The New York herald., 1877-07-24

men viii strike this evening Trouble is apprchended
| tonight
PUBLIC SENTIMENT IN THE CITY
THE WORKING CLASSES IN FULL SYMPATHY
WITH TIE sTRIKERs-EFFEcT IN FINANCIAL
AND COMMERCIAL cIRcLas-wHAr MER-
CHANTS, BANKERS AND RAILROAD MEN SAY
OF THE SITUATION.
The times only can afford parallel IN point OF
deep popular emotion and excitement to the feeling
that prevailed in this city yesterday over the startling
news IRON Pittsburg. But 1t not alone the news
from there that lled and agitaed the pubic mind
the circumstance that this strike bigger in the be-
ginning than a mans hand had IN lew short days
spread all over a section OF the country ut
least thousand miles in circuit and seized even upon
the great New York Central road, alarmed the most
phlee and ind eren sort Of people and set them
a thinking "Where will II end?' In the crowds that
gathered around the bulletin boards in front Of tho
various newspaper OFFICES there was evidence OF the
strong public feeling prevailing To some It looked AS
II the spectre OF Communism was stalking over the
land anc though men affected unconcern there was a
deopseaed aud sensitive dread that right here in the
midst OF US It was possible such scenes as unhappy
Pittsburg witnessed might DO real zed.
THE ONE CONTROLLING
1t is needless to say that one overmastering
ject OF thought and conversation was the strike.
While confined TO the Baltimore and Ono and the
Pennsylvania Central roads IL might not offer such u
share of interest and concern 10 Now Workers, but
when 1t oxtended itself and struck the two great
arleries-Erie ind New York Central--by which tho
metropolis holds hor chief communication with the
West, then indeed IL aroused alarm. No class
affected by the prevailing apprehension and 1t was
freely speculated on whether within this very week
in Pittsburg might down these conductors the
Eric Central roads. and plunge right in among u.s.
Two things were certainly mace clear yesterday as
10 the sentiments OF Tho great OF The people Of
this clty-namely, that the 1remen and brukemcn
had good 10 strike, and that the Philadelphia
troops made the worst exhibition OF military utility
ever yet seen. Everywhere the starvation wages
offered by the railroad companies 10 their employees
was commented with indignation, while, at tho
same time, there excuse madc Tor the conduct
OF the strikers In wrecking property and committing
| violence.
TIE perturbation OF railroad stocks showed how the
influence OF tho strike had penetrated there In the
leading hotels thrown together as strangers made
acquanlances smoking rooms and al the bar over
the paramount topic lp the drinking saloons
high ana heated controversies occurred at times where
It happened that friend of the strikers had pas
sage-u-arms With 0uzen VI conservative instincts,
to whom tho violation Violation, Of law and order ar
| the 1000 liquor stores and beer SALOONS In Now
York city but have had either mention or discus
sion OF the strke within s walls during the hours OF
| yesterday. There WAS much demagogery, anu men
who their hearts don't care Tor tho working classes
were very prouse their sympsIhies for the strikers
80 long as they perceived u poltic 10 be At
tho Grand Central Depot on Forlysecond street. and
the Hudson River freight depot on Thrt'eh street.
many people, curious TO see how the Vanderbilt rail-
roads stood the pressure, fingered Tor awhile during
the day. Tho runors OF strike on the broadway aud
Seventh avenue line Of street account OF
duction OF wages OF the drivers and conductors tho
previous niuht turned attention in that direction as
being possibly the prospective point OF departure for
| carnival OF c0mnotion and disorder.
| LOOKING TO MILITARY RESOURCES.
