Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-05

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that yesterday was the brightest aud hot |
est day Of the period.
A large number Of strangers arrived in
the city last night, not a few of whom
came to see Dan Rice's circus
If Mr.. Yaryans water freeszing project
proves successful, and there is 10 reason
to doubt that it win, our people will soon
have reason to rejoice over continuous
abundance of homemade ice.
Boys about the city who enormously
suppose they can hnd nothing better to do
are too much given to throwing rocks with
slings-an ugly. and dangerous practice,
very hurtful to those who happen TO be hit,
and exceedingly damaging to windowglass
So extensive has the bad practice become
that the police have received special in
ssructions looking towards its abatement.
The vacant johnson LOT, corner of Cedar
and Cherry, is again planked up, and the
new walls gorgeously embellished with
circus bills
A colored woman yesterday applied to
magistrate for warrant against pretend
ing physician of her own race, who had
given her too much quicksilver as an
''active' remedial agent. The case is to
undergo judicial investigation.
The Marshals of the Fifteenth Amend
ment celebration strictly interdicted the
sale of spurious liquors at the grounds
where they assembled, and the consequence
was sobriety and good order throughout
the proceedings. The prohibition was
| night and proper. -
Dealers in horse feed are receiving i'm
mense quantities of baled hay from Indiana
and Kentucky.
Tho location of the Customhouse is still
an engrossing theme of conversation. With
a modest consciousness of true merit char
acteristic Of their citizens, neither Edge
field nor South or North Nashville has yet
| filed bid. --ss e ~,
In business point Of view, yesterday
was the dullest day of the season, other
wise it was unusually lively. u
The latest intoxicating fluid out is made
Of sweet potatoes. Practical experimenters
says it goes further, lasts longer, and makes
quicker and more enduring drunk than
| any other liquid lightning now in use, not
even excepting Cincinnati bursthead.
DR.. BUST has gone to the Hot Springs,
| Ark, TO test the virtues of that water on
an obstinate attack Of rheumatism. He ex-
poets to be absent three or four weeks, but
we hope he may be able to return at an
earlier day with his former vigorous health
fully restored.
Bishop Quintard, Of the Episcopal
Church, confirmed on Sunday morning
last, at Grace Church, Memphis, class Of
! forty, and in the evening administered the
rite Of confirmation at Calvary Church to a
class of eight. The ceremonies upon these
interesting occasions were quite impressive.
A new railroad, seyenty-three miles in
length, is in contemplation in Mississippi,
between Okolona and the Tennessee river
at Eastport This road is intended TO con
meet, at the Tennessee river, with Nash
vile and Cincinnati, and at Okolona with
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and the
Grenada, Houston and Eastern Railroad.
Sunday, the 18th inst, has been selected
by the ladies' of the Memorial Association,
as the time for decorating the Confederate
graves at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
The General Assembly of the Presbyte-
rlan Church of the United States will meet
in the Second Presbyterian Church, in the
city Of Louisville, Kentucky, on the third
Thursday 18th day. Of May.
1iessrs. henry Farmer AMI Ambrose j,
Morrison, the newly elected keepers of the
Suspension Bridge, yesterday assumed
charge of that institution, and appeared to
be getting along quite smoothly with the
business in hand, and the large number of
people with whom they had to transact it.
The proposed picnic jollifcation, de-
signed by the young ladies and gentlemen
Of Wilson and Davidson counties in honor
Of the completion of that part of the Ten
nessee and Pacific Railroad between Nash
vile and Lebanon, will take place at OF
near the latter place on the LIST of June, or
as nearly thereafter as circumstances viii
permit.
MIR. George r. Rutter, formerly Of Mem
| phis, is at present on visit to Nashville,
having been summoned here for the pur-
pose, it is conjectured, Of testifying before
| the Legislative committee on the school
fund frauds.
It is a pleasing task to note the fact that
yesterday, notwithstanding the great cele-
bration and the large number of people
drawn together by that event, passed with
out the occurrence Of any disorder or dis
tlrbsnce of the public peace. But few ar
rests were reported at headquarters, and
! none Of these on account of any circum-
stance connected with the celebration.
Admiral Nelson, Of the city Treasury
Department, left yesterday afternoon for
| Louisville, where he goes to attend the
4 Southern Baptist Convention. He will re-
turn next Tuesday.
A large number of gentlemen were out in
North Nashville yesterday afternoon, in
! speeding the handsome grounds to be Of
fered at auction to-day by the North Nash
vile Real Estate Company. Things indi-
cate that all parties mean business.
The trains passing through the city last
| evening from the South were crowded with
passengers, many of whom are delegates
and visitors to the religious assemblies this
week in session at Louisville and Memphis
United States Court.
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