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New-York tribune., 1877-07-26
THE CENTRAHs CONNECTIONS.

TROUBLE STOPPED or THE CANADA SOUTHERN.
ST. THOMAS, Ont, July 25.-Traflic on tho
Canada Southern Road entirely suspended up 10
o'clock this afternoon. Everything remains perfectly
quiet. The men held meetings and appointed deputa-
tion to wait on Mr.. Tlingnast at Buffalo
Grca Western railroad tran ordered 10 take Canada
southern passengers taken possession OF by strikers
o'clock this morning and had 10 20 back to the
Air Line depot The strikers positively refused 70 let the
express which had many passclgors move East
dispatch from London Ont, that second mass
meeting OF the Greet Western Railway employees was
held last night and II is understood the dispute on
the Great Western Railway has been compromised for
of three months at reduction OF two and half DER
cent below 45, aud five per over that salary All
trains the Great Western Road are running on time
New-York tribune., 1877-07-26
EFEECTS OF TIE STRIKE.
AGITATION ~ 1nE CiTI-FEARs OF SCARCITY
FALLING OFF IN TIE REVENUES.

AGITATION IN 1HE ClTY-FEARS OF A SCARCITY
FALLING OFF IN TIE REVENUES
WAsuINGToS, July 25.-The people OF this
clty have grown accustomed to the excitement OF the
Strikes and noticeable yesterday and to-day tha
the crowds at the butin-0ords and other places for oh
oinip news were neither large nor SO excited as on
previous days. passenger trans on both roads az
rived and eparted on schedule Ir throughout the ia!
and ST nlgnt and indications are that no iurtAei
Interruptions Will occur to travel on either line
There was IA nipple OF agitation last night when the
7;I Western Express from Martlnsbdfg W. Na arrive"
Al the Baltimore ONO de pot The train had on board
about twenty rlmps, Who very dsordeIy in their
behavior ana at one apprehension was entertained
that they would try and meite disturbance but the
ru force of Police that had been put at the station
coved them and they took the first tram for Baltimore
This Was the only excitement during the night however
After dark there slim attendance Of spectators al
either depot aud these few did not tafIy any great
ieuGIh of time
any emergency aud is divided among the stations near
tao dcpOts, 80 rs 10 DC "i'Ain e"S' '''''' " ' W.
vices are demanded.
b. lint draft monitor Wyandotte which has been at
the Nay Yard in this city for some months past mas
been supplied with coal and prepared ior hc'e service
Onicers have been ordered TO her aud she VIII DC au
clored of the nal for the present
The effect Of the railroad strike IL already apparent
~ the hsuess men Of this city, especially the classes
os o,eratons involve the Of railroad transporta
ton The effects will be felt by consumers In all
.ttous Of NE The only article which sho"san upward
tendency at present -four which cannot arrive from the
w,t Al, fast A, IL ia wanted Merchants fear that the
.u,,es from local mills will be diverted TO other mar
kes Almost general stagnation OF business lre'"iS
owing 70 the uncertainty Of the times
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue received teie
Gram from collector Buell at Buffalo to-day, saying the
strikers had demanded that The disners there should
cease operations The Collector called upon the Commits
.ner to know whether United states troops could be-
furnished TO protect the dlsIilerics. Commissioner
replied that troops could not DO uSod uhess 'he
Governor of that ate should call for them. He advised
that the disters call upon the local authorities for
the protection Of their business interests. adding
New-York tribune., 1877-07-26
NEW YORK CENTRAL.


BUFFALO, n. Y, July 25-6:40 p. Nix
ceptmga unsuccessful attempts OF the mob 10 induce
employees To quit work and join them, nothing startling
taken place here to-day In several instances the
mobs have dispersed b. mounted police ana patrol
and the principal leaders have been lodged 10 JAIL
thirty having been arrested this afternoon. News
Of tie coming OF the sth NewYoIk Regiment gener-
ally received with Te4t satisfaction by the ctzcns
TIc attack the mob East BufllO Last ght has
bad lis effect There been gathering Of any
Der in any sectiOnOi the - to-day The police have
strict orders dispeIse any crowd encountered without
further orders feeling Of security prevails
1Ae Mayor has caused TO be noraily circulated q
proclamation admOLlshIng an law-abilng citizens TO
Keep within doors between the hours OF 10 y. and
a. M, authorizing the prompt arrest Of any and all
persons found the public streets after tue hour
named, and a places OF business to be closed after 10
p.
The 49ih Auburn Regiment, 275 men. arrived hero
this morning
New-York tribune., 1877-07-26
NEW YORK, THURSDAY. JULY 26 1877.

