The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-18
NEW YORK.
A Great Lawsuit Begun-August Bel
mOnt VS.. the Erie Railroad Com.
paRy-Khat Gen. Grant has Done
and Will do.

NEW YORK, November 19.-Emil
Sturmtels, late United States Consul
oeMaracaibo, died on board the bark
Twain on her passage here.
A new salt against the Directors of
the Erie Railroad Company was be-
gun in the Supreme Court Chambers
before Judge Sutherland to day, on
application ofaAugust Belmont. The
complaint is founded on affidavits by
Frank Work and others, substantially
setting forth that the money Of the
Erie Cnmpany has been used by
Gould, Fask and Lane in the further
ance OF stock speculations for their
private interests. The afidavits fur
ther set forth that recently Lane was
insolvent, aud Fisk was an adventurer
from New England. 1t is also alleged
in the afiidavits that Pixies Opera
House had been purchased in the sole
name of Fisk with the money o. the
Company to the amount of $3.50, 900.
Fisk, Gould and Lane are further
charged with having issued from $23,-
OO0, 900 to $30,OO0,0O0 Of spurious
! shares, with a view of creating a
corner in Wall Street. Afidavitss
further allege that the above named
/
tor access to the books, and, In fact,
managed the affairs of the Company
exclusively for their own interests
and Ia a reckless manner. Judge
Sutherland granted an injunction,
which direots the officers and agents
of the Company to refrain from in
creasing the capital stock of the Erie
Railroad Company beyond the
4 y. i IL
hands of bona f1s holders, and also
orders that the defendants shall re-
fraiu from removing any of the books,
papers. securities or funds of the
Company from the jurisdiction OF the
Court; and directs that the funds shall
be applied for no purpose but the pay
ment of the legitimate debts and ex-
penses of the company, the balance to
be disposed of in such manner as the
! court may from time TO time direct
The court also orders that the officers
and agents ofthe company shall refrain
from IN any order obstruetipg any o.
the Directors from examining any o.
the books of the said company
J Another suit has been begun by Chas
Mcintosh against the Directors and
August Belmont, in which an injunc-
; tion has been obtained, but whether
this is in aid or against the first suit
does not appear.
Gen. Grant, Horace Greeley, Johr
7 Russell Young and Gen. Badeau tool
breakfast at the Delmonico this morn
ing.
) General Grant drove out this after
noon to visit some friends in the city
] The programme of his movement
for the remainder of the week is a
follows: To might, dimes at the Asto
House with Attorney General Evarts
: to morrow, rides out to the Fashion
Course to see Dexter trot; dimes wit
A. Z. Stewart at his house on Friday
goes to Washington Saturday.
s The latest development In Fri
: affairs is to the effect that Jay Goul
$ was appointed Receiver of the Com
: pany last Thursday by Judge Barn
i ard. The report also says abou
n 81 ,O00,O 900 in gold were taken out c
the Gold Exchange Bank and take
Z, to Jersey City.
d A rumor is current of the failur
of large house in breadstufs, but
p is not authenticated.
8, 1t is believed that the Governmen
~ sold gold largely to- day. The bu
lr clique. also, were heavy sellers.
u General Grant attends the Maretze
Opera, at the Academy of Music tC
D. night.
Mrs. Stone has issued c II for
Convention of the friends of woma
o. suffrage, at Villande, New Jersey, O
n, the I'd of December.
A. DIR. Batassi, the Greek Consul, HI
h issued card asking contributions
Il r. Al
Crstan refugees in GrssGs.