Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-21
ALL OVER THE CITY.

St. Joseph's Band favored this Office with
a serenade last evening.
The Governors Office in the Capitol is to
be replastered and Tefurnished,
Squire Gleaves and Prof. Toney agreed
yesterday to take couple Of orphans off
Judge FerTiss' hands.
The State Superintendent Of Public In
structiOn has been shipping blanks to the
various counties, preparatory to the taking
Of the scholastic census this summer.
A delegate TO the colored convention
made structures on the UNION AND AMER
ICAN, because, as he said, it had called the
negro ''the imitation Of an animal"
An adjourned meeting Of the Army of
the Cumberland will be held at No. >,
COlonnade Building this afternoon at 5
O'Clock, to perfect arrangements for DecOra-
ton Day.
Brig. Gen. Spence, Of Murfreesboro, was
in the city yesterday, and procured sixty
stand of arms from the State armOTy for
the Spence Guards, the new military COM
pany at MurfreesbOro.
The Banner representative, who reported
the Emigration Convention yesterday, went
to sleep during the session and thereby re-
lieyed himself of the painful consciousness
of his whereabouts for a short period.
1t is suggested that some colored boy Of
genteel manners might station himself at
the Capitol and act as guide to visitors for
whatever they may choose to give him, and
make $40 or $50 a month by 1t.
The pastors of churches and other min
listers Of the Gospel in Nashville and Edge
field are requested to meet in the lecture
room of the First Presbyterian Church to
day friday at L O'Clock.
The expression UiUd UOce used by col
ored delegate, proved too much fOTthe En-
lgratiOn Convention yesterday. He was
required to repeat it two or three times by
other delegates clamOring, "What's dat you
say? Vicy vOCy! Lord a mussy!'
There will be another concert for the
benefit Of the City Library in a short time.
The programme viii be very fine, consist
ing Of concerted music and scenes from
operas. 1t is under the auspices of the best
musical talent Of the city, and will be a
great musical treat.
Green Morrow now has possession OF the
only piece Of artillery in the city, and con
sequeDtly had a monopoly of minute guns
Yesterday. He fred a shot for each State
i'm the Union about sunrise in Edgefield,
aud said he would repeat the salutations
last night, which he did, or part of them,
the reports being heard distinctly from one
bank Of the Cumberland to the other.
"WhO wrote the Mecklenburg Declare
ton, anyhow" asked an ex-COngreSsman
OF a group of sages on the street yesterday.
After all but one had given their opinions,
that one remarked that he''didn't know who
wrote it, unless it was old man Mecklen-
burg The Sa9es smiled as only sages can
smile, and then passed on to an analysis
OF the document itself
The Superintendent Of the Capitol yes
terday had the full length portrait Of Gen.
Jackson, by Earle, which was in the State
Library, removed into Representatives
Hall and placed over the entrance opposite
the Speakers stand. The picture was be-
queathed to the State by Judge CatrOn, on
condition that it should be hung in that
hall, and notice had been given that Un-
less the provision Of the viii should be
carried out, claim would be set up for the
portrait by private parties. The portrait
Of Cave johnson takes the place made va
cant By the removal of JacksOn's.