Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-26

| General Lawrence, commanding the militia
nere, mas been notified Of many arrests, chiefly Of
vagabonds and thieves, who constitute the crowd
| country.
The swearing in of special policemen Is pro-
crossing rapidly.
ment met little success.
ABOUT two hundred and fifty veterans are now
enrolled. Vast numbers are said to he assembI.
ing in the lumber districts.
AL saloons on the west side are clo.e5 T>boro
is no incendiarism.
Early this morning fifteen or twenty rouebs
bearded an outgoing train on the Illinois Central
ana compelled the engineer to back up and re-
=, An attempt, was made to stop the dummy for
the stock yards to- day, but the conductor reyoly
er 10 hand defed the mob.
The strikers detached an incoming train from
omaha, at 10th street, last night.
In Michigan.
DETROIT, July 25 No change in the .itua.
ton. Michigan Central officials hope to ward off
the trouble on their road, the strike on it being
still defective.
In Nebraska.
OMAHA, July %, II A. NJ. 1t is generally be
heved all danger of strike or further trouble on
the Union Pacific or other roads in this State has
passed.
Six companies of the Ninth Infantry leave to-
DAY for Rock Island, Ill.
In California.
SAN Francisco, July %. A meeting of work.
ing men was he Id in Oakland, last night address,
ed by A. T.. Redstone, and violent resolutions
were adopted, appointing a committee to confer
WIN similar committees from San Francisco and
San Jose, to decide on action to compel the rail-
roads to discharge all Cinnamon within seven
DAYS.
The Oakland guards we're on duty at City Hall,
anu the meeting adjourned till to-day, for pro-
cession and speeches
All is quiet since the last advices.
The citizens of Oakland late last night organic.
ed committee of safety, which was in session all
night distiicting the city and making arrange
ments to preserve order.
In Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, July %, II A. NJ. The excite
ment here Is great. Business is suspended, citi-
zens are organizing, and laborers are gathering 10
the number of several thousand.
AT one O'Clock this morning an attempt was
made TO burn the Louisville, Nashville & Great
Southern railroad Office but it failed
The laborng men of the Louisville & Nash
vile railroad are not included in the number
whose wages were raised yesterday. They have
quit work, and so have the moulders and work
men generally
In Missouri.
ST. LOUIS July %. The Mayor publishes a
proclamation warning all persons against violence
declaring non-interterence between strikers and
ralrosd companies, and announcing committee
of safety under the direction OF Gen. A. j. Smith
Judge Thomas T, Garrett. Gen John S. Marina
duke and others.
In Texas.
dispatch from Marshall and Dallas report a
strike on the Texas Pacific railroad. The men
demand three months back payment and with
drawal OF later order for a ten per cent. reduc-
ton. The shops at Marshall closed yesterday
noon.
No freight trains have passed over the road
since. The strikers are peaceable. No violence
is apprehended. They are very sanguine of hav-
ing their wages restored. 1t is evident they have
the sympathy of the people. The mail trains are
allow ed to run.
In Canada.
ST. THOMAS, Ont, July %, 3 A. NJ The
Great Western railroad train ordered to take the
Canada Southern passengers, was taken possess
sion of by the strikers at one o'clock this morning
and had 10 go back to the depot
The strikers positively refuse to let the express
train, which has many passengers, to move east
ward.