New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-11
WORK. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST IL, 1869.

construction corps has been sent ou with orders 20
necessary Tbe reses this side Of the tunnel have been
removed. They can be replaced iD few hours -
| Surrogate Lawt0n commenced hearing testimony IN
the case OF the Receivership this afternoon The only
fact established was that the papers making Prauyn Re-
Flax was arrested this afternoon charge OF con-
spracy against inerests of the road He gave bail
| meeting of citizens called By tho Ramsey interest,
was held this evening front of the Exchange and was
sided assisted by number Of Vice Presidents Mr.
Ramsey was the first speaker and spoke at some length
nouncins the maCSnStions Of the Erie party He was
| followed By others In similar sIrain
RAID OF THE ERIE GUERRILLAs-THEY ARE
| PRovIsIoNED FOR CAMPAIGN.
| BINGHAMToN. N. Y, Aug. 10.-The managers
Of the Erie Railway Company were busy this morning
| preparing to prosecute the Albany and susquehanDa
Railroad. Very little trustworthy information concern
ing position OF the Gaze be ascertaned but as Is
usual In such affairs the full OF rumors Is
known that two special trains filed with workmen. or
"guerra called-eft this city this morning before
o'clock the Albany and susluehanna Road In Erie
Railroad The first train took about 2OO and the
second train 80 They were under the charge OF L.
d. Rucker General superintendent Of the Erie Railway
and ii. d. v Pratt, Division Agent. They took good
supply OF -four and beef with them, and appeared more
like on @ military expedition than civil mission.
Most Of the heretofore employed on this end OF the
Albany and susquehanna Railroad are now lying Idle
Up TO to-day, trains have arrived from Albany
since yesterday morning IL reported that the train
which left this city last evening was seized at Aion Py
intention is 70 retake Binghamton II they ind that they
are strong enough
EXCITEMENT AT BNGHAMToN - THE MILITIA
ORDERED OUT.
BINGHAMToN, Aug. 10-Evening. abb
sorbing subject Of interest in this city is the Eresus
quehanna Railroad 1t is in the mind OF everybody
and little else is talked OF thought Of and the general
anxiety intensified by the fact that all the
operations here conducted with great privacy ana
that nothing permitted to be known that tho railroad
officials and employees can withhold.
We learn from Albany that Judge Peckhams order re-
curing Mr. Fisk TO show August Is why he
should be enoined and restrained from taking any
further steps in acting attempting to act as Receiver
directs that tho shers and other officers along the
line shall under circumstances enforce the order OF
Judge Barnard Intended TO give Fisk possession OF the
road. The order was yesterday morning put
board the morning express train, to be de-
lvered here at o'clock In tho afternoon,
but information being conveyed to the conductor
before his arrival here at Hsrpersvlle that tho Erie
Company had seized the Offices engines, &C., at Bing-
hamon the train Seturned and the order was not de-
lyered. telegram reached this city, however, an
nouncng that the order issued but that had
no legal force could not successfully be opposed TO
the writ which Judge Barnard had Issued
There s report upon authority which gives IL some
has telegraphed to Ramsey. giving him to understand
that he can rely upoh support In his present attitude
II he should need 81 and that the Delaware and
Lackawahna and It's au1niaries have made similar
offer The New-York Central Company is also assisting
Ramsey. The report that the train which left TINS CITY at
600 yesterday afternoon charge Of Chauncey Gard
ner was captured &C Alton is correct, Mr. Gardner
the conductor returned here about o'clock this AFTER
noon, accompanied by Ross McNel, stock superin-
tendent OF the Erie Railway, who also accom-
panied tho train. Messrs. Gardner and NC
Mel are reticent about the reported difficulty,
but they deny the report Engineer Pitcher who went
ont with the train last night, was shot. .
The Erie who went up 70 take possession OF me
Albany and susQuehanna Road thus morning are tno
oweg0 and snsquehanna snops and many OF them were
armed. Sheriff Brown, wiD went out with the captured
last night has not returned In his action IePs
from Judge Barnard which forbid all INTERFERING
with James Iisk jr a. Receiver oil inc Albany anu sun
Ramsey has about 1000 anti.renters from Albany and
schenectady stationed at Alton and the Erle FORCES, O
or 700 strong the tunnel II miles mp the road
There are conflicting rumors about the burning OF
Alton and Bainbrdge, while another says only htue
trestle work was torn away near AtLon 40
the Albany aud susquehanna Road Two parties nave
gone since noon making four 20 al DAY & RnSs
has called out the iIh Regiment when mas eit Ior the
Sap@ the Erie htnS corps were armed with reviewers.
and 10 il reported that tho Albany party IS nAo"iSe
~, Repbiiean Of ms evening says "In view Of the
fact that the Judges OF Albany sustain te VI
Mr. Ramsey while Mr. Ramsey has control OF the books
and the records OF the Company including the transfer
OF stocks, &C. II s very dlhcult 70 ealouhge tS =,
the nost dicult tasks It ever undertook with fair
prospect that 10 may not succeed at present at an ~
and majority Of the Albany aud susquehanna Board OF
Directors NOW enoined from acting as such Is IN Us m
terest on the other hand through the failure OF MI
Fisk 10 present certificates OF stock purchases even
n he had them a; the office OF the treasurer
On the books of the company. The friends Of Mr.
RAMSAY have now wthtu any doubt thelegal controlling
, nssibe IL viii be- the ensuing election must rein
state Mr. Ramsey as President OF the company WIN
hoard Of Directors which will act IN harmony Win hni'
RUMoR OF AN ENGAGEMENT ONE MAN
| WOUNDED.
IATvR-The city is full of rumors. The only
,storthy intelligence from the scene Of operations Is
that M O'Clock the Erie men drove the other party INTO
the tunnel Some shots fired and one OF the Erie
partv had his hand shattered by shot The militia OF
| this city had just arrived
| p,our FOR THE TUNNEL-CoLLIsIoN OF Lo-
CoMoTIvKs-sEvERAL PERSONS WOUNDED
R,NGHAMToN, n. Y. Aug. 1910 p. N. About
the time the militia from here arrived at the tunhei near
Uarpersyle the Erie attacked che other party ana
drove them through the tinnel locomotive was 'sAn
and came into collision with another locomotive
| % ,he other end Tho Ramsey men then attacked tho
pIo men and drove then back. Each party now holds
nossesson OF one end o. the tunnel In the sKTin'sh
several persons we're badly hurt, among them MT
smnson' conductor on the Erie Road who was severely
beaten with clubs and stones. Everything Is now quiet
and both parties waiting for daylight prosision
train leaves here at o'clock In the morning uPP'
| the militia and the Eriemen'
,pprvAI OF GOV. HOFFMAN AT ALBANY-HiS
ORDER TO THE sHERIFFs.
ALBANY, Aug. 1C-Midnight.-Gov. Hoffman
iced en- town at 10 o'clock tonight and Immediately
tegrspbed the following order to the shers along the
line NJ the Albany andsusquehanna Railroad:
"The military should not interfere except ~ aoG To