The Portland daily press., 1872-03-12
NEW YoRK.
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Revolution in the Erie Board.
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Respectable Parties take Control
of the Board OF Directors.
Gould DepOsed from the
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Great Excitement about the Matter

NEW York, March ia revolution was &C.
complished to-day in the Erie direction. Until
u o'clock the Erie office was silent as grave.
Jay Gould was in earnest conversation with
MI. Sherman and David Dudley Field, Dr. Ed
ridge walked nervously up and down the ROOM
and Henry Smith, of Smith, Gould g. Martin,
showed great anxiety. @ 3
AT ten minutes past II there was hustle at
the outer door, and party of ten men pushed
away the sentries and were received by Ereder-
lex A. Lane, an old bosom friend of Fisk, at
the head of the grand stair case. This party of
gentlemen were as fOlOws:-Gen. John A Dix
Gen. g. b. Mcclellan, Attorney General Bar
low, VIM: B. Travers, H. S. Stebbins, Charles
Day, w. w. Sherman, Of Duncan Sherman &
Co.. and Justin White. These gentlemen adj
vanced directly through the hall to President
Gould's room and then passed into the directors
department, Gen. Dix and Gen. Mcclellan in
the ante-room. dr.. ..
The following nine, who compose the maiori-
ty of the old Board of Directors ordered the
room cleared and commenced voting for new
Directors :-Messrs Hilton Simmons, Geo. G.
Hall, Thompson, III. w. Otis, Archer, Rams
dali j. D. White and F. A Lane. They sent
refused to join the Board, The garrison of the
old board was absent and Mr. Sissons sick, AS
the directors were about to ballot for Gen. Dix
as new director, Mr.. Sherman, attorney for
Erie, presented an injunction against further
action. He was pushed violently out of the
room and the injunction torn into tatters. In a
few moments Mr.. Shearman reappeared. head
ed by Capt. Petty and forty policemen. "By
what authority does Mr.. Sherman appear in
this room with crowd of policemen" ex-
claimed Gen. Barlow greatly excited.
, Il am here by order of Jay Gould to preserve
the peace, but am ordered not to recognize
you gentlemen, said Capt. Petty.
You, MI Shearman, have no right here;
you nor your secretary" exclaimed Mr. Lane
$50 take up your traps and leave"
MI. Sherman did not stir but ordered Can't
Petty to dissolve the board as illegal. CAPT.
Petty demurred, and in a few moments Mr.
menced. Gen. Dix was elected director, then
Gen Mcclellan, VIM. r. Travert, H. G. Steb-
bins, Gen. Devine and w. w. Sherman, and
after that the board had everything their own
way Gen Dix was elected President of the
Board OF Directors, in place of Jay Gould: o.
ID. T. Archer, Vice President; W. w. SHEER
man, Treasurer; H. N. Otis, Secretary, and
John w. Hilton was reelected Transportation
Agent gent e.r,mo. rn no., $50 a.,a., ;
David Dudley Field and Mr. Sherman be dis.
missed as counsel for the Erie railroad This
was carried and s. NJ. Barlow was elected in
their place, both for the company end for the
directors. -
pay no orders for money and that all the. EN-
ployees OF the Erie road are to pay no atten-
ton to any one but President Dix and Vice
President Archer. ~ "
~ " 90 bucu OTueTSQ GDaL every sub officer of
the Erie railroad should be notified of the reso-
luton and instructed to disobey Gould or any
of the old officials. Adjourned
Gould says their action is illegitimate and
the new officers will not be obeyed.
As Mr.. Barlow went out he remarked to
Capt Petty and his forty policemen
Gentlemen, it must be apparent to you that
revolution has taken place and that you are
not wanted" -us--r..r M. III ~ -. :.
1t appears that the meeting was called to fill
vacancies he nord I'D loxI IT, l. y
A. Lane sent in his resignation as a director.
and the places of several others were declared
vacant Among the latter are NJ X. Simmons.
y. w. White, Henry Thompson and Henry
The following is the new Board: Gen. Dix.
o. II. ?. Archer, Geo. G. Hall, Sherman Drake,
O. F. Corning W. w. Sherman, H. G. Steb,
bins, w. b. Francis, Lansing, s. NJ Barlow,
Chas. Day, Geo. B. Mcclellan, A S. Devine,
DR.. Eldrijgs, Jay Gould, Homer Ramsdell j.
GansOn and Sherwood. !.
3. Late in the day nothing else was talked of in
Wall street but this Erie matter, and AMONG
the late reports was one that the English stock
holders had agreed to advance the company
any money necessary up to five million pounds
sterling.
1t was also rumored that Jay Gould would
be arrested this evening.
1t is alleged that the members of the Board
OF directors who retired one by one did so in
the interest of the English Stockholders and
treat Western Railroad Company The Presi-
dent OF the Board alone has power to call q
meeting except in case of his absence when
the wee PRESIDENT may call a meeting at
request in writdg of two members SATURDAY.
the Vice President called a meeting of the
Board, stating that the President was absent
News of this leaked out, and an application
stating that the President was not absent and
that ne had not received request to call a
meeting was made to Judge Ingraham for an
injunction restraining the meeting which was
granted. The only notice he had received to
attend, was as a Director.
THE REFORM IN THE GENERAL ORDER SYSTEM
New YORK, March 11.-Collector Arthur has
issued orders, to go into effect to-day, changing
the general order system: He designates four
districts on the North and five on the East Riy-
er, and five in Brooklyn, designating authoriz-
lied warehouses in each district He gives the
steamship lines office the privilege of designat-
ing the houses to which to send unclaimed
goods. He invites complaints from merchants
of undue charges or delays.
MORE RAsCALs TURNING STATES EVIDENCE
1t is stated that Ingersoll will testify as to
whose houses he filled with costly furniture
for which he charged the city. The sheriff has
been restrained by the authorities from serving
warrants of arrest upon lngersoll, as he is to be
used by the District Attorney in the prosecu-
ton of Ring members as well as Mayor Hall.
1t is said his testimony will show where hun
dred and thousands of dollars went.
Keyser, the "Rng" plumber, will also testify
to having been requested by members of the
Ring to include immense sums in his bills fer
their benefit.
William H. Cooke who is at st, GATHERINGS.
Canada, will come here to testify against
Tweed, relative to his conspiracy with Tweed
for robberies in the Department of Rubber
work.
FIVE BUSHELS OF EVIDENCE
Sam1 j. Tilden states that only very small
portion of the evidence against the "Ring" has
ever been published, and he has accumulated
five bushels OF evidence against Tweed. He
states that Charles O'ConnOr will be ready next
week to resume his attack on the Ring Elden
Gays that this city presents peculiar situation.
Its chief magistrate is on trial its law officers
under suspicious its police without the conf
dence of the people, its Judge under inyestiga-
ton, and really condition of municipal anar-
chy. The whole burden of representing the in
forests, rights and safety of the people was
thrown upon the press and q few private cti-
Gems, with none OF the powers of the city gov
eminent to help them.
Comptroller Green endorsed these statements
of Tilden.
TRIAL OF MAYOR HALL-THE TRIAL POSTPONED.
An immense crowd endeavored to obtain adj
mittance to the Common Pleas Court this fore
naon, probably owing to the rumor that Mayor
Hall would cross-examne Garvey. The police
were called in requistion before order could be
restored. After the general term had been
opened and adjourned to the first Monday in
May, the Court of General Sessions then OPEN
ed for the trial of Mayor Hall. On calling the
roll of jurors one of them was found to be alb
sent