Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-01
MELANGE.

| exceptin a fluid state. ASl4
brownsville, Tenn, has three female
colleges and no intelligence Office. $3.50 /
y "A San Francisco dog took possession
of street and ran it for two days.
! A Florida family OF nineteen is "solac-
edp by three pounds of tobacco q day. i
A mouse with white feathers In place
of fur is on exhibition in st. Louis.
| One of Barnum's 'selifants" has "dyed
of enfornation," so the letter from the
| trainer to the Snowman asserts.
pa howitzer used. by the Modocs is
supposed to have been captured by them
] from Gen. Fremont in 1916. Anyhow-itz-
er very old one.
THE exclusive right to say "Rah!" is
| generally conceded TO Harvard students,
| but Jones comes forward and uDblushingly
sets up claim to Sarah, which he says is
| greater than theirs. e7 r1o'.ytL
--ssThe eolored troops fought nobly;" but
for all that Chung Loo Wing, an enterpris-
ing Monaghan emigra.,t agent domiciled in
Louisiana, has put his convictions into the
| following formula: d"One Chinee man
lickee 70 niggirs aimee timee." P
Rather strange accident happened to
| r. w. Harris, one of the porters Ia the
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the large chandelier in the hall, drop of
burning fluid fell from the lighter, striking
him fairly in the eye, and inhicting great
deal of suffering npon the unfortunate por-
ter. ET3sh go ils .r tt
The Senate bill relative to public print
ing came up on third reading in the House
yesterday. An amendment was offered by
Mr.. Cunmins striking out the section
which provides that the work shall be done
in the State, thus allowing parties residing
in Maine, California, or any other remote
corner of the habitable globe to bid for the
public printing of Tennessee. During
temporary fit of insanity, the amendment
was agreed TO bya vote of 80 to Is. For
tunately for our reputation for good sense,
the Senate has yet to act upon the amend
ment.
-"How long have you known that gen.
tleman?" inquired Cherry street man yes
terdsy of a friend who was speaking of Mr..
Dickey, of this city. 81 have known him a
few months; but why do you ssk?" respon-
ded the other. because it strikes me that
it would be rather familiar for you to refer
to him as Dick unless you are quite init
mate with him, hut when it comes to call
ing him 'Dlckey,' l think it is carrying
things too far"
Senator Mccall rose to question of
privilege yesterday morning. Taking up
the UNION AND AMERICAN of that day, he
read therefrom the following paragraph:
"Senator James has christened Senator
Mccall, the magnificent fire eater from
Obion.'" Adding that he wished to plead
''not guilty. to the charge.
1t is pleasant to know that this matter
has thus happily terminated, as there had
been mysterious whisperings and ominous
illusions to ''the hotel opposite the depot
at Dalton" in connection with the para
graph above. quoted.
Speaker Lacy has not yet become aecus-
toned to addressing the Door-keeper by
his new title, but when called upon to ad-
dress that official, generally says: "Mr. Do
do-Ser-Serge ant-at-Arms."
81 used to be very fond of nice stew
when was young man." said Nash
vile gentleman at the dining table yester-
day, shut the fact is, since | got married
I've had more stew than | cared for. All
me! this life is scene of excitement and
turmoil" He drew deep sigh, and his
mind wandered back over the long years of
married life, as in fit of abstraction he
rolled up one corner of the tablecioth,
thrust it in bis napkin ring and slowed his |
napkin safely away in his coat tail pocket. |
A ''yaller dorg"-one of those ours who |
90 through the world with ''no one to love, |
none to caress," and who SLOUGH ABOUT |
through life with deprecating, apologize |
air as though they are fully alive to the fact |
that their existerce is an imposition upon |
generally-presented himself at |
the capitol building yesterday for the pur-
pose of learning the exact status of the bill |
which provides for imposing a tax upon |
CANNES. Owing to the f. CT that he had not |
been posted in relation to the final repeal of |
Senator Patton's resolution prohibiting |
lobbyists from entering the Senate chamber,
be did not enter that temple of wisdom, but |
stood outside and gazei through the win
dow with an expression of deep interest.
The wide margin which the ringers of
the town bells allow themselves, has de-
cidedly disc0uraeing effect upon such con-
fiding Nashvillians as attempt to regulate
their time thereby. The writer wears out
two watch keys per week, regularly, in b S
endeavoTs to keep his watch with the bell
8. police headquarters, to say nothing of
the wear and tear Of his patience and
in so doing.
- Our present House of Representatives
is probably the ablest body of men assem-
bled together in public capacity since the
days of the Roman Empire. Sid some Of
the gentlemen comprising this august and
digni6ed assemblage have their little pecu-
liarities. For instance: one Of them rosein
his place the other day, and said "rhere's
a heap o. gol-darned foOlishness goin' on
here that don't understand. Ever since
The first day of the session you've been
votin to lay bills on the able and yet there's
your burned old table without bill on it,
all them bills" This coDundrum has been
made the special ORDER of business for the
LIST day Of April, "a day devoted to such
when it will be fully discussed by
he ablest speakers in the House.
The Springfield Republican was shock
I'd beyond measure the other evening, on
going into the reading room of the Young
Mems Christian Association, to see COM
oany of immortal beings, ranging in age
rom l6 to 80, playing game ofcards! Yes,
hey were genuine pasteb0ards. But our
surprise was intense when we saw in place
If the Jack, that little devil, aud the queen,
md his piebald majesty, the king, such pro-
Iaic creatures as John the Baptist, John e.
Whittier, Miles Standish and others. It
,ained US to see John the Baptist, whose
aiment was of camel's hair, and whose
neat was locusts and wild honey, minis
ering to youthful dissipation. All! we
Ugh for the past, when we used to retire
rom the too-close observation of our fond
PARENTS, TO enjoy good gam3 of High
Iow-Jack in the hay NOW. Out upon
uch calls over the table as, "Tale Of Two
Cities" "The Last of the Mohicans," etc!
live US the sweet old sounds, 81 beg" 81
,ass," snake itw
Serious Family Row.
The Msryvile correspondent of the