Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-12-28
Colonel Tom Scott Appealed to
He Departs for the Scene
of the Trouble.
Progress of the Strike at Various
POints-SeriOus Disturbances
Reported-TrainS
Ditched.
The Strikers Returning to Work
at CIeVeland-What a Gin
cinnati Reporter Found
Out, Etc.

New YORK, December 27.-Thomas
A. Scott, president of the Pennsylvania
railroad, and J. McCreighton, general
western agent, left this city this morn
ing for Philadelphia, in response to dis
matches calling for their immediate pres
enee on account of the strike on their
western lines.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
INDIANAPOLIS, December 27.-The
train which left here on the Piusburg,
cleveland and St. Louis railroad last
right. was thrown from the track out
side the city by an open switch, and
was abandoned. The regular Louisville
train last night went through, but 10
train has arrived from Louisville since
eight O'Clock last night. The train due
to leave here for Louisville at ten
o'clock left the depot about one hour
late. The superintendent of the Vim
cennes railrOSd reports that he will have
| five outof the six regular trains through
| to-day on the Columbus division OF the
Pitts6urg, Cleveland and st. Louis rail-
road. No trains have gone through or
arrived since twelve o'clock yesterday.
/ The train due here at six o'clock last
evening is reported to be at Bradford
Junction, Ohio. There is a large crowd
abOut the Union depot and the Pitts
burg, Cleveland and St. Louis yards,
| but no Tiotous demonstrations have been
made as yet. A train is now ready TO
depart for Columbus, and will prObsbly
get off about noon to-day. A serious
| disturbance is reported at Dogansport
this morning, but no particulars have
I been received.
A train on the Pittsburg, Cleveland
and st. Louis railroad left the union
depot this evening at half-past six
! ,1'clock in charge of Harvey Vance, an
an .pineer not a member of the Union,
bnf before the train had reached the
outski, Is of the city a shot was fired
which took effect in Nance's arm in
ficfing a tight fiesh-wOund. The shot
was fired by II striking engineer whose
name could not be lS9rned. Several po-
Iicemen were on boald the engine at
the time and the man was arrested. NO
trains have gone east on the -Plttsonrg,
CleaveIand and St. Louis iallfOad
to-day, and'none have arrived up - SIX
! O'Clock. There has been one train eaCh
way on the Louisville road to-day.
The sheriff of Cass county telegraphed
! from LOganspOTt to-day for assistance TO
duell disturbance there, and two COM
panies, numbering one hundred and
| ifty men, were sent out by the Indian
apoIis, Peru and Chicago road, in conf
mand of General Dan McCauley. They
| will reach LOgansport tonight. A train
| from Chicago for Richmond went over
the road to-day, but did not stop at Lo-
| gansport.
! COLUNrBUs, o., December 21.-Ihe
| excitement over the engineers strike Is
unabated here. One train left for Pitts
burg this morning, in charge OF Master
Of TRANSPORTATION Simmons; a posse OF
nolice was sent on this train to Denni-
son. there to receive orders from the
sheriff. A dispatch, received by Man
aRer Caldwell from headquarters ID
| Pittsburg. states that the engineers on
the Cleveland and PittsbuTg division
have gone to work, and signed paper
agreeing that if they are given employ
ment they will not strike again. ana De
nounce the brotherhood as the cause o
| their trouble. A train has just arrived
from Pittsburg. Hundreds of able-bod
led Ioafers thrOng the depot, expressing
Intense regret that there is so little ful
geiGg on.
In TO midnight no violence or par
ticuiar trouble has occurred by reason O
the striking engineers. The railroad
authorities tonight shipped hve nun
/ drefi cartridges to Bradford Junction 10
the use of the sheriff of Dsrke county
There has been consultation WIN th'
State arthorities, relative to calling ou
the militia for duty in case they ara
needed, but up to this hour no csAi ma
been issued.
CLEVELAND, OHIO.
CLEVELAND, December Z4.-ahe en-
gineers of the Cleveland ana flttsDurs
railroad, who struck at tSSelVe o'clocE
Yesterday, returned to work tH-1ay' Al
the trains on that-road are moving OF
time.
CHICAGO, ILL.
| CHICAGO, December 27.-TheTe art
still. as there have been for some days
rumors of an impending strike OF the
Locomotive engineers on the roads Gen.
tering here, but 50 far none has occurred
except upon the Great Eastern road
and all trains except on that road ar'
running regularly.
ST. LOUIS, MO.
81. LOUIS, December 27.-Inquiries a
the various railroad offices in this city
] resulted in the statements that every
thing was quiet on all roads centeIin.
here, and no apprehension of trouble /
felt by any Of the companies.
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
CTNCIENATI, December ia re
! porter visited t.r striking engineers a
the Pendleton yaIds, aud received
number Of statements in regard to tn
strike. Messrs. Jessup, Seigler Price
and Clemmens, the oldest engineers OF
, the Little Miami road, state that abou
two wears ago, Colonel Thomas Sect
Messrs. Mccullough and Laying ant
the enginee,S made an agreement in re
gard fo the Gala lies of the engineers, an
+ agreed that the contract theh mao
should not be viOlste,. Dy either pa !;
before both parties had discus~~e the ID al
ter. The engineers claim this agre|S ~
has been violated. They think tn
considering the dangers, responsibilit.
i and working hours, the wages are no
too high. That there was a large mi
, nority Of the engineers who dreaded th
issue, is shown by the fact that out &
ffty-One engineers on the Cincinnai
; division, twenty-five voted against tn
strike. Superintendent Ellison expect
on Monday morning to man all tn
passenger trains, as usual. To-day a
passenger trains left on time, except &C
commodation.
G ONE Of the indirect results q the in
: ternal disturbances of Spain has bee