Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-08
official Statement of thS City and
County Debt

tIngencies. Among the county expenses
are SO, $50 for armories and drill-rooms,
and 81, 933 for salaries.
Walked into Eternity Asleep.
New YoRK, Aug. 6.-Early Sunday
morning a German girl of sixteen years,
in sonambulistic fit walked or feL
from an attic in her residence, in East
Broadway, and striking the pavement,
killed herself. "r rrH
Precautions against the Cholera
The threatened approach of cholera ID
being met by every precautionary meas
ure on the part of the hea- n authorities
in the city and quarantine. This morn
ing the work of cleansing the streets with
lime and other disenfectants was COM
menced. The quarantine officers state
that up to the present time no cholera has
been detected on vessels ent.ring this
port.
The projected mass meeting for which
a call signed as alleged by New York
merchants, to examine the alleged frauds
of the city Treasury, will not for some
unexplained reason be held tomorrow
night. -
Opdyke.
Op5yke, Vice President of the Cham
Der of Commerce, will answer the letter
of the Mayor and Comptroller to morrow,
giving his ideas in regard to the manner
in which the accounts of the city and
county should be examined an discussed
in the interests of the public.
Assistant District Attorney Sullivan, in
an address tonight, defended the city
government from charges of financial
fraud and corruption, and said the Repub-
icsn party when in power in the State
paved the way for and perpetrated frauds,
and that the city authorities were ready
to meet their accounts face to face.
SutIers' Profits on the Riot
Bills amounting to $16, 03S, for refresh
ments furnished troops on the 18th of
July, were presented to the Boa-d of
Supervisors to-day.
To be Hanged.
ROCHESTER,, Aug. Gov. Hoffman
positively refuses to commute the SEN
tence of Joseph Messner, who is under
sentence to be hanged Friday next.
The westfield-CrimIna Careless
ness.
Commodore J. II. Strong, Inspector
of Light House, testified at the investiga-
ton of the Westfeld catastrophe this A.
NJ, that when on the Staten Island ferry
boat three weeks ago, he noticed five
minutes before starting that steam was
rising and 40 person present to look af-
ter it. He informed one the hands ~ look
out or they would have a blow up.
Robt. Oliver, steam-guage maker went
to Staten Island on the Westfield the
Sunday before the explosion. Five min
u.es before starting he saw no one in the
engine-room. Steam-guage indicated
nearly 29I pounds pressure.
Testimony of the Deck Hands-Beer
Michael Edgar, deck hand, was stand
ing on the stern of the boat when the
explosion took place, and does not re-
member hearing the safety valve blow.
He saw no liquor drank that trip.
James Hsillday, deck hand, has seen
drivers of lager beer wagons tap a keg
and give beer to the deck hands and fire.
men and engineer, in a TIN kettle con-
ldiUl03 dDOub lWO uuAAlc, Du6 uC 5ClOOu
saw the engineer join them.
Two of the deck hands testified to see>
ing the engineer forward on the boat
about two minutes before the explosion.
The inspectors have to conclude the
investigation with to morrow morning s
session, when they will receive the report
of a committee of experts, appointed by
the supervising inspector, consisting of
Messrs. c. w. CopeIsnl, Andrew Fetch
er and VIM. II. Vanderbilt.
The authorities of New York, Brook
Ign, Staten Island, and New Jersey are
to have an official inspection made of
boilers on steam ferryboats forthwith.
The CorOner's Inquest.
Prof. Thurston, of Stearn's Institute at
Hoboken, is, at the request of the cor
oner of that place, to examine the boiler
of the Wakefield, with a view of pre-
senting the result of his scientific obser-
vations to the coroner's inquest.
still Lingering.
Many of the wounded BY the Wakefield
explosion are sill under treatment at
Bellevue Hospital Several are in criti-
cal condition.
The opinion of Experts.
John Phip, editor of the Technolog;st
and Engineering Magazine, did not dis
cover any crack in the boiler, and thinks
the steam ran up rapidly and the explo-
sion took place at not less than forty
pounds pressure.
Alexander D. Douglas, chief engineer
of the steamship Huntsville, and once
inspector of boilers, found no sign of a
crack or flaw, and believes the explosion
occurred at so pounds pressure, the gauge
having probably been out of order.
views of the Nautical Gazette.
The Nautical Gazette says in an article
on the Westfeld catastrophe, they should
ask the Coroner TO take the testimony of
gentlemen who. refused certificate to the
boiler of the Westfeld not two yeaEs ago,
and who told Jacob II. Vanderbilt that if
he did not procure & competent superin-
tendent some terrible accident would be-
fall his boats.
Afraid OF Professions.
The Italian general committee have
received communication from the May
or Q6CuulnB W I6NleW Tic pIOCcssiOE'
The Mayor says the refusal is from rea-
SONS arising out of his late official action
respt citing street professions, and that he
msy be compelled hereafter to decline the
reviewing of all civil professions. The
committee at meeting to night will make
arrangements for the celebration.
The italians.
The delegates to the Italian societies
held crowded meeting to night to make
| presentations for the festival on the 25th
| inst. Signor Couvadi presided. The
| MAYORS letter declining to review the
PROCESSION was read. A number of
speeches were made, exhorting the
| Itslians to make the parade a grand suc>
cess.
The Way the Money Goes.
Geo. o. Tickle, cashier for VIM. A
Kable & Co., 81 Lombard street, was be
fore Justice Hogan, charged with EN-
bezzlement. He said he was pertnel
in the firm, had made loans to MIR. ksble
and discounted his work, and admitted
having lost good deal of money gam
| hing. He defrauded the old firm out o.