Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-07-27
$4,000 WORTH OF PROPERTY
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
All Quiet in New YOrk.-The Erie Road
Commences Regular Business.
In Illinois.

NEW YORK, July %. The Telegram's Chicago
special says a mob of 10000 strong are fighting
the police at l1alstead street. The mob threw the
Chicago, Burlington & Western coming passen-
ger train off the track at the visduct, and mobbed
it, then left.
The southwestern part of the city is in the
hands of the mob. The city is all excitement, and
the widest rumors are flying around.
CHICAGO, July 26, l.l5 p. NJ. At ll.40 the ar
tilery left their quarters for the scene of the
conflict, which is now at the corner of IIalstead
and 10Th streets, and few minutes after hooming
cannon showed that the regulars had opened on
the mob with grape and canister. A correspon-
dent at the scene confirms this. The slaug hter
will be terrible.
1t is reported a squad of mounted veterans with
drawn sabres charged the 10th street mob of one
hundred and fifty rioters. Ten were wounded and
ten killed outright. Six policemen were wound
| ed, They reunited again shortly and prepared
for another encounter on 9th street and Halstead
Viaduct, where interchange of shots and stones
succeeded. The police being reinforced, broke
into the mob with yell that was heard for blocks
away.
The reinforcements consisting of new squad
| Of police and an armed company of cavalry, under
Col. Agramont, began in con junction with the po-
lice deadly ons slaught the result of which is i'm
perfectly known, and is reported varousy.
gang of the mob ran passenger train off the
track at 9Oth street, this forenoon, and after al
lowing the passengers to escape, smashed the win
| The second regiment. the mounted police and
regular veteran force Of Chicago, are on the scene
of battle.
The Governor OF Illinois this forenoon applied
| for L. s. troops.
The Chicago Board of Trade has notified the
members that they refuse to enforce contracts for
further delivery, and all members will be requ est
ed to come 10 the rooms of the board this after
noon. with such arms as they can procure, and
make arrangements to remain. subject to the call
of the Mayor, for the defense of the city.
The following explains itself:
Washington, July 25
To Col. n. C. Dunn, Asst Adjt Gen1 Chicago
The President directs you to use U. S. troops in
case Of emergency, 10 suppressng the riot in Chi
cago, under orders of the Governor of the State.
(signed) E. ID. TOWNSEND, Adj't Gen.
2P.M. Some cutting of telegraph wires oc-
Cured this morning on the Chicago < North
Western Railroad, and the mob attempted to pre-
vent the telegraph force replacing them. TIE
railway officials are quietly awaiting develop
ments. They are running very few trains and
making no terms with the strikers.
The police have dispersed the crowd on Hal
stead street, where the fight occurred this morn
ing, and every thing is quiet there.
The truth about the canon firing seems to be
that the artillery did fire two Shots but the guns
were loaded with nothing but powder.
The number of casualties reported are large.
The mob seems pretty well broken up, but will
probably gather again before night.
+ Nj. For some unknown reason no further
intelligence can be obtained from the scene of tn e
conflict, either by telegraph or messengers
A despatch says that the report of the canon FIR
ing is exaggerated, but it gives nothing else con-
corning the affairs. Many persons claim to have
heard the canon firing.
L. S. troops from the West have Just arrived
and as they are at the disposal of the Mayor, sum
mary work with the mob is expected.
2. Nj. At this hour the precise situation as
learned by dispatches and from press reporters on
the ground, is this:
The rioters have been busy all day in various
parts of the city, but chiefly between Canal and
Green streets, and between 18th and 22d streets.
The fighting has been carried on in these limits
almost exclusively and has been continuous and
bloody, if not as fatal as might be expected The
police have rarely been the aggressors, but when
ever they attempted to break up the mob, they
have in the long run been successful.
The mob Is insulting and ready for trouble ut
any moment, but have a wholesome fear Of regi-
ments and mounted police and of u. S. troops,
who are either on the ground or in close prox m.
ty TO the trouble They have arms of the most
effective sort, and whenever they appear the mob
scatters. The police do not command so great re-
sFect, because of the impression that prevails that
they will generally fire too high to hit, or shoot
blanks.
Arrests have been numerous, and hardly man
has been taken TO the station without rush being
made to release him, and q consequent inter-
change OF shots. The last attempt reported TO
jail prisoners, several wagon loads in number, was
| successful only after hard fight at the Halstead
street viaduct, which seems the rayng point of
the strikers and the mob.
The police begin to complain that they are be-
ing shot and stoned down In that vicinity as the
rioters, whenever the military disappear, attack
them and throw stones and fire pistols.
The Times reporter was attacked by a crowd
on Halstead street, a few minutes ago, and re-
sponded by shooting one man. One of the police
had just been dangerously wounded.
A fireman from the Ill Packing Company just
in from the stock yards, says that the men at
tempted to work this morning, but were driven of
by the mob. lie says Sl25 900 worth of meat will
be spoiled to day in this establishment.
But few men are reliably reported killed as yet
The entire force of L. S. troops expected are now
here, consisting of six comlanie of the 9th regi-
ment of infantry.
Societies for protection have been formed in al
most every ward to-day
1t is reported that gang from the stock yards
declared that they would clean out every police
man in Halstead street. They are armed with
butcher knives, gambIel sticks and every concev-
able weapon.
S.45 Z. NJ. Both sides have been taking q
| breathing spell, but some gathering in the vi
cinity Of the visduct. Late this afternoon an at
tempt was made by the plug lies" to burn the
freight cars on the Chicago, Burlington 4 Quincy
X. X. track, by burning some combustblcs in one
Some employees in the vicinity put out the fire.
This Is the first attempt at incendiarism. The fire
department are confident that they will be able to
| subdue all attempts at burning.
Citizens are guarding every street and store to-
night, and ncendiaries if caught will be summar-
| lily dealt with.
| A company Of cavalry have just left for the
| stock yards. The stock yard mob have not been
heard from of late and is believed have changed
| their destination. or minds.
940P. NJ. The second regiment Of cavalry
and large squad of police a short time ago,
marched to the iisstead street viaduct and there