The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-07-28
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The mayor and police authorities ii
not anticipate any trouble in this cit
, la regard to the meeting to be held Il
Tompkins' square to-merrow evening
liz Is suggested that all good citizen
keep away and not countenance or en-
courage by their presence any disturb
ance. A large force of police will b
j present to preserve order.
| The cabinet Was occupied during IL
session in discussing the strike an,
concluded ~ further action was nee
essary at present, beyond calling OF
other regiments from the south, pro
bably from Texas.
Messengers from tine Haitimore anC
Ohio railroad are reported on the New
England roads persuading the men &c
strike. They are dissatisfied with
their pay, but do not deem strike al.
visable.
The streets of Worcester, Massaehu.
setts, however, is full of rumors of al
engineers strike on the Boston and AL.
baDy road. The managers of that
railroad aPprehend no trouble unless
the New York Central strikes.
One thousand men of the West Al.
bany shops have Joined the strike and
are coming to Albany late this even
ing.
The strike became general along the
Chicago and Canada Southern main
line and the Toledo and Detroit di-
vision.
At meeting of railroad and pack
ing men at Kansas City, 1t was agreed
TO strike, which was Immediately put
into effect. The eoopers are about
Joining them,
The miners of Beaver Brooks mines
at Bendried, Pennsylvania, have
struck. No violence.
The shop hands and maehinists a.
Scranton, Pennsylvania, were com
PEELED to quit work.
The Grand Army of the Republic
at Phliadelphis, have taken measures
to organize and suppress the strike in
thai city. Their services have been
accepted by Mayor Stokely, who has
also Increased the police force TO IF.
teen hundred.
Trains from Baltimore are running
TO Washington and west on the Baiti.
more and Ohio railroad and all trains
on the Baltimore and Potomac and
Northern Central railroad.
The Northern Central railroad re-
ceives no freight.
The mail and passenger train over
the Erie passed Hornellsville safely
to-day.
The strike has made no progress in
New Jersey and New York. These
states are as tranquil as could be ex-
pected. Energetic preparations have
been adopted in both states, which
seem to be heartily supported by the
people.
The strikers took possession of the
union depot at indianapolis. Only
the postal cars depart. The Indian sp-
oils, Cincinnati aud Lafayette, the In
dianaPolis, Bloomington and Western,
aud the Indianapolis, Pennsylvania
and Chicago roads are not in the strike.
but are prevented from working. Gov
ernor Williams and Mayor Coven boti,
decline to interfere, only TO suppress
or prevent violence.
The citizens have obtained contral
of Colnmb bas, Ohio, and general indus
try RESUMED.
AT Indianapolis over two hundred
special police have been sworn in,
many OF whom are strikers themselves,
who thus declare their intention to pro.
tect prop er.y.
81. LOUIS, July A.-The report last
night that two companies OF United
States troops passed through here is a
mistake.
Two hundred and fifty men of Gen.
eral Jetf. &. LAWS regiment have been
switched OIL on side track at Sedalia.
but whether Wy the Missouri Pacific or
by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railroad men. or 10y outside parties, is
not reported.
Adviees just come from East ST.
Louis that a large body of s.rikers have
left there for the Missouri pacine
shops, situated In the western part of
the city. II is thought they intend 10
force the rnen there to cesse work.
The sfsaaaien nf Dallas Unchangca-
The Strfkers, Ei-sea Iaadred In
Nsinber, Determimed ta Enforce
Geod Hvhayser-The freixha Lock
ON the Pa~ine Csmpls,e- xacts. Ka-
nors. Ese.
From Thursdays Daily Herald
Yesterday the situation III affairs
changed but little. VI. propose to
give the events as they oeear, with the
same impartiaiity to both sides that
has cilaraete. lied our course ever since
the beginning Of the Trouble. Our re-
porter IN bits foands, collected the fol-
towing in regard TO tile situation
At the depois, all; is quiet and ORDER
~, the railroad men behaving with
the greatest deoonim. Yesterday morn.
ing the switch engine stopped running,
aud no trains left Dallas On the Texas
and Pacific, during the day, up TO the
present writing. No. }, the passenger
train from the east, was abandoned
and did not Come In. but the regular
mail train- has Sos been intssfered
with.
Agent Gaines, Of The Central road,
desired " run his yard engine on the
Pacific track to the elevator aud gel
some cars which were loaded with
wheat, but the men OF the Texas And
Pacific railroad at the ssnnien depo,
iearning this fact, spiked the switch
rail. This efiectiisily prevented tn.
engine from getting on 10 the Texa,
and Psci:ie track. hui did not inter fers
| With the main track of the Central ID
the least. 1t was done quietly.
1t WAS reported during the day tha,
the wYrkmen In Hofi,man 4 GarsisIea