Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-21
ALL OVER THE CITY.

The Street Committee met last night and
transacted the usual routine of business.
Twelve hundred kegs Of powder were
shipped to Point Burnside yesterday, on
the steamer Shippers Own.
There VIII be no singing exercises at
West End this evening, Owing to the
chengeable weather they have been discon-
tinued till further notice.
A meeting Of the Young Mems Christian
Association will be held in the First Bap-
fist Church, at o'clock this afternoon. a
fun attendance is desired.
The Fairfield Mite Society will meet at
half past seven O'Clock tomorrow night
over GOwan's drug store, corner Wharf
avenue and Fillmore street.
The Erosophiau Literary Society Of the
University of Nashville elected Rev. DR.. r
A. Young and Judge James Deaderick hon
orary members last Friday evening.
The West End Choral Society have
adopted q new text book Of quartette music.
It is entitled "SOngs for the Household
Il viii 90 into service tomorrow evening.
All managers and other persons who have
in their possession lists OF subscriptions
for the benefit Of the Mission Home, are re-
guested 10 send them to the Secretary, in
the quarterly report.
After to-day reserved seats can be had at
DOrman's music store for the OratoriO of
Esther, which is TO be given at Masonic
Hall on next Wednesday night. For the
reason that the orphans are interested in
the proceeds, it is hoped that there will be
q full house. The managers Of the Protest
ant Orphan Asylum can get tickets to sell
at Benson, Brown & Co.'S.
Rev. w. Z. Ward, Principal Of Wards
Seminary in this city, contemplates sailing
from New York city for Europe on the first
Of June with party Of ten young ladies.
We understand that two daughters Of Cal.
G. NJ. MCGEE, Of Knoxville, Gen. Bates
and Dr.. Atchison's daughters and Miss
Leziuka Elliston are Of the number making
arrangements to 90. They will be absent
about four months.
kilograms remaining undelivered at the
Western Union Telegraph Office Saturday
night. Sunday Office hours from to 10
A. u. and from 3 to 5 P. NJ: J. y. Viii
liams, JT., NJ. Fishel, G, II. Bell o. L. Q.
Lester, I. X. Chase, J. S. Beadle, L. Win
ter, II. y. Keevil, ?. Cosgrove, A. G.
Ewing & Co., Is. S. Rhea, Robert Parks &
Co., Godhelp * Werthan, Turner Bros,
Uuthm Isaacs, Ogden & Bro.
Mr.. Samuel Watkins has written a letter
notifying the Mayor and City Council that
| the provision of the contract between him
self and the city relative to the Watkins
Park, requiring a water-pipe to be laid to
the park and q fountain erected in the park
has not yet been complied-with, and that
the time specified for this work will expire
very soon He states that he is very anx-
iOus for the city TO own the park.
An old man named Allen, his wife and
| seven children, came into the city yester-
day on foot, stating that they were from
| Lincoln county and had walked a distance
Of s. miles, averaging 10 miles a day.
They were destitute, foot-sore and hungry.
Judge Ferris fed them and gave them
| transportation to Bowling Green, KY,
whitneT they were bound. They said there
was great restitution where they came
from and their condition corToborated the
tale.