Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-18
The IL. & q. Il. IL. Strikers.

Ing nothing of serious character has occurred
st auy eli the stations, CT on the tracks OF the
railroad within the city limits or yicinlIyat this
hour; p. II. 1t is reported that the utmost
quiet prevails at the extensive Mt. Clare works,
at Locust Point and Riverside Station within
the city limits and at Camden Junction, three
miles ircm tie city. the scene oil the difficulty
yesterday. Squads Of police are stationed at
all these points.
No freight trains have left Baltimore 10 day,
and probably will not move until the blockade
al harrisburg is removed. The strike is said
to hc confined 10 the fremen and brskemen.
No engineers. conductors or other employees
So ar have taken part in it. East of tho Ohio
river the road has about four hundred Grcmcn
aud three times that number Of brakemen. say
twelve hundred. Oftbis number the fremen
and brakemen 10 Baltimore and at Martins
burg only ale engaged in the strike
While quiet prevails 10 tho CITY, The widest
rumors are afoat Of general strike this after.
noon From Martinsburg the latest dispatches
state that the strikers have absolute control OF
everything. Tic military uudcr command Of
COL Faulkner, sympathizlDg with the strikers,
have been withdrawn. No freight trains are
permitted to pass east or west, but passenger
traits are DOT molested, and are running 90
time east and west to dag.
y special to the Evening News FROM Mar.
| tnsburr, West Virginia, dated 1880, says -
| The rioters still are firm aud determined, and
| the presence Of the military only serves 10
| further cyasperate them. The town is Ij!d
| with excitement, aud tue strikers and their
sand men, are marching about bidding def
aucc to the military and the authorities. Some
seveuty.fiVe or eighty engines are congregated
here, aud none arc allowed to depart.
4 committee from the striking tiremen have
| shall attempt 10 take train out of town he
| will be Immediately shot. At noon q cattle
train bound for Baltimore attempted TO start,
whereupon The rioters hocked on board, and,
with drawn revolvers placed at the heads of
the engineer and fireman, compelled them TO
run the train into the stock yards where tue
cattle were unosded.
The passenger traoS are not intcrfered With,
| as the strike is entirely confned to the trans,
| portatiou men. So far the strikers have every
thing their own way and the military are pas.
sive and awaiting further orders from the
Government, which, up to this time, have not
come.
BALTIMORE. MD. July l7.-Upto 10 o'clock
10 night no further violence has occurred on
the Baltimore and Ohio road 10 the city or vi
cinity since CLOCK. The Mount Clair work
shops, Camden station, Camden and Riverside
functions aud Locust Point have each been
| visited and perfect quiet and order prevails at
every point. Small squads OF police are on
duty at each place. All passenger trains have
| arrived and departed on time, and three
| freight trains have also left, but it is not cX-
| pected that tho latter will pass Martnsburg.
| No further difficulty seems to be apprehcndcd
here at present.
Officials at Camden Station iur1ish tbr. c,1
lowiog as the situation along the line of ~ ,I'
road 10 night :--Betweer this city ar d M.r,;ns
burg, in West Virginia. there - m 5;.,M.
bance At harrisburg the Strikers nnn ,iu
ing about one hundred mep, have ahsolu,o AN.
troll, and refuse to allow any freight trains ~
| move, but passenger trains ase not stunned
From Martinsburg the STRIKE has eytendoJ
West to Wheeling on Tho main stem. and aiso
on the Parkersburg branch, Numbering total
Of five hundred men. '''''
At Wheeling about twenty struck At Graf.
| ton violence was attempted, but was promDtlv
| checked by the civil authorities. At Keyser
the ncw men were forced from the trains bv
the strikers, who threatened to shoot aDy ono
| attempting to move them. At Martinsbure
| seventy trains, consisting Of about twelve hun,
drcd freight cars, loaded and empty, two thirds
bound east and one third west, are held by the
strikers. Between five aud six hundred head
OF cattle were on tho eastward bound trains, a
large portion of which have been turned into the
| stock yards or adjacent pastures Many of the
cars are laden with grain.
The statement that one Of tho rioters at Mar
tlosburg, ". Va, vas killed this morning by
the fire Of the Buckley guards was an error.
The !ao!- arc as follows One of the strikers,
named fandergrlti, shot Que Of the soldiers
| named P0!scl, dangerously njurng him. Poi.
sci returned Tic fire. and shot Vanderbilt 10
the hip. but not fatally.
The hearing in the case Of The three nlan
arrested in ths city, yesterday Afternoon,
charged with lncttsnG riot, which was 10 have
taken Place today, vas postponed until Thurs
day.
CUMBERLAND, July ia meeting of uu
employed workIngmen was held in Cumberland
to-day at which resolutions announcing bond.
holders and capitalists generally were adopted.
uC uhloitJ HlSSEuI mCIC euplUyCu
at the Baltimore aad Ohio rolling mills here,
and some Of the most excited ones threaten
that they will tear up The track and commit
other excuses ii work is not given them. A
sub committee of the recently appointed Com
mittce OF Relief reported over 500 raised. It
is cot believed by the railroad people that Their
will be any trouble at this point, although to- -
is great distress among the working olaaser 'fe
GRAFTON. ". Va, July 1.-THE !.
of the freight trains have oil struck, iFe h
removed men from their engines b. auu naVe
will allow no freight to pass hero i s;,S,u anu ~
rectou. The authorities OF tb< ,a ~ e'.uel III
The strikers. At s q clock ,o"u i SiteS .Sa
strikers were having hss o b m WIZ h .ne
thorities, Governor Mat tlog before me au.
er J wc uTs ,hs N,a, me same with the Gov
from v hSe',9s. % their way to Msrtiosburg
AZ qls,t the t.'' there They expect to reach
"lt. .lEs tomorrow eduesday) morning.
IS "a lIa l l.; F. Mn, July ls.-The situation
~ .'o s'l' e on the Baltimore and Ohio road
s s,aS;. ',s'' aog Is represented by the Camden
H ~ officials 10 be quiet aloug the whole
nue.. The strikers havinpa co1nnlatoa thn porl,