Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-12
NEW YORK.
The Daily Murder-A Peacemaker
Killed.

Killed.
NEW YORK, June l1.-This morning
Nathan Bretman shot and killed James
McAdams, an employee of the Pennsylva.
mia Railroad ComDany, in Jersey city.
Brennan had been discharged from the en-
ploy of the Company by McCounk, Yard
master. Meeting the latter be drew a pis-
tol, and was about to fire when McAdams
interfered. A struggle ensued, during which
the pistol was discharged and McAdams
Killed. Bretman was arrested.
Railroad COIIisiOn-Cars TeIescOPed.
A passenger train from New York and a
freight train came in collision at East New
atk this afternoon. Both engines were de-
molished and the baggage cars telescoped
into the smoking car. One engineer was
fatally wounded and number of passen-
gers cut and bruised. The passengers in
the smoking car Crawled through the win
dows. The air brakes prevented more
serious disaster. Had the accident occurred
a minute sooner there would have been a
terrible loss Of lie. The engineer Of the
freight train was to blame.
WaIworth.
Frank IL. Walworth was arraigned in the
Court OF Oyer & Terminer to-day on the
charge of having murdered his father. He
pleaded through his counsel, Judge Gsrvin,
not guilty. The counsel for the defense
are TO arrange with The District Attorney
for the day of trial which will be in about
two weeks.
Twain Happy.
The injunction sought for by Mark
Twain TO restrain the publication of his
works by Benjsmine Luch was granted this
morning.
The "RefOrm' Charter.
It is rumored about the City Hall that all
the recent appointments are Illegal in con-
sequence of non publication in the City
Record in accordance with the law. The
paper has not yet been established.
Only SI5O.OOO.
The Court of Appeals has decided that
the Civil Justices are entitled to $4,000
per annum, to which their salaries we're
raised by the Board of Supervisors whose
authority to do so was resisted by Comp
troller Green. This decision costs the city
$l50,000.
IncurabIes.
The corner stone of new home for IL
curables was laid at Fordham to-day, VIM.
Cullen Bryant delivered the address.
The Late Minister Orr.
The remains of the late Minister Orr
were landed from the steamer at eleven
O'Clock this morning and escorted by
Knights Templar and a detachment of
police force, and taken to the City Hall,
where they will lie in state in the Gov
ernor's room. The Grand Lodge will fur
nish guards of honor. The church services
will take place at Rev. Mr.. Hepworth's
church. The President has signi6ed bis
intention of being present at the services on
Friday.
PIOus Patriots.
This morning requiem mass was cele-
brated at st. Stephens church for the soul
of Gen. Ignacio Ag-amonte. The church
was cSowded with Cubans.
Arms for Cuban Negroes.
The steamer Moro Castle for Havana
took out 5000 rifles and upwards of one
million fixed cartridges, it is believed for the
use of negroes who have been lately ordered
to the trenches.
The Vienna Fair.
Jackson j. Schultz writes that the Amer
ican department of the Vienna Exposition,
will be in complete order by the fifteenth
of June, which can not he the case with
that of any other nation, not excepting
England, which has the advantage of
corps of workmen brought to Vienna to
hasten the completion and perfection Of
that department, The Austrian Govern
ment, he says, should have taken another
year to prepare for the Exposition. Not
only are the grounds not finished, but all
those facilities which they had promised
are incomplete.
Have Shareholders Any Rights?
An excited meeting of bondhoIders of
the st. Joseph and Denver City Railroad
was held to-day. James II. Fisher, of
Buffalo, presided. G.. w. Hasler said the
meeting had been called in order that the
bondholders might look after their rights.
He described how the bonds had fallen to
3Ia and sail it appeared that instead of
100000 acres of land being avail able, there
were but 100000 acres. A committee of
five has been appointed to report TO future
meeting. In reply to anxious inquiries Mr..
Hasler gave bis opinion that the transfer of
Company's land except on mortgage could
be prevented and the bonds now unsold
ought to be cancelled.