The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-27
OUR /" ERIE"
The Way In which its Directors Respond to n
Request Made by the COmmittee-The Latter
VIII Submit InterrORntOries.

Yesterday the Special Committee appointed by
Philadelphia and Erie Railway and to ascertain why
it is that dividends have been declared, met and
examined such documents as were submitted to
them in compliance with request made - the last
meeting of the committee.
Mr.. William +. Smith, OF Select Council, presided,
and Messrs. Evans and Grant, Of Common Council,
his colleagues on the committee, were present, as
were also Messrs. Thomas A. Barlow and Samuel c.
Messrs G. F. Norton and j. w. Gaskill, Directors
of the Philadelphia and Erie Railway, were present.
forth substantially that the gress receipts Of the road
from January to october inclusive of the present
year were 266l S62 55 and the estimated receipts
OF So 2S1 S62'S5. OF the astnamed sum, thirty per
cent. goes to the Philadelphia and Erie Railway,
making S9s4 55SS5; dividends on Oil Creek and ALLIE
gheny River Railroad stock owned by the Philade-
phia and Erie Road) S255 900; balance hand Janu-
ary l, 1869, s92521'M making the total actual and
estimated gains say 81 1882 OSO'S9 The interest on
the funded debt for 1869 is set down at 000 the
eso on nG real estate rent t OF Gep ETC.
road, whatever that MEANS at SsOOO making total
estimated expenditure of sl,O37,0OO or s296,2oSO9
less than the estimated gains
long discussion OF the conversational kind was
then indulged in, and the committee with view to
receive the definite and specific information they de-
sire to have behalf OF the city OF Philadelphia,
solved to submit to the officers and directors OF the
ssd Of Re sv hs and aTe nj
TO receive. The replies to these VIII be considered
by the authorities of the road, and submitted ut
future meeting of the committee.
CHURCH DISPUTE SETTLED.-The case OF John
West vs. Christ Evangelical Reformed Church has
be- finally disposed Of. This was suit brought
against the church to recover over $l3,O0O money
advanced by West for the erection Of the church
eddce. An Offset of $4,000 was claimed by the de-
PENDANTS, said by them to have been promised by
him as an additional snbscriptlon.at time when
his subscription was already $4,000; also errors in
his account, and that obligations We're given him in
violation OF the charter OF said church corporation.
all Of which the defendants failed TO satisfactorily
prove The books of the corporation and reports OF
the pastor and treasurer made from time to time,
showed clearly that no such additional subscription
was ever included by them" in any of their financial
calculations while it was actually in evidence that
church OF the defendants as donation about Sl3,00O
not dollar OF which was included in his present
claim The suit came up at the sessions OF the Dis
trict Court last spring. but was, ON mollon OF de-
fendants' counsel, continued, and was finally with
drawn for arbitration, the parties entering into
agreement that the decision should not be appealed
from but should be final. The arbitrators were five
OF our most honorable and intelligent merchants,
who, after patiently listening to the evidence and
arguments OF the counsel on both sides, unani-
mously awarded to Mr.. West S13, ,47633 being the
| entire amount Of his claim. General B. r. Fisher
conducted the case for paintiff, and s. " Mays for
defendants.
local ODDS AND ENDS.-Look to your hydrants
| frost is at hand.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails should look after some OF our fashionable
females,
What has become of our various labor unions?
| viii the Delaware ever b0 bridged at Philadel-
| phia? II so, when? And why not?
| Chief Kelly was war Democrat, and welded a
The portion of the Post once assigned to the
ladies Is used as meeting place for lovers egiti-
mate and illegitimate.
Let President Colket lay O wooden pavement be-
tween the tracks of the Chestnut and Walnut street
| road and all the equine family will neigh their
thanks forever
Almost all our ere companies display transpa-
rences announcing balls TO come on.
MILL ACcIDENT.-About O'Clock yesterday morn.
ing lad named Andrew Carty, aged thirteen years
had one OF his hands badly lacerated by having il
caught in some OF the machinery at Bruner'S mill
Twenty-fourth and Hamilton streets. He was taken
TO his parents residence, No. 520 N Twenty-fOurth
street.
| BURGLARY.-About 10 O'Clock this mOrnieg the
residence OF Mr. Keating, No. 26O5 Federal street.
waa entered through q back window, and the bur.
glar, finding no other booty, carried on red and