The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-04

directors Of the road elegaphed for Mr.. Stone tha
superintendent, who il at Cleveland, to como ON Inn
medately. II is supposed that some arrangement
may be made by the company with the Governor, BY
which they may be allowed to retain possession OF
the road for the present. learn, however. that tb.
Governor intenos acipg it i'll the hapds Of some one
OF the gentlemen by whom he was accompanied to
this city At present it is impossible 10 say what
will be done as no one here seems TO know the mind
Of the Governor on the subject.
The city government have agreed not only to al
low the enpioes or the Illinois Central and the Chi
cago aud Rock Island roads TO pass over the break,
but have engaged men for the purpose OF taking
them across. This proposition was made by the peo
pie to Mr. Tracy, and the locomotives will 60 over
tomorrow.
An ass sult was made last night upon man named
Murphy, who is employed on the road, by several
Germ aus but he csDed with some slight injuries.
The police protected him, but finding that he was
still pursued by crowd OF Germans, they put him in
jail as the most secure place for him. ). M.
TO THE gDIToR OF THE HERALD.
Unless had the fact Immediately bstore eyes 1t
would difficult imagine that disturbance open
to observation and involving SO many interests cond be
nystinsd obsourcd, and misudged Is this unhappy
The advocates and defenders o, either side Ia the con
roversy in admitting 1t to be controversy AMI
struggle between Of the States Of New York
Pennsylvania and Ohio and the people OF these States
BY .doptng such error, may have, TO some extent
made II true. The nroversy Ia between the railroads.
Of these States. The commercial interests Of hs whole
country, the joint interests the people and commerce.
side and the railroads the otbsr may be
made evident in few words II the Lake Shore road
Deeds In forcing Its way through Erie ,ty II not osy
gives 1t monopolizios control Of trsusportston but
creates two breaks bat the Est and Westone Ut
Buffalo and one IT DupkirG
The eot OF this monopoly Of the Lake Score road
made disressngly embA RAISING to last yea
The whole country was :louc in complaints of the New
York and Erie road In consequence Of the detention of
goods committed to Its charge and oiled 1T Dunkirk
Why Because after aching Dunk the Nav Ysrk and
Erie became dependent upon he road from Baslo get
farther west. This road loaded their with goods
whon BY the Central road and BY tire ffs ,ht
Of the New York and Erie lying 1t Duukirk. Here
IN injury done both to New York merchants and their
western customers whether in Ohio or elsewhere; AID
the present attempt OF the road havog secured this
nopoly through New York, to carry 1t farther west
and cut OF other channels which might open n.
The elect Of the Erie position is to reduce tho
two breaks between eastern and weitsrn commerce to
and to open iaty of cham els for
between the East and West and certainly this the 10
tess OF not emily View Ysrk and Ohio but OF the whole
COUNTRY, save only Boston
The interest which tn, Lake Shore Road has In obacur
leg this question and the at its command
getting up popular clamor, will fav account for the
prevalent niscorcepon Of the subject and shows Why
Nv York STANDS Ia the strange attitude OF preven ing
chains 70 railroad company to manaols the limbs Of
commercial Intercourse. FREE TRADE.