New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-17

TheN.Y.& Erie Railroad Track 0bStruetpG
xArL AND PASSENGER TRAINS sroS6xD.
THE MILITARY CALLED OUT.

Yesterday and resulted in great disorder to the anc
run upon that road. Il appears that the snss =
are paid on the ist and 18th Of every meeeA. |.
The recent pay day transpied Thursday sal ~ .
men, numbering about 800, not having received tAs1r
ruouey left their work yesterday. About ten ocscx
in the forenoon they proceeded in body to the csn-
ty Of the slsugh house, aud short distance vso
where the Northern road DIVORCES, whese they 49,
menced to put distinctions upon the track to prevss
the passage of the trains. number Of dit eeas ,
were brought to the spot and turned bottom side sps
stones, scds and earth then piled up until ~.
midabe barrier had been rssej.
The frst train Of cars tina. came up was Q Wy .
train from Pstenon and about one O'Clock p m, he
Ciucinr st mail train from jersey City also came y
from the other way. They were not permitted to ~ .
move the distractions.
Another train left Jersey City at halfpast four, -
board of which was Mayor Collsrd Of Hudson City,
Mr.. Marsh, the recently appointed Receiver, ~.
Burnett Constable Dunn of jersey City, Aamne
of the employees Of the road, together with sevss&
citizens.
Upon arriving at the blockade, the train W.
brought to a stand.s,, and the sbovensmed psrsoee
proceeded in body to remove the obstructioeA
This was q signal for the strikers to come down in .
body Of about 200, and the distractions were agso
replaced while some Of them exoitedly called for To
man that first put hand to removing them, declaring
that they wopd not allow any train to pass until they
received their money There was no violence odsrs4
on either side. Mayor Collart and the Railroad usN
demonstrated, telling them that the New-York ssa
Erie Company had nothing to do ~ yet With ~
tunnel and advisg them to resort to legal msans "
redress.
The strikers told Mayor Cousri ulat they helpeatb
elect him last Spring. and he ought to be the lest me-
now to take hand against them, when they wsse
only asking their just demands. The men SGT -
work, aud about to block up the train in tho
rear TO proven. them from returning to Jersey City
but they persuaded to desst and allow the pas
sengers to return At the time the train came up, y
signal whistle sounded and men, women, and childree
came running frcm ell directions. person preseas
said il appeared to be regular holiday with then.
The train sgain returned about o'clock " Jensy
City.
AT 8 O'Clock p. m. the Midiletown way train and
the Cincinnati express train which should have le
Jersey City at $780, still there. Many Of the pas
.engers have returned to New.York; others have
gore home by private conveysnces and many are
waiting their chances in the Considerable az
cement exists among passengers and citizens In Jer-
sey City.
Mayor Carpenter Of Hoboken, Mayor Collard, and Q
Deputy Sheriff. are now getting the military ready.
and the track will be cleared some time during the
night.
One Of the passengers on the Middletown train got
out among the rioters and remarked that il he was
engineer he would go through il he had to the
contents of a couple of revovers which he had about
him. About fifty of the rioters gathered around this
man, and would have used violence If he hsd not been
| rescued by other passengers The trains have ali
been warned by the rioters to prevent accident but
thre atened that they would tear up the track aad
ct the next train of.
Eight o'clock p. m.-The telegraph reports he
rack still barrcaded.
THE % REGIMENT CALLED OlT-vOLUNTEIRS.
Col. Gregory called out the ID Regiment, which
assembled at their headquarters, to hold themselves
in readiness for further orders. The companies osa-
sisted of the
Independence Guard, Capt. Grain.
Washington Guard. Capt. Spear.
Greenvls Guard, Capt. LiliendshL
Close Guard, Capt. Van Bu.kirk, and Q section Il
the Hudson Artillery, with field piece.
Col. Gregory and STAFF made the Hudson Houss
their headquarters, awaiting further orders. Il 70
Understood that Mayor Colsrd made q requisitioa
upon the Sheriff Of the county for q military force,
but he being absent at the State Fair the military
could not act until he had signed the requistion.
Col. Gregory deemed it advisable TO have the CON-
panies in readiness, and 40 ordered them ont.
There are several trains due from the West, which
are detained on the other side Of the obstruction
where their chances very fair for remaining al
night.
A volunteer company was also being organized 70
take part, if necessary.
l. is understood that Mr.. Marsh sent propositioa
70 Marshal Ryrders, Offering him 81 900 TO render
assistance by which the mail might 20 through lat
night. Should the company fail to fulfil their con.
tract they will forfeit 81 600 for the fret failure,
g. 900 for the second failure and forfeit their contract
on the third failure.
Mayor Collsrd went in search Of Sheriff Beatty
who, it Was minated, kept out Of the way.
The milk train was due at Ia O'Clock, and, not get
ting through, the Railroad Company will lose about
81, 800.
Up to IO} O'Clock, Mayor Colsrd was unable 30 6nd
the Sheriff, and Col. Gregory accordingly dismissed
bic command with instructions to await further orders
this morning.
The Railroad Company will, therefore, fail To dis
patch the mail before today the trains viii be Do
tanned; the unrel-msn still remain yictors; and the
milk viii spoil.
Judge Lit'lsjobn, accompanied by J. II. Stardish,
esq, an attorney left Newsygo, Mich, on the 3Oth
ult., TO bold Court at TrsverF, dttsnoe Of ninety
miles. They started horseback, with only
"tr." for their road missed their way when they
had made distance Of about forty-fye niles and,
with only three days provisions, after wandering
through swanps and marshes for FIVE days and hav-