The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-09
Violence Among the Strikers-TrOOps
Attacked and Blood Spilled.

July 30-The Baltimore and Ohio is run
ming freight trains under guard. The Penn
sylvania Road is also sending out freight
trains, and there is a feeling of security at
all points, except at Columbus, Ohio, where
the strikers have taken possession of
the Chicago, Columbus and indianapolis
yards. The police has been ordered out and
twenty-three companies of militia. Business
is very much depressed by the railroad
troubles, ard merchants are beginning
to complain of the deleteriOus effects on
trade.
July 31.-At Columbus, Ohio, the Gov
ernor, after having discharged the mill
tary, was compelled to-day to recall them.
The news has evidently had the effect of
throwing the riotous strikers into dismay.
But few of them have been seen about the
freight yards to-day, and the railway man.
ayers have had everything their own way.
No freight trains, however, were sent out on
the Indianapolis and Eastern divisions of the
P, C. & st. L. lines, but imperishable
freight is being received for shipment East
and West. The p, c. & st. L. Company is
preparing for full resumption of freight
traffic tomorrow.
Affairs at Plymouth, on the Lackawanna &
Bloomsbury road, have assumed an ugly
shape. A mail and passenger train. was
stopped there last night and badly broken.
The windows and doors were smashed in
with stones and other missiles by the infur-
lated mob. This afternoon everything is
quiet, but the men are determined, and
will not allow any passenger train to pass
over the road. The company, to avoid
trouble, have abandoned trains to-day.
| BlOOdshed and destruction of property is
| expected tomorrow should the company
attempt to run any train by this point.
The government advices to-day show that
the strike has substantially ended. The
United States troops now stationed in vari.
| GUS cities and along the lines of railroads
will lbe kept at their posts until perfect order
is restored and business conducted with
out interruption. The troops generally on
all hands have received concentrations fol
their efficiency and good behavior.
WILKEsBARRE, Aug 2.-Four companies
of Gen. Brinton's command have been sem
to Plymouth, where the railroad has beer
barricaded and the track torn up. The strik
ers and idlers there are turbulent, anC
collect in crowds of two thousand and up
ward around the depot. In WilkesbarrC
the day has been quiet, scarcely any striker!
being seen around the Valley Depot, as nj
attempts were made to run any train. TIL,
Superintendent of the Wyoming division to
day notified the Mayor that all peaceable at
tempts to run trains had failed, and callet
upon him to take the necessary steps to pro
tect the company. The Mayor has conferred
with the military, and tomorrow an attemp
to start all trains on that road will be made
Gen. Mccartney gave notice that he woulC
to-day distribute one thousand loaves o
bread among the destitute families, but be
ing notified that if attempted the breat
would be destroyed and himself hanged, h
had to abandon it.
BETHLEHEM, Pa, Aug. mo trains ol
the Leigh Valley road have been allowed t.
pass the Penn Haven Junction since yester
day. A committee of strikers called upOl
Receiver Lathrop to-day, and asked to t.
re-employed at the old wages, and the com
mittee was sent to inform the strikers of tn
steps taken, and to ask them to join them