Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-20

New YORK, Aug. 16.-An appeal to
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
wh,c1, it has been decided by the Supreme
Court of the United States, is necessary
to be made for refundiDg the tax on in
comes illegally assessed and collected, is
now being made by the members of the
Anti Income Tax Association of this city,
and papers to be executed for this purpose
are in course of preparation.
The Eight Hour Law.
At a meeting CT the WoIkingmen's
Union, held last evening, dissatisfaction
was expressed against President Grant
and Gov. Hoffman for their failure to en-
force the eight hour law among the labor
ers on the new postOffice in this city and
the new Capitol building at Albany.
The Italians.
The Italian General Committee held
meeting LAST evening concerning the ce'e-
bration on the twenty fifth. Besides del
egations from Baltimore and Philadel-
phis for the special purpose 10 take part
in the parade, are expected Boston and
Chicago. The Irish organization have ex'
pressed desire to unite in the Celebra-
ton. The committee have the wish I'M
der advisement. There are no appre-
tensions that q disturbance will be cres-
ted on the day of the parade.
The Italian procession on the 25th inst.
will be furnished an ample police escort
to protect them from interruption.
Tammany Republicans.
The Times this morning gives the
names of sixty persons whom it charges
with being professed Republicans, and
in nearly sll cases leaders in local Repub-
lican organizations, and holding impor-
tant offices under Tammsny. 1t says that
the utilization OF these men with Tam
many Hall has. created feuds in the Re-
publican ranks, and materially aided
Tammany at election time.
Explosion OF a Tug.
The tug boat, Geo. II. Starbuck, ex,
ploded her boiler at New Brighton, Staten
Island, this morning killing the fireman.
Tammany.
Tammany official records of the county
expenditures for the years 1868 SO and
70, show that there was paid for furni-
ture, repairs to public buildings, station
cry, and reminding and repairing books
the sum of 5000, 1877.
Frenchy.
Subscriptions are still being raised in
tkis city for the relief Of French suffer
ers by the late Franco Prussian war.
Four Frenchmen were arrested to-day
on the charge OF smuggling precious
stones, $45, 900 worth of which were
found capratod fhoir
The Horse Plague.
The horse plague has broken out sec
ond time and with greater violence in the
stables of the Brooklyn City Railroad
Company.
Mary Kelly died this morning at Belle
yue Hospital from Asistic cholera.
1he New Jersey Horror.
A new theory is prevalent in relation
to the Jersey City explosion. McGhee,
one of the proprietors of the liquor So.
loon, whose body was said to have been
discovered in the ruins, is thought to be
still at large. Some of the evidence de-
veloped at the inquest last night indie ates
that McGhee was not at the saloon at the
time of the explosion, and the assertion
of responsible parties that he was seen in
HOboken, at 8 o'clock on the morning
after the explosion, sustains those points
of the testimony.
Buried before His Time.
Avon, n. Y, Aug. 19.-This morning
a well caved 10 and Jno. Donnelly was
buried twenty-five feet under the earth.
A number of men Immediately set to
kwork to dig him Out and he was brought