, 1876-12-31
RAILROADS.
The Grand Trunk Railway Strike as
sumes Formidable Proportions.
Business at a Stand-Still Along
the Entire Line.
Hswly-Employed Engineers 1ntimidated
and Compelled to OMIT

and Uompe1leQ 10 Qut'
The Military Called Upon to Protect the
Railroad Authorities.
THE CANADIAN STRIKE.
Special Dispatch TO Tie tribune
TORONTO, Dee 90.-Thc strike among Inc
Grand Trunk locomotive engineers. 1s the all
absorbing topic Of conversation here. a large
number Of railway men and the general public
are coneregated at the principal points of Inc
line and at tho round-house here. A strong
guard Of police is found to be necessary to pro-
tect the Company's property. It is even Thought
probable that the volunteers WILL have TO oe
called out The course Of the strikers IN intfmi-
dating the Company's servants, coupled with
the discorrtcous treatment Of passengers,s
generally considered unwise. and Is dl-
recting public sympathy toward the Com
pany. A snoweplow YVES dispatched east
from Be1leyille this morning, but was 1orceo
to return, the strikers throwing stones and
using threats towards che driver. During the
absence of the police for short time from the
round-house here, an engine was run on tne
track and considerable property Of the Con-
thcnacnt ha 81 he Grand TRUNK, has issued orders
to have the wants Of passengers without means
attended to. There are some hftY or Sixty at
the Union Station here who were gong throngh
last night. No train will be run before Mon- 10
whole attention to clearing the track. Fifteen
frairht trains are stuck between Toronto
and stratford. Luckily. the only
live stock on the line at the
time Of the strike was twelve cars Of live hoes
near *4 GSSslph' 'sSap where the Company nave g00u
Between 300 and 400 passengers are detained
- - sp<eta. Dispatch to Tie Tribune. -
DETROIT, Mich, Dec. s0.-The quarrel BE
tween the Grand Trunk Railway and the Broth
erhood OF Locomotive Engineers, which result
ed in strike the entire length OF the road last
night. is still as far from ad]ustmtnt as "nen
they left work. .twenty-fonr hours ago. A feW
and the Company hopes to start iew trains Trains
east next week, possibly beginning WITH new
5peaq, Dt4,assa m ~ z 9as s, 1,tsuas 'F,,n,- p.,
way engine-drivers' strike is causing serious
trouble not only to the Company but to the
postal authorities and the travelling public. me
strikers are quiet here, and have committee N
session continuously awaiting developmeRts aud
keeping an eye on the "scabs," as tne M new
drtycrs placed on engines are called. There Is
more or less intimidation going on, aud IN
consequence new men feel frightened and relne-
tant about going out. A GRIND Trunk emptoye
states that the raw! i ee 10
the work Of the road, and many OF these appear
afraid to act No freight trans will be dis
patched till the present trouble subsidies.
An englne-driTer who is not member OF the
with a train when be was accosted bY some
strikers. He pointed out bis position TO them
with tears in bis eyes, by showing that he had
large family depending on him, and while they
are receiving pay from funds Of the Brotherhood
both he and his children would oe lett "1tnout
bread If he struck work. >
Engine-Driver Lcavey, going east on mixed
train to St. uvacinthe last evening, struck at
St. Hilaire, Notwithstanding that he was q new
driver who had recently replaced one OF the
Another driver at Richmond, who was also
recently taken on, being at St. Hyacinthe when
the foregoing train Was stopped, Was ordered 70
St. Hilaire to take Leavey's engine and bring 1t
back to Montreal. He consented to do 80. On
reaching St. HiIafre he received telegram rrom
Mr. Spiccr ordering him to move . train from
the main line to side track. He answered ne 4,
| would try, but, on being again ordered to do It
| Immediately, he peremptorily refused, land
| struck work, and remained thereto Keep LeaVey
Tic s5rangest part of this affair is that nearly
all the men recently put On to take the place OF
| the discharged have been among the drst to
strike. At Richmond, the men all refused
to work with the exception of one When he
| attempted to take the train out lie was threat
| ened, and mad to leave the locomotive In the
The hotels in the neighborhood OF tho trains
brought to standstill both by the strikers and
| the snoW-storm are doing a brisk business. sev
| lagos had to take up their quarters here last
night, while others slept, .as best they could in
! the cars, which were placed in readiness fo1
! them at Bopaveuture Station
~ tf-n tunc
take place at most contrary time, as the mcn
belonging to the workshops do not return te
work Saturday, therefore any nelp expected
from that quarter could be difficult to get, a
the men are scattered all over the city. j.,
| Special nspatch to The 1tibuns
BELLEv1L1E, ILL.,, Dee. 30--The strikers drove
off the new workmen to-day, and placed then
in tue lodgc-room OF the Brotherhood The au
thoritfes took steps to release them and pun1sl
their jailcrs.
The latest development is, that the prisoner
have ioined the Brotherhood, who quarteret
them in hotel downtown.
MToRorTo, Dec. 30.-The only train in motion
west Of Montreal is q western-bound passenger &c
train, which is approaching BelleVille. III
track at that point is barrfcaded On both side
OF the town, and the: strikers are 81
demonstrative company Of militia has boel
called out to assist the civil authorities IN pro
tccting the railroad employees nn On endeaVo
to clear the line. Eastern-bound passenge
trains will be started from this city Sunda
ST.. AIBAxs, Dec. 3o.-The Grand Trunk en-
gineers have seized the turn-table ut Point 81
Charles, and refuse to let any trains pass. II
| Montreal authorities hare been applied to 70
aid.
A DIVIDEND. = !:
NEW YORK, Dec. 3o.--The Auditor Of th
Lake Shore Road yesterday presented to th
Board OF Directors his report Of the business fe