New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-27
GOVERNMENT MEASURES.
A VIGOROUS POLICY ADOPTED.
TROOPS TO ADVANCE AND Open T,UNK LISEs-NO
CoUNTENANCE TO STRIKERs-THE MAILS.

COCNTENANCE TO SIRlKERs-IlE MAILS.
lBl TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIHCNE.l
WAsnING1oN July 26.-Dispatches from officers
of the Government stationed in all parts of the
country were read in the Cabinet meeting to-day.
They indicated a general cessation of the rotng in
connection with the laborers' war ganst tie rail-
roads except at Chicago, st. Louis and one or two
points of minor Importance. The news of the light
ing IN Chicago had not been received wnen the Cab
met adjourned New-York City and Philadel-
phla were reported at peace, with no fear of
an outbreak. Blltimore Cincinnati, Buffalo,
Cleveland, Columbus and Pittsburg stated
to be gradually settling down to their
accustomed quiet. But while men were not beng
murdered nor property destroyed as far as heard
FROM freight traffic mad nowhere been resumed and
in very few instances were even passenger trains
running with anything like their accustomed regu-
larlty The Baltimore and ONO Road winch. before
the strike despatched two trains day each way be-
tween Baltimore, Cincinnati and ONO, is running
one paSsen ger train winch leaves aud arrives about
on time This train carries the through mail The
authorities of the Baltimore and Ohio Road. ii Is
understood VIII send the mail through by special
car # at any time they liable to run their pas
senger trans.
The states which for the next two or three days
are likely 10 be scenes of tue most interesting
operationssre Pennsylvania and Maryland. Gen.
Hancock viii furnish the State.authOrties of the
former this evening. force OF 600 regular troops,
who with 200 militia, will leave Philadelphia to-
night for Pittsburg, their mission being to open
the Pennsylvania Railroad across the Keystone
State for regular freight and passenger traffic These
troops will be under the command OF the State
authorities but Gen. Hancock will remain in
Philadelphia and give such advice as may be
needed.
lv via a adODteu
omen the Baltimore and Ohio Road to freight traffic.
Five companies of the 18th Infantry, from South
Carolina under the command of Col. Black, arrived
here at late hour last night, and three companies,
under command of Col. Black left heres at a. IN.
for Cumberland, Md. The other two companies,
under command of Maj Brown, are now at the ar
senal waiting for orders. 1t is tine determination OF
the Government to throw a strong force along the
line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as far west
as the Ohio River. for the purpose of opening the
road and keeping it open to freight and passenger
traffic.
This experiment Will be watched with great inter
est for if it is successful it is believed that 1t VIII
break the backbone of the strike and that commerce
will resume its accustomed channels Ell the great
railroad lines. The State authorities of Pennsyva-
MIA have a sort of pride i'll managing this matter
themselves, especially as their action thus far has
not reflected much credit upon them, and they would
prefer 10 have the troops under the command of
State officers even that not the legal and reg
ular way of dealing with the matter No great
trouble apprehended in opening these two roads ;
and it is believed that within forty-eight hours all
trains will be moving upon them without obstruc-
ton.
dispatch received from of the officers of the
Department at Chicago raised new and somewhat
important question to-day The managers of some
of the railroads had expressed the fear that the
strikers would take possession of the mail trains
and run them, and the officers asked that orders
be issued from the Department to all clerks and
other POst-Oiico officials not to recognize the
strikers and directing them not to proceed
on trains which not i'll the control OF the
officers or agents of the roads. Ii was suggested
that orders be issued to deposit the mails at the
nearest Post-oce to the point where trains passed
out of the control of the railroad companies. The
writer Of the dispatch asked the Department If such
orders could be issued. In reply he was informed
that when such a arose and was brought 10
the attention of the Department a decision upon
il would be promptly made; but that the Postmaster
General could not make a decision on Hypothetical
case At the same time IL was the inclination OF the
Department in advance, not TO have any dealings
with others than the managers OF the railroads
Themselves. All the Department contracts are
made with the railroad companies and stpulate that
tbe mails shall he carried the regular passenger
trains IL passenger trains are not dispatched the
Government has no right to claim that the mails
shall be carried otherwise. In addition TO this it is
asAmed wsest not 10 give the strikers any Official