Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-21
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NEW YORK.
counting ON vanderbIles Death.

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Counting ON Vanderbilt's Death.
NEW YORK, Aug. ~20-The Stock Ex-
change was thrown into fever of excite
ment this morning by the renewal of ru-
mors of the serious illness of Commodore
Vanderbilt, and still later reports that be
was dying. For time there was q great
rush to sell stocks, and Western Union was
ratified down, assisted by the bears, from
SO! to S755.
The Alabama Indemnity Paid.
The Express ssys the Alabama indem
nifty money, S15,500,000 in gold, due from
Great Britain Sept. 6, has already been paid
into the Treasury with the exception of
about S. 5000 which is deposited in gold
in q number Of our city banks The pay
ments thus far to the Treasury have been
in called bonds, overdue coupons and gold;
the balance due will be gradually paid in
during the next three weeks and within
this time the managers of this fund expect
to purchase an additional amount of called
bonds. EE ,7NE7 wgzss ~nsE ESQ .
The CustOmhOuse Again.
1t is stated that the ledger kept at the
District Attorneys office contains entries
which, if published, would astound the
whole mercantile public. 1t contains the
names of 500 merchants who he'd to pay
from ten TO one hundred thousand dollars
to COMPROMISE suits brought against them
by special agent Payne and other custom
officers The book contains the various of
fers made by counsel of defendants and re-
fused, util great sums were named and Sc
cured compromise. % ODD
Bought a County.
b A number of gentlemen from Eugl and
and Scotland will start for Kansas to-day in
company with George Grant, of London,
who has purchased county in that State
for the purpose of founding colony. The
main purpose of the Project viii be agricu /
tural, and the principal feature stock rails
ing. ........s,- E2
1t is stated the Mennenites who have
Just gone west brought with them 10 this
country $4,000 in gold, of which sum
one man, Peter Isaack, owns $4,000.
Bishop James Seriously HI.
At ten last evening the physicians attend
ing Bishop james at his residence in Morris
town, N. j., said his life was still in great
danger, but that twenty-four hours would
probably decide whether he Is to recover or
not.
The Methodist Middle.
1t is now stated that the difficulties be-
tween the owners of the Methodist Sea Cliff
camp-meeting ground and the Ladies of
the Beulah Mission will be settled and the
suits withdrawn from court.
Reporters Drowned.
Geo. T. Keller, reporter of the Brooklyn
Union, and Geo. F. Howe, of the New
York Times, were both drowned while bath
ing this forenoon at the Centre Marshes,
Long Island. SIG
Hotel Insurance. -FI GRE
The Board of Fire Underwriters tod ay
established additional charge for insuring
hotels, aud resolved that roofs must De
of slate or metal, o.nices of metal or brick,
and that Mansard roofs must be iron or
slate, the latter to be fastened on iron lathing
City Property Levied On. l
The Sheriff has seized the furniture in
the Conptroller's Office, the paintings in
the Governors room, and also fire engine
to satisfy judgment for salary of ten
thousand dollars obtained by Judge Fowler,
which the Comptroller refuses.