Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-25

16-Burton WGfeld.
"17-Jesse j. Bingham and A.
M. Kinzer.
"16-Jas. M. Dockry and Jas. A
Cook.
19-Kinchen Goodwin and G
81. Fitzgerald.
"20-E. g. Alexander, jr., and j.
NJ. Hughes. -.---s
"21-Sam. w. Daimwood.
"22-W. S. Grafton and Jno.
Underwood.
"23-J. L. Hardison and A. B
Phillips.
Sc 24-Wm. Adkisson.
" 25-Jeff. Mitts and VIM. a.
Williams.
Constables to attend to jurors, Jno. @.
Murphy, j. K. P. Allen.
$40 AND A PIG.n
Last Saturday night DeCastro, the great
Ilusionist and Ventriloquist, 10 addition to
his refined and pleasing entertainment,
presented to the large audience, $50 costly
and handsome presents and amongst them,
Nat Holman of this place, drew $40 in
greenbacks," and Wills Trousdale drew a
olive squealing 80 pound pig" Mr.. Trous-
dale went on the stage like 'little man"
and shouldered his prize. DeCastro had
large audiences for five nights last week,
and gave entire satisfaction to every one.
He is performing this week at Pulaski.
THUMB SHOT OFF.
Mr.. Thomas Harris of Mt. Pleasant,
while hunting in Lawrence county, last
Friday, shot his thumb off. Mr.. Harris
says that at the same shot, that his thumb
''went where the woodbine wenteth," /"
be killed the largest deer that ever was kill
ed in the barrens, and that he intends
sending part of the same to UNION AND
AMERICAN, so look out for the same by
express. -..
HORACE MAYNARD,
Republican candidate for Congressman for
the State at Large, will speak in this city
tomorrow (Friday.)
GEO. W. BLACKBURN,
of this city, has been nominated for Con-
gresham against w. G. Whitshorne, of
this district. This makes the third candi-
date nominated for this office against
"Whit." The Radicals have had Gibbs up
to the present time, (and he is still on the
track-and will be until the election,) but
it appears as though there is something the
matter with Hannah" therefore Blackburn
is nominated, and believe he will vote for
"Whit." Whitthorne will get more votes
in this Congressional district than his three
competitors put tOgether-Blackburn, Nor
ris and Gibbs.
Since writing the above we understand
that Blackburn is off of the track and not
a candidate.
FIRE! FIRE!! FIREl!!
Last Saturday evening the city bell
sounded the alarm of fire. Both of the
engines were out in a minute, and went
numbering down Garden street towards the
fire; but when they arrived near the water
works, they found that they were "badly
sold," as Mr. Cherry, Superintendent of
the water-works, was only getting up
steam to test the new engine to run our
wster-Works. Our Water-WoTks are now
run by steam. The city authorities re-
quest me to offer as ''gift," to Eigeield,
our old "Dolly Warden" works, if they will
come after the same.
wM. CARPENTER,
OF this city, while out hunting last week,
met with a severe accident. He was dis
charging bis loaded gun, when the breech
few out, striking him in the face, causing
an ugly cut, and filling his face with burnt
powder.
ALBERT GREEN (COL.)
is out ss candidate to represent this coun-
ty in the next General Assembly. He will
get the majority of the colored votes of this
county.
COTTON.
Lipscomb Bros, since last Thursday, have
purchased 133 bales of cotton.
COLoRED SUPPER.
Last Thursday the colOred Baptist Mis-
sionary's gave a supper at their church.
There were six different eolored societies
marched in body through our streets to
the church to attend the supper. Levi
Whitthorne, cOlored, was marshal of the
procession.
COLORED FAIR.
The colored people of our county are
making all the necessary preparations for
their Fair, which commences next Thurs
day, and will continue for three days. They
have made arrangement with the Nash
vile and Decatur Railroad to pass all visit
ors to said Fair for half price. The man
ayers intend making it surpass any colored
Fair that has been held in this State. Jordan
McGewan's band of your city has been
engaged to play. ..a
MARRIAGES..
Ernest Foust and Naomi o. Pickens;
Jno. H. Blair and Ella J, Blanton; DR.. Jno.
d. Bennett and Annie S Bond; W. J.
Webster and Mary G. Allison; E. F. Stone
and Suelieka Brooks; Walter A. Cecil and
Carrie G. Kindell. Tom THUMB, JR.
SHAKESPEARE'S HANDWRITING.
1t is nothing less than marvellous that q
man who wrote as he Wiote-and, altogeth-
er, no man ever wrote like him-that a
poet, the author Of such plays and poems;
that man possessing so many friends and
admirers, with whom his correspondence
must have been extensive, should not have
left single line behind him traced by his
own hand. OF all his poems and plays
there does not exist a page, line, single
word in manuscript. All Shakespeare's
manuscript plays could not have persisted
in the fire which destroyed the Globe
Theatre. The author must have made a
little account of them himself; but how
great would our estimation be of a single
act of any one of Shakespeare's plays in his
own handwriting! We have just now among
US parallel to the tulip mania.
DOuSdBuo Vi pOuuuo olO WlUGlSiH pAlO
for a picture which the same number of
shillings would once have purchased.
Rather, let US say, that the shillings were
given for the picture, and that the
pounds 10y thousands are given for the
painters name. Well, what would not be
willingly paid (foT the sake Of Shakspeare's
nancy for the original manuscript say
Of "Hamlet?" There would be a fierce
fight among the competitors for even sin
gle passage. We fancy the Zines beginning
"The quality of mercy is not strained, !" or
those that open with ''She never told her
love-" and hundreds Of others, could not be
had for guineas covering each letter. What
a contention there would be for the first
love letter addressed to any one. A costly
holograpb! Alasl there are neither lines
nor letters. All that has been saved of
handwriting is confined to
4 couple of signatures Of his name to cer-
ain deeds, and in those subscriptions the
name is spelled differently. Even the
Torgers have not dared to produce letter
Dy kspeare.-T Temple Bar.
A country merchant having procured a
new clerk, walked him up in the morning
.fter he was hired at most unreasonably |
ssrly hour, BY calling out that the family |
we're sitting down TO the table. ''Thank |
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