Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-19
NEW YORK.
steam ON the Canal.

NEW YORK.
steam ON the Canal.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE stesm canal
propeller William Baxter, with 200 tons
corn, arrived here yesterday, in five days
ana seventeen hours from Buffalo.
ALunatfc Paymaster.
In the United States Circuit Court yes
terday, Judge Shipman decided against the
government in the suit to recover 5000
from BENZ. j. Cahoone, alleged defaulting
paymaster in the navy, and sureties, hold
ing tnat Cahoone was lunatic and unable
at the time of entering into his bond to
make any contract whatever.
Price OF Leather Advanced.
a Boston special says it Is roughly esti-
mated that three million sides of upper
and rough leather and calfskins were de-
stroyed. Already prices in upper leather
nave advanced from ten to twenty per cent,
ana 1t Is quite likely that a corner will be
made in this staple. OF sole leather it is
known that three hundred thousand sides
at least were burned, but the quantity of
hides destroyed was very small, and there
is no reason for advance in this material.
A rise In boots and shoes is inevitable, and
people who come to buy must be prepared
to pay much higher prices than formerly
and select from much smaller stocks. The
boot and shoe trade is regarded az in a
good condition. Dealers burned out had,
as general thing, lighter stocks than many
supposed.
An Insurance Fury.
| NEW YORK, Nov. 18.-Insurance circles
are excited over rUmors that Judges in an ad-
joining county are ready to appoint receiv-
ers upon exparte statements with view of
making money out of the misfortunes of
the companies. Underwriters say they will
resist all such action and hope the next
Legislature will so improve the law that
companies temporarily affected by a great
disaster may not be pushed into liquidation
on the exparte statement of any one ac-
tuated by motives Of malice or gain.
Appalling Divorce Tragedy-A Wit
ness AssasSinated-Talk of Lynch
Law.
A terrible tragedy was enacted to. day at
AZ Paine street, just outside of Judge South
erland's office on the third floor. The facts
in the case are as follows: Testimony in a
suit for divorce of Mrs. King from her hus-
band, James G. King, lawyer of No. l4O
1ldoI 1tLn SLLcCb, Was DSluG Gak6u
Switzerland. Ambrose G. O'Neill detec-
tive on the Erie railway and his wife were
| witnesses in the case. 1t is said that the
evidence showed very brutal conduct on
the part of King toward bis wife. After
the case had been adjourned O'Neill left the
| office, which is on the third floor, and start
ed down stairs. King followed him several
steps behind. When O'Neill had reached
the second floor landing, King drew his
| pistol and fired three shots in quick
succession. The first struck his vic
tim in the small of the back and must
have caused him to turn around facing his
murderer as the fatal bullet entered the
right breast below the collar bone about two
inches from the median line. O'Neill
walked steadily into the Office of Mr.. Quick
on the second floor and sat down in a chair,
and in about half an hour breathed his last
As soon as the third shot was fred King
ran back into Judge Sutherland's office and
handed the pistol to the Judge. He then
ran into the inner Office and locked himself
in. A crowd surged into the building.
Officer Gibrey arrived in few moments
and was forced to break in the door of
Kings retreat in order to effect his arrest.
After an entrance was gained into the room
he made no attempt at resistance
and was quietly removed to New street
station. The victim was not able to give |
any account of the shooting, the wound in |
the lung preventing utterance. The body !
OF the murdered man was taken to New |
street station, and lies there awaiting the |
action of the coroner. 1t is alleged that |
King killed man in the Sandwich Islands |
some time ago, and attempted the life of a |
respected citizen Of San Francisco at later |
cate. Groups of men are congregated |
about the sidewalks in the vicinity of where |
the tragedy was. enacted, excitedly discuss- |
ing the frequency of shooting affrays and |
assassinations in this city. 1t is feared |
that an attempt may be made to drag King |
from his cell and deal summarily with him. |
Both the deceased and the prisoner are said
to be wealthy.
An SsoO,eOo Fire.
The massive grain stores of Woodruff & |
Robinson, bordering on East river, at the |
foot of Amity street, Brooklyn, were de- |
stroyed by fire this afternoon. The loss, |
intending 100000 bushels of grain, is stated |
at 100000, and said to be fully covered by |
insurance. Several vessels, including the |
ship Artist, had narrow escape.
The building covered an area of l3O BY |
200 feet, and was five stories high. 1t had |
grain elevator seven stories high, The |
fire is believed to have originated in the |
journals of the grain elevator. The flames |
spread with surprising rapidity. At one |
time it was feared that the flames would |
spread to the shipping in the river, and |
many vessels had to be turned from their |
moorings. Large quantities of grain and |
sugar were destroyed in the store. The |
machinery is also completely ruined. TAe /
grain destroyed is valued at 100000. 1t |
belonged to various parties in New York |
and was insured. The building was owned |
by VIM. Beach, and leased by Woodruff & |
Robinson. The latter lose $4,000 on ma |
chinery, fully insured. The building was |
valued at $4,000, and insured for $50, 900, |
leaving Beach's loss not covered by insur- |
ance 100000. The total destruction by |
fire is about $S00,000. One hundred men |
are thro vi. out of employment,
ROsenweig.
A full bench of the Supreme Court to- |
day unanimously set aside the conviction /
of Rosenwelg, the famous abortionist, who |
was sentenced last November to seven
years imprisonment for numbering Alice |
Bowlesby, and packing the remains in |
trunk for transportation from the city, and |
ordered new trial. Rosenweig will be |
brought Immediately to this city.
Methodist ssissisns.
The Methodist Church has appropriated |
for foreign missions $34S, 1925, SlO2,3S7 in |
excess OF last year. The total amount |
appropriated for mission purposes, foreign |
and domestic, is 1859, 420.
VIII Our Republic Live as Long?
The Swiss residents of this city cele- |
brated, by banquet last evening, the 565 th !
anniversary of their coqntry's independ-
ence.
The society of Alsace Lorraine expended |
$l,3l5 last month relieving expatriated !
countrymen who arrived here. The fund |
for this purpose reached nearly ten thous-
and dollars.
Tweed Pushing Things.
In Oyer and Terminer to day applica-
tion was made for an order compelling the |
District Attorney to furnish Wn. II. /
Tweed with lists of the witnesses before the |
grand jury, specifying the witnesses applica-
Bile 10 each Indictment. Motion was also |
made to srraign Tweed who was in court;
likewise motion to fix an early day for
the trial of Edward Stok IS for the murder |