Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-29
NEW YORK.
Fashion Course TrOttIng-Meavy Suit
Against Dana for Islander Crime,
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New York, April 28.-The sweepstak'
trot on the Fashion cousre yesterday
mile heats, for 5000, was won by Bella
Clay, beating Harry Clay and Belle o
Allentown. Best time, 2472.
Henry McCloskey, late editor of the
Brooklyn Eagle, died in the insane asy'
lum, Brooklyn, yesterday.
John Russell Young, managing editor
Of the Tribune, appeared to-day before
Judge Tappan, of the Supreme Court
and made an affidavit against Chss. A
Dana, of the Sun, for alleged false, scan-
dalous and malicious libel, bringing
damages for one hundred thousand dol
lars. Mr.. Dana was arrested this even-
ing at his house, and held to bail in ten
thousand dollars.
1t is understood other arrests will be
made Tomorrow on charge of conspi~
racy and libel
| The dinner Of the alumni of the Union
College took place ut Delmonicos last
night About one hundred and tizty
were present
/ Yesterday Afternoon, at No. 55 Amity
street, young man named Edward j.
Martin, SON of the proprietor Of the
| Southern Hotel, 679 Broadway, shot and
probably mortally wounded a married
| woman named Matte Brienslow, board
ing in the house
The Erie men have fallen into a diff.
Guilty with certain owners of property on
the Passaic river over the question of
riparian rights A force OF Erie men
were engaged in taking possession Of
Alderman Stevens water front yester-
day, and proceeded to drive piles of their
own into his ground. Mr.. Stevens was
unable to resist the gang, and legal pro-
ceedings have been commenced.
John Russell Young, late of the
Tribune, has written a letter to the New
York Post whrein he acknowledges
having written the letters published in
the Sun and says he will be able to purge
himself of the charge Of corruption made
against him. The following is q copy OF
the letter:
To the Editor of the Evening Post: /
thank you for the spirit of your COM
ments on the recent publications in the
Sun. If the latter alternative proves true
the whole press will receive from this
case a stroke to its influence, q stain on
its character the effect of which may
counterbslance many years OF upright
and honorable labor of others in the
service of the public. 1t will GER
tainly now be more necessary than
ever for all members of the press who
wish 10 save it from disgrace to join not
merely in denouncing the imposter now
exposed, but in keeping the rest of the
profession entirely above all kindred sus~
picions. | am content TO accept the
judgement. What have written
done.
| take the fullest responsibility
and do not write this in order to escape
from it. Mr.. Stockton says: with an
arrangement made with the editor OF the
Tribune, whose name is given as Mr..
Young, had nothing TO do. He may have
suspected it. lie was never in
formed of it by me- 1t was
by Mr.. Young's direct influence that this
matter was stopped. remember wri-
ting many Of the letters. don't remem~
Der writing others. / have not seen
them. The person to whom they we're
written had been nay school mate and
friend. The friendship was broken by
misconduct in business interest in
which he had been placed through
nv influence. When he left it
| was menaced with this publi-
cation. | was told a small sum Of
money could cuppress it. My reply was
that had written many things which l
did not care to see printed. My bank
of back letters to my wife, my diary, my
correspondence generally, could rnot
be made public without annoyance. l
had written nothing which could make
me love the respect of any one who
knows me. OF course / am sensible of
the error Of having had this cor
respondent for that mistake.
cannot make sufficient explanation.
For twenty-five ears l had looked upon
him as a friend when | should have
known that he was merely q dog. |
gave him confidence, personal association,
generous bounty and charity, when to
him essentially, charity was precious.
| should have tossed him the crumbs
and bones from my table. That
| was my blunder. There are men who
| hold ia our social economy the same re-
1atiOn which vermin holds in nature. l
regret the same distinction has tinSlly
/ crept into the press. When any
scouudrel has private letters to
sell he may find market IN
| New York newspaper. He
will not only have them printed, bat so
dexterously arranged, and clipped, and
commented upon, that matters which
were never 10 his mind, and circum~
stances which never existed will be
made to appear as his life, and speech
and thought. The simplest trans>
actions in business will be spoken
of as crimes, and the cOurtesies
of life will be held as CHASING conspiracy
and intrigue. If there are phases which
have no meaning, meaning can be I'M
| vented, and with an editor, ingenious
and fertile with his pen, there is no limit
t. his invention.
| do not believe in suits for libel, as a
general thing, but have given the cdr
tor of this print an opportunity to ex-
plain and defend this transaction with
private correspondence before a jury O.
bis country Having done this, | have
only to say there is nothing in these let
tiers which | cannot explain, whenever al
explanation is proper, 1t is not proper
here.
This publication is in part the result
of delermed effort to drive me from
the Tribune and Press of this city. Ii
, is only the elimination OF a conspiracy
which has long been engendered.
1 am satisfied it has taken this shape. /
: has brought to me unexpected and precI
l Gus evidence of friendship and from l.
e man more warmely. | am prOund t
say that the generous noble gentlemel
3 with whom | am associated IN business
| am, respectfully, your Ob'dt. servant.
: john RUSSELL YOUNG.
The Express publishes a special dis
patch from Philadelphia, saying tina
Atty. Gen. Brewster publishes car
denying that he was ever tteeced b
Young or the Morning Press.
VIVA. Livingston, formerly Deliver
Clerk at the retail store of A. L. Stewar
who last August abscOnded, a deisultt
l. for 81 500, was arrested on Ihursda
y and arraigned to-day at the Jeflerso
re- Market Police Court. Livingston impl
Is Gated Peter e. Curtis, bOokakeeper, 1
a an accOmplice. and offers to turn State
h evidence TO save himself Curtis ca
a. prove his innocence. Both were con
4 mitted for examination.
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