Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-17
ALL OVER THE CITY.

In few days the prisoners at the Jail
will receive their winter clothing.
The aggregate sum of $50 was assessed
against the patrons Of the police court yes
terday.
The workmen employed al the Cattanoo-
ga shops, received their monthly stipend
yesterday.
Frank Carter. colored. was fined $50
yesterday for assault and battery, and
using abusive language.
Con. Crowley, cOlored, confined in Jail,
on the charge Of assault and battery, was
released yesterday, by Justice Butler.
Pleas Sugg. a cOlOred inmate of the Jail,
is seriously sick with a fever. His cell
mates have sat up with him for several
nights.
George w. Hogan was arrested by officer
WOmack yesterday, on the charge of re-
grating the market, and fined SO by the
Recorder.
= Last Wednesday night an estrayed mule
was taken up in South Nashville by officers
Cavert and Dale The animal can now be
found at Watsan's stable.
George Casey, arrested yesterday by
officers Pitts aud Currin on tire charge of
vasTancy, was sent 10 Lee Adams castle to
work out a ten dollar fine.
Owing to the inclement weather, Mr..
Green Morrow's Exposition excursion party
from Franklin. Columbia and Pulaski, did
not I'LL the Exposition building full to
overlooking.
An elegant silver goblet, won by II. G.
Pritchett's setter-dog, "Night," at Memphis,
on the Sth inst. in a field trial of the Ten
nessee Sportsman Associai ion, is on exhibi
ffor, Gan, I anIaY1ar.S ai.ra- Ssn-a
Moses Bryant, colOred, was bound over
by Justice Everett, yesterday, in the sum
of $3.50, to keep the peace for six months,
towards all good citizens in general, and
James COlyar, cOlored, in particular.
GThe bit of parchment, transferring to the
Fisk University all the right and title the
Government has 10 the three acres of
ground known as Fl. Huston, was received
yesterday. The property is valued at $500.
All the innate profanity of mans ma
ture is likely to come TO the surface when,
in pr0wling around in his bach yard in the
dark, he steps upon heavy iron hoop and
has the opposite rim thereof fly up and
strike him Oh the leg.
George KiTkman, cOlored, was arrested
at the instance of Mrs. Gurin, and ar
raigned before Justice Cassetty yesterday,
on the charge of obtaining board under false
pretences. After an examination of the
case, the defendant was discharged.
Edward Pinchen, colored, was arraIgned
before Justice CaSsettY, yesterday, at the
instance of Amanda Hawkins, cOiOEed, on
the charge of assault and battery. The
defendant was bound over in the sum of
$3.50 to keep the peace for six months to-
wards the prOsecutrix.
The burning of rags was detected in the
neighborhOOd of the Third Ward engine
house night before last, and at the same
time child was heard crying in an upper
story of house on the corner of College
street and Cumberland alley. Upon inves-
tiga:ion It was found that the child (cOlor-
ed) was in peril of being burned up. 1t
had been placed before the fireplace on a
pallet, and the bed clothes and garments
were on fire. 1t was already badly burned
when discovered.
One of our eX-councilmen was visited, |
after the recent municipal election, but be-
fore the new Boards had been installed, |
by battered up individual of very ma
ture years, and asked for an order on the |
Mayor, for charity. The retiring city law |
maker hesitated aud said he was not in |
reality member of tie City Council, and |
therefore did not feel warranted in granting |
his request. The aid fellow was very ur- |
gent, but finding his arguments had 10 eff |
feet, exclaimed, @Well, the new mon |
lives to the other end of the town, and |
divil bit will go out there"
Yesterday morning Mr.. Henry McCreerv.
Mayor Howell's private secretary, was re-
quested to go down and see an applicant
for charity who was waiting at the
foot Of the stairs leading to the Mayors
office. He proFFd to be naralyzed, and was
found sitting in a carriage drawn up by the
sidewalk. He said he was DESTROYS of get
ting pass to Chattanooga, where he could
support himself by teaching the children
Of brother, that he was entirely destitute
and could go no further without assistance.
said he was very sorry,
but that he knew his application
would not be granted by the Mayor, as
here was no law authorizing the Issuance
Of passes By that official. But" urged
he other, s.this is desperate caSe-this is
IN emergency, and tell him he must depart
rom his rlIl3 in this case" McCreery
shook his head. '.The Mayor will not, can
lot, must not refuse me this favor" impor-
uned the applicant. "I'm sure he will
lot grant It, you See the city ordinances
-" I'll, drive on, driver, drive on.
see there's no humanity in Nashville"
md the paralytic was driven away with a
mall thunder cloud perched upon his
roy.