Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-03
NEW YORK.
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characterization etc
NEW York, April 2.-The cotton move
ments for the week shows large fallm
of, receipts 1851 bales, and to dat
| 2, 406, 346. Exports for the week 72,525
and to date ], 541, 400.
The present flow of specie FROM Europl
is said to be accounted for by the fact tina
Southern Railroad, some time since ne
| gotiated its bonds to the extent of fou
millions in Europe. Exchange was draw
when the market was at the lowest point
and the bankers drawing them ordered
gold from Europe.
The general trade of the city during the
week has been dull. Imports, including
specie, So, 625, 72l, and exports So, 1885,
DO. The Sub-Treaury received $685.
229 IN gold for customs, and disbursed
$40, 942 on account of coin interest.
The Manhattan Bank yesterday began
the payment of the quarterly interest in
gold on the State canal loans, which
amount to about two hundred thousand
dollars.
The scheme for running the price of
money up TO coin interest is said to have
been defeated by prominent stock house,
which lent about two million at six per
cent.
General Amnesty Coming.
At is understood from official sources
that the President submitted to his Cabinet
yesterday, his proposed message to Con-
gress suggesting general amnesty.
Needed Changes.
A great number of changes of subordi-
mates in the Customhouse have been made
duripg the present week. The rumor has
gained strength that Grinnel will soon re-
sign his position as Collector, and that Gen.
Merritt will retire from the Naval Office.
Steps are being taken to abolish the Naval
office and Office of Surveyor, which are
generally regarded unnecessary.
The Mcfarland Trial Tomorrow.
District Attorney Garvin will call the
Mcfarland trial in the Court of General
Sessions on Monday. Messrs. John Ora
ham, Charles Spinner and Ellslige will ap-
pear for the defense. They keep secret
their line of defense. Over six hundred
petitioners have been summoned. The
prosecution has called as witnesses to prove
the shooting, ETC., among others, Messrs.
Whitlaw Reid, Saml Sinclair and John T.
Cleveland of the Tribune, Daniel Frohman,
James Fl. Browne, George King, David
Watson, DR.. Suyre. Mrs. Richardson-Mc-
Farland and Police Captain Allaire have
also been summoned. Revs Henry Ward
Beecher and o. B. rockingham have re-
ceived subpenas from the defense.
NOmadic.
The Railway Ticket Agents Convention
yesterday to meet in Milwaukee
1sxt autumn. The Union Pacific road is TO
issue but three classes of tickets, first, Sec
Ond and emigrant, and $50 pounds of bag<
gage is allowed to each passenger arriving
from India, China or Japan. The Travel
5rs Railway Guide was made the official
organ of the convention to tho exclusion of
AppletOn's, and $50, 900 worth of its stock
taken.
CasSius VI. Clay to GOV. Palmer.
Hon. Cassius NJ Clay has written a let
ter in reply to Gov. Palmer of Illinois, in
which he puts some severe structures ON
The Governors reasons for declining to ac-
,ept the vice Presidency of the Cuban
charitable aid society
The Tragedy of sleepy Hollow.
The case of Buckhart, the Sleepy Hollow |
went to the jury last evening
1t late hour they had not reached YER
lict, and there was intense excitement in /
'egard to the affair in the village of White |
Plains.
LATER-The trial of Buckhart, the Sleepy |
Hollow murderer, resulted in the inability |
If the jury to agree, standing, eight for |
conviction and four for acquittal on the /
ground of insanity. He will have another |
rial in June.
Yachting.
James Gordon Bennett, Jr., sails for Eu-
'ope to-day in the City of Brooklyn, TO |
prepare for the yacht contest.
PetticOat PrOnunciamentO against /
Grant.
Mrs. Victoria c. Woodruff, female |
broker, announces herself a candidate for |
he Presidency. She denounces the present
administration, and pronounces in favor of
Cuban independence.
One of 'Em.
Mr.. Caldwell, the alleged principal in
the drawback frauds, was to-day held in
S25, 600 bail to appear for trial.