TO be Baltimore and Louisville. KY, those
from the Gulf being sent to the latter and
those from the Department. the South to Baltimore
he troops that are available IN these two Depart
ments comprise efficient force Of eighteen COM
panies of tie 3D. and 18th Infantry now sta
toncI in the Department of the Gulf, and one
company of the 2d Artillery eleven companies
of the 9th Artillery and the 1S'h Reg-
ment of Infantry now in the Department of the
South. The headquarters of these troops are as
follows: The 9th Artillery, Charleston, s. c.. the
18th Infantry, Jackson Barracks, Ind. the sth
Infantry, Columbia, 5. C.. tie 3D. Infantry, Mobile
Alabama Suitable guards have been left at the
points vacated. Each soldier before moving was
supplied with 200 rounds of ammunition
roop train from Columbia, 5. c., is reported to
have been totally wrecked Y jumping the track
near Union Point, Ga. The troops were injured, and
they took the first train for Louisville.
New-York tribune., 1877-07-26
PRICE FOUR CENTS.

skulbn0 from jrstice, but TO see h"m act
ing 10 live bonoraoly and In peace
Charles Ads the Mayor. urged a settlement and re-
sumption Of work at orce ana pledged onctenh Of the
amount to be raised Charles Moore brakeman, opposed
compromise and was loudly cheered. After $50 was
subscribed Ne Adst and Babcock pledged the 500
ard the Cliizrus withdrew.
LATrR.-Ablut ~ e'n minutes past IL tonight the
strikers agreed basis Of settlement and appointed
Committee OF egbt present II TO the officers OF the
for signature After a conference Of nearly an hour
the Committee retired the settlement being agreed upon
in nearly every respect. the demand FOR the release OF
Donatue being the chief stumbngboc. The matter was
bmitted strikers who went lnto Executive scs-
~
New-York tribune., 1877-07-26
THE RAILROAD BLOCKADE.
A LULL IN the STRIKE.
THE COMPANIES ADOPT A POLICY OF
WAIilNG


CITIES ARMING FOR A NEW ATTEMPT.
THE srRlK RS UGLY AND DETERMINED-rRouBLE
~ TExAs-oUTBRgAKs IN CHCAGo-DANGER OF
A COAL AND PROVISION FAMINE.
There are no signs of yielding on the
part of any of the great railroads In
volved in the strike, and the strikers are
also firm and determined. The latter are
sending emissarics to all parts of the
country to incite fresh trouble, aud a plumber
O strikes are the result. The Lehigh Valley,
the Central Jersey and the Texas Pacific
are the principal roads which struck yesterday.
No attempt was made to move freight trains on
any of the roads involved in labor troubles
yesterday, the policy of the corporations beng
to wait until public sentiment was developed
which shall demand the immediate reopenlnS
of the railways to freight traffic.
Rlotous demonstrations took place III Chicago
and st. Louis yesterday. In both cities mobs
went about and shut up factories and tried to IN
duce all classes of workingmer t. engage IN The
strike. The police had several skirmisnes with
rioters in Chicago and dispersed them. A fresh
rad on the Cuinese in San Francisco is re-
ported. The police, however, scattered the
mob. DistilleI1cs in Chicago and Buffalo have
been closed by rioters
Vigilance Committees and organizations
of veterans ale being recruited ana
armed in all the principal cities OF the West,
and the President has ordered to Baltimore
and Louisville nearly all the soldiers III the
South Plans are maturing at Washington for
"A vigorous movement to restore the free cucu-
latlon of the mails.
The strike his not extended either on the
New-York Central or the Erie roads and all
points are now so well guarded that 1t Is be-
lieved freight trains can be run when the officers
make the attempt. There was no disturbance
at any point along the lines yesterday. At
Homelisvlle efforts were making all day
bv the strikers to effect compromise.
The embargo is continued on tie Lake
Shore aud the Canada Southern koads,
and the strikers from the latter refused to per-
nit freight trains to bc run on the Great
Western.
The transportation of freight was stopped on
the New-Jersey Central and Delaware, Ldcha-
wanna and Western Railroads, and passenger
trains ran irreguarly. The Penusylyann Rail
roads fIcmcn determined not to strike. Con-
siderable excitement and alarm prevail in some
NewJ,rsey towns, and at Paterson an outbreak
10y the silk strikers is feared. There vas no dis
turbance of any kind at the New York CentTaPs
depOs in this city. An orderreducing wages On the
Long Island Railroad was rcsclnded. The Il ghth
Regiment 20 Buffalo. The railway blockades have
seriously aft cted the prices OF meat and pro-
visions. Only 1000 people attended the Iomp-
kins-squarc meeting, and there was 10 rioing.
The above fairly states the general situation
at the hodr OF going to press with the list
edition. Later details may be expected IN Il
Postscript the Sih page.
New-York tribune., 1877-07-26

