Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-12-19
NEW YORK.
Hard Times.

Hard Times.
NKw YORK, Dec. 18.-The following
additional failures are announced. Ben
ton, Wills g. Co., dealers in worsted
goods, NJ. B. Sweezey, builder of Brook
lyn, E. T. ReYal, flour and meal dealer,
Ward Wheeler, dealer in pickles and pre-
serves, friedrich Wiitzic, coal merchant.
The failure of two cattle dealers, the
names are not given, in Hudson City, is
also mentioned.
The following firms have made as
signments, A. Colen & Son, dry goods,
Dickens & Son, soda water manufacturers.
A number of other failures are reported
to-day.
Mere Of the Same Sort.
The following failures are reported
since yesterday:
j. +. 81 II. Turk, liquor dealers, West
street; property taken possession of by
the Sheriff for the benefit of creditors;
NJ Desatrusligin, fine fruit growers as
sociation; Broadway Dry Dock Rolling
Mills, East Tenth street; it suspended and
made assignment; Phillips 81 HOff, pro-
duce dealers, West street; Matthews s.
Bonner, produce dealers, Washington
street; Robert Atkins, provisions, West
street; II. E. Legrain, dry goods, of
Broadway, has effected a compromise
with creditors on basis of paying fifty
cents on the dollar in three months.
The Widow.
Richardson's brother was informed at
the Surrogate Court that he had no right
to take out letters of administration; and
that the son of deceased or widow, were
the only persons who have the right.
To be Contested.
Richardson didn't make will, and il
S said that his death-bed marriage will be
by the relatives of the deceased.
Whose BOOksl
An important test case was brought be-
fore Judge BlaichfOrd to-day, which in
wolves the right of a merchant to recover
books and papers which have been seized
by the customhouse collector. The law
IF 1867 provides that a Judge of the
United States Court may deliver up such
books after the necessary examination has
been made. The case was sent up TO take
Broken i'm Two.
The steamship Grecian, from Palmyra.
S ashore at Jones inlet, Long Island, has
IrOken in two. All the persons on board,
seventeen in number, were rescued at
imminent risk of life by a life
JOat manned by the employees
If a wrecking company
Duel to the Death.
A duel concerning a lady came off at
Acquia Creek, Virginia, few days ago,
between Col. MacNamara, and politician
md broker named Varnum, both of New
York. The latter was wounded, proba-
,ly MORALLY.
John MOrrissoy. Lotteries and hen
wood.
The lottery war continues. After the |
appointment of John Morrissey as Re
.eiver of the Simmons Lottery, and in
,lacc of Ben Wood, the latter obtained |
N injunction from Judge Cardozo, re-
training Morrissey from proceeding under |
he order of Judge Barnard. Whenthe |
Injunction was served 1t was found that |
IOrrisscy had disposed of the property to |
brother of Simmons for the nominal |
UNI Of S25, 900. The case will come be-
ore the courts on Monday.
Advertisement.
A motion was made by Mr.. Ramsey's |
ounsel in his suit against the Erie rail |
Dad, to vacate the stay of the proceedings
Tanted by the Judge.
Mr.. BalcOne argued it yesterday before |
Judge Murray at Delhi, Delaware county, |
Dut tie court refused to hear the mo
ion to confirm the orders of sus-
'ension of injunctions for a receiver and !
djourned till the 2Sth.
Bogus Drafts.
The Honesdale National Bank of Penn |
ylvania has notified the Merchants EX- |
hange Bank of this city that attempts
ave been made,to pass certain drafts, pur- |
'Orting to be by the HOnesdale Bank on |
be Second National Bank of Philadelphia |
nd the Fourth National Rank of this |
ity, The bogus drafts are for s., 900 |
acb.
Promoted,
Gov Hoffman hRa appointed Chas. II !
'anBrunt to the vacancy in the Court of |
Common Pleas, created by the election of |
Judge Brady to the Supreme Bench.
POking up the Animals.
The Grand Jury of Kings county to-
ay presented indictments against sixty
lection inspectors and canvassers for !
onCen in the election frauds of NOvem-
,er. Among the persons indicted are
Nm. o. Brown, one of the Fire Commits
toner's, Justices Walsh and Buckley. A
lrge majority of those are Officeholders
nd politicians. The trials will begin
lext week, and the District Attorney ex-
,eCts to have a half dozen of the indicted |
PERSONS convicted before the first of Jan
Iary.
Again.
The complaint of James Fisk, Jr., in
lis suit for damages for alleged libel
" c. c. Newell, of the Times, was filed
n the United States Court to-day. Fisk
'laims $l0G, 900.
Hoist.
Frcshets are reported along the line Of
he Hudson River Railroad.
Reported o.
1t is reported that Thomas jackson,
Who killed Douglass in the first ward two
months ago, has been indicted for man
slaughter.