The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-12

TIE susQuEHAnnAR RAR.
Gov. Hoffman Declares RiOtous Dem.
constructions Must Cease.
The Position OF Affairs stIlI Dubious,
ALBANY, August IL.

The Position OF Affairs 6tIlI Dubious,
ALBANY, August II.
Governor Hoffman to-day gave the
contending parties OF the SnsquehRnna
Railroad 10 understand that rIotous
demonstrations on either end OF the
route, must cease. The question Of
control must be decided by the courts,
The parties undertook TO aRreo upon
some method OF adjustment, but failed.
His EKcellency thereupon said he
would be compelled to declare the dis
trict In state Of inAurreCtlon, take
possession Of the road as military ne.
cPssity, and run 1t as q military road,
II they thought such course advisable
for the stockholders, and the State
should be pat 10 the expense Of quar-
ter million Of dollars to enforce his
proclamation, they might take the re-
SpOnSibility. HIS course, however, was
clear TO him, and he should pursue 1t.
Thereupon the counsel OF the respective
parties, consisting of David Dudley
Field, John Parson and Amos J. Parker,
representing the Erie Interest, and Wm,
J. Allen and Rufus W. Peckham, Jr,,
held consultation In the Executive
Chamber, the result OF which was the
signing OF the following commuuica.
tlon to the Governor:
To the Governor Of the STATE of Nev
York:
By virtue OF certain judicial proceed
inGs and conflict Of Jurisdiction and
collisions, It has become and is Imprac.
ticable 10 operate and run the Albany
& Susquehanna Railroad, either under
the management Of the directors or OF
the persons claiming to be the recelv-
ers. The public interests and the obli-
cations OF the company demand that
the road should be run and operated;
and the undersigned, as contending
claimants 10 the possession Of the road,
hereby request you to appoint some
suitable person or persons 10 act as su.
pertntendent or superintendent, and
run and operate the road under your
direction and during your pleasure,
or until the necessity Of such Bu.
perintendence shall cease. Said ap>
pointment and the possession BY
yourself and the person or persons
10 be appointed, not to affect the legal
rights or the present actual possession
OF the parties respectively to any part
OF said road, or the officers or property
thereof. 1t IL understood that you are
TO employ such agencies, financial
or otherwise, AZ you may require, and
10 FIX the compensation OF all persons
employed by you.
lSignedl RoBr. II, PRUYN.
CHAs. CoNsTA.
JAMES FISK, Jr.
Governor Hoffman has telegraphed
10 Col. Robt. Lsnox Banks, rendering
him the position OF executive agent for
the management OF the road.
While Messrs. Pruyn and Ramsey
were 10 the executive chamber this af~
ternoon they were arrested on q war
rant served by the sheriff for contempt
OF Court. The warrant was Issued bv
Judge Bernard, OF New York, Judge
Cluts having Issued writ Of hd6eaS
corpus, MesSrs. Pruyn and Ramsey
we're before him. Superintendent Van
ValkenburR was also arrested for con-
tempt. 1t Is said that Fiske, UNDER
standing thRta warrant would be issued
for his arrest for contempt, chartered a
steamboat this afternoon and started
fOE New York.
In the case for contempt on the psrtof
Pruyn, Ramsey and Van ValkenburV.
Judge Clute has decided to hold the
matter over till 10 O'Clock Tomorrow
morning, and put the prisoners In
charge OF city officers until that time,
taking them out OF the custody OF the
Sheriff, who was expected 10 appear
with them before Judge Bernard In
New York Tomorrow morning.