The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-12
STRIKE AT JACKSONVILLE,
ARRIVAL OF NEGRO TROOPS
FEARS OF A RIOT.

the Ohi0 STATE JoirMa! tonight. from
Nelsonrille, Ohio. prepared by very
reliable reporter, is as follows:
About three hundred aud forty colored
men, most o! them from Virgins, Ken
lucky, and Tennessee. arrived here
about o'clock this morning, having
collected in Columbus by different
routes las, night. They Were accomps-
| MED by twenty-oue special policemen
from Columbus. They passed the Mel.
souville depot aud proceeded directly to
Lougstre;h's mines, hall q mile below,
but still within the village corpora
ton, where they found everything
quiet. They were Immediately placed
on military duty and arm. placed 10
their hsnda aud picket lines eucircliug
the territory for hal: a mile in diane.
ter, surrounding the entrance TO Long
stre.h's mines were established. During
the day the American flag has flostei
from Lonsireth's works. Where the
new men Gre collected the camp lines
have been marked down and colored
men have been patro!ipg the outskirts
al day with mu.ke;s aod fixed bsyo'
nets, refusing admittspce within the
lines to all not endorsed by the opera
tors or police About twenty seven are
on picket duty sround toe hills in the
rear OF the forts, and q reserve picket
force is to be added Tonight Three Of
the coioIed meu missed the special
tran last night, but came down on the
passenger train to-day accompanied by
James A. Spencer who is al the head
OF the Columbus police force. When
the train stopped al tbe depot several
Cuion miners got aboard TO talk TO the
negroes. The train wss stopped again
below town and when Spencer and the
negroes got of a shot Was frsd at them
from a car step. The sheriff hap
pened 10 be near the man
8, The time aud arrested him
al once This is the only violent dem-
ousualion as yet DARN 9 the whole
day an sve.sge OF sbout one hundred
men, women and children, in sympathy
With the stIlkers, have been collected
| Just outside the lines al The Longstretb
works. kut they are ~. !io-.9 :"
,en,ing himself ior sdmission ls prompt
" met by the bayouei. ln the Town
eyerythipg z has been qniet to-day and
there have been no menaces al the
works except occasional derlslye re
marks directed al the new imporIaIons.
The NEGROES sre a rugged set OF men,
sno mauy OF them have seen military
service before. A few OF them are iresh
from the Brooks-Bax!er war 10 han
sss. They exercise great ds'erm'Ha'
ION and those not on guard DUTY have
been iudu.riously drilling all day
Among the operators within the lines
sreT. Lon gsire,h, ". B. Brooks, W
B McClupr, Miner F. Ames and q
representative OF the Nsw York and
| OHIO Coal Con- pauy. Tney express th'
creates, confidence that the negroes Wi!
stand bv them either for defense or
work, and the behavior OF the coloFed
troops seems 10 justify this cont
deuc., The force ,sirly bristle
With bsvoneis. They have two hun
dred abd fifty muskets with bsyone's
/ s. belts and cartridge boxss, com
ple,e. Also one hundred navy revol
vers, besides many firearms.
At tue mass meeting OF the Cnlor
miners YESTERDAY, the demsod OF L. y
Pastor Tor an increase OF one hundret
inches 10 the bushel was considered
The miners refused, but agreed TO re
ceie from their basis OF $500 per bun
d,ed TO S2.S7, which Pastor accepted
During the strike Pastor hs: not oP
o messed the miners demsOds, but n
works oot q few hands, and is not l
g. the general conferences OF the operation
The miners say they are willing
trea, with tne oIber operator. the ssu
g. with PASTOR, and that they hs'
> been So sill through the strike, oat II
operators this stter-oou emptaslz'
, ,bs;r declaration that they will hsS
n nothing 10 DO with the Union nlners
2 auy price. Sixty strikers nave Jus: a
:, rived, in procession. from Csrbondai
n aud tour hundrei sTe expected irol
II S,rsitsvill. to-1igtt.
e John Putnsm, Governor Allen
n secretary. arrived here this attsrnoo
: clothed with tull authority to act. L
addressed q meeting OF 600 strlkll
:. miners this afternoon, lsying down Il
N law 10 them aud eouuseliug them
ot de:ist from encroaching on PriVs
e territory, assuring them that dscisi
means would be taken to suppress u
djaorder. The miners were very di
IN tinct aud decided in dIsclaiming a.
= intention OF violence and unanlmous
"A EXPRESSED themselves 10 this mann
ysen vote We. taken. They alec I
q cIsr.d ;has they would endeavor
ne control miners from other plsc
j. Pctnam also informed the sirikers ID
G. the Sill Guards, OF Chiliicothe aud
~ Lv,le Greys, OF Cincinnati, had be
= notified 10 hold themselves in resdin'
D. to move at 8 moments notice. p
q nan visited Fort Longstreth this c
d. enirg and 1as introduced within
,er lines. About I o'clock this evenu
d. Thomas Piert. President OF
Nelsonyille Union, came DO
". In. line near Longstr,
en- works, accompanied by twenty or thI
zee other persons, and addressed IS ma