Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-10
NEW YORK.
Communists,


NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-At a meeting Of
the lnternstionalists last night it was an
Dounced that mass meeting for the bene-
at Of the widows and orphans Of the gull
Sotined Communists would be held in Coon
er Institute on the 18th inst. A letter was
received, slleged TO be from Wendell Phil
lips, in which he said the French Commun-
fsts were entitled TO the respect of the civ
ilized world; that the barbarilies praciiced
on the Communists we're a disgrace and
shame TO humanity. Il was also annource
that efforts would be made to release
Chambers, who is imprisoned for shooting
nOH-striker.
An Eccentric Inventor.
Mr.. Heppel, aged seventy, an eccentric
inventor, was found dead in a cellar on
Greenwich street Saturday night. The
body was partially eaten by rats.
RObbing the Poor Box.
Two o. the sons of the sexton of DR..
Talmadge's church were arrested yesterday,
charged with robbing the money boxes to
the extent of six hundred dollars. The
Fi,feling has been carried on three months.
Gould and Stokes.
Judge Barrett of the Supreme Court TO-
day issued order TO show cause why the
bail in the suit Of the Elie Railroad Com
Psny against Jay Gould should not be de-
creased or such other relief granted.
he Stokes case was not taken up to-day
j. Oyer and Terminer as expected.
Mad. JumeI.
A select jury was empanelled to-day in
the Jumel will case and opened for plain
iif. The trial is expected to last fully a
month.
The San Domingo Question I'm q New
Form.
NEW YORK, Dec. ACCORDING to the
World the San Domingo question is about
10 be presented TO the public interest in
new form. 1t says since the adverse &C
ton of Congress a scheme has been quiet
ly pushed among prominent business men
Of the large Eastern cities, who have sent
per last steamer money to bug SANTANA bay
and tie tract of adjacent territory. A re-
porter sought Mr.. c. K. Garrison, one of
the merchants interested. The following
colloquy occurred:
Reporter: Is it really true that the Tybee
has gone out with important lading connec.
ted with the new enterprise of the Mercan-
tile association that proposed to follow up
The San Domingo projec?
u
merchants and others have concluded that
we will accept the bargain the government
has refused. This is apart from all politi-
cal consideration, and is q mere mater of
business.
Reporter: Whist shape has your action
taken?
Mr. Garrison: We have raised the mon
ey demanded and sent it out in the Tybee,
~, Gill fv,c -,fn Of ha N,,r
Samsna, the finest in the West Indies, and
capable Of holding the naVies of the
world.
Reporter: You viii have special rights
and privileges; suppose be sort Of West
ern Indian company?
Mr.. Garrison: Well, We are paying out
a great deal of money, and of course We are
not giving it for nothing, but expect ample
return.
Reporter: Will not this first outlay need
to be followed by others, large expenditures
for warehouses, ETC..
Mr.. Garrison: We don't know much
about what will come after. We shall move
cautiously and DE governed by circum-
stances.
Reporter: Are only New York capitalists
in the enterprise?
Mr.. Garrison: No; there are capitalists
of Boston, Philadelphia, and other towns,
in the movement
Reporter: suppose that many of you
have long had mercantile dealings with
those regions?
Mr.. Garrison: Yes; for one have been
running steamers to those islands, and as
far down as Brazil. have no connection
with the administration, and it is a matter !
Cf business with US all.
Reporter: What is the condition of the
Island? Is there much industrial activity
1ier,?
Mr.. Garrison: There is a large export
trade of coffee and other tropical products,
aut the point of the greatest importance
a i'll be the possession by Americans fsuch
= fine port in the West Indies.