Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-26
T'I,e Strikers al.

| QUIET here. L Ec conluiu u's' le-''os IL oA1F
kins' Square was q failure. After it broke up
7 ]arrc crowd gathered about the streets. After
ward considerable parleyug ensuet, during
which showers Of brickbats and stones were
hurled at the police The latter then charged
unoo thc mob, using their clubs freely. After
As hort and decisive struggle Inc crowd was
put to fight. \ large numocr OF arrests were
made and peace prevails.
The Interruption O.: railroad COMMUNICATION |
has seriously :tTeGIed the provision mar kct. ln
few DAYS, il The condition OF affairs does not
imrror,:, New York will be without meat and
oar citizens will be compelled involuntaliy to
adopt a vegetarian diet.
There is 4 very large supply Of butter IN the
market. although there is scarcity OF the hncst
grades ard there is 40 abundance OF dried
meats for future consumption. Other branches
of business are, of c2urs:, affected by the TAIL
nrc Of transportation. The grocery. metal, hide.
leather and wool trades and all produce mar
kcls arc suffering. 49,,
The general stagnation Of business is plainly
proved by the appearance OF Broadway, when
to day is comparatively quiet and empty. he
absence of freight wagons Is most noteworthy
feature. All The regiments OF the iSt DIVISION
remain under arms to day. The regiments
yesterday.
Oujet rcirrc,i around Grand Central Depot
70 night aud no further news was received OF
the strike spreading on the New York
Central Road. Fearing trouble on &C.
count Of the 1'ompkins Square mass meeting
loo special officers living 10 the ne!ahb2rhood
' Of the Lanot were sworn In, armed add gwen
badges. They remained on guard all ul@ht,
and trains arrived and departed as usual.
BALTIMORE, July 2G-Thc American cor
respondent =: Cumberland says Some lntcr-
cStius Developments are expected soou with re-
gard to the Chc:a pcakc aud Ohio Canal. NJ.
= \. T. Goruau, President, will be here TO-
morrow, and delegation Of boatmcn arrived TO-
night TO meet t!n': ~ "a loteEV!e" WIZ
Win. ilossitt a large shipper: Mr.. German agreed
tc reduce the tolls five cents per ton 90 coDdl.
. ion that the benefit Of the reduction tc gwen
" 70 the boatmcu. Private shippers st Williams
port guaranteed 10 pay fifty per cent. per ton
to WlIlismSptIt for the balance Of the season.
: which is au Increase OF ten cents per Ton on the
old figure Five boats, it Is stated, vii! load
coal here tomorrow under this arrangement:
I This concession 10 he boatmcl is very ssni!l.
cant.
: The Western Maryland Railroad Company
la. maj, ARRANGEMENTS to run It's line OF boats
e between Cumberland aud Wiliiamsp0rt to carry
}, merchandise only, and the boatman allow them
y 10 PASS the canal The steamer IL. g. Was-
:. ncr arrived to day, and is now being loaded
= with provisions Tor boatmc1 Another boa. has
= been sont % Hancock Tor the samc purpose. Ii
, is thought sha; concessions will ua made 10 the
- boa,nen. aud tina: The blockade vii! soon be
, raised EIrly this morning an unsuccessful 10
-, cau,iaiS aticjn,,t was made to burn the boat 4.
J. {. Grecu .: Sir ,lohu's Run. 1t the latter
- place this afternoon party d! tramps boarded
- III, ,rsin from Baltimore, bul were elected from!
II The cars 4 few miles this side, which cyinccS
!. the differentiation 81 the Baltimore and Ohio
= Railroad not IL allow, as heretofore, rough
- characters TO Tide troe at their leisure.
10 The Baltimore and Ohio Road to.d.y Goti-
q lied the Mayer CT Cumberland. and the Sheriff
AID County Commissioners Of AilegaDy county
- that its property T!thlu the county limits, IN
- cnGre warehouses, depots. hotel, round house
u p!achine shops, rolling m! tracks, v2iuct
- bridges vatc7 tanks, reservoir cara, locomotives
ir.ighI. a., IS in 3argtr Uf 10; III iLsi
q roa, a1i ,uauItuoHs as:emOaSIr, 49, IS
# the il for "a any Iausrs
i drur.
as he caoal men from Sir Johns Run went 10
Hancock (six miles below yesterday and de-
!! inaL led pr3v-l0t, or money. They appointed
III g cpmmiltc who waited On the merchants and
t2!d them what they wanted. The merchants
a. contributed generously, few giving SO each.
K. 4 dispatch from Grafton states that Tie
{. strikers compelled the w0lkmcn IN Tic Bali.
D. more and Oho shops there 10 stop work to.
io day. The Mayor Of Grsitou called tor troops
Z 10 be sen; there, but after an interview between
., Col. Dalpainc, Gov. Matthews Aide, and
D Gencrai Getty, the latter decided that GO ne
ccssty existed there at present fox tie
J. presence OF troops. The policy is not to use
IS them il possible.
It A committee Of strikers arrived at keyser
= from Grafton this afternoon TO request the
c workIucn ia The shops at kcyser 70 cease work
c Ii * contemplated to send the same committee
d 10 Baltimore with The same object. Tut the rail.
4 roai Official: are Cd The watch for them, and
i viii cause their Immediate arrest i they arc
g found.
s Cq'oCci Il. kyd Douglass, Governor Carroll :
y Aice, received communication from the May
or en- llc part oi ihc citizens to-day, requesting
2 that he recommend the railroad authorities to
y furnish Transportation for grain aud Other &C.
cessaTy supplies fer the city, and some two hue.
J. dr@d and fifty or three hundred barrels Of OF!
5 now within the corporate Limits be removed.
Col. Douglass recommends that both requests
. be granted, which will probably be done. The
! citizens guarantee that cars conveying supplies
viii Tot b: irtcricrcd with. The city is extreme
{ j. quiet
LOUISVILLE July 25-l2::30 p. m.-Sevco
hundred mi!iiia, many Of them Influential and
a WORTHY citizens, arc 0u duty, armed with guns
j aul pistols. The police Number Us. Business
hou.cs are closing aud StoTckceperS arc prepar.
1919 t0 liz the militia. The very wors! clements
q arc mIxel in with the id!crs who boran the
J trouble. Mayer Jacobs has issued orders to
{ tf:h: With none but to Use promr; AID effective
, measures to suppress the least indication Of
vio'cpce or talk thereof. The excitement co.,
tnuCs. II is thought no trouble will occur du-
roe the day, but to pisht may bring about
serious consequences. The Mayor has ordered
all the liquor saloous to be closed.
The !abeTing mcu Of the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad are DOT included IN the number
whose wages were raised yesterday. They have
: quiz work, and Sc have the 1nouIders aud work
mcn generally.
At ! this afternoon the situation remains
comparatively unchanged. The sconcs at Pitts