Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-09
NEW YORK.
100000 EmbezxIed.

NEW YORK, April SIN consequence
of the new developments making daily in
the affairs of the Bulls Head Bank, the ex-
animation of William II. Merritt, assistant
cashier, charged with embezzlirg two
hundred thousand dollars of the fluids of
the bank, has been postponed.
Won't Live TO be Hanged.
Dixon, convicted for murder, has had a
relapse and is not now expected to live.
Sunk I'm Long Island Sound.
Steamer Elm City, from this city for
New Haven, during fog this morning
struck on the rocks at Frogg's Neck in the
Sound and sank. No lives lost. II.
Killed While HidIng.StOIen Proper
Andrew Higgins, footmsn, while plsc-
ing stolen iron under the Knickerbocker
Ice Company's pier this morning, was
caught by the shafting and killed.
The Postal Car Investigation.
The United States Senate SPECIAL COM
mittee appointed to investigate difficulties
between postofice departments and rsil-.55 DAD
companies met in Fifth avenue Hotel
this morning Iss2sc Hickey, of the Phil
adelpbia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail
road, sppeared in behalf of the railroads
ara addressed the committee, using the ar
guments previously advanced by the COM
pan!es.
Are the Papers Stolen?
MacDonald's habeas corpus case was be-
fore Judge Woodruff to-day, but the original
papers in the case could not be found and
an adjournment became necessary. The
question DOW is, are the papers stolen?
The Goodrich Murder.
At hearing to-day on writ ofhabeas
corpus in the case of Lucette Meyers, the
witness IN the Goodrich case, her counsel
suggeste The fixing of a reasonable amount
of bail, and the distric5 attorney made no
objection. The woman was remanded to
jail, pending the decision.
GeO.F.
In the case Of George Francis Train, G.
P. DAILY to-day empanne'ed jury to try
the question of his sanity, after which the
proceedings adjourned til next Tuesday.
Wonderful want or Memory.
At the Erie Legislative investigation to-
day William Belden testified that he him
selfrccaived three thousand dollars month
from Jay Gould, but could not recoleCt for
what services.
John Fl. Conner testified that Gould told
him money was paid Belden, but that
it was for Attorney General Burlow. He
said il was intended TO purchase his friend
ship.
Gen. Barlow testified that he never re-
ceived any money from Gould or from
Erie direc; ors.
O'Doherty testified: | have memoranda
of the names of members of the Legisla-
ture who were paid money by the directors
Of the Erie road for services in the Legisla-
ture. / have a COPY Of these names, which
| will give the committee in confidence, but
| will not give them 10 be published, as 1
don't consider it would be fair.
Incidents of the Strike.
Adam Keesland and John Branick, nom
strikers, were followed into street car last
evening and brutally beaten.
In view of the strike, this city and Brook
Ign are making inquiry into the feasibility
of city furnishing its own gas.
The city car conductors are to strike
May 10 for eight hours and So per day, and
the Mayor promised the tradesmen to look
into the eight hour lawand see if he could
compel its enforcement on the city works.
The rumors that connections are making
Win bLO Vi LuC NCH
for the purpose of supplying gas, is denied
by the other corporations, who say it would
probably cause general strike.
A committee of the gas makers goes to
Albany to ask the appointment of COM
mission by the Legislature TO asse s the
value of the property of the companies, with
a view to their purchase by the city and
the enforcement of the eight hour law in
the works.
POIygIot WOrkmen.
Two hundred Germans and Italians are
in the New York gas works, receiving the
orders of the foremen from interpreters.
The Germans are the iremen and the Ital-
ians helpers. The latter say they will
leave the inside work as soon as the strikers
get away from the outside.
stokes.
CHICAGO, April S.-A dispatch says
VIM. F. Lefingwell, noted criminal law
yer of Lyons, Iowa, has been employed as
counsel for Edward S. Stokes and has gone
to New York.