Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-11

Local On Dts
The transfers Of real estate in the city
are decidedly limited. Radical
rule
The Spruce street railroad has taken up
its ''toot-horns again.
The marriage fever ran high last week
who will be the next one2
Louisville is enjoying the luxury OF a
railroad war. Delightful; bully for Re
purters.
Nashville il infested by a gang Of petty
thieves who are nightly committing their
depredations.
The new Rock City Paper Mills Compa-
ny have opened an office on Market street,
near Church.
large number Of our merchants and
business men are laying in their winter sup
ply Of coal and wood.
The Adams and Southern Express Com
panies ara driving a lively business Just
now.
Immense shipments of peaches and
melons are being made from Tennessee 10
States north of ua
Movements are on foot Ia introduce the
study OF the German language into our
public schools.
The amoke-house Of a Mr. Arnold, living
CA the corner Of College and Line streets
was robbed Of quantity Of bacon and fowl
Sunday morning. Thief escaped.
Charles NJ Castlcman, a lad Of fourteen
years, while lrolicking on the Capitol
promenade Sunday afternoon, fell and
broke his arn.
Sunday was a delightful day ia the city,
and the various churches we're crowded
with hearers
A BARRIERS Convention is at present in
session az 81. Louis. Why don't some OF
our euteFpri7ing, public spirited washer.
women call convention Of their sister
hood
The Board of Aldermen had a meeting
Saturday aud passed the bill fixing the rate
Of taxation for the ensuing year nj sixteen
mills uu the dollar.
Our city has undergone a decided change
for the better IN the past few weeks, By re-
pairing the sidewalks, leveling miniature
mountains, and chopping down ugly alb
rupt shade trees.
A young man Of great galIantry recently
rescued beautiful woman who was in dan.
ger Of drowning She stood in high tide
shoes, surrounded by forty springs under =
watcred silk, with a cataract in her eve, a
waterfall on the back Of her head and a no.
ton ia her brain.
The people at the circus, and the circus
people, yesterday afternoon got soaking
wet from the heavy rain storm that came
up Just before the performance closed. II
came down in barrels full a. il were, and
was terrific on paper collars and cloth
CATERS.
Nashville il greatly in need Of a house Of
correction and refuge for young boys and
girls The number Of young girls from
twelve 20 sixteen years running loose
through the streets is truly alarming. One
of the slCkliest sights we ever saw was a
girl of fifteen arrested by the police a few
nights since for street walking, profanity
and obsoenity. Some one should stretch
fortha saving hand for these poor sinful
creatures.
There were six accessions made to the
county Jail Yesterday, bringing the number
of incarcerated up to the formidable num-
her of forty seven, and most of them too. are
negroes. Petty crime Is the charge against
the majority Of them. The county author
tiles ought 20 have them out at work on
the miserable turnpike roads that lead into
the city. They get too lazy to earn their
bread, go TO stealing and at last land in
Jail, where they lay and (aAien like 80 many
hogs.
A friend Of ours, who is somewhat OF
statistician, gives rs the following from
his notebook. During the month Of july
there were two good rainy DAYS, twenty
threstening's aud nine fair days. Tuesday
July II, was the warmest day this summer
the thermometers reaching as high as 1912 Il
fht sul. The heat, however, was not ~
great a. in 1854. when the same thermom
ster went 20 l54o He furthermore affirmi
that beneath the SUMS rags is he ony hp
test Of heat--that being the degree that per
sons are subject 10 when they are exposed
90 IL.
A Boston paper recently had a sensinl,
article against the system in vogue o
young men paying Tor each other on al
occasions OF amusements OF IA restau rants
IL does not refer, Of course, to special anC
direct invitations TO accept hospitality ID
Europe, on all OCCASIONS IL Is m uluch q
mstter Of pride for gentleman 60 pay for
himself az II is when he buvs a new coat OF
pair of boots. One gentleman no NOR,
thinks OF paving for another than he woult
think oi giving him q piece Of money OF
buying han PAR OF gloves. Ii would bC
insulting 70 ham. Il We consider il a sigI
ct hospitality 20 pay for a friend when W,
happen % accompany hum 10 theater 81
90 a bar, why do We not cbnsider Il equal,
sign Of hospitality 10 insist on paving fol
has hat when we enter a store with him
Ia Europe your friend buys tickets lol
both as a matter Of convenience aud telh
you the price Of your ticket as be hands il
to you, and You return him the money
Ia America YOU request friend 10 bu,
You pair OF gloves. or an umbrella, or
ueckue, while be is in the street He doe
not hesitate 20 tell YOU its price. and 20 &C
Cepi the money. Il would be ipdeIirate
for him not 10 10 70. H. however Won %
20 a thcater together, he hurries on hefor,
you, buys two tickets, and il insnlted /
you offer 30 pay your share To 30 s.oh ,
thing ia kurope would be rs indelicate a,
il would have been for him 70 have de
clined payment Cor the gloves
lNQUIRE WITHN--The mouth IL ike
house 70 let However pretty It may p
externally, il is impossible to Judge Of il
merits unEl you have seen the inside.
behind !he ruby doors there are plenty
pearl-white 'GVtures, Won will eNclaim
once, "how beautiful " 70 impsrt d
utmost possible brilliancy there Is noihin
like fragrant SOzODONT
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