Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-30
ALL OVER THE CITY.

The Overseer Of the streets says that ten
new streets have been macadamized this
year.
The examination of applicants for posi-
tons as teachers in the city schools begins
to-day. -
The Chairman of the Street Committee
says that $4,000 bushels of broken stone is
required to put the streets of the tenth
ward in repair.
The Cumberland Presbyterians of Nash
vile are highly elated over the fact of the
Publishing House of their Church having
been located in this city.
If Mr.. NJ. A. Blakely is in tie city, it
viii probably be TO his advantage to hasten
TO the police station where he will find an
important letter awaiting him.
''Civil Rights Watch" is the legend in
scribed upon placard attached TO a coal
black chrOnometer hanging in Atkinson q
Alsteds show window.
Having been implored by lady cores
pondent to abate a nuisance al the 'icOrner
of Demonbreun street." the Banner had
four commissioners" out looking for said
corner all day yesterday, but failed to find
it.
Mr.. John Quinn, who lives five miles
from the city, between the Granny White
and Franklin pixies, reports that the army
worm made its appea' ance on his place last
Thursday, and the entire destruction of his
crop is threatened.
At the last meeting Of the Street Com
mittee Councilman Martin offered resolu-
ton directing the chairman Of the commit
tee TO at once put the entire street force at
work cleansing the city, which resolution
was adopted.
An orphan boy residing at Coripth, Miss,
hearing that Judge Ferris was very active
in finding homes for unprotected children,
begged his way to Nashville last week,
made his case known to the judge and was
provided with good home that day.
retired sulphur-water merchant, wish
ing to occupy portion of his leisure time,
has gone into the literature business in
small way. A day o. two since he was
heard calling out: "Ere's yer YUNYUN
'MERICAN-ice all round"
The members of the newly elected
Board of Health were bored nearly to death
yesterday, by applicants for the position Of
Sanitary Inspector, who is to get 81 500 per
annum. The members Of the Roird were
notified yesterday Of their election, and
will hold a meeting Monday night.
Mrs. Hester BroWp, Of this city, widow
of the late John \. Brown, who was killed
by boiler explosion on the Louisville
road whilst in the employ of the railroad
company, recovered nearly 5000 from the
company, at Russellville this week. Her
case was conducted by Gen. Bate, assisted
by some Of the legal gentlemen of RUSSELL
vile.
The attention Of our police authorities
is called TO the fact that vehicles of all
kinds are constantly left on the streets I'M
attended by drivers, and with the horses
not tied. 1t is TO be hoped the city ordi-
nances in relation to the matter of leaving
horses unhitched on the streets may be
more strictly enforced, as the lives and
limbs Of our citizens are jeOpardized every
hour in the day by this careleSsness.
r. H. Singleton, No. 81 Cherry Street,
has received Frank Leslie's Illustrated and
Harper's Weekly, New York Clipper, Boys
and Girls Weekly, Appleton's Journal, Po-
lice News, Weekly Graphic aud Danbury
News, for the current week; the American
Agriculturist and Rand and McNally's
Railroad Guide for June, and the latest
New York, Cincinnati and Louisville
dailieS.