The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-26

PoiseuS duu Lne aubuOTlCleS nave lull
possession of the ground. 1t is hard to
give the precise result, but the scene
presents evidence of terrible slaughter.
BUSINESS ALL CLOSED AND THE CITY
UNDER ARMS.
ST. LOUIS, July 26.-Mayor Overstolz
issued a proclamation requesting all
business houses to close, to enable citi-
zens to organize for the protection OF life
and property.
Volunteers were focking to places of
rendezvous in various wards. The gun
stores and pawn-brokers have surren-
dered arms to Gen. A. j. Smith, who
commands the volunteers. The Gener-
aps headquarters, at the Four Courts,
is patrolled by volunteers, and by night
there will be twenty thousand armed
volunteers at his disposal.
QUIET IN BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, July 26-12 Mall quiet
here; no freight trains running ON the
Baltimore s. Ohio. No strike is antici-
pated on the Northern Central or Balti-
more & Potomac Railroad. Freights for
the South over the latter road is being
forwarded. Camden Station still under
a military guard. Two new regiments,
infantry and artillery,i rapidly filing
up.
NOW FAMINE THREATENS PITTsBURG-
AN ARMY ,ENCAMPMRNT-IMPo
CORRESPONDENCE WITH TOM SCOTT.
PITTsBURG, July 26-9 A. M.-Pitts-
burg lies under the overhanging shadow
Of great famine. The Panhandle
Railroad Company will certainly not
yield until the backbone of the strike is
broken. Provisions can not reach the
city. The Pittsburg papers do not men
zion the fact. Troops are steadily and
rapidly concentrating at B BiairsYille and
the country thereabout presents the ap-
pearance of an army encampment.
This force can be thrown into the city
by two railroads, in an hour IT, neces-
sary.
The city experienced another quiet
day and night, and entirely too quiet for
the business men, as a Sabbath-like Still
ness reigns upon the thoroughtares ac-
oustomed to the din and clatter of active
trade. The suspension Of freight ira ff1c
Oh the railroads leaves our merchants
and manufacturers with very little to do
in the way of receiving and shipping
freight. The strikers still hold a tight
grip OF all railroads, and refuse to let
single car OF lreigut move either into or
out OF the city. There have been no
violent demonstrations whatever, and |
as the work of organization among the |
and ciLiZens proceeds, the |
chances for any other disorder and riot |
become less aud less. AS to when the !
deadlock is to end nothing definite can
be stated.
The strikers seem to think that their
success depends in holding on till they
force the railroad managers to COM
promise, while the latter refuse to have
amy conference whatever oR the subject
of wages until their property is restored
to them.
The most interesting features of yes.
terdaYs operations were the strike OF |
the cUal-mners and the stoppage OF |
passenger trains.
The following is published by the |
PittsburgA Post this morning:
"PITrsBURG, July 26, 1877.
"COL. SCOTT AND THE STRIKE The |
fol owing dispatches which nave passed |
between the editor of The Post and Col, |
rnos. A. Scott, President of the Penn
sylyania Railroad, seem to us, in view
Of past and pending events, to be proper |
tor publications:
''Coi. Scott's dispatches present his |
vie ws with characteristic emphasis and |
force. The dispatches on Saturday |
passed over the wires before the riots |
in blOOdshed, and so far as |
the editor OF the Post is concerned his |
appeal was dictated by an appreciation |
of the gravity OF the situation and an |
apprehension OF the terrible events that
followed. We still think the situation a |
grave one, but hope for the best. Not |
only this, but every interest in the city |
Is lmperlled, as well as public order. |
Hunger will soon enter the contest as |
All important lactor, and whatever is |
lone should be done quickly. Ii the |
Railroad Company proposes to rest its |
case Oh its undoubted legal rights, wis
1om demands That it should be backed |
oy all overwhelming force, and that this |
'orce should be directed by intelligence |
md skill.
1--WE want no more bungling. Our
plan of adjustment does not contem-
'late resort to force, but we are not
invested with the responsibility OF de-
the question"
hO 'SiS . oPuio correspondence IS all
leXed in its proper order:
"PIrrsBURG, Saturday Noon, 1877,
TO T. A. Scott, Philadelphia, Pa:
"Don't you think you could best serve
Tour Company, rescue imperiled inter-
,sts, and perhaps save valuable lives by
yOur presence here, and make In person
some proposition to convince our people
hat your Company has rights and griev-
lnces? The current sets against you
With every shade OF labor, and it is i'm
oortant that you should be on hand to
lecide whatever may be presented to
'ou. can assure you the situation is
critical. j. 7. BARR"
"PHILADELPHIA, July 2l-4 p. al.
TO James z. Barr. Plttsburg:
81 have just received your message.
md fully appreciate the grave impor-
ance OF the matters transpiring IN your
You will speedily discover
hat the strike of d few Of our railway
employees is simply being Used by the
mob violence, which some OF your peo-
,le are permitting and encouraging to
fleet other purposes, which, II success.
VI, will destroy many OF our leading
ocal interests. The strike on our road
VI PittsDurg was inaugurated without
my notice to or conference with the
ulcers OF our Company. AS to the ex-
nf ho |