, 1870-10-14
THE ERIE RAILWAY,

= Atee 9s Has %1lct secretary Tor Ireland. Lis
ntw title Ti!l probably be Baron ussar.
THE ERIE RAILWAY.
Arnusll Meeting OF Stockhorurra-
ElrctloI OF abtEccsnrH--ake>nIu
From he ,ytse FORK Tt.b4ne, OF T.
Thu annual meeting ul xh, nt.,ek hra3ars
ard election Of three Directors to ali the
places II those whoHe teea4 have e1nsred,
took place YESTERDAY in tho aaguiac,us uppas
chambers Of the dra1d Opera House. in
which are tue general Offices Of the company,
In tt Q election for Directors, the tepse.ents-
tivcs Of English holders Of stock inside pro-
test agaiilst the proceedings; but counter pra-
tests "cte made ty those connrcted With .he
'Haual euent tf the roinu.ty, ani the Eug-
!i>fsae1. 'iscos erins that fh,y were 1u :
voted. mitLarew. Tue choics 1T Dira3tars
Was neaz'y unanimous, Only shout 8, 600 shares
waa 10 follows:
For Directors, for i've years from October
II. 167a--Homer Ka.nsdell, soi,G3s; CLs,le4
G. Siseon, 300, $50 Justin b. White, 3Ql. .9}3,
Shepherd Knapp, in opposition, roceiysi 3, 100;
AID Mo:es Taylor, ., 100.
In the meeting Of the stockholders. At
~hich Wn,. u. Twetl was chosen Chairuan.
the following resolutions vera read b. lie
SECRETARY, norstio n. O.is:
WHEREAS, Certain legal psocerd.nas hare been
c.n'1n' nccu by various parties in the courts Of
this State. er Of The ruiseta States, against the
m,tSal or Suspension. ana seekuE TO. restrain
them frusn rufsu,rg the policy tdcy nave aioa..d
III tlle management vi the AFFAIR." of said cotpor-
alton: Rn1,
MnENEas, Said sui,s hare been founded On the
uretence 1hst tnc ktockholdess Of the compan1
~e'e Opposed to tht present managers aad b.
coukc OF having Them rerovt4l; xnd.
WnERKas, Such suits hare causcd a 1arce
amount Gf expensive litigation, aui haze In ma u
Ways scrstus1y affected Tue interests Of the co;-
Etsolrtd, That the stockholders Of the Etc
Eallkar Company, In aunEal meeting assembled.
10 ccnacnn and pfo'est n2a!ast the vAri.us suits
t'tntlol ri. atd whulfy t,t<cl.Itr all sympyhY
wifi thc purposes and osjrcts NJ such suit, l,c-
.serna them IL have BEEN t1sptfe.l either by t9e
If 5'r's ia u t.a xe ssef,es l. aSs Te f
eYoccss ni The courts lor the ,1-Icst Of ntcoIarY
u.vht, ard advaurtnK Themselves at the expetlst.
1t TINS co: rosst.on anil that sshi purposes aE..
Re disclosed to tho courts or tic nahlIc.
Itf>otr.d, Thai tue stockholders Of sho Este
ls.sIhA{ COMPANY appfoye taa management Of
pTcyc at. rstify all the acts u the 1,oard OF DI.
fectara, Executive cem1nittee, md their chief
rxrcutvu officers firm the ur5s slay Of Au9nst,
'a1 an raay a ~ so' ssg pecS Ss*ei, e.
