Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-02
NEW YORK.
The Erie Railroad in COurt-AnlOrder
SuspendinS the Directors.

The Erie Railroad in COurt-AniOFdeT
SuspendinS Che Directors.
New YORK, Dec. lin The Erie case
Yesterday before Judge Nelson, a number
Of afidavits we're read and the Argument
Of one Of the counsel for the vacation of
the order Of Judge BIatchfOrd appointing
Jaw Gould Receiver was heard. The case
will be resumed this morning and conclu
ded, the court intimaling to counsel that
the session would be prolonged to enable
them 70 get through with their argument
A suit in the name of the people on the
complaint Of the Attorney General, was
commenced yesterday in the Albany courts
against the Erie Railroad Company, asking
that the directors he removed. An order
was granted by Judge Peckham suspend
10y the board pending the hearing of the
motion for absolute removal next Monday.
The Tribune to-day proposes an amend
ment 10 the constitution 80 that the right
,,I suffrage shall be extended TO all male
citizens Of y years Of age and 10 all for
.ipners who have resided in this country
one wear.
The charter election is progressing wI;h
but little enthusiasm, very light vote
being polied. Il il considered the election
isamere matter of form and that Mr., Hall
will be mayor and Mr.. OGorman Corpor-
alton counsel.
Several persons have been arrested for
illegal voting. o-
Gold sales of 100000 were made at l35
3.IOOOGl35 l0-I00.
II is stated that Mr. Metcall's counsel, in
the Erie case, on Monday, shortly after
midnight Sunday, served a notice on Mr.
Fisk az he wac leaving for New Jersey on
ferry boat iorbidding him TO leave the
State, but Fisk ard party embarked on
the boat, Eu, shortly after returned to the
Erie Office MetCalf then concluded the
I order which be obeved and left at two
o'clock.
Fisk. c. !. Seward, Judge Patten and
others lett and took the traiu at jersey
civ. Judge Davies, the Receiver, wa
uoli6ed at four o'clock that Fisk, Gouh
and Others had left for Canada, haylni
taken some eight million of dollars Il
money and some sixty millions in stock
IL il now said that they have returned an
are 10 this vicinity and that neither fia
ar Gould had ltft, but one of the Director
left ia a special train early Monday morf
ing 10 sigu a contract between the Ere an
LackawanUa Companies, lOokiDgt0 cohsol
dation.
The Herald aiys gdiiuTially: We lear
from the hest altsinable authority th
Gen. Grant IL tmphatiCally IN favor of
amending the Constitution As to limit Il
Pregident 10 one term, and 20 make IN
verssl suffrage. OF suffrage t. male CA
vars Of all races or color above the age
tHaniy-0ne yc5rs. the supreme law OF Il
land. With regari 10 uuiversal sutraE
We suspect the constitutional smendmel
article IA, provides that the seVerai Stat
NAV regulate suffrage each for ltseli, 0
IN Tppresertstion shall be restricted, Ia r
considered a settlement by Grant, but n
rule apt to result in endless troubles irt
The conflicting plans likely TO be adopi
among the States. Hence, 10 doubt, VI
Grant has concluded that an amendm'
making universal manhood suffrage
supreme law of the land in all the Sta
and territories, is the only decisive 80
tion of this Otherwise embarrassing gu
ton.
The Herald's Washington special 2
Senator Sumner recently, in conversa;
with A Herald correspondent, expires
himself determined 10 take a stand
Congress for the immediate resumption
snecie payments. Nothing more he thj
viii be done with the TeConstIucuon Ia
% Gen. Grant will enforce them. v
Reyerdv johnson he was utterly disgu
and wss sorry be consented 10 has contr
inn. Il is understood in Washington
Attorney General Evarts considers
nrsctice Of compromising Internal RevC
frauds as illegal, and that in consequ
Mr.. Rollins is to he notified he mu
future submit all such cases TO Secre
McCulIoch OF the Attorney General.
Horace Greeley delivered lecture
evening in the Abyssinian Baptist Chi