The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-05
NEW YORK
Bursting OF the CF9tOn Water Works
Erie Railroad natteFS.

NEW York, April 3.-One of the
Croton water mains, in Lexington
Avenue, between Sixtieth and Fifty
ninth Streets, burst yesterday morn
ing, with report like u heavy piece
of cannon, and a large opening was
made In the street, through which a
volume of water about foot IN dI-
ameter was forced. The street was
soon flooded; cellars aud sub cellars
filed to the depth Of eight feet. 1t
lasted for two hours, aud Soccasionsd
heavy damage to the foundations OF
some new houses and the furniture
IN those occupied.
Ia the Supreme Court, before Judge
Barnard, to day, the report Of VIM.
Tweed, Receiver, was read stating
that he had opened the safe Of the
Union Pacific r ilroad Company aud
found the bonds OF the Company and
some books OF edit. and that If was
stated to him by some of the Com
Dany'5 officers that it contained bonds
and coapo1s and other properly 20
the value of hun1reds Of thousands
Of dollars, of which ne was now max
ing an inventory. He suggested that
the case be adjourned over till Mon
day, when other matters would come
up.
Mr.. Tracey, counsel for the com-
pany, said the reference and report
was esseotisl;y false. The bonds
mentioned were IN great part can
celled bonds and coupons. The rest
we're bonds uGissued and vaiueiess.
/ The books, Of course, had no pc
cuniary value. The inner safe, rot
yet opeued, contained some deposits
/ belonging 60 some OF the Directors IN
/ dlvidQally, as did the cont nJ5 of the
/ box found there The only matter Of
t value found there was a loose box.
/ He had proposed to put IN an affida
Wit ia contradiction of the receiver s
report.
Judge Barnard said he knew of no
such proceedings In the district. Ii
the deiecdaurs were injured by any
act Of the receiver he supposed theii
remedy was by action az tI0St him OI
his official bond. After discussioa
the matter was adjourned to Monday
A Washington special states thai
the President ha. decided to sign th5
| Tenure-of Office bill.
j. Lothrop Motley has been nomi
(
Admiral Hoff has been instructed
/ to demand OF the Cuban authOri.ie
full reparation In case he finds til,
capture of the brig Mary lowell wa
unwarranted.
NEW YORK. April 3.-The steamer
Cleopatra, IRON Vera Cruz, arrIve'
with telegtarns from the City of Mex
leo to March 20 A rumo~prevaile
that Romero would go to Washing
ton as one of the commissioners un
der the treaty for the settlement 0
claims. General GuiIterez the ban
dit chieftain, had escaped from prison
General Zerrego was TO replae
= Cobellos as Governor of Yucatau
= The latter ordered provision 10 b
made for the accommodation of refu
gees from Cuba.
: New YoRK. Aprif3 The ITibu,
says: The subject of the Territoria
F.. appointments was discussed In th
Cabinet meeting yesterday, and th
: following nominations were decide
upon, and they viii be sent to th
Senate within a day or two: Geners
j. a. Campbell. OF Gen Scho6eld
| Staff. late of Obi0, Governor OF Wy
oming; james NJ Ashley, Of ObiC
4 Governor of Montana; Gen. H. l
Washburn, Of Indiana, Surveyo
/; General of Montana; Colonel Rugo
! Surveyor General Of Wyoming; d
; Rush Spencer, of New York, Survey
/, or General of New Mexico; Colont
i Frank Walcott, of kentucky. Reei-
: ter of Lands for Washington; ID
? Scott, of Ohio, Secretary Of Wasi
ington.