The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-28

circumstances, for We are fully
determined TO hold out till the
principles We are contending tor
are carried. 1t is the earnest desire OF
every honest toiler in st. Louis to accom-
plish their purpose in as Orderlys wsy as
this dire contingency will allow. The
scarcity of food is already being felt;
therefore, 10 avoid plunder, arson or vlo-
lence by persons made desperate by des-
titution, we are ready to concur with
your honor IN taking timely measures to
supply the immediate wants of the food
less, and respectfully offer the following
suggestions, viz: If it is not in your
power to relieve this distress we
request that convention OF
the merchants be called by
you TO meet and confer with US as to the
shortest and best way to procure food for
our distressed brothers and their families;
each member OF all the organizations
will hold himself Individually and collec-
lively responsible to pay tor all food pro-
cured by his order; that we, the untor-
tunste toiling citizens, desire To faithfully
maintain the majesty of the law whilst
We are csntending for our inaliensbIe
rights. Therefore we, in good
faith, give you our earnest assurance to
assist you in maintaining order aud pro-
perty. Further, in order to AVOID riot
we have determined to have no large
procession until our organization is 80
camplete as 10 positively assure the citl-
zens of st. Louis of a perfect mslnten-
snce Of order and full protection to life
and property.
In the name of all the workingmen's
associations, by the Executive Committee
of the United Working gmen's party OF
ST. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, July 27.-Quiet reigns
throughout the city. The twenty-four
men arrested ut Schulter hall this even
ing WAS released on being identified as
employees of the Belcher sugar refinery.
Tue remaining forty-nine are still held
in custody. The police teel certain that
they have two members OF the Executive
Committee, No one knows, however,
how many this committee is composed
OF. The secretary OF the committee was
seen to night, and he says party OF the
committees were in the building when
the police reached 1t and that they
escaped through the roof a. described.
A report from East st. Louis tonight
says gunsmith shop was broken open
this evening and gutted OF guns, and thSt
depot tonight in a state of nigh excite
ment over rumor that trains on the
Southeastern road would be sent out to-
night with soldiers on board. They
swear they will fight to prevent the
moving of trains, and 1t is stated threat
ened 70 harm the bridge. -.
At Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 27.-The United
States Marshal intended to arrest num-
Der of the leading strikers to-day, but for
some reason did not. 1t is said that he
will do so to. morrow.
Two hundred United Ststes troops,
under Lieutenant Colonel Morrow, ar
rived tonight, making three hundred
now here.
The following notice has appeared by
hand bill and publication in the third
edition of the Nei0s this evening:
NoTICE.-During the evening and
night all open air meetings or assem-
blsges for any purpose whatever are
strictly prohibited. All non -combstsnts
are requested during that time to remain
within their dwellings and are forbade to
appear upon the streets in squads or
crowds The sheriff and the chief of po-
lice are respectfully requested to AID IN
the enforcement of this requirement.
[Signedl DAN. MACCAULEY,
Br1g. Gen Indiana Legion.
Indianapolis, July q, 1877.
This notice WAS probably issued in the
belief that the arrests were to be made,
and would be resisted. The strike is
over so far as this city is concerned.
Al Buffalo.
BUFFALO, July 27.-Nesrly all the
freight and passenger trains are running
regularly, and 1t is expected that every
difference will be adjusted by to morrow.
Trains are not made up on the Canada
Southern road except on the Niagara
Thomas. A detachment of strikers from
that place waited on Superintendent
Tellinghsst and presented resolutions.
A conference followed and majority of
the strikers expressed their willingness
to return to work. The mails are being
sent out and received regularly.
The police are hourly pulling in
tramps, and the Jail is full. Several of
the ringleaders oil the riot have been sr.
rested One is Jack Clsry; the leader of
attack on the militia, Monksy night.
Al Erie.
ERIE, July 27.-The situation is un-
changed here. The bishop and Catholic
clergy have been lsboring with the.
strikers to-day to induce them to return
to work. A more hopeful feeling pre-
walls that settlement will soon be made.
The conductors and engineers of the
Erie and Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
and Erie roads telegrsphed to Colonel
Thomas A. Scott to day that they stand
with the fremen and brskemen. Four
companies OF Erie militia went south to-
day.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, July 27.-There is not
much change in the situation TO report
tonight. Passenger trains are running
on all the roads out of mere, and with
the exception of the Ohio and Mississippi
road local freight trains are moving
The movement OF through freight trains
is not prevented here, but by the situa-
tion st other points.
Al Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, July 26.-The situation
here is unchanged from the past three
days. The strikers are holding two or
three meetings daily, and conducting
themselves in quiet and orderly man
Ger. There have been q number Of
special policemen sworn in by the Mayor
and precautions have been taken to cope
with mob. No trouble is spprehended
from the strikers themselves.
AtSan FranciSco.
SAs Francisco, July 27.-All is quiet
throughout the city and every ward is
thoroughly pstroled by the safety com.
mittee and large forces are held in re-