Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-17
NEW YORK.
RYrOnic,


NEW YORK, Feb. ia Byron banquet
is to be given in this city on the 29th OF
April next, the anniversary of Byron's final
departure from England, by large num-
Der of prominent bankers and lawyers,
who propose by this homage to the poet to
testify their reprobadon of the SLAM
ders heaped upon his memory.
Dismissed.
The faculty of the College of New York
dismissed Sc students last week for prov
ing deficient at the examination.
A Golden Opintcn
At special term of the Supreme Court
held in Brooklyn yesterdayby Judge Pratt,
the recent decision of Chief Justice Chase,
holding that principal and interest of all
contracts entered into prior TO the passage
of the legal tender act of July IL, 1862, are
payable in gold, was practically applied In
the case of johnson Deake VS.. Alfred Dou-
bleday and others. The plaintiff sued for
close of mortgage of $4,000, dated July l,
1857. Judge Pratt gave judgment in favor
of plaintiff for the principal interest, to be
paid in gold, or the equivalent of gold
in greenbacks, acting under the
United States Supreme Court decision
above referred to.
Liberal, if True.
1t is said that bankers, brokers, insurance
companies and business men in all parts Of
the North have sent word to Southern
lawyers and business men, that they shall
not take advantage of the recent decision
Of the Supreme Court relative TO contracts
and mortgages
wall Street RumOrs.
Government bonds are triHe lower I'M
der a foolish rumor that the Secretary of
the Treasury has provided $30,O00,OOO of
currency for the payment of pensions next
month, and therefore would suspend the
purchase of bonds The whole annual
payment for pensions is only about $780,
600, 600, and payments are made semi-an-
nually. - .
DenOminaIiOnaI Schools.
The question of sectarian schools excites
much attention. It is under discussion in
the Legislature, and much opposition is
shown to the taxation of citizens for their
support, A petition to the Governor, call
ing his attention to the unconstitutionality
Of such tax, and asking him to have the
law repealed which authorizes the support
of such institutions by money collected,
as excise fees, are receiving his signature
The Coming French Minister.
The Evening Post says, Our private cor
respondence fully confirms the report that
the French Mission TO the United States
has been offered to M. Provost Paradat.
Whether NJ Paradat will accept this po-
sition has not transpired, but the presump-
ton is that he viii.
Euncrcal.
The funeral of Mr.. Harper will take
plac. tomorrow from Sands street Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, Brooklyn. Mr..
Harper, during his illness, made choice of
the persons who should act as pall-bearers
at the funeral, comprising four of the trus-
tees of the church, and four of the Oldest
employees of Harper d Bros.
The obsequies of Greenwald, murdered
at Havana, took place this morning from
81 Bowery. and was attended by several
Hebrew societies. The Spanish Consul
was present at the request of the relations.
No public demonstration was made.
Ku-KIuX.
The Brooklyn master mechanics and
master builders at n meeting to-day ex-
pressed their determination to arrest the
course of such midnight assassins as the
murderer of the late Mr.. Voorhees,.