, 1870-03-15
TROUBLE FOR TIE ERIE RING.
Efforts of English Stockholders TO
obtain Control of tho ftoad-pFu-
cecAssRR 10 be Commenced BY aao
ED DRlssn hRcn& Before tho Stnte upd
Cnitcd NRAIk1 Courts


cee1sfRR 10 be Commenced by tao
Ebkl.sn hRcuS Before tho >tute npu
Cniscd states Courts
Ffsnn ths St,r York Ko.d, NareA 10
There IL trolbla snead for tna Et,e r1pe Tbus
faT the managers Who navs laitetIJ cont1o Id tne
Ishw ~. s:eauh2Au, AID ,5ea;ftcal opera.4ous OF
tns companY, nava msuased to p1t down Ill A.
temp.s II ib1ui1ec;,on sKans; tnetr rule AmopK
tas American Atcckno.de,s Bat tue .KaRllsn
s1ostnolde5,. = who o. bare losg ntrnoEe1 a. tue
mind TO m1ke Desperate attempt TO overturn
the F1sk and Gou.d a.nAssy. OF tne tevensJ miit-
lot are teid IN Eoga1d. The .neta oi kaese
kharta Rtreiuied a Committee Of Protection
.! raised \ large furc os laxtuR eaca anare 70 !
IN Tho lsoct na1kes 70 saose shares whoa ooee sao
s'aGp Ct the Protection Oomui;teo - evidence
tnct their holders had paid the asieaament Tne
Er4nsn oarers Of tncse $50 OK, 900 Of STOCK have
tefctofore been ceptt' ed Of the ERht to vote At
the annual meeuns OF Ene strckho.derz, on tns
e1oatd mat tne shares sens 10 E:g1ana sere ,ssu
Cd Hin anls lo1 the u2nes Of tae ouicaasets 10
he nEed up atsef tho shsEcs had been sold in Eag-
land, aEd tuat no Names sppeefed on The oooks Of
sustes were held. The question which tho Ea9liaa
10 dtSs o. Etie steek Eox pfopo.a 70 aestla Is,
Mer OF straw. 1u 1hs 1nteftaA Of unecrup1laut
nnaDc1erF. shall be ulIted 70 1tltepfo= ant
a1d 10 vote as the meetings. Of the stockholders IN
sht1E stead
Hi. Bart. the agent Of the Protection conuls-
lee, Ess sIrsed IN this city acd .ll It Is under.
Stood, coEneuce proceedlc0a for the q force.
ent Of the Tsnts Of the English stockholders
RE Cnlted H.stes Court1. Tue exac: patura az
thee proceedings is rot Jet kLowc, ou:lt ia quite
celta:n tcst IN their co1!te tbs rtxae Of shs 3io.
0tD,t % OF EuSal l-owoed stnck 70 b. fairly r-ere
eeEted II the nee.ltRs oi the stockaoid-E4 Of tue
tcaf viii te soux II l.. bs es.aoIned- II II ucdel.
,nst saro .ns 1sy n.,s ossn
=: 81 ~ e1seses IL ss!sfs % 1dsss ''eSa ssl.ssn ~
Of ase a.
toEe 10 EnRsnd Ia tne tntcfes:a Of Messrs F.sE,
Gon.d aud Co, and there will doubtless BE- j
pleasant and pto1 .aoie eesson ior the ia vJers on
II these E-cith shareholders arc permitted -
vote H the cu14,hx rtectl y. theJ, holding ma.
ioIisJ ot nl'J out of ss1e1sy u1.,'oss Of stoc:.
are 10 he chosen II :1e next Dee'iug; this next
3tAr they will elect three moro: aud the next alll
;S1.es5 .11se Tnsa tes w z,Te tnfm
spceess In establishing their right to vote wilL
tnttefcts, Be The doom Of tae pfeteas mauaxe-
aud are, ipetefosc, 1uskirg every eIoft 10 De.
ftat the mosenen:s OF the EoRiisn Committee
Of Protection. aId to rstaln tao.r 20 .ef: Tue
following csrc1li5, which ovid entity enapR,eJ
fTom The present ps1tJ IN power, viii, for that
Ieason, be received 81 our yeAoers with some
esa snaM, o. a. y ts Of
COZ m1titf Is sopRns'o b. dsscscdi.ed a. nome And
10 tnn eosaD. raa ues: ss'sle y 1u.s aeou: 70
1snss in Which ine Enc III ID. essaeed vii ee
inFat1ncane 10 coz psrt.on W1sn shks wn.c1 i4 at
haEd, II n by 20 me1rs cert2tu th4s the yte'ory
vii ren AN ~iih lie Eectless h5d unacrup1:oas
cl que which has Thus far bought Rod tonxns IL
WAY TO succe4A
"The urtefakred, holders Of large nnuoer O.
