The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-08-12
THERAILwAY WAR.


The Rt0tous Demoustwutaons N INST
Cease-Governor Hoffman Appoints
n superintendent.
ALBANY, August Ex-Governor Hoff-
man to-day gave the contending parties
of the Susquehanna railroad to under
stand that the riotous. demonstrations
On either end of the route must cease,
the question of control to be decided by
the courts. The parties undertook to
agree upon some method of adjustment
bat failed. His Excellency thereupon
said he would be compelled to declare
the district In state of instruction,
take possession of the road as military
necessity and run it as military road
If they thought such course adyisaDis
for the stockholders aud State to De pun
to the expense of quarter OF miI!iou
of dollars to enforce his proclamatl301n,
they might take the responsibility. n
course, hswever, was clear to him anu
he should pursue it. Thereupon Tue
counsel of he respective PaltIe'' ~
sistipp of David Dudley Field, Jonu
Carson and Amos J Parker, represent
;rg the Erie interest, and VIM. r. Allen,
an6 Rnfus w. Peckbam Jr., held con
snI,aIion in the Executive Chamber, tue
ra.nlt of which was the signing Oh the
f,Ilowinp communication TO the GoV
ernor: VI.
To the Gorernor of the State Of Ne'r York:
Bv virtue of certain judicial proceed.
ipps aud conflict OF jurisdiction ana
collisions, it has become and IL imp:ac
ticable to operate aud run the Albany
and Susouehanna railIoad, either under
m. MANAGEMENT OF he Directors or the
couIIol of persons claiming to be tDe
Receivers. The public Interests aud
the obligations of the company demand
that the road should be run and oper'
at.d. aud the undersigned, as contend
inv claimants to the possession OF the
road, hereby request you TO appoint
some suitable person or persons 10 act
AZ superintendent or superlntendents
and run and operate the road under
YOUR direction and during your pleasure,
or until the necessity OF such superin-
tendence shall cease, said appointment
and the possession by yourself and the
person or persons to be appointed not
10 affect the legal rights OF the present
actual possession of the parties, respect
lively, to any part of said road or the
officers OF property thereof. 1t IS an
dersteod that you are TO employ such
agencies, financial or otherwise, as you
may require, and to fix the compensa-
ton of all persons employed by you.
GSigned ROBERT Ii. PRUYN,
CHARLES CoUSTER,
JAMES FISK, JR.
Governor Hoffman has telegraphed to
Col. Robt. LenoX Banks, rendering him
the position of Executive Agent for the
management of the road.
While Messrs Pruyn and Ramsey were
in the Executive Chamber this after
noon, they were arrested on warrant
served by the Sheriff for contempt of
oourt. The warrant was issued by Judge
Barnard, of New York. Judge Clute
Immediately issued writ of habeas cor
pus, and Messrs. Pruyn and Ramsey
were before him. Superintendent Van
Valkenburg was also arrested tor con-
tempt. He said that Fisk, understand
ing that q warrant would be issued for
his arrest for contempt, chartered a
steamboat this afternoon and started
for New York.
In the case of contempt on the part
of Messrs. Pruyn, Ramsey and Van Val
kenburg, Judge Clute has decided to
hold the matter open tillten o'clock to-
morrow morning, and has put the prls.
oners in charge of city officer until
that time, taking them out of the Gus.
tody of the Sheriff, who was expected
to appear with them before Judge Barn.
ard IN New York tomorrow morning.