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Show ilie Krle Corruption. Kew York, 12. Jay Gould, in the Erie investigation to-day, testitied that he sent 5-3,0.K.i to Clinton county, for a member of the asjembly, and $-3,000 lo the Kepnblican couimitiee of Steuben county district, to secure the nomination nomina-tion of thrt right man. Candidates were in Hie habit of coming to him for subscriptions, sub-scriptions, lie could give no information informa-tion about the $lol, 000 paid to Tweed, and did not know why James Fisk, Jr , was paid a), 000. for legal services, unless un-less to pav lawyers. Vouchers for $o0,-IO0, $o0,-IO0, $-lJ,0tl and $100,000, vrero signed by him in 1ST0, for services; but he did not know what tho services were, and did not know tho amount paid to Tweed, nor for what services. It is understood un-derstood that all ihe directors received money in March, 1S72, for legal services, servi-ces, or something liko $70,000 was expended ex-pended at that time. He gave senators Madden, Hanover, J. Wood, and others oth-ers whoso names ho did not recolleet, lelters of introduction to Vanderbilt. I null Office Decision. "Washington, 12. TI19 commissioner of the general lund otlice has notili-d the local land offices along the lino of the Northern Pacitic railroad, that tho secretary of the intorior has decided that tbe Northern Pacitic Kailroad company com-pany is cnlilied to lands along the lino laid down on its map of preliminary location, lo-cation, as against ail persons who have made settlements on such lands aftar said preliminary map had been accepted accept-ed bv ihe secretary of th interior, but beforo the lands had been formally withdrawn. with-drawn. This deci-iun is adverse to eeveral hundred claimants, and involves about two hundred sections of land in Minnesota, "WasuiDgton Territory and elsewhere. Crime -V "Confluence" Rnscnl. Buffalo, 12. Colonel Theo. Tyrer, who plead gu iltyof forgo rj' on Thursday, was thia aftornoon sentenced to five years in the Slate prison. Coldan Myers was not sentenced, being wanled us a witness in ca;es pending. Alexander U. Brailey, a shoemaker, said to have practised tho confidence jramo extensively in all tho largo citios between Chicago and Buffalo, by representing repre-senting hiuelf as a merchant from Montana, ordering large stocks of goods and issuing drafts of payment, was today to-day sentenced as a vagrant to tho Eiie company penitentiary for ninety days. Sw York Intelligence, New York. 12. Tlio storm to-day has been one of tho most severe of the year- '1 ho tide wa very high, and at tho ferries great difficulty was experienced experi-enced in getting heavily laden trucks on and off tho bonis. Cellars along the river wero Hooded, and in souin instances instan-ces valuable merchandize was damaged. dama-ged. A largo lleet of vessels is detained. detain-ed. Mrs. Murphy and Mrs. Leonard, ton-nntsat ton-nntsat 2 Columbia street, Brooklyn, had a lierce tight, using chairs and domestics do-mestics crockery in tho combat, Ine result waa that Murphy was fatally in-jured in-jured and Leonard arrested. Tho striking gas men had a secret session ses-sion to-day, and subsequently marched to the funeral of a member of their socioty. The president, when asked about their meeting, said "All wo want to do, is to keep tho passion days. They think wo aro all heathens, but wo intone! to keop tho end of lent,and bury our dead this aftcrnooa," Tbe Masonic fair closed to-night. It is expected that $oo,000 has been roal-izrd. roal-izrd. Prayers havo been ordered in the Catholic c (lurches, to-morrow, for tbe restoration of tho health of the Fopo. Among tho passengers for Europe, to-day, wero ex-sen alof Cattell and J,ilin"l liigelow, chief of the U. 8. treasury loan department. Arrived the steamship Cambria from Liverpool. Thrco men, to-night, attack od Charles Scheil, of 4"1 West -12d ft root, in a More at the corner of rid street and Tenth avenue, and cut his throat from ear to oar. Tho murderers escaped, '1 nomas Moran, of 28 'orih Portland avenue, Brooklyn, was arretted this wife. The Baptist church, on 5th avenue, near 12''th street, was burned to-night; losa JiXl.lAlO. A p"-st office was established at Jamestown, James-town, Vs., thia week, for tho tir&t time, although Jamestown was tho tirsl place permanently settled on this continent. General Cnnby' Murder, Washington, 12. Tho dpws of tho )'iurder of Gen. Can by. Dr. Thomas and commissioner Mecham by tho Mo-docs, Mo-docs, causes intense indignation in official offi-cial circles. Tbo President will undoubtedly un-doubtedly causo instructions to bo sent to Gen. Schohldlto move immediately upon .the murderous Indian, and not stop short of their complete extermination. extermina-tion. WaihloElon Advice, "Washington, 12. Tho balance in the treasury to-day, is: currency, SJ.lOo,-.j1 SJ.lOo,-.j1 ,i; special deposit of legal tenders for redrMplin ot cer:i:;-nea of deposit $..rji,i".,.; coin iTi.M 1 1. 1 -'), including coin certify ales, SJ-M-J'i.'.MJ. liumors have been repeated from time to time, of the roMgnatiin of ministers ' Lowe and De Lnc: i:, j.iiry at ofliciai sources. to-day, 6hf.ws that Lowe's resignation resig-nation has n t been received, and that ci-senatvr Coif's name hi not even been mentioned by ir;e President in connection con-nection with tbe Cn.na or Japan mission. mis-sion. No one a, tl.e President's house, or the department oi stale, Bad any intimation inti-mation ot lJe L"nir's rumorol res. elation, ela-tion, furtDT tiiim wnat has ben nih'le known. It is said that he wou.d retire shouid thfl administration desire a Change. T;.e Prnjid'-r., t -dsy, baa a long coriiuitiiiuQ w,tn secrtftry Kichardt;n, ar.d it is u.'.uf r-l''d approved of tt.e se r-.-tary's 'ir.-e- I:.- d 1 r. '. 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