The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-07-28
Letter from Mnuch Chunk.

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MAUCH CHUNK, July &c 1877.
That the one thing uppermost in the
minds of our people should be the, since
yesterday, prevailing strike on the Cen
trail Railroad of New Jersey, is but
natural; for so long as similar move~
ments affected only places at distance,
nobody seemed particularly to care.
But already the question is asked, Will
the employees Of the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road Company follow the example set
them by the men on the other road p
a question which is answered either in
the Affirmative or negative, according
to the sentiments of the Individual in
terrogated. However matters my tcrmi-
nate, the Lehigh Valley Railroad has
for the time being at least, already
ceased to be trunh line, as its business
since the beginning of the week has
been of purely local nature.
The Jersey Central men vent out
quietly, with pledge.to the public that
they will at all times be lound ready to
defend the company's property, The
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course, followed by an entire suspension
of all mining operations in Panther
Creek Valley, where, to avoid all diff
crlties or destruction of property on the
part of i'll disposed persons, majority
o, he more reliable class of men have
o panized vigilance committees, whose
members are now guarding the l.. g.
w. Coal Company's breakers and other
property and in this they are wise, as
any other course would be only too like
ly to seriously interfere with their
future prospects,. Ever since early in
the morning efforts have been making
by Superintendent Polhemus and Sheriff
Raudenbush 10 induce the men on strike
to move or suffer the removal of trains
accumulated here, but up to this time
60 a. m } without success. Passenger
traffic on the TamaQua branch and on
the main line south continues unin
terrupted, and the tIains-cOntaining
few passengers, howeyer-arrive and
depart nearly on time.
Mauch Chunk, always quiet and or
derly, is decidedly so now in fact it Is
almost too quiet for endurance. But
this may only be the calm before the
storm, and it would be useless to deny
that considerable uneasiness exists in
the community at large with regard to
the future. On the whole, however, all
classes are agreed in this that, happen
what will, they will see to it that order
is maintained in the town. Generally
speaking, discreet men keep silent,
while fools prate about what they are
: golng to do if this or that should come
TO pass. tt. . "t
The brass cannon which had hitherto
been kept in the rear of tho county
house, was last night removed to the
} town arsenal-the county Jail. In busi-
} ness matters all is quiet, nobody SEEM
= ingly caring nor expecting to do much
q. The funeral of the late John Shields
} OF East Mauch Chunk, who was acCi-
l dentally shot on the 10th inst. by Thos.
= Patton at Bristol, Pa I, took place this
{ forenoon, with the c0ntrite PattOn
, among the chief mourners. The re-
mains of Shields were taken to Laury-
n town, whittier they were followed by a
large .cortege. y.
: 3. p. M.-Affairs along the L. & S.
I Division are rapidly assuming their
n former shape, coal trains running up
e and, down Panther Greek Valley as
4 usual, greatly to the joy of the many
= boatmen here waiting for cargOes. 1t
4 was, however, only after much d ltcul-
2 ty that sufficient number of men were
t secured to man the trains. The de-
1t parture of the Tamanend freight was
e stOutly resisted by the striking brake
4; men, aud they only succeeded in start
5 ing the train on arrival of Sheriff Rau-
o denbpsh and number of q. IL l. police,
y who dispersed the turbulent brakemen.
"Its Ill wind that blows nobody
good" and while it promises to furnish
them all the freight they may desiie, tht
railroad strike is considered regular
GOd-se by the masters of boats in tn,
basins. Loading Is more brisk at Coal
port than it has been for some time, anC
l. will continue SO while the railroad
!. sIrke shall last. The strikers are eyi
is IDENTIFY doomed to come out second best
perceiviDg which they are pulling dowl
~ tlNir pledges to protect the cOmpany''
property and now threaten that, in cas-
of al emergency, they will leave th
s. corporation tn defend it themselves
Poor corporation But, then, VIII
le wouldn't feel sore about 1t " Left t
themselves, and wanting the sympath,
m OF both the citizens ana miners, n
wonder they should grow desperate an
m threaten all sor IS of vengeance.
~ A lad naIned James Eeeley, of Nil
ford, N. j., belonging aboaI OF a boa
er lying in Catfish Pond, whill attemptln
's' TO cross the railroad track ahead of
r backing tIaln was, to day, run over an
10 instantly killed near the CoalpoI
schutes.
lis UIarles Schlafsbl. employed on til
q. repair gang OF the Switch Back raj
. road. about noon was run over by
or truck and so severely injured that h
I, Cannot survive.
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