New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-01
STRIKERS AND RAILROADS.
srrKINc pEIIEF FROM TIE COURTS.

SEEKING RELIEF FROM TIE COURTS.
| A SUIT AGAINST THE ERIE BEGUN BY THE ArroH-
NEY-GESERAL-TIIE MEN SUFFERING FROM
LACK or MoSEY-woRK AT TIE DEPoTs AND
PIERS.
Justice Donohue, in the Supreme Court. Cham
bers Yesterday on tho application OF Attorney
General RUSSELL granted an order 10 show cause why
n peremptory nandamns should not issue against
the New-York, Lake Erie and Western Railway
compelling them to perform their duties a. common
carriers by forward ng promptly as possible All
freight offered TO them. The order to snow cause
is made returnable on July 7. The suit begun by
the Attorney General is on the relation OF Z. d.
Thurber and others. The complaint sets forth the
duties of the company under their charter and
M common carriers promptly TO forward all freight
offered. and asserts that the company have neg
lected and refused to perform their duties, TO the
great loss and injury of the REALTORS ana the
public.
The special committee railway freight grey
ances of the Board of Trade and Transportation
Yesterday issued printed form to tho merchants
for the purpose of filing claims against the railroads
resulting from losses by failure to transport their
freight The form is to be filled out with the busi-
ness that the claimant is engaged in, the railroad
by which the goods were forwarded, the average
shipments per week. and declaration that the rail-
way company has failed to receive and forward
sncb freight. for which failure damages claimed
in specific amount. The claimant also authorizes
the committee to have action begun in the courts to
recover on an additional claim for damage TO his
general business by the failure of the railway COM
panies TO forward goods
The farce of loading freight, which the railroad
companies have carried on for several days, was
continued yesterday. The Italians and the RUSSIAN
Jews hopelessly struggled with the huge piles OF
and checkers prematurcly morOse and grabbed
The merchants making every effort to snip ther
goods and all possible means OF freight egress afe
eagerly sought. The consequence is that tiie Al
bany and Troy boats are crowded WIN Irelee', as
we'll as the Sound steamers. While many OF the
shippers were awaiting yesterday tho results OF the
action Of the Board Of Trade and the supposed
change of affairs consequent upon the
ADVANCE of freight rates to-day, the
majority of them showed great 1mpatlence
The strikers themselves have begun aud suffer
severely from the lack of their usual pay. Inc
money which has been gwen them mas not oeeu
sufficient to provide Tor their most urgent heeds.
still tney assert firmly that hey Will not return 10
WORK for the railroads, unless their demand Tor an
increase OF cents an hour Is acceded 10. lne
strikers were sober and orderly yesterday and
many of them went to Jersey City III the afternoon
to Join thu parade of the men Oh strike There. a
meeting held at Berrigans Hall In hudson-st.
to distribute some money which had been gwen
them 90, oo ~.
River of the Pennsylvania Railroad, continued
suggishly. One hundred and twenty-five Russian
Jews and Italians were worrying the life out of the
agents and checkers" Oh Piers Nos l. anu D. III
il under stood that the padrOne who procures tue
Italians for the company receives 20 cents = day
apiece than he pays the men Tue Russian
Interpreter, it is said. performs the same unseliIsh
Office for his fellow -countrymen. Considerable
freight received at Pier No; l. but at Nos .,
TO- 80 and 80 not much Roadway was made AT
Pier No. |, of the Lehigh Valley Road, an attempt
was made TO receive goods and he doors were open
most of the day. The work OF taxing ireight at te
piers of the wJersey Central dld not vary nuch
from that of previous days; what could not be
handled immediately was stored on oarSes, Jont
II. Starn has neatly his full force OF Old men AZ
Piers Ncs. 5 and 49, At Piers Nos 70 and Il OF
the Erie Railroad, SUPERINTENDENT Bowen and his
subordlnates trying III vain to content them
selves with the amount of work accomplished by
the green men. The handling OF freight at Per
No 2G of the Hudson RiN or Railroad dragged even
more than oil Thursday. When a reporter OF
1HY TRIBUNE entered the depot Mt St.JohTs faIK,
he was confronted by a Waterman, VINO said nc
was ordered to direct all persons to the ONCE
where information in regard to the condition OF
affairs woud be given. ABOUT one hundTed ltal'
ians at work in the depot AZ the Ihrtieth-
St. and Sixty hfthst. yards of the Hudson River
RaiIo ad there no material change IN tue con
dlton III affairs 1t has been found neces sary TO
employ recruiting officers to fill the place ot the
immigrants who are unable to continue WORK. ,
SUPERINTENDENT Sloane, of Pier No. 5, East
River OF the Erie Railroad, procured, after consid-
cradle trouble. twenty-five immigrants from Castle
Garden Yesterday morning, whom he proposes TO
Keep Oil the pier, furnishing them with meals and
lodgings there. The Italians were unwilling TO
leave Castle Garden ana not little persuasion
was needed to induce them to go,to work. They
seemed afraid that they would be IN ured Inc
work ON Piers Nos 4. > and 6, East River it was
claimed was going as usual and no more
troubles were anticipated The runor that the men
on those piers had been given an increase. was
denied.
The Police Commissioners recently received
letter from John A Hardenberg, asking protection
for n gang of laborers from Castle Garden who
have been employed the strike OF the freight
handlers on the pier at the foot OF Duanc-st. Act
ing Superintendent ThorDe was directed yesterday
TO see that the labOrcrs were not mOlested By
strikers while they on their way from Castle
Garden TO the pier.