, 1869-08-14
TIE SUSQUEHANNA WAR.
The Fight ut the Tunnel.

| The gathering OF forces near The tunucl con
tin1ed nil dag Yesterday, each party CONSTANT,
! ctlynE rein1orcumcnta- The mann camp OF III.
| Satgutnanna party Is ut HatperavIhe, that beIns
| the only station anord.ng thr necessary facilities
| 1ncln1lC2 an engine house. Tbs Tunntl SiatioI
was held as TN advance post. The Enc party se
talned their intrrnched camp in the woods beJond
Their forces were maluly from the DsweSo aud
Susauehanaa shops, and Included lighting corp,
OF one husdred picked mcn, well armed VIII
| trvolrcrs-
lef1 the Tunnel depot, which, It viii be rereniet.
| cd, Is on The Binghamton sitle, and vent up tc
narI*tsvle to bring down rentorcements. Tneil
| their maia body taking possession Of the abandon
ed ground The Erie tram Tired up urd passed
| through the tunnel! The snsqnehaana tra.n. on
t1st ns Ii as coming out OF the wels end of the
tunnel The Erie men paid no intention 10 the
dispayed red light, and 80 the 3usquehan anns boys
| let 0n the brakes ami ran down UPON the
| advancing locomotive The scene, Ut this time,
| WIS exciting. Tnc tWO engines denaptly AZ.
preached each otne: like enrased balls. At the
shock the Ere boys, thoroughly alarmed, jumped
from the tain and lied up the mountain, The Sas-
auehanna men following IN hot pursuit. and tr1g.
1ng ,hem over on The other SIDE, down 10 the
Tunnel station. The Erie trzstn Was then With
tie woods
mel. when another collision took place III. Erie
men now bud al their forces together, and far
ontnumtered thelt opponents Fists, stones,
clubs and resolscrs xete broaght tutn requsttlon.
The wounded seem to be ali on one side, aud the
victory on tha ether. The Enc waz ballstEn trou
Blngbamton represents That severnl were hurt,
including COnluctor Simpson, who was badly
lLiureI by clubs anil stonea The superior
~ Of numbers OF the Erie party prevailed, and
the SuEquehanna party were compelled to retire
n.iscuous nghuug Of au excited mob, hurting
stone9 through the air, swinging clubs. dEtuR 1c.
soisers. and yei!ing aud shouting Ike t.,anJ a-
fnE1Ated demons, vas not calculated to Increase
our adMIrHtlun OF judicial system which permits
conflicts Of jurisdiction anh toletates with even
tho pFeteD9c It <ofna mob endorsements Of r.
forte "1ut,iclal'' iecEe=s. lsat 80 It vas: AMI
flAk's h1Fcnss, acting Us tsaTuaris d agents, uruve
buck the men who Would free tile road ~ TIC pub
1c- 10 rrtreatinr, the susquehauna men hronshs
freight car with theul. which hsi got OF the
track aud been badly weaXci In near tie centre
Of the tunnel They then ran down 10 the eoautJ
line, between chenapGo and broone. awaiting the
Co:onel j. G llobe, commanding the Forty
fourth lteg.uent y. 7, S y q. ~ n!ngnani"n,
Tho nrt1crs etnauatei from Sheriff Brown, Of
bruoHe COUNTY. anu from military headquarters
at New ioES. He ordered out the regiment pc
cnrt1lng5, and then teleE1aVhed TO headquarters
1T this city To know the order was to he 0beyc
Colonel stonehopse. Assistant Adjutans General,
iSx aw obe4 % t6s oTsier, hu1 eonnus is yoursaIi
county of Byooine" Thls waa soon followed ~
erdapgc1ng business or property. deter Joar
movements until can conitr BY Telegraph With
.he Gosstpos. N1o i absent rum .hs ciiy.'' Tats
after the departure OF the regiment
Colonel Robe reached tue S.ncveh Tanncl
sst 70 Goon
tsgen place. All was quiet on his arrival thcle,
however. and ho biSoaackcd OH tho ground near
incsief s sheiin rosn wns % VIA III lin, E. The r..
Pott thr!tfotr, that the military ated IN driving
back the sneauehanns party u incorrect
This morning the Ass1ae hanna forces held pos.
session down to the tunnel General Biaekau Is
10 command Of about nvc hundred men: who,
husing teen beautifully fed. feel In The best Of
ction The Ee ars @ hoa iaer aa III q eanp,ns .np
GrounI, sctninEnr possession Of the Tunnel stu
Gn I'D tne nfeSt Fesn I, "neTc tn;1
mnst eight they Wnat 70 tght for Ramsey. Thu
Ere mcn hare been rrlnfnrced.
M0yExEH1s IN THE CITY LAST EvES1H0.
The public meeting last evening whs large and
enthusiastic. Hon. Thomas ". Olcoti presided,
aa.nttd " large nnnner Of ou. most pfonsncnt
dressed the meeting IN ylnficasou OF his eouszc.
Tho Es1e party uadc another ctlolt Inst evening
1o satss tas P5eses y MsssFs PSE aqh oursr
council. sttote ap 10 the door, With another u
narnarts peculiar crriers, Etaslnk proceedings IN
directing the ShrnG, b. another witt Of assist
ance, TO pls5e P1st IN Possession. The omces
were nearly vacant anu II was apparent that
smother cris!s IN tic 1tie had been reached At
warrant from Judge Clute IN the hands OF Sergeant
DhmeEE, and Aes.ra- Fl.l anu Courier were At.
Rd b5 soee e sn o. Tne rne
prisoners were ihcn conyeyed to Judge tIutc's Of
nee where tncy gare bal! for trial
setting aside Tarnaras ass1 oi procecGncs, e. snus
leaving Matters precisely where they stool before
Upon the notification By Goye1uoF uor1nau, to
proclamation, Receiver FTuJn addressed nots to
Superintendent Alien, stating that he was app.e-
se1sH OF a. stf% sn s1 y
session IN accordance with the terms III the mo-