Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-04
sHELBYyILLE
Some Local Dots o. Irterest1The First
Tennessee Regiment, Efs.


Tennessee Regiment, Efs.
To the Union and American:
SHELBYvILLE, Tenn, Feb. 8, 1874
In my last weeks communication / failed
to refer to the presence in our town on Sun
day, the 26th ult., ofRey. Alexander Cowan,
who was here assisting Rev. Mr.. Hill in
the Sacramento meeting of the Presbyte-
rian church at this place. Rev. Mr.. Cowan
is q young man of most excellent theologi-
cal ana general attainments. His sermons
on the Sacramento OCCASION shove referred
to, were able and entertaining. Mr.. Ccssn
Is the only son of Mr.. VIM. g. Cowan, an
old and much esteemed citizen of this
place. He is now located in the ministry
at Hendersonvflle, Tenn. His sermon on
Sunday evening was especially addressed
to young men, and was listened to with
marked Interest ey his many young friends
and former associates.
THE HERMETHENIANs
gave another one of their interesting pub
lie debates last Friday evening, at their
hall in the Courthouse. The question de-
lated vas "Resolyed, that Macbeth was
guiltier than Iady Macbeth w. S.
Bearden, Esq, on the affirmative; and c..
j. Moody, Esq, on the negative. These
two gentlemen are talented young lawyers
of this bar. 10 II. Thompson, ESQ.,, DR..
". II. Christopher and G. p. Houston,
ESQ.,, by Che request Of the President of the
Society, acted as Judges on the occasion.
The debaters handled the subject well, and
acquitted themselves in a very creditable
manner, showing a familiarity with all
laws governing cases of murder in the first
degrees. The Judges rendered their de-
cision In favor Of the affirmative.
The entire performance Of the even
ing was entertaining, and was listened
to with marked attention by the large and
intelligent audience present, a large pro-
portion Of which was ladies. There is
netting so encouraging to the Hermethe-
MAN Society, individually and collectively,
as the approval of the ladies' The society
is principally composed of young men,
banded together for mutual benefit, and
when they are encouraged by the approving
sfiiles and presence Of lovely women, as
they ever are, in these public occasions,
they are impelled to renewed Std most
earnest effort to make the society not only
mutually beneficial to its public meetings,
which occur once a month, peculiarly en-
tertainihS to the general public, and espec-
lal1y 10 the ladies.
THE LADIES AID SOCIETY
of the Episcopal Church has been reorgan-
lied; the object being to assist the poor
and needy. The society meets once a
#eeh3 and at each meeting a small amount
of money Is contributed by each member.
The members all employ a PORTION Of their
time in making some articles of clothing,
or in doing some other kind of work which
may be eventually disposed of to the fur
therance of the p~raiseworthy objects the
has in view. i think it were well
If the ladies of each of the Christian de-
nominations in our midst would form sim
liar societies. s.Blesscd is he that eonsid-
ereth the poor and needy"
WHAT'S II MATTER WITH THEM?
/ mean the officers Of the First Tennes-
see Regiment. Why do they not call a
meeting Of some of the old mem
bers, with a view to a general reunion in
the spring? Or why do they not iSsile a
call for the regiment to rally around them,
in a social sense, at some specified day in
The neal future? The survivors of that
band Of fuen that 50 often followed them
10 the battles dreadful front, would surely |
gladly rally with them around the festal
board to exchange fraternal feelings in
memory Of "Auld Lang Syne," and to q
'ome fitting tribute TO the memory of those
If our lsmented comrades whose ''silent
aents are spread on fame's eternal camp
-ng ground"
W. E. MUNsEY, D. D.,
S to lecture here next Thursday night in
"Eliiah." He will doubtless have
ornu-laA ha,aa Co. H. o-o,. oksI;S,,, - 1
and appreciated here, and the fifty
,ents admission Hill not outweigh the gen
raj desire to hear the distinguished divine
o the extent of preventing a large atten-
\ mLrBoY FOR sEvENTY-FIvE YEARS.
Uncle Johnnie Tune was in town yester-
lay looking as young and sRry as a lad of
though be is now eighty-three years
If age. He told me that he came here to
mill yesterday, and that he had been a mill
for over s~eyenty-ive years. His health
s mos excellent now, and he looks like he
night live fifteen or twenty years yet. He
las been a member of the Baptist church
or about forty-fiye years. He is a most
citizen, and much esteemed by
III.
GROUND HOG DAY.
Yesterday was candlemas, or, as it is
known, 'iground hog day." 1t is
supposed by the "Ole Virginny niger
others who believe in that sort of
hiKg, that ths ground hog comes out of his
lOle on the I'd day of February, stands up
N his hind legs, and if he can see his
hadow he goes back and remains six
weeks; but if he cannot see his shadow he
prepares TO come out, satisfied that the win
er Is about over. The idea is, that if the
% Is 4 clear day Tiers will be several weeks
more of bad weather; but if it Is a dark,
LOUDLY day, the bad weather is about over,
md the disciples of Ceres may begin to
their ground for putting in seeds.
there was no Sunshine here.
SHIPMENTS BY OUR MERCHANTS
asst week were rather light. There were
ihipped "a car loaGs corn, 2 car loads wheat,
car loads meal, l car load live stUcn ,va1-
ley, $4,000 lbs. -four, 10 casks meat, l Dbl.
ard; and g bales cotton.
WAEDhRRR.