Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-18
NEW YORK.
Import mt Purchase by the Erie Il. II.
CO.-Thc Stevens BRttcTy-Ei ire in
brooklyn. etc.

important Purchase by the Erie Il. II.
CO.-Tho Stevens Battcry-E ire ia
FirOOEIyn. etc.
New YORK, Nov. 1.-THE Nenango Oil
transportation Company have sold TO the
ETie Il. r. Co, for the sum Of 81 6h0 600
waterfront Of 2000 feet at The Nenango
Oil dock7, in Weehauken. The transfer
was made subject 10 mortgage Of $3.50 600
held hv the Hob0ken Land improvement
Company. The certainty that this local
itv at no distant day will be the great d.
pct aud termiaus OF the Western aud
Southern liBe3 induced the Erie company
"a iure-talI any competition 10y securing
this valuable w;.e-, 'r,n'.
In accordance wIh the will y the late
Edwin A. Slevrn1 The Stevens battery is
20 he completed Il cost not exceeding
Sl,OO0O0O. Gen Geo b. Mcclellan has
been engaged TO supcrinl.nd the work at a
salary OF $4,000 a year. This engage
ment WAS effected Ia Paris by the late Mr..
Stevens shortly before his DEATH Gen.
Mcclellan and he having been negotiating
with Ecyeral Of the European governments
Tor the construction ui a battery similar 10
the one projected By Mr. Stevens. Accord
ing to the Will this battery when completed
shall be presented u the State of New
Jersey, aUd in case it ia not accepted, il
shall be sold and the proceeds added to
the estate.
Eight buildings in Fulton avenue,
Brooklyn, owned 10y 5. J. Herman, were
destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss, S22,-
900, including that Of the occupants.
NEW York, Nov. lG.-Emil SteumfeIs,
late United States Consul 10 Maricaib0,
81 If ba iuTa t,af IA
pert.
A new suit a-aias, the directors Of the
Erie Railroad Company was begun in
the Supreme Court chambers before Judge
Switzerland to-day, on the application al
Aug. Il slmont The complaint is founded
on an affidavit 10y Frank Work and others,
substantially setting forth that the money
Of the Erie Railroad Company has been
used by Gould, Fisl, and Lane, in further
auce Of stock -psculalion5 for their private
Interest. The affidavit further sets forth
;hat Fix l. an adv5uturer from New EGG
land IL j. also alleged Ia the aih laVit,
that Pixies Opera House had been pur-
chased in the sole name Of Fi-k, with the
money Of the company TO the amount Of
SS3O 600 Fi-E, Gould ana Lane are further
charged with having issued from S23 600,
view e creating a corner in Wall street.
Tie affidavit further alleges that tle
sbovc-ramed individuals have denied the
other directors access to the books, and in
fact managed the affairs Of the company
exclusively for their own interest and in
a reckless manner. Judge Switzerland
granted an Injunction, which directs the
Ulcers and agents Of the company TO re.
I'll, Il II,
The Erie Railroad Company beyond Il {
amount nov outstanding and now in the
hands If the bona fide holders, and also
urdcfs the defendants TO refrain from re
moving any of the books, prPers, securi-
,iu7 or fGU33 nt .Er company from the .lu
li-dial.aa Of lny court, aud directs that the
funds shall b. applied for no purpose but
the payment Of Ike Legitimate debts ans
expenses Of the company, the balance t,
bee disposed OF in such manner a. IN,
raur, may ltpm time 10 time direct.
The court also orders that officers ana
agents of the company shall refrain iron
,.hstructing any cf the directors from ex
aiming any ci the books Of said company
Another suil hlz been begun by Charlie
Mcintosh against the Directors and Augu'
Belmont, IN which an Injunction has bee
tbtBinfG, Nll' NEeluti il u III alH 10 a-hii'
the Fisk suit does rot appear.
I.atc-t developments 10 Erie ahtiT7 @,
cJrdirst 10 reports, Is that Jay Uou,d "a
app0"lei receiver ul the company la
Thm.dav Ey JatEe Barnaid.
Reporr also Saws ahuu. =, 10000 {
! gold has been taken ont Of the Cod =
change Bank, and taken TO jersey City.
A TumOr Is current OF the failure of
large house in hrald-tutl., bu' not authra'
Gated
lis believed thai thr Government so
gold largely to-day.
Gen. Grant, Horace Greeley, John Ia
.ell Young aud Gsu. Bldeou, teok bIea
fast at nclmonigo's this momI2g. "a
Grant drove ont this morning 10 vI-,' SD,
friend ia tie city.
Mra Stowr has Issued a call for C,
vention Of The frieuds of woman suffrage,
Viilaude, \. J ON the d of December
Nj Boila-si be Greek Consul
issued o card hing contributions in mur
and clothing, -loT de-titu.e refugees
Greece.
Capt Gen. L,Isuult, Of Cuba, telegrai
T. the Spanlsh Counsel here tnatth las
r,ctiou Is htakIH- up.