The New York herald., 1877-07-29

yond ms the raising Of the biectsds IVES
have bcen ssut tn NaFtiasburg from the CumbsriAal
garrison TO protect tranA No trains have yet passe8
pretended. General Getty, Commanding oiicsr here.
was this msrnng ordered 70 Pittsburg BY Secretary
Oily Council that an e.perisne.d @ and rusty oasoss
DO sent TO take charge thero, 10 prevent
manding n Graron, was summoned TO assume tenn
porary command here, but upon consultation with
require his presence hcre He protested therefore, to-
the War Department and the order was rescinde6.
Colonel Black returned to his post
GENERAL STRIKE AMONG THE MrSgrs OF TIE
FRosrBURG SECTION GRIEVANCES on THE
MEN-ExPEcrED OPPOSITION PROM vE1sH
AND SCOTCH MISERs--.rRoBABLE srorPAGx
OF COAL yoArs.
lBY TELEGEApH TO THE HxRALD.s
FEosrBunG, July %, ls11
The coal mining popclation Of the Georges Creek
Valley and Frostburg section, including in all soms
six thousand MINERS are agitating now strike. 4
meeting, at which between six ard eight hundred
miners were In attendance, was held here
this afternoon to consider the expcdicncy
OF grand strike among the miners OF
the section six,yavs cents per ton instead of my,
at present, and tho rectilcation OF long
planned OF wrong upon miners relative to tho amount
OF coal required TO ill what termed by the COM
panics two.ton cars There was great unanEty in
deciding upon STRIKE which is being agitatod prn-
cipally by tho Molle Mcguire element OF
this section This meeting embraced largo majority
OF tho miners employed at tile Pompey Smash,
Frostburg and Hoffman Hollow Works. A second gen.
cral meeting of miners Is called for Tuesday next az
Lonaconing at which some four thousand men, from
upward OF thirty mines. expected 10 attend The
objects OF this immense convention are tho samc a.
those oil tho meeting nero
an
In the course OF todays speeches II was shown that
tho miners have been for years compelled to dig and
each twoton load ~ insure good weight,
as every car falling snort Of the prescribed weight
miners has been particularly srievous at tho Barton
works This strike is IN accordance with carefully
more mines OF the region bordering tho Cumbcr-
land and Pennsylvania Railroad. These works have
beer idle from two 10 SIX weeks on account OF tho
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad strikes
rmn SOLUTION NEAR
II became apparent 10 tho unemployed miners yes.i
terday that adjustment Of the strikes both the
companies would very soon begin operations This 10
the opportunity they have been awaiting TO strike tho
companies Tor air money ana far weight and today's
convention was partial consum nation OF the scheme
OPPOSITION TO THE srEiKE
There Is strong conservative element, principally
Welsh and Scotch miners, who oppose tho strike ana
will make themselves heard ut Tuesdays meeting; bus
gentleman, evidently well posted In mining affairs
hcreabout expressed 10 the HERALD correspondent ha
opinion that a considerable majority OF the miners
the Homecoming meeting will favor the action of tho
Frostburs men. As the Scotch and Wolsh
very stabsorn their views Is feared that collision
will ensuc
ExPEcTgD srorrAGR OF gRI. BOATS
Ono hundred and forty-three car loads of embargocd
coal were shipped from Cumberland to Locust Point
to day and several canal boat loads To Wiiliasport
The striking boamen ut Sir Johns run, several hum
dred IN number, expected 10 stop these boats. Tha
compromise for this coal fifty per ton
TO Wiamspor; but the strikers are exceedingly
picious that less figure is beng rec-ivcd by tho
boatmcn nj work. They have, therefore, required
an AFFIDAVIT TO tho price paid from every
captain passing Sir Johns, but they have begun
suspect perjury and taking strongly of again stop
ing the caual tranc between Cumberland and Will
Transport until they have adjusted their claim of 81
ton for he through trip to Georgetown. II is the
general IMPRESSION that should the Frostburg strike
become general II Will destroy the extensive Cumber-
land coal trade for tho and thus lnrRg
dem md to seek othor sources OF supply
sHORrNEss PROVISIONS.
The sh0rtncss OF provisions mentioned in Friday'o
HERALD prevalent IN this section being gradualiy
relieved from the surrounding country, though there
ID yot much distress and much moro Is threatened
should the strike become general