The Portland daily press., 1877-07-30
GENERAL NOTES,


Twenty carloads of cattle from Chicago were
received at the Watertown stockyards Satur-
day. Runners have been sent through New
England and the Canadas to purchase for this
market, and the Brighton and Watertown yards
will have an unusually large represer tati0n Of
northern cattle next week.
At Albany Saturday committee of work.
men, by order of meeting, endeavored to get
the locomotive men to leave woEk, but they re-
fused and the committee driven was away. The
sheriff was called for, but subsequently the
workmen voted to 60 to work Monday. All il
quiet now.
Judge McKinnon of the United States Cir
cult Court, Pittsburg, announces that the
Central Railroad of New Jersey and the
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company are in
and warns all evil disposed people from ID
fringlng upon said property.
Freight trains were raining Saturday on the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad between Baltimore
and Cumberland.
Three thousand troops were in Pittsburg
Saturday night.
Nicholas Darby, brakeman on the New
Jersey Central railroad, has been arrested for
participating in the riot of Wednesday night.
Donohue, arrested at Hornellsville, was
taken before the Supreme Court Saturday
morning. The prisoner is charged with being
ringleader of the strikers who prevented the
running Of trains on the railway, which is in
the hands OF a receiver appointed by Judge
court. The prisoner being without counsel, q
hearing was deferred.
Cincinnati is quiet, and all the railroads are
running passenger and freight trains.
| Freight trains began running on the Lake
| Shore and Michigan Southern railroads Satur-
day. The Michigan Central is opened for
! freight.
Gov. Williams of Indiana has requested the
President to send him aid in suppressng vio-
len3e in his state.
The San Francisco station houses are full of
hoodlums, brought in by the police.
AT the landing of Chinese from the steamer
| Toxic at San Francisco Saturday strong force
| of police and safety committee were present.
l the immigrants placed in wagons and escorted
l by guards. They moved along Second, Mont
| gOmery and Sacramento streets to the Chiuese
! quarters. There was notsthe slightest disturb
| auce. Crowds filled the sidewalks Friday
night. A company Of safety men were fired
| on by the hoodlums near Laurel Hill Gene
| terry. The company replied with volley and
| the assailants took to the brush.
At indianapolis trains are running on all
| roads except the Vandala and the indianapolis
| & ST. Louis. All is quiet
William N. Sayers, Secretary and Treasurer
| of the Firemen's League of the United States
and Canada, and John Brickly, one of the lead
/ ing strikers, were arrested Saturday night by
the United States Marshal and taken to the
arsenal.
Twelve freight trains left Cumberland Satur-
day, coming east, and nine left Baltimore,
going west. All arrived safely at Martinsburg,
where they remained during the night and
proceeded in the morning. There is no diff
Guilty.
Governor Carroll reports trains started on the
Baltimore & Ohio without trouble.
General Barry reports. during the departure
of trains from Baltimore, that large crowds
were present. There was some demonstration,
but no disturbance. He had 500 men present,
with two field pieces in position.
The Mayor and Sheriff of Fort Wayne with
Superintendent Gorham and O'Rouke made
two attempts to raise the blockade Saturday,
but the strikers, numbering 500 or 600, drove
them back. The strikers sent a delegation to
Adams. six miles east, who took possession of
the telegraph Office and telegraphed to the
strikers to send large force. Gov. Williams
has applied for assistance.
In Pennsylvania the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre men have struck, and the strike on the
Delaware and Hudson road is extending. The
pump men in the Lackawanna mines have also
stopped work.