Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-20
NEW YORK.
Miraculous Escape of a Rail
way Train. E.c 7
Irish Mass Meeting DenOunce
$3.50 Hoffman,, -r

Two Moro thcthfHs OhbA EsAO1
NEw YoRk, July 19.-Edwin Stanton,
aged Is, ana Peter McCaffrsy died YES
terdsy from wounds received during the
riot last We dnesday.
Some Irishmen have issued a circular
calling an indignation meeting this even
ing to protest against the action of Gov.
Hoffman In issuing his proclamation.
An Ugly Balance Of Trade.
New YORK, July 10. The shipments
of specie to Europe today was 1896, 600.
There was ten proposals for bonds today
amounting to 81, 27S, 900, from 112.S 5
to 112 "a; afterwards 81, 600, 900 from
112. SIS TO 1880.
Disease and DEATH
The deaths in New York for the past
week were S57 and Brooklyn 246, both
showing heavy increase.
The Committee of the Kings County
Medical Society report $50 cases of
smallpox in Brooklyn for the year ending
July met q few fatal cases. The past
montn averaged eight per day.
The physicians will probably make an
united effort for general vaccination.
The horse plague is affecting the
stables of the Brookly City and Coney
Island Railroad Companies.
Smelling at the United States assay
office of New York, is suspended until
the machinery is finished for the con
sumption of sulpburous fumes, which is
considered deletefious TO health. 60. go 80
The Brooklyn whisky Riots.
The funeral of Clinton Gilbert, VIC
tim to the Brooklyn whisky Tsid to day
was largely attended. There is much ex-
element among the Revenue officers OF
that district, and Tumors are thick and
extreme repressive measures will be taken
against the illicit whisky region. Gen.
Jourdar, Assessor of the district, has in
terYieWed President Grant on the subject.
Hoffman In EffiggY.
Another eff1ggy of Gov. Hoffman was
suspended in Brooklyn this morning by
the friends of Cleary, one OF the victims
of the New York riots.
Grant PardOus Another Radical
HypOcrite.
DR.. Alvah Baisdell, a well known dis
tiller, was convicted some time ago by
the United States District Court, of de-
frauding the Government, by mesns Of
illicit distillation. He was, at one time,
President of q society organized to pro-
tect the Government from whisky frauds.
Soon after he was convicted. his friends
made strenuous efforts to secure his par
don, and have at last succeeded. This
morrihg Marshal Sharpe received from
President Grant pardon for the Doctor,
and he will be set at liberty to-day.
Health of Thurlew weed.
a letter from London says that Thur
low Weed was not as well on the 8th as
when he left New York. He express ed
his intention of returning in few days
if his health did not improve.
Penitent Police.
Capt. Petty, Sergeant Quinn and Pa
trolman Folk we're tried to-day for pub
fishing refolutiors rejecting upon the
S4th regiment. They acknowledged their
error, and threw themselves upon the
mercy of the Commissioners, who, in
view of their good conduct during the
riot, dismissed The complaint, except as
to Quinn, who was fined ten days pay
for falsehOod in the matter,
ROffm an Denounced.
ish-American citizens ia mass meet
| ing to night passed resolutions denouncing
Gov. Hoffman for permitting the Orange
parade.
wonderful Escape OF a Train I'm
tracked at FUN speed.
The fast train On the Central road, cue
at Albany at $50 P. NJ, was thrown
| from the track about four miles west of
this city, by the breaking of rail, and
all the coaches were somewhat injured,
but not a passenger hurt, although the
train was running at the rate of mile a
minute. A "Wagner" drawing room car
/ caught fire by the breaking of gasoline
tank, but fortunately steam fire loco
motive from West Albany was near at
hard, and saved the train from des.ruc-
ton