Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-29
NEW YORK.

500 Acres OF Fire-A Boy Burned Up.
New YORK, March 2S-Sparks from a
locomotive les night ignited tine brush near
Farmingdale, Long Island, and in a re-
markably short time five hundred acres of
timber land were in flames. The rain this
morning gave decided check to the fire.
A number of cattle and a boy were
burned.
Boss Tweed.
The Supreme Court has granted an order
to show cause why q writ of mandamus
should not issue against Judge Davis on
motion of Tweed's counsel, who claim
there were certain exceptions taken in the
course of the trial and noted by the steno-
grapher in his minutes which the Chief
Justice improperly refused to allow in set =
ting the case or appeal. The order is made
returnable the 23d Of April, and the coun-
sci Of Tweed are given until the 18th of
the same month to submit further affida-
Wits.
Informer Jayne Between Several
Fires.
The counsel for Hayes, the alleged in
former in the Woodruff and Robinson case,
have began suit against Agent Jayne TO
recover twelve thousand dollars illegally
drawn by him as informer.
John p. Atkinson, a street broker and
discharged custom house officer had been
arrested on the charge of attempting TO stab
Special Agent b. c. Jayne. JAYNE says il
is the third time Atkinson has attempted
his life, and gives in his explanation that
he caused his dismissal from the custom
house four years ago for frauds on the gov
ernment. Atkinson SAYS he only defended
himself, Seizing heavy cane with which
Jayne attempted to strike him and threat
ening to stab If the cane was used. At
kinson says the whole affair grew out Ofa
demand by him on jayne for $4,000 of
informer's fees in the Weld case in Boston,
which Jayne has repeatedly refused to pay
denying that Atkinson las any claim.
Charges against Comptroller Green.
The Commissioners of Reports have
made report to the Mayor to-day, it is
said, stating charges against Comptroller
Green. Being requested to let them be
seen, the Mayor positively refused until he
had made an investigation and satisfied
himself of their truth or not.
Grading wheat.
The committee of grain receivers of the
Produce Exchange and the different rail-
roads terminating here, agreed to-day that
tie former should appoint an inspector or
chief and deputy for the use of each rail-
road, which will grade wheat on It's arrival
and accept certificate of the inspector at
any lake port as evidence of grade. The
railroad companies 10 pay the inspector.
Perjury.
Austin Black, late of the firm of Black
x Spaulding, gold brokers, and J. II. Dusen-
bury, have been arrested on indictments
charging them with attempting to induce
perjury. The offense, it is claimed, occur
red in connection with a suit begun by
Austin Black and put in the name of
Spaulding against the Continental Bank to
recover S6,3I5 with interest from May 1,
1856, upon check deposited with plaintiffs
by one John Ross, forger, and which bore
the certification of the bank.
Fatal Railroad Collision.
Two freight trains came in collision this
afternoon, on the Pennsylvania Central
Railroad, near jersey City, killing the fire
man and brakeman, and fatally wounding
the conductor, named Metz. The collision
is attributed to carelessnesS of the telegraph
operator at the signal station, who ordered
one train to go on when he had instructions
to detain it until the other passed. The
operator has been arrested.