Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-24

Among those wounded arc seven member, -
the police force, some OF them seriously.
Chief Cullen had narrow escape hsying been
shot in the, breast, but 3 thick me .norsnJun
book turned tho bail The police were stsiiS5c.
along tho railroad tracks TO preserve order, Ard
| received the full lire Of The military. 4 ma.
Der OF soldiers were knocked down snI If. .Jr"i
hy large stones thrown al them. Grea: excite.
mcnt prevails tonight. the mob broke int Inc
srmory of the Resling Riemca and csntur"I
sll their guns, and have also taken all tia Ta,.
pons from gun store.
They threaten vengeance Upon the .nii;,,-r
and fIrthec trouble is feared tonight.
The mob is row engaged in tsari~e I'M -,
railroad tracks, and there Is 8 blockade Of A.
| cumlsted freight and cars. IL railroad cam
| their mschine shops and ether buildings ! H..
| city to prevent them from being hurnc,l. Sn,
o-s companies Of United Sta.e: regular: snI
| the Sixteenth regimen n. g.. Of Pe:nsylyaais
are expected 10 srrivs during the night.
| CUMBERLAED, July .-EeihG,rccmaats {.
largely augmenting the crowds in the Sire.
snd saloons. There is considerable drinking.
but 10 intoyicslion. and order prevails. i
psrty of miners ss;d they sid tlty others Lsa
| coma to town TO sec some fan, 81 they hsl no.
| ing else TO do.
They talk good hualore4iy over IN situs!io:.
| snd say they will not provoke =; 'ence. Thy
say 1850 armed D,ncrs would wa!> into tow, 5:
3 words notice. aid thst 3 few hurd-cd soilog>
| would be nowhere in light. : hall is held
| Tonight in Turner Hall, in the eastern sHl,rb.
of tho city, where themine-:. snslr,"n, nall
ard that element are in large numbers.
| The railroad officers At CurbcI!NnL t1...,
broke open their Car losll: & pcr:shah.r ircig.,
mostly vegetables, Sid soil them = 4 ale
The goods were very bAd,y dsmGGed
No a.tenlp. will be msdc % move iresl: al.
til the situation is more favorable. The a,."
are slready beginning to want some ne1".s,fy
articles. A prominent Clergyman sta:cl ya,.r.
Gay that bread rio: wss the g:ca. Lalgac .a.
there being 3lO Or 4GJ families who ayc...
SCARCELY square !nesl lay.
a relief committee WAS appo0:,. sr.cra.
days ago, but SO far only 3 lew hwad' .o.,..
has been received snd distributed.
! To-day 3 gang O! NEIL stopped Tho ac....r...,
dalton train cas-. near Wheeling. ~ collpn.,..
the Adams Cypress Company cs- T. D..
switched Gil They =aGi none bY. s.-ic:,: ~,
songer aLd mail trains SfloGii ru". Ga.s c1r.a.
up the express business on Il? wc:. e. e.. -,
road. At about the same tin" !ha .:h"rs e. L.,
pal!CI the men N the Company shop -
| w hecins To stop work.
Midnight dispatches here Ifo:A u a"cI.. "a.
resent tue situation there ~ yu!y .>.as-r,r.
The hands IN the EalirosD S.pI,- $50 tni,r
compelled by the strikers TO lsr! .Iof| :.&i i...
in the movement. ne dispatch says TIE pr.
eace there ct Uni.:d Stats solder 49,. ,i a..
TIE question CI compromise hiss baan DISCUS.
| io7" tod: - the most pcScc... r,-., O. E" .
difficulty, bat there s!c ~ aLyiC"- O.. -, 3. ..
on the suffice: oy tn: r.',!Eo", oil:
WASHIEGroS july - Tho b...in -" =.
Potomac depo. and tGo me 81 TIE :,..i-.,.t
through! the city WAS tho scene ri cQn,I.~r.h.s
c,cite,nen. last evening Ca accouG. q: .,e D..
norcd Intentions OF the cupIoyacs - iot-:,.'.
with the passage Ct traiIE. j.: = o',.p.E J. B..
came so large thst Lieut.. key -: p I.U:.l
Of officers dispersed II. The r"Su.s7 :-"ias
the dGp"; xt5o''; a:srSrsac. ho': =, q : 's'
Although there were visible propositions be,'.
made for sending out spca;si ,f-,l.. tr"-r |.
mo disorder. After mi'isht the" 1a&r. 2.
leave for their homes. IH2 Situ.!o" -. :.1,..
over quietly, ST. the r5t.: =. '.!'n :, re- .'''
ani rcticcni. the employees .! -" H@.@n.t.
and Potomac r0ad a~c evidently Ii:;ali-":., =
though they hsr" taken a. ac:i9a Openly ~ g.
voT Of tic s:-iies. The "sgrs We reduce.
ter per cent Jane |. l. il stated - =" ',. .
that - lsr s. i known . this i,1!a: 4" rrs' .
that the reduction would no. be pa, '''' 81 .
is Incorrect.