Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-21
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chased for the Nashville and Northwestern
Railroad.
The price of gas for city purposes, as
proposed in the bill before the City Coan-
ell Monday night, was two dollars and
twenty cents per 1000 cubic feet, and not
two dollars and fifty cents, as enormously
printed.
The Corinth Meas cautions the public
against number of beggars who have been
going about Tennessee asking aid for 500
the sort at Corinth
The additional postal convention made
with Switzerland, reducing rates via Eng
land, to ten cents per one. half ounce, pre-
payment optional, takes effect Nav 1.
Peter Madden, negro, who murdered
man at Mason's Depot about six weeks ago,
was captured at Memphis last Monday
night, as was also II. w. Smith, a white
man, who, it is alleged. committed most
atrocious murder some weeks ago in Texas.
The prospect for an overflow in the Mis-
sissippi seems to have abated very little.
The river is very high and still rising.
Mr.. Charley Cooper, a railroad man, and
formerly freight agent at GAINESVILLE, Tenn,
has lately become insane at Louisville.
A lodge of Odd Fellows has been estab-
| lished in Memphis, called the Schiller
Lodge. in which only the German language
| will be spoken.
1t is thought at Louisville that the bur-
| glars who. last Thursday night ''went
| through" the iron safe at the Cherry street
ice house, are the same set of fellows who
last week robbed the safe at the Freed
mems Bank in that city. A different i'm
preston prevails here, but it is not neees-
sary at present to say why.
Gen. Beauregard is at Marseilles, in con-
nection with scheme for the construction
of Southern Pacific railroad from Charles
ton to Sacramento. 1t is also rumored
that the Pasha of Egypt has offered him a
commission in his army 81
| Yesterday was not very good day fol
fighting, but yet there were an unusual
number of fsticuffs about the city. Up to
10 o'clock last night nine arrests had been
made for assault and battery. 1t seems
the spring fights have commenced in earn.
est.
The new postage stamps, we learn, viii
be ready for distribution soon, when the
postoffice will receive supply.
The spirit of compromise was abroad il
magisterial offices yesterday, and as con
sequence, number of personal difficulties
were adjusted and the cases taken out O
court. 1t affords us pleasure to note the
fact Quarreling always was and always
viii be alike unpleasant and improbable
Hence it should be the policy of every ont
to avoid a quarrel, if possible If a maj
cheats you, cease to deal with him if he il
abusive, quit his company; if he ISLANDERS
you, take care to live so that nobody vii
believe him No matter who he is, or how
he uses you, the best way is to let hin
alone, for there is nothing better than thil
cool, calm and quiet way of dealing will
the wrongs we meet with.
The Louisville and Nashville and the
Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington Rail
road Companies have been officially mott
fed of the passage of the ordinance grant
ing them the right of way for connecting
track through the city of Louisville. The
companies have twenty days in which Il
accept or reject the terms of the ordinance
1t is understood their acceptance will bt
forthcoming in few days.
Johnny, an interesting little son Of John
w. Coleman, of North Market street, wa'
badly hurt yesterday evening by falling
from a fence.
A trotting match at the race course next
Tuesday is the earliest racing event in this
locality. There are four entries, and the
best three in five to take the purse.
At the informal opening of the great
bridge over the Ohio at Louisville, it was
unanimously agreed that the final grand
celebration of the important event should
take place on the first day of June. The
Convention of the American Associated
Press takes place in that city at the same
| time.
Since the 1st of July last $500, 600 of the
city's Indebtedness has been paid, and no
debts have been made by the present ad-
ministration, it being a part of their re-
Hgion to pay as they go. Their money
may be garnisheed by the hungry creditors
of the Alden administration, but their de-
termination to do right cannot be shaken
or their honor impugned.
At one time last evening it was reported
that the renowned walker had stopped, "
but inquiry proved the rumor a playful
sell Shepherd is still wide awke and full
of muscle and endurance.
Within the recollection of many citizens
who are not yet greatly advanced in years,
five bridges have been erected across the
Cumberland at Nashville-the suspension
and railroad bridges destroyed and recon-
structed. Neither event was signalized by
very extensive public celebration. Louis
vile gets up two celebrations over one
bridge, and wonders, no doubt, how we
manage to take things SO quietly. "There's
no accounting for taste"
If certain rumors of marital Inconsistency,
Opponents, etc., which are at present
current in street talk, turn out to be true,
there will be reason to think that ''illicit
distilling" is not the only illicit wicked
ness of the times.
But few arrests were reported up to a
lste hour last night, and none on account
| of any serious offense.