Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-12
PARAGRAPHiCAL.


A Nashville fnan Of such q remarks "
scientific turn of mind th,t in his
youthful days he spent his time In
flying kites, when bis deluced pa
ternal relatives supposed he was AZ
work, suggests that those Graphic balloon
men had better go straight up until they
reach dead air, rem in suspended until
"'Hold Hingland" comes under them, and
then drop down.
Rather than let the Bender sensation die
out entirely the enterprising Albany (N.Y
Argus publishes this improba lily: "a
lady, residing near AGRA, Greene county, is
reported to have identified a straggler
through the ne ghborhood as ire senior
Bender, one of tie notorious family of
murderers In Kansas. She says she board
ed at his house in Kansas and knew him,
He called at the house for something to eat
and she urwisely aimed bis acquaintance
whereupon be hastily eft. The mountains
are being hunted for him."
The Cincinnati Saturday Niaht remarks
as follows: ave observe in the papers an
item TO the effect that mother in Mary
land bit Other child's toe in her sleep. We
have so often demonstrated with mothers
against the practice Of sleeping with their
chidrens toes in their mouths, that we
have little sympathy for this woman.
Sooner or later the catastrophe is bound to
come"
Mr.. Winwcod Reade, the we'll known
traveller, says the Ashantee generals occupy
the rear in battle, and cut down those who
retreat. If the battle is lost they kill them
selves. One suicide of this kind was wit
messed by Mr.. Resde on the Volga. Some
allies of the English had defeated some al
lies of the Ashsntees. The Ashantee who
was present threw the insignia of his rank
into the river, and then sitting on powder
srrei, blew himself into The air.-Er-
change. Paragraphs of that sort are very
unsatisfactory indeed. A mystifed public
is anxious to know why that Ashantee
threw SHE insignia of his rank" in the
river, and what "insiguia of rank" are any
way. Also, what he blew himself into the
air with, how high up he went, how long
he was gone, and why he couldn't have sat
on -four barrel Just as well. Sitting on
powder barrels is always attended with
more or less risk to the sitter-that is unless
the barrel Is empty.
1t happened on College street car, and
there was no one sb ard but the old gentle
uiah ulLuSClIJ d pollComdu Suu Lu0 WTlJoTs
The old man said be had travelled. ON
the town, sir" said be when the driver in
formed him that it required two nckels to
pay street car fare in Nashville. "D-n the
town, sir, and your d ID street cars. Why,
l can ride wen miles in Lou sville, sir, for
nickel. D-n the town, sir, and you too,
sir, and your street cars, too, sir. l shall
leave Nashville this very night, sir, and
hope III never see it again."
and bis red face turned still more red
with rage, IS he announced his fixed deter
minatiOn to ride down to Cedar street and
then pack to Church, although rs would
have gotten off at the corner of College and
Church, if the fare had been only five ceIss.
He Was man Of very Impressive appear
anca, being about four 'eet and hslf high,
by four feet and six inches in width, ana
he wore Il shirt remarkably full L. the
bosom, which made him look like an exag-
gersted pouter pigeon, or an uCevanly in
d4ted frog Bat he W IS msd-Glgful mad,
and g. an individual of his weight gels
mad all through, the eff5 is tremendously
appalling.