The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-05-29
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New YORK, May "a.
There is prospect that the stockholders OF
the Erie RailI Dad will be soon relieved OF the
Fisk and Gould incubus. The rumors Of the
impending change in the management OF the
great road are beginning to take tangible
shape. During the past week, Hon. Horace
+. Clark. son-in-law of Commodore Wander
bilt, has been in frequent conference with
Fisk and Gould, at the gorgeous offices OF the
Erie Railroad on Twenty-third street, and the
report now is that the railway monarch OF
America is shortly to add the Erie 10 the list
of isconquests.
The transfer Of TIE management OF this
road from men so universally distrusted as
The Colonelof the Ninth and his astute "pal, y
to other and more responsible parties. Will
give joy to the owners OF the stock, and par
ticularly 10 those unfortunate Engiishmen VINO
have an interest in the road, and who nave SO
long despalred of seeing the value OF their nc
money again. It is but just, however, to FISK
and Gould, to say thai, though under their
management, the stockholders have not pros
pered, The general travelling public have been
greatly benefited, for the road is in splendid
condition. and is, perhaps. the best ofilcered,
safest and most comfortable running oth OF
the metropolis. If Fisk steps out his busy
brain will be at something else. and the world
will certainly be startled oy the annooncement
OF some stupendous project, which only man
OF his wonderful energy would attempt.
Foster, the Street-car murderer, has oeen
convicted. and 1t is not too much to expect his
elevation to the cross beam before Inc END OF
July. The counsel for the defence made but
feeble effort to save him. The killing was ad-
mitted, out want of premeditation was sng-
gested. Counsel attempted diversion In the
prisoners favor In the shape of reflection on
the character of the intimacy between the lale
MIR. Putnam and Madame Duval. the lady who,
with her daughter, was under his protection
on the night OF the murder. It was shown by
evidence that Mr.. Putnam was constant vlsi-
tor at The house of Madame Duval. and that
Mrs Putnam, his wife, neither knew her nor
had heard Of her before. But this testlmony
was clearly so irrelevant that 1t was troWned
out Of court The greatest sufferer BY the muir
der and the exposure is poor Mrs. Putnam.
The reconstruction Of our docks under the
direction OF the new board is to begin immedi-
ately. The plans have been maturing for over
wear. and system has at last been perfected
which will probably give New York the mcst
Magnificent and convenient series OF DOCKS IN
the world. The entire wafer front Of the city
in the Improvement. The tew river streets
will be widened to the extent of ESQ feet. Be-
voud these, massive stone piers will project
into the water, froL. 500 to 500 feer. The dock
system OF Liverpool. now SO famous. Will sink
inlo insignihcance beside the enormous Works
about to be begun here. General George b.
Mcclellan Is the supervising engineer, at
salary of Sl2,500 per annum. The construc-
ton will occupy over ten years, and the cost
NAV be estimated at tens OF millions OF dollars.
Ground is to be first broken at Pier No. North
River.
[ ntral Park is surprisingly beautiful this
month. Her Majesty's High Commissioners
spent nearly the whole OF Monday ramoNnS
over 1t. Lord Tenterden gives it the palm
already over the Phoenix OF Dnoin, tne IRA, fra-
ter of Vienna, the Bois de Boulogne, anu HYDE
Park. The commissioners OF parks are con-
stantly devising new ornaments for this plea
sure ground. Yesterday they granted permls'
sion to the ST. Andrews Society to erect
bronze statue of Sir Walter Scott. 1t Is un-
derstood they have under consideration pro-
posal TO put up statues of men whose fame Is
identified with New York in oil the parks and
green spots under their control.
For example. 1t has been suggested in their
councils that statue OF stout old Petrus Stuy-
yesant, the last Dutch Governor OF New York,
shall be placed in the square opposite Cooper
Institute and the beginning Of Stuyvesant
street; Captain Henrick Hudson, who dlscoV-
cred the river and the island OF Manhattan,
will have position on Bowling Green, wneTg re
the equestrian statue OF pig-tailed George III
once stood. The Battery is to have Robert
Fulton, the City Hall Park. Sears and Lamb,
the CAPTAINS of the Liberty Boys" Of the reVo-
luton. and Madison Square, Cover nor Dewitt
Canton, 10 whom New York owes so much OF
her prosperity, on account Of his Interest IN
Erie Canal. The project of few Tammany
politicians to erect a bronze statue OF WIN. NJ.
Tweed In Tweed Place has been sternly dis
by that great man. Neither
Fisk nor Barnum would have been so modest.
Mr.. Cyrus W. Field had the English lords to
dinner with him last night, and invited ABOUT
8shundred prominent New Workers to meet
y The spread was Ia DelmoGicos best
and, after the nuts and raisins, there was
King Ia the vein usual to post-pranoial IN
BSRalional entertainments. The Engllshmen
were in raptures with this great country. and
the Americans were proud OF their thgllsa
lineage Earl de Gray cemplimented George
Washington by calling him one OF the most
;lustrious of EnSlishmen. After this there
need MT be q war about the Alabama claims.
The High Commissioners VII sail IN the Clioa
for Liverpool tomorrow. and minister
Schenck. the uglest of American statesmen.
(Dutier is not q statesmaD,) will accompany
them.
There is the widest excitement to-day
among the two thousand OF more Custom
house clerks over the report that Collector
Tom Murphy, the bosom rienu and boon com,
panion OF the President, las been sacrificed
by that unstable potentate TO appease The en-.
nifty OF Fenton, and has been forced to resign.
Murphy belongs to the Conking. faction,
which has lately been in full possession OF the
President and all the Federal offices i'll this
city. The Fenlon men. who are powerful in
the interior of the State, have threatened to
secure an anli-Grant. delegation TO the Radical
National Convention from New York This
has so frightened the aspiring candidate that
he has sent overtures to the offended senator.
and thesresult Is that the friends OF Conkllng
are now going to lake their turns under the
guillotine. The incessant warfare between
the Radical iaclons OF New York, checkered
Is it ls with the alternate victories OF eacn,
has completely demora!iZed the party IN lhls
State, and secured the Democratic ascendancy.
NYM.
COTTON MOVEMENT FOR THE WEEK.