Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-16
ALL OVER THE CITY.

The School Committee ,f lha City Coun
ell held meeting yesterday and accepted
the new Fogg building.
The Finanre Committee Oh the Confed-
crate Decoration will meet tomorrow a. 3
p. NJ. in the Criminal Court room.
A promising Nashville youth who takes
his hash across the river, says he never
stops eating till the landlady says ''amen."
Applicants for positions as teachers in
the city public schools will he examined
on the 29th inst, Is viii be seen in our ad-
vertising columns.
The Law Court has adjourned for one
week to give attorneys time to attend to
their cases on the Davidson law docket in
the Supreme Court.
The steamboat excursion TO Hermitage
Grove and picnic by the Knights Of Honor
takes place Tuesday, the Shippers Own be-
ing chartered for the trip.
\ little difficulty arose yesterday between
the biggest man in town and one Ofthe city
fathers. Il resulted in the heavy man
knocking the s0lon down.
81 Men whose business has any connection
whatever with the pOmps and vanities Of
this world, are complaining that MessTs
| Whitile and Bliss have brought trade to a
stand-still-
A glitteTing fan pendent TO lsdy's toilet
was mistaken for pistol yesterday by a
group Of young men, who followed the
graceful form some distance before con-
WINGED Of their humiliating error.
This item We find in the Southern Cath
olic, published at Memphis: sit is reported
| that Gen. w. 3. Bate will shortly take
upon himself a controlling interest in Z
new daily paper to be started at Nashville
Yesterday was the rest day Of the
Evangelists. The only meetings conduct
ed by them were a meeting for young
ladies at II A. NJ, and noon prayer meet
/ ing. both in the First Presbyterian Church
This holy Sabbath will witness two
union meetings at the Exposition building
one al 1 p. NJ, and the other at s p. NJ
| Alter the latter there will be 4 young
mems meeting in McKendree Church.
As the Hook and Ladder Company wer'
| returning home yesterday they ran over +;
| dog and cut MIN into several pieces. Tit
| owner Of the canine wanted to know if b,
used the proper diligence in trying to keeI
/ out Of The way of the wheels.
a number Of ex-soldieTs Of the Army Of
| the Cumberland held a meeting in Capt
| J L. Stacey's Office yesterday afternoon
for the purpose of arranging for the deco
ration Of the Federal graves. Without
| taking any definite action, the meeting ad
/ i0urned to meet again within the next few
/ days.
| We are requested TO announce that there
will be public reading at the City Libra
Ty next Tuesday evening for the benefit o
| the Library Association. The Tecbercbt
| character of these entertainments is to,
well known to require more than a mer,
| announcement to secure a large COMPANY
Of literary people.
The new lock or Car seal invention o.
&r. Geo. WinslOw, and in use on the st
Louis and Southeastern railway, on al
through freight cars, is an ingenious con
! trivance. The seal shows from what sta
ton the car is shipped, and cannot be open
/ ed without the officers Of the line knowing
al what station il was broken.
| kilograms remain at the Western UniOI
| Office for the following. Sunday Ofiic,
| hours Q to 10 a. NJ. and to P. NJ: Mis-
| Mollie Jones, Gleaves X HoUser, V. j
| Holman, McCann x Cooley, Berry, De
mOville * Co, Geo. II. McF adden, SperT
* Co., w. Hooper Harris, Whittle an,
| Bliss, J. J. McGayOck * Co, NJ. !
| O'ShaughnesSy, J. II MaUry X Co., ). IL
Bell, /. h. Chase, r. DOman, W. W
Blake, Mrs. b. HymeS.
A delightful little folks picnic came OF
at the residence Of State Treasurer Morrow
on Stevenson Avenue, yesterday afternoon
4 large number Of little ones were present
some accompanied by older heads, and
few hours were most pleasantly spent il
/ the dwelling of DR.. Morrow
| and on the spacious and beautiful ground
! in front. All the dciicacieS and luXUrie
afforded by Eldridge's confectionery wer
| placed before the gleefUl company on table
which smiled with rich plenty.