Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-26
POLICE pICKINes.


Twas charged that Messrs. Lee Mosely,
Tom Turner and D. Hamilton visited q
house In the suburbs Of town about amonth
ago, searching for one Neal Horn, Aosely
being represented by the others to be
policeman. The fact was established that
they had visited the house In question st
the time indicated, and that they did inquire
for Neal Horn, but there was no proof of
their having made MISREPRESENTATION OF
any kind, nor Of their having used violence
to any Of the inmates. The case was
1herelot er .lrmisseQ.
Oscar Napier, colored, was fined $25
some time ago, and compelled to work out
that amcunt In the wofkhottse, for living
with Sarah Dilley; white woman, she
being fined $50 at the same time. Yester-
day they wers brought up again en- the
same charge, when they were fined $50
each, and sent down 70 their old quarters.
Anna Hudson aud Ella Saeed were
charged with making so extensive distur-
bance in their domicil Saturday night, that
their neighbots found it impossible to
woo the bzliny as successfully IS they de-
sired. When intsrfcgstea by the eonrt yes
terday, relative to this matter, these enter
prising females united indicating their in
tention at all times to do nothing in viola
ton of the city ordinances, explaining their
conduct of Saturday night, By saying they
were merely singing love Song. This 1T
tie statement goes to demonstrate lhe
truthfulness of The adage that cit takes all
sort of people 70 make word" for neigh
bors of these warblers, living distance OF
four blocks of. were awakened by the noise
and inquired Of each other, with blanched
cheeks and bated breath: "What in thu
world Goes that barbSrous bowling mean"
many OF them laboripg under the impress
sion that the Modocs we're upon Us. IL
seems that Hudson and Sueed had been cut
stripping the fantastic" s'threading the
may" etc, had returned home at the sea-
sonable hour Of one A. NJ, and as it is one.
of their pecilliari les to be uDatle to sleep
at night without having wartled plaintive
ditty or 50, just before retiring, they we're
merely performing that little duty. Upon
the occasion referred to, however, they
made more music than usual, owing doubt
less, to the fact of their being more drunk
tina usual. Ten dollars each.
Refsrehee was made Sunday motning in
this paper to Ellen Gstlin and Mary Hen
dersOn having been arrested for fighting.
The trouble is, Gatlin has completely won
from his lawful wife the affections of
Charles Henderson, and the two women
have bad several previous engagements Of
a more or less sangQinary character, Hen
derson being "she bone of contentiou," Ito
quote the beautiful and poetic language Of
the coult.) The women were dlseha-gedj
the court intimating an intention 20 prevent
future disturbances on Jnis score by some
plan 70 be developed hereafter.
Special Meeting of the City Council.
In pursuance OF nOtics publish ed in our
columns Sunday morning, a special meeting
of the two branches of the City Council
was held yesterday for the purpose of con-
sderiDg the proposition to establish line
of steamships between Liverpool and Sa-
vannab, Ga.
A quorum of both Boards was present,
President McCrea in the chair.
The following
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR
was read
MAYORS OFFICE, Aug. 25, 1S73.-Hon.
City Council Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
You have been convened upon this special
occasion for the purpose Of considering the
proposition, and passing some resolution
Gf in your wisdom you deem it necessary
towards the city of Nashville lending her
moral announcement to the establishment
Of line OF steamships between Liverpool
and Savannah, Ga, to be known as the
"Liverpool, Savannah and Great Western
Transportation Line" The Hon. Nelson
Tiff, OF Georgia, who is the sgent in be-
AalF Sc Nt,o T. 1atv
the matter, and l am satisfied that you will
give TO him an attentive audience.
would respectfully recommend the
subject to your favorable consideration. l
deem it unnecessary for me to go into any
detail of the great advantages to Tennessee
and the Southern States by the encourage
ment of said enterprise, as the same will be
fully explained by Mr.. Tit.
Very respectfully,
THos A. KERCHEvAL, Mayor.
Alderman PeEtecost offered the follow
ing resolution:
Whereas, an effort is being made by rail-
road companies and others to establish q
line of ste Imships between Liverpool and
Ga, which in connection with
the railroads will form through line be-
tween Liverpool and our city and all impor-
tant points in the interior Of the South and
West, facilitate our intercourse with foreign
and cheaper the cost of exporting
and importing.
Be it therefore resolved, By the mayor
and city council of Nashville, that in our
individual and corporate cspscity, we will
use every proper means in our power to
promote he success Of this very important
as we deem it of great impor-
lance to the interest Of the southera and
western States.
Resolved further, That the mayor act as
of one to co operate with such
agencies or committees as may be appoint
ed by other bodies interested in the estab-
Iishment of said line of steamships.
The resolution was adoptet, and the Re-.
corder was inst -ucted to furnish the Hon.
Nelson Tiff, with copy thereof.
Ga motion the convention adjourned.
The First New Bale at Memphis.
From the Memphis Avalanche, Aug. %.
1t was sampled oy Thomas Watkins (col-
ored), an expert and reliable hand at the
business, who produced the sample with an
air Of pride and importance, and forthwith,
after another round Of inspection, the co.
on was pronounced middling. Like most
irst bales, the cotton wasI damp, and bore