Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-12
ALL OVER THE CITY.

The last term of the Criminal Court cost
this county S9,021.75.
The Trinity Social Circle will meet this
evening at the residence Of Mr.. Martin
Cotton, 313 South College.
The wall of the Publishing House has
been taken kown TO the top of the main
floor, and nobody hurt yet.
The Exposition Board meets tonight at
$50, at the Exposition Building, and the
President requests full attendance.
A picnic will be given next Thursday at
Shoenphlug's garden for the benefit of the
Thirteenth district school-childnen.
Squire Buffers Temple of Justice is
called the Supreme Court, by those who
are posted with regard to the magistrates
courts of this city.
The members Of the City Council have
real pleasant times talking over their pro-
posed visit to Louisville, Chicago, St. Louis
and other cities. They say they will start
about the LIST of June.
A two dollar Bank of Tennessee bill
found its way into the Office of the County
Clerk yesterday, bearing this endorsement
on: "The last bill 1 have, John Brown,
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, May "a, 1864"
The picnic given by the Nashville Turn
Verein Society last Sunday, was a big affair.
1t was delightful day and large crowds
flocked to Mr.. Buchi's farm, on the Frank
lin pike, where the festivities were held.
There is a man in Nashville who has
used opium continually for the past four
teen years, and can now use eighteen grains
per day, whereas when he began using the
drug, dose of five grains would have sent
him to his last resting place.
A Nashville man expended eight dollars
in telegraphing to Norfolk, Va, yesterday
in order to satisfy his doubts as to whether
or not he held the lucky number in a re-
cent lottery drawing in that city. He rests
easy now. The fortunate number is not in
his list.
The Grand Commandry of the Masonic
Order meets at Jackson, Tenn, next
Thursday, and will give splendid ban
quet at the Maxwell House, in this city,
next Monday. Those Masons know where
to go when they want to get up banquet
as is banquet.
The following officers were elected by the
congregation of Moore Memorial Church
last Sunday, after the morning religious
services had been concluded: r. Dorman
and A. NJ. Perine, Elders; Alex. Mckay,
w. l.. B. Lawrenn, W. d. Kline, James
Grigsby and James H. Bryan, Deacons.
John w. Bridges was arrested Sunday
afternoon by officer Reagan on the charge of
malicious shooting, at the instance of
neighbor by the name of Lee. Bridges
was confined in Jail Sunday night, but was
released by Justice Cassetty yesterday upon
his paying the costs, Lee Withdrawing his
complaint.
The body Kelley YVES removed from the
vault of Mt. Arsat Cemetery yesterday,
and buried with appropriate ceremonies.
In speaking of Kelley's sentence at the
conclusion of his trial, Nashville lawyer
remarked that he thought he ''got off mighty
light" but failed to state what he would
consider a severe sentence.
The County Convention of Good Tenn
plars assemblies at 10 A. NJ. to-day in the
hall Of the Rock City Lodge, over the
Fourth National Bank. Il was announced
that the Grand Worthy Chief would deliv-
er public address, but the programme has
been changed and none but members of
the Order will be admitted. The address
will be delivered tonight.
Mrs. HOussn, whose case will be called
in the Criminal Court TOMORROW, has been
confined in Jail about a year. She keeps
her cell in excellent order, and says she is
now becoming recOnciled to her lot. She
was suffering severely with neuralgia in the
back of lsr head yesterday, but exhibited
great cheerfulneSs iii GoEyersing with rep
resentative of this paper.
Bill Smith received 107 lashes recently
for trying to escape from the penitentiary.
He will be remembered by our readers as
desperate charaeter-who escaped from the
penitentiary some years ago, was recap
tured and then pardoned. He subsequently
If. arl-s io
was endeavOring to arrest him The pun
ishment seems severe, but Smith isaman
upon whom moral suasion" has no effect,
and with him only desperate fea.ad!es will
prevail.
The old Executive Committee of the
Ninth ward scheOl-house met last evening,
and determined to call 3 meeting of the
old Committee of Arrangements. All the
members of both committees and all other
persons interested in the unsettled matters
connected with the clock and bell of that
school-house. are requested to meet at Mr..
j. B. Jeup's house, this evening at SO'clock,
for the purpose of making arrangements
for a grand hop and picnic at an early day.
Justice Cassetty released Alfred Shute
from the County Work-hOuse yesterday. He
had been sent down for ninety-six days on
account of his having attempted to recon-
struct the wife of his bosom with an oak
club, about the size of stick of cord
wood. His wife went before CaSsetty yes
terday and said she was afraid she and the
children would starve to death, if her hus-
band was not released, and as he had
worked out a portion of his fine and pro-
missed radical reformation of his charac-
ter, he was released.
There was private hanging in Nashville
last Friday, which was witnessed by but
few of Our citizens. A gentleman eight
years Of age, residing in the Southern por-
ton of the city, having iHpioFed his mother
in vain for permission to attend the ke!lay
execution, invited in few friends Of his
own age, took his fayorite dog out in the
hack yard, attached a slip moose to his
neck, threw the other end of the rope over
a beam, and then with the assistance Of his
friends, yanked that luclzless canine of his
feet and stood quietly by while his spirit
departed and wendell its way to Get US
honeN a HAMMER existence where bones are