Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-26

August Belmont made only 50, 000, 900
last year. - e 81 ~ eT-xs
Heavy frosts are reported from all parts
Of Kentucky.
-Ortbography to the contrary notwith-
standing, Mr.. James Anthony Froude pro-
nouDces his name to rhyme with s.loud."
AN ear of corn, just foot in length and
sound to the tips, is on exhibition at the
Office Of Col. Thomas, Of the NJ. & G. r. r
The dead walls about the city are orna-
mented with posters which inform curious
public that "Blacksmiths of the 18th dis
trict viii strike while the iron is hot for A.
j" If this class of mechanics are not to
be allowed to 'strike" at any other time,
there will be but little blscksmithing done
in Nashville.
The "Dunn case" wherein suit is
brought against the the Nashville and Chat
tanooga road for 100000 damages, drags
its weary Lengthy along, the testimony for
the prosecution not having been all tax en-
yet.
"A veteran was relating his exploits TO a
crowd Of boys, and mentioned having bee n
in five engagements. "That's nothing"
broke in little fellow; ''my sister Agnes
has been engaged eleven times"
The Episcopal marriage service at some
churches now has, "With all my love
thee endoW," instead Of "Worldly goods"
etc. It's no use; bankruptcy is as sure to
follow in one case as In the other.
Mosquitoes are reported so thick at
Key West that It is impossible to see per-
son across the street. That's probably
when there is no person across the road to
see.
1t ia reported that farmer near EN-.
poria, Kansas, while pulling his turnip crop
with q stump-puller few days since, came
near losing his life by the breaking of
chain, which let large turnip settle back
into the bed suddenly.
"A "woman Of business" in Arkansas
has Just tarred and feathered her husband.
Ii fellow is to be HKu-Kluxed," how much
nicer it must be to have it done by the
wife Of his bosom than by the cold, rough
hand Of hooded stranger
"A dangerous counterfeit fifty dollar
United States Treasury note is reported to
be circulating throughout the West. News
paper men manifest no uneasiness about
the matter, as they are never known to
own SO much money at any one time.
AT Dortch & Haddox' drug store
very fine collection Of sample sweet pota-
toes may be seen, among others Bermuda
which weighs seven pounds, yellow yam
weighing six pounds, Hatches yam
weighing four pounds, and Bakers pink
eye which weighs four pounds, all raised by
Mr.. All. Douglas, who has devoted his
whole attention for ten years past to this
kind Of veg table. Dortch & Haddox say
they sold over $1,000 worth of slips for
Mr.. Douglas last season.
The City Auditor Of Cincinnati having
presented bill for $225 to the City Treas
urer, to defray the expenses Of 'feeding"
Mr.. Greeley while in that place few weeks
since, the city solicitor, fearing the pressing
of other claims in that connection, has ap-
piled for an Injunction to prevent their
payment, whereupon "Mack" of the
St. Louis Democrat says: "The at
tentive reader will be curious to know how
Mr.. Greeley managed to run up such =
large bill in the two or three days that he
spent in Cincinnati. He is VIGOROUSLY ab-
stemious-in fact, almost an anchorite.
His diet is Graham bread and a baked ap-
pie-almost as cheap and less luxurious
than that of John the Baptist. He qusff-
eth not the inspiriting cocktail, nor puffeth
the fragrant Partaga. Does any man, in
his sober senses, believe that Mr.. Greeley
ate $225 worth of bran bread and baked
apples during his brief stay In Cincinnati?
or course not. The idea is preposterous."