New-York tribune., 1877-07-27

and citizens and the latter usod oyeTy cnceavor %
! effect a settlement, vita ultimate success Inc
first meeting OF Committee of strikers ahd
Superintendent Bowen was fruitful OF COOL results
| iuasmuch as it removed from the hmdS
of both sides prehdiees which had eXhseu
without foundation The trackmen were loud IN
! their complaints OF an extra three per cent 90
mandcd by Tho bosses Of gangs, making their total
reduction thirteen per cent, while all Other
employees were compelled to submit only to cat
| of ten per cent. Mr Bowen informed the men
that he had not heard of this before. and assured
them that il should not again. ana gave llI-
ther assurance that all such improper ana hnanthof-
lied assessments should be refunded by those VINO id
collected and appropriated them. This gave sstisiac
ton to this class OF strikers and they declared ths
had they knewn this Was not ordered by the man
| ayers Of She road they would not have quit
! work. None of the men claimed restoration oi
wages to tho terms in force prior TO July ISL Dc
cause they said that thoy had discussed that matter
fully at the time, and had almost unanimously
accedod to il, knowing that they were paid more
liberal wages than any other road in the country.
The next point submitted was immunity from arrest
and prosecutions or discharge from the road on ac-
coun the strike Mr. Bowen stated thathe was will
inc TO accede to this far those were concerned,
who bad uncoupied cars and removed bolts,
or where tracks were obstructed on lhe
Buffalo and Dunkirk Divisions, but those who had
porillcd life by obstructing passenger trains were
criminals and deserved the seyerest punishment
known to the law. The Committee yielded this
point, and only demanded immunity for all othor
strikers.
The most difficult point IN controversy came next
and was the basis of the strke-a demand that the
discharged members of the Committee on GreV-
H.. e4rtss-
tendent. was called in, aad stated chat these
men asked leave of absence TO visit New
York and lay their grievances before Receiver
Jewctt, and he refused, supposng it was a
private matter, and not the action of a regular
meeting of the Brotherhood. They then informed
HIM that they would go anyhow, and were informed
by him that they did at their peril, and he DIS
charged Them. This was made necessary III ORDER to
maintain discipline; aud while he was free to admit
that they good railroad and efficient III their
positions rather than be forced 10 reIsate tEcm by
the strikers he would resign his position II, now
ever he added they would leave the matter III hs
hands, while hc would give 10 promise to employ
them, he would say that he would deal fairly and
Justly in the premises. The Committee were not sat
isfied with this view of the matter, and claimed
chat these men had a direct promise Iom
Receiver Jewett that they should moi BE- discharged
Mr Clark responded that they discharged for
dcserting their post, and Inc claimed that bis posi-
ton was correct, and he would not consent
| TO be driven from il. This point was hnally
compromised by the citizens of HornelsyIlle agree
! ne to support tie Committee until employ ment
! could be secured, and Mr. Bowers giving pledge
that hereafter committees should be permitted 10
present grievances, when appointed by tlo Dloth-
! hood. and not be discharged for it.
The next demand of the strikers the release OF
| Donahue their leader in the strike. Mr. MacFar-
land counsel OF the road, was consulted on tins
matter aud he advised that writing be gwen, III
| asmuch as Donahuc was III the hands o1
! the Courts and any pledge such was demanded
would be compromising felony. lt was inaiiy
agreed that the detectives should be teegiaphed to
return with Donahue ut once, 10 be taken
before Judge Rumscy on the writ OF habeas
corpus, ana the whole matter be left III the
hands of Mr. MacFarland representing the Erie
Road, and Horace }emis and Miles Hawiey az conn
sci for the strikers, with a mutual understanding
that the prosecution OF Donahue should not be
| pushed Tie demand for employees passes when the
| men were travelling OH trains other than
| iheir own was acccded to without discussion,
and.on tIis basis "a cttlcHent was made. Some OF
! the more hOt-headed strikers were not cODtenied
with the settlement, and passed resolution III
structng them not 10 furnish the full agreement to
the press as" one of tIicm said, 1--WE have nos
made very successful strike but nave, uncOnditiOn-
| ally, surrendered
| At six o'clock this morning the guards with
| drawn, and over 700 strikers returned 10 work.
Tie people were reused from their slumbers by the
| whistling from some twenty locomotives, tEe i'll
! cessant movement of and repairs Oh the track
| and there was great rejoicing everywhere. The
y.l A ,.t..l
conpiimented the Other upon uniform good behavior.
An examination OF the freight-cars by The road of
Gals showed that most OF them had been brokcn open
and pilfercd OF every thing ia the nature of food
Mr Bowen estimate, that the loss to the Erie road
by the strike including delays of passenger aud
freiqht-trans support of the soldiers, breakage
wrecks and articles stolen, will exceed - 0O0, ,O0o
visit to some Of the camps of tie strikers to-day
revealed the fact that they were prepared for any
| emergency. Every man was provided with a re-
yolver and fully 200 had rifles aud muslcts
While two small cannon formed the artillery strength
| one OF them sand "When started this
! strike two weeks ago, three hundred of us took a
| solemn oath not to drink a drop of intoxicating
Huuor until the matter was settled and to all
| means IN our power 20 prevent the destruction OF
| the company's property. Wo did not see any
necessity for the militia being sent here, and had
they provoked US by firing any OF our men, wo
would have never yielded until ali killed.
| Another of the strikers, brakeman, sad that in
the end II would be advantageous to the Erie Rail
wav for ne SAID, the destruction of the oil tanks
ON the PENNSYLVANIA road has seriously crippled it,
and for year the bulk of the oil traffic viii seek
the Erie, and the grain trade will leave Baltimore
and seek Now-York, and only the Erie can now
transport it," The strikers are generally pleased
the of trolblc, and that ii