New-York tribune., 1874-03-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
FINANCIAL ELEMENTS.


4, nut DAY ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE-sIkEhI
GOSSIP ABOUT ERIE.
Thestock market opened steady yesterday but
,rees soon declined and business was duh throushou'
ar a.v The statement OF 8. II. Dunan, the a'e a."
Ate, Of the Erie Railway Company, in RELATION ~ %
financial condition, was circulated In walls" p"V'io p
IN pamphIet form, with his version OF the
which induced him TO make 1t public neAo'o. 80
curiosity but much interest, as i's cono"9 -
already been freely discussed IL was s"'u '
copies were sent TO Engand by those ih'eres'eu :" az
,,ecatinc Erie stock. simultaneously "''h '"o
ann.aranee OF the pamphlet, rumors "'io o
I'm circulation that Jaw Gould had oeen
rested for conspiring with DINERS W ho"'o - ~
.r,dtt Of the Ere Company The report reVc'@ 49,
oredence and was contradcted oV uisps'eu i0u
Mr. Gould pronounoing the report ".'c oo''es s =
-, - and adding: 81 know nothing OF Ere, ana
have had no interest the stock for months th's
created some amusement but carried little eohVioVoh'
No action Is contemplated against MI SOuIu OF an!
uemter of the bear clique on account OF their
,seont atons by the directors who say that they
tpox pothing ~ Mr.. Gould's connection with Mr..
Dnnan recent course except that he was the first who
made efforts TO bring the laters statement before the
public Private dispatches received from London yes
serlay state that the Erie loan has been wonder
rny and that the entire amount is READY or
abe Company whenever 10 may be needed
John Livingston, who has been carrying on Volunlh
oss oorrespondouce with members OF Congress from this
Ptate, aud members OF the New-York and Ne"-Jersey
Inc,sa,ures has been heretofore chiefly as The
authot of Lives Of Eminent Men," in which u mas
Re, understood that any eminent man coui nave hs
biography and portrait inserted on the pay ment OF
rtipuiatvu sun Of money ~ a"'"n'', g.,,.ea.,o,,
Board of Erie Directors say that nc has ho
with that company that they are aware o' anu '''.'
thev know of no confidential relations 'A'stuE po'"'
h,, and President Watson. Ihey hfs' hno"
% bi. pretended connection WIN tho co"
,any ,broprh letters written by Lin 10 melh-
,.rs of Congress and the Legislatures OF view
york and NcwJerssy. asking IL they had received 'her
animal masses over the road, and Offering 10 sulIS
,bem II they lad not They next found nm oneIhs W
.uv masses from such mad them. In ms comnuh'c"
,,ons be used paper with official heading Against
THIS the officers have protested as 1t tended 10 orihs
,he Company into disrepute. No letter, 50 far as
TRIBUNE reporter able to learn, las been Written u
Mr. Livingston Uy any officer or director oi the oom
pany recognizing in any manner hs HsAt 70 interfere
IN the affairs 81 the Company though MS cterS u 'Ae
have bcen frcouent and vOluunOns. IL has been DC
Uncommon event four letters OF hve OF sN
pages each TO be received from him by SINGLE member
., the Board IN a single day. Mr.. Livingston, 1t is sald
claims 70 represent certain English bondho0ers, Du
tins doubted by tie directors as ne haT never sV%
a mower OF attorney. other authority IN iOie cl
Ter 10 Nj McHenry in London, IT Is sald lnao ne coz
yeyed the impression that ne TSptesenoui ar -
inm briefly under that impression III ls thOuen uest Y
the return Of President watson beV'T 1Ss y S
The name O! the Company In his commuuications ON,
mcmber of the Board told the reporter that lie khe
Mr IAvingston chiefly as a persistent applicant 10
passes for himself aud family. - .
Joseph G. Williams, of the firm of George bra GIin
p,u Co was restored yesterday 10 membership III The
Htock Exchange, George y. Grinnei Of the same frn
having been rclnstatec three weeks ago
IN il announced by II. Il. ClaGn {, Co that they arr
ready anticipate their extended payments winch ial
due on MAY I.
The President Of the Stockholders meeting of tl
PeuueylyauIa Railroad has announced the fuilOWlnI
Committee TO examine the report Of The Board OF III
and iuquiIe into tie condition Cf the Company
10 make an appsecut Of tie value OF the roads, shops
machinery real estate dcpOts, bonds, so, r. and al
oihtr assets OF the COnpenN; also 10 examine intO tt
liabtIcs and obligations OF tie Company, including at
guarantees for other lines, with the sources OF royeLu(
20 meet the same also it's contracts and relations Will
Other companies aud parties Of every knd and 20 re-
port the results of this examination TO tie shareholders
William 4. SOkes, Chairman william II. kcUhle, Pfcsl
cent OF the Peoples Bank; ID. B. CummInS, President
Of the Grard National Bank; Moyes Taylor OF New
York A. J.. snowdeu, ID. 4. Small OF York, Penn, and
Archibald Mcintyre, Tue following nominations have
fO Board OF Directors 10 be voted Tor at The
ensuing election: J. Edgar Thomson. Josiah Bacon Wis
taT Morris. john NJ kencdy, John scott OF Pittsburgh
Alexander j ucTlyshrc, samuel VI. FELTON,, Alexander
Bidd,, " Parker shOItridge, Henry NJ. Philips.