Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-25
NEW YORK.
Active FiIIbusterInK-ExIeB Pre-
ParAttOns 90 Aid the Cuban Patriot,
brutal ship Officers.

Active FiIIbusterInK-ExIeB Pre-
parAGtOns 10 Aid the Cuban Patriots
brutal ship Onleers.
New YORK, April 24.-The Tribune
says this city is the headquarters Of the
Cuban patriots. Millions Of dollars have
been expended in purchasing arms, equip>
ments and stores. Twenty thousand
stands Of arms and equipments have al>
ready been forwarded to their destination
on the Cuban coast. Councils are nightly
held 10 this city, and many prominent
eX army and naval officers Of the volume
teer service have linked their fortunes
with the CubanS. Thursday night com
pany Of sixty men and officers were pat
on board tugNbOat and carried to Sandy
Hook, where they embarked on vessel
for Cuba. Two weeks ago q large
steamer was dispatched from this port in
ballast she touched near Cape May,
and took on board arms, equipments and
stores, besides men from Philadelphia.
Munitions and men are also collecting at
Hoston and several Southern cities
Several well known army officers and
Cubans left last evening, whence the
next party will sail.
The crew of the ship Richard Robin
son, now lying at pier Al, East river,
have entered complaint against Capt.
VIM Ii Robinson and Richard Hoffman,
chief mate, Of shocking cruelty on her
last trip from Liverpool. Two Of the
crew were so badly beaten that they
Jumped overheard near Hollyhead, and
one Of them was lost The captains
wife was on board, and exercised consid>
cradle influence for good over the captain
when he was sober, and finally finding
him getting drunk every day, and conse-
quently more cruel, she threw overheard
all the spirits.
a Terrible Railroad Accident.
New York, April pa horrible &C
cident is reported on the Long Island
railroad The train which left Hunters
Point at 10 O'Clock this morning, when
about one mile east Of Jamaica, ran of
the track, when going at the rate oil
about twenty miles an hour. Six pas
sengers were instantly killed and fifteen
others severely injured, two or three
mortally. Every person in the rear car
was either killed or injured. Among
the passengers killed we're two women
and an infant The cause OF the accident
was a broken rail. Among the passen-
gers killed are VIM. Rushman, President
Of the Atlantic Bank, Brooklyn, and L.
p. Straunton, a railroad contractor.
Among the injured is Mr.. Craig, of East
ThirtieIh street in this city, badly cut
about the head and hip diSlocated.
Another account says there were if
teen in the last car which was broken to
splinters and eight passengers killed.
The brakesman was killed, as was a
child named Adams. The parents of the
latter were terribly injured, and cannot
survive. The killed and wounded were
removed TO MinneOla and Jamaica, and
everything done to alleviate the suffer
ings of the injured.
The National Board of underwriters
to-day after long discussion informally
voted in favor Of appointing an ex'
ecutive manager with an advisory
committee TO discharge executive
business Of the board. objections were
raised to taking final vote on the ques
ton, which will be further considered
Various substitutes for the scheme wert
referred TO the Executive Committee
with instructions TO report plan to thu
board.
The United States Commissioner to-
day refused $4,000 bail for Wilson, VIII
Is charged with heavy drawback fraud