Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-24

IN CUMBERLAND.
The railroad officials yesterday broke omen
their car loads OF perishable freight, mostly
vegetables, and sold them to dealers The
goods were very badly damaged.
DEFENCE OF GEN. FRENCH.
Gen. French has furnished a statement for
publication, which is backed by his officers.
All the officers of Gen. French have also tel
egraphed tn the assistant adjutant general
that the report of his drum kenness is utterly
false Gen. French, in his statement, says:
81 Will give my word of honor If any whisky
was sent In the officers private car did not
see II. The only articles furnished that /
know OF were jug of self ger and bottle of
claTet. have peculiar kind OF temper,
ara when am aroused / might create the
Impression that / had consumed thirty gal
los proof. instead of three, as charged by
railroad officials"
The Strikes I'm Ohio
AT COLUMBUS
About noon the railroad strikers in Column
bus to the number of 300, went to the rolling
mill ard compelled the employees TO suspend
Work. they also went to the pipe works, the
Wasel fire-clay company's works, Patterns
peet works, Adams planning mill, Franklin
machine works, Peters sash-workS and
oher factories, the employees OF which joined
The strikers as they went along. The entire
mob had their dinners with them, and to the
number CT 2C0O marched 10 the Union depot,
where they dined. No violence was used.
CINCINNATI
The situation on the Ohio and Mississippi
railroad assumed more serious aspect yes
terday. All me trains, both passenger and
were allowed to leave the yard. The strikers
were posted at Stars station, a short dis
lance rom the city, ana were determined
mat no trains should leave the city. 1t
cooked as if the employees of the other roads
centering in Cincinnati were preparing for a
strike, and Mayor Moore issued proclama-
ton.
FIFTY FACTORIES CLOSED AT ZANEsyILLE
AL o'clock yesterday morning two tnou-
sand men assembled in front of the new
hotel at GAINESVILLE, being built under con-
II. IL Townsend. Commanded
the men working on the building TO quit
work, which they did, and they all assembled
In front of the courthouse. where the crowd
was addressed by Henry Handy, who cOun-
seled moderation, and told them to look to
The democratic cOnventihn for consolation.
After the speech large crowds marched to
| the different manufacturing places in the
| city, compelling the men TO quit work. They
also waited on Townaend II Burgess, pro-
prietors of The street railway. compelling
| them 10 haul Off the street cars. A bout so
manufacturing establishments are idle.
| BLOCKADE AT TOLEDO.
AT 40 u. m. yesterday a delegation OF
1 strikers waited upon the eng ;neers and IRE
| men of the Lake Shore and Michigan South
| ern railroad at Airline junction, near
| Into the rOundhOuse, which order was COM
| pied Win. All west-bOund freight trains
| have been abandoned and orders have been
Issued TO station agents 10 receive no stock
or freight OF any description for any point
| This order puts an end for the present to all
freight traffic on the main line and airline
! routes.
| AT CLEVELAND.
AT noon yesterday all the shops and train
men OF the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati
| and Indianapolis railway, in that city, quit
| work. NO disturbance of any kind occurred
| nor Is there any Immediate prospect that
| any will occur There are no mail trains
| running on the Cleveland Pittsburg railway.
| AT COlllngWOOi, The headquarters of the
Lake Shore strikeiJ, everything remains
| quiet.
Fight at Buffalo.
| THE OHIO MILITIA REPULSED.
n dlsl a;ch from Buffalo at $50 O'Clock last
evening says: The mob, reinforced by large
| numbers, called Al the car shops OF the Lake
| Shore AID Erie companies, and ordered all
| he workmen there To quit, which they did
| forthwith. No serious demonstrations are as
| yet being made. About O'Clock in the after
| room Buffalo and jamestown train, which
/ leaves the Erie depot. on arriving at Com
| promise crossing, two miles from the depot
| rad a passenger coach detached and showed
| On The central track, and the fireman was
| 'Orclbiy taken from the engine. Superin-
| tendent Doyle, who was on the train, remon-
| stTated with the strikers, stating there had
| been no reduction of wages on their road
nor had there been any since its Inaugural
! ton. The effect of the statement was the
| bringing back Of the coach by the strikers
| Who coupled II on, and assured Superin-
iendent boy lie that nothing should be done
| 10 any way to interfere with the working OF
his road. Early in the afternoon an assault
was made by nearly 2,c0o rioters on abou,
go soldiers, who were guarding the Lake
obliged 10 leave the building, which Is now
barricaded by the mob, who have placed
cars in position as defence against an at
tack. Col. Flach, of the 65th regiment, with
| 80 men and three officers, fOOlishiy proceeded
| TO the round house to retake 1t from the mob
They were met with yells OF derision from
were forced TO retreat at double-Quick and
force their way through the yelling crowd q,
the point OF the bayOnet some Of the soldiers
berg badly cut on the hands with knives
and also clubbed. Two of the soldiers lost
their muskets, which, however, were after
wards recovered. Col Flach was badly
the canal, and obliged to take refuge in the
Lake Shore paint shop. the engineers of the
Erie and Lake Shore roads have signed ar
| agreement with the firemen not to run with
green hands. 1t is expected that the New
York Central engineers will follow suit.
| General Strike Notes
Midnight dispatches from Wheeling repre-
! SEM lhe SITUATION there as very dangerous
The hands in The railroad shops were yester
day compelled by the strikers 10 quit work
ard join in the movement.
The police comm ssiOners of New York
state that the police are amply able TO cope
with yiolators OF law If there should be auy
trouble. First division New York National
Guards are ordered TO Ire in readiness. Mem
bers Of the 9th regiment are ordered on duty
Immediately. The municipal authorities
have decided 10 allow mass meeting to be
evening next, to express their sympathy with
| the strikers. large force of police will
De present TO preserve order, but no trouble
is anticipated.
The Brooklyn militia received orders from
the general in command TO assemble at once
fully armed and equipped. No orders were
received, however, to proceed TO the scenes
| of trouble, but ii was evident that trouble
was anticipated. AS reason for this Gen
Dakin, of the I'd division, N. G. 8. N. Y, the
| whole of whose companies have been ordered
under arms, said last evening that IL wa
| well TO be on the safe side. He had heard
that the armories were likely TO be attacked
and be was going to be ready.
| A committee Of the Louisville and Union
Short Line railroad men, appointed at a
meeting ON Sunday, called on Chancellor
| Bruce in open court In Louisville, YESTERDAY
| and, through the attorney of the road &C
| cordipg to their Instructions, requested that
| the order for . reduction Of wages, to "a he
effect from the LIST Of August be reecinded
Judge Bruce Immediately ordered that the
circular of Mr.. Mcleod making the reduc-
| ton De Withdrawn. The employees are con.
graduated on the happy result and their
temperate and peaceful action in the prem
| Uses.
Mr.. E. B. Godfrey, Of Pittsburg, arrived In
| New York on Sunday having left the former
city on Saturday night. Attached to the train
on which he travelled was a darkened car in
| which he says were huddled about thirty
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