The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-12
ERIE In ALBANY.
Refreshing Drops from the Great
Railroad Bubble.
Excitement In the Legislature and CONSERVATION
Of the Lcbby-The Last Hope Of Impscunious
anil venal Members Fading Away-Is
Lobbying Failure lis eau
GUSHING Played Quit

ALBANY, March II, 1872
TTheexcitement this evening among the member.
eoi-boib houses OF the Legislature the news re
ccved from New York relative to the deposition OF
Gould from the presidency OF the Erie Railway
rs intense. All sorts OF rumors were set
.ahoat about the matter, and as the evening
newspaper Of this little village contained nothing
whatever IN their New York dispatches to confirm
Nhe information certain parties here had received
privately by telegraph, there was q general eager
ness on all sides rOascertain the actual facts con-
cerElne the situation OF
AsFAIRs AT THE GRAND OPEL HOUSE.
When the later train arrived with the latest
editions or the New York papers containing par
nculars OF The meeting Of the Board oil Director.
there was general rush for the new arrivals
and everybody who was known to have beer
IN Sew York during the afternoon was seized
upon and pumped dry as to all he knew and had
heard while liz town about the action OF the Board.
When 1t became known that the rumors which had
prevailed during the early part Of che evening con-
corning the deposition OF Gould were founded on
fact, the excitement became, II possible, greater
than before and Erie is now the great theme
OF conversation and discussion among the lobbyists
anu members ali over town. There were many VINO
believed at first, when they heard the news that
the whole thing was
on the part " Gould, and that the Board, n0twith.
standtag their action In his regard, were really
eyes Of the people hereabOuts, VINO ere carefully
watching every move the Ring Is making 10
pfese the Of 6s rUs wa s
their idea thai Gould had done what he mad simply
TO give his supporters in the Legislature good
preteXt TO vote Against the O'Bren or Soutnmayd
bill, aud az the same time AVOID all suspicion Of
having been bought II was surmised that the men,
beers VINO were afraid to vote for the bill while
the Ring openly opposing 1t had been posted bv
Gonld as 10 tae dodge he vas practlcng, ana that,
he being apparently Kicked out, they could with
basing their opposition on the ground that as the
road mad been placed in the hands OF sucn men as
Generals DIX and Mcclellan, they would Ne dong
great injustice 10 the new Comptroller 70 help In
passing the bill THIS llne OF argument was Knocked
IN the head however, by several prominent politi-
clans from New York who arrived late onight ana
who asserted that line action OF the Board OF d.
NOT A PUT UP JOB.
and Thai Gould had no hand whatever In bringing
they had come to had been resolved upon four or
I'VE days ago, and that Gould was not taken into
Judging from the general talk in regard TO Gouds
."wnfal; Erie matters VIII be in considerable OF
mudde for Jew days 70 come Il IS conceded,
sSaT init ps the D Ngass viii ssfia III
could Will op, increase its chance Of speedy pas
sage instead q reeiaa..uiug II. The only =.
=, PEOPLE WHO SEEM TO FEEL BADLY
oyer The news are those members OF the Lower
House who have been laying In wait so long for the
maze their little bargains, and do best they could
10 increase these mysterious illegal expenses OF
the road. To tell the truth there are several of
the rurates who had great expectations of the
coming struggle who, Judging from present appear
ances, viii nave rather rough time OF ii from now
vi the end ofthe session to keep peace with their i'm
Fortunate landadies and washerwomen, and the
mourning among the rank and n,e OF the
strikers is consequently very great. There are
certainly very much to be pitied. They mad made
up their minds mat the only bore OF any conse
quence this session was the Erie, and now, after
three or, four weeks OF anxious watching for
inc good time TO come, when the Repeal
Dill would come before the two Houses for
action, wnen they could talk business with q stiff
upper lp, and be ready to take all golden iavors
granted. they find themselves laid out in the cold
Inc case as 1t stands certainly demands prompt
action on the part OF some OF our benevolent
societies.