Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-23
ALL OVER THE CITY.

The Elm Street Sunday-schOOl will have
their picnic next Saturday.
Nashville's delegation will be dropping
back from the Louisville races this morn
ing.
The ladies of st. Johns Mission, West
End, propose giving an entertainment next
Thursday evening
The StoneWalls will tackle another
picked nine for match game of base ball
at the Fair Grounds one day this week.
MessTs. Jones, Walsh, Chase and Lewis
went out TO the Federal Cemetery yester-
day TO make further arrangements for dec
Grating the graves on the 3lst inst.
There is likely to be some interesting
correspondence, this week, between the
committees appointed by the ex-Federals
and ex-CODfederates, with regard 10 the
decoration ceremonies.
The Secretary of the WOman's Mission
Home requests us to state that there will
be a meeting Of the managers At the resi-
dence Of DR.. Redford, 81 South Vine street.
tomorrow at p. NJ.
The Superintendents of the variOu:
Suuday-schOOls of the city failed to hold a
meeting yesterday afternoon, to make ar
rangements for assisting in the decoration
Of the Confederate graves.
Senators Polk and Wilson and Repre-
sentative Mcmillan were the only members
Of the Legislative Committee appointed fOl
that purpose who attended the Mecklen
burg Centennial celebration at Charlotte
The annual meeting Of the Lookout
Mountain Turn-Bezirk, commences in this
city to-day and will continue till Tuesday
night. There will be a dramatic perform
ance and concert at Turner Hall this even
ing.
Huge bouquets are now in vogue. A
professor in the Bryant & StrattOn Bust
ness College received one yesterday from
Madison Station, which was so large as tC
require a hamper basket for its transPOr
tatiOn.
The Street Committee met last night
and authorized the chairman Of the com
mittee 10 lay down a number Of wooden
crossings and TO sell the lumber Of the
Cherry street bridge, which was recently
pulled down.
The Jackson Guards will give a ball al
the Skating Rink next Tuesday night, as q
continuation of their picnic last Thursday,
Tickets purchased for the picnic viii ad,
nit the holder to the ball. Bush's band has
been engaged to furnish the music,
The Jas. Z. Bell specially troop, com,
posed Of a number of festive youths, state
that they will give performance at the
Opera House Friday, May 2S, at 3 p. NJ
They assure us they have engaged the two
wonderful dogs, Romeo and Zip, aud also
the great Leon Brothers, who will make the
"guide leap" or "leap for life
Owing to the unpleasant weather yesteT,
day morning, the annual picnic of the
Edgefield Baptist Sunday-schOOl was post
poned to a future day, and will probably
take place the first Saturday in June. This
was a severe disappointment to the scholars
as well as "children Of a larger growth,
who had made extensive preparations fol
the event.
Al a recent meeting Of the JeileTSOniau
Literary Club the following question was
discussed: "ReSOlyed, that the clause in
our State constitution prohibiting the State
from giving aid to co-IO -ations, banks, anC
municipalities, etc, should be repealed.
After a lengthy discussion the judges rem.
dered a decision in favor Of the affirmative
The club will give a moonlight picnic al
Weitmuller's Garden tomorrow night for
the benefit Of their library.
4Elt-idluS are d. TIC hfoutlu Z ulOA
Office for the following persons, the Sunday
office hours being 8 to 10 A. NJ and TO !
p. NJ: Thomas X Bro, W. b. and K. l.
Amistcad, J. c. Mulyihill, o. +. Noel, W
W. Blake, c. II. StOCkell x Co., Miss NJ
F. Bardwell, care Prof. TOney, Anna Smith
:. II. Bell, Il. DOrman, NJ. G.. SulZbacher
Rev. L. B. Left, Phillips, Jackson Il Co.
II. II. PostOn, NJ. Il. TOney, viii StrattOu,
a. II. Douglas X Co, E. Taylor, 5. IL
Manning * Co., J. f. O'ShauguesSy, South
ern Newspaper Union.
Our Chattanooga friends will find thC
following 10 be a very fair synopsis q
esther, the Beautiful Queen which th,
Nashville Orchestral Society gave ther,
with such brilliant success Friday nigh
and yes .eTday afternoon:
/ One Esman. the Scriptures relate.
Got mad at the jew MOrdeCai,
| And built for him, outside the gate,
| A gallOws some nifty feet high.
''Aha!" said his wife, they will vet have 10 fea
Us.
| Those stih-necked and obstinate Jews;
| Now 90 70 the party with Ah8sueTus,
| Be cheerful, and Danish the blues"
/ He went, aud-bad luck 10 Eim-Inade such
bother.
| That he got himself hanged instead Of the other
BUt he cOu 'dn't complain OF the way it was done
| For they let down the drop on plan OF his OWL