Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-31
ALL OVER THE CRY.

Judge Duling's fines footed up s77.5O
yesterday.
There will be shooting match back of
the cotton factory, next Wednesday, COM
mencing at 2 o'clock p. NJ.
John Hess, Jr-, won the first prize-a
palr OF fine boots, at the picnic given
last week by the Church of the Assump-
ton.
Eighty documents-bills, resolutions,
reports, etc, were read and acted upon al
the last meeting of the Board of Common
Council.
Louis Williams, a colored shoemaker,
fell from the cars, en- route for the national
cemetery, yesterday, while under the influ-
ence OF liquor, and received severe in
juries.
John High, coiored, and Sally King,
white, were committed to Jail yesterday on
capias from the Criminal Court, in con-
sequence of their having anticipated the
passage of the Civil Rights bill.
The bill providing for the appointment
OF Street Commissioners, to supesrede the
present management of the Street Depart
ment was referred to the Street Committee,
and by that committee to a subcommittee,
and there it quietly and peacefully reposes.
The storehouse of DR.. Morrow, State
Treasurer, was entered in quiet, unosten-
tatious manner Friday night by some IN
dividual who was more expert than honest,
and about $40 worth Of provisions extracted
therefrom.
The ladies who had charge Of the Church
of the Advent festivals recently given at
McClure's Hall, report their net receipts to
be $223.lO. They desire to return thanks
to Mcclure Bro, Hall & Bro. and Judge
Duling for services rendered.
The attention of the Street Overseer is
called to the fact that the alley between
High and Vine, from Church TO Cedar, is
in fearful condition. There is also
pond on Cherry street, between Kirkman
and Demonbreun, which needs doctor
ing.
Requisitions for fifty of the graduates of
Fisk University, to fill positions as teach
ers IN the colored schools throughout the
State, had been received at the University,
but the civil rights excitement has resulted
IN those acquisitions being nearly all with
drawn.
Since the LIST of last October, I2,6SS feet
of water pipe have been laid in Nashville,
at cost of $40, 754.12, and the laying of
at least five thousand feet additional have
been ordered by the City Council Last
year only 1895 feet were laid during the
entire year.
Ramsey HUMPHREYS, colored, needed
some bacon, and therefore helped himself
from a neighbours smoke house. Said
neighbOr raised rumpus about it and the
consequence was that Humphries occupied
a cell in the county Jail last night, to
which he was committed by Justice Harris.
Lawrence Coater is not very nice man
for small tea party. He was fined ten
dollars yesterday on the charge of vagrancy,
and like sum for using vulgar language.
1t is gratifying to notice this disposition on
the part Of our police authorities to iIn-
prove The language of Nashville's Migrants.
Nashville tOpers should waken up to the
fact that in this State drunkenness is an in
dictable offense, and consequently should
dilute freely with water, their favorite sin
vigorator7 whenever the grand jury is in
session.
kilograms remaining undelivered at the
Western Union Telegraph Office last night;
Sunday Office hours, 9 to 10 A. NJ, 3 to 5 P.
NJ: j. c. Napier, r. Dorman & Co., 81. c.
Mcdaniel, L. L. Lester, NJ. G. Walker,
John j. Mccain, o. F. Noel, j. C.. Guild,
Mccormack & Co., j. II. Buddeke & Co.,
Green Head.
Yesterday morning John MCGOWAN was
arrested on the charge of assault and bat
tery, by officer Mckinney, at which time,
according to the entry in the police docket,
he W 20 years of age, and was saloon
keeper by profession. In the afternoon he
was again arrested on the same charge, and
then, according to the entry in his case, he
was % years of age and was constable by
profession.
The Committee of Arrangements sent out
to the national cemetery yesterday, by the
first train leaving the city, one thousand
pounds of ice, Through some misman-
agement, this solidifed GOODNESS was not
unloaded, but was transported back and
forth over the road during the entire day.
Late in the evening that committee was on
the hunt for a profane man to do little
swearing for them.
The Catholic World for June has an in
teresting article on Public Worship, noting
the reaction in favor of architecture and
music on the one hand, while worship is
becoming preaching and preaching mere
lectures on the other. Switzerland in 1873,
On the Wing, and A Glimpse Of the Green
Isle are very readable. Those who are fol-
lowing the stories will find installments of
three serials. For sale by d. n. Neylan,
Public Square.
81. H. Burgdorf verkauft beer ruer fuenf
cents das glass. Versuchts, lass die nickel
fret gehen, aber NIGHT mehr vie ihr vertra-
gen koennt." According to the MlnJrees-
boro Ne1cs, these were the last words of
command uttered by the captain of the i'll
fated craft containing the Young Mems
Christian Association from that city and
sol,y- 1,- IN, Of
Jean Val Jean, near Nashville.
The following committee has been ap-
pointed to meet the Location Committee
in this city next Tuesday, to urge upon
said committee the advisability and i'm
portance of locating the great Baptist Uni
versity at Murfreesboro: Jos. B. Palmer,
E. d. Hancock, J. ID. Richardson, Jno. W.
Burton, r. D. Reed, Edwin I'll. Ewing, W.
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