Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-01
PARAuRAPHICAL.


= Memphis is proud of a Scottish benevo-
lent society known as the shoulder to
Shoulder Club"
Referring to its column of paragraphs, the
Detroit Free Press takes occasion to re-
mark: One inducement to keep this col
umn going lies in the fact that the Buffalo
Advertiser and Chicago Journal would
have to get used to stealing from some
other daily.
In Fayetteville, the matrimonial fever
RACES to such an extent that the E1p ess
says: A peaceable, inofensive man cannot
promenade our streets without running
sgsiDsL two souls with but q single thought
al two hearts that palpitate in joint.
stock concern.
A fond Edgefeld mother has noticed that
the big wooden buttons with which hel
walking dress is gorgeously ornamen.ed
have been disappearing lately in very
mysterious way. The mystery was yester-
day explained when she learned that her
little boy, VINO is of mechanical turn Of
mind, has been supplying his playmates
with toy wagons, the wheels of which were
made of her missing buttons.
Relative to one of the most popular Of
the 'snew". writers, the Cincinnati Times has
this to say: john Hay is one of the best
equipped journalists in America, and his
experience as Lincoln's private secretary, in
the diplomatic service, and elsewhere, has
given him q wide and comprehensive
knowledge both of men and of affairs. Yet
he is Indifferent to the attractions of his
present life, and he would like to go and
live in quiet Western town, In obscurity.
The Toledo Commercial reports that q
young gentleman, accompanied by two la
dies, was accidentally carried off in the
special car which took the President and
his party from Toledo to Cleveland, and as
the impromptu tourists had not in hand
sufficient funds to pay their fare home
again, the young man gracefully accepted q
loan of $50 rendered him by the President,
who had somehow OWNED bis predicsment.
Yesterday, the last one of our original
force in the mechanical department of the
Times was taken sick with tie fever. He
was youngster, but, young as he was, he
has seer one by one of his older compan-
ions seek the sick couch, or the wide
spreading fields where yellow fever is sup
posed not to follow, until he alone was lett.
He, too, is gone, and we now gaze st two
or three emaciated convalescents in the
compositors' room as thew strive to fill up
our reduced columns.-Shreoeport Times.
The following item appeared in our tele-
grams in Thursdays issue: 'The trial of
the Cuban Bank clerks, in Brooklyn, on
the charge of stealing over hundred thous-
and dollars worth of securities was brought
to an abrupt termination. After the testi-
mony was all in and the case given to the
-, 80 INT
that he could not consent to any verdict,
and when asked for his reasons he said he
mad not heard a word of the testimony,
that he was ''stone deaf" 1t would seem
impossible for deaf man to be sworn in as
a juryman, and still more so for one to sit
through a prolonged and exciting trial,
without bis infrmiLy being discovered.
The Baltimore Sun of Oct. % thus de-
scribes the way in which famous horse is
travelling "across the continent" True
Blue, the winner of the four mile heat race
Saturday, left Baltimore for San Francisco
last hight in special stock palace car by
the Northern Central railroad. Upon
either side brilliantly displayed placard
was posted, reading as follows: "Please do
not detain me. Business of impor-
lance with my friends, Thad. Stevens
and Joe Daniels, requires me. Yours
tuly, True Blue" The rear end of
the car, which bad been set apart for the
valuable Steed, was lined all around with
thick mattresses, as was also the roof.
Glass windows we're placed in the side to
secure proper ventilation. The fore part of
the car was divided into five separate COM
psrtments for two Of True Blues stable
companions who are to accompany him.
The middle Of the car was arranged for the
accommoda ion of attendants, and for the
storage of temporary supplies of proveCder.
1t is expected that the horse will reach
San Francisco in about eight days. This
will allow True Blue only about a week in
which to recover from the effects of bis long
trip by rail before contending against Tbad
Stevens and Joe Daniels in the SIC, 900
race which will take place Nov. Is.