Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-07-27

TO it and the men are again on a strike.
AT READING
A crowd numbering several thousand as
sembled along the Philadelphia and Read
ing railroad at Reading, Monday, and In
the afternoon commenced stopping freight,
coal and passenger trains, only permitting
mail trains 10 proceed. At s in the eve
ming several companies Of the Fourth
Pennsylvania regiment arrived aud pro-
ceeded along the road to Penn street.
While in the deep cut extending two
squares from Walnut TO Penn street the
soldiers were assaulted with stones, and i'm
mediately commenced firing, IL is alleged,
without orders, firing Unfortunately with
bullets and doing bad work among the i'm.
mense concourse Of people in the vicinity
of Seventh aud Penn streets, among whom
were many respectable citizens, ladies and
children. The troops fred down Seventh
and up and down Penn streets. Seven
persons are known to have been killed, aud
from is TO rs wounded, several of them
MORALLY. A number OF other persons are
supposed to have been wounded who es-
capped in the crowd.
The railroad troubles at Reading culmin-
ed IN a serious outbreak Sunday night up
on the arrival of the last passenger train
from Philadelphia. About thousand men
followed the train from Seventh and Penn
streets to the new passenger depot. The
night trains we've prevented from leaving
the depot, and several hundred persons
commenced obstructing the tracks of the
Lebanon Valley railroad leading from
Reading to Harrisburg. The Lebanon Val
ley railroad bridge, magnificent struc-
ture across tue Schuylkill river, costing
over $780, 900, was fired at the western end
shortly before midnight, and totally de-
siroyed. The object in destroying this
bridge is to prevent the passage Of troops
through Reading to Harrisburg and other
points on the Pennsylvania railroad.
IN THE COAL REGIONS.
Many individual coal operators in the
Schuy kill and Lehigh regions have sus-
pended operations temporarily, and the Lee
high, Wilkesbarre and Susquehanna com
panies in the Wyoming district have stop
ped their collieries, throwing several thous-
and miners and laborers out Of employ
ment. Other companies propose 10 follow
suit this month. The operators of the Sha-
mokin region, who recently made a 10 per
cent reduction in wages, are having troub-
lie; the miners and laborers Of the Buck
Ridge collery have struck, and others will
probably join them.
on THE ERIE RAILROAD.
Late Thursday evening, meeting of fire.
men and brakemen of the Erie road was
held at Hornellsvile, at the close Of which
a message was sent by its chairman to the
Superintendent of The Erie railroad notify
| ing him that the men of the Western, Sus-
| quehanna and Buffalo divisions had re-
solved to quit work at o'clock Friday
morning. The Superintendent proceeded
at once TO Hornelsville and found the strik
ers had quit work and had taken measures
| to prevent any train, passenger or freight,
leaving or passing through Hornellsville,
| east or west. The demands on the part OF
the strikers are that all men discharged for
taking part in any meeting or going as a
| committee TO New York shall be reinstated
the brakemen to receive 81 per day, the
switchmen 81, the head switchman g. %,
trackmen in The yards Sl.50 per day, track
men ON the sections to receive sl.4O per day
and pay no rentals on the company's
| grounds, except as per agreement, the fire.
men to have the same pay or rates of pay
as they received prior to July !, 1877, and
monthly passes 10 be continued the same as
before, and the passes TO be issued to brake
men and switchmen.
Troops have been ordered to Buffalo,
| Hornellsville and other points. Gov. Rob-
inson issued proclamation Monday, call
ing upon the civil and military authorities
to aid in suppressing the conspiracy, and
lie has issued orders to all the national
| guard TO be prepared for active service. AT
! Buffalo, Tuesday, the militia were set upon
and dispersed, several being killed. Engi-
neers were warned at the peril OF their lives
not 10 take out a train. All the Erie engi-
neers have struck and called upon their
! brethren on other roads TO join them.
on THE CANADA SOUTHERN.
The hremen, swilchmen and brakemen
on the Canada Southern at Slocum junction
and at Detroit Junction struck Monday, and
there is now general strike along the Chi
cage and Canada Southern main lines and
the Toledo and district divisions. A meet
ing at Grouse Isle, Monday night, adopted
resolutions demanding that the company
restore wages, establish regular pay day
aud Immediately advance three months
back pay due.
ON THE LAKE SHORE.
The Lake Shore men struck at the COM
pauy's yards at Collinwood, six miles east
of Cleveland, Sunday afternoon. The fire.
men and brakemen LEFT the trains, and the
engineers refused TO run with green men.
All freight traffic on the road is suspended.
At Buffalo the strikers took possession Of
the round house and uncoupled several
freight trains, and at midnight 1900 rioters
took possession of the New York Central
depot at East Buffalo, put out the switch
lights, and turned the switches. Superin-
tendent Tillinghast OF the New York Cen
trail road ordered all trains going out of
Buffalo abandoned. All the freight trains
on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
roads have been abandoned and no trains
are moving on the Lake Shore east of