Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-03-16
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dudlls oooiASo s"SHsJ
of the Ancient Order Of Hibernians OF
this city, and five divisions from New
Jersey and Westchester county, other
Irish societies will be in the procession,
which will be under the military
escort of about 5000 troops. Every
precaution has been taken to prevent
riotous demonstrations. The societies
will assemble at IL o'clock A. N. on
Eighteenth street and Second avenue,
and proceed thence down the Bowery
to City Hall Park, where the Mayor
and Aldermen will review the process
sion. They will then return through
Broadway to Cooper Institute. About
go, 900 men will participate. There
will be fifty bands of music.
A letter was received yesterday by
General John A. Dix, new Erie Presi-
dent, from Jay Gould, rendering his
resignation as q director Of the Erie
Railroad Company. No reason was
given for the resignation. A meeting
Of the Executive Committee was called,
when the resignation was presented
and accepted without discussion. This
action on the part Of Gould was en-
tirely unexpected, and took the d.
rectors by surprise.
The earnings of the Erie railroad
from October l, 1871, to March l Of
the present year have been at tho rate
Of 800, 900, 900 a year, showing an In
crease of $500, 900 over the reported
earnings of the previous year. The
project of laying a third rail, so as to
allow connections with other roads, Is
now under consideration.
A Tribune special from Washington
says the House Committee on Freed
mems Affairs reported again yesterday
upon the bill for the removal of the
freedmen from the country Of the
Choctaws and Chickasaws, in accord
ance:: with q treaty which was made
with these tribes In 1866. The
bill provides for the payment Of S2O
travelling expenses and $500 to every
person who was formerly a slave to
either tribe, on condition OF their
emigrating to some place outside Of
the reservations Of the tribes-pay-
ments to be made from q fund Of $780,
600, now In possession of the Govern
ment, derived from sales Of land be-
longing to the Indians.
CAIcAoo, March 16.-Suit has been
commenced by one MI. Simon Smith
against the owners of the Blgelow
block, lately purchased BY the Govern
ment, In which he claims a lien upon
one lot in the block, by virtue OF an
old verbal agreement.
The bank clerks met last night to
form a mutual protective society SIM
liar to that of the railway employees.
A shocking accident occurred on
Ashland avenue, near Twenty-second
street, yesterday morning. Frank
Turner, son Of the we'll known packer,
left his home on horseback to proceed
to his fathers office. In about an hour
afterward the horse returned rlderless,
having one stirrup.leather broken OIL
Search was made for the body, and the
mangled remains were found. From
the signs of blood along the road, the
unfortunate youth must have been
thrown from his seat and dragged a
considerable distance by the frightened
horse. Deceased was only thirteen
years of age.
NEW York, March 1G.-The Mayor
Hall trial perplexities to-day seem to
increase. The counsel for tho prose,
cution wanted Judge DAILY to extend
the term of Court until April, while
the Mayors counsel commended that
both cause and term have been termi'
mated by the death Of a juror. The
Judge extended the term until next
Monday, and in the meantime will
consider the motion to exterd 1t fur
Their and proceed with the trial.
Tommy Lynch went last evening In
search of George Crouch, representa-
tive of the English Erie stockholders,
and about half-past II o'clock found
him going into the Hoffman House,
where no stopped. Lynch threatened
to beat Crouch, who in return caught
him by the collar and gave him over
in charge of a policeman. Lynch was
discharged at Jefferson Market this
morning, Mr.. Crouch not appearing
against him. When arrested, Lynch
had a four-barrelled revolver, loaded,
in his pocket.
Jay Gould has handed In his written
resignation as an Erie Director to
President Dix. The General said he
regretted to receive 1t, but Gould
asked to have a meeting called at once
to accept it. This was done, and Gould
having resigned, requested Dix to lei
him have his private papers from the
Erie safe. Dix told the Secretary to
deliver the papers, and Jay Gould
shaking the Erie dust from his boots
retired into private life with his valua'
bic private documents in his pocket
The morning papers will contain an
official exhibit, furnished by the Erie
Board, showing that the capital stock
common is s7s,O 900, 900; paid In, S.
$50. 9lO; funded debt, $26,45S 800
consolidation mortgages issued and re-
issued, %, 1886, 900 total, $ll6,3sl, 2lO'
In addition to this the floating debt !;
As. 1914. The company has fifteen
leases of branch railroads, one lease o.
Long Dock property, and one lease o.
a horse railroad. The annual rent Of
all this is $l,lI7,O 900, and their income
from 1t shows a profit from the various
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