Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-11-19
LOCAL 5orrrsos.
No clue to the Shankland street 81, 200
robbery has vet been discovered.


No clue to the Shankland street 81, 200
robbery has yet been discovered
The Davidson county School Commits
sioners meet at the Courthouse to-day.
There were no cases of reportorial con-
sequence in any of the courts yesterday.
There are fewer offenders in the city
Workhouse than is usual at this season of
the year.
Fewer mendicants are seen on our streets
than are common at the early approach of
winter
Cart. William Danley. formerly of the
Metropolitan Police force of the city, has
located in Kansas City, Mo-, whore he now
is
The streets of Nashville are in better
condition than they have been at this sea
son for several years past, though there is
room in many localities for much improve
ment
/ The salt market is excited, and sales
heavy It is intimated that the supplies
will be exhausted in fifteen days. if the
sales continue in the same ratio as yes
terday
Mike CAsiIo was r.
Sumner yesse- ~-o"eA. Detor9 nqaire
I'D In bond of $3.50 to appear be-
rore The Squire this morning for further
Inv estigation.
bulletin at the Board of Trade rooms
yesterday morning stated that there was
no river news except the article published
IN the Banner and headed "Ihs Mystery
of the Cumberland
The magnificent business house Of Messrs.
Morris Il Stratton, corner OF Clark and
Market streets, looms rapidly up toward
completion, and already presents an impos-
ing and stately front.
Hog killing has commenced over the
river. In North Edgefeld, complaints
come up from two citizens, each of whom
lost porker through the instrumentality
of unknown hands The police are on the
track Of the depredators
Out Of sixty.one fine porkers shipped
from Franklin Thursday evening by Field
ing Glass, eight out of the number were
found dead upon their arrival at the depot
here. SutfOcaton is mentioned as the
cause.
The Alloway building on the south side
OF Church street, between Summer and
High streets is rapidly progressing. The
foundation has been completed and the
sleepers are being laid. 1t will be COM
plsted by the first of January
Most of the locomotives used on the
railroads in this and other Southern States
come from Patterson, N. j, where there
are at least three large building establish
ments, Several engines built there have
passed lately through this city to roads at
the South
The work on the Capitol grounds is
rapidly progressing. Yesterday a large
force of conviets began to labor on the
grounds near Park street, while another
large force continued operations in open
ing the carriage-way on the south side of
the Capitol
We are gratifed to be able to state that
Mr.. Franklin Pierce, the popular proprie-
tor of the two Cherry street. boarding
boarding houses, is recovering from the
| injuries sustained few days since by be-
| ing run against by wagon. He has so
far convalesced as to be able to see to the
wants of his numerous guests.
A man named Michael Burrough from
Sheibyville, while walking through
North College street yesterday about
noon, met with a rather serious accident.
His pistol dropped from his pocket, and
was discharged, the ball taking effect in
his arm, producing an ugly wound A
surgeon was summoned to his aid and the
ball extracted and the limb bandaged.