Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-25
TEMPORARY RESIDENTS.
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AOhO CE IICMGBS IpE BOUD.D
For several days past it has been current
ly reported on the streets that negroes living
outside the corporate limits of Nashville
were being brought into town in large num-
bers, and provided with temporary homes
in various parts of tie city, the object evi.
IDENTIFY being to have these men here on
election day. ..
Yesterday evening reporter on this pa
per sted a locality in the Tenth ward,
where "boarding" house has been opened
within few days. The premises referred
to are a courls of frame shells of houses on
the left hand side of the street, just beyond
where the Granny White pike branches off
from the Chattanooga railroad tunnel,
which houses have been unoccupied for
some time until last Thursday. In the
immediate vicinity of these houses,
there were formerly lot of shanties
whlca were occupied ny darkies,
but the Nashville and Chattanooga
raj road company bought the property last
year, and had all the Shsnties torn down,
thus compelling the occupants, lazy, tri-
fling set, to ''seek fresh fields, and pastures
new"
In the course Of our reporters investiga
tons, he gathered the following facts: Last
Thursday these houses were taken posses
sion OF by party of negro men, and since
that time they have received accessons to
their number daily. A colored man by the
name OF William ii. Forrest, who,
It is stated, was candid.t, for the Office CT
Constable IN one OF the districts last fall,
and was defeated; has charge of the build
ings, or is reported 70 have charge of them.
An express wagon loaded with fuel and
provisions is seen unloaded at one of these
houses every day. There is large crowd
Of negroes about the buildings at meal times,
who are known to reside in the 10th and
thirteenth districts, some of them having
been occupants OF the houses which are re-
ferred to above as having been torn down
by the railroad company. These men
seem 10 have no employment in any part Of
the city.
Our reporter upon the occas on of his
visit TO the premises ticed a couple of
white men, well known in the city, engaged
in long and earnest conversation with q
yellow man near one OF the houses, the
colored man being in his shit sleeves.
At one time the latter called out to black
man at the door CT the house t. 'b-iDg him
his book"
The following is a partial list of the
names of the occupants Of these houses:
McNght, Fuller Cotton, Joseph Bridget,
Henry Bell, Oliver Lea, Alfred Hight, Thos
Tate, Henry Tucker, George Reed, A fred
ReAdman, Luck Hagaas, Jno Hochnx, Hut
bard Abanaho, Leroy Harris, Richard
Hith, Isica Wuful, John Lymer, Jacob
Gray, Samuel Crsighead, Ed Thompson,
Lion Jones. Jerry Oliver, Martin Richards,
Susie Mcclure, Anderson Alexander,
Robert Frazier, Henry Foster, Peter
Thompson, Thomas Wright, Andy Robert
son, Moses Stalks, Dee Mothel, James Big
low, Andy Mobbly, Thornton Harriet,
George Wharton, Mills Sell, Charley
Carnce, Andrew Wright, Charley RemssD,
Ricsard Compton, Aaron Nelson, Thomas
Allen, James Landretb, w Goods, Writ
Ingram, VIM Harris, - Shefiid, Henry
Harris, Alexander CFamp, Robert Scruggs,
Henry B.bost, Harvey Jones, JEFF Turn,
VIM McCroney, DR. Ernes, Henry Lilies,
Jacob Cox, Left Patton, George Cash, Hus-
ton Culp, Henry Douglass, Sut lawrence,
Boston Porter, - Walters, S even Boyd,
Willis ToWsel, Peter Scales, Walker Knox,
E d Pslvert.
Ou ClblL5uS VIII w Wei u COHSluoE tbo
foregoing facts, and if 1t is proven that these
coiored men have been brought into the
city for the purpose of taking part in the
election Of next Saturday, the men who
planned this little enterprise should be spot
ted and dealt with in suitable manner.
The people of this city are abund antly able
TO take care Of their own affairs, and they
should brook no Interference GA the part Of
in election matters.
Siuce the above was put in type, we learn
that it is reported smother "soGp house"
located in the western part of town, be-
tween Church and Cedar, has been doing s
rushing business for several days. It is
stated that 120 negroes took dinner at this
last Sunday.