Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-24
ALL OVER THE CITY.

JuuSe DulihS assessor HnSS yesterday U
the amount of SO.
The corner stone Of the Vanderbilt Uni
versity is to be laid next Tuesday.
Apeace warrant against Martha Sinai
was sworn out before Justice Cassetty yes
terday.
The election of a Board of Directors foi
the Tennessee and Pacific railroad come,
off next Tuesday.
Green McIemOre and Meg fsaacs were
Committed to Jail by Justice Cassetty
last pight on the charge of bigamy.
The Criminal Court meets a week from
next Monday. The case of Powers, WHIT
killed Maurice Eagan, will probably be
disposed of.
Emma Smith. a colored girl eighteen
years old, was arrested last night on the
charge Of carrying Off a bundle of clothing
belonging to Kate Hutchinson.
The passenger train due here yesterday
at 1:40 p. NJ. on st. Louis and Southeastern
road was one hour behind time, caused BY
a delay in transferring the sleeping car over
the Ohio at Henderson,
Wdfktien were engaged yesterday in re-
pairing the walkways of the Suspension
bridge, and also in removing the pitch
from portions of the bridge preparatory TO
putting on a new coat of paint.
Joe Robinson, colOred, was arrested yes
terday on the charge of frsudulently appro-
priating a watch belonging to r. .. Win
stead, but upon a trial of the case before
Justice Cassetty, he was released.
Jerry Buckley, now engaged in the phi
l%anthropic task of carrying to a large num-
Der Of the residents of Nashville their let
teTs and other mail matter, has been CON
nected with the Nashville postofice since
1865.
An inmate OF the city workhouse was
robbed Of so a day or two since, the
money having been concealed in his boot
leg. The two men who are suspected of
the robbery have been released from the
workhouse.
\ ball is to be given by the Nashville
butchers at Weitmenllers garden next Mon
day night. The Nashville butchers are a
wholesOuled set of fellows, and we guar
antee that those who attend their ball will
not be ~''hutchered,"
Ordinarily street car cushions are stuffed
with mohair, but on one of the Nashville
lines they are stuffed with hay, and when
feed in this city becomes scarce, the super
i%ntendent of that line issues rations of
cushions to his stock.
j Nashville gentlemen who left college
i'll 1877 to go 10 the Mexican war, received
yesterday a postal card requesting him to
attend a reunion of the professors and
students of the college to be held May %.
He says she's q gwine fur TO CO.
4 certain railway official in this city al
ways locks up his ink stand when leaving
the office with the expectation of not re-
turning that day, hence, the boys in the Of
fee confidentially count on his returning
when. on going ont, he leaves that inkstand
on his desk.
There viii be a grand concert given at
the Church of the Advent, by the members
Of the Nashville Choral Society, on Monday
night May 4. As some Of the best ANA
teure talent inthe city isaSsociated with this
society, In excellent musical entertainment
Is anticipated.
The Nashville and Chattanooga and St.
Louis railway company have, within the
last two days, presented to the Comptroller
100 bonds (~$109,O00) of the Nashville and
Chattanooga railroad bonds endorsed by
the State, which have been retired by the
company. They were Cancelled and re-
turned to the company by the Comptroller.
Alice Davidson, a risky maiden of color.
was evidently intended by nature TO figure
prominently in pugilistic encounters. She
was bound over BY Justice Cassetty yeSter-
day in the sum of $3.50 in each case, TO
keep the peace for the next six months
with respect to a family by the name of
Singleton, and also the family of Mr.. John
T. Joy.
Sally Smith, colored, was sent to Jail
yesterday, and will be interviewed by JUS
tice Cassetty to-day. Sally has been buy
groceries On credit, saying to the ac-
.commOdating grocer, "charge it." and sug-
in that connection the name OF a
very reliable and responsible citizen of
S0Uth Nashville. This course has been
pursued by the ingenious and dishonest
Sally for several weeks, but she has reached
end of the rope at last.
The usual peaceful quietude of that por-
ton Of our citizens who live near West
Cedar street was disturbed Wednesday
by a regular ~knOckdowu and dragout
feminine fight between a colored woman
and a white oma The alteration was
by the white woman'S undertaking
to whip the cOlOred wOman's child. This
the ire Of the colored woman
10 such an extent that she commenced
10 abuse the white woman, and the latter,
not having been used to such language as
was hurled at her, was also exasperated,
aud in order to put a stop TO the affair, she,
in regular p~rize-fghting style, chugged the
antagonist one behind the back of
her Uranium, which felled herto the ground.
As the colored woman recovered from the
she clinched the white woman and
he two rolled from n side Of the street
o the other, fighting, biting and scratching
several dogs were barking at them at a
furious rate. They weie finally separated,
md an investigation into the damages sus-
aimed was had. One of the white woman's
yes was blacked, while both of their heads
we're relieved of a large quantity of hair.
The cOlOred woman was arrested and had
o pay a fine Of eight dollars, and in order
revenge herself she informed the proper
authorities that the white woman had been
cling whisky on Sunday.