Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-21
ALL OVER THE CITY.

George White was arrested by Officer
Pitts yesterday an The charge of assault
and battery.
Amanda Webb, colored, was arrested
yesterday on a peace warrant sworn out
BY Sarah Gowen, cOlored.
DIR. w. /. Bafbee, Of Glasgow, KY. viii
preach in the Christian Church this even
ing at the usual hour.
Henry Bliss, alias Henry Bedford, col
Ored, was committed TO jail by Justice Ey-
erett Sunday, on the charge Of larceny.
Eliza johnson, colored, was bound over
by Justice Cassetty yesterday 10 keep the
peace for six months towards Mollie Book
er, colored.
At the instance of Eliza Smith, eolored,
Mollie Booker, eolored, was bound over by
Justice CasSetty, yesterday, TO keep the
peace for six months.
ChildreSs was also arrested on peace
warrant at the instance Of Henry Brown.
lie gave bond for his appearance to-day at
8 o'clock before Justice Cassetty.
Mr.. Smith, the Cherry street undertaken,
now sports the finest hearse in the city,
having received a gorgeous vehicle Of that
description from Cincinnati yesterday.
Rev, Frank ID. Moore preached to a
QNu llOlec al @IIhGlllCC NAlNlANn Jun
day night, an eninently practical sermon
from the text, sWhere is Abel, thy broth
err
Harriet Jones and Emma Sadler, both
eOlored, were arrested by Officers Massey
and Scalley yesterday, for using language
calculated to provoke breach OF the
eace.
A middle-aged man fell in front of the
Express Office yesterday in fit. He was
promptly attended by DIR. w. c. Cook.
He said his name was Large, and that he
had wife at Shell Mound, Tenn.
Marx Childress, colored, was arrested
and brought before Justice Cassetty yeSter-
day, charged with an assault with gun
and an attempt 10 kill, al tho Instance OF
Berry Hughes, cOlOred,
A grand dress ball is to be given at Allie
shany Springs, Va, on Friday evening, the
24ih inst, which will doubtless be a bril-
liant affair. DIR. &. l.. Lewis, Of this city,
is on the committee Of invitation,
Frank Bunker, charged with brutality
assaulting his sister, and whose trial was
to have come up before Justice Baskette
YESTERDAY at p. NJ, waived an exanina-
lion and gave bond for his appearance be
f0.e the Criminal Court.
The case OF James Taylor, eolOrel,
charged with stealing two mules, the prop
erty of j. NJ. Carsey, was partially investi-
gated by Justice CaSSetty yesterday, and
the defendant sent 10 Jail to await further
investigation tomorrow al O'Clock.
Our Irish fellow citizens have Ia custom
which might be adopted 10 advantage by
Americans. When they attend the funeral
nf friend, each pays his own hack hire,
thus reducing tbs expense Of the bereaged
family, and at the same time securing a
large attendance at the funeral ceremonies
of their deceased friend.
Some chickens have a strange experience.
For instance there was one which formerly
resided on south Vine street. Last Satur-
day the lady of the house purchased Of a
huckster the finest and plumpeSt fowl TO be
fos.Isd in the market, and was someS hat
mortified upon displaying her purchase a
home TO find that thai Identical hen hsll
lived in her back yard from her earliest
chickenhoOd.
The Commercial Reporter river man
gets up very newsy column. In yester-
days issue, he tells this: ''Capt. James
Miller, for many years connected with the
Nashville and St. Louis trade, had a Ger
tain way of expressing himself in reply to
what he deemed foolish questions from his
passengers. La faci, dnye-like sweetness
of manner WAS not old Gibrsltei-s best
point. On one trip Of the AteORjd he was
asked by lady if it was going to rain.
sAsk the cook was his bluff reply. i beg
PARDON said the lady. Am not speak
| ing to the cook
In passing down South Spruce street
Sunday evening ? rep7eSentative Of this
paper overheard an interesting conversation
between a couple of ladies. Said No. ], 81
havn't been anywhere lately, because our
horse has been sick. But we're gOin' TO
cure him up now. M told me to-day
that if I'd boil his feet, it would Straighten
him right out 'sBoiI his feet" exclaimed
10. . in aslonishment, Il should think
that would straighten hin OHt. Il
would straiehten most anything out.
But surely he never said that ,?
''Yes, he did" responded the other posi-.
lively. Il know | was surprised myself
but that's just what he said" perhaps he
said boil his feed,' " responded her friend
after moments thought. mo, he said
boil his feet and we're gOin' 10 try it in
the morning As the speaker seemed tC
be ia.iy Of nerve and determination, there
will probably be horse funeral on Soutl
Spruce street to-day.