Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-20
NEW YORK.



Harlem Railroad Train Blown
Over an EmbansNment.
New YoRK Nov. Is.-Ths gale of yes.
terday was wide spread and unprece-
denied
A tram on the Harlem Railroad was
blown from the track near Boston corners.
The express and smoking car and two
passenger coaches were hurled from the
pank distance OF 10 feet. The baggage
car was burned with the mail matter. The
casualties were less disastrous than the
condition OF the cars would indicate. A
boy named Peter Mcbride, living in Anne
ma, was killed and partially burned, B.
8 Carter, of Caiskill, had his scalp torn
on, and seveaely wounded about the head
Recovery doubtful. Reuben T. Britt
brakeman, cut in the head and seriously
injured. Herman Jacobin, brakeman, Sc
riously, ribs broken.
>. Hurd, express messenger; slightly in
jured.
Frank oNeil, baggage-master; injured
from inhaling steam while attempting to
save baggage
Chester Goodall and wife, of Massachu-
setts the former badly hurt about the body
and bead, and the latter, an old lady,
bruised about the head and body; recovery
doubtful.
Miss F. A Parsons, of America; cut
about head and face
James Halstead, America; injured in
face and hands.
Van Vlieck, brakeman; considerably in
jured
The location of the accident has twice
before been the scene of like catastrophe.
1t Is gorge in the mountain. The track
Is now repaired and the injured are receiv-
ing proper attention.
Heeeher On Thanksgiving and Re-
belIiOn.
In his sermon yesterday Beeeher re-
terred to the late rebellion, and said its
failure ought not to give us notion that
the nation Is undoubtedly secure from dis
rupton. Few know how near the rebel
hon came to proving a success. 1t was an
attempt which was founded upon bad
grounds; upon that which was odious
to the moral sense of the world. But
should the Pacific States, in another gen.
Grafton, without the vile curse of slavery
interfering, undertake separation on strong
commercial, political and economical
grounds, the issue would probably be
very different. Our late success must not
lead us to suppose that no other attempt
would be made. Hthe Southern States, tenn
porarlly exhausted, should renew the strup-
gle on the grounds of political policy and
economy, the result could not De foretold.
Such was the extent of the country that in
the future, when the respective parts be-
came populous and wealthy separation
could not be stayed if their interests Law in
separation. National unity was secured
only when it was to the interest of each
section that there should be such unity.
Marine Disasters.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-Several disasters
TO vessels occurred in Long Island on
"Wednesday. One schooner is reported to
have capsized and all on board were lost.
Abolished.
division of the custom house here, de-
voted to the shipment of merchandise to
the Pacific coast, has been abolished.
Another Schooner Wrecked.
PULASKI, N. Y, Nov, 19.-The schooner
Volunteer came ashore at Port Ontario last
night The crew are supposed to be lost.
The Peabody Remains.
1t is authoritatively stated that the re-
mains of George Peabody will be brought
to Boston.
CircumSObOIatingF Females.
The National Women's Suffrage Delegate
Convention meets in Cleveland, Ohio. the
Path and 18th inst, for the purpose of
forming TN American Woman Suffrage As
sociatiOn.
Another Advertisements for Erie
In1ua RarDarI b,- A.
send the issues in the suit of the Erie Rail
road Company against Cornelius Wander
bit to jury to be tried, and the case has,
been set down for trial before the special
term on the 25th inst.
The Drawback Frauds
The investigations of the drawback
frauds we're continued to-day before Com
missioner Osborne, the evidence having
been given in the cases of Howard and
Mulligan. 1t was shown that the latter
was virtually Of the firm of B. W. johnson
& Co., and that Caldwell, who has also
been spoken of in the matter, had been
heard to ask Mulhgan to give him some ia
cihties to perpetrate frauds.
johnson, who was a witness, Was appa-
rently astonished when shown a check
by the District Attorney for $50
600, payable to johnson on the
firm of Mulligan, and said he knew
nothing Of the check. Case adjourned
till Wednesday next Since the seizure of
tho main Office and headquarters, at 294
Bowery, of Benjamin Wood and others, the
books that he and his partners backed, and
which were sent IN from the various policy
shops, have been thoroughly examined. 1t
IS reported by Detective Robert Hunt,
through whose efforts the seizure was made,
that the deficiencies in the the payment of
the first five per cent. tax on the gross re-
ceipts Of the offices backed by Wood and
his partners will amount tonearly 800, 900.
The Twigg-BuIIer Gaze.
NEW YORK, Nov. l9-The Sun to-mor-
row, viii contain the following which is
understood to be on authority: The
Twiggs swords for which Gen. Butler has
been sued 10y a young woman who
IS not a niece Of Gen. Twiggs
were m 500 sent to officers Of the United
States and now are in the Treasury. The
silver plate mentioned as appro-
priated by Gen Butler. was turned
over to the quartermaster and sold
under Gen. Banks administration, and the
money was gwen to the Treasury of the
United States. Gen. Butler was applied
to use his influence TO have Twiggs' sword
returned, and was told that he would be
sued if he did not He refused
to interfere. The suit is brought
and published for political effect
The whole story in regard to the swords
is told in the parlors of New Orleans.
Page 467-Swords and box of silver ware
found under the wing of house. This
woman was asserted al the time TO be