New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-23
NEW-JERSEY ITEMS.

MORT IkOuBIk WITH Ihk ME- ~ Inn D"''~-"
TUNNEL A difficulty occurred yesterday morning at
Hudson City betseen three four OF the city watch
men ard party of Irisbmen, recently employed upon
the Beraen Tunnel of the New-York and Erie Rsil.
road in which two Of the former considerably To-
jured by irs-arms in the bands of the Eishmsn. or
the / 200 men thrown out Of employment by the ces'
ss'ion of work on the Tunnel, there is still
lmge number hanging about there and living
in sharties along TIE lire Of the works.
Tie most of them, Of course, out Of employment and
ID citizens Of Hudson alese thst their pig pens and
hen roosts have been repeatedly levied upon OF late
10 supply their necessities But the thets have not
been limited TO pigs ard poultry, but the loose lumber
in the negbblrht od--snd some that was not as loose
WAS constantly diminishing in quantity. The at'en.
ton of the city wa.chmen having been directed
TO these repes'ed thefs,, they were on the lookout
for the perpetrators and yesterday morniog de-
tected q party of the unemployed laborers in the
act Of tearrg the boards off the budicg erected
Shaft No. Q. Upon being discovered the 1fishmen fled
for their shsnties pursued by the watohmsnfour 10
number. In the flight some one of the psrty turned
and fired pisto at the watchmeD, which proved to
be loaded with sma nails, and number Of them took
effec. in the leg of Wa,chmsn Dougbery tearing his
boot and infctipg rather but not dangerous
flesh wound.
Mayor Csrperter and number Of private citizens
came upon the ground after, and While they
demanding admission into the shany wheretb thieves
had rstreated, pstol loaded with shot fred from
reighborng shsnty and three eff the shot took effect
upon the person Of ex-Aderman Durham. One shot
entered his thigh, another bic arm and another struck
hiq head aud lodged between the scsp sud skull. Or.
f. d. Mu ford Of Hoboken was called and succeeded
in extracting the shot. The wounds made are dis
agreeable, bu. net dangerous. Upto last night the
officers bad rot arrested any of the party. but they
were on the alert, and e1pscted 10 sc cure them.
ERIE RAILROAD NETTING AT PATERsos.--A meet
ing Of about 1000 persors was h7d ia Paterson on
Wednesday evening IN relation 10 the recent increase
Of fares on The Erie Rosd between that CITY and er
sey City. Mr.. Charles Moran President # the Com.
pany, was present by invitation, and addressed the
meeting In justfc alton Of the a,'on Of the Company.
They bad purchased three fourths Of heir locomotives
in Peterson for which tlsy he'd paid million and =
half Of dollos they spend there every year 2o oOO
Tor wood, ard were now called upon to di'ourss
&45 COO for rev depot The Company only charged
what the old Paterson Com osDv had and since they
took II they bad spent s425 900 10 repairs between
that rla'e and Jer,ey City, and had gwen then IN
rates were only ceIts per mile, and the commute
ton was less than the Hudson River OF Harlem
Roads and the freight charges were les He referred
to the Eew-Jerey Company changing higher rate 10
Newark than elsewhere owing to the greater AMOUNT
Of butitess done with that city.
MI Thomas ID. HoIey replied, and indicated the
old Compsny whose stock was always high. Hs
compared the present road With the New-Jers y Road,
which paid large dividends aud argued that if he
former had dore the latter it would also hsve been
fourishpg. lie thosgbt the fare should not rave
been Increased and sustsintd ais position at length.
There were several other speaker ore of whom
state that bis intention to appeal TO the cz sns
of Patterson for assistance 10 the Erie Company 10
their six million loan. The Railroad COMMITTEES will
render their report e. q meeting to be held soma
time this week.
TRIAL OF HoBoKEN WATER CoxNrssIosZRs.-
The s Of Near. Charles Clinton ssd Ireland three
bers Of the Hoboken Beard Of Water Commissioners,
cherse alton In Office, which has been for
tine IN pross,s before the Hnboksn ell c,nnus
Saturday evening Philip Milford made the closing
ument defense and followed By J. Lts
for the pros. TIE further confederation Of the
the tie important Maine aud
Georgia tubsd 10 the ground with MONDAY Of last
!. had been iIsiusy undermined By the
many months the beeper ard fixtures had
novel temporary bu,Ds in anticipation Of the accident
A new house IL 70 be imns diats y erected.
PIcKPOcKETs Mr. Dudley s Gregory jr, OF Jer-
sey City had his POCKET picked New Saturday Of
wset aiming 900 in Ia aud several pr niso,y notes.
there Conrandt street before he msseit He sup
that the operation performed b. who
s.n,ien an named Decker from Newark had his pocket
pot JeeJ City Saturday, In the pocket there
aron Of in lila hich he thief did not had