Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-13
NEW YORK.
A Versatile Villain.

New YORK, May 12.-Pap Tighe, ar
rested Saturday on the supposition that he
knows something of the Goodrich murder
er, is q well known criminal, and the police
say if he cannot be connected with that
murder they will have him tried for an as
sault on Marshal Ducey on election day,
and should be escape punishment for that
offence he will be tried as an accomplice in
the binding and gaggiDg of Mr.. aud Mrs.
Gardiner while their house was robbed
about four months ago.
An April Fool Move.
A letter from Samnaa Bay says the SOW
ereignty of the peninsula was formally ced-
ed to the Company on April first. Their
representative, Gov. Jabers, promptly made
such changes as were necessary. Walter
A. Price was appointed collector of the port,
and police force was organized under
Captain Joseph Wright.
The Reform" Tammany.
Judge Davis in bis charge to the grand
| jury to-day, called particular attention to
the laws against usuIy and extortion on the
part of municipal officers. He a'so alluded
in strong terms to the frauds upon the city
| involved in the payment of fraudulent pay
rolls, and asked the grand jury TO investi-
gate the matter.
MurderOus Bumpers.
Lansing Hsrring, a brakeman, has brought
suit in The Hudson county Court, New
York, against the Erie Company to recover
5000 for injuries sustained in consequence
of defective bumpers while coupling cars.
The East River Bridge.
A special committee of the Brooklyn
tn oIrhroitfo9 tho majority
and minority reports of the investigation in
to the affairs Of the bridge. The former con-
cludes that all the evidence points clearly to
| an economical management of the funds of
the company unless the $125, 900 paid VIM.
| G. Kingsley for salary as general superin-
Lendent should be regarded as an exception.
The minority report suggests the neces-
sity of legislative committee which shall
90 to the bottom of what upon its face
appears to be a gigantic speculation and
public disgrace; and says the committee has
not once visited the ofice of the company
to examine its accounts; it has made no
statements of services rendered by any en-
ployees; it has not measured Eor compared
| price of material; it has employed no experts
to examine quality and quantity of work.
| The minority report expresses a belief that
| III bhC h1hNS VI btiO HAOSOhN AiHO
millions is the probable cost of the bridge,
for which the original estimate was six mil
lions, and concludes with resolutions COW
| ering request to the Legislature to amend
the charter SO that no member of the COM
pany be interested directly or indirectly in
| furnishing supplies, etc.
After lengthy debate the majority report
was adopted 20 to l.
Worthless Stocks.
A. II. N.cholay, a Wall street stock
broker, was arrested to-day charged by VIM.
| S. Roberts with having defrauded him
(Roberts) of $4,000 dollars by purchasing
| for him worthless stocks. Nicholay was
held IL default Of $4,000 dollars bail.
Tweed Travels
| VIM. NJ. Tweed whose case was called
for retrIal to-day, did not appear and is not
| In this city. 1t is rumored that be has,
through agents, recently been selling mis-
real estate in this city and has been ad-
yised by counsel not to return to New York
/ for trial