Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-30
NEW YORK.
The Commerce of a Continent Em
bargOed.

lhe SOlnutECc VI ~ SVMllucuL
bargOed.
NEW YORK, April 9.-Commissioner
| Duncan has succeeded in exciting the op-
position of the sailor boarding houses to
an extent almost to paralyze the commerce
of the port. Vessels with valuable cargoes
on board have been delayed more than a
week and no prosnect of getting crews.
The Commissioner has telegraphed to the
Commissioners in Philadelphia, Boston and
Baltimore to send along seamen by railroad,
but the boarding house keepers there de-
cline to furnish men. Hence none come.
More Victims of the StOningtOn
Horror.
1t is thought, from all the facts related in
connection with the Richmond switch dis.
aster, that there are some half dozen peo-
pie lost whose bodies are not represented
by even a single fragment recovered.
Either the intense fire consumed them, or
they are in the water near the scene of the
disaster.
An Unfortunate Collector.
Sanford McMurray, collector of the New
York gas company, attacked by DR.. Brown
in the office of the latter, few weeks ago,
is rot expected to recover.
Domestic InfeItcIty.
Frederick Hessick. of 343 Third street,
quarreled with his wife yesterday. She
called upon a workman, Peter Ritter, to
take him away, and 10 the struggle that
followed, Hessick was stabbed fatally. Rit-
ter has been arrested.
An Appeal TO the Press.
The high cable tolls which go into effect
| May l, and the constant i'll treatment of
the press by the cable company, prompts
the Journal of Commerce to-day, TO urge
the laying of an ocean cable by the Ameri-
can press.
A Midnight Assault.
About midnight last night some fremen
of Monisiana entered the rear premises of
Lawrence Erkhard, adjoining the railroad
station at Melrose. The watch dogs gave
the alarm, and Erkhard went into the yard
to see whas was the matter, when he says
be was attacked. He ran into the house
again and in the fight that followed fatally
stabbed John Morrison, fireman, age %.
The prompt arrival Of the police prevented
the associates Of Morrison from lyIchiDg
Erkhard, and he was taken to jail.
Poisoned Her Child by Mistake.
George Johnston, aged seven years, died
last night at 1SS Seventh Avenue, from the
effects of poison given by his mother, in
mistake for citrate of magnesia.
Jay Gould Brooks an Inns nit.
This afternoon as Jay Gould was taking
lunch at Delmonico's, on Broad street,
with Charles J. Osborn, his broker, j. j.
Merlin, lawyer, came up to Gould, and
after a f4W minutes conversation, struck
him in the face. Gould did not retaliate
but left for bis office, and shortly afterwards
drove up town with his counsel, Thomas
q. Sherman.
! LATER. THE difficulty between Jay
Gould and Merlin to-day is said to have
arisen from an old Erie litigation. A war
rant was issued for Merrin'S arrest, and he
will appear before Judge Bowling to-mor-
row.
InfantfcIde.
The wife Of William CorSe of Hempsted,
Long Island, a local preacher of the African
Methodist church, was arrested to-day on
the charge of killing her infant child found
in the woods. She is now thought to have
previously killed three children, all illegiti-
mate.
ShOemakers' Strike.
! EsThe benchman branch of the crispins In
the down town shops struck to-day. Fiji
teen of the forty shops gave the advance
and the men resumed work. Two fatty
refused, and the remainder promise early
answers.
The Atlantic Wreck.
Receiver Strong reports that to-day's ex-
/ animation shows the Atlantic Bank to be
in a better condition than anticipated.
Some of the stock supposed to be hypothe-
Gated has been found in security bond; and
he believes more Will be discovered. The
| suspense account, on which call loans
amounting to 100000 We're noted, shows
that although the amount had been carried
year, at least 80 per cent. is owned by
parties from whom it can be collected. The
| defaulting cashier, Fainter, was indicted to-
day by the United States Grand Jury.
Deterrfng Immigration.
ALBANY, N. Y, April 29.-Yarious ship
owners presented remonstrance to-day
against the passage of the bill increasing the
head money on Immigrants and alleging
that the advantages to the State by lmml-
grafton would justify the State in assuming
charge itself of all sick aid pauper imml-
| grants.
Temperanee-Usury.
In the Senate the local prohibition bill
| was amended so as not to prevent the sale
Or giving sway of cider or lager beer. A
| Motion 10 iIiscst The words 'Or any other
intoxi eating drinks,'' wss lQst. In the As
semblv The bill TO repeal the 1sary law
passed to a third reading.