New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-12
Chamber the result Of which the signing Of the fol-
lowing communication to the Governor:

Jurisdiction and collisions, IL has become and Is impraott
Railroad. either under the management Of the Directors
gT the SCntro Of the @ be
demand that the road should be and operaed and
SION Of ing road heeSy to %
suitable person persons 10 act as superintendent or
your directions and during your pleasure or until the ne
eessity Of such superntendence shall cease said ap-
10 be a aeponed not % Affect the legal fights
or the actual possession OF the parties respect
thereof It understood that you to employ such
ssenees financial or otherwise as you may require and
70 nx tho compensation OF all persons employed by YOU
'. .I r....r OIL "RoBERT II. PRUYH,
| .. .. r... . CHARLES COUsLER,
JAMES FISK JR"'
ARREST OF MEssRs PRUYN, RAMSEY, AND VAN
| VALKENBURG-.A FLANK MOVEMENT BY
| INSTRUMENTATION oUTGENERALED.
| ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 11.-While Messrs.
Pruyn and Ramsey in the Executive Chamber this
Afternoon they arrested warrant served by the
Sheriff for contempt OF Court superintendent Van Val
kenburg also arrested The warrants were issued
! by Judge Barnard of New-York. Judge Clute immed
ately issued writ OF habeds corpus and Messrs Pruyn
Ramsey, and Van vaIkenburg brought before HIM,
when 1t decided TO hold the matter open until to-
morrow morning. The prisoners wen, in the meantime,
placed in charge city officers taken out Of the
hands OF the Sheriff. who expeced to appear with
them before Judge Barnard in New York Tomorrow
II is said that Fisk, understanding that warrant
would be issued for his arrest FOR contempt chartered
steamboat this afternoon and started for New.York
THE PUBLIC MEETING AT ALBANY--MR. RAMSEYS
... ANSWER TO MR., FISK,
ALBANY, Aug. 1.-THE public meeting last
evening was large and enthusiastic The Hon. Thomas
W. olcott presided assisted by largo number Of
most prominent citizens Vice Presidents. Mr. Ram
sey addressed the meeting in yindcaton Of his
| In the course OF his remarks he said; ....f ..
The struggle for the possession o. the susquehnnha
Road has eliminated in such state Il affairs as never
oSn a eoms home o sySrv citizen s' nnston
whether law and order shall prevail against mob law and
inc a% 1t is lie great Object Of government TO protect
the and property OF It's citizens and when these
Tsded. then the Government must protect the
citizen in that right, or mob law becomes the law
tails OF the early history Of the Albany aud
Railroad lie referred briefly TO the struggle Of the last
tons and trials that marked lie progress from ncep
ton He spoke OF tho first individual subscriPtiohs OF
million OF doaTs-of the million subscribed by the
city OF Albany-of the commencement OF the work in
1858 ana us snspenson 10 IsS' Insn became Sa
alive; but finally the law was passed author,
1ing town subscriptions s1d another miIiioh was
resumed Then came the struggle for state aid or the
$1,000 which wSs heeaea ny 1879 Sps n,orxIcws
with many OF the leading CAPITALISTS III New ORR they
mortgage bonds being cent Oh that amount which
the best arrangement they could possibly make;
or more instaents of 10 per cent had beeu paid, which
was forfeited for nonpayment OF the balance. Inc
1pton OF taLng ?oO shares at IS cents being cents
more than the market valre of the stock And IN
So Tney gave ten days time TO the Company 70
obtain better proposition they ,,o Souin a.
regard To the Of the 9Oo shares for which he mad
been publicly arraigned by some OF Tie directors ana
unanimously agreed 10 by the Board Of Directors, OF
which these asan, formed part r. Mr Ra@ssy re e.
mob violence. The first OF these was an action com,
without the authority OF tho Board Their whole action
Mr. Ramsey said IL charged that he desired the road
10 go to the hands OF the wal speeuators and that
WAlist control Of the road fv S1nled this. aud said
that he had nvatiably advised 10 hold on
towns WIS that held stOeE@sssyins that It would
rector has obtained proxies because no prseDded he
wanted to use them for the best interests OF the agd
give the Of the road 20 Gould and Fisk and
take IL hands OF those who originated and put
u in operation These men, after buying All the Stock
they could were not willing TO walt until the election TO
10 inc nunc Of Judge Barnard aud his appointment
Of Receiver and asked Is there bank whoss President
under cover OF such judicial proceedingsl Referring to
Mr. Fisks card In The Argus claiming that he and his
| twothrds OF the sock-beyond any doubt we have o
majority Applause II the Fisk party have twothi ,
vote OF the stockholders instead OF resortlng 10 mop
10 give The Eric Road the control hence they
nsned I'm taxing forcble possession This mOnstrOus
proposition. H. said Sr. r., was not suited with the
house which live, and thought yours better one, all
that would be necessary would be 10 get gu injunction
from Tsss Tat would Ss thing to have
the an appendage TO the Erie Road may
Of the Rensselaer, and Saratoga But true there is
God In heaven these consprat?rs VIII come 70 grief
bese mon who are the head Of road whose stock n
not worth half much as the susquehanna viii never
lie permitted 20 become the guardians Of road million
| of whose bonds owned by the Cty OF Albany.
| The Delaware aud Hudssa Canal Company had 70.
quested the same privileges az other a. ana
other that taken over tho road No avors however,
should granted to AK SoPSrSSR over t cdn
centAtug the largest amount OF business on the road
The speake and he @ ros t seSt a
were unwilling that t should be merged IN that OF any
Sny Coal company and that the road had been made
subseryient 10 their interests re hau no cVnpan -
a. all others did high prices for their coal, and
paid the usual rates Of freight bus ~ was no
raise the price Of coal tho contrary was their de
cheaper the price OF coal on b raad ope
quarter for the coal monoposts ana me course OF
,r or danounee theta They answerahle only for
themselves and their own actions Two new roAds iV
The sacilIt,es for furnishing coal 70 this city, and
pcreased facilities would then hare the desired eject IN
Ss toey to cheaper coal and he was thoroughly
| in favor OF any movement that would teha 20 ae,
the Erie Railroad In making through yates M Fish was
certnnly uIstaken for the Albany ana busquehanna
Road had always been compeing road, and had made
fhelr tTouRh raes low those OF the Erlo
He nIr Rhmsey1 was willing pro rate with the Erie
for through freight The rates upon the Albany snu aus
ehanna Road had been placed as low as they eouu 20
kr new road lie had always attempted 70 manage me
road for the Interest OF the public as wen As the SOCK
holders and not as Mr.. Fisk inested-for that on tue
stocEh1iders alone lie would be recrean 20 MS auiy
he d not study the interests Of the st9ckhoide[S &
ststement made by Mr.. Church. tho freight
sgent ~ the Albany and susquehanna hOau
agent az, h1sinass arranged with Mr.. Jay Gould,