Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-20
ALL OVER THE CITY.

An infant, weighing twenty pounds
MADE his appearance in this city yesterday.
There are at present OF convicts in the
State prison.
The Governor commissioned Jas. Burd-
well. of Jackson county, as a magistrate,
yesterday.
Mrs. Wamble used such abusive Ian
guage to a party, yesterday, that she was
escorted to the station-house by officer
Foley.
The Federal Court opened yesterday,
Judge Trigg presiding, but adjourned till
to-day, several of the officers being neces-
Sarily absent.
The Tulip Street Mite Society will meet
this evening at the residence Of Mr.. James
c. Warner, corner Of Russell and Oak
streets, Edgetield.
The real estate recently decided the Fisk
University by the government is valued at
5000. not $500, as our types made il APP
pear Sunday morning.
The StOnewalls and Samuel ID. Watkins
clubs, play match game of base ball in
the judges Spring bottom at p. N. to-day,
for the Championship of the State.
Sheriff Morris, Of Wilson county, deliy-
cred at the peHitentiary. yesterday, John
GOOdner, colnred, convicted of larceny and
sentenced to two years Imprisonment.
There has been received at the City Ii
brarv, The Mistress of the Manse," by
Holland, why Did He Not Die" by Mrs.
Wiser, and other new books, with all the
latest magazines.
A poetical contribution Of some merit
was received at this office Saturday night
with a request for its publication. As
there was no name appended, this request
cannot be complied with.
There were not so many Instructions TO
be seen on the sidewalks yesterday. as the
result of the expressed determination of the
authorities to put stop to the nuisance of
blOckaded streets.
\ two-year maiden, while witnessing the
trapeze performance at the Exposition yes
terday evening, became very enthusiastic
and exclaimed: "Oh, mamma! let me put
on blue apron and jump rope, too
"YOUll find the best kind of SEWN in
big glass boxes up stairs, and the close
that will fit the littlest boy and the avOgdu-
pois man." was the way an attache of the
Exposition put it yesterday to an anxious
inquirer about the clothing displays.
A meeting of the ladies connected with
the Robertson Association was held at the
Nicholson House yesterday, for the purpose
of perfecting arrangements for a series of
readings, lectures, etc. Another meeting
will be held at the same place at 4 p. NJ,
next Thursday.
We have heard of several Nashville
young men intending to leave for the
West. A letter from gentleman out there
says: "YOu have no idea of what hard
times are. / do not suppose that there is
one in twenty miles Of this point who has
made as much as 200 bushels Of corn."
60 West, young man, go West"
Little boys should leave their pistols at
home when they 90 to school in the morn
ing. One VINO failed to do this yesterday,
had a little accident happen, whereby he
was shot THROUGH the left hand. II was at
the Hume School, and as the pupils wer,
deeply immersed in their studies at ten
O'Clock 4. NJ, an explosion was heard in
the room, and an instant after one of the
BOYS held mp his hand yelling, I'm shot"
The pistol had been fired off in his
pocket.
We call the attention of consumers Of
kerosene oil to the pernicious and I'M
healthy practice of using lamps filled with
that article with the wicks turned down.
The gas which should be consumed by the
flame is by this means left heavily in the
air. wailc the cost of the oil thus saved, at
present PRICES, would scarce be one dollar
a wear for the lamps of household. Be
sides tie damage To health, it SpOils the
naper and curtains, soils the mirrors and
windows, and gives the whole house an
untidy and unWhOleSOme OdOr.