Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-08
ALL OVER THE CITY.

The Benedicts will hop tonight.
The Criminal Court room is in a sadly
dilapidated condition.
The middle Of the streets was more IA
vorable for pedestTianism, yesterday, than
the ice glazed sidewalks.
A canary birds egg was served up, yes
terday, to one Of our lady friends, who was
unequal 10 more substantial diet.
The members Of the Board of Education
whose terms have expired are Gen. Dun
lap, Rev. DR.. Baird and Mr.. Charles Rich.
Nashville youngsters amused themselves
yesterday by coasting down Capitol Hill.
The sidewalk was in excellent condition
for such sport.
When the excitement in the County
Court reached its highest pitch Yesterday,
one Of the justices called for the areading
Of the riot act"
Boys Of light weight, yesterday morning,
had good time skating at the City Park
pond, but the ice was too thin to last long
or be gathered for future use.
A stranger who was lame, destitute and
without employment, and in bad fix gen
orally, was sent yesterday to his family in
Kentucky at the city's expense.
The members Of the Legislature have
been furnished with complimentary tickets
to the concert to be given by the Jubilee
Singers at thu Masonic Hall next Monday
night.
VIM. Fl. Traford, the newly elected
Public Administrator, is about establishing
his official headquarters in the room at the
courthouse, occupied by w. A. Knight,
County Trustee.
The Board Of Health failed TO hold
meeting last night, for want Of a quorum,
the President, DR.. j. ID. Plunkett, and DR..
G. X. Winston having been too unWell to
attend the meeting.
The Fogg School building, the 'cups-
ton Of which was commenced last Mon
day, is rapidly filling up with scholars, the
attendance being much larger than was an
tieipated at the opening.
The Superintendent Of the Capitol had
sand sprink ed over the pavements leading
to that building yesterday, TO keep the
members Of the Legislature and persons
visiting the capitol from falling by the way
side.
A one-legged French sailor, hobbling
along through the streets on a crnbch, and
singing lively airs, attracted considerable
attention yesterday. At one time such a
large number Of juveniles gathered around
him that a policeman saw fit to make the
crowd Gear the sidewalk.
In the County Court any member NAV,
when the ayes and noes are called on a
question, rise and explain his vote. The
magistrates Of Davidson never display
more delicate ingenuity than when they
use this privilege 10 influence those who
are to vote after them.
Several gentlemen Of the Second Ward
have delicately minated their willingness
TO I'll the vacancy OccaSiO1ed in the Com
mon Council by the resignation Of Mai. J.
G. Allen, who is about removing 10 the
country. The selection is to be made at
at the next meeting Of the Council.
A IRE occurred in the basement Of the
Capitol yesterday afternoon about 4 O'Clock.
One Of the pOrters went down after some
article that was wanted in the building,
and dropped lighted match INTO the rub
bish, which soon ignited. The flames we're
extingUished, however, without an alarm.
By a recent enactment of the CITY Coun-
ell, physicians living in Nashville and Vi
entity, who give prescriptions to charity
patients within the corporate limits, are
required TO report their names 10 the Board
Of Health, and list viii then be sent to
the clerk Of the city dispensary. so that he
may know the orders for prescriptions come
from a reliable source.
4 crowd Of unsOphisticated individuals
in charge Of wood barges arrived here yes
terday from the Up-river country. After
transacting the business in hand, they scat
tered about town making purchases, asking
questions, and seeking by actual observa-
ton TO become fully informed as 10 the
DODulatiOD. resources and ultimate destiny
Of this great and thriving city.