing Seymour and Blair
Club. All feeling any interest should at
tend iy30-2t & |