The New York herald., 1877-07-24

time whom ii will prove less embarrassing The dry
goods ana provision men arc OF this opinion me lai.
ter stating that this the quiet poriod whcn hse Vi
the old crop OF wheat romans and the new has not
been received or course II the strike continued and
large demand was received from Europe, tue price oi
-four would up Tho price OF beef has already been
Affected Dy the strike, and 1t s thought u tne sup
ascend high to be only within the reach OF the
rich. Cotton and petroleum will not be influenced ap.
prcciably as the former comes principally by sea ana
the latter already on hand in surerabunuant quaint
ties Butter and cheese which SO subject 10 the
influence Of warm weather, and are SAID 10 be on inc
road Eere IN vast quantities. must suffer even ID rc-
frgerator II lett TO the tracks tor days
together In hot sun IL is however, conviction OF
IT, aud that IT must collapse through It's own Intrinsic
weakness before the week Is over.
A SYMPATHETIC Bx HELD.
President Martin, Of the Park Department. called
| upon Mayor Ely 10 consult him relative to request
made by COMMITTEES OF aborers to hold mass meet
1t understood that this gathering has been arranged
for the purpose OF expressing sympathy with me
strikers Poiice Commissioner smith was also present
the consultation. The Mayor said that he bad NO
objection To the assembage as he anticipated mat
smith stated that he would make all necessary prep
arations 50 as 10 prevent any disturbance upon that
Mayor Ely under the impression that the
trouble will DC over IN very short Tune aud no daa-
ger whatever need be apprehcndcd IN this city.
AMONG COMMERCIAL MkS.
Members OF the Produce Exchange went to that
building with feelings OF grave apprehension. Cable
des ches scanned irst to SEQ what pressure
tue news had had upon Europeau markets Telegraps
from the West sought for To learn the movements
OF grain. The market was eversh but general IN
cllnaon prevailed 70 transact as little business as pos
sibe.
Thousands OF barrels OF crude petroleum having
been burned at Pitsburg by The strikers. II would
naturally be inferred that such heavy loss would
Affect the market visipy but such does not scem TO
be the fact. AT tho Petroleum Exchange No 30
the prices yesterday we're lower If anything, than on
Saturday. Dealers IN this staple IN the oil region
dropped their price yesterday twenty cents per barrel
account OF u want OF transportation. The OIL de-
struyed at PutsburE WAS owned by shippers eitner IN
Philadelphia or Baltimore.
THE EFFECT ON WALL STREET.
Sunday rather ANXIOUS day for the stock
operators, more especially Tor those carrying railroad
securities and tho morning boat and trans brought 10
the city many VINO did not quite like having tnelr
holiday In the country disturbed On Sunday evening
the telegraph Offices AT Long Branch, Saratoga, New
port ana other summer resorts wore crowded with
ANXIOUS spectators, and the exciting reports Of the
dones o the brought them all to the city
tor a lew moments there appeared 10 be
! buyers, but presently confidence was re-
stored ana sgne % aa ah tous Sn 1r paSe csn
Shore, ST. Paul preferred New York Central Delaware
and Lackaxanna, Northwest preferred and Delaware
and HUDSON at the opening; but they rallied before
long ard kept active during the day closing at about
tho open ng figures IN most Instances Everybody ap
pcared news during the day, and number
OF different rumors were floating around They were
mostly all Of bear nature rather calculated 10 deprcss
stocks; but In face OF them all the market kept
pretty steady. In fact, the excitement rather SIM
down, ana those that sold during the furry OF
the morning began TO rcpurchase their stocks they
| represented.
