Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-01
NEW YORK.
Big Fire at HObOken.
Railroad DepOts Bnrned-NarrOw Es-
cane of Trains.

Railroad DepOts Bnrned-NarrOw Es-
cape of Trains.
NEW YORK, May 3l.--A fire occurred
this morning il the Delaware and Lscks-
wanna railroad depot at Hoboker. When
the flames were ffst discovered, four trains,
ready to start, we're run out of the depot
and saved, but four freight cars that coGld
not be removed were burned. The flames
soon communicated with the dock. The
origin of the fire is unknown. but is said
to be the work Of an iDcendiary.
The flames were first discovered Issuing
from a window of the restaurant and not
withs anding th9 alarm was Immediately
given and The firemen quickly responded,
owing to the iDfammable nature OF the de-
pot the entire structure, two hundred and
fifty feet deep by seventy-fve wide was soon
burning. The mass of the iremen turned
their attention to saving the doboken Fer
~ Company's buildings adjoining and sue
ceeded. The freight IN the depot was of
trifing value. The Railroad Company
saved all their books and papers. The to-
tai loss including the depot and docks is es-
timated at $65,000,
I'm Search of other Prisons.
The u. S. Circuit Court of Connecticut
has issued q subpoena for George Francis
Train to testify in the Gre dit Mobier suits,
but he sailed for Europe before the warrant
could be served. He goes to Stuttgardt
to meet his wife and children.
Corporations Creating Strikes.
Judge Sedgewick gave an important de-
cision on a coal contract case in General
Term to-day. Il. e. Bonne and others
contracted with the Delaware and Lacka
wanna Coal Company for supply of coal.
After few tons we're delivered a strike
took place at the mines, d. livery was inter.
rupted, and Bonue refused to ply for what
he had received. The company brought
suit, pleading the terms of the contract that
storms, disaster or strikes exempted them
from strict ful6llment, aud the referee de-
cided in their favor. To-day the General
Term reversed the decision of the Supe-
rior Court, deciding that the strike set up
by the company was not such as was meant
in the contract, having been brouPnt on by
The plaintiffs themselves.
Not the EpizOO.
SPOTTED fever is what afflicts the Coney
Island Railway Comp2ny's horses.
The Greeley Statue.
Whitelaw Red acknowledges subscrip-
lions through him to the Greeley statue
fund of ten thousand six hundred and
eghty-three dollars.
A Big Plum for Detectives.
1t is said that reward of nearly three
hundred thousand dollars is dependent on
the extraditioH of Macdonald, the alleged
Bank of England forger, and in whose be-
half two writs Of habeas corpus have beeu
Obtained.
Incident of the Boston Fire.
A telegram from Boston states that dur.
ing Che excitement attending the fire yes
terday package of Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy seven per cent. bonds, new issue,
numbered 2,058 to 2,C65, were lost or sto-
leu. The negotiation of the bonds is stop
PED.
Bethesda fountain, The latest glory of
Central Park, was publicly unveiled this
afternoon in presence Of a very large num-
Der of citiz US. This work of art is from
mouIds designed and executed in Rome by
Miss Emma S5ebbins, daughter of Henry
G. Stebbins, President Of the Board OF Park
Commissioners. The design Of the foun-
tain wasisuggested to Miss Stebbins b. the
passage in Scripture describing the pool of
Bethesda.
Brady's Bonds.
VIM. A. Wait, Cashier of the Glenn
Falls bank, visited the district torney's
office 10 day and identified the bonds stolen
from bis bank. He then made the neces-
sary affidavit that Brady may be indicted
by the Grand Jury for bringing stolen prop
erty in the county. Seven years in prison
is the penalty upon conviction.