The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-18
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
strike of Balffmgre and Ohio RafIs
rond Msn at Afarttnsburr.

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WHEELING VOLUNTEERS CALLED OUT
i - 10 4ouELL THE DIsTURBANeE-THE DE
LAY s1L.AYoFPAssENGERTRAIEs-FEDE OF
iFTcEs IN MOTH CARoLINA-HEAvY SUIT
AGAINST THE UNIVERSAL L1FE-TNsU-
.,RANCE CoMPANY-sTATIsTIC DODGE
GOING TO THE WHITE SULPHUR TO-
sDAY-FURTHER DETAILS OF THE TT
II LOUIS BANK TRoUBLEs-LoUIsfANAG Gov
ERNMENT OFFICERS IN TRoUBLETCHAR-
Z TER OF THE CHARTER-OAK L1FE-INsU-
& RANCE COMPANY REPEALED-THE La
s TEST NEWS FROM THE SEAT OF WAR,
s.. &C., &C. 81. i. -
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TIE COTTON CR0P-soUTHERN FEDERAL Of
.i,fE;i FIcEs-oTHER ITEMS. g9l
+. WAsHISaToN, July 1.-THE Department
OF Agriculture represents that the inproye-
ment in cotton since the June reportsiis just
tws,Der 4 cent, ranging in the; States from
nothing I'M Arkansas to. SIX per cent. in
North and South Carol ina-the region in
which. small and healthy. plants, with clear
cnltlIre. promised the most rapid improve
ment under fayoring suns. 80 80.
|; jStatisticia1 Dodge leaves for the Nv bite
Sulphur Springs tomorrow to attend the
Cotton Convention. = r/as,.;Es FL -.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue is
of opinion that there will be no changes In
collectors of that service. in North; Carolina
within two months. The same feeling,
though unavowed,. prevails in all the De-
partments, and removals, except for causes
SO paipable as to assure senatorial sanction,
will be exceptional. Some parties may be
persuaded to resign in the interest OF the
Presidents policy. :11j.-5 r.
1t is stated on excellent authority that
Colonel j. P. Morphis will be appointed
marshal for North Mississippi. ="
Judge Harris, OF Mississippi, who has
been here for some time after the Brazilian
mission, left for home under more than
semi-official assurance that no further &C.
.tion would be taken in foreign missions I'M
til October. -
The dispatch OF this morning in regard
to the members Of the National Republican
Committee was based upon free converse
ton between Governor Mccormick, Assist
ant Secretary, and the President. 1t was a
true dispatch at noon, but in the Cabinet
to-day, with Governor Mccormick repre-
senting the Treasury, it was determined
that the rule should apply to the National
Committee. Governor Mccormick, with
one or two others, will withdraw, leaving
enough to run the machine. 1t is said that
the Lostponement OF further changes in
Federal offices in the South is due. to the
differences in the Cabinet. The President
lis strongly backed by Secretary. Thompson,
OF the Navy. in favor Of allowing some OF
the offices to Democrats. The rest OF the
Cabinet, except Key, are stubborn in their
onnosition +. 81. -.,,..-. Il ~. 3<.t..s! -
r. ASSISTANT Postmaster-Ge Tyner has
returned. s:-.r..s,,.; IS, I.si,@
Captain Joseph Hildsheimer, OF North
Carolina, will probably be appointed Consul
to Bremen. - . -. =
The Interior. Department was not repre-
sented in the Cabinet to-day. Most OF the
time was directed to consideration OF
Mexican affairs. The Mexican Govern
ment, according to Ord's dispatches, hay
ing promised to prevent raids, no further
action will be taken by the Federal Govern
Ifment until the Mexican authorities fail to
fulflitbe promises to General Ord. General
Ord thinks ymarauding can be broken up
without disturbing the international rela-
tons with Mexico. -. Z:
= Carfnan has been appointed chief clerk OF
the Agricultural Department. BE is New
jersey man. ~ IL
GENERAL oRD's INSTRUCTIONS. r.
1t can be stated on unquestionabfe official
authority that the Administration has made
no. modification yof General Ord's instruc-
tions heretofore published, nor have any
propositions for modifying them been. con-
,sidered.." err IL, ..:a..;1 issF. =
Trouble with Railroad Strikers III,
.':.,.-a@, West Virginia.
BALTIMORE, July :17.-There arc two mill
tia companies in; ,Marhnsburg, W. Va,
armed and supplied with ammunition.
Governor Matthews has sent his aid, Colo
mel C. j. Faulkner, to Martinsburg to en-
force the laws. 81. ',l'A
! The strikers threw train OF eighteen
freight-cars from the track at Gas-House
switch, South Bolt, this morning. f.
BLooDsHED. 2 i.<1@..2
MART1NsBuRG, July 17.-Colonel Faulk-
ner, with seyenty-fye men, took charge of
the detained train. AS the train started it
was fired upon by the mob. : soldier was
wounded. The military on the train re-
turned the fire, killing one. This was fol-
lowed by the widest excitement. Some OF
the strikers were frantic with rage, while
fear was depicted upon the faces Of many
in the crowd. A scene OF confusion is now
presented impossible to describe. ;:
r.. BOLD MOVEMENT OF THE STRIKERS.
= Later.-The strikers, after the affair with
the military, cut the couplings Of the cars,
rendering it impossible, for the time being,
to move the train. At last accounts 10:30
A. NJ the situation was precarious. The
strikers were still holding their own, and
preventing the trains from leaving. :sg
VOLUNTEER COMPANY ORDERED TO MARTINS
BURG.
WHEELING. July .1T.-The Governor has
ordered the Matthews Guards, Of this city,
to Martinsburg, to help to ,quell;the riot at
that point ,- -; =. - i 49,
FREIGHT TRAINS sToPPED-NoNE TO LEAVE
BALTIMORE UNTIL. THE BLOCKADE IS RE-
MOVED. f - .ylatl .s;, 9.si n :.
BALTIMORE July 17.-No freight trains
have left Baltimore to-day, and probably
will not move until the blockade at Mar
tinsburg is removed. The strike is said ito
be confined to the firemen and brakemen.
From .Martinsburg the latest dispatches
state that the strikers have absolute control
OF everything. = Z - - -.
The military, under the command .of
Colonel Faulkner, sympathizing with the
strikers, have been withdrawn. Nofreight
trains are permitted TO- pass east: or west,
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