The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-12
NEW YORK.

TIE GOVERNMENT AND THE POSTAL-CARS'
NEW YORK, April 1.-THE Senate postal
car committee heard the argument to-day of
Il. Cuyler, of Philadelphia, who held that
the Government had no more constitutional
right to force the railway companies to per-
form services for nothing, or for unsatisfac-
| tory compensation, than to take citizens
residence and turn it into post-office, and
denied the power of Congress to fiXa COM
pensation for carrying the mails. &"
THE ERIE INVESTIGATION ...
ALBANY, N. Y, April lin the Erie in
vestigation, Senator Madden testified that in
| 1868 he received $1,000 to hand to lawyer
named Little. When he was candidate for
senator, in 1871, Gould sent him $4,000,
which he spent, and some, too, for election
purposes. Since Madden had become sen.
ator he had never received cent from any
source.
REFUSAL TO RECEIVE A MINISTER.
New YORK, April 1.-THE Warren-Street
Methodist church, Brooklyn, refuses to re-
ceive the new pastor, Saunders, just ap-
pointed by the New York East Conference,
claiming to have had the promise of the pre-
siding elder that he would appoint Mr..
| Johns, who had been preaching since the
death of Mr.. Hadley. They have decided to
| close the church Sunday and tell Saunders
| he is not wanted. The official Board say that
| in the event of Johns's removal they will
sell the church or make a Congregational
| church of it. 1t is runored that another
church is threatening to adopt similar
| course. 90. .'-s
REWARDS FOR THE OFFICERS AND CREW OF TIE.
| --.. .. .-..r ATLANTIC. .r. .4ra.-, .t5f
4 New YORK, April 11.-Mr. Sparks, agent
/ of the White Star Liue, announces that in
/ conformity with the wishes of the contribu-.
| tors to fund Of $4,000 collected in Chicago.
| the sum will be set aside for the purchase OF,
| suitable rewards for the officers and crew OF
| the Atlantic who were conspicuous in saving,
4 lite; also, for rewarding Rev. Mr.. Ancient
/ and the fishermen who so nobly assisted.
i ,,.. .--. MISCELLANEOUS. .s ts.gs4
PouGHkEEPsIE, April 1.-THE remains Of
/ W. NJ. and Mary Merritt, victims Of the At
antie disaster, arrived to-day, and were put
! in the receiving vault to await the finding Of
| the bodies of Mrs Merritt and Miss Scrym-.
ser, when all will be buried together.
/ New York. April H. Mr.. Medill with.
i drew from the ciyil-seryice commission on
account of the Presidents order of incom-I
4 patibility of State and Federal offices. The
| President, in accepting Medil's resignation,
| gives assurances that the rules of civil ser
4 vice will be maintained. ....l .E4 +;
Gas-strikers held private meeting to-;
i night. and tomorrow night will have q
/ grand mass.meeting. The President Of the.
4 Gasmen's Society says the organization is
4 now complete, and q general strike will re-
4 suit before a week.
i "A full supply OF gas was let on to-day at
i noon. The strikers are applying for work
at the old rates. /
/ Work has been commenced on the East
! River bridge, which is to connect New York
| and Long Island city.
i A Washington special says private adVices
4 from New Orleans state that the five moni-.
tors there are being repaired and got ready
for service, beside which there are three
other monitors and eight gunboats ready.
! It is believed this has some connection with.
| the recent movement of troops on the Rio
| Grande. s-.r
The Gold, Stock, Cotton, and Produce Ex-
| changes are closed, and the courts have adj
journed over till tomorrow. The banks are
open, it not being legal holiday.
There are no street quotations of either
stocks or gold to-day; as the regular mem
bers of the Stock Exchange are prohibited
blythe rules from dealing in any OF eitner,
| except the Exchange is open. -
The services in the Episcopal and Roman
Catholic churches have been largely attended.
The stores are generally open.
esergeant-at-arms OF the Legislature ar
rived llere to-day to arrest Jay Gould, WI;
liam al. Tweed, and j. &. butcher, charged
witn contempt in not appearing before the
Investigating Committee when summoned
Tweed could not be found, and search Is
now being made for Gould and butcher.
i at meeting of the stockholders OF the
Atlantic and Great Western railway to-day It
was resolved to ratify the lease of the Cieye-
land, Columbus, and Cincinnati and Indians
polls road to the Great Western. Mr.
IHutchin, the vice president, presided.
Some Of the carpenters 10 Brooklyn have
made threatening demonstrations to-day
against party of men at work, but left on
the appearance of the police.
i 1t is believed that the story of the woman
Arlngton,e the victim of malpractice in
Brooklyn, as regards her reputed husband,
is mythical. Tie police are said to know
the true name Of the woman and considera-
BILE of her history, and are actively searching
i for two men thought TO be concerned IN the
case. The woman,s recovery is probable.
Comptroller Green reports that the reduc-
i tionof The expenses OF the city advertising
4 in 1874 finder fhoss Of the year previous ag'
/ Rregate nearly q million Of dollafsI ana uns