Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-01
ALL OVER THE CITY.

April Fool!
Middleton avenue has been graded and
is now ready for the stone.
The Chancery Court and County Court
will be in session next week.
Shakespeare adapted for a spelling match
Polonius-Whst do you spell, my lord?
Hamlet-Worls, words, wOrds
Thirteen men were employed yesterday
in turning off hydrant water from de-
linquent taxpayers.
Mr.. Williamson, the Courthouse janitor,
has purchased and set out fourteen rose
bushes in the Courthouse yard.
Overseer Haslam had the street force at
work yesterday repairing the HurfreeSboIO
pike from Wharf avenue to the corporation
line.
The cotton Weighers of Nashville maze
an ''actual count" of stock on hand this
morning. Dealers will doubtless confer a
favor upon them by being prepared with
accurate figures as to their respective stocks.
If ladies are wise, black sleeveless
jackets Of velvet, silk, cashmere or alpaca,
will become permanent institutions. By
their aid everything from neat ten cent
print to five dollar silk are metamOr-
phOsed into elegant walking dresses.
The elections to be held by the County
Court next week are for Back Tax COllec-
tor, Tax Assessor and County WOrkhouse
Keeper. The candidates are so numerous
that some of the 'Squires have spoken of
having their hands padded to prevent in
jury from too much shaking.
An intereStingmeeting of the Jeffersonian
Debating Society was held Tuesday night.
The subject was, ''Resolved, that the inter
nal improvement measures advocated by
Henry Clay resulted in the general good of
the country" After a rather lively discus
sion, the affirmative side came out VictOrs.
We are gratified to note the fact that
citizens in South and West Nashville are
putting down new pavements adjacent to
their property. Under the new charter, all
property are required to do this,
and ample remedy is given the city to en-
force this Professionally selling the land, if
necessary.
In pursuance of the Mayors proclama-
tion, the City Marshal and police force
are vigilant in seeing that the sanitary
laws are enforced to the letter. II is the
memorable purpose of the administration
to see that the city is cleaned, and owners
of property may expect the worst if they
fail to clear their premises Of whatever may
be construed into nuisance under the Or
dinances.
In our report of the spellingmatch at
Elm Street Church, Broad street cotton
merchant was represented as having re-
tired on. spelling "carpet" with a *"
This he SAYS was joke; but when ecstacy
fell TO him he was one of the trio that went
down under it. His excuse for missing is
that be is one of those who have been
slong on cotton" and have not experienced
the emotion of ecstacy in so long that he is
''rusty."
There will be another meeting of the
ministers Of the city and Edgefeld in DIR.
Summers Office, in the Publishing House,
this morning at 10 O'Clock, to determine
upon some place to hold the Whittle and
Bliss revival meetings. Different churches
have been rendered, and the Exposition
building has also been suggested. With an
outlay Of $3.50 this building could be put
in such q condition as to seat between four
and five thousand people.