Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-28

The broad green leaves turned to golden sheaves,
And this field Of beautiful corn,
Was gathered and sold; thus turned into gold
The work Of the early morn. 7..-g
Then up with the breeze, the birds and the bees,
= If you wish to grow wealthy wise;
And merrily sing, like birds in the spring,
While your work as merrily flies.
The poor sleepy head, who fingers in bed,
VIII have more sorrows than Joys;
And when he grows old, will be hungry and cold
So keep "wide awake, my boys.
We are glad to greet again in this latitude
the genial face Of Thos. d. Egan, travelling
agent Of the New Y ork FreemGn's Journal,
a sterling Democratic paper, not unknown
to our people during the war period, and
perhaps the ablest Catholic advocate in the
world. Mr.. Egan has taken rooms at the
St. Cloud, and viii remain a few days to
afford opportunity for subscriptions.
Henry Sperry, who was 80 badly in
jured some eight weeks ago, from the eff.
fects of runaway horse, has so far i'm
proved as to be out upon the streets again
with the aid of his crutches.
"A house caught fire Friday, near the
Nashville and Decatur railroad shops, and
was extinguished by the workmen engaged
there. El
John Spilman, George Gordon and Ro-
bert Reader were yesterday commissioned
Notaries Public for Shelby county.
Joseph FL. Durkee has been commits
stoned Commissioner of Deeds for Tennes-
see at Jacksonville, Florida.
The County Couit Clerk Of Lewis
county yesterday pal into the State treas
ury seventy cents as balance on settlement.
j. w. & NJ. Hamilton, the famous
marketers, brought in yesterday the finest
lot of vegetables that has been exhibited
this season, sill of which were sold at an
early hour.
AT the fair last fall, fine gun valued
at $3.50 was offered by Driver, Collier &
Sweeney as a special premium for the best
pigeon shot. The struggle has been long
and trying one, and after trial after trial,
and ties by several, the contest termina ted
yesterday in favor of VIM. E. Watkins,
who in a match with MacCampbell, of
Maury county, the score stood 80 for Wat
kins and 20 for MacCampbell, and the
former bore off the prize.
Mr.. Brooks, ticket agent Of the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad, will com
mence issuing half fare tickets to-day for
Cincinnati, which will be continued untH
Tuesday evening, and after the departure
of the train that evening, no more will be
sold.
The work on the new building of the
Deposit Bank at Gallatin is going ahead
rapidly. 1t will be ready for occupation in
three or four weeks.
No criminal cases yesterday required
official attention by the Maglsterial circles
of Deaderick street.
Green peas have not yet made their
appearance in our market.
The lessees of the Rink concluded last
night to keep it open this week on We'd
nesday and Friday afternoons, and Satur-
day morning and Tuesday, Wednesday and
Saturday nights, and debated the expedien-
cy of continuing the season during the exis-
tence Of the Exposition, to enable country
visitors to witness the art.
People viii of course be on their good
behavior at the Exposition. But in order
to make assurance entirely sure, two Of the
regular police force will be detailed for du-
ty at that place, serving from 10 a. m. to
Top. ID. of each day.
-"Susie," said teacher 10 one of her pu-
pills, "you shouldn't make faces. Yon'l
grow up homely if you make faces" Su-
sic looked thoughtfully in the teachers face
for moment, and then innocently asked,
"Did you make faces when you was little
grip"
Candidates are Just now almost as
plentiful as blackberries in August, and
were yesterday flying around at a lively
rate.
That portion of the Edgefeld street
railroad through the avenue on this side of
the Suspension Bridge, is now about COM
pleted, the finishing strokes being applied
late yesterday evening. The cars viii
begin crossing tomorrow or next day.
-Hydrant water continues annoyingly
muddy, except TO those who have got used
to the change, or TO others who have nat
ural aversion to water straight.
No court was in session yesterday, and
the consequence was dull times at the
Courthouse. A very decided improvement
in this respect will come soon, in the natu-
raj course of things.
Gen. W. G. Harding, r. B. Cheatbam
and W. II. johnson left on the train last
night to attend the races at Memphis.
We have not heard of a Dolly Warden
base ball club being organized as yet.
1t was Blackie who wrote
"Fame, like a broken mirror,
With twenty fragments of truth,
Gives twenty shapes of error"
Those who are unfortunate enough to
get in jail will find the following consOling
paragraph in the table-talk of Samuel John
son No man will be a sailor who has con-
trivance enough to get himself into a jail;
for being in ship is being in jail, with the
chance of being drowned. A man in q Jail
has more room, better food, and commonly
better company.
"A newly converted Kansas reporter
thus notices minstrel troupe: "Fer those
who do Lot consider 1t a sin to witness
minstrel shows this entertainment will
furnish pleasant relaxation from the re-
vival meetings."
Shakespeare never peaned a greater
truism than that which follows:
"Rumor is pipe
Blown by surmises, jealOusies, conjectures
And of so easy and so plain stop,
That the blunt monster with uncOunted heads,
The still discordant wayering multitude,
Can play upon it
1t matters not when the righteous
falleth asleep. Death cometh not untimely
to him who is fit to die. The shorter this
life, the longer immortality.
The following epigram on man named
Mott is good:
There a man who was Mott born,
His father was Mott before him,
He did Mott live, he did Mott die,
And his epitaph was Mott DER hi m.
The weather is warmer than it was,
and ice dealers look happy.
The driver of an express wagon got
negligent of business yesterday, and in
consequence the horse assumed responsible
ty and got away with the establishment. In
the hurry of business he collided with and
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