Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-12
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A very sad accident occurred on Cedar
street Yesterday. An unsuspecting strang
er wss observed walking along that thor
oughfare, deeply absorbed in gazing upon
the capitol building, when he was noticed
to suddenly disappear. The Mortified spec
tators ran to the assistance of the unfortTl-
nate man, to find that he had fallen into a
hole in the sidewalk. Ropes were procured;
a brave man was lowered, and the stranger
was brought up in an insensible condition.
RestorstiYes were at once applied and every
thing possible was done to save the mans
life. But in vain. The injury sustained
had been too severe, and be quietly breath
ed his last within half an hour after the &C
rident occurred. The funeral will take
place at twelve o'clock tonight, from the
Office of the OVerseer of Streets. A special
street car has been engaged for the use of
the Street Committee who will attend in a
body.
Senator White made an earnest and ef-
fectiye speech yesterday in favor of the pas
sage OF the bill prohibiting the sale of
liquor on Sunday. The effort was credita-
bic to the witty Senator's head and heart.
The New Orleans Republican man sharp
ems q fresh pencil and relieves his mind
thusly: "Women ale like horses. The
gayer the harness they have on the better
they feel. We got this from an old bach
elor, who was early crossed in love-"
aCan you give me change for billP' in
orlired the writer yesterday, of a Cherry
street friend. ';No sir, cannot" he re-
piled, throwing himself into a tragic stti-
Jude; You'll find no change in me-"
Pomeroy was very skillfuily white
washed. and to the uninitiated has quite a
presentable appearance, but they had better
hurry ND with thai carbolic acid to sprinkle
on his reputation.-[ Providence Or. ~
Herald.
MIR. Z. n. Davis, a Mississippi planter,
having large tract Of uuproductiye land on
lis hands, did not sit down and bemoan
the hard times and groTl at the negroes,
but quietly divided il up into small farms,
erected little comfortable houses on each,
then secured twelve families from North
Carolina to occupy them, and already is re
ioicing in the success of his experience.-N.
.. Republican.
The Chicago journal says that the first
thing il does when receiving a newspaper Is
to look for It's short paragraphs. And the
next thing it does is TO steal evely one OF
them, saws the Detroit Free Press.
II Is whispered about that a certain mem.
Der of the House Of Representatives wears
corsets.
"Does Mrs, H board here" inquired
a gentleman of a six-year old juvenile who
was playing in the yard Of a house OF
HIGH street a few days ago. eyes, sir,
was tie reply; sand If you want to see nel
YOU lust 90 into the hall, and up stars, ant
then sou turn aTouEd and come BACK an,
knock at a door you'll find up there, an(
that's her room; and say, mister, when you
20 out again, wish you'd shut the gaze 81
as to keep my dog IN"
Two Senator'S were absent from incl
seats yesterday on account Of sickness'
A reporter on the 81. Louis DlspGtc'
W. ties up a very readable account OF bu
adventures in FURNISHED lodgings" but ]
is painful TO noe bis prodgsl use OF tn
1rJnouu "ge.n AT e. lie has served iongel
apprenticeship, he will discover That Whef
q reuorter uses the editorial "we" mort
fhan forty or fifty times TO the half column
his articles are apt TO be rather heavy, ana
- Intelligent reader is forced TO the s2I
conclusion that lie is good deal Of an ass