New-York tribune., 1879-05-14
BROOKLYN's RAILROAD WAR.
WORK on THE ELEVATED ROAD FOUNDATIONS IN

WORK on THE ELEVATED ROAD FOUNDATIONS IN
TERRUPTED AGAIN BY THE POLICE.
A communication from w. f. Bruff, president of
the BROOKLYN Elevated Railroad Company, TO the
Mayor and Common Council of Brooklyn, was re-
eved in that city yesterday. Mr.. Bruff protested
against any interference on the part of the city
authorities with the work of his company that of
his contractor and stated that the city would be
held responsible for all damages Early yesterday
morning the attempt to begin the construction of
the road was renewed. When Nh Brutf arrived at
the scene of the blOcdess conflict Of the previous
dav he found Police Inspector Waddy, Acting Cap
tain Dunno aud twelve valiant oinccIs already III
possession of the field. At o'clock Mir. Bru1 or
ganIzed thirty-hye iaborers IN seven gangs,
although Inspector Waddy informed the men that
If they broke ground he would be compelled to ar
rest them. The men, however, began work, ahG
Mr.. Brutf and Contractor Jones seized PICK and
shovel respectively, and proceeded TO tear up the
pavement. They were arrested, together WIN tlc
workmen. and escorted 10 the StatlOn-hOuse, ana
thence t. Justice Semler's Court, where the same
disposition was made OF them as Oh me men az
President Brutf then gave orders 70 his men 70 re-
sumo work at ] p. III. to-day. Wooden building!
have been erected in LeNiugtOu-aYc. Tor engineers
Offices and stOre-houses, and whe6iD%rrnWs' p!cES'
cement etc, have been delivered. lWeNe TOOL
boxes have been constructed 1t l. expected tnat q
number of granite blocks Tor the FOUNDATIONS VIII
be delivered to-day.
A FATAL QUARREL OVER AN OYSTER BED.
town of Hampstead, on Monday by Edward Cook,
II is believed was due to his assault the Cooks.
Thomas Cooks right arm is badly swollen from the
blows received from an oar in ward,ng of the at
tack of Fdsn. The latter, who leaves a wife, bas
resided nj Nauhasset for the last twelve years. He
was sober aud industrious, but OF am nusONcrhab'e
temper u appears that on SUNDAY Thomas OoIA
hired his boat 10 party Of plcasure-serk kerS, WI"
anchored the boat 50 that II swung WIN 'nc tlic @
over FidelFs oyster bed. On Monday morning,
Fidell met the Cooks, who were IN thelT bodt, ana
accused them of stealing his oysters. lheir reply
so enragad Fideii that he seized an oar ana Waded
out to where their boat was anchored Nhlie up 10
his waist IN wafer he struck Edward Cook with the
oar. breaking it. and knocked tie elder Cook down
in his boat. Edward Cook, fearing that ms father
would be killed, ,eIzed an oar and stiuck Fldell Il
Lots of Fldel's ears and he sank to the bottom OF
the bay. When d.. Preston arrived he pronounced
the mans Injuries fatal Coroner McKie, OF Port
Washington, empanelled Jury yesterday, and Gd-
jOurned the inquest until Saturday.
SUNDAY LAW ENFORCEMENT IN NEWARK.
A secret meeting of The Newark Law and Oroer
Association was held at Temperance hall in Market
et. on Monday evening, President Noah I. Blan-
cbard in the chair. The Committee on Public
Meetings reported that was advisable to hold o
meeting ON Monday evening next at the First Pres
by terian Church, with the Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby,
of New-York, as the principal speaker 1t was de-
cided 20 issue special invitations 10 the Mayor,
Chief OF Police, Aldermen, aud 300 or 400 prom
iDent residents. to be present at the meeting. 1be
secretary was directed to request the ministers OF
the city to give notice of the meeting from their
pulpits, ana to invite their congregations, to be
present al the First Annual Meeting OF the Law
and Order Association" The Executive Committee
reported that 1t had no compromise TO make, and
that the association objected TO the "back-door
LIQUOR traffic as much TO the open violation OF the
law.
The case of John Men, proprietor of the Academy
of Music i'm Newark charged with allowing the per
formance OF q" Pinatore" at his theatre on sunday
evening. April 13, brought up before Police
Justice RicOrd yesterday when nOn-sut was
GRANTED because the summons did not forth that
the performance was given "fOr profit and gain"
Another action viii be begun against Mr.. Neu.