Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-08
ALL OVER THE CITY.


A marriage ceremony comes off at the
Christian hurch al u o'clock to-day.
The present scholastic population of Da-
wilson county is u, 4T4-whites, 1906;
colOred, S,45S.
Peter Clalk, eolored, was committed to
Jail Yesterday on a capias from the Crimi-
nal Court, 70 answerthe charge Of larceny.
Watemelons fare still offered for sale
but it IS only people who imagine they
have cast iron stomachs that are disposed
10 purchase.
@Whose words all ears took capture"
[All's well that ends we'll Did the words
capture the ears, or vice versa, and if so,
why, and how much?
A vigorous alarm of fire yesterday morn
ing caused an immense outpouring ofpeople
but nothing more serious than temporary
suspension of business resulted from the
occurrence.
A new superintendent Of the city schools
reached the city Tuesday night. 1t IS I'M
derstOod that he will not make himself
prominent in educational matters during
the present scholastic year, at least.
"Darsent do it, mister; l daTsent do 1t,
remarked a Cherry street man yesterday,
when asked to take drink. "a friend o
mine went out with a bottle o. that ben
zine last week and he hasn't benZine since.
A Spruce steeet lady who is nothing il
not enthusiastic, remarked TO a friend
recently that she had been invited to dine
with Ms. -, ''and," she added, 81 must
| 90, for Mrs. -, makes heavenly dry
hash"
The Board of Aldermen will meet at six
| O'Clock, sharp, this evening. Important
business will be disposed of, and at sever
o'clock the Board will meet the Board Of
| Common Council in convention for the
purpose of electing city officers.
| The UNION AND AMERICAN man who
attended the Methodist Conference yeSter'
day was naturally mistaken for one of the
ministers by a hotel attache, who whis
pered in his ear, ''We's all right, boss. We
done got a wagon load o. chickens dis berry
mornin'."
A fine sample of grapes of the Isabella
( variety were left at this Office yesterday by
Mrs. Michel, who lives fifteen miles from
the city on the Murfreesboro pike. They
| are Of the second crop raised from one lo
Of vines-tbe second being better than the
first.
Sixty dollars was the sum total Of thu
fines imposed in the police court yesterday
| Judge Duling makes one OF the most eth
cent Recorders the city ever had, and un
der his administration the receipts Of TIN
Office have been some $4,000 annu Ill!
more than eve1before.
| As Mrs. John Ruhm was out riding Wit
her two little boys Tuesday night, the hors
attached to her carriage became frightened
as he was crossing the North Summe
street bridge, and jumped off the embank
ment, a distance of ten feet, breaking TN
carriage to pieces and slightly iujuring tn
occupants. Our readers will remembe
that the carriage of Mr.. MoultOn wa
thrown from this bridge a few month
since.
John Kindred, formerly baggage maste
on the Northwestern Railroad, and VIII
was charged with stealing jewelry from
trunk belonging to Capt. Church, of Mem
phis, while the same was in his charge, o
the 5th of November last, was yesterda
put upon his trial in the Criminal Court
The testimony, argument and charge {
the court were concluded, but the jury ha
not agreed upon their verdict at the time
| adjournment. Kindred has made man
friends at the jail during his confinement