, 1873-03-22
NEW YORK.

timized Emigrnnts-The' Tweed Ills
vessigntion-1Msllrnn Litigation
miscellaneous Local Nows.
New YonK, March 21.-The steamship Morri-
mack. which arrived from Brazil yesterday,
brought tllrty-iivo Engshmen, who woro menl-
bcrs Of a party Of 800 who left England for that
country III November lust under most 1attering
promises from what pretended to be a " BRAZIL
IAN Colonization Society," Tho whole party suf-
fered heayily, as they were victims Of decop-
unable to lowe the country for want Of MEANS
The citizens Of Brooklyn proposo to erect q
monument in Cyprcss Hill Cemetery to deceased
Union soldiers.
Tho Tweed Investigating Committee mot to-
day but Immediately after adjourned. It is un-
tlcrHtood that Tweods counael will deDy tho ju-
risdiotion Of tho Senate to investigate, as Tweed
never took his scat AZ q Senator.
Tho Eric Legislative Investigating Committee
mot 1loro to-day and hoard tho statements Of ".
A. ODoughorty, who disclosed nothing that has
not already beou mhde public. Ho exhibited pho
tographs taken from the books Of tho Eric Com
SUMS sums received from sicklea. opongRsrty tesi-
fed that the Erie Directors voted $50, 600 to ".
H. Vanderbilt to reimburse him for
expenses in defeating adverse legialationn,
jay Gould testified that about tho LIST Of Docem-
her, 1871, ho spoke to Duncan and L. P. Morton
about change in the Board Of Directors Of the
Erie fomp.ny: atao usrct. 40 ,. q; - Ae+o-": Lon
Tho only terms proposed in regard to roorgani-
cation wore that ali the largo railway interesta
should have equal interests; The old Directors
ss%eessa ts thai out f0ntisy nsis waSSs shaS
DO any trouble in getting tho old Board to give
way that he should procure repeal Of the ex-
listing classification billy and get m order for
new election, tho members Of tue Legislature
e s saay 9 he h'D as hs shaa ssaf
Europe in furtberancs Of this plan, and II Nc
Henry and BschoHheim refuaod their co-opera-
ton, tho arrangement "ah still TO BE- carried out
The witness frat communicated with Lauo on
his Willingness to resign and to aid in procuring
other reBfgnationB. Lane subsequently, aaid
conspiracy had boon formed, and a lot Of the
Directors had beon bought up, and they were
think" uaid Witness, I" he told me 100000
WAS the price Of tho ditforcnt Directors, and !
believe he montioned George G. Hall
t5s fna 'Hsn snn. D wht0 ta ro,os. Ss So
and White a5. 600. namsdell, ' be- s.id, vas ths
largest man he had to bargain with. SBson's
name was also mentioned. Gould thon do
acribed the sconcs on tho dny and night Of tho
revolution in tle Erie Company. The witness
paid to the Directors for resigning, but UNDER
stands that monoy WAS rnid BY tho Atlantic d
Great Westorn Railroad Company, and that it
has not been reimbursed by tho Eric Company
peal Of the classification net, but used no means
other than paying the travelling expenses Of GER
tain persons, and knew nothing Of money being
used to Influence tho Legislature. Mr.. Gould
lied G 11anes ID Try in bis
Erasmus Lyman, President Of tho Kntcker-
bockor Lifo Insurance Company, has boon Bued
by tho Company to recover about s20. 600 alleged
unauthorized contracts made BY him with irre-
aponsiblo parties. Mr. Lyman gavo bail In