Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-12
NEW YORK.
Democratic RefOrmers stiII at WORE


NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE Democratic
Reform Committee have evidence that fif
teen thousand fraudulent votes were
counted Tuesday. They expect to punish
thirty six repeaters that are already under
surveillance. There is evidence against the
police.
The latest election reports give the Re-
pu6licans SO votes in the Assembly, against
30 Democratic votes.
Parts Communists.
Eiie and Gustas May have been acquitted
OF charges of smuggling. They were com
munists from Paris, and came to this CITY
with over $1,000 worth of diamonds Sc
creted on their persons, and on landing
were suspected OF smuggling.
Business.
In Brooklyn Business Woman's Union
Association has been organized, the object
of which is to provide comfortable homes at
moderate cost, and educational advantages
for women wh0 support themselves.
Smallpox.
The city Sanitary Inspector reports that
there were seven new cases of smallpox
since yesterday, in various parts of the city.
1t is feared that it may become an epidemic
here, as there are forty-three cases in the
city.
The Brooklyn Frauds.
The committee appointed to investigate
the alleged election frauds in Brooklyn are
said to have made startling discoveries.
The testimony will not be made public
until action is taken against the guilty par
ties. A policeman is said to have thrown
away a whole handful of tickets.
The election returns for the 21st Ward,
which were stolen from the City Clerks
office, have been returned, they having been
placed by parties unknown in the Clerks
office.
Bold Midday Robbery.
AT noon to-day Henry A. eager, watch
maker ofNassau, left his store in charge of
boy Ia years old. During his absence
three men entered, tied the boys legs,
forced a gag in his mouth, and robbed the
store Of s., 1000 worth of watches.
The Insurance Companies and the
Chicago Fire.
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
G. w. Miller Superintendent of Insurance,
has made report which says the Chicago
fire has withdrawn, or absorbed, over S2O,-
100000 of insurance capital from this State
alone. At the same time it has produced
an immediate advance in rates demanded
by all companies in condition to continue
business, and will undoubtedly lead to
continued and combined effort to sustain
the advanced rates. Unless very eXtraOr-
binary fires occur there is every reason to
believe that these increased rates will make
the business of fire insurance once more
profitable, so as to induce investment of
even a greater amount of capital than ever
before. The companies will unqueStiOn-
ably be managed with more care than hith-
erto in many respects. The Chicago disas-
ter will also stimulate the organization Of
larger companies, with larger capital, rather
than large number of companies with
smaller capital. There is every reason to
believe that no other New York companies
than those which have already failed will
suspend in consequence of the recent fire.
and in cases where there is any impairment of
the capital, there is every prospect that it
will be made good before the first Of Jan
uary.
The following New York companies have
ceased to do business, and gone into liquid
alton: Ktna, Aston, Atlantic, Beekman,
Excelsior, Fulton, Irving, Lamar, LOrillard,
Market, North America, SecUlri-
ty, Washington, Albany City, Capital, Buff
falo City, Buffalo Fire Insurance, and Yves
tern, of Yonkers, n. Y.
A pamphlet, which will be issued from
the office of the Insurance Spectator, to-
day, gives a statement of the effect of the
fire in other States.
Of 335 American companies doing fire
insurance business in the United States, 249
losses more or less severe, while
Of six English companies, but one escaped
loss at Chicago. The American companies
show an aggregate loss of So, S21, 122, and
the English companies OFFS, Sl3, 900, so that
the total insurance covered by this great
confaTation may be summed up in round
at S90,0O0,G0O. Of 254 companies
affected by the disaster, 81 have suspended
and % of the remainder have already taken
measures toward filling up their deficiencies.
Illinois has suffered most severely-no less
than IA of her 20 companies having already
stopped. Connecticut loses I of her IL
companies; Rhode Island out of 8.