The Portland daily press., 1873-08-07
NEW YORK.
Suits against the Erie Railroad COMPANY.

Suits against the Erie Railroad Company.
NEW York, Aug. 6-Statements are making
in Wall street that series of law suits were
about to be begun against the Erie Railway
Company, by persons who claim to have been
injured by alleged violation of official trusts on
the part of the present administration, and by
the non-fulillment of it's contracts with other
corporations. One suit, according TO the state
ments making, would be brought by the holder
of certain amount of common stock; the sec j..
ond by the owner of Erie preferred stock, charg-
ing that the directors had violated the duties of
their office by issuing bonds, the proceeds from
the sale of which had been applied to the pay
ment of the last dividend On common stock;
the third suit would be formal demand for adj
Indication of the Erie Railway Company as
bankrupt, on the ground of refusal to pay in
terest on the bonds of the Boston, Hartford &
Erie Railroad. granted by it These suits, it is
said. will be brought simultaneously. The
friends of Erie characterize the projected suits
as stock jObbing maneuvers.
The Yacht Story.
A despatch has been received from Mr..
Phoenix, owner of the yacht Josephine, which
is supposed to have been run down by the New
port steamboat, stating that the vessel had
been hauled off and lowed into port No lives
lost The above is accepted by the yachtmen
as solution of the report of the running down
and sinking yacht near Watch Hill.
The Coopers.
A mass meeting of the coopers of New York
and Brooklyn was held last night in Williams
burg, to take cognlzance of the grievances of
the men discharged from the sugar houses be-
cause they We're society men. The men have
been offered work if they withdraw from the
society. which they refuse to do.
Proposed Changes i'm the National COnsti-
tuition.
A meeting of the Congressional Committee
on Privileges and Elections will be held in this
city on the LIST of October for the consideration
of the proposed amendments to the Constitu-
ton which shall effect change in the method
of electing President and Vice President. The
meeting will be of a semi-pubIc character, and
several of the leading constitutional writers on
the special subject will be invited to attend the
Various Matters.
James Kelley fatally stabbed his wife in the
neck with a dirk, and then escaped.
Owing to a misplaced switch. train on Sta
ten Island ran off the track Several cars were
broken up. No one hurt.
The reservoirs for supplying Jersey City are
very low, and fears are entertained in case OF a
large fire that the supply of water will fail.
Mr.. Childs, Assistant Auditor of the Naval
Office under A. Fl. Ladin, has been missing
since Saturday.
The health of Kate Stoddard the alleged
murderess Of Goodrich is said to be failing rap
idly.
Gas bills for last year were nearly 100000
less than under the 'ring" rule.
A private despatch from Liverpool state,
that Capt Phillips and officers of the wrecked
steamship City Of Washington have been DIS
missed from the employ of the company for not
casting the lead during the VOYAGE law
Chambers issues a challenge to-day to fight
any one in England or America of 120 pounds
for $500 side.