The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-24
THE LOCAL SITUATION.
Firing of the o. s. nj. Bridge.

SANClNNAlIj July "a, 16TI.
Our editions of yesterday contained
accounts OF all the movements of the
railroad men In this city up to 4 o'clock.
Toward evening an immense crowd of
idlers and loafers began to congregate
around the Dayton Short-llne Depots.
The mob attempted to stop train on
the NJ. s. G. Road, but the conductor
sjgnaled the engineer to go ahead, and
the train passed slowly out of the yards.
A switch engine was taken possession
OF and ran into the round-house. The
railroad men as general thing wanted
no violence to be used during their
| strike.
At $3.50 o'clock a brass band came
down to the o. & NJ. passenger depot,
and invited every one to join in and fol-
low them to the Courl-street Market
space. In the darkness the band mis-
took its way and tumbled off the plat
form to the track below. Those In the
rear pushed on, and hundreds were
hurled down after the band. The crowd
gathered itself up and then proceeded
to the
COURT-sTREET MEETING.
There were about two thousand peo.
pie In attendance. The meeting was
called by the Workingmen, and speeches
In their favor were made In English and
German. They advised the strikers to
obtain their ends by peaceable means.
Mayor IL. NJ. Moore happened to be in
the vicinity and addressed the meeting,
MIR. W. Z. Haynes, the S Socialist m ade a
few concluding remarks, and the crowd
dispersed.
THE RAILROADS.
Freight Engine No. 81 on the Hami'- |
ton & Dayton Railroad mad to be side
tracked. The cause of the failure OF the |
engine to proceed Is attributed to soap
having been placed In the water.tank,
j. H. Devereux, President OF the c..
g., Z. & l. r ilroad, sent down a ms.
sage to the effect that the ten per cent,
reduction made on June 80 on ali classes
OF labor should be done away with by a
advance OF ten per cent.
on al classes oil labor Oh and alter Au-
gust l.
Passenger trains went out as usual
on all the roads, except the Ohio & Mis-
sissippi. The train due here last night
came only to Delhi, and the pas ssengers
were taken away by the Omnibus Trans
fer Company.
The employees OF the Cincinnati, Ham,
ilton j. Dayton Railroad met last night
TO discuss the outlook, and for the pur-
pose Of deciding upon course OF action
and 10 ascertain, If possible, whe ther
the managers Of the road really meant
to keep the faith and stand by the COM
munication addressed to them yester.
day: Order and moderation controlled
the action OF the meeting. Several short
addresses were made disapprOylng Of
violent measures OF any sort, ana yet
there was determined feeling peryad.
ing all to secure, iT possible, CO ace ssions
that would place them beyond the fear
Of present or future suffering from a non-
payment OF wages and reduction to
starvation rates. There were no orators
here, nor parliamentarians, but plenty
,f good, sound sense. The following are
Lhe resolutions which we're drawn up by
A committee Of ten and adopted by the
meeting:
"Resolyed,t that we, employees of the C.,
u ID. X T., do hereby agree TO 20 on
quietly attending to the business Of the
company, PROVIDED. the said Company
insure US the payment OF back pay 10
aoVo va va VVtSho n uSuSt - anu tnat our
wages will not be reducet to auy figure
below a fair remuneration for labor per-
A resolution was also passed to the
'nect that they would take no further
Ictlon until T. M. to-day, the time fixed
or an answer from the officials Of lhg
DAD. II
Tue object seems to be to receive as
u'ance tua: the Company do not merely
wish to wait ill the present excitement
over and then resort to impositions.
committee was also appointed to o
onfer with visiting committee ex-
ected from Dayton, Ohio, some time
U-day.
ARSON AND RIOT LAST NIGHT. Q
About II o'olook last night the fire de-
artment was talled out TO frODt and u
ixth streets. News came that the d, d II
|. Bridge had been fired. Fddr dsIaol- u
tents Of police came down at once. The