The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-07-24 00:00:00

THE STRIKE OF RAILWAY KEILYANII
IN AMERICA.

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The strike of railway servants continue+, and
paralyses traffic on the Baltimore and Ohio, the
Pennsylvania, and Erie railways. Itegionente of
militia have been ordered from Baltimore. Philadelphia,
Rochester, and Columbia', to protect the ROOM Last
night, in Baltimore, a mob of ..,000 people, with atoms
and firearms, attacked the Baltimore militia IA they
were leaving the armoury for the Caupten
The militia, after aeveral of their number had been
injured, fired without enters, killing ten awl wounding
thirty id the rioters. The mob let on tire and ball
destniyal the railway atation, demolishing the
telegraph office, and tore up the railway track. The
militia have been onkred to remain in the town to
keep the pence. The Governor of Maryland has issued
a proelatnation warning rioters to discern..
The latest intelligence dates that eu Mee have begins
on the Pitteburg, Fort Wayne, and ('Wag.. railway.
a. well am on the Elie railway. 'llse pamengers and
goods' trains have been ittoll.el at Hornell..
This's eini,loyed on the I, ni in Pantie Railway have
•Iwi MANI I a 11.01”itati.411 to wait upon the 111011114er
the object of preseiring a restoration .4 the amount
recently deducted from the wages,.
There are indications that these troubles are the
resoult of a general movement on the part f all
railway aervantn, secretly prepared beforehand. Lail,
number' of dischorged railway aerrants are aiding the
Pittsburg striker..
There I. no diaturbance at Philadelphia, but se a
precautionary measure the Mayor on Friday sent a
strong detachment of police to the Went
station of the Pennsylvania line at Pittetrunc,
stands blocked a large number of cars emitaining many
cattle, which have been unloaded.
Troops are now marching to P.aiit Liberty, whore
the striker' chiefly are.
On the Pennsylvanian Rails's.' the (enunciate
crmtrol everything. At l'itteburg the sheriff also
ordered then, to thaperao, but, receiving evi obedience,
ham aiike,l the Governor ,1 the State for troops. 71m
Governor limed a pr edasnati. 1.• .1.111.21,14 W the
rioters to diaperse, and also Metric:bad Geturral reams
to call out the militia. _

inamvenience Is caused in Baltimore I/ the
detention of the corn and petroleum intended Mr
foreign shipment. Some Martinsburg striker., !mein(
retreated to St. John, one run west of Martinsburg.
two corps of troops have been despatched thither to
drive them from the line.

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The Martindstrg blockade has been raised, and 111
trains have been despatched, each with • mill_ tag
guard. All is quiet, and trains from the east to
more are unmolested, hut those to the wait wars
blocked at Cumberland.

The first train westward, after several hours
detention, got root Cumberlow!, the troop. driving
the strikers away at the point of the bayonet, and
thence prooeeded went to Keyser. Subsequent traise
were blocked at Cumberland, the insurgent. wrecking
four at Keyser. lievend hundred strikers besieged Use
troops in the train.
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At the meeting of the Prince Consort's Royal
Amociatbm at Windom, ma July 13th, Hewes. Mutton,
the Queen's fieedsmen, exhibited a beautiful collection
of Anon*la grown at their Heed Farm, lteedhss. It
consisted of upwards of two hundred vasieties, sad
attracted much attention from their Royal laigtimenies
the Prince and Princess ebristima, Princess Louise
(Marchioneee of Lorne), Princess Bestrice, and other
distinguished vieltore.
THY. (Annum Berns -It bi now well knows that
the Privy Council flume lioniol a coloured illustration of
thim insect : but the representation being welled to the
one (ono of • perfect beetle, it has twon urred by the
Royal Agricultural Society awl TA. Tow, that the Wood
shnoll he shown in all 04 adv.. The prow has with
commend:dile Tint endeiowy.4 to moic thu 4.gr„.
Printing cfliffnc.uffs. Far the lest illisistredome,
which have yid coins under our noticm, ere • eases ni
coloured illuitriitom.. occupying two ortey” psi" ebiet,
are issued with an elaborote article by Dr. Robert Stows.
of Yclinburgb, with euennt nunowe of the loe gdnik
Journal. Throe Illustration bow of which may Iss sees
at tide office) not only gives eorreet enteswag yera,
imitations of WO perfect beetle Oa three
and also of the larva and pupa of the oatmeal sirsi=o
• greatly magnified reprewoustion of the lit lallY
coloured, so.. to show the markings roost lot
purposes of Identinestion. Wear. glad to *lle Ile
publisher. of the Lose Sleek /snow/ will mad erg=
to any Farmers' Glob or Chamber of Astkolektoo
may wish for it.
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Staple, of a daughter,
July 13, at Blatuiford, tlw wife of If, II Aldpa, of a
daughter.
July 15, at Hotkamoton, laxclowast, the wife of
Relrinald Loeb' of a son.
July i at, Widths/barn Road, Early boar Ileadtag ars.
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