Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-12
ALL OVER THE CITY.

Painters were engaged yesterday in
Frightening up the jail and county work
house.
The river is rising, and the hydrant water
is rapidly assuming the color and consist
ency of chocolate.
Five dollar counteneits on the Traders
National Bank of Chicago are still very
plentiful in this vicinity.
The Board of Managers of the Woman's
Mission Home will meet at the Home, cor
ner of Market and Locust streets, at P. NJ.
to-day.
The little member of Elm Street Sunday
school, who died yesterday, will be buried
from the church this afternoon at halfpast
three o'clock.
It was very generally remarked on the
streets yesterday that the weather was
about to turn cold, Whereupon the philo-
sophical coal dealer replied "Let her turn"
Yesterday was another of those unac-
countably dull days. There were no cleo
tions, no races, no rlnaways, no dog fights,
no grand parades, no genial sunlight
November.
Gov. Brown has offered, as will be seen
by an advertisement elsewhere, a reward
Of $500 for w. A. Brown, who murdered
John Edmondson in Williamson county on
the Sd inst.
1t is suggested that the luxuriant crop Of
grass in the courthouse yard be harvested
and sold for the benefit of the county.
Some people are always trying TO have
something done.
A party of BOYS were about to raise an
alarm of fire on College street, yesterday,
Just to see how the new fire telegraph would
work. 1t requires some self-denial on their
part TO wait until the wires are up.
A Summer street lady who is not half as
savage and severe as the photographers in
variably represent her, never fails TO write
81 don't bite" when sending her picture to
relatives who have never seen her.
Five able-bodied men, representing
themselves as being from Louisville, were
furnished with lodging at the work-house
last night. Three of them stated that they
were drifting about in search of employ
ment.
The County Court Clerk says the real
estate market has been more active since
the Sd inst. than before. Whether this is
attributable to the political action taken
by the American people on that day or not,
our readers may draw their own conclu-
sions.
Those Edgefeld people are growing over
the fact that the owners of certain lots
fronting on Woodland street refuse to lay
a sidewalk in front of the same. If this
were done, there would be a continuous
line of sidewalk on each side of Woodland
from the bridge to Tulip street.
A tax-paying citizen, who believes that
the sources Of public revenue should be in
creased with every possible opportunity, in
order to make the taxes lighter, suggests
that tie fire. alarm telegraph be so arranged
ttat business and private dispatches can be
sent to various parts ofthe city, and charged
for according to length. He seriously thinks
of submitting the idea 10 the City Council.
A gentleman was speaking to a Vine
street lady recently of a friend who had
Just returned from Australia. sand did
she happen to meet Mr.. Wilkins Micawber
while there?" inquired the lady, who is a
great admirer of Dickens. "Micawber-
Micawber," responded the gentleman.
"I'm sure don't know, madam, | never
heard her mention any one by that name"
A few brutal remarks by a fashion
critic. "Fancy a fashionable gentleman
with a mass of greasy, filthy false hair
hanging over and soiliDg beyond the limit
of decency the collar and shoulders Of a
two hundred dollar coat-supposing, for the
sake of illustration, that 1t would be posi-
bic for him TO find one costing so much
money-or with his trousers legs trailing
in the dust and mud, making his hosiery
and underwear so abominably wet and
dirty as to be at once uncomfortable, I'M
healthy and indecent. No man in his
senses would do, or think Of doing, either
of these things, yet leaders Of fashion among
women and their blind f,llowers do more.
And, what is more, they actually seem to
enjoy it.
He was dry looking old customer, and
when he entered a College street establish
meut yesterday and said he would like to
look at some under-shirts, the pOlitest clerk
in the house escorted him back to the rear
of the store and chucked him down enough
of the article called for to clothe battalion.
The old fellow selected one of rather short
dimensions. "What do you sell these at?'
he asked. "a dollar apiece" was the
prompt reply. "Do you retail shirts" in
quired the dry-looking coon, as he took
measurement of the garment he held in his
hand. Certainly sir; we sell at both
wholesale and retail.n 'Well, Them said
he. 'sjust retail this un an I'll drap in an
git it sometime when I'm passin'," and the
stranger babe the polite clerk good day and
left the store.
A bill providing for the doing away of
'licensed detectives" in the city has passed
three readings in the Board Of Aldermen,
in which body it originated. As there is
no licensed detectives in Nashville it is
rather strange measure to adopt. There
are four detectives in the city who follow
that business for a livelihood, and have
r,yoN-au thornSalxpS a baDafit IN the nr1hlic
These men have taken out no license, but
are under bonds of 81 900 each for their
good behavior. As the city ordinances do
not provide for the employment of detec-
tive force, to be paid by the city, it is some
what strange that an attempt should be
made to do away with the present arrange
ment, that being the evident purpose of the
bill referred to.