Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-07
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The departure of noted racer from
Kentucky is suggestive Of the words con-
tanned in an old and familiar melody, and
which may be appropriately revived at this
time under the head of "Gen. Buford's Les
ment:n
'ohl my poor Nelly Gray, they have taken you
away,
And Phi never see my darling any more.
I'm sitting by the river, and I'm weeping all the
For you've gone from the old Kentucky shore"
The supply of peanuts was entirely ex-
hausted at Memphis onthe day of the Grand
Juke's visit.
The local editor Of the Emiqrant took an
''excursh" on the Edgefield Street Railroad
yesterday.
A gentleman in cotton circles yesterday,
who had Just settled contracts on futures,
made his appearance in a linen duster.
Rather light garb fer "North- Windy
atmosphere.
Remarks, not Jennie June, but some
other man: "If l had a boy whose hair
wouldn't part in the middle, 1 would bedew
that hair with a parents tears, and then
give up the boy"
'1t is full of the most genial humor," a
sentence in press notice of Olive Logan's
lCCbAiC WulCu Was IGdu GlOuu ny q SCnJlC-
man on Cherry street last night, who ADDED,
Show should you pronounce hlunOr, with
or without the aspirate ?" He was electri-
fed at seeing his friends face disappear in
broad grin as he replied. "Yu-mor pro-
nounce it just as you like"
A Massachusetts paper speaks Of Ben.
Butler as the "coming man." Its some
comfort to us to know if he is coming this
way, that we are short of silver ware.
The famous tobacconists j. & L. Whorley
are supplying their planting friends gratis
with some Virginia tobacco seed.
There will be very lively demand for
the best seats at Dorman's music store this
morning, when the sale for Olive Logan's
lecture opens. A large number of applica-
tions were received yesterday. In fact this
event is very much talked about in social
circles, and the genial lady will be greeted
by one of the finest audiences she has lately
seen.
A lady was lately Rugged to death in
Minnesota - another illustration Of the
'poweT of the press"
A Pennsylvania editor, in acknowledging
the gift of peck of potatoes, says: sit is
kindnesses as these that bring tears to our
eyes. One peck of potatoes makes the
whole world kin. We have trusted in
Providence, and this is our reward. We
would like little kindling wood and some
good turnips, but that would be asking too
much SO we will try to do without them. 81
At an early hour yesterday morning a
blonde braid, which doubtless had once
graced with life-like appearance some dam
sells cdput, was found swinging to the iron
railing near the Maxwell House entrance.
Only a braid of golden hair,
Yet how nov came it there?
! As a train was coming down Vaughn's
| Gap, on the Northwestern Railroad, day
before yesterday, and apparently about to
| collide with another, one Of the brakesmen
! tried to Jump off fTom the rear car, and in
| 80 doing his foot caught and he was dragged
thirty feet before being able to ''get foot
! loose and scott-free." He got a fearful
nose on him, and is still on the pickup.
The following Justices Of the Peace were
! commissioned yesterday: F. W. Hobson,
| 18th district of DeKalb county, and VIM
| c.. Preston for the 18th district of DeKalh
county, and f. II. Hays for the 18th district
! of the same county.
| A gentleman named Rutherford, died OF
! typhus pneumonia last Friday at the resi-
! dence of Mr.. John Bates, near Gillem's
station on the Northwestern road. Before
| dying he said his home was three miles from
! Shelbyville, in this State, and that he did
! not want any one to inform his friends OF
| his death. The deceased was a dentist
/ and being without means was buried by
! the county.