Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-07

MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
Value of real estate Sc, 7OS, 755; persona
estate $444, 46l; total 81, I53, PIG. Valued
by the Assessor, the true value is put down
at So, 100000. The county debt for which
bonds have been issued is $500. coo: al
other county debt $4,000: town and city
debt for which bonds have been issued
$780, 900; all other town and CITY debts
So, 200. State tax of all kinds So, coo;
school tax s., 600; county tax of all kinds
| S4l, 900; town and city tax of all kinds
$4,000. Paupers supported during the
1 year s, at a cost of $500. Whole number
Of criminals convicted during the wear 10.
In libraries they report | city library. 800
volumes; court libraries 200 volumes: 6
Sabbath school libraries /, 800 volumes /:
one circulating library 100 volumes =
| private libraries, 10000 volumes. The
average wages for farm hands is SIP. 80 Der
month; day laborer 81; average wages to a
| carpenter per day 81; female domesiics
50 per week; average price of board for
laboring man 81 They report one col
lege, with 10 pupils, which received from
endowment $4,000, and from public
funds Sl6O; academies with an average
attendance of go pupils,s and an income
OF 1000; one Commercial College. with
an average attendance of 80 pupils and an
income Of $500; 90 graded common
schools with an attendance of 1900 pupils,
and which received by taxation SIT, 600.
and from public funds $4,000 81 private
schools with an attendance of 500 pupils
and an income Of SIS, 900; one Parochial
school with 60 pupils and $1,000 endow-
ment, and one charity school Of 60 pupils.
which received from public funds 81, 700.
They report two newspapers, the Clarks-
Vile Tobacco Leaf Democratic, and pub
Eshed weekly, with circulation of 800,
and the Clsrksville Chronicle, Democratic,
and published weekly, with a circulation
OF J. 800.
The religious statistics of the county
have not been furnished with the exception
Of the Catholics which is put down with
700 members and $1,000 value of church
property.
WILSON COUNTY.
Value Of real estate 81, 400, I34: personal
estate SG04, 1929; making total of 5,OG4.-
4S6, estimated at one half cash value. makes
true valuation near $4,000, 900; county
debt for which bonds have been issued
$500, 900, all other county debt 90
600 State taxes Of all kinds Sl2,62q:
county taxes of all kinds SAP, 100, Total
number of panpers supported during the
year 20, az a cost of 50 5OO They re-
port Sabbath school libraries of 500 vol
umes, and - private libraries of 10000
volumes. Wages per month for farm
hands SO; average for day IT.
Dor - cents; average payment 10
carpenter 81 80 per day: female
domestics 50 per week average price Of
board for a labOring msn - per week
There are two Universities, with an ave
rage attendance Of 400 students, and which
have an endowment Of > ], 800 and an in
come Of SIS, 900; one College, with An ave
rage attendance of 100 students aud al in
come of 81, 800; onn Law school, with AN
average attendance a. 81 students and an
income of Sc, 900; ono Theological school,
with su attendance of eighty students and
an endowment OF 81 800; one Commerce. Al
school of 40 pupils and $500 income: one
Normal school with an average of 10 pupils
and for which there was raised by taxation
5000; g private schools with apsttendance
of $50 pupils and an income Of "A, 800;
Boarding schools with an attendance Of
200 pupils aud an income Of s., 800. One
newspaper publication is reported, the
Lebanon Herald, Democratic, published
weekly, circulation 500. (The Free Press
WAS started at Lebanon after the census
was taken and was not, therefore, enume-
rated. gphe Church statistics embrace the
following: