Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-26
ALL OVER THE CITY.


The Board Of Aldermen meets at fou,
O'Clock p. NJ. to-day.
Fines to the amount Of 5000 were inn
posed at the police court yesterday.
The petit jary in the Federal Court wa:
paid OF and discharged yesterday morning
Moses Singleton was committed to Jail b,
Justice Baskette yesterday on the charge o.
lunacy.
Drivers OF street cars in this city am
reaping rich harvest of parasols at this
time. Every pursuit in life has its advan
tages.
Rev. Frank ID. Moore will preach at {
o'clock tonight at the Westminster Pres
byterian Mission, corner Of Ash and. Soutl
College streets.
HThe Federal Court has disposed of mors
cases at the session which was brought to a
close yesterday, than at any previous ses-
sion for many years.
Twas said that George Owens, colored,
stole forty dollars from Mrs. Williams, but
Justice CaSSetty anfiounced officially last
evening that there was no truth Whatever
in the rumor.
The entire north wall of the Publishing
House has been removed. Before com
mencing its reconstruction, the contractor
might go and examine, to advantage, the
wall of the new building now being erect
ed on Market street by Mr. Byrd Douglas.
A. A. Wilson accused Isaac Brown OF
having stolen a pistol from him, The
charge was heard before Justice Cassetty
yesterday, who decided there was nothing
in it,. and dismissed the ease at the prose-
cQtor's cost.
The alarm of fire yesterday morning at
1880 was caused by the burning of pile
OF cedar lumber at the railroad track near
the Decatur Depot. The fife probably
originated from sparks from a passing 10
connective. Damage small.
The Timers Union is a newly organized
labor association in this city. Meetings
are held every MONDAY night at the Emmett
Han. Pattern drawings are exhibited on
the blackboard, and subjects of general in
terest TO the craft discussed:
Singleton, No. 2i Cherfy street, has re-
ceived fof the current week Harper's Bazaar,
the Ladies' Journal, Waverly Magazine,
Christian Union, Scientific American,
Weekly Graphic, New Sensation. New Va
rieties and all the magazines for jufid.
The ladies Of WoodDine Rebekah Degree
Lodge No. 4, L. o. o. F., give an ice cream
and strawberry festival and promenade at
the Exposition building tonight. The
public are invited to attend. Spruce street
cars will be in waiting at the close of the
entertainments.
The bond of eaihuel c. Marshall. Deputy
United States Collector, was shipped to
Washington yesterday, bearing the auto
graphs Of the following named persons /:
Chris. Powers, Henry Harding, Philip
Lindsey, Z. w. Peabody, Thos. Caldwell,
ST., and o. r Ti.r;st0n.
The Criminal Court said in substance,
yesterday, that there was no truthfulness
whatever in the charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons, which had been lodged
against Jesse Mays, and that MARTYR was
from the Jail last evening.
William Harris, cOlored, saws. that he is
the owner of the chicken he is accused of
having stolen and on account of which
charge be occupied a felon's cell last night.
The perplexing mystery surrounding this
little transaction in poultry viii be dis
PEELED BY Justice Baskette at 2 p. NJ. TODAY.
There were five committees in Session
yesterday afternoon-.ke Finance. Work
house, Fire and two special committees.
Tire Fire Committee ordered 1000 feet of
new hose, and the Work-house Committee
authorized the chairman of said committee
10 advertise for proposals to furnish feed
FOR the Work-hOuse stock for the next two
months.
South Nashville boasts a troupe consist
ing of four thousand able-bodied dogs
who give an open-air concert every night,
from S e'cock in the evening until 8
he next morning. The man who will 60
through that portion Of the city, dropping a
Dit Of strychnined beef here, and another
here, VIII receive a crown of laurels from
he white residents of that portion of
Nashville, by whom his advent will be
nailed with paeans of joy.
Henry HOyt is one of those men who
we're born tired. He is a man of consider
able ability, and might astonish his friends
by the amount of work he could get
through with in given time, if he could
,niy get thoroughly rested once, but, thus
ar, he has never had rest. III the mean
lime, he is boarding at the City Work
house, hGing been sent down for thirty
hree days on the charge oflOitering around
Tram shops and failing to apply himself to
ome useful calling.