Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-10
ALL OYER THE CITY.


Judge Duiing took in only $3.50 yester-
day.
An intelligence Office has been opened
1t ths Maxwell H5ts5.
Such weather as we are now experiencing
causelh ye heart of ye Granger to rejoice.
Nothing has been said or done yet about
decorating the GRAVES of the Confederate
dead. u =
Five infants were baptized BIZ Rev. Mr..
Hoyte, yesterday, in the lecture-room Of the
First Presbyterian Church.
The Superintendents OF Insane Asylums
throughout the country, hold their an
nual meeting here in few days.
From our report this morning the proba-
bilities are that the weather to-day will be
warm, and partly cloudy in the afternoon.
1t was Mr.. Groomes, the undertaken, and
not Mr.. Coombes, the undertaken, who
rode to the gallows with Kelley last FRI
day.
The agile, braxen-thruated, insinuaiing
| youth who peddles the eKhilerating sulphur
spring water, pefambulates otir streets once
more.
Estimates of the cost of the proposed new
line OF street railway in Edgefield have
been prepared and will be made public to
morrow.
There will be picnic given by the Pub
| lie Schools of the 18th district, at one Of
the gardens in North Nashville; next
| Thursday.
If fellow were to buy a few car loads
of Sewanee coal, and repudiate all but
three per cent of the bill, wouldn't the
country 60 to ruin then?
That was a very wise Nashville gentle
man who said, in writing TO his son the
other day, ''The next time l write l will
take more time and make my letter short
err"
William Pardue, who has been confined
in Jail here for safe keeping, on the charge
of HOUSEKEEPING, was taken TO Putnam
county yesterday for trial, by Sheriff Jno.
| b. Carr.
Ten North College street merchants were
arrested by officer X. l.. Mckinney yester-
day, on the charge of obstructing the side
walks. The city marshal proposes TO here
after rigidly enforce the law relative to
| that otfense.
There will be an Odd Fellows oelebra-
ton at Huntington, June 10th, which will
be conducted under the auspices of Hunt
ingdon Lodge, No. 70. An Grafton will be
delivered by Grand Secretary Harweil, Of
| this city.
Mrs. NJ. A. Sands told Justice Cassetty
yesterday that she was getting out of pa
thence with Matte Hobson, celOred, who
persists in trespassing upon the premises of
the former, and Justice Cassetty said he
thought five dollars and costs would be
about right, and so ordered.
In the absence of DR.. Baird, who is at
Memphis, assisting Rev. Mr.. Ransom in
series of meetings, Rev. w. IL. Darnall,
pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church at Lebanon, Tenn, will preach
to the congregation worshiping at Masonic
Hall, morning and evening.
kilograms remaining undelivered at the
the Western Union Telegraph Office, last
night: Sunday hours-9 to 10 A. NJ, and
8 to5P. NJ Gen. Geo. Nancy, T. L.
Clark, Mr.. Howard, care Harding Hotel,
John Anderson, d. Robinson, A. g. Boy
er, L. A. Hitchcock, o. j. Irish, Hart &
Hensley, w. II. Wood, Roach & Barber,
Thos. Parkes, DR.. ]. A. AtchisoD, Phillips,
jackson " Co.. Geo. F. Akers, NJ. B. Pilch-
er, Rhea, Smith & Co.
Stewards grand concert will take place
on the 22d inst. II will be under the man.
agement of Prof Zoeller, late Of Louisville,
who will be assisted by Miss Mary Weber,
the charming pianist. The best vocal
talent in the city. among whom We may
mention Mrs. Henry VESSEL and Miss
Jennie Currey, will participate in the con-
cert. There is no doubt but that this will
be one of the finest amatuer performances
ever given in this city, and as Mr.. Stewart
has so often volunteered to assist in must
cal entertainments gotten up for charitable
purposes, We trust the people of Nashville
will not fail to improve this opportunity Of
giving expression to their appreciation of
his valuable services.
Elsewhere in our columns will be found
an article written by an inmate of the Jail
in this city on the subject of Jail library.
None but those who have visited our Jail
can realize the craving felt by the prisoners
forreading matter. This want was supplied
for several weeks by the kindness Of few
of our citizens who, in response to request
published in the UNION AND AMERICAN,
sent to this Office packages Of reading mat
ter to be distributed at the Jail. This sup
ply. however, is now exhausted, and the
cry is for more, to which cry, We feel
assured, the generous citizens of Nashville
will respond. There are few young men
among the prisoners who are unable to
read, but are very anxious to learn, and for
this class we ask donations of second hand
spelling books and readers. Contributions Of
reading matter, left at our counting-rOom,
will be judici )usly distributed among the