Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-12-31
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pN"-1OBS vi.
NEW York, Dec. 80 Private orders
were sent from Washircon yesterday 10
all navy yards directing that the work q
hitting out vessels of var Tor sea De Vigor-
ously prosecuted.
At once!
The monitor Misntonomah, now rehtted
at Brooklyn Navy yard, has been ordered
to depart at once and her destination IS
rumored to be SANTANA, as it is said that
European powers are taking measures
to prevent the cession of that portion OF
st. Domingo to the United States.
A more Peaceful Solution.
The iron-clad Miantonomah which is
ordered TO be ready for sea, is understood
to be intended for the escort into Portland
harbor of the British ship Monarch, with
the remains of George Peabody.
Wants His Rights.
Gen. John c. Fremont has sued the
Kansas and Pacific Railroad Company to
recover for alleged breach of contract.
Gen. Fremont claims that when he settled
with the company in 1865, they agreed
TO give him 100000 of United States
bonds first issued to the company under
act of Congress The bonds that they re
ally did give him were of a later date, SO
that he lost several years interest.
A Sign.
A. Beningerhas commenced suit before
Judge Gilbert, against his former part
ners, Clarke & Sons, and Judge Gilbert has
issued temporary injunction restraining
the latter from using the sign of Benin
ger, Clarke & Sons, with an order to show
cause on first Monday in January why
the Injunction should not be made per.
pctual.
Several large brcweries were seized IL
Brooklyn yesterday, and two large dis
tilleries in this city.
still with as.
The Spanish flotilla still remains at it:
anchorage. Its day of sailing is uncer
tain. Strenuous efforts are being put for
ward by the American gentlemen interest
ed in its speedy departure, to hasten 1t
but there is very little probability that thu
vessels win go for day or two.
Metropolitan Beef.
A morning paper represents the Cattle
in the live stock markets in this city a
present TO be in a very unhealthy condl
lion. AS a general rule they tiounde
knee deep in filthy slush. Their be
numbed limbs are unable to sustain thei
trembling bodies. and some, more ex
hausted than their fellows, sink in tn
foul ground of the totally unpTotecte'
cattle-pcns.
RaiIrOading 10 Europe.
The books seized last night at the oific
of the Atlantic and Great Western Rail
road are in the possession of the Fri
Railroad Company, from whose Offices al
orders regarding the management OF tn
Atlantic and Great Western Railroad ema
nate The office At 400 Broadway is i
charge of two officers of the Suprem
Court. No business is done there. tn
cause of the raid Ct the receiver, O'Dohel
ty, appears to-day in the alleged fact thG
McHenry, formerly President of the A
lantic and Great Western Railroad Con
pany, visited the Broadway office fey
DAYS ago and carried with him to kWoV
the most important books of the con
pany.
ATTEMPTS were made to-day, at bot
Albany and Troy, to swindle the banks b
| deposits Of forged certified checks on tn
Second National Banks of this city, pun
porting to be signed by S. G. Pittende1
The attempts were unsuccessful; and II
man who made them gave the name Of v
H. RAYMOND
smallpox.
The number of deaths by smallpox du
ing the %eek ending noon to-day, /;
The disease which at one time threatent
{ to become epidemic has nearly die
out
; Tammany Primaries.
Arrangements for Tammany primal
elections were made to-day. 1t is unde
, stood Mr.. Tweed will be reelected Pres
| dent
Real. the murderer Of policeman SIN
dick is TO have a new trial
~ Postal.
Postmaster General CresswGll aud PO
master Jones have had another long co
Z, sutation to-day relative to a contract
carving the mails between this port al
Europe. Representatives of yario
steamboat lines took part in the discl
IS sion, and, after a full and free interchan
d of opinions on both sides, the Postmas
&c General ratified the contracts alrca
made.
The steamship Rhcin, which was
i have sailed to-day, starts Saturday WI
the mails. She has $500 in specie
, gagged.
u Tenement Houses.
s. The annual report of the Board
Health shows that there arc $4,000 te
~ ment houses in the city, occupied
~ 500. 600 persons.