Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-30
REV YORK.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,

Official Investigations
NEW YORK, Aug. 29-The Joint Com
mittee of the Board of Supervisors and
Board of Aldermen to investigate the f.
nancial status of the city, at q meeting
yesterday designated sixteen gentlemen as
associated with the committee IN the in
vestigaiion. Among the gentlemen PANIED
were Robt. Lenox Kennedy, Royal A.
Phelps, II. B. Claflin, Judge Porter, Jas.
Brown, of Brown Bros, VIM. E Dodge,
jr., ard CORTLAND Palmer.
Radical Hopes and Fears
The movement among Democrats to
cut loose from the leaders of Tammany
Hail seems to be steadily gaining strength,
snd there is prospect that at the
coming fall election many members of
the ring will be thrown overheard. The
time of holding the Democratic State
Convention has not yet been announced,
nor is it definitely known whether
two Democratic delegations will be made
up from this city The movement among
the German Democrats is serious 1t
seems to have the sympathy and will per-
haps secure the support of the Manhattan
Club faction Of this city, but the Tribune
thinks that the ties which bind the party
to the ring are too strong to be easily
broken, and further, that even the sscri-
fee Of Hall, Tweed and Connolly would
not purify New York Democracy or give
honest government.
The Coming Campaign.
A great deal of private CsnVassing is
already going On in reference to candi-
dates for both branches of the Legisls-
lure, to be elected this fall. Some or
CARNATIONS have friends at work prepar-
ing for the campaign. Both parties rep
resent that they will nominate only thor
oughly honest and tried men. The last
Legislature, though evenly divided poll.
iically, had many Republican members,
whom it is charged were Tsmmany bribe-
takers.
TIE Tribune says, if the next Legis-
lature is TO be no Improvement on the
last morally and intellectually, we trust it
will be unchanged politically; we d mt
want the liueal successors to the Radical
saints and white neck clothed scoundrels,
whom the Albany Argus charges with
receiving vast brides 20 pass the sbomi-
nable tax levies, out of the millions
stolen from our city in the gdise of bin
for carpets never woven, and plastering
never done. If such cattle shall buy or
stesl the Republican nomination, knife
them.
Manufacturers OF Death.
The jury in the case of Geo. Jackson,
who died from injuries received by the
explosion of a kerosene lamp, returned a
verdict that he came to his death by
burns resulting from the explosion of q
kerosene lamp, and the jury find that the
Gil used in said lamp was dangerous and
unfit for use, and that they also find that
Thomas Mccoy, Hugh King, and VIM.
Collin, manufacturers of said oil are re-
sponsible for the death of Geo. Jackso n.
Tie jury call upon the proper authorities
to take such action as will prevent any
oil being sold st a less grade than 100
degrees Fahrenheit.
Life PreserVers.
The Uuion Ferry Company have Or
dered 2, 700 life preservers, which as fact
as completed will be placed on the boats
Of the company. These with others or
dered elsewhere will be sufficient to give
each boat 100 preservers.
Quarantine.
The health officer OF this port to day,
gave notice to pilots and masters of YES
sells, steamboats, and all vessels from
Charleston, South Carolina, in conse-
quence of the yellow fever at that port,
will, until further notice, be boarded and
examined from the steamship Illinois, in
the lower bay.
Rnaf-Hrith.
The Bnsi Birth benevolent society, one
of the most important Hebrew organiza-
tions in the country, held its annual
meeting yesterday. Last years officers
| we're reelected.
/ Afraid of Losing Their Foreign
| Trade.
Evening papers editorialy speaking of
foreign trade, says the market for foreign
goods must be in the cities on the sea-
bard, as il would always lie disadVan-
tage to have this traffic carried on in in
land cities. As the West will make more
use of foreign goods with the increfs) of
wealth, it is important to cherish the
present course Of trade by Offering in
| ducements for its continuance.