Among the ssald and soiid Glasses Inc inquiry was
frequent US TO tho condition OF tho National Guard.
whether the regiments were prepared TO turn out nj
momeuts notice, ANA SO on TO some nervous people
Of hs subject OF uppermost concern, aud
vet nobody could bc found 10 give really true and
| satisfactory statement Us to that question IL was
! generally assumed however, that the city regiments
were well able 10 cope with any emergency within the
ken OF present observation Citizens OF leisure ana Of
largo b,uk accounts relieved their Anxeties by caiug
on Inspector Wa,iing at Police Headquarters and
coIvng that tEerc was nothing TO occasion
alarm US Iur this city concerned. and that ''the
finest police force III the worid was never in finer
| condition than tits to-day.
| THE CoMMuNIsrs' OPPORTUNITY.
| The leaders OF the ''Socai Democracy and the
"InternaionaI Society," were uocommonly busy max
| ing preparations ior tho mass meeting OF workiugmcn
IN Tompkns square next wednesday. lhs they look
gn,on OF tncir Communstic doctrlnes AS lar as the
HERALD reporter could oarn outside OF the ranks Of
| those socialists the project OF holding meeting in
! Tompkins square, which Is sure 10 DC dominated by
| tho spirm o Comm unism, - deprecated by working
men themselves who, however ready TO denounce
capital are not yct prepaTeo 10 take " W tnelr en-
| brace
man IN Sixth avenue the reporter, 'tore are
at least thirty thousand men In this city today wh
would hail strike oil the railroad empIcyos-strest
| and steam railrosds--with rapture, because such
| strike would mako confusion aud under cover OF IL
they would hcpo start reign OF anarchy aud plum
der that would have few parallels In history We
| standing a vo.cano and all possible caution is
necdcd 10 save US -
muster large numbers, The strike was viewed from
| almost one standpoint alone. IL WAS right and justin
able and the railroad corporations were a
| grnspng, avaricous, sonlcss set That was
about tho burden Of sentiment. "Ihey have
been coming fortunes out ot poor mems blooa,'
asserted mud spattered truck driver IN front OF the
White Star group oil six eight sympathetic
listeners "Yes,r lie continued, and II they" Qt is
to be supposed he meant railroad directors) got only
a taste OF wnat they give other people IL might do
| them good. DO. gone it, II | amt glad to hear tho
strikers burned up SIX or eight millions oi their prop
| it,s lo,ched 'en already. There's the Fort Wayne
rnd consents give back the reduction and the Union
Pacific says won't reduce at all aud 80 on, you see
| the strikers didn't do amss no how"
| This speaker was type Of many breathing fierce
and unreening hostility 10 capital especially that In
vested nj railroads. About twenty men wore sitting ut
lunch time along piIe of lumber beside the new stone
warehouses going up on West Broadway, and us tho
reporter geo past he overheard with huge
chunk OF bread his list, excain :"Wcll boys, our
ume's come at last We have been kicked ana culcd
and our wages has been regulated long enough,
and now by od think We ought havo a chance 10
| regulate somebody ei'e's wages" The sentiment
seemed to meet general approval, as tho response,
| ssThat's 80, was loud and earnest.
Further on, near College place, group OF inasons
aud brick discussing the great event. aud
one the number cried out Our sJcleties ought to
meet In IompRins square aud let II be known 10 tho
world that the cause OF them men In peDnsyIvapy is
ours Labor Us good as capital any day. and may be
a damn sight better" "rhaps the talk, >" said of
! tue listeners, encouragingy. "Give II to 'cm whic
yon're AT IT," "weli Twas sayin'," resumed he for
mcr speaker "hal labor is good capital and bet
ter, because without the one you can't do much with
the other, anu now say II would have been litter
when these railroads runnin' agin each other TO
carry freight the cheapest that they turned round TO
soc row their employees was situated before they went
10 work TO cut down their wages Crdor 10 make UP
Tor their own ooshnesa" Clumsily AS this it.ea WAS
expressed 1t well and quickly appreciated, show
that the working people are over ready 10 believe
anything against capital
'wBAr's YOURS Is MINE"
On the east side OF town, among the stevedores
ana laDorcrs Front aad Soath streets. there was
but feeling, and that, Of course In iavor Of the
strikers Backed up against bale oil cotton the
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