Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-25
NO TRAIN From NEW yopK


New YORK, July 23.-Steps taken
to prevent further outbreak. No
passenger trains arc allowed out to-
day on the Crntral, Lake Shore e.
Erie. Mail trains are unmolested.
The Mayor has called meeting of
citizens to take action for the preser-
walton of peace.
PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Jnly 23.-By ar
rangement between Gen. Hancock
and Mayor Stokeley policemen are
doing duty around the Government
buildings, tonight. A revenue cut
ter is anchored in the Delaware riv-
err. Notices calling meetings of
workingmen and sympathizers were
torn down by the police in citizens
dress. Capt. Wells is preparing at
League Island seventeen thousand
rounds of ammunition for the
Springfield Rifles.
AT a meeting of the Erie men they
were told that no other terms than
those offered by the road would be
made. John Livingston, represent
ing the English stockholders, was
among the strikers seeking to COM
promise.
HARRISBURG, July 23.-At IL 80,
tonight, an armed mob took possess
sion of the Western Union Telegraph
Office in this city, and drove out the
operators. Subsequently the sheriff,
at the head of 1000 citizens reinforc-
ed the operators, promised them
protection, and Geographic commu-
nication was again restored.
| A mob, tonight, forced an en-
trance into Altemier's gun shop, about
twenty minutes ago, and seized a
Quantity of firearms. Mayor Patter-
son addressed the crowd and induc-
them to return part of the plumber.
| The crowd which crossed the river
in search of the Philadelphia militia,
returned to the city, about Z p. M,
with twenty-three men of the LIST and
Cd regiments. The captured were
well fed and well treated by the
strikers. Captain Snowden and
thirty-two men of the city troops of
Philadelphia, were found mile OUT
side of the city and conducted to the
State arsenal.
MORE BLOODSHED.
\ READING, Pa, July 23.-The mob
which have been tearing up the
track here, to-day, came in conflict
with portion of the 4th regiment,
shortly after p. m. The soldiers
fired into the crowd, killing four and
wounding several.
ANOTHER HUMAN SLAUGHTER.
| READING, July 23.-Several thous-
and persons assembled along the
Reading r. r., this afternoon, and
stopped the freight, coal, and passcn-
ger trains, only allowing the mail
trains to proceed. At eight o'clock
this evening, seven companies of the
4th regiment arrived, and proceeded
along the railroad to Penn street.
While in a deep cut extending two
| squares, from Walnut to Penn, the
soldiers were assaulted with stones
and Immediately began firing, it is
alleged, without orders, doing bad
work among the immense concourse
of people in the vicinity, among
whom were many respectable citizens
as well as ladies and children. The
troops fired down Seventh and up
and down Pennsylvania streets.
Five persons arc known to have been
killed and 10 or 90 wounded, several
mortally. Among the wounded are
seven policemen, some seriously.
The police were stationed along the
railroad track to preserve order, and
received the full fire Of the military.
A number of soldiers were knocked
down by the large stones thrown at
| them.
GREAT EXCITEMENT.
prevails tonight. The mob broke
into the armory of the Reading Rifles
and captured all of them. They
threaten vengeance upon the military.
The mob are tearing up the railroad
tracks and there is blockade Of
freight and coal cars. The railroad
company has strong guard around
all their machine shops and other
buildings. Several companies oil
United States Regulars and the Six
teenth Pennsylvania regiment are
expected here tonight.
The killed and wounded is report
cd as 81 instantly killed and Ia SOL
diers wounded.
NEW YORK.
BUFFALO, July 23.-This afternoon
1000 rioters captured from 200 SOL
diers tho Lake Shore round house
and drove the military of. Suisse
quently company of sixty of the 9Th
regiment made futile attempt to re-
capture the place, and were Kissed
and hooted at by the mob, and badly
maltreated and driven off.
ALBANY, July 23.-At a meeting of
the employees of the Central s. Hud-
son River railroads, held at Capital
Park tonight, resolutions were adopt
ed demanding a general increase of
70 per cent. on tho wages of the EN-.
ployes. A committee was appointed
to communicate with Vanderbilt and
in case the demand is not complied
with they will strike tomorrow
morning at o'clock. They will then
meet again at 10 o'clock and proceed
to the West Albany shops and de-
mand that the men shall strike.
SYRACUSE, July 23.-At East SYRIA
cuse tonight the freight conductors,
brakemen and firemen unanimously
resolved that unless the railroad au-
thorities restored the wages paid pri- |
or to July lst there would be strike.
kilograms were sent to President
Vanderbilt at Saratoga to this effect,
none of which were replied to-
Unless favorable answer is received
by 10 tomorrow morning the men
will quit work.
HoRNELLsyILLE, July 23.-B. j.
Donahue, chairman of the committee
of strikers, has been arrested on an
order to appear before the court of
N. y, on the 9th. Other strikers are
included in the order, some of whom
have left.
ELMIRA, July 23-The Northern
Central shopmen, brakemen and fire.
men, numbering 200, struck this
morning. The Erie trackmen on the
Susquehanna division struck at noon.
Everything is orderly but excitcd.-l
1t is reported tonight that the mill
tia have captured Hornelsville.
HoRNELsvILLE, July 23.-The strik-
ers to-day stated to the railway off,
Gals the principal grievance, was dis
charging the committee who were
sent to New York to confer with re-
ceiver Jewctt. They proposed the
brakemen to 60 TO work at the re-
duced wages, the company paying for
extra hours, switchmen and some
firemen to be paid according to years
Of service, one dollar sixty to two
fourteen, this being the reduction of
10 per cent. They also presented
other requests. The Erie officials an
swered they would neither accept
these nor propose new terms. The
strikers might quietly go on working
trusting to business and magnanimi-
ty of the receiver or continne in their
lawIess course. Both sides were
frank and gentlemanly.