The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-19
THE GOVERNOR Ar GRAFTON.

/ Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, TO run out
: to Grafton, Tue day evening, and confer
with them MS to the best meaus of restor.
ing the peace at Msrtinsblrg, and pre-
serving il where it was threatened At
other points. He complied with the re-
quest. At Grafton, after learning the
situation, the Governor made short ad
dress 10 the strikers who had gathered
about the hotel, in which he todd
them, in substance, that he pretended To
know nothing o, the merits OF the con-
troversy between them and the suthori-
ties of the railroad, nor was 1t his busl.
ness to know. But he had official in
formation that the peace of the State had
been broken in one quarter and was
threatened in others; that men who
were desirous of working had been
iorcibly driven from their posts. 1t Was
his duty us the Chief Executive officer OF
the State to preserve the peace
and protect every man in his right
TO labor for whom he pleases and for
such wages rs he chooses to accept
Those who thought they could not afford
to work for the wages offered by
the Company had right to de
cline TO do SO, but they h'i
no right to forcbly prevent other'
from filing the vacant places. |! WAS
mis- duty to protect those who desired to
work, and his utmost power would be
exerted to that end.
Mr.. hEYsER also addressed the men,
explaining TIE necessity upon the part oil
the Company for the reduction in wsge',
and asking the men to accept the situa-
tion and continue at their posts. To
those who would do so, protection would
be extended those who would not do so
would receive their discharges aud pay
the next day.
Three men, at the instance OF Mr.
KEYsER, were arrested and placed under
guard detailed from the Wheeling mil
itary company IN one OF the rooms OF the
hotel, to be taken on the following morn.
ing to Pruntytown for trial. For what
specific otfense we did not learn.
After the Wheeling company and Mr..
KEYsER and others had LETT Grafton Tor
Martinsburg, and things about
Grafton seemed TO be quietmg
down. Governor MATHEWS retired
TO his room on the second floor OF the
hotel. The night being warm be threw
open the window shutters and threw up
the lower sash, and leisurely disroblng
himself in the tull light OF the gas, ne
was easily seen by the throng Of men
who still lounged around on the upper
side of the hotel Turning down the
gas and retiring to bed well worn by the
loss of s.eep the previous night and the
tolls OF the day, he would soon have pass
ed INTO dream-land had he not been
startled by tremendous crash
in his room. Spriuging up
and striking light he found
u stone of good dimensions and weight
near his bedside. The man who threw
it evidently aimed to strike him as his
bed stood opposite the open window, but
he threw too high and hitting the double
sash, as the window was raised, and
smashing it, The force of the blow WAS
broken and the stone WAS detected from
It's coarse. Why this cOwardly attack
upon him, the Governor was unable to
divine
He then took another room, and soon
after n messenger came up and informed
him that the strikers were on their way
up TO release the men under arrest. lie
Immediately repaired to the scene, deter
mined TO deal kindly but firmly with
then-for he was pretty well prepared to
defend himself. After some conversa-
tion with the men he got promise from
them that they would make no further
effort TO release the prisoners. and that
they would 20 home and 60 to bed. And
they kept their word up to the hour OF
his departure early yesterday morning.
Governor MATHEWS conducted him.
sells throughout the whole affair with
marked discretion, GOODNESS and courage.
He has done everything in his power to
oueu all turbulence and TO protect the
lives and property of the people OF the
State-and this he will do At s,l hazards.
Doing nothing rashly or in passion,
he will not. on the other hand, tritter
away valuable time oy indecison or hes
itatlon to use every proper means At his
command to the proper end. Quiet VIII
be restored If it should be found that
there is not sufficient power in this State
10 restore it. it will be found elsewhere.
sabbath school Encampmeni.
TOLEDO, July lS.-The Lake Side Sab
bath Scaool encampment held its clos
ing reception at their hotel, last evening.
Addresses were made yesterday by
Presidents Hays, OF the Washington, Pa,
College, and Payne, OF Delaware, Dr'
NcCrack ken. and Messrs McGaw, Frank
Beard and Psncy. Hhc encsmpment
throughout has been decided success,
securing its continuance under SuperIn-
tendent Warden. with arrangements to
make the company u union OF Christian
denominations.
Bank suspension.