, 1870-01-03

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| North luis Holiday Is something very dtnef-
| ens. There ara 1am11y reunions. Brittle
| ers and sisters, separated Tor year, cone
/ back 10 the parent root, HapPy talks are had
around the lreside, beautiful gladneEs prevails,
| and The still air II disturbed BY no uuWoafed
! sounds to mar tue cheerful 6oemu!ty OF the
| dsy So peaceful, quiet, and happy-what
! vklons Of mary bygoue Christmas t1lt through
| our mind.
How the practice of making this holiday car.
| niyai OF rum and 4uppo zdet ever Originated In
this Southern ccnury tor the scau-
dsloug schemes enacted here last Sat-
uf,iay are By no means confined TO
Enthyle) would move an Interesting matter of re.
search. The police were ordered On Friday pinht
10 mo,est no one except under extraordinary
circumstances till Sunday noon. Christmas
morning dhwued du1k and gloomy, with
q DIR zzly rain falling, but from O'Clock
TIL ~ at night the round Of guns and pisto:s and
sDnlles fireworks In rafting yollesB Was uuceas-
ing. Al 10 O'Clock In tac morning, going two
squares SAW eight drunken zen reellpg along
in the most naud'In and disgusting nanuer.
Boys Of 10 and le could be seen deal drunk
around the faleonB The rush upon the rum
shops was frighttol, ard shortly after dinner most
OF them were ceanetl out OF every thing drnkR-
Bile.
So Ecandalous were these scenes upon the
streets on Christmas Day that several Of the mln-
1Aters OF the city, In their Sunday morning DIS
coorBss took occasion 10 raEert to them IN tones
denurc1atory and scahug. One preacher
handled The subject without gloves, and charao-
tenzed the drunken 1eyels which rendered the day
! and night hldecus a. shame to tho age IN which
| ne nse.
BCpGKr OF cHK1srMAs TRAoEDrEs-
All ihls drtpklnE hrd revelltaE could not be got
through with without blood. At negro dance
IN the ontakrts OF the city, one OF the participants
Eas shot and Filled BY jealons companion The
body N2s dragged up into corner and the fcs-
tEltlea Continued uninterrupted over the corpse
until Sunday morning. negro woman Was shot
aud kled by young desperado hecaute she A.
tempted 10 separate two little boys who were
nghtipg. A few miles from town bloody scene
vas eI acted at another colored dnuc!ng party.
Five Wre'ches fell upon companion with whom
one Ct them nad quattel!ed aud beat him To death,
nntilattng the body In frghtful manner. The
corp.e vas thrown out lnio the yasd ana the
oacc1ne "ent On tn1 morning. ....
E1fuml!iA- QftY miles from Nashville.