.hsses q the EI.e Ra'!roaa Co paav. 90 most
" lhe 60 called Ere Prntee.on Committee,
a. beitz eot,rasy to !he frue intessa
e s5er The pro:.s 2s.1 eef u
Rfter the mtnu'est Inquiries sney have discovered
that the deEsnd by the aoove comnt<se o. o-e
Htxaes of II being r1c:nded from tne srocE mar
ke1s is cothtrB bet blind carul sted 70 coctce tre
thare ders 10 d'spostesa themselves from their
The Ella Rs1l~as Company, without having prs
V'oos1F been Eade scqaa.nted either with tte
n*u1e OF the qualifications Of the cardIdate for rts
q Ar&Rsnent Of said company. whom the Pro.ec-
ton Committee tLtend 10 support n the nexs eIec-
ten The lsct thar ros loAa tna1 100, oeo aoaoeo
sssed nJ inc committee, IN favor Of Trustees
tEsure the election Of an unknown person II
Matsger Of Euen an important company. without
nunte1 of shares un,cn would Esse hlia lhs
nstor1ty OF voeR, nsuss be Eel UNDERWOOD ~ the
sa1,s hoicets rho waid ,ans l1ae n saf9sza 1psa ~
hiHttr prices which lneff nnAres would Eeces1a-
r1iJ s,.ats Il oouzar anoce.stvey BY the unknown
trpl Of tbs new eiecsota We have Te21oo 70 be.
ltese that the we'll Known influential party who
h1T8 Etch fcr DANJ yeaIk StytuX IN New ioSE TO
get the r1rSRcmeut CT rue Ere Conpany would
cBeeEfuEy pty = la:Es ar1onnt a oooos 70 hare
the <oe COO or 5oo eso snArrs held IN this co1ntsJ
rcg1ste1ed IN tneH zane or In &hofe OF their
friends. IN order to co1QueF. foE sae candidate Of
II ctr choice, The posttlo1 Of the E1.e Railroad
lIrG. Tee Neu-coDhlned but TOO Transparent
pl1n Of the s"-cA1ied Protection COMMITTEES
Ea1 10 o:her oh1ecs than 10 take from toa hgnds
OF lhe sharenolders, without Esvicr 1hnn any
OF e!ectr2 IN nhtow1 person a. Manager Of such
m important company; ard d1s7eostoE him and
nla parry IRON bu1lrR tho mtfo1itJ Of its stock,
which, u bought by Gach person os party 10 COZ
pe1uon with sns Party poF Ia power, Who are
1J!pg ~ rstsin IT. woud E1tse tho price o. sAttes
10 p1orc thst tonebody e,Ra but Tho saa1rsod.sB
would 70. the enormous barns which; u1&J ha eas1-
" calealAsed, and winch would DO Rlsd]y paid By
the candidate MArager proFosed End supported
BY the sc-ealled Proiecttcp Counissea. Our fe1-
low shafenoldefE vii therefore DO well 10 Ans.atp
frum faln1g into ths ntw tf1p, hJ tightly holding
tbeir ehsre4, srd py retusipg to stg1 any paper
or to sceept suy st11ptug-v1cn c=,enontIs
no p&5s o3 scheme WHICH aauQld be dsrou eced
fof iher beredt. II h S!rca7ely hoped th1: TIA
Ipr don pEaa1 AEd Ia be11d CT ttocknoldefa vi,I
1umed,Ssely d1IccuoteuAnoo the action md paea1
c1es lately taken By tte 70 called Protection CON-
uaittee. n their natutctAnce would iu1arnfats n
the n,sr nnacetsl ctntrs Of tho world, u1oe dIH,
| ComuiileeA, which would spring up lfe mnsS.
| roor 1lof tre lon2 l1s OF stqckE and Wnich.
urdtt the pfetence uf projecting aud nam afn =
| Nuoh e1tofs sailing fesa for reanfrxran Il
| easr&s In sasof o. 1aen Or Eoca Opposition, parsv
hoW thAfefoldt7s alfeedJ eun1ceaatty pl&d ~ ex.
oshttanf commissions, and hT the uu1o1u1nl0u1
l E5r@assnens of thet eomQaasez -