Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-16

Daring the business hours of yesterday
The Public Square, despite The oppressive
heat of the weather, presented q Lively and
unusually animated appearance. Thesame
remark would be alike applicable TO all the
business thoroughfa ses Of the city.
Waterrnelous are getting more plentiful
and considerably cheaper. Some pretty
sair Davidson county specimens were
brought in yesterday, but few for which
more than 81 was asked. 81 tsszsi haa
Citizens vho have fsvorits dogs are I'D
monished that the law authorizing tie
poisoning OF all animals found running at
large is virtually in operation. Dogs,
whose lives are worth preserving, should
be kept at home or provided with muzzles.
The late rains have given the crossing
corn fresh START, and the prospect Of
fair average yield in this section has been
very considerably frightened. 60 - avsIz
We understand that it is proposed to have
next week what is called "a poor. mans
ball, to which no gentleman who has
money enough to visit watering place
will be admitted. -
The collections made at the Office Of the
Collector of Internal Revenue yesterday
amounted to $2,223. Most Of this sum
was paid for whisky stamps.
Two accidents happened yesterday near
the Chattanooga depot. Two young men
were riding 10 buggy, wheu something
broke about the harness, causing the horse
to shy to one side, and both Of The young
gentlemen were spilled on the ground.
No serious damage was done. The other
accident happened TO country man Who
returning home after having imbibed
something 10 the city that disturbed his
equilibrium. He fell off his horse near the
depot, and was laid in the shade TO cool.
The horticultural Society did not have
a meeting yesterday, owing to the absence
Of quorum. The time for the next reg
ular meeting is the first Saturday in Al
gust. aF Hus E-6s
Oar young friend John T. Oassetiy, who
who takes a lively interest in Sunday
schools, has bsen for the past few days
kept at home by sickness. This will ex-
plain his absence from Sunday-achool to-
day.
The peace-bond business seems entirely
exhausted. No application for an instru-
ment Of that kind has bsen made dur
ing the past two days. Common sense or
the hot weather seems to be exerting q
peaceful influence on belligerent spirits.
As usual on Saturdays, the MsrkethSuse
was yesterday morning denseIy crowded
with people, in quest of meat, vegetable S,
fruits, etc. Il was about the most uncona-
Portable place in town, but yet there was
no way to avoid the pressure. A new
Markethouse has been plsyfully suggested
as remedy, but that idea has suddenly
grown thin.
1t is expected that the room for the
Nashville library, on the corner of Cherry
and Union-ihe old Bank of Tennessee
building-will be finished and ready for
the books by Wednesday. The Library
now has about two thousand volumes.
The persons wounded by the railroad
accident at Harpeth river, who are still at
st. Vincent Hospi al, are getting along very
comfortably, and the symptoms in each
case are such IS to indicate early recovery.
The repairs Eow being made to bridges
on the Edgedeld and Kentucky Railroad
cause soms slight detention to trains, but
in all other respec is,,proceedipg in very
satisfactory manner.
The auction sales on the Public Square
yesterday were well attended, and tbs bid
| ding as liberal and lively as could reason
ably be expected in view of the dull times.
At tbs Davidson county Jail yesterday,
nothing of unEsual interest was trsnspir-
| ing. For one day, at least, no prisoner
went in or out of the depths provided by
law to terrify and restrain evil-doers.