ALBANY, N. Y, July 25.-General Carr tcle-
graphs that all is quiet West Albany The troops
in possession OF the round freight houses Freight
can be sent without any trouble Every thing in the
city is quiet. and further disorder is ap-
pretended. The Governor says that his dispatches
nom all parts OF the states satisfactory and ne
the opinion that the strike is under control
The Jackson Corps, Independent organization, ten
dered their services yesterday. The offer accepted.
and the Corps went on duty this mornng-SxW men
armed with Enfield rifles aud each supplied with nity
rounds OF cartridges.
New-York tribune., 1877-07-26
AFF1IRS IN THE VEST.
OHIO ROADS IN NO HURRY.
GOV. YOUNG ANXIOUS TO BREAK THE BLOCKADEs
But THE ROADS Yor-A RECLAMATION.

GOV. YOUNG ANXIOUS TO BREAK THE BLOCKADEs
But THE ROADS Nor-A PROCLAMATION.
lBy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRmUNg.l
COLUMBUS, o., July 25.-Gov. Young, who is
displaying much energy and sagacy In his efforts to
prevent mob violence in his State. returned from New
ark last night where lac has been personal command os
the troops for the last lew days He says that quiet has
been restored at that point, and that he W. zepared
yesterday TO move some OF the Baltimore and oaio
trains with a few engineers and brakemen who are loyal
to the Company but dispatch from the superin-
tenden OF the road directing that such effort should
be made just The policy VI the railroads is the Gov
thinks To avoid conflict with the strikers for the
present, and wait until public opinion develops more
mlly Ia opposition TO the existing embargo transpor
tation before attempting to freight. In the mean.
time all they ask Of the authorities Is protect their
property and that Of shippers from injury.
The feeling that the attempt choke the channels OF
trade great crime against society Is the Governor
says, gaining strength every day among the people, and
the strikers will be overwhelmed by it, The Gov.
ernor is confident that there 6othng to fear from
riotous outbreaks He has about 100 uniformed militia
at his command not all called out but all ready 10 move
when ordered Last night he offered the authorities of
Cincinnati regiment OF artillery but they did not think
IL necessary TO call for tue force
-Four companies are quartered In the State House hers
At Newark there are 400 men, well oicered protecting
ninety y-nye locomotives and about 500 loaded cars
m-Goyernor Young has issued the following proc.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
COLUMBUS. o., July % 1877.
Owing 20 the troubles existing between railroad COM
panies and their empoyess, great excitement exls's
anars Iawless and disreputable persons ars a. ~
ing advantage and endangering life and property
The civil authorities. state, County and Muniol-
pal as we'll tho military, must and will
everywhere their 70 enforce law In every
respect The good nams Of our people demands thas
New-York tribune., 1877-07-26
NO GENERAL STRIKE AT SYRACUSE.

