The daily gazette., 1877-07-23
fILITARY POWERLESs THE
RIFF KILLED AND CIVIL
kUTHORITY NOTHING. J. .,. .' =.
+ER RIOT AT BALTIMORE BUT
ONE KILLED-BL0oDSHED
,xpECTED AT MANY DIF- -4a'A4'1
FERENT POINTS.
sburg Oh Saturday

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last night between the strikers
railway officials came to naught
&ly one fruitless attempt was made
q train. The strikers guarded
ot all night and this morning, and
flight all idea of compromise was
Med. The situation even in the
hg was critical in the extreme, and
ion was expected at any moment.
.dition to the Allegheny County
/ ~ on duty last night, two batteries
10 troops of cavalry were called out
10 brigades Of the First Division at
elphia, 1900 strong, including in
artillery and cavalry, under com
of Major-General Brinton, were
IA here, and arrived at intervals
4 the afternoon and evening. The
IS professed the greatest contempt
the military preparations, and
ed freely with the soldiers: From
ZION depot to Twenty-eighth street
pf pickets were drawn during the
ing, and civilians of all classes were
bfl the track. ..
pge Ewing, OF the Common Pleas
|, to-day issued warrants for the ar
|of mum Der of the ringleaders, and
III Fife tried to secure a posse of 10C
ty sheriffs but could only mnster Is
b all of whom were the regular
|ies. Two or three companies Of the
ry were added to the posse, and at
pick the Sheriff started to make the
+, but up to midnight the warrant:
hexecuted and are likely to remain
fparations for the conflict were
PLY in progress at 8 o'clock, and
|Pt time the military, with Gatline
and fielu-pieces, were being con.
pied and the strikers reinforced
ners from Williamsburg and idle
nen in the east end. More than
Pc men engaged in the obstruc
a the tracks have no connection
the railroad, and all the late &C
ms are from non-railroaders. TIL,
n began by this time to assume ,
hunlst shape, and the leader
declared that 10000 working
y FOOD ready to join the movemen ri
noment's notice. Seven out o
"a ten men one meets openly ex
x sympathy for the strikers, an,
includes many merchants ant
less men The city by, evening
IN a state of feverish excitemen
The impending struggle, and al
Y 'he widest rumors of bloodshe,
IN to call out great crowds, VIII
Fged The newspaper offices in scare
|hlormation. The Telegraph ha,
|rmatlon in its 6 O'clock extra tina
tlght had already begun at t wenty
IN street, in which twelve me
/ Killed and many wounded. Tn
\ created the widest excitemen
be streets. .s.
conflict had indeed, actually take
'e, and the first reporters at tha
\ placed the fatalities at two killet
We're strikers, and some fittee
'iers and the same number Of strit
wounded. AT $40 o'clock the Fir
eace of Philadelphia, under Gener'
'Gnsen, and headed by SuperintenC
rltcairn, left the Union Depot fo
scene OF disturbance at the Twet
'ighih street crossing, marchin
along the track, and preceded b
onenff and his posse. Expectin
on In an effort to disperse the stril
the Sheriff accompanied by som
zen deputies, expected to atteml
arrests and then to call upon th
l'ary for the required assistanc
y Was understood to be the plan {
on determined upon, and a col
!, was expected. The party arrive
weuty-eighth street shortly befol
clock. .
hen the line reached the, dept
Immediately cleared the crossir
ia the jeers and hootings of tn
Kers who widely scattered throug
great crowd, there being not It
u QUO people present. Consult
! Was then held by the officers
nmand with Superintendent Pltcai
The Sheriff attsr which the latt,
ceeded to read the riot act. Havir
rants for the arrest of fifteen
rlngleaders he proceeded to NAL
arrest The particular man t
ON the warrant was issued approa,
waved his hat aud Gu ling to /
wd and the strikers said, "Gi
IN hell" Immediately Q shower