Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-08

Seth Williamson, of Wilson county, was
brought to the city yesterday charged with
larceny, and is to be tried by the Supreme
Court.
A handsome postal and express car was
placed on the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road yesterday.
Lewis Pedro, a man afflicted with mental
alteration was committed to jail by Justice
Baskette yesterday.
John Graham, aged fourteen years,
Youngest son of Mrs. Eliza T. Graham, died
in Memphis on the 9th inst.
A Massachusetts politician, in speech
on the miscegnation question, affirmed his
belief that ''every person ought TO marry
one of his own SEX"
Yesterday, while about twenty-five negro
men were trying 10 pull down a wall at The
burnt district on South Market street, the
rope they were using suddenly broke,
throwing the negroes in pile into the gut
ter. What a fall was there, my country
men, was the immediate remark Of Jim
Lumsden.
The bellies Of the Sandwich Islands have
announced their spring styles. 1t is red
string about the left leg just above the
knee. Tie present fashion is a red string
below the knee.
a close calculator in the cotton business
has arrived at the conclusion that very little
shirtings will be consumed in Aflica for the
next year. The inhabitants are stuck on
ladies recently introduced from England.
The young gentlemen who received the
bill from the young ladies' for gas and fuel
consumed on account Of their prolonging
their visits int the "wee sma' hours" have,
after very affecting consultation on the
subject, arrived at the conclusion, that the
account is just; but, being pecuniarily una
BILE to settle the bill, nave profered their
services 10 saw wood and carry in coal, I'M
til the same is paid in full. The offer has
been accepted by the young ladies on con-
dition that they will not loaf around the
house during business hours and sit up too
late of nights.
Mr.. Shin was Secretary Of a meeting
which Endorsed Congressman Shanks at
Hartford City, Indiana, the other day.
These are the extremities, and the head is
not any better.
Pretty feet were appreciated about as
highly in the Olden time as now. Robert
Herrick wrote thus as far back as 1891:
Her pretty feet, like snails did creep
A little out, and then,
As if they played at Bo-peep,
Did soon draw in again.
We hear Of 4 young lady who has taken
up dentistry for a living. All the gentle
men patronize her. When she puts her
arm about the neck of the patient, and cal
eSses bis Jaw for the offending member, the
sensation is about as nice as they make
EN-. One young man has become hope
lessly infatuated with her. Consequently
he hasn't a tooth In his head. She has
pulled every blessed one of them, and made
him two new sets and pulled them. She
is now at work on his fathers saw. He
holds the saw.
Judging from the portraits Of Oliver Wen
dell Holmes in The illustrated weekies, one
feels inclined to sing, "Be it ever so hum
bic, there's no face like Holmes"
Probably with the intention of "stOck-
ing" the vicinity with farm Implements, an
Atlanta nan advertises garden and planta-
ton hose
The champion marrying woman Of Hi
nois is a Springfield lady, who has just
taken her seventh husband.
San francisco has a one-cent daily paper,
just large enough to wrap bologna sau-
sage in.
Old maids are described as embers from
which the spark has fed.
Ia the Merchant of Venice, act 5 scene l,
occurs this be autiful simile:
CHOW far that little candle throws his beams!
So shines good deed in a naughty world"
4 genuine down easter was lately essay
ing to appropriate a slice Of exceedingly
tough beef at dinner in a Wisconsin hotel.
His cOnvulsiye efforts with knife and fork
atuacted the smiles Of the rest, in the same
predicament as himself AT last JonathaD's
patience vanished under ill-success, when
laying down bis utensils be burst forth:
stranger, you needn't laugh; if you
hain't got any regard for the landlords
feelings, you ought to have some for the
old bull"
A little boy astonished his mother the
other evening by rather abrupt flight from
grave to gay. Finishing his nightly prayer
with Il pray the Lord my soul to take"
be, with sudden change Of tone and NAH
ner, proceeded, "FOr I'm Captain JiDks of
the horse marines
Better to hope, though clouds hang low,
And keep the eyes still lifted,
For the sweet blue sky will still peep through,
When the Omin0us clouds are rifued.
There was never night without day,
Or an evening without morning,
And the darkest hour, so the proverb goes,
Is the hour before the dawning.
The candor Of childhood is beautiful.
The other evening a young fellow much in
love with an uptown beauty, called upon
her, but was told by the servant that the
young lady was not in. eyes she is" said
a little five year old running out, "but she
says she hates that ugly -" The
young man retired permanently.
A facetious individual not many miles
from Danbury, Conn, sought to draw his
wife OUT by pretending TO be found dead
with an empty laudanum phial by his side.
And that lady was a good deal shocked at
first, but having read that needle introdu-
ced into the human flesh would Indicate on
its surface whether that flesh was dead, and
being q woman of eminent practicabiity,
she at once armed herself with a polished
instrument Of nearly two inches growth,
and with tbrObbing heart and bated breath
introduced good share OF its length into
an appropriate portion Of the deceased.
What the surface of the needle readily indi-
Gated was not learned, as he took il with
him as he passed through the sash.
Gen. Butler was intended bykis parents
for a clergyman, but at very early age, it
was discovered that he had an eye for
worldly trappings.
Alabama has six cotton factories which
work up 10000 bales annually.
Six months is nowadays considered to be
the extreme length of time that an engage
meut should exist before marriage.
The present wife Of Bufialonian objects
to his keeping the memories of her five
predecessors green by wearing five bands
of Grape Oh his hat.
Tennessee Cotton Factory.
We were shown yesterday in the houses
of COwan, .McClung 4 Co., and P. Dickin-
son & Co, some sheetings just received
from the new cotton factory at Nashville,
Tennessee. This domestic is of firm,
smooth thread, compactly and evenly
woven, well folded and pressed, and alto