Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-04
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Gail Hamilton has written another book,
which she entities sTwelve Miles from
Lemon"
MIR. Walter, chef proprietor of the Lon
don Times. with an exhibition of that
modesty which forms the chief Characters
tic of newspaper men, has again refused a
baronetcy.
Citizens of indianapolis, charitably dis
posed, are eXtravagantly liberal IN con-
tributing breakfast shawls towards the sup
port of the suffering poor of that city. Now
can those unfortunates starve to death III
seemly manner?
The English Publishers Circular says
that ssthere seems to be no good reason why
the period of copyright and property in good
sound literary work should not be made
perpetual" The English Publishers
Circular is very sensible publication.
The Cincinnati Times is renewing the
old Islander on The Philadelphia press. Wit
ness: Since the newspapers have ceased to
be useful in keeping the cold dews of OF
tender plants, the circulation Of the Phila-
delphia papers has greatly fallen off,
What band of brothers those Kentucky
Legislators are. In organizing the Senate
of that State last Tuesday, the nominees for
the positions of Chief Clerk, Assistant
Clerk, Sergeant-at-AIIns and Doorkeeper
were elected on first ballot. Each one re-
ceiving ali the votes cast for the respective
offices.
A Missouri paper thus chronicles a sad
REFRESHING of eratorical display: Col Ward
had prepared a regular magazine OF pyro-
technical oratory, but Louis Houck, Esq,
for the defense, offered the rule of practice
that when the senior counsel for the de-
PENDANT refused to reply, the argument was
closed, thus efiectually squelching the finest
speech ever jerked together.
1t was after having been compelled to re-
tire with trailing banners from the scene
of domestic conflict, that Waterloo, of the
st. Louis JourRdl, wrote this respondent
editorial: 1t is stated that, there being no
preacher within thirty miles Of Big Creek,
Arkansas, couples marry themselves by
kissing each other across table. 1t Is
reasonable to suppose that at Big Creekthe
discharge of a plate or teapot or beef bone
by husband or wife must be also considered
proper divorce. How passing sweet
twOuld be were things thus simpliiied
everywhere.
at was not on such night as TINS, that DldC
stood
with willow in her hand
| Upon the wild sea-banks and wav'd her love
| To come again TO Carthage"
Exclaimed our literary editor as he stepped
brisklv into the editorial room during the
| heavy rain of last night, and struck pic
| turesque attitude with the water dripping
| from his auburn locks and trickling down
| his finely chiSeled nose. 1t is pleasant tC
| know that if Dido would persist in waving
willows on wild sea-banks, when sh'
| ought to have been in bed, she selected
pleasant nights Tor her idiotic performan
ces.
The HlnatScale Independent now runs al
"Answer to correspondents" column, from
which we quote: "'CoNsTANT READEH
writes: Il have recently removed my resi-
dence to an aristOcratic neighbOrhood an'
wish very much to be informed as to how
can obtain access TO the fashionable
houses around me- If the house is 'aTOun'
vOu.' it would seem that your wish wa
easily gratified. However, We believe tn
usual mode of access to most houses
through the street door, though some pei
sons are known TO enter by the alley gate
and we knew fellow once who got in tn
window bv himself. But he came out il
company-in company with a policeman
You might probably get down the chimney
if the doors and windows are closed
tunnel from the street under the pavement
and come up through the cellar. ThOs
are about the only ways we can think OF a
present, and you can take your choice.