Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-01
ALL OVER THE CITY.
May day, but no picnics.

May day, but no picnies.
Those big iron gates are being erected at
the Capitol grounds.
A change Of time for the Louisville trains
will soon be announced.
Sleeping cars have been put on the vari-
Gus trains on the Decatur Railroad.
The entire Fire Department, with the
exception Of The Eclipse company, was pho
tOgraphed yesterday.
A large number Of merchants paid in
their annual Government taxes to the Col
lector Of Internal Revenue yesterday.
Several parties applied yesterday for the
four children for whom homes were wanted
by Judge Ferris Yesterday.
What has become of those new lines of
street railway which were to connect West
Nashville with the business portion of the
city?
Nashville serenading parties broke
through all bounds Wednesday night and
loaded the air with sounds more or less me-
lodious.
The entertainment to be given tonight
at McClure's Hall, Edgefeld, by the ana
teur theatrical troupe of that city, promises
to be success.
Speaking of a musical gentleman we'll
Nashville beauty remarked: '1He's quit
piannering and has gone to engineering
Gen. Hardings annual sale OF fine stock
comes off at Belle Meade next Monday. A
train will leave the Chattanooga depot at
9 O'Clock that morning for the accommoda-
ton of those who wish to attend.
''Sit down, Mr.. Young, or I'll hawl you
| down." yelled a member CT the State Col
ored Convention, Wednesday, to a fellow
member who insisted upon speaking
against time.
Judge Duling's fines Yesterday morning
| footed up $50, that being the amount as
sessed against Sim Ichard, colored, on the
numerous charges brought against him.
He was sent to the work-house for 200 days,
but as he is power among the colored
people in political canvass, it is estimated
that the politicians will bring to bear a
pressure upon the Mayor to secure his re-
lease.
They came very near having big fire at
the establishment of Ryan & Ryan about
four O'Clock yesterday morning. 1t seems
that lighted cigar had been thrown into a
wooden spittoon, filled with sawdust, the
evening before, and smouldered all night,
bursting into flames at the hour above
was passing at the time, and through his
efforts the flames were extinguished by
throwing water through a window.
T. W. Garrett, who was taken in custo-
dy by Detective Pickett, day or two ago,
on the charge of having stolen SIS from the
South Nashville Street Railroad Company,
gave William Young, boss of the compa-
ny's stables, pretty severe whaling yes
| terday for having caused his arrest. Gar
rett has always borne good reputation for
| honesty, and there was no ground whatever
! for the accusation. Young, however, de-
MES having had him arrested; so, the detec
tive will have to rise and explain.
The Tennessee Marine and Fire In
surance Company was re-organized yester-
| day by the following named being elected
a Beard of Directors: Alex. J. Porter,
Archer Cheatham, r. NJ. Kinnard. Jno.
| Hill Eakin, Jno. Kirkman, RO. II. Howell,
Chas. Nelson, JnO. p. White, a. II. Rob
insOn, J. II. Wilkes, ". c. Butterfield.
The Board held meeting in the evening
and elected Alex. j. Porter President and
| Spencer Eakin Secretary. All of these
| gentlemen are known to our readers to be
men of firSt-class commercial standing, and
under their management this organization.
which was so popular in former years, can
not be otherwise than successful.