The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-10-13
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New YORK, October 12.-The ney
Board Of Erie Directors to day re
elected Jay Gould President for tn,
ensuing year. 40
The Committee of Lake Shore Di
rectors, Messrs. Robinson, Banker
and Clark, were in session this after,
noon. preparing their report for. the
meeting of the Directors to.morrow
but nothing has leaked out in regard
to the affairs of the company. .aa
Lockwood q Co. have proposed tC
all their creditors to pay fifty cents or
the dollar, of which ten cents is to BIZ
paid In sixty days, fifteen cents in six
months. and twenty-five cents in one
year. The other fifty cents the house
does net engage to pay. but undoubt.
edly will when their affairs are 10 a
condition to warrant il. -a1
ltiis understood that one-third of
the creditors have acceded to the
terms, and it is expected the others
will do so. in regard to the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Rail
road Company. The transfer agent
has addressed the following letter to
the Stock Exchange: sa
LAKE SHORE & M. 8. r. r. Co,
October IL, 1884, J
To w. II. Nelson, President of Neuc
York Stock Exchange:
SIR: l am authorized by the Com
mittee referred to in my advertise
ment of the 9Th inst, to say that of
the certificates named In said adver-
tisement fifty-tW have been presented
and certified as genuine, and the Com
mittee would be glad to have the
balance presented for their action.
Respectfully, d. p. BARTYTT,
Transfer Agent.
New York. October AT a
meeting of the stockholders of the
Erie Railroad, the Gould Fisk ticket
was unanimously elected Directors.
Jay Gould was subsequently, chosen
President, and JAS. Risk, Jr., Comp
trol.er.
Bailroad freights to the West have
advanced to the following rates from
st, Louis: First class, 81 go: second
class, ST 30; third do, CSC; fourth do.
Sec; fifth do, 65e.
iron frame work OF new building In
course of erection, at the foot of
South Tenth Street, Williamsburg,
for the Peoples Gaslight Company,
fell with terrible suddenness, in con-
sequence of the improper use of guys.
Two men were instantly killed and
five dangerously injured. The killed
aud injured are, VIM. Nolan, John
Lofts, John Monaghan, p. Van
Houghton, Chas. O'Conner and Hugh
and Peter Anthony.
Bishop Whitaker is to be conse-
Grated to morrow as Episcopal Minis
ter to Nevada and Arizona.
The u 5. store-ship Guard arrived
to-day from Lisbon.
1t is reported that the Fifth Ave-
uue Hotel property has been sold to
A, L. Stewart.
At the Jerome Park races, the
jerome sweepstakes for three-y year
old fillies, / ( miles, was won by In
verWield. beating Niagara, Tasmania,
and Attraction; time 3:264 Purse
for $500, all ages, II miles-Corsican
1, Simple Simon 2; time 3:283 Mem
bers' Cup, II miles-Metarie 1 Climax
2, Northumberland 3; time 2:093
New York, October IA special
to the World, from Philadelphia. re-
ports Allegheny County at 5000 Re
publican a Democratic g in of 1000.
1t states Dauphin County at 200; a
Democratic gain Of $50. and says the
Democratic Committee claim the
State by 5000.
New YORK, October 12.-In this
city only 38,454 votes were registered
to day, against SO 223 last year; ag-
gregate decrease A, ,769. The number
of names registered in Brooklyn to-
day was 10,G8I, being 22,793 less than
on the first day of 1868.