Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-11
ALL OVER THE CITY.

.H
aiers captured and photographed our
next Governor yesterday.
A barge containing 5000 water melons
reached the city yesterday.
City Attorney Martin has had a desk
fitted up in Judge Outings Office.
The sun was yesterday shining for all
il was worth in the way Of intense heat.
"Shoyini one another about" is the mild
est definition we have lately heard given of
a violation Of the public peace.
The Democrats and Conservatives of the
Sixth ward don't want a convention TO
nominate an Alderman and Couneilmen.
Harry ID. Martin, John Brown, and
Henry Waterman, went nj on a hunting
excursion yesterday, and bagged 81 doves.
At the Second ward primary meeting,
Wednesday night, it was decided bt a
formal vote not to nominate candidates for
Alderman and Councilmen.
A pair of ebony jig dancers in Singleton's
window are occasionally illustrating how
much poetry of motion can be naturally
stored away in a darkey's heel.
The work Of laying that patent pavement
at the capitol is being actively prosecuted.
The pavement appears to be a complete
success and presents a very handsome ap-
pearance.
Quite a pleasant little time was had by
the Broad street people yesterday, in con-
sequence of a red fox being set at liberty
on that thOroughfare by some p~ublic-spir-
tied individual.
George Goodrich improyised a fox chase
Yesterday afternoon which made things
lively for a time on Broad street. Reynard
dashed into and out Of several warehouses
before the sport was over.
A very pleasant meeting OF the West
End Mite Society was held last Tuesday
night, at the residence OF Il. H. Stief, on
HAYS street. The Society will not meet
again until the Sd of next November.
Through an ~inadvertence il was stated
in these columns yesterday that the con-
yention TO nominate a Mayor is to be held
on the 18th inst, whereas the 10th inst,
next Tuesday, is the day appointed for said
convention.
Complaint is made that the m~arkethouse
is infested with colored thieves, who are
such adopts in their line that they can steal
a pocket-bOok with the owner thereof look
ing them square in the eye. Assistant
City Marshal NOrvell will do well to make
a note of this item.
Close attention TO the condition of the
plank walkways in the Southern and
Northern portions of the city, is suggested
as one Of the best plans at present available
of reducing the probabilities of new law
suits against the corporation for damages.
Simpson Icod, who, after potent inquiry,
is found to be the only man Of that precise
name on the habitable globe,a nd of whom it
may also be truthfully written that he is as
black as a legion of mingled midnightS, is
called upon IN the Criminal Court to-day
to state, under the restraining influence of
an oath, what he knows about some act of
indictable misbehavior.
The clever gentlemen officially engaged
about the courthouse were yesterday after
noon very kindly remembered by an appre-
ciatiye brass band who were around on the
s~erenading tour. Refreshments were order
ed in acknowledgment of the musical favor
bestowed, but before things could be fixed,
the band went rattling down to the Race
Course. The aforementioned officials
bowling their thanks from various open
windows.
One of our city officials who is allowed
TO carry weapons and who loaded his re-
yO!yer a year ago last Christmas, concluded
a day or two since that it was barely posi-
bic those loads were getting rusty, and re-
tired behind the Jail 10 fire them of. He
then and there discovered that what he had
supposed to be a loaded revolver, was but
a hollow mOckery, and that if a sheep had
attempted TO bite him, he would have been
utterly defencelesS, the balls having been
removed from the weapon, leaving the
empty metallic cases in the chambers.