The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-19
The Railroad strikers.


| the Government for troops.
The Railroad Strikers.
THE STRIKERS WAITING TO SEE WHAT WILL
| HAPPEN-TBE MILITARY WAITING 1NSTRUC-
| TIONS-A PROBABLE CALL FOR UNITED
STATES TROOPS. t.1.
BALTIMORE, July 1s.-Quiet prevails along
the whole line.
The strikers have stopped the freights at
keyser, Grafton, Martinsburg, and Wheel
ing, and are waiting to see what will hap
! pen: go ~ ,,.e,t- IL
The military are waiting instructions
| from the Governor OF West Virginia.
4 The managers Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad are acting with great caution and
moderation to save loss of life and property.
There have been several persons wounded,
but no fatalities.
AS the West Virginia militia are 10th to
fire on the strikers call upon the United
States for troops is quite probable.
THE STRIKERS IN FULL POSSESSION OF THE
| nj ROAD.
! BALTIMORE, July 1S.-Up to p. n. no
further violence had occurred. The strikers
have full possession OF the road, and no
freight trains are allowed to move. At Mar
tinsburg at noon to-day they went into
the workshops OF the company and ordered
men to stop work, which they refused to
do, when the strikers retired.
GOVERNMENT TROOPS, ORDERED TO MARTINS
BURG TO SUPPRESS VIOLENCE.
WASHINGTON, July 1S.-The strike on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad having
assumed such character and proportions in
| West Virginia that it could not be promptly
suppressed by the State authorities, Gov
ernor Matthews, Of that State, to-day made
formal application to President Hayes for
troops to suppress domestic violence, un-
der article 4, section 4, OF the Constitution.
The President has responded favorably to
the application Of Governor Matthews, and
the War Department has ordered General
French, with the troops under his command
(about 250) at the arsenal here, and troops
from Fort Mc8enry, to proceed to Martins
burg and other points where necessary to
suppress violence.
Cars for the transportation OF the troops
are now ready in Washington, and will
proceed to Martinsburg as soon as they. can
be put on the train.
TIE STRIKE GROWING MORE SERIOUS.
WHEELING, W. Va, July 1S.-The strike
along the Baltimore and Ohio railroad is
growing more serious, and strikes are ex-
pected to take place also on the Central Ohio
and Chicago divisions.
NO ORGANIZED MILITIA IN THE sTATE-THE
STRIKERS HAVE TAKEN THE ARMS FROM THE
VOLUNTEERS. . a So
WHEELING, July 18.-The Governor re-
ports that the Legislature OF 1875 did not
provide for the organization or enrolling OF
the militia; that there is no organized force
except two volunteer companies in the
State; and, in order to protect the lives Of
men and prevent bloodshed, says be was
compelled to ask for Federal troops. The
rioters took forty stand OF arms from the
volunteer companies to-day. The Governor
was very reluctant to call for Federal aid,
but deemed it necessary to do so to prevent
the destruction OF lives and property. The
railroad officials are very reticent, and no
information can be obtained from them.
THE STRIKERS REINFORCED.
NEW YORK, July 1S.-The following dis
patch has been received here: Cunber-
land, July 1S.-This morning about 300
boatmen from this city and Sir Johns Run,
who have been employed on the Chesapeake.
and Ohio canal, left for Martinsburg to join
the strikers.
OFF FOR THE SEAT OF WAR.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 1S.--The troops
from the arsenal left at 10 O'Clock tonight
for West Virginia.
REiNFoRCEMENTs FOB TIE MILITARY.
BALTIMORE, July 1S.-General Barry, in
command at Fort McHenry, having received
orders from Washington this afternoon to
forward troops to suppress the disorder on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Martins
burg and other points, Batteries 81 and L,
and detachment OF fourteen men from
Light Battery A., Second artillery, We're
Immediately ordered out, and left the
fort shortly after o'clock on q spe-
cial train. The entire force sent from,
Fort McHenry numbers seyenty-fye men,
under command OF Captain John j. Rogers,
OF Battery l., differed by Lieutenants
Crawford and Hogle. Battery is Offered
+ by Captain James E,yWilson and Lieuten-
ants Taylor, and Curtis, and the detachment
from Light Battery A is under command OF
Lieutenant Niles. They are armed as in
iantrY, and viii join the troops from. the
arsenal at Washington, and reach Martins.
burg early tomorrow morning, 1t is said
here tonight that the canal-boat strikers
have been at Martinsburg with the railroad
strikers since Monday afternoon. ..s