Year: 1871

A DESPERATE STRUGGLE.


True, promises that may turn into gold before the
the Boss il necessary, viii try them on; but. Il
tae worst comes TO the worst, he has only TO give
the other side or the House. The knowledge OF this
TACT may lead many OF the 'growlers,n " for the sake
into ne for rhongh wiss TO saer @ Il Victorious %
tney may not wish 10 throw up all they have or
hope nope to have II defeat Is made certain before .he
ass ae Es Railroad S HdS Directory
porary the other day about an alleged pecunary
bargain between the Erie folks and the democratic
managers. whereby the former were TO be retained
In power From beginning TO end the story
had not the slightest foundation in truth, as
nave II from tine very best OF authority thAt the
Erie Railway stands very poor chance OF defeating
the House bi which repeais the act Of 1865, as lar
Is IT Is concerned. In other words Jim Fisk, Jr Is
to be thrown overheard. The republicans intend TO
make the bill party question, and this or itself
would place the majority Ia very pad corner. IL
ing Fisk as against the amor-popusr some pee
pie call t-whlch is dany growing In strength even
cratic members have talked about the matter; and
to this 1t Is not willing tamely TO submit Tweed Is
director OF the road it is true, but ne has found
what the democrats gained along the line OF the
road where Fisk had the power TO rule and be
parts OF the State at the last election. "He is
heavy a load to carry said q country democrat TO
a lobbyist the other day, "and another election,
with him on our shoulders, will rum up our ways
Yet with this feeling steadily growing against


THE ERIE FOLKS


prompted, they say, In an unaernand way by the
men who pull the wlresh very active movement ls
in progress particularly among the New Workers, TO
make good thing out OF the tight II Fisk a Gould
intend 10 oppose the passage OF the Goodrich bill.
The very fact that one OF the Erie agents has de-
clared that the company VIII not oppose II Is
OF confirmation to the assertion that the passage
OF the measure has been decided upon, and that the
company nave nave been been a. already posted from head
Gratis II ordered to vote Tor the bill, can make
good thing out OF the company, would be hard TO
say; but don't remember having ever seen more
disappointed looking man than was New Yorker
the other day when he was told that Erie might
make opposition to the bill He like many Others
"striKen OF the season. Yet If Fisk nght and
can induce Tweed to give him another show,
ahead which many OF the strikers believe Will
be, In certain contingency, the upsho or the whole
thing. Since the republican detection In the Wafer
blu light very little faith can or VIII be hereafter
placed In whatever pledges have been or VIII De
minority decided TO make the Erie bill party aues
uon. Now the strikers are by no means confined
to the democratic side Of the House IN this psrticu-
lar matter, and II twenty republicans can be made
10 gs bacS their Erie pledges easily * twenty
two of them did the other night another matter.
few democrats could be made to vote Ihe other way
for the show OF the thing, and thus the light would
lose It's party aspect, and the majority, while sus-


ESCAPE THE oDruM


OF beng the exclusive opponents to the one aiming
at it, repeal 1t is hardly possible that the republl.
cans VIII be as pliabe this subject they would
be on most Others for the ural counties are doing q
good deal OF thinking about the Goodrich measure,
aud their representatives know IT, However,
Tweed has the matter entireiy in his
own hands, and. he desires it. even
this difficulty can be overcome. But repeat that
every indication that can be relied upon as IN any
way bearing upon The late OF the repeal bin points
TO Its ultimate success.


WILL THE WATER BILL BE sIGNFDY


Governor Holman Is destined to have hard time
OF during the recess on account OF the Water sup
ply bill. II seems that the citizens OF the counties
affected by the bill outside OF New York are getting
up monstrous petition begging the Governor not
TO sign 1t. The leading republicans, who voted
against 1t, are also actively at work the matter,
and from all can learn formidable protest will
be made by delegation from these counties who
are TO be instructed not TO night day till they
gam their point The question is will the Governor
dare to offend Tweed by vetoing The billg II he
should-well. there's no telling what would happen.