The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-08-01

Quiet Reigns In Missouri, Illinois,
Pennsy IVania, Maryland and west
Nirginia aud Trains Running on
Time.
Noon Associated Press Roport
SCRANTON, Pa, July 3l, The strlk-
era on the Delaware, Lackawaha and
Western railroad resolved TO 10 TO
work at reduced wages.
The strike OF several thousand min
ers continues. Several places were
raided on aud robbed Of provisions.
There is great suffering among the
poor.
NASHVILLE, July Sl.-Judge rrlgg
directed the United States marshal to
summon n posse and protect freight
trains on the So. Louis aud Southeast.
ern road and the Nashville division,
The marshal took charge OF the
shops. The order OF the court will be
enforced.
The strikers have petlti0ned Judge
Trlgg TO have the wages restored
CUMBERLAND, Md, July 3l,--Several
miners struck yesterday for wages and
other miners were forced to stop work,
The whole region is in n teverlsh
state,
COLUMBUS, July 3l..--The strikers
have complete control OF the Column
bus, Chicago and Indiana railroad
yards. They appointed n yardmaster
Of their own aud prevented all freight
trains from running,
When the $3.50 mail and passenger
train was about TO leave, the strikers
told the conductor to step down and
out they had n man Of their own TO
take the train out. When Superin-
tendent Miller discovered this he or.
dered discontinuance OF the train.
The strikers to day were strangers,
and are believed to be rioters driven
out OF Pittsburg and other places, who
have come here to stir up trouble.
The Baltimore and Ohio IL not yet
receiving freight for shipment from
this point and no freight trains have
yet gone on.
Governor Young was applied to and
responed by ordering out twenty three
companies of militia. They VIII arrive
tomorrow, when 1t Is believed vigor-
Gus measures will be taken to suppress
all lawless interferences with trains.
The man, Louis Kerschel, was ar
rested this evening, for placing OBJ
structions on the Scioto Valley rail-
way track, seven miles from the city,
Saturday evening. Klrschel confessed.
His purpose was to wreck trains, and
there ia evidence strong against him.
Considerable excitement prevails
again 30 night in the city, aud add
tional special policemen are being
sworn ia. Business Is very much de-
pressed by railroad troubles, aud mer
chants are beginning to complain.
La SALE, LII, July 81 Flight
hundred laborefs, chiefly coal miners,
had a mass meeting here to- day, ut
which u scale Of prices were adopted
to be demanded OF the employers.
The coal miners ask m incrense OF
fifteen cents per ton, and unskilled
labor demands one dollar and MY
cents per day. The meeting was or
DERBY.
La Sale and Peru have four large
zine smelling establishments and four
coal mines, al of which are idle.
WASHINGTON, ID. G., July 3l.--The
administration will advise, 1t is said,
against any undue haste on the part OF
the states in allowing the militia to
disband, leaving danger unguarded.
This applies particularly to Ohio.
1t Is thought by some that Governor
Young has political reasons for mac
ton.
A dispatch from Columbus yesterday,
speaking of the exploits OF strikers
that day, says the soldiers who were
here Saturday went homo yesterday,
and as there was 10 military or police
about, the strikers had everything
their own way. They are apparently
good nstured, and seem bent upon no
mischief beyond interference with the
trains.