, 1877-08-14

Excited Condition or the Public Mind at
N11keshafre, ra.-Deternlinatiou Of. the
Mlmcrs--A SucccasfnI is+e.
Speclat Di&eatch 10 ne Tribune


W1ikealarre, ra.-Desern,inaeioa Of tina
Mlncra-.A succc*sfnl is~e.
speetai Dt+pasch 10 7Ae tribune.
HtLKEspARnE. Pa., Aug. l3.-rhc fcrcrtsh
state Of thu public pulse iu tlis vicinity Is by no
mcsus diminished, but, OIL the contrary, lsqulek-
caesl By occasional news uf attempted vtolrucc
in various directions, and BY the fact that tho
schuylkill region is cnriehing itself At tue CT.
pcnse of tue upper region. aud also by the
dangerous appeals to the excited labor element
by enc OF the daily papers. Although the open
manifestations of the miners strlk,: hare ppt
been felt fur several dars tl,e spirit Of hostility
to the coal companies has in no wlso decreased,
but 1t Is only hc1d in check hy tho presence oE
the military. who are here In considerable lorce.
Although most Of the State troops have been
relieved from duty and ordered home. several
regiments remain In ami around Wilkesbarre,
either guarding railroad property or envafnpc.l
rcaly for I'LL emergency. There arc also fuur
regiments OF regulars here, aDa yesterday
battery u! Light artillery nrr.yet from Fort
horscs. anil parked their guns at Ice Park, With
the other regulars. It Is KNOWN thu. there Is
strong desire u, the past of the tnln!ng
p9epa,Ea'son ,u to , 70 t. ,9.1 work. IS u'any
intl1n,hatcd BY il!G striker. Que Of two small
coliiCticA arc 1u opcFotton. An attelhnt was
nadc to-lay to giyc employment to the men
at oue Of the coiliurics near this r!ty, but they
we're driven out by gang Of l5D 1ne,1. a C,l-
pany of troops was sent IL protect the men who
RESUMED their ~uFk, but, cYen with military
proecton they arc little better o!l, rs tllcr are
liable to be shot from ambush or tn their
homes after ntghtfall. So determined arc the
leaders to maintain tho tleaI-lt,ck, cysn iu the
fasc "f starratlo1. that tncy hslA secret meet
Ing on Saturday last Ut MIL Hollow. twu n.tlcs
fr"m Wilkrsbarre. to discuss the, ways and
rnrans of obtaining fuod. Tie meeting Was ST.
crit. hut carly ths morning their plan ws% tlc
Ecluprtl by Starting out with 6ftern teams tn a
ers. 1hcir: manncr was ORDERLY, ao'l large
quantity of produce was obtatned,- d,-cuough to
warrant them In tho hope that they
can casiiy subsist during tic coming winter
that ti,rre is no possibility of their yielding,
ant! they will tHakr no eunccssun IN thc[F lr-
mani for an advance Of = per cent. rhc opera
tors say that they ore losing money, even Vt the
tinnc operations than increase expenses BY
making any advance In wages. a leattng or
orator remarks that he thinks there will be Il
brsak at IN early day. Us tn every previous
the miners neycr to Yield las Immediately prc.
ce'ie'l resumption: Judging from the present
temper of ts'c strikers, ths llope cannot he r.
al,eti at present. t3nv. ltastranft ami staff.
ac1fH1t'hl''cH " " HiN!taTt eheOFtr ltAt hltkcs-
barrt, in spe.:al train yesterday afternoon for
Philadelphia.
Stoctoi Dt.pa,eA 10 5A- Tribune.
SEw YOHK, Ang. 1a.-Tl,r lnarrytucn engaged
in the Quarrlr* lu Surth 1lu.txun County, H. j.,
hrtl u tnectIng IN Nechawl<eh Sunday night
and resolved tu strike fur ut nlvanrc Of wugrs.
To-day they refined to go TO work. an.l 100 lilo
men hung aruunh the streets ot Union Iitll,
Wcebnwkcll, aud uuttcnburg allstay long. Tie
mrn havu been rrsetviug SIC PR l,tAU. At tllat
rutc, they say thuy cannot ulaku nIoFo than ~
lUr wick lu the h,ost favorable weather, aud
witct, bus'nc~a Ia most promising. They ue1nanl
els l.tU0. unl say they will hold out till their
terlIls aIu arIcalell ~.