Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-27
ALL OVER THE CITY.


The Tennessee School journal has sus-
pended publication.
1t is now evident that the city prison
will lave TO be enlarged before next Christ
mas.
Should the weather prove favorable, there
will be an unusually large force at work on
the streets tomorrow.
Assistant City Marshal Norvell is puz-
cling h;sbrain to know who sent him lot
of fine oysters yesterday morning.
The Fairfield Mite Society meets to-mor-
row night at the residence of J. r. Weaver,
corner of Spring and Murray streets.
1t is thought that Hickory Guards" will
be selected as the name Of the military
company now being organized by our Irish
fellow citizens.
Several masquerading parties were out
last night. They made no violent demon
STATIONS and consequently had no collision
with the police.
The members of Centre Shop, No. 1, E.
U. o. M, voted thanks last night to Mr..
c. B. Cooper for donation of books for the
library of the Shop.
The work of building Rev. DR.. Revels
new church, on South Cherry street, has
not vet been resumed. Lack of funds is
said to cause the delay.
Rev. I. A. Hoyt lectures next Tuesday
evening at Masonic Hall for the benefit Of
Robertson Association. His subject will be
ssThoughts on Shakespeare"
Ofthe persons arraigned yesterday in the
Recorders Court, thirteen were not able to
pay or secure the fines against them, and,
therefore, went down. Three of these were
afterwards paid out.
A Cherry street youth went into the
pyrotechnic business on such a scale Fri
day night that he became frightened at the
sight and so much of his own handiwork,
and made brisk retreat.
Many people prefer to enjoy Christmas
at home, especially if the weather is not
pleasant. This may explain why there
were not more country people in the city
Yesterday. 1t was one of the dulleSt Satur-
days Of the year.
Last Thursday night some person fired
pistol ball into the show window Of +.
L. Davies & Bros jewelry store, on the
corner of Summer and Church streets.
The glass front, costing about one hundred
dollars, was badly cracked.
A Christmas treat to dozen Of ale and
a dozen of porter from our neighbors OF the
brewery, Diehl & Lord, enables the UNION
AND AMERICAN force TO speak adyisedly
of the manufactures Of that firm, and all
say ''that they cannot be beat"
Breaking out of the wOTk-house is diff
cult and hazardous, but yet it is known
that some prisoners are willing to under
take the work and run the risk. Close
watching is at present required to prevent
such efforts being successfully made.
Mr.. Sam. Myers, of the second ward, is
favorably impressed with the new dog law
because, he says, the city becomes respon-
sible for protection to licensed dogs. Had
this always been so, old" Joe might now
be living, and able to whip his weight il
| wildcats.
1t takes all the philanthropy out Of {
newspaper reporter when, out of pure good
ness Of heart, be keeps the name Of sOm'
drunken yagabOnd out Of the police items
and then hears Of the fellow Boosting t
his friends that he informed the reportel
what he might expect if his name was pub
Iished.
kilograms remained undelivered at tn
Western Union Office last night for thu
following persons: S. NJ. Wene, r. II
Whi:elaw, J. F. B. Jackson, Adams
Throne & Co., A. G. Mandel, L. G. Hail,
& Co., E. W. Cole, Samuel Joseph, II. W
Ford, n. Martin, Sperry & Co. (2), Or
Brothers, Peck & Cahill, Ira p. Jones
Sunday Office hours, 0 to 10 A. NJ, and Il
5P. NJ.