Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-03
NEW YORK.
The Suit against the Pacific Mail.

NEW YORK, August 2.-In regard 10 the
seizure by the Sheriff, of two vessels be-
longing 10 the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
psny, President Brsd Jury says the attach
ment WAS either a mistake arranged for
the purpose Of influencing matters on
the street. The amount claimed was
$4,000 TO secure which bonds would be
given to-day. President Bradbury states
That EX-Presiden. Stockwell should have
paid these taxes, as be had funds for that
purpose. The matter would however be
investigated and as bonds had been given the
departure Of the vessels would not be inter-
fered with.
LATER.-The Receiver of taxes refuses
to accept bonds for the release Of the Pa
cifc Mail Steamship Compsny's steamers.
He demands payment of taxes due, $780,
600.
Bank Statement.
Ths bank statement shows net loss in
legal reserve of SSl6, ,965, out the banks still
hold Sl3, ,S03, ,475 above the 25 per cent re-
auired by law; the decrease in the reserve
this week is the result of the increase de-
mand for gold for customs, which has
transferred gold from the banks to the
sub treasury.
Ben Butler on the Salary Grab.
A Boston dispatch says: Gen. Butler
will publish in a few days an elaborate
legal and historical defense of Congression-
al back-pay, and that his defense abounds
in flashes of sarcasm and wit.
HOboken Savings Company.
The Directors of the suspended Hoboken
Savings Bank says the doors were not
closed for want of funds, but to allow ex-
animation to be made to ascertain the
exact amount of absconding officers, defal-
cations. Liabilities are placed at $l,023,-
600, assets S1,031,74S.
Dangerous Counterfeit Gold Coin.
Counterfeit half eagle coinage are in circu-
lation in this city and Boston, so closely,
initiating the genuine as almost to defy de-
lection in weight and colcr. The counter
| felt corresponds with the legal coin and
made of S4S thousandths gold alloyed wi b
| copper; intrinsic valne All hundreths. Out
lines of letters and eagle on the counterfeit
not ss sharp, square ard angular as one
| genuine,
| The Chief of the secret service offers a
reward of $4,000 for information leading
to the capture of the dies from which the
| spurious article was made and the arrest
ana CONVICTION OF partleS gullCy OF making
and putting it into circulation. Counterfeit
| S2Ggold pieces are in circulation and efforts
are making to trace them to suspected per-
| sons.
The World on the New Organfza.
tiOn.
The world has double loaded editorial on
the democratic party and its allies" The
article begins thus: The natural allies of
the Democratic party at the present time
are two more or less imperfecLly organized
bodies of citizens, namely, Lii eral Republi-
cans and farmers oranges, and is closed as
follows: The true thing TO do is to eDcour-
age the iother organizations, but resolutely
maintain the Democratic stsnda'd of
political doctrine; for unless the Democrat
ic can be again made the living conviction
IN the public mi I'd, reforms OF government
will never be more than skin deep.
Recruits for Cuba.
General Quesada is said to have enrolled
in this city about 800 men, mostly Ameri-
cans, for service in Cuba agai;st the
Spaniards.