Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-27
COLUMBIA.
Our Local Correspondence.
All around TOWN.
Dancing, Fighting, Horse Stealing,
Cutting, Personal, Barbacues
and Marriages.
COLUMBIA.
The Weeks News Compiled.
HOP AT NELSON HOUSE.


above house last Friday night, it was the
largest attended ball ever given at this
house. There was present several young
ladies and gentlemen from your city, and
every one enjoyed themselves. The young
men of this city requested US to return their
thanks through the UNION AND AMERICAN
to Capt. Edsall and his clerk Gel. Pickens,
for faVors rendered on the occasion.
wNT. E'ENNER
who cut Jos. B. WOOdside last week, had
his trial before Judges Harrison and HOrs-
ley Friday last, and was committed TO jail
in default CT bail which was $1,000.
TIE TELEGRAPH OFFICE
was put in operation last Saturday at the
Nelson House. For the last - or Is years
it has been located at the depot three quar-
tiers of mile from the Court Square. Gov.
Jewell of Connecticut was the operator at
this place when the office was last located
''down in town" as it is now, and we hope
the present operator, Mr.. Earnest Youst,
will at some future day be Governor Of
some State, like his brother "chip' Gen.
Jewell.
MAJ. WI. J. SYKES,
the great Railroads.&c." is now spending
few DAYS in our city amongst his relatives
for railroads than any man in the South;
he made the first speech that ever was
made in behalf of the Nashville and Deca-
tur Railroad.
THE STREET SPRINKLER,
that I mentioned in my last, has gone where
the "wOOdbine wenteth" on account Of
holding so much water, and Duck river
being too low.
TOM POWERS, COOL ,
who was sentenced by the last Criminal
Court, was released from jail on Friday last,
after serving three months therein. He was
placed in jail for gambling, having cost
Maury county S267. Who is winner, Maury
county or Tom Powers.
WSI. j. YHITTHORNE,
our good-looking Circuit Court Clerk, was
serenaded last Friday night, whereupon he
was SCALED OUT and he made handsome
speech to the serenaders, who numbered
some twenty, and at the same time invited
them into his parlOr, where they partOOk Of
ice-cream, champagne and Robertson COun-
ty. There was at his house several Nash
vile ladies who were attending the exami-
nation of our schools. While the serena
ders were discoursing their music, one Of
the ladies threw from the window what was
thought to be a bouquet, but when picked
I'D it was found to be UNION AND AMER
ICAN, and on the margin was written "p2y
YOUR $40 for one year to this paper and You
viii be remembered by me-"
PRIM SPRING VISITORS.
The families of the following persons
from this city have or will soon go to the
above springs: Theo. LipscOmb, Jos. r.
vine. Robt. H. JamisOn, VIM. billiard. Mr..
Frank Vaughn, builder, Of this city, has
gone to these springs to build a number of
houses for other persons who expect to So
iourn at this watering place during the sum-
mer months.
GEORGE SPINDLE, (COL)
last Saturday morning went into a free
hitch lot in this city and stole Mr.. John
Patterson's horse, rode four miles into the
country. snapped the said horse TO Mr..
Lovick Loftin for a mule, returned to this
CITY. and put the mule up at public auction
which brought SO, Mr.. Robert II. JamisOn
being the purchaser. This was all done by
II A. Il. George was arrested and tried
before a magistrate, and placed in Jail in
default of $1,000.
THE COUNTY CANDIDATES
spoke at Hampshire last Saturday, and the
people were out in force.
MYRTLE LODGE NO. G,
of cOlOred Masons, gave supper at "Noah's
Ark their lOdge-roOm, in this city, last
Monday night. There were a number Of
colOred MasOns from your city in attend
ance.
CUTTING.
Last Monday night there was difficulty |
between jim Workman and Bill Foster, |
both colored, at a barber shop on Embargo |
street, when the former cut the latter's !
throat very bad, almost causing death. |
Workman made his escape.
WOLVES, WOLVEsN WOLvEs.M
MIR. VIM. Truett, who keeps the "Star |
ord Gs-tar'' saloon in this city, has gone |
into the "Barnum biz" He has two wolves
which we're captured in the mountains of |
WAYNE county in this State, and which he
Maid a large sum for. Mr.. Truett has named
them sVictoria Woodruff" and "Fred |
Douglas" Mr.. Truett has large cage on
the t5,John Robinson style for them. Every
evening at 2 o'clock he goes into the cage
where the wolves are confined. Iho ctu-
zens of this city go every evening to see
him enter the cage of these trick wolves.
Exhibition free.
MARRIAGES-WHITES.
T. J. Craig to S. B. Foster.
J. Prince to NJ. Green.
w. NJ. Tomlinson to Ii. A. Powell.
J. f. Jordan to Z. J. Allison.
J.D. w. Estes to V. L. Bowles.
T. Adams to 81. @. Brown.
J. B. Gee to NJ. Y. Hughes.
J. G. Seaton to L. Bell
For the above list of marriages we are
indebted to Capt. Hicky, which is list of
marriage licenses issued during this month.
THE BARBECUE AT HAMPSHIRE,
on yesterday, given by the Masonic fratern-
ity was success. There we're several
Lodges Of this county in attendance, and
six different tables loaded down with all
kinds Of lneats, and everything else to eat.
After every one had eaten there were over
twenty barbecued carcasses left. The Rev,
A. G.. Dinwiddie and Gen. W. G. Whit
horne delivered addresses to the vast
crowd, which was estimated at 1000. There
was large delegation from this city.
RETURNED.
Mr.. Terry White, of this city;whO enlist
I'd in the Federal army about three years
400, and went to Jefferson, Texas, with
Gen. Buen's troops, returned to his Lone in
his city last Monday night. bIr. White
Vas guarding some citizen prisoners at JEFF
erson, Texas, and one citizen amongst the