Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-16

A difficulty occurred on Friday at Web.
atet's Mill, on the Hampshire pike, some
ten miles from Columbia, between james
Gray and Lewis Griffin, during which the
latter was shot in the breast and wounded
seriously, cause, woman.
We heard yesterday OF one ofour wealthy
merchants, who for some time past has had
presentiment that if he tore down his old
fence he would "surely die" Passing
along his way yesterday evening we OBJ
served the old fence down and the stone
foundation for a magnificent iron fence go.
ing up. Let us hope that he may survive.
As yet, we have heard Of no preparations
being made for the opening of legitimate
theater 10 our city this fall, Let somebody
take hold of the matter and present us with
something Of an intellectual caste. We
blush for the liberality of Nashville when
we record the fact that the legitimate drama
has beenso unappreciaied for the past year
or 80.
Prof. Geo. Butler, formerly Principal of
Shelby Female Institute in this city, has
taken charge of the Pulaski Female Insti-
tute, and begins his first session on the first
Monday in September. The absence of
fist class female school in that city has been
felt, and we now heartily congratulate our
friends in Giles, upon their success in Sc
curing the services Of so estimable and
competent gentleman rs Prof. Butler, as
we'll as those of his accomplished daughters.
The Pulaski Citizen Of Friday publishes
a brilliant and spicy account of grand
concert given in the benefit of the Presby-
terrain Church Of that city, on Wednesday
night last. One hundred and fifty dollars
were added to the exchequer of the church.
1t speaks in glowing terms of the splendid
array of musical genius resident in Pulaski.
| We heartily concur for we have certainly
more than once had the pleasure Of hear
| ing the warbling Of Pulaskfs beauties, and
INTERESTINGLY pronounce them par ercet-
lence, unexceptionable.
Here in Nashville we have most
learned City Council, at whose meetings
very frequently reports and bills are pre-
sented for passage of such elegant English
construction that they remind one OF a
painters bill for work done in a Scotch
| Church in 1907, to-wit To filling up a
chink in the Red Sea and repairing the
damage done to Pharoah's host. To re-
pairing Nebuchadnezzar's beard. To
| cleansing the whales belly, vanishing
Jonah's face, and mending his left arm.
To painting new city in the Land of Nod.
To making bride for the Samaritan's
horse and mending one of his legs. To
adding more fuel to the fire Of Nebuchad-
nezzar's furnace. To cleansing the Gar,len
of Eden after Adams expulsion. To a
new skirt for Joseph's ceat. To sheet
anchor, a jury mast and long boat for
Noah's ark.
J A fat mans picnic recently came off at
Utice, New York. No one was admitted
under $50 pounds. The following was a
list of the prizes:
/. Hop, skip and jump-Prize PALM
leaf fan.
2. Dancing the Highland fling, with va.
riations-Prize, bottle OF leeches.
8. A sitting down match-The one that
breaks the most chairs takes the pieces,
contestants to pay for the chairs.
4. A rolling match-During this trial
the band will play ''Roll on Silver Noon
! Prize, a bottle OF Mother WinsloE' 8
Soothing Syrup.
5. A sweating match in tub--The one
that fills the tub first to have Prize-a
sponge dipped in beer.
6. A jumping match--The one that can
raise both feet of the ground at the same
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