esia.;ish connecting lines ..E.st and ID
NffFs An III ctc1FhG1flE k0 tltFcCt ttffC or other
rna.s u nes cf tEaEsportasl Il, 10 The one isas OF
railway developing the coal t.Csfuess ant iucrea3-
lrE IT. t4E!PIuen. 10 meet the gr0xll z .trnlutli
and shtJ also srErcve snt rat!y NJ she ac:s ,so,s
cu1.rg to the Enc Rals*ny Company control OF
tbs Traffic anil connect ns aforrfaIl
E<sotEsd, 1ear ihe 4tockhn1.Iers OF the Enc Rail-
:i4n Of Tile B;a, 0t Drcctor., made .lurtnc tic
past Jesr, IN rur>naec. ut lie Instructions II a
'nttsLS u II. st'ckhohiers u tlts Company, held
hh the secOnd Turs.far Of October, 1862
THE question az to tl.o adoption Of the rea-
olutiorz YVES pnt by Mr.: Tmted, a1,l loud
,c.ponst came FROM both thu yeas aal uars.
The yeas were given l,y some stoekholjers
and large !utce Ut the attaches Of the o:lirc.
apl arcn'ly detailed fer that purpose. Tne
nass came from 4 small hody or 1.23q i i.
Stockholders. who offered this feeble protest
.iar If the present Board of Directors. NJ.
Tweed. tho Chairman. declared tho reso|n-
tions adopted. I'lc opposition Gemsadei a
tlirisfu1l, declaring that the resolutions Nerc
Iol aooptod. During tho animated Discus
sion which then followed, a. to whether thu
vote. on adoption slieald bo takcu by ths
nur1ber or vu'ess IN the roota. ar by the nun NJ
fser Of shareb represented, Mr.. Ja;uca Fisk,
Jr., stepped for&ard and novtd N adiou,:a.
Eeiit. His motion Mas immetli stely seconded
b; axtady Assistant. aud carried almost be-
lure tie o. position we're aware Of what wns
Eci"g on. Tie Chairman ard the Secretary
left thei7 rests, snd tho adjournment ~
de faeto, il rot 'ie jure.
Ja1pcs Fssk, Js., appeared to reEa.l tho
large lumber Present AZ his oHn guests, and
VAS rrofute in his Offers of hos. s.i.ality aud
entertainment. lie occupied plaza at tho
table Whc.e tho Fotcs we're rccoiged aud
rountcf, leaning over in 4 droo2ing bat
wat-hful ztti:uG.', and occasionally eulissaias
he quiet se~ne a,s original remarks in his %
vu!iar vcia IT humo., nor and theu haxl,ue
2u:, like Shskeepearc's starlinE. for. *'Mor1i.
mcr,~ ,oune person Who acts AZ fac.otuu
10 tie 1nagt liico Of. opera bouffs and ot
Erie.
aIr. recl. q whItc, haired old gentleman, hsl
charge Of the hallrt-ao1. a:.d 1pout the cl ne
1:tk. how often h7vc y, sltsa:ed these o!cc.
t:o.s II kecpc: Of the tox?" For twenty.
seven years in eur: essien:' '' Why, that VS.
away ia-l i,,-ic-is43: Onc Of the stock.
sol.:. RS FIX, scu w:.en't much heard oi
At tLat tl1te, rcckhn." Fisk Tall. I vi.
about 7 sears oil, you know l Was = nob,,y
Iew and A.l tbs, sort Of thing. WASN'T I,
cha And tl.e. 3l1. Peck veil On to tell his
experiences. FIX. Anil how mncf
did they talk about as the capita
Of. tho road in those curly days
Old Drew hiss tuld me be nas scen tho TIM,
vixen, with Sc0, 900 margin, hc could hare
bought the whole stock OF the road" S,m.
IenpslisHnA were 1ua4la in reference to priccs
OF tho stcck rou and At other times. Ft-h
made rome pre1ic ions as to Its advance. al.
snally, foueine up, s'louted come inquire.
abcus the Eefrt stnlent+, snd then exclaimed
"'t'omc, gentlemen. belirro we've got some
thing Or other in htre to eat; let's 20 and
sees" ard the party PASSED down tla loue
viata Of h1aiscs OF rlchi is-d-coratea apar,meatt
to Esui'' n, s'crious tecesh. the reaching 81
Which Uas announced by another call oi