New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-10
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE BROOKLYN BURGLARY AND At
TEMPTED MURDER

THE BROOKLYN BURGLARY AND At
TEMPTED MURDER.
aoPEs ENTERTAINED on THE RECOVERY OF MR.
aurrrr-srARCH FOR THE CRIMINAL-ARREsT OF
SUSPECTED PERsoNs-A MAN ANSWERING TIE
DESCRIPTION TRACED TO JAMAICA, LONG Is
LAND.
Aaron l.. Shute, who was dangerously
wounded during encounter with burglar on TUESDAY
morning In his house at No 469 TompNins-ave. Brook
lyn is In an improved condition. and his physicians now
entertain strong hopes Of his recovery The roober ia
sti at large but the police confident OF his early
capture. Aldermen Fisher, in whose Ward the murder
assault occurred asked Mayor Hunter yesterday 10
Offer reward for the capture Of the fugitive. Inc
Mayor however declined to act upon his own respons
blity hut promised TO communicate with the BOARD Oh
Aldermen at its meeting next Monday.
Several persons have been arrested suspicion OF
completely in the crime but Mrs shute failed to identity
them. One who was arrested had his snrtposom
stained with blood bnt he proved the suspicious ae'
70 be the result OF fight saloon he was mol heu'
Another who was seen Mr. Shutes house about the
time OF the assault proved that he returning from
social visit and was discharged The search for the BUR
slar is making In every direction. TWO de-
tectives have traced suspected but unknown
man who left the city early in the morning
rs far NJ Jamaica. They learned from Waterman az
that place that the man had applied to Waterman ior
nights lodging. but had been advised I" go 10 ov "m a
cells shelter. which he declined 10 do be same man
begged shirt from Farmer Van Sicen and az me crl
nails shirt ia supposed 10 have been saturated ws e"
very significant The description Of this man Is very
similar TO that given by MRS snsG last Of seen ssr entering
Van sclen's woods.
THE RAILROAD WAR LIKELY TO CONTINUE.
TIE RECENT CONFERENCE OF MANAGERS NOT HELD
on ACCOUNT OF THAT CoNTEsT-srAGNATloN
IN RAILWAY BUsINEss--vIEws OF W. IL. VAN
DERBILr.
The conference which has been held between
the presiding officers of the three trunk lines the Penn
sylyauta Erie and NewYork Central is not likely at
present to result in any cessation OF the railroad war
W H. Vanderbilt Vice-President OF the New-NorX Cen
tra Railroad stated yesterday that Che conference had
20 connection with dispute between the Presidents
Of the Pennsy ania and the Baltimore and ONO kaii
rads nor with the rates charged in consequence OF that
dispute He did not think any attempt would nc maze
20 raise the through rates at present. as there was
no business doing that would warrant H.
Each road was striving to secure the
little business that existed; but beyond that the
three trunk lines were working amcably enough and
had been since the Saratoga Convention The conference
held on Tuesday was with regard to special rate appl
cable only lines represented andin which the puphc
at large had no interest. He had no knowledge OF any
measures which would tend toward meeting between
Col Scott and President Garrett for the purpose OF ar
ranging terms as basis for compromise between them
That matter was not brought up 1T the conference The
position in which Col Scott had been placed, through the
{ure of President Garrett TO out what Nlcclre
dent King had agreed do would hardly beer out the
idea that Col. Scott would make any advance toward
such compromise c,.,.
Railroad Company the greatest loser by the connect
The New-York Central all right, ana would pay Jus
dividends this year, at least He had not heard OF te
new trunk line that had been projected 10 run bet"een
Pittsburgh, Chicago, and the West IN connection Win
lie Baltimore Ohio road but he thought That any
capitalists in Western Pennsylvania or Eastern ONO
were embarkng In such scheme they wOnld soon lose
ali they invested The existing Western roads had rs
much as they could do TO find employment without any
new roads being started. There were already three
times many roads I'm the West for the business that
was Those roads III existence that were
free from and snug might get through this
trouble and live condition of those roads which
are heavily In debt and are not snug" appears to
be very precarious Unless railroads do profitable
business they exactly like any other commercial en-
teIrise and are certain to meet with disastrous end
ing. No railroad could judge Of its business ny what
might any particular thirty days or even sixty
or 90 DAYS the entire business OF the year must he
taken into consideration. Until business became more
brisk aud The firner Mr. Vanderbilt did not see
ANY prospect for railway enterprise in the West
IT To bring grain over the road Tor there was
NO profitable market for it, all Europe had plenty OF
1rain and the market in New-YOrk was anything but
brisk Unless the grain could be disposed OF at fair
price the farmers did not want TO purchase goods East
for Western consumption, consequently there Is no bust
ness for the railroads either from the East or West to
support the present railroads. let alone any new enter