Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-29
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NEW YORK.
TerribIe GaIe-Los. OF LiGc.

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New York, March 27-There was ten
rife easterly gale and rain storm all day
and evening. Considerable damage was
done to buildings, trees and awnings; and,
owing to the tide, to goods stored in base
ments along the river fronts In Forty
third street, near Eleventh avenue, the
house of a family named Donnelly was
crushed by the fall of an adjoining unoccu-
pied building. The entire family were
buried under the ruins, resulting in the
death of the father, mother and three child
rem, whose bodies have since been recov-
cred. boy six years old escaped death,
but had both legs broken. The excitement
in the vicinity of the calamity is intense.
In Cropsey street the wall of building
which was burned out last week fell with a
tremendous crash just as horse-car was
passing by, several passengers being in
jured. Along Smith street and near Full
ton market the cellars are inundated and
the water is constantly rising.
The Fcnians Invading Canada.
New YORK, March Midnight. The
important intelligence is just received that
Gen. O'Neill, at tie head of an armed
force of Fenians, is prepared to cross the
border Immediately, to make descent
upon Amhertsburg, opposite Buffalo. The
number is not aseertained that intend TO
occupy the field before the assembly of
Congress at Chicago. The preparations
have been conducted with the utmost Sc
crecy, and landingis expected to be made
without resistance.
Wall Street
NEW YORK, March %. - Adyices from
Washington say that opposition to the fund
ing bin is gaining strength.
A gentleman was robbed in the gallery
of the gold room to-day of 81, 500 in Gov
eminent bonds, and brokers' boy has dis
appeared with thousand dollars belong
ing to his employer.
Bailey Writes IN Letter.
Undoubted information has been re-
ceiyed that leaves no question as to the
personal safety of ex-Collector Bailey.
Gen. Pleasanton, the present collector, has
received letter from Mr.. Bailey without
date or postmark, in which the writer ex-
presses his qualification at Gen. Pleasan-
tons appointment, of which he wasadvised
by the New York papers. He also request
ed the present Collector to retain as many
OF his old s1bordinates as possible-that
they were all honest men, and had no
knowledge of his own conduct. The letter
was written in Bailey's own handwriting,
and was dropped in the New York Post
Office. 1t is believed that Bailey is in
Canada. Collector Bailey was reported
seen at Albany last Thursday.
Later of thc StOrm-Incidcnts.
A list of some twenty buildings damaged
by yesterdays storm is published. -Four
soldiers were carried down the bay in a
small building, swept of Governors Is
land, but were rescued by boat. A young
woman, named Ella Greed, was thrown vi
olently against stoop by the wind and
died from the effects.
The steamer Boston.
It has been ascertained that the City of
Boston had fifty-fve cabin and ffty-two
steerage passengers and elghty-four crew.
POison-A Mother Suspected.
The family of John Long, residing on
Ithaca street, have been poisoned. Three
have died, and the fourth is at the point of
death A Mrs. Skinner, whose daughter
was one of the victims, is suspected, as is
also Mrs. Allen as authors of the crime,
and will he arrested.
whisky Rebellion in the city Of
Churches.
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SQUAD of revenue officers to the Fifth ward,
Brooklyn, to-day, where several illicit dis
| tilleries were seized and the whisky emp
tied into the streets. A large mob followed
the invading forces, and policeman was
knocked senseless with a stone thrown by
an unknown rufian.
| Gen. O'NeiII Threatened with I'M
| parchment.
President 0'Neill, of the Fenian Broth
erhood, has deposed Richards McCloud,
its Secretary and Treasurer and Senator,
and expelled him for order. McCloud will
attempt O'Eeill's impeachment
A motion to discontinue the suit Of
| ODonnoyan Rosa against Jno. A. Mahony
has been denied with cost.
| Legal Tender Decision TO be Re-
| vcrSed.
| A special to the Tribune intimates that
the Supreme Court will probably reverse
its legal tender decision in other cases
about to be heard, involving the same
points, and says the Court as now consti-
tuted stands five to four against the pre-
| yious action.