, 1873-05-15

Htokcas Cottnael Obtain q Writ OF Er-
rox.-Nixon's Casc--Sn1e OF n Portion
of Tsvecl's EsrOrorty~.Utty Railway


of TsvGCtl'a 1erOrcrty~~Ctty Railway
Statistics.
New Yonx, Mny 14.-Tho BtatistioB Of tho
city stroot railways show that In the aggregate,
tho cars moyo $50, 900 porsonH every day in tho
yoar, and employ 5000 mon and $1,000 horaoa.
Bomo Of tho roads made largo profits, 'whi]c
others do not pay at all, or aro workod With
email profits. Tho average dividend Of tho
Bixth Avenue Limo for 20 ycaEs Inns boon only
Clio per cont. Tho Third Avenue nnilroad is
tho most profitable OF all, and has lately paid
dividends Of Ia per cont upon its stock. Tho
Fourth Avenue road has neyor boon profitable,
but while tho Seventh Avonuo y Univorsity
Place limo has only paid 8 per cont
npe np ao,1 yssssiGn etsh ct so s
It is reported that Jay Gould hns Offered TO
Rivo 900 for tho prosecution OF the widow q
Ills nephow and William Rogers, in onelnna.i,
should It bo shown by examination that they
administered poison to him, aa Jay doulu eoeue
It is reported that movement is in progress
hero among the merchants to receive money 1of
Capt. Charles r. Iial Il - probable .na' ~
once. A Washington private dispatch says Con-
gross at tho ne1t session will mako all appro-
prlntion to Halls family, il II DO necessary.
NEW YonK, My M.-philip Strauss, Of os5
Lexington avenue, ahot himsolt dead In his
houBo yestortlay. a few years. ago his father
| loft him $1,000 all Of which WAS Lost In un-
lucky businoas ventures and stock apocnasaohe'
Tho supromo Court, General Term, today
| kransed writ Of error In the caso OF 5dwaru ..
Stokes, upon stipulation by tho defonso to tako
the case at onco TO the Slate Court OF Appeais'
Ttyo Of tie surromo Court Judges and tho
Judge Of tho Court OF Appeals have refused o
stay Of proceedings II tho case 9f Nixon, Nho @ ID ID
to interfere on tho ground that tho Judges have
refused; also that tho murder Of Pfelnor Was
cruel, unproyoltod and perfectly unjuBtiflablo,
and did not admit Of any palliative features.
N4ns c0qnss sn MIL to The aa or ss 'a; oe
them ~ he can reach betore the sentence i8
carried into execution.
Later-Mr. Howe, counsel for Nixon, obtained
writ Of error from Judge Fancher, and appli-
cation was nado to Judges Ingraham and Davis
IN the Supreme Court, general term, for q stay
Of proceedings. The question was argued, and
tho Court reserved it's decison.
The New York Central l. Hudson River Rail-
Bailey e42l ,o66, tho balance ot tho tax on tho
scrip dividend, together with e2eo ponalty.
Tho Court Of Appeas has sustained tho dooi-
| eon OF the Now York Surrogate that tho United
caso in issue being the will Of Charles Fox giving
half million to the Government to help pay the
| National debt.
The Bomi-annual Convention OF Railroad bu-
porintendonts Of tho Southern roads, known as
tho Railroad Association Of Amerioa mot at the
st. Nicholas to-day. President Allen said thoir
object was to aocure rapid and cheap transpor.
! tation with fair remuneration for those CHI
ployod BY. railroad companies. Low ratea must
must ncrense, and improvements DO mado in
mahinery with an approximation to double tracl
Of steel rails. Several reports were mado by
committees, which wero discussed and laid over
Thy proceeds Of the ssle ct Twoeds propo,r;t,
today amounted to $483, 900. Tho cost Of the
property to Tweed WAS $685. 600.
The Trustees salo Of Walter Rocho's property
for the benefit OF tho lnte Guardian 6ayiugt
Bank occurred to-tny, reaiiziug 897 7,000
Th9 ontise batch hi e a75 ooe of the now penn.
ind to-day tho donaana is stiff very great ant
general, another batch having boon reelved dur
ing the night. Tho Postmaster haa made ro
QUESTION on tho Department for q batch 0
100000 as various firms have applied tor card
by thousands. Tho majority Of those put in tn
, mail yesterday boro OIL the mosBage ailo M ad
yertisement. With this exception tho cards nr
mostly employed as medium for Joking mes
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