New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-06
TIE RIOTS AT ERIE.
From Our Own Reporter.

From Our Own Reporter - . o-
ERIE, Thursday, Feb. g 1854.
very severe northeast snow storm is raging, when
seems to act as cooler, for few persons are on Gu
Gagged in the alimportant business OF the great war
WAS Of the break on Sassats ST an hour since where
found pack of boys standing about fire. kndled by
the road side who said, Oh being asked if they were
watching the road Yes ana up in the grocery there,
"tbere are plenty more" Knobloch's rum-hole seems
to be sort OF headquarters for that set TO "hon
have before referred am much mistaken II the an-
tboities do not yet have serious trouble with these
turbulent spirits. Some of them declare that no con
nection shall be made between the roads, not even II
the Governor himself shall order II made
A specimen Of the utter want of common sense eA
kbited bv this class was shown last night. About nine
O'Clock last evening small wooden building on reheh
st near Browns Hotel, standing between two houses
with high brick walls, and occupied By dry goods
shop and grocery discovered 10 be on hre. Dur
iIg the fire. which was not overcome until the building
was DESTROY ed rumOr went about the crowd that 1t
was set fire by people connected Wit! the railroad IN
order to take the opportunity when anenton was
called to it, 10 carry track across Sa saras-st No
withstlnding the utter absurdy Ut such an idea uch
actually LETT the fire and went up to the road.
have written before Of the guards and watch when
the city has found necessary to keep night about the
BRIDGE AID street crossings 1t is quite impossible 10
guess what We idle, unemployed lab0rers WHO nav
And in this way if in other, heavy bill Of expense
must be incurred before the thing is fully at al end
just now when the ground ard hsrbor are frozen and
labor is scarce and when, IN addition to the usua!
causes of lack Of work, these railroad occurrences
have paTaly zed business there Is floating population
exceedingly difficult To deal with.
Last MI ii said that tie city posted company OF
soldiers at Sassara st., between the files OF whom the
passengers of the Cleveland train were obliged to Walk
Gown TO the station The fact believe, is this MI;
Packer tie new Superintendent OF the Franklin canal
road by the orders vi the Governor. was making ar
10 get tae engines often spoken OF across
tie street and in order a. prevent any trouble arising
from the hotheads of either party large special po-
lice force stationed there, to whom were gwen
some uitel States mUskets IN the lowe. being en-
esoed In another place did not see IL, but AIN told
that tie place had quite martial appearance Orders,
Learn. given 10 require password from those
who wished 10 al that place, so that none OUT the
/ borers should this morning come upon the ground
However this may be, this morning Mr.. Packer had
rails put across tie street and eleven engines passed
over; FIVE have gone their way West, and SIX seem
lappiy 10 lave overcome their difficulties, and 70 be
waiting patiently their turn 10 leave As soon ~ the
locomotives were fairly over, couple OF rails were
taken I'D again few Of tie raeble showed some dis
rositou in spite Of the agent of the Commonwealth, "a
Nuke disturbance. Some mud was thrown, but no
damage done.
spoke in nv last commendaory ofthe general spirit
considering tie circumstances. which animated the
speeches naue on TIE evening VI INC ie0oP
tion There is one man here whose Name repress as
Go not wish 10 give lin nOtoret! among the half mill
in nj tie readers of THE TRIB, NJ. who has as Alr
Weller remarked the gift Of the CAB very gallopng
ard embraces every opportunity 10 make speeches.
lear among tie better class of people both sides nO
,tmep, but disgust at hs raying anu yet ne has just
now an influence among the POpuiace which renders
bis talk dangerous.
Tcday tie Governor went down to liarbor Creek
and a. Nillers Hotel was waited upon by the peopl,
If that place and made them short address, urgina
them 10 peace and Ian and order kiltatriek' lead
Inc nan anon Them, and another pers,a. Lear were
reused passage in tie by tie Superintendent, an.
were obliged TO LIE carriage 10 90 down. ohil
mention MI. as ii true being calculated 20 iacseas,
tie difficulty O. adiusng matters there IN iact' -
ier On there does 20 b. a. endless succession
a petty occ1uorces an cicGl1t d p Keep mp ari 10
crease th, isd feeling vithoul ilil- 'Ac sit-sl PCS
st.c good. Tie BITTERNESS 0! feeling is tTu- ass9nish