Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-12
ALL OVER THE CITY.

The police court fines yesterday amounted
to $40. v..
4 fo,Ir1esIi-year-old cat departed this life
YESTERDAY at the residence Of w. Z. bate
man.
The Broad 5 rect Watermelon Society
treated The Union AND AMERICAN yester-
dav To an excellent melon weighing 49s
mounds. Thanks.
There is to be an entertainment gotten
nm ON an extensive scale about the last OF
his month, in aid of the new Spruce street
Baptisi Church, cOlOred.
Mary Johnson, Sallie RObb, fish Nc
IemoTe and Dilsey Davis are boarding al
the Work-hcuse now, having been sent
down on A fine of $50 each, yesterday, on the
charge of vagI ancy.
detective w. L. Watson returned from
Sumner county Yesterday, where he recov-
cred another horse that had been stolen Dy
lanes TAYLOR, colored, now lodged in JAIL
This makes the tenth horse recently recoV-
erred which had been stolen by Taylor ana
his white colleague, John Smith.
A hin was introduced in the Board oil
Aldermen Yesterday by Alderman Consa-
dine. providing that each policeman shall
be furnished with blank book in which TO
note down defective or dangerous side
walks. Instructions in the streets, etc, and
renort the same TO the Captain OF FOilce,
by whom they would be reported TO the
| City Marshal. A very wise measure.
As will be seen by reference to our re-
/ mort of the meeting of the Board OF Alder
men Yesterday, a bill was introduced by
| Alderman Breen providing for an appro-
priation, by popular vote, OF SlOO,OOO 10
| purchase new engine for the waterworks,
and also lay an eighteen inch main from
| the waterwOrks to the Public Square.
The Ne,p York Commercial and FindIl-
c;ol Cbropfrte of the Sth inst. says: "The
| FouitabIe Fire Insurance Company OF
| Nashville. having complied with the laws
of tIlis State. has established an agency in
This CITY. Its directors and stockholders are
said To be among the oldest, wealthlest and
most reliable citizens of Nashville, and
the management Is reported 10 De IN every
respect conservative.
Durino the six weeks ending last Mon
dav. Mr.. Glenn, Water-tax Collector, col
lected s.. S29.S6 against S6,S22.97 for the
corresponding six weeks of last year, and
This money was raised by Mr.. Glenn:
trampipg from door to door, but very few
presenting themselves at his office to settle
| I'D. lie Is lIl liS W SCSOAS a 49,.
law, SO that the water tax may be setleC
annually instead of semi-annually, as a
present.
One would think that, compared with TN
life of a street car horse, that OF stree
sprinkIer horse would be biisSful exist
ence, but one of Carpenters steeds evl
IDENTIFY thinks differently, for at a late hoI
last evening, while being driven dow
Spruce street, he suddenly reared AM
/ pinced. and set about vigorous kicking
which soon relieved him of his harness
Several persons came to the assistance c
: the driver. and checked the vicious anima
4 | in his wild career.
D A young man giving the name OF Charlie
Augustus Gordon, twenty-three years {
} ace. presented himself at the police static
' last evening in very dilapidated condl
n tion. His costume was extremely AIR,
J. consisting as it did of venerable slTa,
: hat. a colored shirt and a pair OF thin co
T ton trousers-.'Only these and notmn
Y more" He said that he lives near Paducal
4 that he was married last Christmas, an
that he "struck out" ten weeks ago !
; search of work. He was entirely destitute
= and was furnished by Sergeant Burke VII
4 an order on the city WOrkhouse for SUI
il per. lodging and breakfast.