The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-17
THE STRIKE ENDED.
The Road Open for Freight Traffic
All the Way.

| The brakemen ON the o. & NJ. Road,
who since the 10th inst. have been In
complete possession OF the most of the
rolling stock and yards Of the Ohio
Mississippi Railway, have at last been
conciliated, and the "lock.out" is ended
The basis of the settlement is this
The railroad authorities informed the
men that all those who wished could be
paid up in full to date, which would be
equivalent to a discharge. Those who
wished to continue in their service at
the reduced price-$1 80 per day-would Id
| be paid for the month OF June by check
due on the 31st of the present month.
The pay car left st. Louis soon after,
and reaching Vincennes, almost every
man received his back pay in full, and
ended their connection with the road.
| Leaving Vincennes the pay car pro-
ceeded eastwardly and paid of at all
| the stations.
A company of forty men, under COM
mand OF Captain DuckWorth, from st.
Louis, had been sent to Ninoennes to
auell anticipated violence, but theil
| services were not needed. Part OF the
same gang went on to Seymour, where
trouble was again brewing.
Mr.. Beecher, Attorney OF the road
who with Mr.. Gimperling, MIR. Lord.
Governor Hendricks Private Secretary,
and other officers were In the ott1cers'
car on their way to eymour-reoeiYed
a telegram at Washington, Ind, saying
that Sheriff J. q. Farley, of jackson
County, who had been called upon tt
enforce the law against the strikers, haC
promised that if the troops were re
moved from the town Of Seymour, an(
that II the pay car arrived yesterday
morning, he would guarantee that the
Iroad would be open tor freight traVe
and the strike at that point would
cease.
Il An answer was sent back to him say
ing that the proposition was accepted
In an hour from that time freight traln'
were dispatched east and west and busi
ness was resumed. The troops fell bacl
to BroWnstown, eleven miles west o
Seymour. where the officers car passed
them, and Mr.. Gimperling gave Cap
tain Duckworth orders to lay over there
all night so as to be on hand in an emer-
gency.
The pay.car reached Seymour about
: O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and will
as much speed as possible the "time"
the men was computed, and each one
stepped up and got his money. AS al
; Vincennes and other places the major
ity of them preferred the back pay in
full to check for only one months pay
and the uncertainty as to how long theil
services would be required.
Getting through at that point, North
Vernon was visited by the pay car
where the same proceedings were gone
through with. Governor Hendricks
proclamation calling upon the strikers
to disperse and not to blockade traffic
had apparently good effect at Vim.
cennes and all along the route, where II
was soWn broadcast by the railroad OIL
cials.
it is regarded by them as an excellent
document, and to its influence they at
tribute in great measure the suddel
collapse of the trouble.
Last night the railroad authoritie
were breathing more easily than the!
have for week, and they are certainl.
to be congratulated that though thei
loss was heavy it might have beel
| GREATER.