The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-09

NEW YORK April 8.--Johu r.
Hasking, referee, examinea sthis
evening In the attachment proceed
( Sings against Jay Gould, Erie Railway
IDmector, testified that David Dudlet
Field offered him s. 000zto procure
a modification of the original injunc-
/ ton from Judge Barnard. s.,. ff-f.
In the cr0ss-exam minatlOn, the Wit
J ness stated thar he, Judge Barnard
! j. II. Copamsn, Recorder Haokett.
4 and J III. Osgn0d We're in the habit Of
meetlpgja "a Recorder Hackett's office.
\ The witness was further cross-eEr
I aniined. for the purpose Qf showing
/ that be- had used his personal Intiu-
euce With Judge. Barnard 10 influence
| the judicial action Of the latter .-..
The Erie R4ilroal Company have
made "a further reduction oE fare to
Chicago, Ciacmnati, IndlanapQlls,
Cleveland, Columbus, aud Fort
New YoRR. April 8.-Ths various
suits in the Erie litigation came up
before the Supreme Court, general
term, to day, on the appeals from the
order suspending Mr. Drew from fhe
several injuuctiOns and from the order
appointing a Receiver. Mr. BurriI
opened tue case for Drew. Ia his
argument, he spoke against The legal
lty of the appointment of OsgoOd as
Receiver, contending that the coa-
vertlble bonds were authorized by the
general railroad act of 1850, and that
the action Of the Erie Directors was
sanctioned By that Of other compa-
MES. Including the New York Central
an 4 nd 20 OF 4
stock. The appointment of q Re,
ceIyer was erroneous, because the I
stock was IN the hands Of inns cent l
third parties; while, even we're i ille' 7
gaiiy Issued, aud the proceeds 40 the /
hands Of the company 40 cause would !
exist Tor the appointment 81 Re- \
ceIVer On these grounds the de
tendantts deim,andeda the reversal Of !
Mr., RapPollo and Mr.. O'Conner re- 4
pied for. the Vanderbilt party, con-
tending that the stoc * was fraudu- \
lenFiy issued that 9 large sum was
Improperly obtained thereirom, and \
that the order fer Receiver shquld I
be made permanent 49, ~
Mr.. Field continues the argument, I
to-morroY, for the appellants. -
Ia the case of Schell vs. the. Erie I
Railroad Company, before Judge 1
Barnard, the. answer Of Jay Gould to-
the attachment for violation Of the I
injunction was fled, He denies any \
know edge of the issue of 10000 /
shares Of stock, but believes that the 1
certificates, Of stock Ia blank we're
made by the officers of the company
bef re the Injunction, and that the !
Executive Committee issued cOnverti- \
bic bonds TO the extent of Sl000000O \
half of which passed into the hands
Of Groesbeek " &C., and half to Dam
.iel Drew. Some evidence on the sub II
iect was submitted. but no conclusion
was reached, and the argument ia the .
habeqs corpus case Of Jay Gould takes
place tomorrow. a h -gn "
A challenge from Cutler to Ham- /
mill, for FIVE mile race anywhere be- .
tween Brownsville. on the Mononga- /
hel3 River, and Wheeling, appears.
Ms, Lydia P. Purcell died sudden
ly last night at, 262 Seventh3 Avenue. III
it is believed from poison, 'by whom I
administered IS HnknDWnasu2 aq n
\ German, name unstated. was ar /
rested charged with an indaoe ntrOut. !
rage on his own daughtergged A. Il /
The corner stone Of Booths new |
theatre was laid to-day. ~
A convention of photographers, i
numbering 2j0, and representing the q
profession throughout the country, !
is in session here, and a subscription !
is started to contest the extension Of !
a patent which is considered Injurious
20 their interests. pI
The ship Panama, the last vessel !
building here, will be launched 70.
morrow.
a Washington special says that the
bill relative to Jurors before the Sen
ate to day, viii allow the Courts IN /
the case of Surratt and JEFF Davis. [
to summon jurors from any State In +
the Union. ra.# a8T faHE II
The Impeachment Managers met I
to day 10 consider some evidence not
offered, concerning the President
intention of defeating the tenure Of 4
office bill No decision was made.
Another meeting vi be held to-mor-
row.
ALBANY. April a.-The New York
City Central Underground Railroad
bill passed the Senate today.
Resolutions were introduced pro- ]
vldlng for a Committee of Inquiry
into the charge that large sums of
money had been improperly and cor
ruptly expended, by persons claiming I
to represent stockholders and direc- i
tors Of the Erie Railroad. in bribinq
or attempting to bribe members Of
the Assembly; that the consideration
Of all bills or resolutions relative to
said Company be postponed until