Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-03
NEW YORK.
Police Gazette.

minent features of news. 49,
Buckhart, the Sleepy Hollow murderer
attempted TO assassinate his jailer and
fellow-prisoner on Monday.
Bergh made a descent on cockpit il
Brooklyn last night and arrested thirteeI
spectators and seized eight full-fedgeC
warriors.
| Biddle, who shot the Russian, Balsky,
short time ago, at his residence in Bleek
er street, gave bail at the Tombs Polict
Court yesterday in $4,000 and was dis
charged from custody.
Jas. W. Stons, the Bridgeany letter car
rier has been held in bail, charged Will
embezzling money letters.
Gen. Goodson cashier of the Brooklyn
Postofice, was arrested, charged will
| appropriating moneys collected by car
rlers on unpaid letters, he gave bail.
The Coroner held an inquest yesterday
morning in the murder case of William
Townsend, and the prisoner, Reynolds,
was fully committed. He was sullen at
the examination and pretended to be stupid
He inquired, with some interest, how many
years he was likely to get
Ku-KIux.
Popular indignation at the tardy melting
SAN VI lNob4SO ID dAOuoSh, uAOOuDb-
edly vigilance committee has been or
ganized Their deliberations have been in
secret, but police officials have taken steps
TO guard against any violation of peace.
Wasting Sweetness On the Desert
AT about 3 o'clock this morning, the
Ochterhausen Brothers great sugar Ware
house Nos. 70, q, and % Rose street, and
several tenement houses, in Vandewaler
street, were detroyed by fire, and is not
yet subdued. The loss already amounts to
over 100000. 1t is thought it will proba-
bly, reach a half million.
Another Big Fire.
Buildings Nos. I12 and ia Worcester
street, owned by Drummer & Moore, and
occupied by the Metropolitan Paper Collar
Company, was destroyed by fire this morn
ing. Loss $50, 900 to $500, 900; fully in
sured Several adjoining buildings were
damaged, and two firemen, named Gustave
Williams and Thomas Judge, were badly
injured by falling walls.
Wilkes.
Geo. Wilkes is about TO sue the Tbr6
Fio5d and Farm for 81, 900 damages.
Suspended.
Work has been suspended on the New
York postoiiice for want of funds.
Advertisement.
Jay Gould has presented $4,000 to
Princeton College.
Fatal Collision at Sea.
The steamship Santiago de Cuba from
Havana, Jan. 10, reports Feb. ], at
10 P. NJ, collided with the steamship
Brunette from New York for Philadelphia
The Brunette sunk In six minutes Her
crew were all saved except two fremen
named Geo. A. Coleman and Jas. McCarty.
Gadding About.
Prince Arthur visited the stores of A. T.
Stewart to-day, dined with Collector Grin
nell, andin the evening attended the Opera.
He visits the Notifications tomorrow by
invitation of Gen. Mcdowell
COnfIscatiOn.
Information has been fled by the United
States District Attorney looking 10 the con-
fscation of POO, 600 gallons whisky, found
at the rectifying house and store of II. Web
ster & Co., for alleged frauds of the rev
enue.
Wood.
A meeting was held tonight by the
members of the old Fernando Wood city
police, to take steps towards Legislative
action for the recovery of alleged rights
lost at the time of the passage of Metro
politan Police bill, some years ago.
On the TrOL
The convention of delegates from the
various trotting associations of the cOun-
try assembled in this city to-day; fifty
one associations were represented. A
permanent organization was effected as
follows: PTesident-Wm. Parks, of Brook
Ign; Vice Presidents. C. Simpson, of
Dubuque; Geo. H. Saltman, of Reading,
Pa; Secretary-Geo. ii. Smith, of Rhode
Island, and B. G. Reese, of Cincinnati.
4 committee was appointed to revise the
trotting rules, and the convention adj
jOurned until tomorrow.
Insurance Middle.
The case of the British Commercial Lie
Insurance Company, which failed some
time ago and went into the hands of a Re
ceiver, was before Judge CardozO to-day.
The Receiver finding sufficient funds in the
hands of the Insurance Department of this
State, made arrangements to reinsure all
policy holders in the Continental Company.
A numbered policy holders kickedagainst
this arrangement, and we're allowedby Judge
Ingraham 10 insure where they pleased.
The Continental now seeks to vacate In
graham's order, contending that the con-
tract with the Receiver is binding no
Western company of Milwaukee, who have
secured nearly all. The policy holders sus-
tain the order. Decision reserved
Tammany Governments,
The Tammany bill for the reorganiza-
ton of the local government of this city
was introduced in the Assembly to-day.
Under it heads of departments are TO be
appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by
the Aldermen The police department
viii consist of a Mayor, Recorder and
three other commissioners.
The Croton Board and Street Depart
ment are consolidated; all policemen now
in Office are to be retained and not be re-
moved except for cause; license fees to be
fixed at from $50 to 800; liquor stores
and saloons must be kept closed from ! to
A. NJ, and all day Sunday and election
DAYS; lager can be sold at all times in
garden not less than one-fourth of mile
from any place of pubic worship.
The proposed election law was also in
troduced No provision is made for a
registry, and polling time is increased two
bourc from e A NJ TO & p NJ