Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-10
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An effort win be made 10 have the new
City Council meet but once a month.
When the new City Council comes into
power won't we be. Hooded with bills and
resOlutionS2 la1.T
The Department Of State yesterday com
miSsioned Robert Dobson as a magistrate
for Greene county.
ThemelanchoIy sons of the locust is now
added to the nightly melodies inviting a
y%irtuous public to balmy sleep.
Sheriff WhitwOrth is making arrange
ments to move into the city. He will
probably locate in South Nashville.
Browns theatrical combination is COM
ing, as attested by brilliantly colored show
bills yesterday submitted to public inspec-
iron. a.
The public schools, under the present
system, are oIen ten months in the year.
Councilman FOgg's bill would shorten the
time two weess.
The concert and moonlight picnic at
Hess Garden will come off on next Mon
| day evening, the 18th inst, instead of to-
night, as heretofore stated.
Public anxiety, touching the matter of
| child stealing begins to abate, and parents
are again becoming careless as to thestreet
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The building of a handsome dwelling for
George 5. Kinney,kis about 10 be COM
merced on the Campbell lot, corner of High
and Cedar streets, opposite Capitol Hill.
An effort to organize the Water melon
Club at the Courthouse was yesterday aban-
doned in despair. The need of sufficient
capital was the primary Of its failure
Mcclure & Bros show window is or1la-
--.-.-l -.sl 4. L. -oha alaf and frnuraarS
made of feathers of all imaginable hneS.
The work was done by a sister of MIR. j. L.
S. Fall, of this city.
James Stevenson was arrested and taken
before Justice Cassetty yesterday on apeace
warrant sworn out by George Childress,
and bound over in the sum of $3.50 to keep
the peace for six months.
Citizens who reside contiguous to yege-
table stores, and who have not yet grown
used to unpleasant odors, complain OF the
smell emitted by decaying cabbage. They
insist that means should be applied to pre-
vent or abate the nuisance.
Persons who are not aware OF the law on
| the subject, frequently leave teams unat-
tended on the streets. More attention to
| this matter would occasionally prevent
runaway matches, and spare the expense Of
l~iqUidating fines in The police court.
Mrs. Kearney, who was in the hack with
Mrs. Flanagan when both were badly hurt
by the team running away last Monday
night, was very low yesterday evening. The
condition of Mrs. Flanagan is considera-
bly, improved. The latter states that the
driver was intoxicated at the time.
The Criminal Court was yesterday di-
recting its attention to sundry violations OF
the liquor law, constituting a part of the
misdemeanor docket. Tipping on Sunday
made up the principal part of these ~OfienseS,
some of which were fully made out and
others not very clearly established. Yer
diets accordingly.
To prevent mischieYOus boys and evil
disposed persons from committing depreda-
tions about the grounds Of the Vanderbilt
University, in the absence of the wOrsmen,
NJ. Samuel Plummer has been assigned TO
police duty at that place on Sundays. He
win faithfully and properly perform the
duties Of the position.
An untamed steed, after kindly consent
ing that his owner should hitch him to 3
bran new buggy, subsequently changed his
notion and went dashing through North
Market street in speed similar to that Of a
streak of creased lightning. Nobody wa
hurt, hut the buggy was reduced to numer-
Gus fractions. The owner was disposed "a
be somewhat profane, but finding his ours
ing capacities unequal to the occasion, con
tented himself with silent reflection upon
the uncertainties of hOrseiesh.