Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-12

receiving an extensive application of red
paint.
b. Douglas, Esq, is having an elegant
business office erected in connection with
his extensive depository on North Market
street.
Freight and passenger trains on the Lou
isVille and Nashville Railroad were yester-
day arriving and departing on regular time.
Jim Wallace, of typographical tame, and
formerly a resident here, is visiting his
friends in this locality. We are glad to see
him in good health and as much like his
former self as possible.
There is one advantage in the long han
ded Dolly Warden parasOls. The young
ladies while on the shady side of the street
use them for walking canes.
Col. Walter Coleman at Memphis has
been very sick, but is now getting well.
Inverile vendors of sulphur spring water
are not at present doing a great deal in that
line OF business, for the reason that there
is now too much water of another sort at
the spring.
A white convict, named Joel Chresco,
| sentenced TO two years Imprisonment for
arson, was brought here yesterday from
Marshall county.
A most curious specimen Of architectural
convenience is TO be seen in a cow house
located in South Nashville. The owner OF
the beast always drives his COW in the yard,
ties her fast by twisting her tail round a
stake and while in this position puts his
house overland there she is.
Drift wood was still running freely yester-
day, and the ''wreckers" were numerous.
We acknowledge an invitation to visit
the sixth grand State Fair of the Mechanics
and Agricultural Fair Association of Louis
lana, commencing in New Orleans on the
oath inst, and continuing seven days. l.
n. Marks is the President of the AssOcia-
tion,and Luther Homes Secretary and Treas
urer. The Committee of Invitation are
George G. Garner, J. A. Blaffer and Fred
Wing.
DIR. J. F. Grant, John D. Flautt and NJ.
d. Flautt Of Pulaski, were registered at the
Battle House yesterday. Judge G. H.
Nixon Of Lawrenceburg, is also at the
Battle House.
Sweet, rosy faces as fresh as pinks, are
looking bewitchingly just now, beneath
white straw hats and green parasols.
There is an Apostolic saloon in Windsor
kept by Matthew Il Mark, and the two bar
| tenders are named Luke and John.
Young ladies now wear small mirrors in
their lOckets, thus carrying With them the
reflection of the face they love best.
The Muse has found mountain home.
She nestles in the Weekly MOntdnian OF
Virginia City. Her name is Mrs. Thrash
er, of Grass Valley, and she publishes the
following ''lines suggested on receiving the
MOntdRjdn, in which was resumed the pub
LEGATION of my sons letters on his trip 10
the Geysers.
News Of the wandering son, whose first essay
Through Wonderland its treasures TO survey
BY fire arrested, was resumed again
Mid dangers drear from savage beast and men,
To seek for boiling springs and geysers grand
Amid the perils Of that far of land,
And reproduce them in their bright array
With pencil Sharpened by the god Of day.
That the young man succeeds in repro,
duciBg "boiling springs and geyers grand
in the columns of the NORtGnidR seems t.
be due to the fact that his pencil is "sharp,
cred by the god Of day." who is supposed
10 accompany the wandering son" for that
especial purpose.
''Fat makes YOU Gar?" hastily inquired 4
DutChman of his daughter, who was be-
ing kissed by her sweetheart very clamOr-
Ousy.
80, not much-iUst counting a little
dat's all
"Oho! dat's all, ell? Ply tam thought
you was fighting"
No bell can ring so loudly as a good ad-
Vertisement. People will believe what they
see rather than what they hear.
The Washington Capital says that the
only place the wife of a Congressman cal
fairly trust him-and We write this advice
i'm behalf of virtuOus iunOcence-is the
Washington Club The Washington Club
is composed almost entirely of heads OF
families, sober, steady, quiet business men,
who meet in elegant rooms for a little re-
taxation from their many cares. The club
is always opened of an evening with prayer;
after that these piOus gentlemen sit around
and read good books, or discuss light, doc
trinal points, such as "Transubstantiation, "
"Intant Baptism 'sCan 4 man marry his
aunt?" or SIS it moral, or in any sense in
accordance with revealed religion, to kill
your mOther-in-laW?"
Beer saloon keepers at Memphis talk
Of resOning to legal means to prevent the
closing of their establishments on Sunday
by the city.
Several years ago there was such ire
mendOus freShet on the Illinois river, that it
was for long time referred to as "the
food" During 4 lawsuit in Peoria, an old
man named Adam, living in little hamlet
on the river known as Paradise, was eXaIl-
ned as a witness, "What is your name ? "
was the first question asked him. ''Adam,
SIR said he. "YOur name is Adam, is it ?
Well, where do you live ?" sin Paradise,
sir" "Oh, your name is Adam, and you
live i'm Paradise, do yOG? Well, how long
have you lived there" "Eyer since the
food, sir" replied tie simple Old man,
whose words were drowned in a roar OF
laughter, in which the court, Jury, counsel
and spectators all joined.
A girl Of sharp wits in a western city,
discovered recently that her lover was about
to take another girl TO a ball. She there
upon bribed his hickman to permit her
to take the reins al the proper moment,
and instead of driving the pair to the. ball
room, she took them several miles out of
town TO a dense wood, where she left them
exposed to pelting rain-stOrm-the young
lady in a low neCked muslin dress
and kid slippers, and her escort in full party
tOggery and thin boots. Their situation was
not comfortable, but they found shelter i'll
a neghhOring farm house, where there
happened to be an accommodating minister,
and the two, being lovingly disposed by
reason of their misadventures, were mar
ried. The other young woman now sits in
saCkclOth and ashes, sadly brOOding over
her misadventure.