Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-09
ALL OVER THE CITY.


The unreasonable weather is causing a
good deal of sickness.
The trotting race which was to have
come eff at the Driving Park tomorrow
afternoon, has been postponed till the 18th
inst.
Alderman John II. Dix invited the other
members of the Board down 70 his Magno-
liza Garden, last night, and 'tset 'em up in
becoming style.
Ina match game Of base ball, played on
the commons in Edgefield yesterday after
noon, the Red Hots beat the Green Noun
tain Boys by a score Of 46 to "a.
Two hundred barrels of beans were
shipped from this point yesterday to Gin
cinnati, by way of the Louisville, Nash
vile and Great Southern road.
Capt. Thatcher, the popular agent Of the
Southern Express Company, is again kind
ly favoring US with the Memphis papers on
the same day Of their publication.
A dispatch from Jackson, Tenn, TO
gentleman Of this city, states that the "dis-
astrous eonfagration" there yesterday morn
ing did comparatively little damage.
Mr.. Van Holman's loss by the fire on
Broad street, Monday morning, was not
covered by insurance, his policy having
expired on last aturday at y o'clock.
We have received a programme Of the
closing exercises Of Mary Sharpe College,
at Winchester, commencing to-day and
ending Friday, June is, which will be
commencement day.
Anna Dickinson is about 10 seek revenge
for her small houses in Nashville and other
Southern cities by lecturing in Chicago on
"The OstracizatiOn of Northern Whites
from the Southern Family Circle"
The distillery Of Weller q Son, Louis
vile, which was partially destroyed by fire
Mon1ay night, had the following insurance
in the Equitable, of this city: On whisky
in main building, S2,250; on tubs, barrels,
etc, 500; on Office furniture, $50.
Detectives Watson and Fields went out
on the HillsbOro pike yesterday and re-
turned with q mare either strayed or stolen,
which they found in the possession Of an
old negro. The owner can call on them
and recover the animal by identifying it.
The dangerous wall left standing By the
burning of Black & Cos store, on Broad
street, was promptly pulled down by w. G.
Brien, Esq, the owner Of the property, after
receiving notification Of the danger, from
the Chief of the Fire Department.
The peace Of a South n ashville neighDOr-
hood was disturbed, night before last, by
feminine cries of "murder." It turned out
that the WOman's excitement was over a
masculine fight, which resulted only in the
severe beating Of one Of the cOmbatants.
The st. Joseph's Total Abstinence So
ciety band will give ball at the Vine
street schoOl-hOuse tomorrow night, for the
purpose of raising funds to purchase new
instruments. The committee who will
manage the affair are leaving n3thing IN
done to make it an agreeable entertain
ment, and all who attend may be sure of
having pleasant time.
The commencement Of the University
of Nashville and the final celebrations of
the Agatheridan and ErosOphian Literary
Societies take place in Representatives
Hall. at the Capital, 10 morrow night. The
President, Gen. Z. Kirby Smith, informs
us that there will be twenty-fOur graduates
in various schools of the University, and
four degrees viii be confeued-tWo A. Ms
and two A. BIS.
Very many Of our citizens feel an inter
est in knowing what success White and
Bliss have met with in Memphis, on which
account We publish the following paragraph
from yesterdays appeal: "The Whittle
and Bliss meetings last Sunday were large
" attended. The attendance Sunday night
was larger than upon any previous occasion.
Last night there was still another large au-
dience, Who manifested much interest in
the meeting. Mr.. Bliss left for the East
yesterday, but the meetings will be cOntin-
ned fO- S0nn time -