SYRACUSE, y. Y, July 25.-At East Syracuse
this forenoon passenger trains were stopped by the
sik r. but afterwards allowed to start Mail ears
had been placed OF the trains, ana as tho
other could Dc detained without interfering with
the mails, the trains allowed 10 pass effort
TO general strike at Syracuse this morning vas
not successful Eight companies Of the 4sth Regiment
y. g., winch arrived from Owego this morning. are
quir, cred at the state Armory.
New-York tribune., 1877-07-26
bu The CorernOr.

the following:
Proclamation by the COrernor.
STATE OF NEw-YORK, EXECUTIVE
CHAMBER. ALBANY, July % lSIT''
deem it my duty to invite the special attention
of all the citizens of this State and especially OF
such persons as are now attempting to interfere, oy
unlawful means with the running OF railroad
trains, to the following act passed by the Legisia-
ture at its last session.
Chapter 261-An Act 10 punish Trespassing on Kan
roaGs, passed May TO- 1871. ...o,,o, in
The People of the Sta.c or NeW-NOrk, IepTcAch'cu "
Senate and Assembly. do enact as follows: -, ,,r
Section Amy person who shall wluullV pl'ce any
obstruction railroad. or loosen, tear up VI 'e
move any part of a ra Dad, or siace, tanp & M IE
in any way interfere with switches frogs ra trVA
ner part of any railroad, so as 10 ehu%n5Dt . ~
safely OF any tram, who shall Hin.hlly thi0" dli
stone Other missile at any train on any aroau sbtI
up, conviction thereof be punished ny lnprlsoreu.
ii not exceeding $1,000, or by bOth such nhe anu i'u
prisonment.
Sec l. ms LEI shall take effect immedtd'eW
warn all persons engaged in the violation OF tIIe
above law to desIst tberefrom, and call upon all
sherins MAGISTRATES, Distnct-Attorneys and other
civil officers and upon all good clIzens to aid III
the enforcement Of the SAID law, and of punishment
of all who are guilty Of its violations and
hereby oier a reward of $500, to be paid upon
the arrest and conviction of each and every person
who shall be guilty of a violation of the said act
The failure or omission of any sheriff, Dstrlc-At-
torney or other civil officer to take the most active
steps in his power to enforce the provisions of this
act. will be considered sufficient for his re-
moya
(Signedl l.. ROBINSON.
New-York tribune., 1877-07-26
TILE ERIE RAIL VA 7.

PROCLAMATION BY GOV. ROBINSON.
CIVIL OFFICERS CALLED UPON TO ENFORCE THE
LAws-A REwAHD oFFFRFD.
ALB,NY n. Y, July 25.-Ihe Governor has issued
hn folln,vinn.
New-York tribune., 1877-07-26

Cspiinued ON Eighth Page.
New-York tribune., 1877-07-26

10 NJ V. BAILEY, Acitng Superintendent;
send ali mail from Baltimore To Washington Tor the
uesent by way thc BJitimOre ana OhO We are tIJ-
ine the Penusy nYw Tor regular mails VII e-
yOu know with What success ~ soon as We near
III.
NEw-YoHK, July %, noon.
To H. T. Bailey-FIOm all pOin,s more favorable
reuurt, lr. cunnnA. Tue military are ia possession al
Aloluy and BlhalO Mails were dispatched IRON Cincin-
nan ana Pitshur this moIulng We nave restored INC
mail on tnat road. Fresh repO. IS trains Iunnln.
New-York tribune., 1877-07-26

All mail trains have been taken of of the Peru ana IN
dauapJ. Railroad, by order Ot the oicers OF the road
C. j. French, Mail superintendent at Cincinnati
telegrapned TO Postmaster-General Key as follows
Inc mail trains of ali roads leave Cincinnati time
this morning VIII advise you further during he DAY Oi
dot. Btun IN mails III Cincinnati
Tie following dispatches were received to-day
from I. y. Vail, General Superintendent at New
, 1877-07-27
Flight Of the Braidwood Cotored
Miners, as Israel from ~
Egypt.
Mrs. SWissllclm on tho ptttsburg
Horror and Its Causes.
Schedule Of Hoodlum Hemorrhage at
San Francisco Wednesday
Night.


