, 1870-03-02
NEW YORK.


NEW TdgK, March /.
7HY LEGAl-TESpEH DECISION.
Itquir1es we're made to-day at the ot1lces Of the
tasafaaee, trust fand. aud banking companies,
relative TO their action about the decision Of the
Supreme Court On the payment OF Interest and
principal Ct deb.s contracted before February,
1869. The onlcers al the insurance companies
generally stated that they had paid no attention
to the declslon. hut we're receiving aud paying
currency. TEe omcers Of trust companies de-
cltned to tel what they were doing,
bns said they treated each case tust
as It caue before them. An otncer gave reason
for declining tue Inform alton that II they admit
ted the payment Of gold, all creditors would de-
rHard gold, and II they admitted Accepting cur
rency, all debtors would hasten to par in caEreucy,
and some Of the!E stockholders might objec:. 1ne
foreign holders Of eouds affected By the decislon
demand gold, and accept c1rrercr under protest.
The general Indication THAT companies generally
will teceve currency, al they believe specie pay
ntut Il too close n hand to quarrel about IL
WALL STREET.
Wall s:reet WAS more quiet than ye1tesday, ard
the transactions were smaller in bo:h gold and
BLOCKS. TIE bull operators In gold attempted a
movement to-day, and partially succeeded. They
nade heavy purchases IN the afternoon, and
started 4 EeDEa:ioa story which ran up the price,
Stocks were active during the afternoon, especlA3-
II 20 At the close Northwestern Aha,ea were the
uost active, and +. coo btares Of the COMMON were
bought By one broker.
Tnk GOLD cR1s1a
The publication oi The testimony In the gold
conspiracy caueed much comment to day. It IL
reported tonight that General B1ttesoeld will
publlsh card koon, throRing nex Light upon the
speculation.
TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
TUE WOUNDED FEk1lE.
NEW FoRK, March Patrick J. Neehar, who
va shot last night, doing well, though The ball
fore Police Justice this morning. and pefsttad
In The dehlal that he tIed the shot Several W.T.
Desse', on The contrary, ldcnuly him Is tho
TIE SEWARD REcKrr1ox.
Major Hs1l hs1 returned rue resolution OF the
con mon Council dsring Seward the bo~pltau-
r1ovs re u he s.s e ess 90 e
tbe prostsfon o1 the charter f1rhtddtux expendt.
vote.
crpAH K1rEDr17nx.
Another Cnban expedition Is reported about to
sss 'se EFT a5d
der Cofotela Harper ard Romero.
RAILWAY LITIGATION.
The case nf tho E,ie Railroad Company agalnst
Ramfe5 Wsaargueu before Judge Barnard today,
on = q otton TO CONFIRM HE report Of the refctee
tnRt the damages Of the former were $500, and
imposing that nLe Oh Ramsey. Decision reserved
coLoStzA11oN.
About alty Persons left to-day for E4uaa8, un-
der tho auspices Of 1he Excelsior Colc1y.
JudRs Ne.son has granted IN application tor
leave N submit breels IN support Of apcIc ,on tor
the te eaae OF e4-CoAector Of Internal Revenue
Csl:eolk
TIE GOLD rLor INVESTIGATION.
The testimony before the sRec'as CONGRESSIONAL
nshed. 1t very solnrnlaouk&nd Clearly ,1dc .tes
the Cause OF the patio ard tho u1tfutn OF tue
stoIsts regarding rhe completely o: the adu:nls-
The Time. thla morning, IN reviewing the re-
Eolt, says ihst The whole story comes to this:
interest Of the punl,c- Fax and Gould Thought
they were going to make fortune bS sending up
TIC price q god. and they be,teyed that coroln
get General Butler1tld on the!r side, and It
must be owned that he does not come ont Ok
ne a1ats with perfectly clean nauca. Fsk aud
made ont Of II On the whole. 1nal1y, fpe Pfest-
dens and Que Or two Others Who ve1e scsndalously
dadncen at me lice arc shoxo ~ have acted
throughout with the highest integrity.
wpTK N TIE EATy YARD EEsrNED.
g 1e es
~ special osdc1s from Washington to Captain
s.fpnR. IN COMMAND Of the Jafd.
DRDkK OF AfTAcHNKHr TACATKn.
yadSe snes ssF, 5ssssIdsy, ysea:ea ,1e order Of
, r.; ase1msss L, e. o. c. To Gsu.e q seaon aFose
cAsK OF JCDGE FCLERToS.
The case Of Judge Wllliam Foller;ou, which
originated during the invesu9auons into the a.
lersd whlsfey ffsuds on the part o! ex-Comuis-
korets Roll!rt AID 1AllAnd, Was called for trial
before judge Wood:uc. yesterday. and wAs past
rored until Aoaday ntxF, on account OF the III.
ness Of Chstes o'conor. one OF Fullerton'a 4
courstl. who IL c5nnned TO nta residenee On Waan-
lnston Heights. With snnlt.po1.
IHE MISSING STHAAKKA
No intelligence has Jet been rrccfTed. either
| either of the CttJ OF Bostou. or OF rue Bremen
s'esmer Sn!dt, which latter Fessel cleared as
Bremen, Tor this p:rt, Oh the Goth u1t, aud sailed
on TIE 2ed, and has consequently now occupied
| thirty. eight days IN the passage.