Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-02
NEW YORK.
The War of the Merchants against the
Railroads.

Railroads.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-The railroad con-
troversy is continued, and manufactures
and shippers are expressing their dissatis-
faction with freigh lines. Benjamin b.
Sherman, vice chairman of the committee
of seventy, and President IF the New York
sugar refining company, states that unfair
determinations of railroad companies in
favor of Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore
and against New York were the principal
grounds of complaint on the part of New
York merchants, and that they were de-
termined to put an end to such unfairness.
He says railroad companies must no longer
be permitted to water their stock
three or four times, and then charge
eight per cent. AS soon e5 cool
weather begins, meetings will be held and
the subject pressed upon the attention of
the people. Other heavy shippers say the
contest is continuation of the fight Of last
year, and has been brought up at this time
in anticipation of the fall trade. Agents of
railroads and forwarding companies state
that rates for shipment of freight are lower
now than they have been for a long time.
First class freight is now charged seventy
five cents per hundred pounds to Chicago,
and proportionately to other points, Chicago
being the basis.
The Trade In italian Children.
Two Italian boys have appeared before
the Consul General of Italy and asked that
they be protected againt their padrone,
Michel Carcone, whom they charge with
having inflicted upon them most barbarous
cruelties. The boys were given by their
parents TO Carcone for the consideration of
forty dollars year and that they be well
taken care of and be taught music.
Killed by a Train.
Christopher Schenck, wife and child while
crossing in q wagon the track of the Flush
ing aud North Side railroad, Long Island,
yesterday, were struck by passing train;
Schenck was killed and his wife and child
fatally injured.
The Lucca Divorce Case.
Berlin papers contain letter from Baron
Van Rhoedep, the divorced husband of
Madame Luccs, repodiating and denoun-
cling what he terms a villainous piece of
rascality practiced upon him in New York
in the divorce suit. He says, leaving IN
touched all other shameful antecedenls,
last sutumn laid before the proper court in
Berlin, complaint for divorce, on the ground
of malicious abandonment, and this pro-
ceeding is taking its regular course. The
accusations raised against me, and through
which, in connection with perjury and other
crimes, success has apparently been OBJ
tanned, | declare to be most perfect un-
truths, as are also heresay declarations at
tributed to q witness who is not even
named. The reason for shortening p-o-
ceedings commenced in such sudden and
SC "a lrTt1 Of vin
lence in New York, can only be found in
news reported in the journals that Madame
Luccs had already again been married to
Major Won Wallhafel. The Baron denies
having received notice of proceedings begun
for divorce in New York, and states that
he has moved in the court which granted
the decree for its aDnulment.
Arms for San Domingo Insurgents.
Information disc!oses the fa1ss that fJ5
some days past agents of the Insurgent
leaders of San Domingo have been in this
city purchasing arms, and the recent ship
mens of 1000 stand has been made to
point within control of the Revolutionists.
The opposition TO BaeZ is said to be daily
growing stronger through the objection of
Dominicans to the SANTANA Bay Company,
which, ii is alleged, has failed to fulfil any
of its promises for the improvement of, the
territory conceded it, and is only occupied |
10 stripping the country of its valuable pro-
ducts and exporting them without making
any return in the form of new buildings, |
local improvements or other works design |
ed to aid and advance the material pro-
gress OF the country. In the battle of June |
Is, at Carnero, according to private sdvices,
the Baez troops left one hundred dead upon
the field, and since the battle desertions !
from his army are frequent. /