Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-26
ALL OVER THE CITY.

Halffare excursion tickets over the St.
Louis and Southeastern road by all who
wish to attend the formal opening of the
great bridge at st. Louis, July 4.
There has not been a quorum present al
the three last meetings of the Street Com
mittee. Are our city fathers waxing weary
in the discharge of their official duties?
John Burkes insists upon il that Daniel
and Caroline Hayes have committed per-
jury. The case will be investigated by
Justice Cassetty at IL o'clock to-day.
Austin Collier was acquitted of the
charge of having stolen two mares from
Nose Brien, upon the trial of the case by
Justices Cassetty ard Creighton yesterday
1t has been suggested that the city dele
CATION in the county convention, which is
to be held tomorrow, might bring peace
to the troubled waters, by making no1ni-
nations for the office of constable. At pre-
sent six white, and three colored men ale
spoken Of in connection with the two posi-
tions 10 be filed in the city.
John MCGOWAN and Henry Cole, both
colored, were Earrested yesterday on
capiases from the Federal Court, charged
with having violated the revenue laws-the
former by selling tobacco without license,
al the latter by having failed to deface
the stamps on tobacco boxes. They were
released on bond.
1T is a strange fact in physical science
that when n reporter goes TO a Nashville
architect for information regarding his
business, the latter almost invariably re-
marks, "Come in next week, and I'll gi7e
You all the points," However, a UNION
AND AMERICAN reporter learned yeSter-
day upon good authority, that one of our
architects has received orders for plans for
fifty-one buildings, 20 be erected this season.
He keeps two first-class draughtsmen con-
stantly employed.
A band of cheerful idiots assembled in
front of a residence on McGavock street
near Spruce, at the witching hour of 1:l5
A. NJ. yesterday, for the purpose of inform
ing the people in that vicinity that they had
reached alone again, home again, from a
foreign Shore" We are warranted in say
ing that one-half of the five hundred quiet,
law abiding citizens whom they awakened
with their internal screeching, sincerely
regretted that they had ever left that for
eign shore, while the remainder heartily
wished the party had been droTned on
their voyage to this country.
The Nashville Library is thrown open to
the public under new auspices, and tits hoped
to build up place of resort which will be
attractive and agreeable as well well as
improving. The foreign Reviews and
Monthly Magazines are constantly received,
and the Library will be kept supplied with
all the new works of interest on every sub
ject. The subscription price is SO small
that all will be able to avail them
g Of, ooAinrr haiTasf
three. dollars year or fifty cents a month.
The Board will be happy to receive at all
times any donation of books, pictures,
or anything that will serve to make
it a desirable reading room. The ladies
are particularly invited to sustain it with
their presence.
a man brought to this office yesterday a
nice lot of bugs-of a new kind-which he
said had settled down on his growing corn
with the evident intention of remaining all
as long as the corn lasted. He
seemed TO be a connoiSseur in bugs, and
took great pleasure in pointing out TO a
member of our editorial staff, who has never
the slightest desire to inveSti-
gate the mysteries and peculiarities Of the
insect kingdom, what be called the beauties
of the specimens he brought with him,
dwelling especially upon the tenacity and
ixedneSs of purpose with which they
chung to anything for which they
formed an attachment. He had brought
about a pint cup full of the
bugs, and as they craWled off the paper on
which they had been placed, and moved to-
wards that newspaper mans legs in solid
mass, the cold shivers ran over him, and
beaded drops of peSpiration stood upon his
brow. He finally induced the bug-fancier
10 again wrap up his pets, and added to
heir security by Unfolding the package in
double thickness of the heaviest paper on
he exchange list.