Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-21
NEW YORK.
Six Canal Boats Sunk.

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NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-It is reported here
that tow Of thirty five canal boats on the
Hudson river, loaded with grain, broke loose
early this morning, and twenty-five or
thirty were sunk opposite Stony Point With
men women and children on board.
Further PerHcuIars-Nos 50 Bad as
Reported.
LATER-A storm accompanied betimes
4 by heavy rain, has prevailed the past twenty
four hours. The only disaster thus far re-
ported occurring in this neighborhood Is
that of tow of canal boats on Hudson
river, but the loss of life and boats is said
not to be so great as early dispatches indi-
cate. The Western Union wires East were
pretty generally damaged, but necessary
repairs were made during the day. The
bridge at Moose's, or the Lshigh and Sus-
quehanna railroad, was swept away this
morning. The races over the Pamlieo
course have been postponed to Thursday
next, and will be continued Friday, Saturday
and Monday. The following dispatch from
Baltimore announces the destruction there
by the storm Of the great tabernacle tent In
which religious services have been held In
several cities of the county during The past
two years, under the direction Of the Ma
tional Camp Meeting Association.
Schooner Ashore.
OsWEGo, Oct. 20-The schooner New
York is ashore and breaking up, and will
be total wreck. The storm is the severest
Of the season, and it Is feared other disas-
ters have occurred.
Only Six Canal Boats and No Lives
Lost.
PEEKsKrLL, N. Y, Oct. 20.-Later in
vestigation shows six canal boats were lost
in last nights storm, three from the steam
er Alidas' tow and three from the steiner
Syracuse, all heavily laden. Loss es,ima-
ted at $150,0O0. No lives lost as far as as
certained.
Abraham Lincoln.
Rev. DIR. Newman Hall, of London, at |
the conclusion of his sermon last evening,
called attention to the monument which |
was to be erected In connection with his |
chapel by the workingmen there, to the |
memory Of Abraham Lincoln. He remind |
ed his hearers that during their great civil |
war the sympathizers with the Federal |
power held q meeting in his church in |
London and at their inssigAtion the monu- !
ment Of Lincoln was to be erected. The |
amout required for its completion would be |
FL 900. They would be able to raise half |
that amount in England and be had no
doubt but that the people of the United |
States would contribute the remainder.
stokes Defence.
In the Stokes trial to-day the defense in
troduced testimony to show that the pris- |
oner had intended going to Providence at
the time Of the tragedy, and that be was
passing the hotel on the opposite side of the
street when he was saluted by a lady from
one of the windows and entered the hotel
to speak to her. Fisk arrived few min
utes sfterwsrd. John Moore testified that
when ne heard the shots he went to the
door Of the private entrance and saw Fisk
wounded, who said Stokes was too quick
for him this time.
Patrick Logan, court officer at the first
trial, testified to conversations he had with
Hart and Redmond, hotel servants and
witnesses for the prosecution, while con-
veying them from the court room to the
house of detention. He said they informed
him they expec' ed thousand dollars each
for their trouble, and Redmond told him
they were furnished copies of their testl-
mony to commit to memory. Hart and
Redmond called into q number of liquor
saloons on the way from the court room to
the house of detention.
Ths story told by Patrick Logan In
Stokes trial to-day, took every one BY sur
prise. Logan speaks in the richest Irish
accent, and is of determined aspect. Tbs
District Attorneys efforts to shake him en-
tirely failed. He admits concealing the
story for year. His reason for not telling
it was that he didn't want to be witness,
but he expected the jury to disagree and as
last resort if Stokes was in danger of be-
ing hung, be intended to go to Albany and
tell the Governor all. After this, the Dis
trict, Attorney brought out that Logan was
discharged from the police On the charge of
not having done bis duty at the 4th of July
riot. He explained that he saved from
clubbing, by policeman, poor old man
waiting for admission to the dispensary, and
and that the officer accused him of interior
ing. Logan swears he saved the old mans
life, and that there is no other charge
against him. After testimony by Wander
bit, Horace CLARK, j. 81. Ramsey and otter
railroad men, as to Fisk's character, taken
on former trials was read, the Court ad-
journed.