THE NEsuLT.
SAN Francisco, July 2C.-As far as can be
nsrertaIncd, tho casualties by Inst nights riot
nse ns follows:
a. II. Grilcwell, Assistant Note-Te1tcs Of the
London tE Ftancsco Dunk, ahot II, tue cl,asge OF
tho ViVilantcs, of vl,tclt lo WAS a member, on
the mob posted on hill near the Poetic Mail
dock; died so0nufter.
Officers Wilson, Smith, and Morehousc,
wounded BY Btonca; not dangerously.
Officers Prisons mud pomcroy, pistol shots In
head and leg, respectively; not serious.
J. K. Couol1y, driver Ut No. boso-cart, shot
IN tie log by Q riotcr.
SaEnucl Scrousc, on cart with Connolly. re.
ported shot irnl by tho mob, but not verified
ut tho Coroner Inquest, and not credited.
A fireman Ut NJ. Q hose. struck by stone IN
the facu; severely hurt.
Josuph Wentworth, sa!amalker, rim orcr By a
l,o,c.cart, reported fatu]ly Injured: leg broken.
Henry Nasbrr, Killed by hosc-csrt on Paci1c
street, near Stockton.
Ttiomas Daxtcs, bottcr-maker, shot in the
chest, near the Matl-dock, probably fatal.
Joseph Miller, shot Ia tho head whllo melting
artot.
Two "hoodlums "-1lailuy an.l Thompson
shot on Rfncon Hill; result not known.
A rtotcr named Carr. dangerously.
lIayes, anothcr Ut tho mob, shut Ia tho kncc.
A great number OF tho Committee and police
wcru moro or lcss wounded by stoncs thrown,
and nas,y rioters sovGrctY elubbcd, and 1t Ia be-
lIcvcd that quito a nuulbcr were wounded by
ptstul-shots Whose names and the cxlan. al
whose injuries cnnnot be ascertatned.
, 1877-07-27

h,lulfncra started out this afternoon to finish
The work lcgun yesterday nf t1,eiug l,a'nfae-
turing establishments. These tllrcc tnnl,s rnh-
sef1utnty sntrllvidctl int, thirty nr forty sHnl,
snua.ls, and furcal themselves alt n;cr
the northern anil eastern Jarts of the cfty, nnd
elosct! all tits mills, tactoricr. machinc-shops,
trfck-ysrtts, nnd other PLACES where sttcn cui-
ployctl, thut they foun'i In operation. No Mo-
lcntc WAS offered, but their orders
Terc peremptory, aud Obedience was
enforced. II n cstiInnte.l tonight
that tfrcc-4unrtefs Ut the manufacturing es-
tnblisllments Vi the city src ctusc'l. Many 0f
them. howcycri spcnlcd work In Difference to
tho Mayors proclamation of yesterday, anil
others cfosc1 on account of The high pricc Vt
coal, that article now commanding 81 ccuts per
bushcl.
TWELVE HUNDRED STAND o. Arms
| arrived tonight from tho State Armory at
Jefferson City. From 1000 tn 3,0Uj will
arriyc from Rock Island tonight or
curly In tic morning. viii! these
aud the guns NOW In tic Committee u Safety.
mud In the I'ants of independent military cuut-
panses, the city wifi TIC a,c to put 00 u ti,UD0
weltartnca men into active servic,: tt-ulorrow.
| EAST eT. LoUts.
| The Executive Committee of the railroad
strikers IN East 1t. Louis held a meeting t!,ia
afternoon. at which reports of sul,-comsntttees
were received And measurcs taken fut thorough
| organization. -Four numbers of tho curlnllt-
tee resigned, anA their plaees weru filed by
other etrlkera.
| THEIR Is GREAT ACTIVITY
Mt headquarters fortnight, and dozen or more
companies Vt the Ctttzcns' Gunr1 arc drilling
aud preparing for anything that tnay occnr.
Hundreds Of people aro around the building,
, 1877-07-27
PHILADELPHIA.
TIE HECUIi+.


