Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-15
NEW YORK.



New York, Nov. 14.-The probability
of Tweed fleeing from the city is still the
subject Of much discussion. 1t is stated on
very reliable authority that he has about
perfected his arrangements for flight, and
that any moment may witness his departure.
1 esterday he was said to be trying to dis
pose of his stock in the Erie Railroad. Well
informed Tammanyites think it will take
him some time to render portable his great
wealth, but it is definitely known that most
If not all his property has been undergoing
conversion into greenbacks for long while
past, and that his many assignments make
it matter of ease for him to leave on short
notice. Tweed's resignation is believed to
be in the hands of Mayor Hall, and will
probably be made public in a few DAYS.
Still Playing the Prince.
Tweed advanced ten thousand dollars
to pay pipe laborers to-day.
Alexander Frear said yesterday that even
if he is not counted out of his seat in the
Legislature he would not take it. He
added that no Tammany Democrat who had
been elected to the State Senate or Legisla-
ture would go to Albany this winter.
Cheap Chinese Labor.
-Four hundred Chinese have been engaged
to work in the Raritan Wooden Mills.
MeteOrIe.
The chief signal officer at Washington re-
ports several meteors seen between one and
two. this morning. The weather through
out the country, however, being cloudy or
rainy, was unfavOrable for observation of
the anticipated meteoric showers. .s
Cuban Compliments.
At three o'clock to-day, as Ford Z. Da-
costa, editor Of the Spanish paper, Cronista,
was passing Exchange Place, and Broad
way, Cuban, name unknown, threw a
large tin pail full Of filth into his face and
escaped. Dacosta stood with blinded eyes
until some gentlemen put him in a cab.
Death In n Christian Land.
Ann Bocknelly, poor woman, was found
dead in shanty in New Brunswick, New
Jersey, yesterday, with her head nearly eat
en- off by rats.
WestfieId Explosion Suit.
a suit for 5000 damages by the wife of
John Madden, killed by the explosion of
the steamboat Westfeld, was commenced
to-day against the Staten Island Railroad
Company.
Marine Disasters.
The brig E. C. Sweet, Capt. Pendleton,
of Bath, from Philadelphia for Portland,
was lost seven miles off Sandy Hook Fri
day night. The Captains wife and three
of the crew were drowned.
The schooner j. 81 G.. Merritt capsized
off BaIgatt Saturday night. The Captain
and four men were lost.
There has been strong northeast gale,
with heavy rain, all the evening. No arri-
walls from sea. Marine disasters are feared.
The telegraph is working poorly in all di-
rections.
Assistant engineer UIler, of the steamship
Erin, was killed to-day, being accidentally
thrown ameng the machinery by the lurch
of the ship off Sandy Hook. The remains
were brought to this city.
A New Nucleus.
1t has been determined to make the
Apollo Hall Democratic reform organi-
cation, under whose auspices the late cam
paign was principally conducted, the leading
institution Of the Democracy. Those that
have been prominent in connection with
Tammany, however, will be excluded from
Since the election, honest
men are fast leaving Tammany whose
power seems to be completely oyerthrown.
1t is understood that Samuel G. Courtney
will be Chairman of the committee of the
new organization. The reform leaders are
receiving hundreds of communications from
prominent Democrats in the west and in
the interior of the State urging the forma-
ton of a new organization on the reform
basis and rejoicing at the downfall of cor
rupt Tammany.
Hatr-Breadth Escape from Wholesale
Destruction.
Two cars, with 100 passengers on board,
ran off the track on the Hudson River
road at Spuytenduyvel bridge this MORN
ing, stopping within a few inches of the
edge of the bank.
Fatal Collision with Horse Car.
a train on the New Jersey Railroad ran
into Hudson city horse car at Newark
avenue crossing this evening, eighteen or
twenty inmates of whom, two fatally and
six dangerously, were injured.
Smallpox VS.. Cholera.
The Health Board feel no uneasiness
about the cholera, but profess to have, rela-
tive TO the smallpox. But only eight new
cases have occurred in the whole city since
Saturday.
A New Use for Amendment XIV.
a new point to-day was brought up in
the Riverside Park case, that all State laws
allowing Commissioners to assess damages
are void under the Fourteenth Amendment
to the National Constitution, the defend
ants claiming that the awards must be made
by a jury. Decision is reserved.
The JumeI Estate.
The case of Bowen vs. Chase, in which
the former seeks to oust the latter, who is a
sOn-in-law Of Madame Jumel, from posses
sion Of S2,000,000 worth of property, is to
be tried on the 23d inst.