Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-22

streets and parks present. While here he
was the guest of Mr. VIM. Il. Smith, OF our
Parking Commission.
The Situation I'm Washington.
OUR POLICE IN READINESS FOR AN EMFR-
GENCY.
RumoIs were current about the streets this
morning OF a proposed strike among the en-
ployes of the railroads in this city. Major
Richards gave orders to CAPTAIN Brock to
olrect the lieutenants of the several pre-.
eincts 10 Immediately return TO their station
houses ana collect every available reserve
in the District together and hold themselves
~ READINESS for any orders which might he
telegraphed from headquarters Major Ric6o
srus dIspatched messenger to the Balti-
more and Potomac depot TO ascertair
GROUNDS, II any, existed ~ wnat
messenger reported that no
saffection or excitement was known TO ex-
LIST in that quarter.
THE SITUATION AT THE b. AND o. DEPOT
HERE.
All was quiet at the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad depot in this city this morning.
There was a crowd of idlers present, who
specialized as to the cause of the delay of
passenger trains from Baltimore and the
west, and all sorts of wild rumOrs Were
afioat. The company is embarrassed some
what by a scarcity of engineers here.
NO MARINES LEFT HERE LAST NIGHT
for the seat of war in Baltimore, in response
to the call of Gov. Carroll on the President
for troops. The troops did arrive at the depot
at midnight, but the order for their depar-
ture was countermanded, and they returned
TO the barracks.
AT THE r. 4 p. DEPOT.
everything was quiet this morning at the
Baltimore and Potomac depot. The trains
run with regularity, and no disturbance was
anticipated. Passengers who arrived on the
11:SO a. m. train reported the excitement very
great in Baltimore, and that hot work is an.
ucipated there to night.
A WASHINGTON VICTIM OF THE BALTI-
MORE RIOTS.
Thomas V. Byrne, the first man killed in
Baltimore last night by the IRE of the mill
tary, was a former resident of Washington.
He was clerk in sew, raj clothing stores here:
Hable's, Saks', and Noah Walkers.
AFRAID TO Go TO BALTIMORE.
A freight train from GAINESVILLE arrived
here this morning, consigned to Baltimore,
with cattle; The firemen are afraid to go
with II 10 Baltimore, and the cashier OF the
once here, Matthew Hale. and one OF the
clerks at the freight office, will fire up the
engine and run out on the Metropolitan
branch 10 Queenstown. cattle station about
5mlles Forth OF the city. Besides this no
Height has arrived and none been sent out
from this station.
SUPPLIES FOR THE MILITARY.
IN response 10 requisitiOn from Gen.
French, In charge of the u. S. troops at Mar
unsourg, West Virginia, large quantity of
supplies were sent TO that place this morn
Ing, among them being ), 600 pounds OF -four
PRECAUTIONARY.
Orders were sent from the War department
this morning 10 Fort Monroe that four bat
Arles be sent from there, two to Washington
and two to Fort McHenry. These orders
were issued as a precautionary measure by
the government Col. Frep ch reports affairs
at Martinsburg quiet
STARTLING RCMORs.
freight train arrived from Mount Claire
ibis art rnoOn, and the engineer reports the
New York train from here at 9 O'Clock watt
ing at the Relay House, and states that the
report when he left was current that two
thOusand strikers had possession OF and had
blown up the A" Blue" bridge Just outside of
Baltimore. Another report was that the
strikers nave possession of the engine-hOuse
and engines at Camden Station, Baltimore.
TRAVEL DIVERTED.
Nearly all the passengers arriving here by
The Il. q %. road this morning from the west
on TIE train due at 80, but three hours late
left for northern cities on the B. X L. road AT
l:SO p M, there being no certainty that the
y q L. road could take them TO Baltimore.
Three trains from baltimore by the b. 4 o.
road overdue here; two trains from here not
sent. In fact they have but two passenger
engines and very few cars here. Adams
Express Company are unloading freight
from the Il. & O. detained trains and sending
via Il. * p. road. All the mails from the
west were sent by the same road.
GUNS FOR PROTECTION OF GOVERNMENT
PROPERTY IN BALTIMORE.
In answer To Col. Thomas request from
baltimore for aid, Gen. Barry, at Fort
McHenry, has been directed to proceed inn
mediatsly TO Baltimore with four guns TO
report To Col Thomas, collector of the port,
10 protect L. y property, and also to assist
IN suppressiDg any disorders that arise there.
DENIAL.
There is no truth in the report that the
Washington Light Infantry have been called
on to hold themselves in readiness.
SUSPENSION OF TRAVEL OVER THE B. AND
o. ROAD.
ne starters OF trains at the Ii. & .. depot
are not In possession OF any orders to send
passengers, either through or local, out this
10: Ihey DO not know what may ensue
between now and night. The result is that
persons here having their families in the
country along he b. & q. road will probably
have TO spend Sunday in the city All mas
SPnEprS T.,
the y. & +. railroad this morning.
LATER.
No arrival of trains from Baltimore via
NE b q railroad up 10 l2a O'Clock, in conse-
suence OF the strikers having DESTROYED VIA,
Is known as the Blue Bridge.
n freight train loaded with cattle outsida
The b. & o. depot awaiting transportation "a
Baltimore, was moved out To the stock pens
near The city boundary, where they were
Gatchel, President OF the Society for m,
Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals.
THE POsTMAsTER's GUIDE AND HAM,
INDEX TO POSTAL LAW, by James A. Hovey
Of the Post Office department, and John q
Judd, editor of the Post once Gazette, la
reached IFS fifth edition.
LAWS in grea. variety. lavender, blue
black, brown and pink figure; seal brown
navy blue and black lawns: lace stripe whit.
goods, buntfcg, parasols, al Carriers, 10
Market Space.
READ the advertisement Of C. VI. Towso.
70. Hamburg edgirg and inserting, anC
their stock OF dry goods for thirty days at
small profit.
GiRARD HoUsE-By authority OF Mr. Nc
ooin, OF the Girard House, Philadelphia
Shhonnce that the price of transient boar
oeen reduced to IS per day. I
.toeI SALE BY U. 8. MARsHAL-Boots
a,s, ana slippers. at auction. this evening
pair No ;os S 1,ods VIII be sold by the singi,
Of voc can't sleep, lake = dos o,ro,,u..
headache Specific. Fiiy centss " Ao~iit