Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-24
ALL OVER THE CITY.

The city officials are hard at work pre-
Earring their annual reports.
A snake was killed in Jenkins drug
store yesterday afternoon.
The eolored people have a holiday to-
day in order TO attend the Fair.
A new floor, of yellow pine, has been laid
in the engine room at the waterworks.
Albert Powers will probably be released
on bond next month. He has been con-
fined in the Jail nearly year.
Richard Hartman, charged with gaming,
was released from the county workhouse
yesterday on the payment Of fine of S10O.
A double outlet fire plug, for the purpose
of supplying two engines at once, has been
placed on the corner of Church and Front
streets.
Fifty-two dollars and fifty cents repre-
sented the money and certificates OF in
debtedness received at Judge Duling's matt
nee yesterday.
Officer Vaughan yesterday picked mp
Mary Burlington, perfectly stupid from the
effects of morphine, on the corner Of Broad
and Front streets.
A match game Of base ball viii be played
at 2 p. NJ. to-day, at the Colored Fair
Grounds, between the independents and the
Princetons of this city.
The Department of State commissioned
Yesterday as Magistrates, w. II. Denton, Of
Stewart county, q. w. Dowdy, Of Harde-
man, and j. G. Feltner, of Clay.
George Mayse, eolored, was committed
to the county wOrkhOuse by Justice Cas-
setty yesterday, for term of thirty-two
DAYS, on the charge of assault and battery.
G. X. Brisendine, committed to Jail last
Saturday on the charge of illicit disabling,
was released yesterday on bond for appear
ance at the next term of the Federal Court.
A fine lot of valuable paintings, the prop
erty of Mis-. VIM. Harding, of Memphis,
have been placed in the city library for safe
keeping. They will be placed IN position
in few days.
The State Superintendent of Public In
struction got returns from Madison county,
Yesterday, showing the scholastic popula-
ton Of that county to be 7,1Sl-white,
2,S79; colored, 3,3O3.
c. K. Disendine, who has been confined
in Jail on the charge of illicit distilling
was released yesterday ON bond Of $3.50,
and at once departed for his home at FOun-
tain Head, Sumner county.
1t has been suggested that, inasmuch as
the election of day after tomorrow is one
Of unusual importance, our business men
ought to close their houses at least pOr-
ton Of the day.
John Drake, who was arrested few
DAYS sine Oh the charge of being profess
siOnal dead beat, and released on condition
that he shake Nashville at once, has COM
piled with his part of the contract, and
hence win not be with us at the approach
ing city election.
Ruth Caldwell has become so expert at
throwing rocks that she attracted the atten-
ton Of the police yesterday, and, conse-
quently, will interview Judge Duling this
morning, at which time the subject OF ge-
ology will be fully discussed, and it may
be that the accomplished Catherine will be
put in way of throwing rocks for the city
for period.
A colored youth who was endeavOring TO
dispose of his watch on Cherry street,
last night, thus detailed the characteristics
and peculiarities of his chru2 ''She
keeps Just as good time as9Sau ever say,
bat she don't keep enough Of n kase She
only runs eight hours out of every csSsniy-
four, and that amt enough for me.
wants watch that'll grind out more time
in day than that"
Andrew Havenstein oscillates between
various points in Illinois and the city Of
Nashville, bringing hay, corn, oats and 9th
er edibles from the former to the latter
with view of selling at a slight advance
on the original cost, with the freight bill
added. In this business he has been quite
successful, but Yesterday he was bounced
upon by the city authorities and fined 50
for doing business without license.
A great deal of annoyance is caused pa
irons OF street cars from their not being able
to properly distinguish between the cars on
the various lines. A day or two since, an
old lady whose eyesight is so poor that she
cannot read, mistOok Watkins Park car
for a South Nashville car, on account OF a
similarity of color, and was carried some
distance out of her way. At night, one
cannot distinguish between these cars, as
red lights are used on both. IL is to be
hoped these evils may be remedied by the
management of the street car lines.
The alley running from Church TO Broad,
on the west side of this Office. is an exceed
inglv lively thoroughfare, with IFS pugilis-
tic cOlored females, its beligerent CANNES,
itsI ombative feiineS. and other numerous
characteristics and peculiarities. 1ester-
day a couple of colOred women residing
within its classic precincts bounced upon
each other, and desperate engagement en-
sued, which resulted in both parties being
compelled to haul off for repairs. Episodes
of this character are becoming somewhat
mOnOtonOus IN this vicinity, and if the pO-
lice will waltz of to the workhOuse a dozen
or so Of the residents of the alley referred
TO, the peace and quietude of the city VIII
be thereby materially enhanced.