The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-04-09
FROM NEW YORK.
The Erie Railroad Case In the Su
preme Ceurf-Miscelinne Items

The Erie Railroad Case In the Su-
preme Ceurt-Miscellnneo Items
New YORK, April S.-The various suits
of the Erie Railroad in litigation came
up before the Supreme Court, general
term, to-day. On appeals from the order
suspsnding Mr.. Drew from several in
functions, and from the orders appoint
ing receiver, Mr.. Burrell opened the
case for Mr.. Drew, in argument against
the legality of the appointment of Mr..
Osgood, and conteuding that the con-
yertible bonds were authorized by the
general Railroad act of 1850, and that
The action of the Erie directors was
sanctioned by that of other companies,
including the New York Central and
Hudson.
As to the proceeds Of the stock the
appointment of receiver was errone-
Gus, because the stock was in the hands
of innocent third parties. while even
were it illegally issued and the pro-
ceeds in the hands of the company, no
cause would exist for the appointment
of a receiver; on these grounds the
defendants demanded the reversal OF
the order with costs. Mr.. Rapallo and
Mr.. O'Conor replied for the Vanderbilt
party, contending the stock was fraudu-
! ientiy issued and that large sums were
improperly obtained therefrom, and the
order for the receiver should be made
permanent. Mr.. Field continues the
argument tomorrow for the appellant.
In the case of Schell VS.. Erie company,
before Judge Bayard, answer OF Jay
Gould to the attachment for violation
tof the injunction, was filed. He denies
knowledge of the issue of $4,000 shares
of stock in blank being made by the
the officers of the company before the in
iunction, and that the executive COM
mittee issued convertible bonds TO tue
extent of ten millions, halt of which
passed into the hands of Groesbeck Il
| Co., and half to Daniel Drew. Some
fevidencc on the subject was submitted
but no CONCLUSION reached and the ar
gument in the habeas corpus case Of Jay
GOuld will take place tomorrow.
The challenge from Coulter TO Hamill
for a mile race anywhere between
Brownsville. on the Monongahela river,
and Wheeling, appears TO day,
Mrs Lydia Z. Purcell died Suddenly
last night at 262 Seventh avenue, it is
believed from poison, but by whom adj
ministered it is unknown.
| A German named NuStaled has been
arrested charged with an indecent out
rage on his own daughter, aged four
teen.
The corner stone of Booths new the
atre was laid to-day,
A Convention of photographers, num-
bering two hundred and fifty indIyid-
uals, representing the profession
throughout the country, is IN session
here, and "a subscription has been start
ed to contest the extension of a,patent,
whicA is considered mi furious 10 their
interests.
The Central Railroad strike ended at
West Albany by an advance of wages
tomorrow. r -,
A Washington special says: The bill
relative to jurors before the Senate
to-day will allow the courts III the
cases of Surratt and jeff. Davis to sum
mons Jurors from any State in the Union
The impeachment Managers met to-
day to consider some evidence not Of
| fcred concerning the Presidents lnten-
tion of defeating the tenure OF 0thce
hill, but no decision was made. They
will hold another meeting tomorrow.
A Montreal special says: The MeGee
murder has created intense excitement
Prominent loyal Irish citizens are very
uneasy, as plan of general assasslna-
ton, in which those concerned In
the Fenian prosecution are included, is
reported. The American Consulate dag
was lowered. The Consul officially re-
ported the matter at length tn the
| United States Government.
The body will be met tomorrow by
the citizens Gu masse. The funeral
will take place on Frida! and the body
will lie in state on Thursday. A
grand funeral car is being built and the
| funeral will be Il great popular demon.
! stratiuu. Sixty thousand are expected
to be present. =,
The police are Oh the alert and all
outlets to The States are closed. The
ROYAL proclamation is placardcd every
where. Fenian lodges here are very
quiet.