Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-13
ALL OVER THE CITY.

ALL UlEk IhE ClIls
A wealthy NashyIiian has Just sold sin
gle 10. ia Memphis for $4,000.
It's on Monday, July 3, that the temper
ance picnic comes of at Kingston Springs.
The employees Of the st. Louis and
Southeastern road, will give picnic next
Saturday at Bakers Station.
The Jeifersonian Literary Club will give
an evening picnic at Weitmuller's Garden
on the 2Sih inst, for the benefit Of their
library.
A fire broke out in the foundry at the
Chattanooga shops at four o'clock yesteT-
day afternoon. The flames were extin-
guished without the use Of the engines.
A trOup Of six, composed Of the best mu-
steal talent of the citys being organized
for a summer tour, during which concerts
will be given in all the principal towns Of
the State
a meeting of the Baptists Of Nashville
and Edgefield will be held at the Central
Church tonight, the object being to pro-
mote the work Of propagaling the gospel in
home and foreign lands.
When Supt. KillebTew returned Friday
from his two weeks trip to East TenRes-
see, he found something less than a bushel
of letters from Northern men, making in
quiries about our State.
The Sunday school scholars of the
Edgefield Presbyterian Church, had a pic
mic at Madison Station yesterday. The day
will long be remembered by all who were
lucky enough to be in attendance.
The members OF st. Mary's Orphan As
ISOLATION will give their twelfth annual
picnic for the benefit Of the orphans at BOs-
ley's Springs, on Monday, July 5th, the
"galorious fourth" falling on Sunday this
year.
An Open-air meeting will be held near
the Barracks this afternoon, a. $50 O'Clock,
under the auspices of the Young Mems
Christian Association. 1t is contemplated
to have such meetings every afternoon
during the summer months.
1t would appear from the front of the
present style Of dress worn by the fair sex
that about four yards would make them a
skirt, they are pinned back so tight, but
then they manage to get the other fifteen
yards behind in trimmings.
A young lady who has just recovered
from a severe indisposition was visited by
a gentleman friend, who found her re-
clining on a sofa in the paTlOr. After some
conversation she remarked: 81 have been
| laying long enough. I'll set awile.
The members o. St. Paul Mission Mite
Society are requested TO meet at J. II.
Hines residence next Tuesday night for
business. The West End Mite society
meets also the same night az the residence
of w. II. Bunch, corner of Hays and Will
liamS avenue.
If you see a young man, about dusk,
sneaking through the back streets, keeping
close to the house walls and wearing pair
Of immaculate white trousers, With a
CHASTITY clot Of green on each knee, you
can bet be has just got home from Sun
day-schoOl picnic.
The examination Of the students of
Edgefeld Male Acadamy closed last Friday.
The contests for the oratorical medals will
come off at McClure's Hall in Edgefield, on
Monday and Tuesday nights next. The
fame Of these boys for excellent declama-
ton always Attracts large crowds.
\ dramatic performance and concert will
be given at Turner Hall tonight. Prof.
Won K9nitz, II. Erdman ard Charles Vau-
pei will appear in the farce Of "Petz i'm
Verhor." The price Of admission is fifty
cents, and every holder of ticket will be
entitled to chance in q drawing for
portrait by Prof. Won Konitz, late Of Ber-
lin.
The eighth annual exhibition by the pu-
pills of St. Belnard's Academy will take
place at St. Mary's School, on Vine street,
on Thursday next, commencing at 80 P. NJ.
The programme is one of the most inter-
esting ever presented by the teachers Of
these young amateur dramatists and we
anticipate rare intellectual and musical
treat.
The man who drops poker because the
handle is warm, and then carelessly picks
it up again by the end that is red hot, gen
orally gets about as much sympathy as the
man who rushes TO the newspaper office %
have an explanation published, and finds
when the correction comes out that it's ten
times as bad as the original was.
We have before us a sample Of Darna-
by's Italian soap for removing paints, oils,
etc, from wooden and silk goods, without
injury to color or texture. The inventor
and manufacturer, w. f. Darnaby, is
a Tennesseean, and resides in Nashville.
He has perfectly satisfactory testimonials
from leading druggists and citizens Of
Nashville.
There will be a review and parade at the
barracks this evening at 8 O'Clock. Owing
10 the warm weather this will conclude
parade and military exercises for the sea-
son, except the concerts. We are informed
that some Of our prominent citizens are
endeavOring to induce Gen. PennypackeF
to allow the band to give an open air con-
cert in front Of the Capitol every Friday
evening from TO 10.
The weather being favorable, Mr.. P. J.
McNulty will, tomorrow, commence the
enlargement and general repair Of st. Ber-
nard's- Convent, on Cedar street. This
work has been much needed for some time.
1t will Involve very heavy outlay, but we
feel assured our citizens will lend help
ing hand to relieve the good Sisters Of
Mercy from the obligations they have i'm
posed upon themselves for thepubliC good.
Hon. Lewis Tillman used to tell a good
one on Rev. Acton Young, the great Amer
lean Hotel Keeper. When the latter was
landlord Of the VeTanddh, on the site Of
what is now the Commercial, many years
ago, Mr.. Tillman went to the office just
before retiring and asked for his bill. ''NOt
gying 20 leave so soon, hope; anything
the natter" asked mine host. "NO,
only thought you might sell out and open