Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-26

rioters at Reading on the 9th instant
WASHINGTON, July 2G.-ln this city ycster'
day there vas no excitement whatever. On
The Baltimore and Ohio road the passenger
trains all left and arrived according TO the new
schedule. No attempt has yet been made to
run freight trains, and probably will not he tor
some time, as all Of the freight hands on the
Washington branch were yesterday tur!ousled !
The travel on the Baltimore aod Potomac Wa
uninterrupted. Both the officials and cm?oy |
ccs Of this road agree that there is 10 fear G. !
account of tic men employed 90 tic road, The
1casoD that the engineers declared agails! ron |!
ring trains with troops CO board ifas because
threats bad been made aSalfs; ans cf@ioccr
WHO might attempt It.
The effect Of the railroad strike Is already
uuparcut among CUR business mca, especially
the classes whose operations lu9ti7c the Use Of
railroad transportation, and soon Tie effects Will
be felt By consumers in all stations ot lie. Oar
market dealers already begin to forscc the rise
of prorisicns in consequence oil limited supplies.
No cattle or stock OF any kind arc arriving from
the west, and butchers alc low looking to Fir-
pDia and the ower equities OF Maryland Ter
supplies.
prTTsBURG, July a5.-Troubc l. now anti
cpa:ed !rcm the growing scarcity CT u1ur,
bread and provisions iu the ety. cause! ty The
horribly foolish excuses Of the rioters. " omen
and children of the strikers and rioters arc Ont
in numbers on the streets begging for bread or
money to buy bread. The stock Of flour is al
present estimated TO last one week. Tie SlriH'
| ers still hold the fort ca all the railroads, and
| are more than ever determined to hold cut.
| They say they will stay out q month 1t neees-
sary. 1t is now believed the railroad officials
have agreed OF plan Of act)r, and WI! try to
| cniarce it on Friday or Saturday, VIXEN they
asscr. all trains will be running regularly. ihcy
rely on the military and citizens for support.
| Affairs are exactly Is they sl0Gd on t!l1ay IaSt
| before tic riot.
Thousands Of coal miners and rolling mill
| hands arc out on strike and thrOne the streets
| Ncighborioe villages and tG:7ls are bclng sack
cd by striking coal miners Tor pro7isl0nS.. a.
! though they respect ali oiacr property. -ihl;ls
are in I terrible condition and tie crisis must
be reached 10 day or lw1. The cnzs5s are
becoming desperate 10 tivr dct:riIlnati@n 10
stamp out mob rule.
BALTIMORE. July 2G.-Ies;e''iay was arotA-
or day OF tranquility III Baltimore !Dd along
the line Of the Ba!timore ami Osl5 Railroad.
except at Grafton, where the strikers comp*ii-
cd the mechanics in the Company :, repair
shops to quit work. Passenger rai0s cont'0u-
ed to arrive and depart On modified time
| table, aud all went through wiIh5u; lDteriun-
toD. There have hocn no changes il the nuu!'
Ter ur disposition OF the troops. tarnicu Sc
tioc remains the lacu= NJ military oncraIIcu>,
a1i becomes mere 81 2 mltitarI clE)f IN a.
paarauca each day.
CAPT. Jno. H. Daf'ey, Ct Go, 3, SIKH
Rocimebt, II, \. g., states Ia: AZ cotn"aay,
which was one Of the three ordered g t3r1IeH
Station on Friday G!gIls 10 take the traIn :oE
Cumberland, LETT the arn3Tg after cou!paui"s
G. aol had gore. Capt. Duffy state: ih2t
10 order to avoid the mob he marched lis i,
pauy, ,hirty.Gve u1tD, up Er01t street 10 Gay,
.!owo Gay &c Eayc,lc, along FGyc!tc TO Calvert,
Baltimore ard Liberty streets to Cair.:n ca
tio1, where be reported u men. Seytra! h:lcks
aud stones we're thrown .: them b. the mob,
and one soldier dropped in the ranks, czc!a!0l'
i2g, "Captain, I'm shot Who this sc!d!:E
was Las not been learned. Inc company aa.E-
ed three Zines % the march when attacked ty
the mob, but according te 81 pf'' tie con.oaa5,
Capt: p ~ sho: on the route The con- pany
remained Oh guard duty 10 !:0ot Of Camden
Station Till Saturday evening, when they we're
relieved. Capt. Duffey states that Companies
and reported in all about II Ilcc, a0i we're
placed 10 command OF Capt. Taper At C.u-
den Station. Owing 10 the difcr!nt Io,!tc
taken /? Company 3 on its march 20 Gam !en
Station il was believed by some that lie cam.
pany never Left the Sixth Regiment aTu9yv.
ST. LGEis. July 2j.-Thc gravity Of the stu
a:i?o Is 20 ;osg:Gai here. \; = clock this a.
II. $50 men asSclD5!cd in Lucas Market place
around . sand erected by TIC woIkingmca 5
party, while :. 900 or $500 spectator; gathered
! 10 the v!cicity. The crowd vas made up mostly
Of wire workers, who have struck, and strikers
| ;rrn, nj kcr NJ acroi1iiS
At 10 o'clock they formed i1 column and
marched past the City Hail TO Turner Hall,
where the Executive Committee Of the work.
| iDgmcn's party is in session. Halt ali hour
later 4 body Of 500, made up chiefly cf negroes,
| was sent to the river and marched IL i"rgiI
for the purpose OF Inducing the roustabgu,: 10
join them. The strikers say thcy ayo 10 receive
| explicit orders from h0Cr t. hour, aud expect
to stop all the manu!ac uriag establishments
| before night.
The first conflict between Tie police and
strikers occurred last evening at G@r2ul:ic *
mics below the ccrlrc Of the c,y. ! eros. cc
ironWorkcrs formed and marched &c tie Mai
tindaIc I:Uc Works and ordered GU: ;.e r!cn
| There was charge ready TO draw, Which the
strikers refused to permit! % b. itasn. Parker.
the foreman, started to draw i: himself, 'hcD
the strikers stopped him. and be struck oro q
| them with cr1TOar :; light cnSuCd aud TIC
police were called in. Scrgaan. Rocho" rc.
spo1d:d and attempted 10 defend the iortulan,
but Tss driven of with stoncs ald Inc crcw!
nsS Left IN p2sscssiou ct the w;IrES. Tie value
Of the property destroyed is estimated at s. UV1.
The strikers then marched % tie Carondc!.t
Zine Works aal took Gu: !hc men, leaving
| the charges in and causing damage CT : ,jyu.
y doieaatio" of three hunircd Was sen; 10
the icyao ~ tic y cTkiugmcD's Executive Com.
niittce end boarded the steamer CInlcDn!ai
inst es she was pushing gu! for New Orleans
They stopped the boat aud lenaHded that tho
| ap,ain should sign an agreement to pay y spc-
cited increase OF wages. IL liz! -, and the
boat was allowed TO depart.
TO.DArs DISPATCHES
HoRNELESvILLE, n. Y. July 26.-,ihc 81
lowing is tho substance OF the conditions Of the
settlement Of the strike Tile mco are 20 10
to work AZ uniform reduction 0! ~ per cent.
free rl1as OF laCd occupied along the track BY
Acknowledging The company's title. NJ DIS
charges Oh account OF tie STRIKE 10 arrests IN