Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22
ALL OVER THE CITY.

The Circuit Court viii probably adjourn
for the term to-day.
Proceedings Of The Nashville Bible So
ciety on our third page.
The complete reorganization of the Fire
Department is mooted by some of the city
fathers.
Argument was concluded in the Turner
Greer murder case before the Supreme
Court yesterday.
The store-houses on Union street which
were injured by fire week ago are 90 be
Immediately repaired.
The law for the prevention Of cruelty to
animals is not nowadays doing much
good, although opportunities are abundant.
Three stalwart and healthy men, enc
colored and the others white, were refused
railroad transportation by the city authori-
ties yesterday.
The auclent.frame dwelling at the corner
of Market and Locust streets is being torn
down TO make room for larger and better
looking house
A law for the registration of voters is
talked Of among members Of the City COun-
ell, who believe that our local elections
would be materially purified thereby.
The Hillman or jackson place, across
the river, was sold at auction last Saturday
for $4,000. 1t was purchased by Mr.. W.
II. Jackson. few years ago, for twice that
amount.
It is intimated that Councilman ]. e.
Allen, Of the Second Ward, will present bis
resignation at toe meeting of the Board
Thursday night, on account of having re-
moved to the country.
No Freedman's Bank receiver has yet
been appointed by Chancellor Cooper, as
the counsel for Pugsley have not made ap-
plication to that effect.
Depredations upon hen roOsts and pig
pens in the city are getting to be of such
frequent occurrence as to render the own
ership of that kind of property a source of
constant apprehension.
The closing exercises of St. Bernard
School for the fall session will take place
to-day and tomorrow, the examination in
the male department occurring to-day and
in the female department tomorrow.
Doors will be open to the public.
A handsome fire-alarm apparatus was
PLACED in one of the UNION AND AMER
ICAN editorial rooms, yesterday. When
the system commences working, weary re-
porters will not. have to hunt the town over
for the whereabouts of fire.
The managers of the Protestant Orphan
Asylum request all OF those citizens who
intend making contributions to the
Orphans Christmas Dinner, to send them
to the residence of Mrs. I. D. Fife, on
Vine street, Thursday moIniDg.
a man may perch himself on the outside
Of hack in which soiled dove is riding,
and defy the police to touch him; but, once
inside, he may expect to interview Judge
Duling. Such are the nice distinctions
drawn by our municipal ordinances.
While placing some prisoners in the peni-
Tertiary yesterday, Deputy Sheriff Cundiff,
of Marshall county, spOIted shawl which
he captured from Col. 10 Blackburn, near
McMinnyille, in the fall of 1868. 10 told
him with dry grin, that he might as well
keep 1t, after having had it so long.
Capt. CUndiff, Deputy Sheriff Of Mar
shall county, brought up three eonvicts yes
terday-W. (. Hooker, sentenced to one
years confinement for petit larceny, Dick
Roberts, colored, twelve years for murder.
and Alfred Lightsett sixteen months for
petit larceny.
a hayward youth, whose placeIof abode
is on College 'Jreet, became so infatuated
with the Katie Putnam troupe that he
Stcai ASu ~ lnflpN away lIOll the CITY.
Timely interference by the police defeated
his purpose, and he was safely restored To
the custody Of his anxious, but angry
papa.
y drove Of cattle, yesterday, while pass
ing through Church street, attempted 10 get
away from their drivers, and were entirely
successful. They had not been recaptured
at a late hour last night, and it is supposed
t iey have made their way back to the green
pastures from which they were unwillingly
brought to the city.
The programme Of the Odd-Fellows
concert tonight is fine one, and will no
doubt be a rare treat. We notice among
the selections the famous Flower Scene"
from TrOvatOre, "The Mariners" or boat
song, by Randigger, and last but not least,
barbara Allen" and "Cousin Jedediah.r
which will send everybody home in a good
humOr.