Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-28
NEW YORK.
The Social Science Association
Grants RrOkers--A Cheap Hoax

| The Social Science ASSOCIATION
Grants BrOkers--A Cheap HOAX
AT the Social Science Association yester-
day, a paper was read written by ID. L.
Dawes. representative from Massachusetts,
on the mode of procedure in cases OF con-
tested elections to-day.
Mr.. Dawes, in the paper, after giving a
detailed history of the mode OF procedure
in this country, concluded by saying that an
| amendment to the constitution was necessary
| to bring about radical reform. But some
improvement may be had by changing the
manner of appointing the committees, and
| such public sentiment as would put an
end to party exactions. This public senn-
ment was necessary, as members now con-
| tent themselves with simply recording
their names, and leaving the discussion OF
a case to the parties directly interested,
thus making an engine of political parties
| working out their ends, and involving the
institutions of the country in their pur-
poses and fate.
PROPER DISTINCTION
New YORK. Oct. 27.-At the assembling
of the American Social Science Association,
Frederick Klapp, of the Board of Commits
sioners of Emigration, had paper on emil
grafton in which he says Congress has only
the right to protect the emigrant on the
high seas. After he lands, his case is
purely police regulation, in which the
State alone is interested. If Congress
should take hold of him, his case would
soon become the subject of political chlca-
merry, and the result may be imagined
About 30 per cent of all new com
ers go to the country, and of these
again, about Is per cent. go to the
West, so that in proportion to its size and
population New York derives less benefit |
from immigration than the Western States. |
The healthy, industrious, and wealthy emil |
grant generally goes West or South, and
the worthless one remains behind. The |
Board of Emigration prevents disease from |
spreading all over the country. 1t is espe- |
cially important that the emigrant should |
not be imposed upon, rs he then loses his /
elasticity ofmind, antitrust in new relations, |
and becomes more of a burden than a /
source of profit The emigrant Is still /
shamefully abused in his transit to this /
country, and Congress should endeavOr to
effect some international treaties for his /
protection. 1t has fine opportunity now IN
the offer of the North German Confede-
ration. Let 1t be done as soon as possible.
JAY GOULD AMONG THE wORENIEN.
New YORK, Oct. 27.-At meeting of the
striking machinists last evening in Jersey
City, written agreement WAS read from
Jay Gould agreeing to pay the men on the
Erie Road ON the 10Th Of each month. This
settles the questions, and the strike is
ended, all hands going to work.
An INNOCENT BUSINESS FIRM.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Mr. George Stone,
Of the firm OF Stone, Nichols & Stone, says
neither Gen. Grant nor any of his family
ever transacted any gold, or other broker
age business through that firm.
A MODEL. PAY8IAsTER RELEASED.
Paymaster Bogert, who has been tried
by the Naval Court Martial on the charges
of swindling the government out the sum
of $50, 600, has been released from custody
which amounts to an acquittal.
A FRAIL CONSTITUTION.
The iron plated ship Constitution viii
leave this port to-day for Londonderry,
with seven souls aboard-fve men and two
New Foundland dogs. The Constitution is
% feet in length and eight tons burden
Custom House measurement
ONLY A HOAX
The report that the little ship Constitu-
ton, light tons. was to sail for Europe. Is a
hoax