The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-08-26
NASHVILLE.
ne Weafher-Naa RiHef- c,tholie Elder
Agaiest Pa5he Schools, Sc, Re.
lFFom our regular Correspondent. !

IRON our regular Correspondent
NAsHvILUE, Aug. IS, 1881.
The weather here last Friday and st
urday was unprecedented and almost uu
enduraele il seemed. though very few
eases of prostration from The heat have
been reported and no deaths On Satu-.
/ day people watched their thermometera
! with certain sort Of satisfaction The
mercury showed such powers Of climbing
! q seemed pity any check shoufd $50,
I Il went-hurrah- IN the coolest places
II stood at 100, and doubtless the record
would have been improved but for tn
r.sinS OF the wind early in the afternoon
he wind was hot and fierce, ana threw
me dust every wbere-nearly hIiodi,,
every body who had anything 10 DO b,,t -
TO protect his eyes. About O'Clock tbere
came fash Of Lightning whieh startled
me "ho!e city, and caused many peoule I
20 ran nat on their faces, supposing them. |
selves struck. Your eorresbondent 80
conscious or n vacancy ooueness in the {
atmosphere ct once novel amd beFilder.
ing 10 say the least OF it, 4 rain IN
siautly followed the fash. aud II was Ne
"eicome as sunshine in December. or H.
face OF a friend in adversfty. or fre.b
y steers, or fresh straw berries or ney-
7poscrloer Tor our paper, or anything else
most particularly agreeable.
pa negro was killed on Broad street
nc the river, by the lightning. II
IL ~ bis head, killing him insto,.i,-
y 80 ,frrrg 30 80
: -, ne " ore These adornments foF ,
." SEQ BY the colored vouths !
piring objects than otherwise buitt We +
an well conceive how tbAs torn cap living '
y its dead owner, awakenea~thoggbts NJ a
nee solemn and awful. 9
The time for the schools to open-drayvs s
'ear, and al the Cathedral on SUNDAY O
father SoanEell, who is in charge of this J
loeese, told his flock, in language not to b
be misunderstood, that If they sent their !
children 20 non Catholic schools they :
ouid not approach the sacraments-no
'rlest ia the Diocese would be allowed 10
i've them absoluticn. Ia this. he dee!ar
d be only spoke the commands Of the =
-hurch- Now, Nashville IS fond of her 4
.nbiic Schools, patronizes them, and de- Il
lares them to be the finest ia the South },
{ not in the Union. The Pope and Mr.. i
ierbert Spencer are agreed about one +
hing at least, and that is the undesir +,
oieness Of Public Schools. They reach =
he position By different lines Of argg- V
lnut, however.
Miss May Cargil, of May6eld, with her q
'aiitoruia friend, Miss Susie Toler. who \
'~' 4v' iAel - ia me brhdr was on the
t'eets Monday. Both young ladies were j
ookiuE well and happy.
Miss Matte Dunlap has made most =
aiistaetory engagement for the theatri- a
AZ season. On Monday next she will ap-
ear 10 Budalo, y. 7, in play written n
Or Mrs. Bagney Williams, and received a
ears ago with great favor. 10 will be II
earranged ana it is hoped viii be quite n
s popular now. Il industry and pluck N
al secure success Miss Dunlap is sure u
, succeed. II good wishes could waft II
er into Fame, she would need no further &.
Sertion--her own native city could sup W
~ enough Of them, earnest and heart a
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