The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-08-02
THE GREAT STRIKE.
The Turbulent Wave Sweeps Over the
North and West-Where win II End?
From Ne.cs end Courier, 25h uh.

AS willhbe seen by perusal of the
kilograms below, the strike made great
progress yesterday, ands now involves
nearly the entire railroad systcra of the
Middle and Western States. New Eng
land and the South still keep ou., al
though emissaries Of the ,noa.Tuctionisis
have been very busy in Massachusetts,.
Only two additional collisions between
the militia and the strikers are reported.
The Grst was at Reading, Pennsylvania.
where five rioters were killed and twenty
five wounded. The other was at Buffalo.
where although several rioters we're killed.
the .roops were disgiaceiully whipped
and deprived of their arms. The Federal
government now seems TO be preparing
to act with rigor. All the troops have
been ordered from this State, and so far
as can be judged from the information at
our command, all available troops arc
being concentrated at or near Washing.
ton.
A meeting Of the citizens, at Columbus,
Ohio, took q serious view of the situation,
and five hundred Of them enrolled as
special police. The municipal authori-
ties have garrisoned all points likely to
be molested
The Missouri Pacific Road has restored
the wages to former rates. No strike on
that road is probable.
There has been q very turbulent meet
ing at Omaha, Nebraska. After the
meeting, the roughs paradcd the town,
hooting, but using no violence.
The mayor of St. Louis has ordered
the saloons to be closed. The strikers
have enforced order. Food for stock is
allowed to pass. Many industries are
paralyzed for want of fuel. Overtures
for an omnibus compromise of all roads
centreing in East st. Louis failed. The
strikers are orderly, but express a de-
termination to fight it out A number
of strikers have been commissioned as
special police by the mayor, to guard the
railroad property. The strikers meeting
nominated this special force.
Jersey City is disorderly but controlled
Governor Bedle has issued proclama-
ton requesting all we'll disposed people
to repair. to: their homes. The troops will
be moved from Jersey City and Trenton
and other places to prevent their fraterni-
zation with the mob.
Short trains have been run in Pitts.
burg by madc-up lines. This resulted in
collision two miles above Sharpsburg.
The engines closed in on each other like
n telescope. Both engineers, the express
messenger and mail agent and three pas
scngers were instantly killed, and num-
Der dangerously wounded.
The Seventh Regiment, after assem-
bling at the armory in New York, were
stoned and hissed by large crowd of
tramps and roughs. The street was
cleared by the police The troops be-
havcd we'll.
The soldiers at Reading Penn, fired
OH the citizens indiscrilninatciy, killing
five and wounding twenty-five, including
five policemen and two women.
The New York Central has stopped
selling tickets beyond Rochester.
The night in Harrisburg was very dis
orderly until the citizens took matters in
their own hands and dispersed the rioters,
who we're parading the street.. No
shooting was required. For f. Z hours
the tclegraphcrs were compelled to aban-
don their Office.
The mob at Buffalo fired the Lake
Shore paint shop and n number of cars.
The Wcstfield company of soldiers, after
killing several rioters, were driven from
their quarters. Some OF the company
were slot by the rioters, who got posses
sion of the Westfield company's rifles.
a meeting of workingmen at San
Francisco, ten thousand strong, adjourned
after wrecking Chinese washhouse.
Making their way homeward in squads
they played all kinds of pranks on the
Chinese. Five hundred policemen pre-
vented them from reaching the Chinese
quarters. Stones and clubs were used,
but no firearms. The demonstration
seems to have been frolic, and by 2
o'clock eli was quiet.
WASHINGTON, July 24-9 p. III.
The Cabinet session was occupied in
Liscussing The strike, and concluded that
no further action was necessary at present
beyond calling another regiment from
the South, probably from Texas.
The Grand Army of the Republic Mt
Philadelphia has taken measures to or
ganize for tho suppression of the strike.
There nre seventeen posts in that city,
and their services have been accepted by
Mayor Stokely, who has also increased
the police force by 1900 men.
The strikers took possession of the
Union depot at indianapolis to-day, and
only postal cars are allowed to depart.
The Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafay-
cite, the indianapolis, Bloomington and
Western and the indianapolis, Pennsyl-
vania and Chicago Roads are not in the
strike, but arc prevented from working
Governor Williams and Mayor Caven
both decline to interfere except to sup
press or prevent violence.
Only postal cars leave ST. Louis east
ward. The strikers there say there is nc
middle ground in this case. It is either
absolute victory or defent with them, anG
they propose to make the issue square
and clearly defined from nov on and to
effect this they will put total embargo
on freight and passenger traffic. Theil
organization increases in strength ant
they are not intcrfered with in their pur
pose to obtain what they consider fail
and just remuneration for their labor
there will be no violence or disorder
but if they are forcibly opposed the-,
will be trouble, and plenty Of it.
Tho citizens have obtained control O
Columbus, Ohio, and general industry i
resumed. f
At Indianapolis over two hundred
special police have been sworn in, man.
of whom arc strikers themselves, VIII
thus declare their intention to protec
property. rR"
The following message explains itself
ERIE, Pa, July 24-11 p. m.
tn President r. B. Hayes, Washington
The lake Shore Company has refuse
to let United States maiIsgo east of here
We would be pleased if you would i
some way direct them to proceed wit
the mail and also passengers.
COMMIT EE ,FIBEMEN AND BRAKEMEH
The reheril feeling in the communit