Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-09

We publish elsewhere another abeautiful
snow" There shall be no dispute as TO au.
thorship in this edition of an oft-toId sub
ject. We have In our possession the orr
ginal manuscript. and propose to file 1t
among our archives.
A large force was engaged on the Market
house yesterday, and with a continuance Of
pleasant weather, the work will soon be
finished.
The Edgefeld Street Railroad Company
have gained second triumph over the
Bridge Company. It took but little time
for Chancellor Marks to determine the
question in dispute, and his decision will be
applauded by ninety whine out ofevery hun
dred men in the community.
Homer T. Frost, a popular passenger
conductor on the Jacksonville, Madison
and Indianapolis road was married at
Greencastle, Ind, Wednesday last to Miss
Flora Legate. As Shakespeare would say !:
Look where the holy legate comes apace,
10 give us warrant from the hand of Heaven.
We hear that some of our citizens pro-
pose visiting Memphis on the occasion of
the approaching Mardi Gras festivities.
Naomi, the daughter Of Enoch, was $50
years old when she married. While there
is life there is hope. Old girls, take COM
fort.
We have heard of the sale of some Edge
field Railroad stock at seyenty-6ve cents in
the dollar. Pretty good for road that has
just commenced running. The decision of
yesterday will run it up to par.
"Junius unmasked," is the title Of new
book, the author of which bases his evil
dence and arguments that Thomas Paine
was Junius, and also wrote the Declaration
of Independence. 1t is too painful to con-
template. However, we will ask the Grand
Duke about it when next we meet.
The bill-poster has stuck one Of Olive
Logan's lecture strips over a patent medi-
cine poster on wall on Cherry street, so
that the following surprising combination
results:
RHEUMATISM POSITIVELY CURED IN TEN
DAYS.
TRY ONE BOTTLE OF
GIRLS
Friday, FEB. 9.
The funny man of the Courier-J Journal
wants the ladies to wear lunch-baskets in
their ears. This is the suggestion of an
incorrigible lunch-fiend, and we are grieved
that be should have confessed his pet weak
ness.
The weather yesterday was balmy and
spring-lik and the ladies were out in full
force.
John Bull is quaking in bis boots over
the threats of Ben. Butler, and says Ledger
lines:
Form, form, Benjamin, formi
Ready, be ready, TO meet the storm!
See Queen Vic, how she shivers and swo0ns.
Ready, be ready, to cabbage her spoons
Now is a chance to fight "yOurself7' rich
Go for her silver, and bed clothes-and sichl
Cotton took relapse yesterday, and the
sweet echo from Limestone Franks snor-
ing artillery will not suffice to raise it to
life again.
A fashion correspondent says that some
beautiful mufs have made their appear
ance, worth not less than $3.50. We have
ordered two for Fourth of July presents.
A stag party was one of the events in
Edgefeld Wednesday night. Not woman
on the place, and gay old time.
An enterprising firm on Chambers street,
New York, has on exhibition ''the bell that
was on the neck of the COW that kicked over
the lamp that set fire to the barn that start
ed the confagration that destroyed Chica-
CO." So says the placard.
If the ocean with ink were filed,
And every leaf of parchment made,
And every stick on earth quill,
And every man q scribe by trade,
We would have to press them all into
service to write our high appreciation of the
handsome gold pen we are DOW using, and
the esteem we entertain for the fair donor. |
The wheel of dray, loaded with coal,
was crushed near the Battle House yester- |
day.
A friend says his reason for marrying an |
ugly woman, is to prevent her marrying |
again in the event Of his death. Ugly |
widows seldom marry-different with good
looking ones.
A wagon loaded with wood got stuck in
he alley adjoining the Second Presbyterian
Church yesterday. The mules wouldn't
move peg forward, and the driver backed
hem out.
The following Justices of the Peace were
commissioned yesterday: Avis William
ION, Mt. Pleasant, Maury county; L. A.
BrazzletoR and Joseph P. Galbraith, Thir-
eenth district of jefferson county.
Railroad Conductor to small boy at way
station near Nashville, Club, what are you
LONG with that pile of mud there ?''
Small Boy-"Making railroad"
Con.-"Why, you've got too much mud;
rs all mud"
Small Boy-"That's nothing, if 1 have
ny left over III make conductor out
# it."
Con.-''AIl right Jim, Che engineer) go
head"