Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-19
FROM ALL OVER THE CITY.

The fines in Judge Duling's court yester-
day, footed up $12O.
From our reports this morning, the prob
are that the Weather to-day will be
cloudy and rainy.
1t is whispered about that an evening
paper, of Republican procliyities, is to be
established in Nashville at an early day.
Afterto-day evening services at the varl-
Gus churches, with the exception OF the
Moore Memorial, will be held at eight
o'clock.
Between forty and fifty persons will take
part in the concert and tableaux to be given
tomorrow IN aid of the Central Baptist
Church.
The publication of the Fifth, Sixth, and
Seventh Heiskell's Reports, was yesterday
awarded Tayel, Eastman q Howell, Public
Printers.
Orr Bros. have removed 1000 barrels oil
salt from their Market street establishment
and stored the same in the Chattanooga
| depot, on account of the flood.
A Nashville man who heard the play OF
the Merry Wives of Windsor mentioned
| Yesterday for the first time, wished 10
| know how many wives Nh. windsor had
Bill Kelly has recovered from his depres-
| sion of spirits and says he IS ready to be
| hung at any moment. He proposes to fol-
| low Bryant's lead and do some talking on
| the gallows.
The gentleman who assisted the uDfor-
tunate Hinston family last Thursday IN
such a quiet, transformations manner, DIS
burses a thousand dollars annually in SIM
liar cases of charity.
The street committee met Friday night
and awarded the contract OF furnishing
gravel to the city to Mr.. w. X. Dale, who
agrees te furnish all that is needed at one
and a half cents per bushel, the city to re
ceive it on his boats al the wharf.
A negro boy snatched a watch from Bar
ney McCabe's little boy, Thursday, while
the latter was playing in the front OF his
house. The negro sold the watch the next
day to a neighbor of Mr.. McCabe for a dol
lar. and the boy-was arrested yesterday eve
ming.
John Emery was fined SIS, John Dear
man SIS, and William Fox $50 on the
charge of vagrancy yesterday. 1t wa:
stated in evidence, that Fox had tried toin-
duce two different men to assist him IL
robbing a certain man whom he saw was
under the influence of liquor.
The attention of a Nashville gentleman
having yesterday been called to the fac
that the trees standing on the Edgehelt
side of the river were giving evidences o
the near approach Of spring, he replied
ayes, they saw the water rising, n con
cluded it was time for them TO lea
Qeaye)."
"What's that chap doing?" inquired
gentleman Yesterday of another, pointingt Il
t a motley aSsemblage gathered at the corne
| of College and Deaderick, and which wa
-Ilo-.od 10 lsn,hor fcfnfad indi
yidual. ssHe's selling soap" was the reply
swell" returned the other, Il think tina
is an excellent crowd to sell soap o." An
! he was right.
The residents of Edsefield watched, wit
considerable alarm, the movements of
couple of strangers who were occupied yes
terday in visiting private residences an
asking the lady members of the families
; they had any kind OF machinery about tn
; house in need of repair. A number G
robberies have been committed IN Edgenel
! lately.
The ceiling of the Cumberland PresbytC
rian Church has been completed, and is
beautiful specimen of the plasterers an
painter's skill, at least such asthe verdict
aparty consistingof arailroad man, two Law
= vers. a tobacco merchant and a newspapt
. | reporter, WHO siSlleu Sd4u SiuiSh ioSO O'SA
{ ing and critically examined the sam'
Captious people might claim that the aboy
mentioned party are not especially fitted I
5 pass upon the merits of plastering an
painting, but such people are requested t
visit the building and judge for themselvei
o The church will be dedicated in June.
4 The Federal Courtroom, and offices col
S nected Herewith, are now fully fitted u
: and handsomely furnished. They WEI
a visited by a great many people YESTERDAY
2 and the officers who are to occupy theI
e express themselves as delighted with the
new quarters. Mr.. Van Kirkman, th
a owner of the property, has expended som
5000 in fitting the building up, the Coy
eminent having also expended about 500
The Court will convene tomorrow, whe
the Criminal Docket will be taken up.
d Speaking of the Indians who came {
e Nashville Friday, a funny yonng man N
G marked: Sim going to shut up my office
d stick a few feathers in my hat, wrap a re
a blanket around me and ride up and dow
a the streets horseback without any saddle
S | intend to give a war whoOp
S every corner, too; | have an old hoop ski
that l can get a few war whoops from.
went to a locksmith's this morning to g
q half a dozen scalp locks, but L couldn't I'M
any,