The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-07
SAINT LOUIS.
The Strike at Vulcan Iron works.

The Strike at Vulcan Iron Works.
ts.,.r ST. LOUIS, August 8.
v The suspension Of work continues Mt tn
: vulcan Iron Works, the men refusing !
resume labor so long as Superintendent
Reese Is retained in charge. The comma
8 ny will stand by Mr.. Reese, and a new se
: OF hands Will arrive hero early next weel
from Pennsylvania, It appears that th(
trouble grew out Of IN old strike, which
occurred In Pittsburgh some time ago
and in which Mr.. Reese was victorion9
sixteen Of the men engaged In that strike
were among tho hands Of this mill and
were told by Mr., Reese that they Could
hElu their places as long as they conform.
90 10 tho rules. Failing In this they were
discharged, and the other hands stoppcd
work. >'' '''PP'N
81 LOUIS, August O.
The residence Of Prof Foster in Louis.
lana, MO, together with q valuable library
anu chemical apparatus, were burned
iast thursday night. -Four of the Pro.
lessons children had to be lowered from
the upper story windows by ropes To save
their lives. Loss about $1,000: insured
for S4,O 900 in tho Hartford, of Hartford
and 81 900 in the PhUnlx, OF Hartford
A freight train on the Belleville & South.
eastern railroad ran over a horse, AZ miles
from here, about q o'clock last evening.
and the engine aud II cars were thrown
from the track and smashed. A Wreckinp
train was sent from East st. Louis TO The
place Of accident, and while proceeding |
ran over hand car, having four men on |
1t, one OF whom was killed.
John Collins, Of London, England,
President Of the Maxwell Land Grant
and Railway Company, OF New Mexico,
>: ". Sears, Of New York and s. II, Nc.
Mullin, OF London have Just returned
from o visit to the lands of the Maxwell
Land Company. They report that in
company with Jno, L. Reed, Vice Presi.
dent, Of London, W. W. Mcfarland, oil
New York, attorney Of the company. L,
Bayseran, Of Holland, OK. Governor Hunt
y Colorado and Gen, W. J. Palmer and
W. N. Ryers, Of Denver, as a surveying
party under W. X. Morley, Chief Engi.
leer Of the Maxwell Company, they left !
DehVer July lst to select o route for
abroad from the Kansas Pacific road
Trough their lands 10 some point south, '
they finally determined to locate the line '
ommencing at Kit Carson, on the Kan. i
S " faclllG road, running through the Il
Jamaron Valley to III Passo, New Mex. +
co. The road will betwo hundred miles Q
onC and OF the ordinary gauge. 1t will ]
. commenced Immediately, and proba. j
~ completed next year. The capital i
iock Is $1O,000,00O, which will be fur. Il
ished principally from abroad, Its n
ame will be the United States Central Il
'ailway Company. Il
/, I',t Ie tEPuc,1edn has Q special from Prai-
0 City, in the Cherokee nation Of tho
ldlan territory, which says considerable
.Sditement is manifested here among the
lulans oVcr ms political contest fOf tlIt
llel judges, &c. Col. W. p. Ross, A
'phew of John Ross, and Col. Downing
Q the opposing candidates. Both men d.
ere officers in the Federal army. The 81 81
me gentlemen were opposing candidates "a "a
70 years ago when thosouthern element n, ~
the nation, through is representative !.
en-, made petition to Congress III III
division oil tho appointive officers pr IPn,
return for their support. This Colonel vi y,
1ss refused, but III was accepted by Col, IN IN
owning, who received tho entire support ~ ~
mat part Of tho nation who had sided AZ; AZ;
IN the South, and was elected. The eni elI
me race Is being run over again. The ~ ~
'ction Ia to take place Monday, the 9Th, ~
zen no doubt Col. Downing, who Is d M M
! blood, will be again elected. ll Ml