Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-28


the physicians Of the board of health, ac
ed of selling adulterated milk.
he strike begun by dissatisfied workmen
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad became
eral along the branches Of the road and ex-
led as far west as Chicago. A body of
United States regulars arrived in Martnsburg,
W. Va, the headquarters of the rioters, and
detachments Of the troops were sent as guards
to two trains which left the town without him
drance, while seventy-three locomotives were
lying in the place ready to start on short notice.
A number of the ringleaders of the strikers
were arrested in Martinsburg. In Ohio the
railroad officials called upon the governor of
the State to furnish troops to the authorities Of
Newark, to prevent the expected interference
of the strikers with the running of trains. A
strike also occurred among the employees of
the PENNSYLVANIA railroad in Pittsburg and
vicinity, and all freight trains were prevented
from moving .. AT West Marlboro, Mass,
r. A. Coolidges large shoe factory and dwell
ing house were burned, throwing over two hun
bred persons out of employment and destroy
ing property to the value of 800, 900, on which
there is $74,000 insurance -. AT the annual
shooting match of Great Britain at Wimble-
don, for the Elcho Shield, the victors this year
we're the Irish team, who scored 1858 points
out of 1900. England's score was l, AGA, and
Scotland's, 1,439.. Six warriors, accompanied
by squaws and children, comprising part of the
Indians under Chief Joseph, who massacred
the whites in the West, surrendered to the
United States troops at Clearwater, Indian Ter
ritory The Oldest Odd Fellow in the Western
States-Jacob W. Holt-died in Lancaster,
Ohio. -. October IA is the day announced for
the general elections in France to take place.
80. "A most frightful murder was committed
near Auburn, Mass man named Mulcahy
visited the house of an aged pauper couple
named Campbell, and seizing the bedridden
woman, who was over seventy years old, he eX-
claimed that he would dispossess her of evil
spirits and cure her of her malady. He then broke
her limbs across his knee, threw her to the
floor and stamped upon her body, crushing it
in a terrible manner and causing death III few
hours. The murderer was arrested and acted
I in manner betokening insanity The United
States revenue cutter Grant, having on board
the secretary of the treasury and other promi-
nent government officials, ran into the schooner
Dom Pedro, from Boston on her way to St.
John. The schooner was sunk, but ali on
board were saved 500. The Peoples Bank, of
Newport, Pa, was mysteriously robbed of
$4,000 in money and bonds out of the cash
drawer, the cashier finding that amount gone
when he opened the bank in the morning.
although there was no clue to the theft.
The strike of employees of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad resulted in a terrible riot in the
streets of Baltimore, by which a number of
persons were killed. dllu u great IldIy NSI6
wounded. The strike extended TO many of the
railroads all over the country, and the COVER
nors of Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania
and Ohio issued proclamations calling upon the
rioters to disperse and ordering out the militia.
A telegram having been received from Cumber-
land, Md, to the effect that the strikers there
had stopped all trains, compelling those willing
to work to leave the engines and cars, Governor
Carroll issued a proclamation calling upon all
nitiuaOc of the Stata To abstain from laWpgs
acts and ordering the Sixth regiment of Balti-
more to proceed to Cumberland, The Fifth
regiment was also ordered out. The call for
the militia was made at about seven P. NJ. by the
ringing of the bell at the city hall, and it was
the first time in the history of Baltimore that
such signal had become necessary. Imme-
diately thereafter the immense throngs of peo-
pie that had filled the streets during the day hur-
ried to the armories of the different regiments.
The armory of the Sixth regiment was in dis
trict frequented by many lawless characters,
and soon crowd of several thousand persons
|. friendly to the strikers and opposed to the
military gathered before the building and
yelled and hooted at the soldiers collected
within. A soldier who attempted to enter waf
thrown over bridge into stream, and severa
others were flung over the heads of the moi
and barely escaped with their lives. Soon the
rioters began to attack the armory with mis-
siles and broke the windows and doors. TC
appease them, the guard at the door was re-
moved, but this maneuver was received witt
triumphant yells and further showers of stones
and brickbats. At length the command filet
down the stairways of the armory, two at {
time, and as the foremost of the men reached
the street they were assaulted by the waiting
mob and several privates were knocked sense
| less by missiles and borne back to the armory
The soldiers hesitated q moment, but headed
by their officers they reformed, marched int
| the street and pressed back the immense GROVE
of hooting and Infatuated rioters, who assaulted
| them continually with stones and pistol shots
After several of the soldiers had been stricken
down in the ranks a number of them retaliate(
by eevating their loaded pieces and firing int
| the crowd. Several persons were killed by the
| fire of the military, butSthe mob seemed undis
| mayed and continued to increase in numbers
and ierceness. AS the companies turned into
| Baltimore street the shower of stones was re-
newed, and some of the soldiers-the command
| having previously been ordered to desist from
shooting began to fire. The scene
now became almost indescribable. The street
was covered with persons weltering in blood
| The citizens were hastily closing their stores
and fleeing to the back streets, and the yelling
mob was surging to and fro, some retreatng
before the fire of the militia and others stand
ing their ground and replying with pistols and
other small arms. Finally the troops reached
Camden Station, which had been set on fire. the
mob doing all in its power to prevent the FIRE
men from putting out the flames. Policemen
were stationed beside the firemen with orders
to shoot down any one interfering with the fire
department. The Fifth regiment was also at
tackled by mob, which followed it to Cam
den Station, when the troops turned and
charged bayonets, dispensing the crowd. Ten
or twelve persons were killed, and great many
were wounded large number of the latter
being soldiers who were knocked down by flying
missiles. The situation being SO grave in Balti-
more, the mayor of the city asked the COVER
nor to recall the order detaching the militia fol-
duty at Cumberland, and the troops were
ordered to remain in the city.