Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-01-19
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

The business men of Nashville may
learn show 20 do it" by looking at our adj
vertising columns on Saturday next.
The 'sYoung Mems Immaculate Associa-
ton" composed of colored residents of
the city, paraded several of our streets
yesterday.
Some of the Penitentiary convicts were
yesterday engaged in hauling dirt and
gravel on to the carriageway lately made
from Cedar street 10 the capitol. In a
short time that drive will probably be
finished.
The Courthouse Committee have re-
elected Jas Williamson as courthouse jani-
tor for the ensuing year Mr.. w. has held
this position for the past five years, and
his reelection would seem to indicate q
faithful discharge of his duties.
The ''NIaclead Society" was out on a
grand dress parade yesterday, headed by
the colOred brass and martial bands. The
society is composed of young colorsd men.
A whole brigade of boys were congrega-
ted on the commons over the river yester-
day evening, enjoying exercises on stills.
Many of them were accomplished artists as
''stiltists"
Our dry goods houses present a Deauti-
ful sight nova days; the windows Of sew
eral along College street, near the Square
are treat to look at.
Justice Wilkinson, Mr. Wheeling, and
others on Deaderick street, feel very CRATE
full to the fremen and police for their
prompt action in extinguishing the fire
which broke out in their place of business
yesterday morning.
Quite force of the juvenile portion of
the workhouse crew were engaged yester-
day in scraping out the filthy cutters with
their hoes, and carting it off.
Quite drove of little porkers came into
town yesterday evening. They were all
nearly of size, about four months old
and fat as little butter balls
One of the 'tdeadest drunkest' men we
have seen of late, was fellow lying on the
Square about dark last night. He wore a
shawl, and with his martial cloak around
him 1--WE mean the shawl he lay curled up
on the. cold, cold ground, snoozing away,
apparently as comfortable as we hope his
family was at home.
The sidewalk restaurants, presided over
by the old Aunt Dinahs, are doing thri-
wing business these days, and although the
favorite dish of 'possum has rather gone
| out of season, still their stands are fur
nished with ''diet" apparently inviting to a
| ravenous NAV.
We are delighted to zee that officer Puck
cit is doing a NOZZLE work in having the
| alleys and other thoroughfares thoroughly
| cleansed of foreign matter, and hope he
may keep a good watch of them from now
until next December.
A man who was much fuller of dead shot
whisky than the knowledge of location,
hailed us on Market street yesterday, and
| asked where Broadway was at?' We
told him it was our opinion he was on the
'broad wa" then! He said he chic thought
he was (hic) all the time; some fellow up
street said he wasn't on Broadway, but
| Chic) he knew he lied.
gentleman called at our counting
room last evening and paid for an adver-
tisement of three columns, for Saturday
next On that day it will appear.
A bill is now under consideration in the
Legislature, which provides for a second
Chancery Court in Nashville. This is in
consequence of the vast number of cases
now on the Chancery docket of the court;
and as new cases are constantly coming in,
il is deemed advisable to establish another
Chancery Court, in order TO attend to all
the business
1t will be seen by reference to the Legis-
lative proceedings that bill has been in
troduced into the Senate giving the Peni-
Tertiary Inspectors authority to SO change
the system of prison labor as to employ the
convicts in various manufacturing pursuits,
such as making shoes, box cars, etc. and
also making coal mines at which convicts
are now employed, branches of the Peni-
Tertiary.