Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-28
ALL OVER THE CITY.

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Henry Mooss, colored, was sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary, yesterday.
Dy the Criminal Court, for the crime of
| larceny.
William Harris was sent to the County
Nofk-house for one month, yesterday, on
account OF his familiarity with arotlrsr
mans chicken ruo.t
The Exposition Building is becoSninr
very popular as a place for holding enter.
taininents, and II should be more frequent
~ used for that purpose.
Mr.. Z. D. Hartzel, package clerk at the
express ONCE, had four messenger boys
Dusiiy engaged yesterday, distributing
flowers among his friends.
The case Of David Appleby, charged with
having stolen some articles Of wearing ap-
parei from Lu Jones, was compromised
yesterday, Appieby paying the costs.
For several weeks past, large parties of
Juveniles have been in the habit oil bathing
IN the river just above the upper landing,
ana IN plain view OF the city. Those
small boys ought 10 be looked after by the
police.
Singleton, No. 2I North Cherry street.
has received fo- the current week the New
York Ledger, New York Weekly, Chin
ney Corner, Fireside Companion, Saturday
Night, and Saturday Star Journal.
Reuben Conway and Jack Cartwright
were removed to the penitentiary Yesterday.
the former having been sentenced to
eighteen months and the latter to three
years Imprisonment by the Federal Court,
for endeavoring to obtain money under
false pretenses.
DuckwOrth & Co. have received the New
FORK Ledger, Weekly, Fireside, Saturday
Night, Star journal, Chimney Corner.
Waverly Magazine, Hsrper's Bazaar, Ladies'
Journal, Wild Oats, Days Doings for the
current week; also Bow Bells and Young
Ladies' Journal for June.
Scracely week passes that the magis
trates Of the city do not have applications
for divorce made to them by colOred people
who have got tired Of married life, and
who seem TO think that if a Justice can
tie the knot, he ought TO be able to unite it.
Last year the sum of $4,000 was paid
IN TO Recorder Duling, as corporation taxes,
OF which amount the colored residents of
Nashville paid less than s., 600 which would
not defray the expenses of the colored |
schools OF the city for more than month. |
The trial of keSslar, the Edgefield Ger |
man who killed his wife last winter, comes |
mp In the Criminal Court to-day. He will |
be defended by MeSSrs. RuhIn, Lawrence, |
Bryan and Roberts. Kesslar says he would |
rather be hung now than to wait in Jail un-
til the next session of the court and then |
run the chances of Icing convicted.
a young colOred merchant who peddles /
sulphur water was induced to open the
door Of the Criminal Court room yester-
day, step inside and repeat his CRY of "Ere's
yer fresh, cool sulphur waterloo all
round" in voice which could be dis
tInctly heard distance Of two squares. As
he Court happened to be in session at the
time, the effect may be imagined.
The suit brought against the city by Sim
gleton q kleiser to recover several hun
bred dollars on a contract for broken stone.
Is most likely TO be settled very soon. At
er several c0ntinuanceS and postpone
nents, justices Everett and Creighton--be-
ore whom the suit was brOught--decided
yesterday that they had no jurisdiction in
he case, on account Of the amount involved
icing "beyOHd their figure"
John Hal, colOred, saws he would gladly
i've with his wife Mary, We're il not for her
eccentric ways. For several months aser
hey were married, he was really delighted
With the vigOr and accuracy Of aim his
wife displayed in throwing fiat irons, pO-
,ers, chunks of coal, skillets and things at
lis head, whenever her spirit was RULED,
nat as these little episodes grew in fire.
uency, they became mOnOtOnOus, as it
7ere, and Mr.. Hall Left the wife Ct his
Osom and secured another home. A few !
avs since he tried to get his personal eff
ectS, but these Mrs. Hall refused to sur
ender. Justice Cassetty was consulted (
18th reference to the matter yesterday, and ,
tier threatening to send Mrs. Hall TO Jail, !
nat estimable woman changed Der mind {
bout the clothing, and announced her [
-illingneSs to let Hall have his things. T