There appeared to be difference OF opinion oc
tween OF the brok 10 whether the cities and
States would be responsible for tho damage done TO
railway property by their own employees The HERALD
reporter consequently paid visit 10 Judge William
Fullerton learn his opinion the point The Judge
said he did not any reason why the old statute
should no. mold good. Firstly, the railroads have a
perfect right TO pay their employees whatever they may
think proper; secondly, the employees have perfect
right to strike work II they do not think they be-
ing paid sufficiently for their labor, and thirdly when
they to violence they become rioters, and as
such the cities aud states Will have 10 pay Whatever
damage they may do
reporter tor the HERALD waited on the President
OF the Western Union Telegraph Company to ascertain
the present unhappy conflict. The answer OF course,
would be of vast Importance to merchants and business
men, The superintendent Of the line, during the
temporary absence OF President Orton, id:--srhe
OF this company have Il true, suffered consld
crably IN Pennsylvania and Ohio on account Of the
Vandalism Of the rioters but wo havo lines outside Of
the railroad avenues which still use. IL
TO be the first idea Of men who are engaged 10 any
awlcss occupation TO cut telegraph wires. We still
continue to receive messages and send thcm.n
The Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph officers frankly
admitted tho reporter they had suffered consider
ably tho cutting OF tho wires OF their line, aud
they declined tv take messages west OF Pttsburg;
munications East and South yet intact but these
nervous times and II could not be predicted how
long this immunity from disturbance would last
VIEWS OF A YlNAScIER.
Mr.. Noses Taylor said ~ have just received o de-
spatch from Mr.. Samuel Sloan, President OF tho Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western. lie Ii now at Water
N and TINT everything Is tranquil
the limo Of his road There M OF course, considerable
uneasness growing out OF tho recent troubles and II
Is impossible to say whore thoy will end. Capitalists,
well aborers have not been without their trials
during the last three four years. and the udatop
that is now and has been going on has affected lhem
70 degree l sincerely nope that TINS Com
mune tendency Will be checked before reaches New
York think We have not much to lear from tho
true laborng the VICIOUS, idle popua, ion
who looking out for chance to plunder, and will
pander to tho worst PASSIONS OF the moo In ordor that
in tue smoke OF the battle they may pllsge indis
criminately"
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD OFFICIALS
Mr.. Samuel Carpenter, general eastern passenger
agent Of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad intor
viewed by HERALD reporter:-
"where has Mr.. Thomas A. Scott president of the
road, been during these railroad troubesS asked the
reporter.
night and day. He has scarcely loft II tho out
break began saw him there last night Sunday
Mayor Stokley, Of Philadelphia, drove 70 the
Office a. a late hour and remained for s0me time J"
"Was there any excitement about the depot y'
'Cr0wds of curious people surged about the gates
outside, but there was demonstration. In my
opinion the railroad strike is virtually overs but il has
detonched into something which may be moro danaer
Gus. New York CITY Is iul Of malcontents. 1t Is "a
powder magazine oil dsanecuon waiting only for the
spark. AS l have that 1t has been the lawess
people generally aud not the railroad employees who
have been committing The gravest excesses, IL would
not surprise mo to see the rotous movement crop
In New York;
'How about the engineer who refused to take q
colored regiment out OF philadelphm?"
sion about that The Company decded that II would
be nexpedent 10 send the men, and they we're not
sent.
Another official Of the Pennsylvania Central ex
pressed himself as Of the opinion that there would
oc serious trouble among all branches oil sympathetic
worknsmon. Tho disturbance this gentleman said,
w wind up In New York. but it WILDE crushed AS II
It eggsholl rho police OF New York
city arc worth all OF the militia Of Pennsylvania put
together II they properly handled The loss the
Pennsylvania Central can't be computed. II is of
course fully great as the payment OF the full wages
N n IA lpl.t "A Nalr md hara
been, If that has anything TO do with III and 1t only
has IN this way-the reduction produced the strike,
and the strike produced tue riot The riot, however,
Is now In the hands OF plundcrcrs who worked
railroad. Hundreds Of thieves lett Philadelphia
for Plttsburg at the first OF alarm, and they
reaped harvest ln my opinion the entire business
Is an outcome Of Mole Maguireism.
DELAY IN rIE
The South mail, due IN New York at seven O'Clock
In the morning did not reach here until alter eleven
This was through mail. and camo by the Pennsyl-
vana Railroad bringing letters from Galveston, Texas
and other southern and Southwest places. A carload
OF registered matter, including large amount of
stamped envelopes and postal cards, was despatched
.tVh