Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-11
PARAGRAPHIcAL.

Our Street Committee are becoming
aroused. Yesterday there was new brick
laid down in the sidewalk on Church street,
and the people living On that thoroughfare
are boosting SO much over what they are
pleased toterm the "public ir...;srovennents'
which are beinSs made in that vicinity, that
tic Union street folks are getting enyious
and petition to the City Council, praying
| for similar improvements on the last named
street, is being circulated.
E. V. Wilson, the gentle*an who sees
spirits In the air, and has communication
with tha souls on the other side, is repeat.
| ing himself in Memphis, and the appeal
speaks of him as ga wouli-be George
Francis Train, without that atheists wit,
wisdom, or ability".-Louisriige CONNER
ciaI.
A St. Louis newspaper man, whose
whole life has been q constant struggle
against adverse circumstances, and who
never had an Invitation to dine out in his
life, Ii moment of dependency and un
usual depression of spirits, pens the follow
ing bitter paragraph: "a Kentucky news
paper states that, 'on severing bis connec-
ton with the Nashville UNION AND AMER
ICAN as its local editor, on the lst inst,
Mr.. III. II. johnson, formerly Of Clarks-
vile, Tenn, was rendered handsome en-
tertainment, at Hemphln's, by the editorial
department of that paper Such q faster
ing farewell must have been most satisfac-
tory to Mr.. johnson, bat whether 1t has
yet been made so to Mr.. Hemphill does not
appear"
A Nashville youth was asked, yesterday
if he knew what unite society" is. Seer
tainly do" was the reply. ga mite SO
ciety is a society which holds regular ten
cent frolics."
Now is the time for people who propose
attending the Exposition next month, to Sc
cure the use Of dining tables for sleeping
purposes. Beds of this kind can be secur-
ed Inow at reasonable figures, and it be-
hooves the provident to improve the oppor-
tunity, as the number of tables for rent is
daily decreasing.
The Atlanta Herald, a remarkably enter
prising sheet, publishes full Police Court
reports, but owing to the fact that so many
prominent men of that city figure therein,
substitutes dashes for the names of the
parties fined. This is very kind and con-
siderate and all that, but it has the effect of
making those police reports very dry read
ing, and effectually destroys their relia-
bility.
Eli Perkins, who is nothing if not
gushing, furnishes the following for the
columns of the New York Graphic, in are
port of q visit made by him to lunatic
asylum: "Dr. Burnett now took US to
see Lora, young girl of nineteen. A few
years ago Lora was a beautiful, happy
girl in New York. Trouble and disap-
pointment came, and her beautiful blue
eyes, which used to light up happy circle
are now cold and ifeless. Her happy
heart is sad, and her tongue, once silvery,
is speeches.. For two years Lora
has not spoken a word. For hours
she looks vaguely, as if looking
in the great hereafter. Love
made her a lunatic. Lora was engaged to
be married two years ago to young ply
stefan. For a year they were de-
voted lovers. Her father failed in business
and died. Then Lora vent into store to
earn money enough to buy her atrousseau,
for she was soon to be married. Life was
with her only a beautiful dream Of hope
and love. One day, when she had just been
trying on her wedding dress, letter came
from her lover, He was to be married in
two days to yourg lady in Philadelphia.
The poor girl gave one shrek of depair,
and reason fed. For two years this beau
tiful maniac has wanderel speeches.
among hundred shouting lunatics. Poor
Iorai