Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-20
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FRIES TRIUMPH
Iay Gould Sari enders for the SAT-
of Peace

TIE COMPROMISE cE-aoULp's
srATkMkN1s, WRITTEN AND VERBAL.
NEW YORK, Dec. @.--The settlement by Jaw
Gould with the Erie company was the maia
night. IL is everywhere regarded As A srsnf
triumph for Erie. The proposal Tor settlement
war communicated in
LETTER BY gAY GOULD,
addressed to President Watson, OF the Erie
railway, on December Eth. lie stated that
since his resignation Of the presidency he laI
oeen prepared 70 make oonveyances 90 the COM
psny OF property belonging 90 It which he held
IN his name, but TO which, he SAYS, he never
made any claim. During his sdministra alton he
made various purchases Of property for the
company, with moneys Of his own, benefits OF
which accrued TO the road. Upon the cOnstruc-
ton placed by Mr. W atsOn on his accounts, he
was charged with all these moneys, and hence
be believed the properties I'm question belonged
60 him, and n they were now transferred he
should be credited with their valne Owing 20
the state in which he was compelled TO leave his
the loss Of the account book, some things re-
msined unexplained. The various pieces OF
real estate In dispute, therefore, he proposed 20
convey convey o 70 the company, and in addition the
owned by himself and Fisk. 81 DO this he
says, for the sake OF peace"
MI: watson thereupon replied that he consi1-
cred this q fair offer, and he would at once lay
the subject before special committee.
WHAT GOULD SAID TO A REPORTER.
Gould yesterday made the following state
ment 10 a reporter: Since TIE T. lie war nv OBJ
Ject has been 20 obtain a series OF roads, under
practically one management, from New York
10 San Francisco, and IN this way obtain a fair
share OF all traffic the inter vening route aud
that which accrues az either terminus.
eoULD's OBJECT
seems now 70 be TO enhance the price OF Erie
STOCK, 10 The end thai be may DC meas urably re-
imbursed.
Jay Gould is engaged this morning in formal
lyusnsierring TO ). l.. NJ. Barlow the property
he agreed 10 make over TO the Erie railway.
LARGE QUANTITIES STOCK
OF Erie sold in Wall street to-day. during great
excitement, the price running up to COZ.
From Europe To day
THE CUSTOMARY CRISIS IN THE SPANISH cABs-
MADRID. Dec eo-Tse crisis in tbs c,,,r..
which was anticipated by the Tnparci1l on We'd
nesday last, hss occurred. The ministers OF
hhance, public works, ana colonies, have re-
tired, and Echegsry has been appointed minis
ter OF finance, Becsrra, public works, aud Mos
guerra, colonies. The sitting OF the Cortes yes
teIdsy Was suspended in consequence OF the
crisis.
FLOODS IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, Dec. 2O.-The late heavy storms
have swollen the streams throughout England
TO great height, and several OF them have
oyeTnowed. Windsor and Eaton are flooded.
The river Trent and its sfhaents, the LOar and
EOrwent, have overlooked their banks, sub
merging large portion Of country In Leicester
and Nottingham. In some sections OF these
counties only the tops Of trees and hedges are
visible. Heavy laadsiips have occurred near
LIVER, anu railNaV communication win that
town Is interrupted. The town Of Peterborough.
IN Northampton county, IL flooded. and many OF
tie residents have been compelled 10 take
refuge from the water in the upper stories Of
their dwellings. A dispstch from Liverpool
says ii9 persons, including passengers and Sail
ors, have persisted by marine disasters during
the past ten days. Thirty persons were lost BY
the sinking Of the ship Matches, of NOrtham-
berland county.
TIE FLOODS IN FRANCE.
PARIS, Dec. Cot is probable tina. some of
the bridges crossing the Seine, IN this city, VIII
be swept away by the floods.
TIE fToRM IN ITALY.
NAPIKs, Dec. 20.-A gale OF unprecedented
violence swept over Na9les yesterday. Much
damage was done TO property In the city AMI
shipping in the bay.