Rrrfdf N*r4.ch 10 Tie Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA, July 1G.-Tho serious effects
of the btrike arc Ucglunlng to be felt more and
fnorc. The Pennsylvania Steel Works. wllch
were to have bccn started on Munday, are Idle,
because ahu NECESSARY material cannot be OBJ.
tatncd 10 run them.
MrCor'nlck's Aolllng-Afi,l md the Harrisburg
Car Works lave also been compelled to shut
down for the satno rcasous. tic miners step
ped work atStcfntyre last night. There Ii no
A1satfectto3. but the stoppagr Of coal trulna on
tho Northern Central Halfway prevents the ship
ping Ut coal. There arc no empty cars.
Tho market Is barc Olive stock, except few
Southern 1ecyes and five carloads OF sheep.
Several vessels are waiting for oil un which
dcnlursagc must bc paid. Coal Is coming for.
ward IN quantities sufficient to supply tic dc.
tuan1.
There Ia
NOT 4 BARREL or WESTERN DEER
in the dty.
Peaches arc not yet coming forward iu great
quantities, aud last nights train went late, but
safe.
Tic Philadelphia Coa] Company, which o2cr-
atc8 one Of thu largest cofllcrfcs In Schuylktll
County, at Lost Creek, reduced tho wages Ut
Their men few i1ays n&,o Is or 70 per cent. Last
evening the Miners rcyoltcd, and the Sheriff
sent Etlnrd of twenty-five mel In. During the
evening the stable Of No. breaker, belonging
to this Company. at Shenandoah, was burned
The infnera ana employees Ut the Beaver
Brook Company, at Auletncll, who went out
OH strike. returned to their work yesterday,
thc Company having acccled to their demands
] Punishment hns
| ALREADY DEGuA.
| Thirty arc In jail At Harrisburg. among them a
number caught stcaling guns on Monday night.
Tho eoai and Iron police arr rapidly making
arrests at Reading, and rs fast as taken arc
bound ovcr In 81, zoo hall. III this city they are
committed In default Of e5,UUO ball, and the
| polirs dtsper1e nil rfowds whenever gathered
and for whatever purpose.
GOV. 1tAnTNAHFTss ORDER.
n thx Nxstern Afsotiassd Frss.
| PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 2J.-t}ov. Hurt
rnntt haa Just issuell tho following order to the
National Guard OF this State:
General 0rd<r iNa. al. During the existing
emergency In all cases, troop% are 10 " tnuvel tn
| comuacf bodies, aud Inticr no clrcuInslanccs ~
firing to hc petmt1ed except bT oraer Of the ofccs
| In Immediate cunsnlala
2. All other ,neana of VuelllnY riot and festor.
| INK order having fEst pesh exhausted, tue u!tccF
commanding the r0ups .,ottfy tue rocrs tha.
| they viii le dFU1 upon unlr4s .lry dl4ptEsr. Thu
| order tu lre will then bo deliberately given. and
every setdfer will ~ cxNcctcd e0 nre With effect.
Firing will continue until tho nob disappears.
, 1877-07-27
ERIE.
vANDEnHlLT nE3EMEs.
Hs<stat NspafcA 10 7A4 1rfaNAf.

0pfSb41 kHFAtN* ~ 4h* %Ft"A"Es
EaIx, Pa, July au-pxasenger and mail trains
arc again running oycr tho t.ake Shore j. Mich
lynn Southern, Noad betH cen EfM aud 3u't1lo.
For four days W. have bud no communication
with tho East. Ms. Vanderbilt Ills mornts',
Issued ordrss to aeui traa No. u, whLts! was
stantiuncd here by bis urdcrs taat Moa4ay, un
to Buffalo, Ths mall lad bten detained hero
for thrcu days. rhe nf.t Passenger traln fFou1
tue East sincc Sunday arrtyel thla eye1ilns.
THREE trnln. yer day ars now running over tho
l.aks Shasp between Buffalo und Cleveland.
~ YuA:yD MARCH,"
T1Ls afternoon tho State tnilitta in the City
tnrce ompauicss-sccssyca orders to report ut
franklin. n. THIS strikers would nut All'w
tAr troops topas4 oyet the railroads. they will
SEEK transportation by sagoas. Tue military
companies II Cory au4l Sorthcase started III
font for Frsnklm ih1 AFTERNOON. All thc Ml1t11
10 Northwestern Pennsylvania ts being nlas,cd
at Franklin by or1crs tsosn Gen. Acilthufcr.
Eight companies arr already encasnpsd there.
Ths object ln na4siug the truops 1t Que potnt
II to have foree sufficient to dispcz.s and &
troll large mubs.