Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-13
NEW YORK.
Protestant Ecumenical Council
The Evangelical Alliance.

The Evangelical Alliance.
NEW YORK, Aug, 12.-The religious
denominations, who under the name OF
the Evangelical Alliance, were to have
held grand convention here last year,
but which the European war then pre-
vented, have decided at meeting lately
assembled in London. to come togethe r
in this city in 1873, the excitement of
the Presidential election making that
year preferable to 1872.
Tennie Clafltn Among the German
Progressionists.
A mass meeting of the Germans last
| night was addressed by Tcnnie G. Olaf
lin, who announced herself as a candidate
for Congress, holding that woman was as
much entitled to hold public Office as she
was to fulfill any other functions incident
to citizenship. She said just as
religious American has the privilege of
going to. his church on Sunday; so must the
right be equally secure for you to
seek your recreation just where you can
find it, and drink your lager where you
please and are quiet, so long as you do
not disturb public order. A series of
resolutions, accepting her as a candidate
of tie German Progression Association,
were passed.
An Imperfous Demand on Mayor
Hall.
John Foley, on behalf of the citizens
Association meeting, has addressed letter
to the Mayor, saying that faithful copy
of the city and county pay rolls was de-
manded, showing to whom, and what
payments had been made; also bills shows
| ing assets against the city, with the pro-
ceedings of the Board of Supervisors,
| furnishing the particulars in these re-
spects, together with a transcript of the
Comptroller's books, az payments were
made by him. If the Mayor fails to dis
prove the charges against him, he must
at once vacste his Office. The letter
bears the names of many prominent mer-
chants and bankers.
Oakley Hall saves a Child from
| Drowning.
Mayor Hall saved 8 life in South Bay,
Long Island, yesterday by leaping into
the water and rescuing child as it was
sinking for the third time.
The Nationalities.
The organization of a new regiment
made up of French citizens, has been
about completed.
The Irish citizens have been recently
organizing q new regiment, aud at the
meeting held last night the roll number
was nearly filed. The regiment wilf be
known as the eighty-eighth, and be OFF,
cered mainly by men who served in the
Irish brigade.
A Brutal Mate.
VIM. &. Bray, first mate of the Ameri>
can ship Comet, was up to-day before
the United States Commissioner on q
charge of cruelty abusing seaman nam
ed John Dobble. Dobble swears to hav-
ing been strung up by the thumbs three
hours at time, and being brutally beaten
and kicked while handcuffed and chained.
Bray was held for examination.
| The Westrield-Governm Investi-
CATION Closed.
The investigation into the causes of the
disaster to the Westfeld, made by board
of local inspectors, being complete so far
as regards testimony, the report was for
warded to the Secretary of the Treasury,
at Washington, by supervising inspector,
Lowe, this morning. 1t is doubtful
whether any copies of the report will be
furnished before it is published officially
by the Secretary at Washington.
Ferryboats without Certificates.
Many boats of the Union Ferry Com,
pany have been running for the past few
DAYS without their boiler certificates
The Fulton ferryboat, running regularly,
has frame hanging up in It's cabin, in
tended for the Inspectors certificate
but no certificate is in it.
Japanese Gentlemen.
A party of twelve Japanese gentlemen
who have officially been sent to THU
country and Europe to study American
and European institutions, are here
visiting the city officers, and to~da,
went to see the government forts down
the bay.
CoIOred Expatriots,
Ten thousand persons have made sp
|. ulication to the American Colonization
Society to be sent to Liberia on the shiI
. which sales for that region in Novembe
next
New YoRK, Aug. 12.-The steamship
Algeria, from Liverpool, has arrived.