Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-11-29
THB CITY.
ImpoRTANT INronmArroN.
Social statistics of Davidson County
for the Year Ending June 4, 1870.
Figure. from tine Census Takers.


Figures from the Census Takers.
From the Social statistics of Davidson
county, which are not wholly completed,
as prepared by the census takers; much
valuable statistical information is furnished,
From them we collate the following
FINANCIAL.
Value of real estate in the county, $22,-
672, 765 value of personal estate, So, 49,
sS5. Total valuation of property In the
county, $25, 1854, $50. The estimate being
made upon the cash bssis, makes the
true valuation $34, 472, S63. Tie town
and county debt for which bonds have
been issued is near $1,765, 900. State
taxes of all kinds, $110, 146 county taxes
of all kinds, $77, 563.9 town city and
county of all kinds, $35O,64O. The prin-
cipaf Of these ere State, school, county
and real estate.
PAUPERIsM.
The whole number of paupers SUPPORTED
during the year was 81. OF these IS were
native and were foreign. Of the natives
"a were white and % black. The total
cost of their support was So, 800.
CRIME.
The whole number of criminals convict
ed during the year was go, of which 207
were native white, and 400 native black,
and 60 foreigners. t
LIBRARIES.
Under this head the statistics are more
meagre than We should like to see, and
much more SO than should be IN a wealthy
aud refined section of country like ours.
They show that we have no town or city
| libraries, no libraries of courts, and no
circulating IibrarieS of any description
whatever. They show Church libraries
(pastors) 1000 volumes; University and
school libraries 50, $50 volumes; Sabbath
school libraries LOGO volumes, and private
libraries, including those of lawyers and
clergymen, 81, $50 volumes.
WAGES.
Under this head, nothing like the variety
of trades followed by our citizens are en-
braced, aiming to give only the most gener-
al. The average wages of farm hands per
month, hired by the year and boarded, is
$12; the average wages of day laborers,
without board, 81 per day, and with board,
Is cents per day; average paymen: to a
carpenter per day, without board, So; av-
erage price of board to q laboring man per
week, 81.
COLLEGES, ACADEMIES AND SCHOOLS.
There are shown to be two universities
with an average Of eight male and six fe-
male teachers, and an average attendance
of 500 pupils, male and female. They have
received from endowment S4,S60, from
public funds 81, 500, and from other sour
ces, including tuition, $16,450. There are
eleven academies with twelve male and
twenty-four female teachers, with an aver
age attendance of $50 pupils, which have
received from endowment $4S6; one med
ical college with twelve professors and an
average attendance of sixty studenta and
an income of Sc, 600 from tuition, etc.
One theological school, with four teachers,
an average attendance of sixty-fve, and
an endowment of $1,000 received; one
school of art and. music, with 300
pupils, and an income of 200 from tut
ton and other sources; one high school,
with fifty-eight pupils: The public schools
of the city including the high schools, are
enumerated, with an average attendance Of
2, IA pupils, for the benefit of which there
was raised by taxation $50, 900. The aver
age attendance upon the Edgefeld public
schools is put down at $50, for which there
| was raised by taxation 81, 500. There are
four day schools mentioned with
an average attendance of 220 pu-
pills. and an income from tuition of
1900; and two boarding schools, with an
average of 120 pupils and an income of
81, 800 There is also one charity school,
with an attendance of 1877, which received
from endowment 49, 200, and from other
| sources $3.50.
NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS.
Under this head we have the following,
which shows that our county is at least
well supplied with home reading of a
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