Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-25

Hard TO Please.
The Tribune is dissatisfied with the
Mayors proposition for an investigation
of the city accounts by any select COM
mittee, aud thinks that the investigation
can be made by the people when the ac-
counts are first published.
.. Tennesseeans.
The Tennessee Press Association ar
rived here to-day. L
The Religious Embassy TO Russia.
Rev. DR.. Noah Schenck, of Brooklyn,
who has Just returned from q mission to
the Russian Court in behalf of the OPP
pressed Protestants in that country, re-
ports that the reception of the commits,
sion by Prince Gortschskoff was emil
nently satisfactory.
10 Vessels of Destruction.
In the examination of the steam boilers
in this city, nineteen have been found de-
fectiYe and unfit for use.
The Tammany Radicals.
The Times, in again referring to per-
sons who profess Republicsnism, and yet
are Tammany plsce-holders, states that
there are psy-rolls on which are entered
the names of persons who hold no office,
but draw pay monthly, and thst these
men draw pay from fund at the dispo-
sal of Tammany; and it adds: 'We can
name q man who, within three days, has
said, q go up to headquarters the first of
every month and get hundred dollars,
but don't hold any office, and don't do
any work.
Mrs. Gen. sherman Gets a Taste of
S1RumneFs.o
There are constant complaints that
hackmen and runners at the railway de-
pots are committing brutal outrages upon
travellers arriving in the city. NotWith-
standing the fact that these outrages come
under the observation of the police, ar
rests are seldom heard of. On Tuesday
night the wife OF Gen.. w. T. Sherman
arrived at the depot of the Hudson River
Railway. She was surrounded by gang
of these roughs, and with the gentleman
by whom she was accompanied, narrowly
escaped severe injury. Her apparel was
considerably damaged, and her escort
was badly cut about the hands and his
clothes torn by the assaultiDg rufhans.
BLOOD money
One of the victims of the Westheld
disaster in Bellevue hospital, said yester-
day that some lawyers called up E him
some days ago and induced him to sign a
paper. He signed it, he ssys, WHEN he
was rtly out of his head from pain. On
coming to himself and learning what he
had done, he asked to see the paper, the
lawyer called and read it. The paper
was to the effect that if the patient re-
ceived any damages from the Staten Is
land Ferry Company, half of it would go
to the lawyer, and if the patient got no
money the services of the lawyer would
be gratis. 1t seems that several lawyers
have been through all the wards to pa
tients who can neither read nor write,
and induced them to sign papers repre-
senting the above.
Tammany Altogether too WatchfuI
of the Pubic Interest
The Post commenting upon the attempt
of the Board of aldermen to obtain pos
session of the Times property says, this
matter has already been carried far
enough to demand the attention of the
press of the county and especially of the
city. The passage of the resolution in
question, by the aldermen is distinct
threat by our city fathers against the lbs
erty of the press. 1t is declaration
that the official power of the government
will be used TO punish attacks made by
the press for public reasons and upon
public men. Ii is notice to every jour
nal that it shall not critizise or denOunce
fraudulent acts by our rulers under the
penalty of persecution which on the
most frivolous pretexts may infict seri
GUS loss.