Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-15
Police PIckIngs.

w. NJ. Smith, lineal descendant of the
John Smith who hit Pocahontas over the
head with club during the early settle
ment of Virginia, called upon Judge Du-
ling yesterday. Mr.. Smith had little diff
ticulty with another man, the day before,
about a coon, in which matter the police
took hand, and this fact explains Mr..
Smiths appearance in the Nashville Police
Court. The case was continued until to-
day.
w. II. Whereby ''spected that he was
drunk" and adding, "But it amt often
that Pm that a way, Judge" Mr.. WHEREBY
made the city a present Of five dollars in
current funds.
Agnes Cummings had occasion to 60 into
the dining room of a gentleman living on
Summer street, at late hour Wednesday
night. Being an original character, Agnes
did not choose to 60 in at the door, as an
ordinary person would have done, but she
carefully raised the window and effected an
entrace into the room in that way. Slip
ping few rolls of butter and some other
articles into her dress pocket, she left the
room by means of the window aforesaid,
in quiet, transformations manner,
it being one of her characteristics to
do whatever she has to do, mod
estly-avoiding all undue parade. Miss
Cummings is one of whom it may well be
said that "she goeth not about proclaiming
her deeds from the house top Cor words to
that effect). Unfortunately for her, however,
a former fellow servant saw her as she
nimbly scrambled out of the window, a
policeman was called, ard Agnes was
marched off 10 the calaboose, merely be-
cause she went into a strange house
through a window and carried off a few
trifes, and this too, in a land where the
natives thereof have much to say about
freedom of speech and action!
Miss Cummings has taken rooms at the
Workhouse.
A prayer meeting, attended by small
but select party, was held few evenings
since at the room of Jennie Adams. Among
those present was an intimate friend of
Miss Adams one Nancy Ramsey-to
whom was accorded the place of honor, i. e..
a seat on an old trunk. On this trunk
Miss Adams had placed her superhuous
finery before the religious exercises began,
and during their progress the kleptemoniac-
al fingers of Nancy became entangled in a
string of beads with which her friend Jen-
MES neck was wont to be decorated. The
meeting was brought to close at last, and
all present departed to their respective
homes feeling that they had been greatly
benefited thereby, Nancy Ramsey being
no exception, for although she could safe
ly stow all the spiritual benefit she
had received, in one corner of her eye, still
she had derived great good from this turn
ing aside from the busy cares of life for a
short season of prayer, in that she carried
away with her one string of eads more
than she brought. Then the fair Jenny
discovered her loss and found that her
bosom friend had been the cause of it; her
heart turned against Nancy Ramsey, and
in the excitement of the moment, she
poured ont the walls of her wrath in Ian
guage which, though somewhat profane,
had the merit of being very emphatic. For
this, Jennie was arrested, and a fine OF
three dollars imposed upon her. She paid
the fine, and left the courtroom vowing
that when she convenes another prayer
meeting Nancy Ramsey will no be invited.