Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-17

Then, If we beauties wish to find,
We need not always look behind
Considerable freight is just now being
brought to and through here by the Evans
vile, Henderson aud Nashville Railroad.
The freight carrying capacities of the road
are also being greatly increased.
How best land soonest to make clear wa
ter out Of very muddy water, is an inter-
esting and perplexing question of the pres
ent time. Various experiments with pulver-
lied alumni and lime are being made, but
the filtering process is found the most GER
tain and reliable.
Present appearances in tbe city indicate
that brick masons and carpenters will soon
have as much work as they can do.
VIM. II. Ghormley was yesterday COM
missioned Justice of the Peace for the
fourteenth district of Monroe county.
The estimated damage by Mondays
wind TO the windows at the Capitol is fifty
dollars.
Yesterday the sum of S., 509.55 was paid
into the United States Internal Revenue
Office.
The members of the Central Baptist
Church are making preparations to have a
festival on the oath and 25th for the pur-
pOoO VI 1dLoln5 AuLAOo W pay III OhO ANOSAO
improvements to the church building.
A mischievous chap stole the Inch pin
out of coal cart yesterday morning on
Cherry street. 1t dumped.
Gov. Brown was appointed one Of the
Vice Presidents of the Morse Memorial
meeting held in the Congressional House
of Representatives last evening. Being I'M
able to attend the meeting, he by telegram
appointed Gen. Whitthorne 10 represent
Tennessee on the occasion.
Hamilton & Cunningham yesterday made
a large shipment Of leather to Fort Scott,
Kansas.
Prof. Weber celebrated his sixtieth birth
day on Monday last by taking all the girls
and young ladies of the Edgefeld Seminary
on a street railroad excursion. The young
folks, like so many nightingales, made the
air melodiOus with sweet sounds. 1t was a
joyous occasion for all.
A Gate City lawyer included in his bill
against his client: "To waking up in the
night and thinking about your case, S."
We don't recommend advertising as the
best way to get q wife; but we know that it
is the best way 10 get good trade.
A young lady says that a gentleman
OlSllG uGhCl W lCCt uloOOul NlCh GAlC
''momentous question" is negatived by the
object of his choice, ''for in life, as in gram
mar, we always decline before we conju-
gate"
A maiden lady who had once been Tilted,
wrote her own epitaph as follows:
''Here lies the body of one
Who died of cOnstancy alone,
Stranger! Advance with steps courageous,
For this disease is not COntagiOuS!b
Very pretty Easter jewelry has just been
announced, consisting of an egg Of gold
tastefully enamelled; this opens with a
spring and discloses on one side a glass, and
on the other place for miniature.
A fashionable mothers advice to new
" married daughter: ado not get in the
habit of taking your husband with you to
evening parties. Nothing is sO.stupid as a
husband at party, nor so eyerlastingly in
the way"
Maggie Mitchell is forty years old, and
has been on the stage ever since she could
walk. She married Mr.. Paddock in 1868,
after fourteen years courtship, and has
two children.
A lady equestrian Of Burlington, Iowa,
while out riding, undertook to play Absa-
lom, but her hair wasn't hung like Absa-
loms. The woman went on and the jute
hung on the limb for Tibald jaybirds to
dart at.
Cameo jewelry is leading style this sea-
son. Black and white onyx is a favOrite
stone for this purpose, but every magma
bic kind and color is used. The setting is
generally dull yellow gold, ornamented
with leaves of red and green gold.
Her Dolly Warden LOOKED like silk,
Or New York milk, which is finer than silk;
She said "Sir, it's out Of Mas bed quilt,
''Pve made a Dolly Warden"
The polonaise costumes of black and
grey cashmere, of camels' hair cloth, and
the various lighter fabrics are very fashion,
able, worn over skirts of gros grain, faille
or tafeta silk, either plain or striped.
Fashionable papas, who want to make a
splurge, put among their darling daUgh
ters' wedding presents check for $4,000,
or $4,000, or 100000, as the case may be,
having taken a precautiOn beforehand to
20 to the bank and stop payment.
When you see two young persons seated
in the center of a pew in church, you can
make up your mind that they are engaged
or going to be; but when one is at one end,
and the other is at the foot at the pew, you
can Immediately determine that they are
married.
A kind-hearted little spouse, bonnetted
and shawled, recently appeared at the door
of a room where her gOOd-natured liege
lord was about to indulge in a comfortable
snooze. "My dear, am going shopping.
What shall bring to comfort your" 81
don't think Of anything want particularly
Just now. Come and kiss me. l will tell
you, however, what l don't want you to
bring me-" "What is it., pray?" spray
don't bring me in debit"
How they do things in Hartford-A pref
ty woman goes into a dental office with
her husband to have a tooth extracte and
takes gas. After the tooth is out, and she
is coming out of the effects of the gas, she
throws both arms around the dentists neck,
and eXclaims:
"Oh, you dear young man; if wasn't
married, marry you"
Husband enjoys the tableau-and so does
the dentist.