The New York herald., 1877-07-26

1 rious points by homo men under cover OF
the night In this section this has been
| concusvey shown. reporter Of home
newspaper distinctly says that on the night
OF the burning Of Tho Dig bridge the cars and the
destruction OF tracks. he was passing out ON the
railroad IN search OF Information he saw three men
png sills and iron bars tracks to wreck IN In
coming passenger tram. As the reporter, win q
friend. advanced the came forward aud sur
! veyed them from top 10 toe Tho wreckers de-
| termned looking, stalwsrt and drt-begrimed men
They were residents OF the city and were xoout
showing the reporter back when voice
was heard:-'Let that man pass on! He's
reporter" This said by party
standing In the shadows OF high bank.
1t mis- desire to keep out Of sight He was
the pilot Tor the three strangers, and was superin
tending tho work at tho same time. The reporter
passed on aud three wretches cooly resumed the
work OF barricadng the tracks. This Is an iiiustra-
ton Of how the process OF train wreckng is carried
The best informed citizens here told The HERALD
representative that the ringeaders strangers,
particularly those who acted during daylight. Those
TO be arrested are the principals The faces
that hero Sunday night, Monday
and yesterday have departed and Is bcyond question
that they have gone TO Allentown, the eastern ter
minus OF the Reading Railroad, East Pennsylvana
branch and are participating in the rioous proceed
ings at that point number OF Reading men are
with them. OF 100 warrants issued the majority are
for parties living here Before midnight probably
twenty Ave thirty will becn arrested II viii
be OF the principal Efforts OF the officials TO gain
additional and necessary information Which Will
lead the capture OF every conspirator,
incendary rioter and dsturber of the public peace
operating in this State Not all the crime Is pcrpe
trated by strangers alone have ali the strangers
lott our midst Az noon to day The Reading Railroad
Company narrowly escaped disastrous hro.
SAVED FROM DESTRUCTION
lew minutes after twelve O'Clock q number of tho
employees at the Reading Forge very large establish
mcnt this city, Witnessed smoke issuing from the
timber OF the platform at the southern end OF the
building, near tho railroad. The men quickly
examined the location and found large quantity
OF cotton waste saturated with oil burning under
me timber, where n had been placed by some parties
with the evident intention of destroying tho works
while the employees were dinner Had the ire
gained the least headway the very extensive works
would have been completely destroyed, ana as It is
located In very thickly settled section the fire would
havo been terrible Indeed.
WHAT IS TO DREADED.
Tneso things impress tho think ng people with the
belief that all is not YET over. II the thousand
coal miners in the Schuylkul region are in
duced to strike, and If they commence operations
oRAInSt tne company Iue oWclas VIII nnu tnat the
HANDFUL OF troops they have here will be rousy
insufficient Sucn force could wipe in.
dustries oil the ScbuYlki Valley to be
tatcd. Tom OF tho dead will be buried.
To-day the right leg OF Policeman Rupp, who was shot
IN the attack by the military, ampuiated six
inches below the kneo. ana Of the feet
OF Policeman Haggerty Will also be amputated
VOLUNTEERS
Among the volunteers who answered the Mayors
call serve SPECIAL police. II needed, Judge J.
Heaeman, General Gregg, ). G. Hawley, Colonel Jonn
L. Arthur City treasurer; c. N. Farr, Jr., Governor
Harranits private secretary; Tho Treasurer OF tn
School Department. Mr. Zess; Henry s. Eckert, Pres
ident OF the Farmers Bank, and many leading lawyers
doctors merchants, manufactures and business men.
wagon load oi hickory clubs is at the City
Hall ready for the volunteers. The troops special
officers and very large number of pa
trolling The CITY, watching the manufactures and rail-
road company's property. and lines are thrown ou. in
all directions guarding the tracks
REPAIRING DAMAGES.
At early hour this morning large force OF
employees OF the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Company, under guard Of tho Schuylkll County Coal
aud Iron Police, armed with Spencer rifles proceeded
to the obstructons and relay the rails
tracks, completing the work without molcstation OF
any kind, that alter eight O'Clock the
tons oil the ROAD were connected ana trains passed
through. United States troops with tour pieces OF
artillery arc guarding the depot and other railroad
properly
MAHANoY AND SHENANDOAH
Advices from Mahanoy aud Shenandoah represent
every thing quiet. Tho miners employed of the
Philadelphia and Reading Companys mines al Ma
hanoy and those employed IN tho Philadelphia Coal
Companys mines Shenandoah still out
against the reduction OF wages. The other
all being worked usual. Another meeting OF the
men is be held at Mahanoy City this afternoon The
result Of yesterdays meeting is not yet known.
The meeting OF tho men at Shamokin last nj 9ht,
though large, was quiet and orderly They demand
work bread. Some OF the prominent citizens
seed poace, promising to aid those in need OF assist
ance. number OF the citizens afterwards held a
meeting, and decided several thousand dollars
Tor the purpose Of giving employment the streets
for temporary relief
A despatch from Audenriod says that the Beaver
Brook mines have coniormed to the demands OF the
miners, who struck yesterday, and tho have re-
sumed work.
MODERATED DEMANDS.
1t is reported from Harrisburg at tho meeting Of
the strikers morning they reduced the ratio Of
crease asked for IRON twenty to ten per Freight
| trans on the Schuykil and susquehanna Railroad
stopped tuS fasScuScT tTaVel 10 unlu-
| terrupted.
| special despatch from Pottstown says
Potstown has passed through the riot unscathod
and to credit OF It's citizens 1t be sad 1t took
no part whatever the awcss dem As the
large machine and carpenter shops of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad are located here and are now IN
occupied, 1t feared they would be harmed by the
| torch of the incendiary; but, as they closely
guarded by large force OF special police, effort
made to injure them The trains the Reading road
have been passing here To-Day schedule time, and
appearances would Indicate that tho backbone of tho
str ke wages in this section OF Pennsylvania Is
| broken.
SCRANTON ovERRUN BY RESTLESS MINERS AMI
RAILRoApERs-A BREAD PANIC IMMINENT
| BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALDi
! SCRANTON, July 25. 1871
Thousands OF miners have been pouring into the city