, 1872-01-22
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New York, Jan 8-A New York spe.
cial says Tammany rufian expelled
from a sinecure which he held under
Tweed & Co., claims to have absolute
knowledge of the Nathan murder. He
offers to make revelations which viii
lead to the murderer's capture, if he
can obtain pardon for one of his ac.
quaintances, who seems to have been
an accomplice in the crime.
The general session of the Grand
Jury has found further indictments
against Tweed and Connolly; also an in
dictment against Fields and Sweeny.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15IFenton pre-
sented petition from Geo. R. Seldom
and over 1000 other citizens of Roches-
ter praying for the reduction of the tar
iff to a revenue basis; especially for the
removal of duties upon salt, coal and
pig-iron. Edmonds also presented two
petitions from Vermont praying for the
repeal of the duty on salt.
In the course of his remarks, Sumner
expressed his regret that the President
in his message favored a general amnes-
ty, when he said nothing of the disabili-
ties inflicted upon the coloredrace He
claimed that there were strong reasons
why the bill should not be passed.
New YORK, Jan. 15-It is said that
Fisk's estate is not more than 500, 600
after the payment of his debts, also
that the Grand Hotel sent in a bill of
$25, 900 for rooms which Fisk owes.
The Tribune publishes a statement on
the authority of Edward Stokes that the
Fisk-Mansfeld correspondence publish
ed in the Herald contains no important
letter which has any bearing upon the
case. and that the remaining letters to
be published will fully bear him (Stokes)
out in all his statements.
OMAHA, Jan. Is A courier from the
North Plain to-day reports the hunting
parties of the Duke Alexis to be having
a grand time, His Highness has killed
his first buffalo tonight. The Indians
gave the war dance. The parties leave
for Denver tonight.
NEW York, Jan. ia Berlin letter
states that the German Government re-
ceived circular from Gortzchoff rela-
tive to the incidents of the removal Of
Catacazy. The circular is said to have
been necessary from the following cir
cumstances: The American Minister
while at dinner given by the German
Minister. at Copenhagen, proposed
reading letter from the American Gov
ernment explanatory of the Catacazy
affair, but the Russian Minister refused
to listen, and the German Minister said
that the letter must not be read in his
house. Subsequently the American
Minister met each Minister in Copenha-
gen and read the letter to them, which
they officially reported to their Govern
ments. The Russian Cabinet feels vex
ed at the officer, and rumors are afloat
in Berlin that ill-feeling between Russia
and the United States has arisen there
from. The same letter states that ad-
vices from st. Petersburg report the
Emperor and all his Secretaries there
consider Alexis sighted by President
Grant and the Emperor will not allow
Alexis to return to Washington.
The New York Herald's special says
that on the question of his renomina-
ton the President said he had never ex-
pressed an opinion on the subject, and
that he would give his views when the
time came for action.
New York, Jan. 16-The principal de-
fence which will be set up for Stokes
case will be that there was conspiracy
to take Stokes life and that the shoot
ing was in self defense. Stokes friends
claim that Fisk had men following him
for weeks before the shooting was at
tempted. An attempt will also be made
to prove that Fisk was armed when the
shooting took place and that revolver
was taken from him after the shooting;
also that the wounds alone were insult
ficient to cause death. Every effort will
be made by Stokes counsel to have the
trial deferred as longas possible. There
seems to be no sympathy for Stokes.
The New York Eueni,ag Post of the 1st
states that the committee of American
shareholders opposed to the present
Erie managers have been empowered to
ask for the stockholders in this country
holding ten million shares. This, ad-
ded to the thirty millions of English
shares, leaves only about three or four
millions necessary to enable them to
oust Fisk and Gould.
Off ,ial advices from Ispahan show
that the famine in Persia continues
without diminution. Entire districts
have been depopulated, and efforts to
afford relief are unavailing.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-Our Govern