Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-22
ALL OVER THE CITY.

The Fairfield Mite Society meets to-
morrow night at the residence Of j. Hite
Fillmore street.
Composition pavement-which IS much
better than no pavement at all-is being
laid in various portions Of the city.
Fifteen of the law-breakers sent 10 the
w0rk-house to work out fines, were EN-
ployed in cleaning up Church street yes
terday.
A new time card goes into effect to-day
on the st. Louis and Southeastern road
| Trains will arrive at 800 A. NJ. and 1:25 p
NJ, and depart at l:S5 A. NJ. and l:l5 p. NJ
The scavenger force will go to work to-
morrow removing all kinds of rubbish from
the streets and alleys, in pursuance of {
resolution adopted by the Street Commit
tee yesterday.
A certain Nashville man spends a greai
| deal of time trying to make up his mind a:
to what he shall do with his money wheI
he draws the capital prize in the Louisville
Library drawing.
John Brennan, poor crazy German, wa:
committed to the county work-hOuse yes
terday for safe keeping, as was also an i'd
otto white boy, who was unable to give hi:
name, but who lives in South Nashville.
The Governor commissioned as Justice:
of the Peace, yesterday, j. B. Biggs, o.
Gibson county; David Baxter, of Hardin
John Riley and NJ. III. Buchanan, of Law.
renee; Asel Duncan and j. ii. l.. and w
w. Brown, of Jackson.
A live business was done at the horse
auction on Front street yesterday, but
prices ranged even lower than usual. Al
present figures almost any one can accom-
plish the purchase of a fine steed, but the
keeping of him afterwards-''ah, there's
the rub"
1t is said that one of the speakers at last
Thursday nights demonstration, bears
a strong personal resemblance to President
Grant. In justice to the gentleman refer
red to, il is necessary to state that this is
the only respect in which he is at all like
the Executive.
A hackman, who has unlimited conf
dence in the honesty of human nature, was
yesterday greatly surprised at finding, upon
arriving up town, that two passengers he
was bringing from the Louisville depot
had escaped from his carriage without even
asking what be charged.
at cost of $1,000, or perhaps less, a
force pump could be set to work at the
Sulphur Spring, and line of pipe laid
from there to some point in the central part
of the city, where the establishment of a sui
phur water bath and drinking house would
soon refund the original expense and yield
big profits, provided the enterprise were
properly and judiciously managed;l
The third of the weekly dime readings
will be held in the basement of the Church
of the Advent to morrow evening. Col.
Barnwell will read selections from stand
ard authors -Poe's Raven, among others
and music will be furnished by the Edge
field Quartette. The entertainments will
be continued through the winter, the
proceeds to go to the church building
fund.
kilograms for the following named re-
manned undelivered at the Office last night
Office hours on Sunday from TO 10 A. N.
and from to P. NJ:
Vim. Moore, H. Hamilton, W. w
Traylor, Charles II. Barter, Gennett q Co.
Sample, Williams & Co., J. VI. Carsey, SoI
& Co., Frank NJ. Nevins, Winfry IL Turner
Rhea, Smith & Co., L. Winter, Woods
Yeatman & Co, Hart & Hensley. G. Banks
Cheatham & Kinney, o. T. Noel, d. NJ
Howard.