The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-05
AFFAIRS AT ERIE.

\ AFFAIRS Al ERIE. -
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Ints rsssasg stassmsnt by the President Of
he Hailroad Cempany-Messnge Of Gov.
DAgier - ths Pennsylvanla Lsgaslaturs,
&c., ~.
QUE nu CORRESPONDENCE.
ERn Pa, Dss. ~, 1853.
fhs trouble at xris having assumed important po
son and kaovng the facts In the eass, prompts me to
give them to Jon - they ars.
When the New York and Erie Railroad was buiIding Il
sxpsstsd that II would nnd it, tsruin ct Es bat
r good Esasoas it went into Dunki kls miles east Of
Eris sa dix foot gauge. Ths pssps Of Erie and others
obtained charter from the Pennsylvania Legislature
The ss and Northeast Railroad running sas from Erie
10 the New Yesh Stats line distance Of 10 niss az
pestpg 10 meet the New York and Erie Railroad 1t that
place. with the x foot gauge; but the Erie and Ne.
York Railroad vent into Dunkt and made no schaesss
WITH this road.
Previous 70 this or about ts sssAs ts the New York
Central Railroad running from Albany to Buffalo, built
IRON Buffalo west to State line, through Dunkirk, and
met the Erie and Northeast Railroad ct that place. With
four foot tan inch gauge At the time, the people
Of Ohio wishng TO extend the railroad from Erie to
Cleveland built from Erie west to Cleveland ON four
st ten iash gauge (ths Ohio State gauge making the
railroad from Baalo west b Cleveland thus from Buffalo
10 New York State line west sixty nine miles four
sst ten gauge under the name Of the Buffalo and State
Linz Railroad from sid State line ives, to Erie nine
teen miles, the six fsst gusgs under thsnsms Of the
Erie and Northeast Railroad from Erie west to Cleveland
y nss the 4lo gaugs under the Of the Glove
hnd and Erie Railroad thus making break OF gauge at
New York State hns and another ct Erie 1t which points
al freight and passengers had to be chsngsd.
The object In building the road west from Erie On the
$40 gauge and from Buffalo west to State lns was to
correspond with the gauge through the State Of Ohio and
the West For long time II was the object Of the
Eastern Of the Eis and Northeast Railroad to en-.
dsavoT to change the gauge sk their 10 mile road to the
4lo gauge 20 that the entire route west nom Buffalo
might have uniform gauge and thus nave great OK
freight and trouble to pasngsra But to this tbs
people Of the city Of Erie would net stsn they insisting
that the road should end ct their city any rate that
the break Of gauge there should compel the railroad to
unload al that would be Of bsns
1t to the city than it would b the road run directly
through making only . way station Of thsis city All
compromise between the railroad and the cit, ilsd-no
could the railroad in the matter ~ the Law Of
Psnnsylvania ordained only the six feet gauge. 10
obvAts this difficulty the railroad petitoned the Iegis-
hturs Of Pennsyvania for change Of the gauge law,
and BY powerful They effected their object and the
required lsv Was passed y large majority.
that the Hgislasare had bssn bought up, and been
brbed and that on the rst attempt OF the rairoad "a
her power hs directors q tie road resolved q sSspso
TIE gauge and the nrst ct the State line VA
Abost three or four weeks previous the City Council Of
hos dsess TIE railroad eroasss tSrossS sh:ir Streets
% remove hsm On issnss that the railroad hac COM
nencsd me enang crowd Of persons. to the number Of
s,s or fss s: 70 s .as,
devn and about 90 feet Of removed Still the railroad
vat 9. changing the gauge, until they arrived 1t the
About six miles east Of Ers Ia the virars Of H.rbor
Csek through whcs the road passes whom the road
~ distance Of about forty ssds and snotSss puSo
highway made nssr by-this at the time objected to
sss but s. ::fa :
"a natsr y. called up and sSey dsssiasd 70 Do IKE.
.es. ''s ~ nat x: ss:S
blocked up the highway The Erie and Northeast
the western dsst Of for q injunction 70
,sstssiI such paoessdinss Witch was Eaatsd s.e the
ss,,sd rs. .oS:; upon tasm The rod q Bay
. s.ss md 90 s.s s.ss.i s 3
q Psnnyvanis The Nars6aI thea returned 70 Pitt.
burg for eonmitmsnts TO mAhs arrests, end h now sx
~ s:psss.d to rss.rs last Tuesday, end, s.ssips
ting him. the railroad again commncsd = ~ build thar
.oae1but shs rsad men xas tri.ss nom shsir .ort,
- = said, BY oas OF the failrcad msa
his was the sgnal for war. Ths Asw 70 Erie that
man was shot me belle rug TIE eaanoa Ared. aad all
- the SPOT full four hundred of them armed end the
safkead men all led. The shsri6 u the county took
paxl1sA
Ne Marhal = upsstsd 70 day. ana Il d thought that
e Tie sheriff Of The county, basksd ~ The psopls &
NJ result you win receive b Telegraph before you NJ
oodvo thtn and you this e may suit you rnoH
hs is true unvesnishsd account Of the proceedings
II Erie foo the last three weeks. r.
THE MESSAGE on GOV. BIGLER
Wa dsvsrsd p TIE Pssnylv nia yesterday
We extract from Il ~ following with regard to the ra
nd diasultiss At Erie =
At The dats Of my last annual msanass. proeeedi>ep
Vopo Dendng d the Supyouno Court a fo1suIvana