Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-20
ALL OVER THE CITY.

There was an unusually fun market
Yesterday morning.
A huge cur and a cat had pitched bat
tie on Cherry street yesterday, but after a
few rounds the representative of the feline
tribe came off the victor.
NJ. ]. MalOney, young attorney Of this
city has left 10 seek his fortune in the
Lone Star State. For some years past he
had been connected with our public
schools.
Yesterday afternoon two men on Ethe
Square had a dispute about bride, when
one hit the other staggering blow in the
face and slid out before his antagonist
could recover.
The sun viii to-day cross a certain line
accurately described by gentlemen who de-
vote their time TO astronomical researches.
Wet weather may be expected during the
Dext few days.
1t was all on account of his handling
his little shot gun in threatening manner
that lobe Noll was admitted to the Jail
yesterday as guest, through the personal
influence of Justice Everett.
The Nashville Debating Society, No.
4,444. is called upon TO discover by research
and discussion the similarity between a
crying baby and a good resolution. No
answers permitted from outsiders.
Mai. Albert AkeTs, late clerk of the Cir
cult Court, made his biennial report to
Judge Ferriss yesterday, and turned over
all the fees Of witnesses and officers collect
ed by him since his last report, ammount-
ing in the aggregate to S7Sl.00.
The following kilograms remained unde-
livered at the telegraph Office last night.
Sunday Office hours from to 10 a. NJ. and
3 to p. NJ: j. c. LaPrade, Mrs. l. j.
Loyenthal, Sperry & Co., Hart & Hens
ley, j. +. O'ShaughneSsy, A. II. Fricke, L.
II. Jones & Co., James a. Mcclure.
If any of our city readers have lost a
daughter within few days past, they may
be interested in a little item of news which
reaches us by yesterdays GdliGtiR ELdnli-
neT, to the effect that Rev. DR.. Merrill
married a runaway couple from Nashville
at the Sindle House, Gallatin, last Satur-
day.
According to the Chattanooga Times,
wherever a county was represented in the
Radical State convention at Chattanooga
by single delegate, he was certain to be a
postmaster or collector Of internal revenue.
There was only one exception - Prince
Patrick O'RoHrke, tailor, Of Nashville.
The Columbia Herald of the 18th says:
"a few noble women of Nashville are
endeayOring 10 establish 'WOman's Home
Mission a refuge for the fallen women who
wish TO reform. This is one of the most
pTaisewOrthy enterprises ever started in
Nashville, and We trust it will succeed.
Letters relating 10 the mysterious disap-
pearance of the little boy Charlie Ross con-
tinue to be received here. 4 citizen not
connected with the city government yester-
day got one of these letters, which says:
"There is strong reason to think the child
was taken to or through Nashville, shortly
after his disappearance, by a young man
named Herbert L. Mason, formerly a drug
clerk at Pittsburg. Mason is distantly re-
lated to the child's mother, and his absence
since the disappearance cannot, thus far, be
reasonably explained"
'.In WAYS that are dark and tricks that
are vain some pOmpOus young negroes
about Nashville may be put down as eN-
periS. To ignorant darkieS these thieves
represent themselves as agents of great lot
terry establishments al Memphis and Louis
vile, occasionally taking in good money
for bogus tickets. One of these ticket ven
ders las Just received Of the Criminal Court
permission TO stay at the penitentiary for a
period of three years.
a bright little three wear old girl accom-
panied her parents to the First Presbyte-
rian Church last Sunday. 1t was her first
experience as a church gcer, and, cOnse-
quenily, she was very much interested in
all she saw. When the organist began to
play. she was delighted. and exclaimed:
mamma, what's thai?- '.The organ, my
child was the reply. The little one was
At once ID 4 culver of excitement, but after
a moment Of intense watching, turned to
her mother with a disappointed look and
said. "Why, mamma, / don't see the mon
key"
And now a story comes from Bershebl
concerning Il Nashville youth. Il seems
that ne had effected a Judgement in the
affections of a maiden visiting that popular
resort, and was getting along tavorably,
when the attention of dry Joker was at
tracted by the 'goings ON" of the young
man. The next time he saw the two to-
gether, this dry joker stepped up and inter
rupted the tender conversation with "By
the way Mr.. -, have you heard from
your wife lately?" His trifer' exclaimed
the maiden aforesaid. Certainly, his
wife" was the reply. With whitening
look, the young lady babe the blUshing
stammering young man good day, and from
that time carefully avoided him. The con-
versation which ensued between the dry
joker and his victim Immediately after this
episode, it is said, was Of a remarkably
vigorous character.