Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-09
The Strike Trouhpes

Tie striking boatmen on the canal have
gone so far as to organize and 10 issue passes
Cumberland. The AUegdaion of Yesterday
states that IL has been Informed that the
boatmen have formed a secret organization
10y the name of the brotherhood of Boat
men, with post No. l located at Cumber-
land, No. at Sir Johns Run, No. 3 at Ham
cock general headquarters, No. at Will
tSharpsburgl. and No. at "Break Neck
near Harper's Ferry. The Baltimore papers
of this morning state that the 5th aud 9TH
Maryland regiments are under marching
orders; that two days rations have been
issued TO the latter command. The Gazette
says: 1.-The causes for these movements OF
the militia, as well as could be aseerCained,
were that dispatches received from the
neighborLOC OF Martinsburg and Cumber-
land indicated much less peaceful aspect
along ibe line of the canal. There was fur
thermore some apprehension that there
might be decidedly more than was first sup-
posed In the rumors of an intention on the
paH OF the railroad men TO strike again on
the 10Th instant. As the greater part of the
d1sahection among these men was at Mar
tinsburg and Keyser. and regulars were
already stationed at Martinsburg. Cumber
land, keyser and Grafton, IL was believed
that The destination of the regiment TO be sent
off this morning was Hancock, near Sir
Johns Run, where the canalmen are in
strongest force"
Battery G, Sd artillery. Lieut.. Howard
commanding, left Cumberland this morning
for Martipsourg, where they Will be sta
TONED. The force at the former place has
was replaced by battery III, 81 artillery
Captain Wilson and Lieuts Curtis and Tay-
Tor, which arrived on Tuesday from Keyssr.
WOMEN USING STRONG PERSUASION TO-
WARDS THEIR HUSBANDS.
There is more trouble at Port johnson ana
Bergen Point among the coal beavers Yes
terday twenty five of the old hands returned
to work at the old wages. At noon they
went home to dinner, and were met at the
end of the plank road by their wives and tue
wives OF Other strikers, who attacked them
with stones. The men did not return to work
in the afternoon. About O'Clock seventy
Germans, who had been working in the
strikers places, struck. as the work was too
hard, and they were only making about 90
cents a day, instead of $50, as promised.
-Four hundred strikers called on Mayor
Megs. accompanied by Father Killeen, and
asked him 10 call on the coal company snd
request them 10 pay decent prices. The
mayor promised to do what he could for
them, and urged them 10 keep the peace.
a DEMONSTRATIONS QUELLED.
AT MahOnoy City yesterday a number of
men and boys, with drums, entered the town
trying To get up meeting. The object was
10 lnau gurate strike at the mine in that
vicinity. Being on the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad property III were re
quested 10 leave, and not doing so, the
sEer1H.s posse promptly ordered them TO dis
perse, which they quickly did, running in
all directions. Richard Northy and Michael
Dooley, the two principal leaders, were
arrested and put under bail. The men had
arranged 10 meet the miners as they went to
their work, and Were determined to prevent
them fIom entering the mines. The sheriITs
force, v it'll number of citizens, will remain
On duty for the present to protect the men
who are willing to worR,
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE IN DANGER
AT Scranton, Pa, Alderman Mahan's Jury
OF inquest over those killed by the vigilance
committee brought in q verdict OF murder
against those of the committee whose names
We're known. A constable was given war
rants for the arrest of Il. F. Hunt and Charles
4. Chittenden and arrested them. They sent
word TO the militia, and General Huidekoper
took them from the constable. The vigilance
committee at once assembled. The mill
tary are under arms, and patrols are out to
bring in every member Of the committee;
lest they may be arrested.
ANOTHER WASHINGTON DOG STORY
Mullett and bis gang have at last got q good
point on Hill, the supervising architect of
ne Treasury. According 10 what is told
ABOUT the department some one gave Hill a
cold, and became sick. A clerk under Hill,
named Lewis StutZ, said he knew all about
dogs and their diseases. Hill turned the dog
over TO Stutz for medical treatment. Using
Inc dog as an excuse, StutZ has stayed away
from the department frequently, as much as
week at a time. He tells Hill he has to give
me dog exercise, and that to make sure
cure out of him he has to be very careful
with his patient. The enemies of Mr.. Hill
say mat The clerk StutZ has been engaged on
the dog off and on for nearly two months
and that during that time Stutz. although he
has had the $500 1.-TWO months salary, he has
not rendered any service to the government
The whole charge has been reduced to writ
ing, and is 10 be presented to Sherman. The
dog, IL may be added, is a very valuable one.
and carried away the first prize at the late
dog show in New York. Letter TO Hart ID
Times.