Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-26
ALL OYER THE CITY.

The show windows of book and fancy
stores are already blooming with attrac-
tions for the holio avs.
THE Cotton Exchange will be closed to-
day, in order that its members may proper
lv observe s'the day we celebrate"
The Edgefield Christian Church Mite
Society viii meet next Saturday night at
the residence of A. j. Goodbar, Woodland
street
Although the city police watched around
with their accustomed vigilance, not a sin
Gle arrest had been made up to 3 p. II. yes
terday.
For the very reasonable price at which
turkeys were disposed OF in the market yes,
terday, purchasers were duly grateful, and
will formally give thanks to-day.
The dead wall on the corner OF Cedar
and Cherry, for Dill-posting purposes, and
which was partially blown down by the
storm Sunday night, has been replaced.
A theatrical entertainment is announced
for Wards Seminary this evening. A NUM-
Der of the youngladies win play the Bellies
Stratagem, in which the select audience to
be present will doubtless have rare treat.
a Nashville five cent loaf Of bread has
assumed such infuitessimal dimensions OF
late, that it can be very conveniently car
RED home in the vest pocket Of the pur-
chaser. And yet, choice family flour can
be had at 1918 per barrel.
A Wine street man is going TO spend To-
day with his dentist, taking his lunch with
him, so as to have a real pleasant time OF
| IL. He always spends Thanksgiving Day
aud Christmas in this way, thus making OF
them DAYS long to be remembered.
A Summer street lady remarked to her
pastor recently that she thought his ser
mons were a little too long. "Ah, dear
madam" he replied, ain afraid you don't
| like the sincere milk Of the Word" ayes
/ do said she, 'sbut you know condensed
milk is very popular nowadays"
One of those chaps who are constantly
growing, objects to the twenty-cent pieces
which it is now proposed TO coin, saying
thar things now selling for twenty five
| cents will not come down to twenty; but
that everything now sold at sixteen, seven
teen aud eighteen cents will at once 60 VI
to twenty.
a careful Cherry street mother warned
her three year-oid olive branch yesterday
that he would scorch his garments if he
persisted in standing so near the CRATE, and
| a moment later Sammy exclaimed, "Mam
ma, I'm burnin' now; don't you mel
my close2' She did, and Immediately
proceeded to demonstrate with him, max
ing effective use Of her slipper.
a boot and shoe maker of this city effect
ed the sale of pair of ten dollar boot:
yesterday, the buyer being stranger
| When he discovered that he had been pait
| with two counterfeit five dollar bills, hi:
| remarks were of so emphatic a characte
that the air grew sulphurous in that vicin
| ity.
Two new boilers have been placed in Pc
| sition in the basement Of the Maxwell
| House, and Mr.. NJ. \. Miller, the engineer
says he is going to have a "'nouse warm
ing when the cold weather sets in. Th
new boilers are made Of Hillman'S beS
Tennessee iron, are sixteen feet long, forty
six inches in diameter, with FIVE ten-incl
flues, carrying $50 lbs. of steam. The.
were made by VIM. Culbert, of this city
and are as fine pair Of boilers as can b
| made anywhere.