Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-23
ALL OYER THE CITY.

A contribution to the amount Of SCI
was taken up at the police court yesterday
for the benefit of the city.
Robt. Bowers, a convict from Monroe
county. was committed to the peRitentia-
nv for three years yesterday.
Electioneering for municipal honors is
proceeding at lively pace. The time OF
trial draws Interestingly close.
The Hebrew ladies of the city are re-
ouested to meet at Che Synagogue on North
Market street at O'Clock this evening.
Maggie Williamson, oolored, was sent to
the county workhouse yesterday by JUS
tice Everett. on the charge of vagTancy.
Maggie Williams, colored, was arrested
by officer Massey yesterday on the charge
of larceny and committed to jail to await
trial.
The last car on the South Nashville
street railroad will HOw leave the Square
at ii p. NJ. for the accommodation OF the
alter goers.
II vas wholly on account Of his fondness
/ for converting himself into walking arse
nal that Martin brewer was fined 50 IN the
police court yesterday.
HEAPS of watermelOns are still scattered
in promiscuous confusion about the city,
and vet physicians have occasion to COM
plain that business in their line IS not brisk.
Work on the new school building is pro
crossing favorably, and it is thought that
the teachers meeting, on the 18th OF next
month, viii be held in the completed
building.
John Hawkins, coIored, was arrested and
taken before Justice Cassetty yesterday, on
a peace warrant sworn out by Molly Law
renee. While the case was undergoing an
investigation, the prosecutor withdrew the
warrant.
The strictly Temperance regulations en-
forced throughout the city every Sunday do
not make very favorable showing upon
close investigation, as certai.. citizens VIII
on that day manage TO imbibe something
stronger than sulphur water.
Winnie Gardner, c0lored, was arrested
on the charge of assault and battery yes
terday, at the instance of Rachel Harris,
colOred. Gardner gave bond for her ap-
pearance before Justice Cassetty, at nine
o'clock this morning.
1t is said that our States prison has con-
fined within its walls men whose ofense
consists in stealing chickens. The extern
sion of magistrates jurisdiction is one of
the matters which should he attended TO by
our incoming Legislature.
Numerous inquiries are made by
strangers at the railroad depOis as to the ar
rival and departure of the different passen-
ger trains. 70 ask at what time the
o'clock train arrives, or when the > O'Clock
train goes out, is not an uncommon occur
renee.
The subject of enlarging the city limits
begins to attract the attention of citizens
residing in pOpulous districts just beyond
the corporation lines, and also meets favor
| from some property holders in the city on
the ground thai the proposed additions
would greatly increase the bulk Of taxes
| received.
The vexed question as to whether or not
the streets Of the city can be converted into
a driving park with impunity, vii! be sell
| tied in the police court this morning to the
entire satisfaction of Jacob Waddle, Esq,
whose mind has recently been tortured
with doubts on the subject.
Instances Of assault and battery were not
Yesterday numerous enough to call for the
reading Of the riot act or any very sansui-
pary Interference on the part Of the police
to preserve the public peace. Several hos
tile collisions were, however, prevented by
the timely efforts Of peaceably disposed
citizens.
jim Johnson, alias Boots, and William
Graves. both cOlOred, vacated their cell at
the Jail yesterday, the former to serve the
State at the penitentiary three years on the
charge Of larceny, and the latter to serve
the county at the wOrkhCuse for three
months on the charge of burglary aud lar
ceny.
The hideous remark about first-clasS flu
neralS or big fires being necessary 10 the
prosperity of a city or town has neither the
virtue of truth nor the humOr Of jest to
make it pleasant in conversation. 1t is a
threadbare old saving, originally intended
for Joke It's author killed himself hun
bred years ago, because his literary con-
temporaries called him the most clOwnish
brute Of the period.
Last week Henry Petway and James
ThOrne, both colored, were arrested Un tie
charge of having made a mistake as to the
ownership of certain cattle, which upon an
| investigation in the legal tribupals, proved
| 10 be the property Of a colOred man living
near Brentwood. For several days Petway
and Thorne Skirmished back and forth
| from The Jail to Justice Ev6rett's Office.
| Then they were provided with reserved
| seats at the Criminal Court and were yes
terday sentenced to five years Imprisonment
at the penitentiary, for which place they
| departed last evening.