The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-07-27

leader and iucitipp to riot the mob at the
Pennsylvania depot, Thirty-second ana
Market streets.
In New York, .he Central and Hudson
River railroad men held meetings at Al
bany and Syracuse, and resolved to strike
Tuesday morning unless the reduction in
their wages was rcscinded. The Northern
Central railroad employees at Elmira, 200 IN
number, struck in the morning. Travel
between Rochester and Buffalo is entirely
stopped, and there was rioting in Buffalo
during the day. public meeting of citi-
zens called by the mayor of that city Mon
day night, in the interest Of order, was
captured by the strikers and their friends,
and nothing was accomplished. Governor
Robinson has issued a proclamation and
ordered all the State miliatia to- prepare Tor
active service.
In MARYLAND no disturbances were re-
ported on Monday either at Baltimore or
other points. The work of military organ
ization is going on, but railroad travel, ex-
cept between Baltimore and Washington,
is not yet established.
In Ohio the railroad strikers in Colnm. .
bus compelled the employees in the rolling
mill aud number of other manufactures
to Quit work. A similar course was pur-
sued at Zauesvile. Freight traffic OH the
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and In
dianapolis Cleveland aud Pittsburgh !;
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis, and
Ohio and Mississippi railroads, is suspend
ed.
In West Virginia the Adams express car
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was
stopped near Wheeling on Monday, the
strikers saying they would allow only
strictly passenger and mail trains TO
pass. The men employed in the railroad
companys shops in Wheeling were com
PEELED to quit work.
In Indiana, there were strikes on the
Vandaia and the Indianapolis and ST.
Louis railroads. The machine shops at
Terre Haute were closed aud the fires put
out
In Missouri the strike on the eastern
ROADS centering at St. Louis, went into eff
feet at midnight on Sunday. The employ
ees of the transit company also struck.
THE LATEST FROM THE FRONT.
/ A Scranton dispatch Of July 25th says
The excitement here is Intense. All the
trains on the Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western Road have been stopped, When
the Mail train from BinghamptOn for New
York arrived here, at $50 This morning
two passenger cars were detached by the
/ strikers, who said nothing but the Mail
should be allowed to run. Superintendent
Halls cad said the mail ca: would not run
unless the passenger cars were also permit
tcd AMI this made the strikers very indig-
! nant. The Superintendent was trm, how
ever, and the mails were taken from the
/ car, which was promptly switched off on a
siding. The strikers telegraphed at once
/ to the State authorities that the Company
refused to run the mail, and that they
would run it if necessary. and furnish
firemen and engineer. y dispatch to tn e
same effect was sent to the PoslUffce au-
thorites at Washington. The streets are
thronged with men from tue mines, mills,
( and road.
The strike of the railroad men has be-
come general in Chicago. Tuesday morn
ing the entire force of the Michigan Cen
trail Road quit work. The men gathered
in force that morning and visited the other
men in the city and prevailed upon them
all, with the exception Of the employees of
the Northwestern road, to 60 out a
/ strike.
From Detroit comes the nformaio ion
. that tie Great Western road bias acceded
To the wishes of its employees, which is a
. return of % per cent. on wages up to S4j
per month, and per cent. on wages over
S45 per month, to be in force TIN ee months.
Everything is as a consequence working
smoothly.