Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-18
ALL OVER THE CITY.

The public stools Of the city reopen
week from next Monday.
Judge Duling assessed his patrons Sl62.-
50 yesterday morning.
Squire spain and John Dixon are each
erecting fine residence in West Nashville.
Contrary to expect alton, there was no
entertainment given al the Exposition
building last evening.
six hundred dozen spelling-bOOks are
piled up in one OF Wheeler, Marshall &
Bruce's shOw-windOws.
J. w. johnson was fined S22.35 in the
police court yesterday, on the charge OF
having been drunk and disorderly.
Ii was his fast reckless riding which
brought Willie Robinson to the Police
Court and ten dollar fine yesterday.
The work of laying gas pipe to Edgefeld
is being pushed forward rapidly. 1t noA
reaches as far as the Edgefeld House.
Col. Lucien Temple, who, as our read
ers may remember, snapped his thigh bone
while drawing oil a pair of boots, a few
months since, is slowly recovering.
Whilst endeavOring to sureptitiously
clutch a watermelon yesterday, Nathan
Austin, colored, was himself clutehed by a
vigilant peeler. He and Judge DuliIg will
converse together this morning on the sub
ject of watermelons.
A twenty dollar bill just settled William
Williams Indebtedness at the police rOurt
Yesterday. There were two counts in the
Indictment drawn up in Mr.. Williams
case-drunk and disOrderly conduct, and
assault and battery.
E moonlight picnic is TO be given a.
Weitmuller's Garden next Thursday night,
the proceeds 10 be expended in painting
the interior of the Cathedral. The price
of ticket, admitting lady and gentleman,
is only fifty cents.
Whether or not John Anthony derived
S25 worth of pleasure by whipping his wife
last Saturday, is a secret which will, in all
probability. remain forever locked in his
own breast. He paid his fine in the police
court yesterday with cOnmendable prompti-
tude.
who's going to be nominated for Gov
ernor next Wednesday, inquired gentle
man of an acquaintance yesterday. ''Well,
I've heard the name of Judge Porter favor
ably mentioned" was the nOn-cOmmittal
reply. Il hope he'll get il, L do for fact;
I'm very fond of porter" returned No. i.
ats almost as difficult to get money due
you from the corporation now, as TO get
claim through the departments at Wash
ington," grOwled a Nashville Alderman
Yesterday. "If things get much worse,
YOU couldn't do a man greater injury than
TO present him with a claim against the
city, and inveigle him into an attempt TO
collect it."
Andrew Rotbarop, cOlored, charged with
the larceny of wearing apparel from Henry
Williams, also colOred, was released from
custody by Justice Cassetty yesterday, the
prosecutor Withdrawing the suit. Hender-
son Demos, colOred, who was also arrest
ed on the above charge, was sent to Jail to
await trial before Justice CaSsetty this
morning at 10 o'clock.
Next Thursday night concert and ice
cream festival will be given at McFeTin's
Chapel, North Edgeield, for the benefit Of
the Sunday-SchOol scholars, as reward for
the services they have rendered in series
of concerts recently given in aid of the
church. Let all who desire to spend a
pleasant evening be present, the admission
is only ten cents, supper included.
An able-bOdied youth attracted some at
tentiOn Yesterday afternoon by his persist
ent efforts TO make the framework Of a
little sOrrel horse drag a trOtting sulky
around the courthouse at a twO-fCrty rate.
The horse was so poor and Teak that he
could scarcely stand on his very thin legs,
but his driver, by vigorous whipping with
The lines, supplemented by free use Of
language such as mule drivers use with
good efi;'ct, succeeded in spinning his
Scrawny steed around the courthouse nearly
as fast a man could walk.
An old cOlored woman entered the
Mayors office yesterday and told his private
secretary, Mr.. McCreery, that she wanted
something to eat, "Where do you live?' in
quired Mr.. McCreery, Il lives in the Sec
ond ward with a colored man and his wife.
He finds hisself and his wIfe's self, l partly
finds myself and the church partly finds
myself and the city partly finds myself"
was the reply. Then if the church partly
finds you, and the city partly finde you and
YOU partly finds yourself, l should think
you are found generally" "Wel, yes, l
is" raplied the old woman with some re-
luctance.