Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-01
rKLEaRAMs 10 THE STAR.
The Afternoens Dispatches.
ASSOCIATED PRLSs REFORM.
New York Notes.

New York Notes.
Mss ENILY FAfTHFULs.
NEw YORK, April Emily falthfull was tie
a test Of the Sorcsis at their annual meeting
yesterday. In a short address She alladesf wif6
9 nnine feeling TO the happy welcome she had
ertis n viii be given 70 Mis- Faithful ON Thurs
day next.
rArAI nEsuIr OF A norIsH rtAr.
james Montgomery, aged eleven year,, Willis
playing shang Foster, I" yesterday, az the resi-
Z nee OF his parents, I'm BrcOklyR, strangloi
himself.
rm sno.vlsres
resolved last night "a dc hand the additional
plyc City cents day on all close work, and -
s.rike IL refused,
AsoraEs WATCH
Tor the billiard championship and n .ooe a side,
= arranging between Maurice DAILY aud Cyriilc
Dion, the present champion
THE SANITY oF GR0RsE FRANCIS TRAIN.
Before Judge Charles P. DAILY and a sherif-s
jury the sanity C. George Francis Train vii be
tried on Thursday.
ARRANGEMENTS FoR A srRIKF.
The employees OF the gas companies male
the companies not conceie their demand FIR
eight hours and the following rates. For
s'Okers, 50 50, and helpers - perday.
PROPOSED RELIGIOUS UNION
At the annual meeting OF the Methodist FN
tel son and Missionary Society last night
Bishop Simpson favored uniting with other de-
LIKING the city. Bishop Foster spoke 70 the
same eject.
WHAT MADAME RrMoR SAYS.
A Washington special announces A rumor of
the engagement Of Nellie Grant % Richard
Murphy, son OF cx-Colloctor Murphy.
THE RESTORATION or GEORGE WILLIAM
CrRrIs.
The Tim,s attributes George william Curtis
resignation from the civil service board 60 an
health and not to the belief that the reform has
been abandoned.
joint meeting Of owners OF trotting horses
and OF the trainers and drivers association was
held last night. The president OF the associa-
ton stated that certain arbitrary rules OF the
national association had induced the trainers
and drivers 20 form an organization 90 prevent
encroachments upon their rights, and he
thought the rules adopted. already approved by
upwards of sixty trainers and drivers and
twenty five owners of trotting horses, would
not conflict with tie rules Of the national asso-
citation.
james c. King. indicted for killing o'Nein in
Pine street some time ago, Is very IN ina tina
Tomhs, and the prison authorities contemplate
nding him 20 the hospital ON Blackwelrs
Island.
TIVE ERIE INTERROGATION
The revelations in the Assembly in the Erie
Investigation of large sums of money being paid
q Senators and Assemblymen at Albany las
winter for legislation, has Produced good deal
o sensation here. The committee are determined
{, ascertain, If possible, the names OF the bribed
The legislative Erie investigation committee
to-day examined =. 3. BabcOck, a director. Ito
said the recent dividend was declared 90 show
changes in the directory were productive OF
good results in the financial condition OF tie
road. He was opposed 90 declaring the divi-
dend, aud a portion OF IL was paid from the
proceeds of sales OF convertible bonds. q n.
Archer testified 10 making only about Si4. 0lo
out OF his freight contract In 1872 and stated
that he negotiated a loan OF SlO0 900 for the
company TO pay the current expenses the week
that the last dividend was declared.
In the case of the Erie Investigation to-day
Mr.. Archer explained the pro Jet of the South
Improvement company, by which n appears
there was a combination Of the Erie. Pennsvi-
yania Central and New York Central roads 20
control the whole oil trade OF New
York. by monopolizing the oil freight from
the oil regions at go per barrel, of which the
proposed improvement company was % have
lao on each barrel; 50 per cent. was 90 he d.
vided between the Erie and New York Central,
whether they transported the oil or not, and the
other Pennsylvania road was 20 have the other
q per cent. The project was one OF Mr.. Wat
sons the present president Vt the Erie road, bat
il fell through.
Henry l.. Antics. formerly in risk's private
Office, testified that no ono could ever tell from
the records 10 whom money psid for legal
services at ALBANY, az the entry was simply Tor
legal services. In October. IS63, 100000 were
paid To VIM. NJ Tweed for legal services. At
another time $1,000 were paid Tweed. The
vouchers continue at irregular periods in IS.N,
showing that Tweed had AS much money As 10
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