Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-11

new ORE word says: tqk is rumored
that George T. Downing, John M. Lang
stOn and J. P. sampson, all colored, are ap-
Z plicil1is for the NILSSON TO St. Petersburg
vscised by tbe I.eath of Mr.. Orr"
NEW YORK.
Bank Statement.
NEW YORK, May -io-Bapk Statement
--Loans-increase $3,966 800; special--ir-
crease 1883, 500; legal-tenders increase
81 SO, 900; net deposits-incresse S6,347,-
zoo; ciIculation-decrease $4,000.
The New York Central Pays the Tax
Claimed by the Government under
= Protest.
n. Y, May 10-On Tuesday
next the New York Central Railroad Com
papy will pay, under protest, TO Collector
Bailey, four hundred thousand dollars tax
claimed by the government, and immedi-
atelg commence proceedings for its recoy.
cry.
= Tweed's Trial.
The District Attorney has served notices
on the counsel of William N. Tweed to the
,etTeet that his case would be called for tE,.s
on Monday next. This is the fsraosis case
in which The Jury disagreed some months
ago. The counsel for Tweed met to-day
70 consult and prepare for his defense. One
reason for the action Of the District At
torney is The failure of the bill ia the Legis-
allure to extend the time in which cases of
he n2.ture of Tweed's become outlawed.
The Goodrich Murder.
II. James, alias Pop Tighs, has been arrest
ed in this city on information connecting
him with the murder Of Chas. W. Good
rich in Brooklyn.
An AbscOadtzE Ba1k Cashier Re-
turned.
Henry Il. Conklin, Ascending secretary
of the Market Savings bank, has returned
to this city under promise of immunity
from prosecution, to testify Ia the pending
railroad suit. He says George Bell, the
man who accompanied lin to Canada,
robbed him of three thousand dollars. He
expressed surprise at finding Van Home,
President of the bank in prison, and an
1ounced his determination to effect his re-
lease.
A Ripple in Financial Circles.
The advance in the Bank of England rate
of discount from Al to 5 per cent. caused
little ripple in financial circles here. Gold
advanced to 1lSt and sight exchange to 109s,
while securities on stock exchange declined
to IL per cent. Vienna troubles were
discussed freely, but did not have any effect
on tba markets.
. The Atlantic Bank.
5 The Comptroller of Currency has ordered
that no dividends be made by the Atlantic
Bank until all the liabilities are fully ascer-
tanned. 1t is stated that q note for $4,000
was found among the assets of the bank
drawn by South worth, the President, aud
discounted few weeks ago for which some
mining stock had been deposited as security
and which is said TO be worthless: A
similar note drawn by a director and en-
dorsed by the President, has been also
found and the collateral deposited is worth
less Among the alleged doubtful assets is
a note fer $4,000, drawn by the notary of
j the bs,Ak, and which IS said to have been
runpi,ng under renewals for several years.
A Policy Dealer Convicted.
Andrew McCleland, a leading policy
a dealer, was convicted few days ago in
Brooklyn. He is said to have been part
ner of Nicholas Duryea, killed soma
months since - his rival, Simmons. he
was to-day sentenced to one year in the
peniteniary and TO pay fine of 81 600.
Strike in the Brooklyn Gas Works.
The Brooklyn gas ren falling to get an
advance to 1915 a day, and a guaranty Of
its payment for one year, quit W ork to-day.
Germans have already been mployed to
take the place Of the strikers.
Charles Summer Divorced.
A Boston dispatch says: In the Superior
Govt this forenoon Judge Colt ordered
decree of divorce absolute in the case Of
Senator Charles Sumner VS.. Alice NJ. Sum
ner, CD the ground Of five years. desel ton.
Sailed for Europe.
Henry Wstterson, of the Louisville Cours
seT-,J Journal, and family, sailed for Europe
to day on the steamship Oceanic. A large
number of friends accompanied Watterson
TO the steamer. A. J. Ballard and family,
aud John Churchill, of Louisville, were
also passengers in the same steamer.
western Nss0cIaIed Press.
w. N. Halcemsn, of the Louisville
Courier, Journal. has been in the city the
past week attending to business and look
ing after the interests Of the Western Asso-
ciated Press.
Funeral of Cakes Ames.
Alarge party left the city this p. NJ. to
attend the funeral of Cakes Ames at North
Easton tomorrow. Among them are the
d. directors and officers of the New Orleans,
Noble and Texas Railroad Company, of
which Ames was a director and heavy
stock and bond holder.
England Gets Satisfaction.
NEW YORK, May 10.-The London
papers contain the particulars of the com
plete satisfaction given by the Dominican
Government for the insult offered to the
British flag in February last, when three
political refugees we're taken by force out
of the Vice Cousul's House at Puerto
Plata. Under the demand and threat made
by the commander of Her Msjesty's ship
Nio5e, President Baez ordered the prison
ers 20 be set at liberty, and that the Govern
ment re-hoist the consular flag and fire
a salute of q guns, ali of which was duly
done and gives great satisfaction to foreign
residents of the island.