The Morning herald., 1877-07-26

Baltimore and Ohio main and
! leased lines 10000
Pennsylvania, with leased lines 27,5co
Total $4,000
! EXCITEMENT AT LOUISVILLE.
| LOUISVILLE, Ky July 25'-The excite
ment here is great this morning, business
seems suspended, and the citizens are or.
ganizipg. Laborers are gathering to the
number ST several thousand.
1NcEND1ARlsM FoILED.
| At O'Clock In the morning On attempt
was made to burn the Louisville, Nashville,
and Great Southern Railroad Office, but 1t
failed.
| ASSURING REPORTS FROM OMAHA.
OMAHA, July 25-A' M 1t is generally
believed that all danger of strike or fur.
ther trouble on the Union Pacific or other
roads in this State has passed. The en-
ployees of all the roads are quietly al
work and no disorderly demonstrations
have been made. The action of General
Superindent Clark in resembling the order
for reduction of wages and the orderly,
quiet, and sensible action Of the employees
is universally commended.
MIDNIGHT QU1ETNEss At CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. July "a M-Midnight-At this
hour everything ifquiet. The strikers have
not been out this evening, except few who
we're present at Communist meeting, held
on Market Square, which meeting va
broken up by the police at about 10
o'clock.
Que. of the Communists, Parsons, by
name, has been arrested, together with
other riotous characters. ..
MILITARY PREPARATIONS.
The mill ary from the west will reach
here som time tomorrow, though it is re-
ported that portion are already In the
city. A company of about 100 war veterans
we're orgau'zed tonight. They are armed
with Spring field rifles.
j. Reynolds, Commander OF the Grand
Army Of the Republic, to-day issued as
general order No S, the following
First. All Posts in in this State, are Or
tiered to hold themselves In readiness to re-
spond instantly to future orders from these
headquarters.
Second. 10 case Of orders to assemble,
each comrade will report to his post head~
quarters.
The arrangement for suppressing riot are
said to be completed, and no trouble is ap-
pretended now.
By order OF the Mayor, tho lecture of
Joseph Cook, at tn, Tabernacle was post
poned.
MILWAUKEE wINBoUT EXCITEMENT.
MILWAUKEE, July 25.-No sass uent
exists here. Trains are runuinga ery-
body is at work.
MEETING or THE sTRIKERs-THE pAssEN-
GER TRAINS THREATENED.
HARRISBURG, July 25.-The strikers CT
his city have held meeting and resolved
to recede from their original demand of 20
per cent. advance on their wages and ask
but 10 per cent. on what they were receiv-
ing prior to June 1st. They have throat
ened to stop the passenger trains unless they
receive a favorable answer by 6 O'Clock this
evening.
GOVERNOR HARTRANFT
arrived here at noon, but did not stop long.
He proceeded Immediately to Philadelphia,
where he will establish his headquarters.
The passenger trains at present are running
on schedule time, both on the Pennsylvania
and Reading roads.
t hat ruled Harrisburg on Sunday and Mons
day did not make its appearance last night,
having been awed by the sheriff's vigilance
committees, numbering 1900 citizens, in
companies of 100. All last night the vlgl-
lauts patrolled the streets, and they have
efectually quelled the riot. Two companies
are stationed In the court house to-day in
case of an emergency. The strikers have
stopped the freight trains on
THE scHUYLKILL'AND sUsQUEHANNA R. r.,
branch of the Reading Road, and say they
will not allow any trains to go out. Agreat
deal Of coal is shipped over this road
from the upper part of Dauphine county,
and It Is feared this action may result in
shutting down at the mines.
THE SITUATION IN THE CITY.
New YORK, July 25.-Superlntendent
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