New-York tribune., 1877-07-25
OHIO CALMRR.

A NUMBER OF NEW STRIKES BUT TIE PEOPLE HAVE
THE COMMUNIST ELEMENT UNDER CONTROL
PEOPLE SHOCKED AT THE PIlTsBURG RIOT.
TBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNEl
COLUMBUS, O., July 24.-The labor agitation
wave mas swept over Ohio striking at most every rail-
road aud manufacturing centre, and making tsc icit
with peculiar force in the coal and iron regions as III
other 1t has been accompanied by panic pohs
the influential classes of society discreditabe lack OF
prompt and courageous action the part of many OF
the local authorities and upheavl into prominence
OF the worst elements OF the community Very h'le
destructive violence has occurred thus FAR however, inc
conented themselves with stopping the running ol
freight trains and forcing mills factories, and shops 10
operations. Nearly all the railways III te state
running their passenger trains
In Cincinnati, Columbus. Cleveland and most OF the
large cities the municipal officials appear TO be Keeping
the rotOus element control with extra policemen when
they have commissioned. Most of the slender force oi
uuored mill which the state possesses Is under arms
and stationed at important points protecting ralfOau
property. GOV. Young is at Newark, where the Bait-
more and Ohio the Pan Handle Road, and where
local de runs south into large coal district Many
re c trains are held here by the strikers and the MN
ers constantly threatening to 10 the town III iolce
considerable body OF sate troops guards the Dildges
trains and the railway station in Columbus
The excitement seems 10 subsided in Cincinnati
There is sin intense feeling and an effort to burn tne
tie desperate designs of the lawlcss element me fn"'
leaders are in almost every case Of vile character
IN tlis city the mob that closed the workshops ordering
them to shut up burn up. were two eX-peHltehtHS
corvcts and miners. notorious FOR thelr e"rS 10
promote disturbances in the past In IahesNhe' ye'''
dav worthless negro and TWO white vagabonds csnsoo
every wheel in the factories aud shops to stop at tIeT
bidding
The terrible affair at PitsburG is already causing some
reaction in the feelings of the intelligent or thc
vor,ing classes. II has lost the strikers the sympathy
of all the business and OF the entire Farming COM
munity who are horuiod at the wanon destfucuoh oi
proprty and rtaod the soppase OF trade ana trans
poriaton caused by the strikers
The Panhandle officials state that the shop and tram
men here would have. been suspended whether they
struck or not until the trouble is shippers are very
generally holding OF Til the breeze blows over As mat
ter Of precauion 80 brcechoadng guns belonging to
the Agricultural College Cadets. were removed from the
College TO the United States Garrison last nsnt Tor Se-
.kcepne, against possible raids by the mob.
The proceedings Of the strikers az GAINESVILLE TINS morn
ing were such render necessary The formation oi
Vigilance Committee About thousand OF the hest citi-
zens Of the place enrolled themselves wearing wne I'D
bous as badge. The Street Car Company attempted to
start their cars eleven o'clock hut were stopped on
reaching the Court House and compelled TO turn aud
take tne cars back. The Vigilance Committee are deter
mined that this lavless proceeding shall stop right here
All manufacturing establishments are lying idle ana the
men are anxious To 20 work but have been prevented
The determined spirit OF the Law ANA Order Committee
has had very cooling fleet. Tie vigilance Comm ttees
have been assisting pOicc al day and they are cA
ing up the leaders OF the rabbc rapidly The street ears
resumed running at ) o'clock. y, without inerrup-
ion
Nothing OF moment has occurred at Cincinnati to-day
to disturb the quie OF the City Acr the success o Inc
10 ice last night in holding the mob in check order has
been restored at all the stations. passenger trans are
running regularly tne Marietta and Cincinnati tue
rrte sIam and the Southern Railroads. Freight trains
are running on the Marietta Road The mail tram on
HE Iunlton and Dayton ha.lroad, however.
which started AT haii-9ast O'ciocS. was sio"icd
by STRIKERS from the Odio aud Mississippi Railroad ""o
boarded me engine detached IT, AMI ran 10 inlo Tire
I,u-loi-c An cxpr,s, train from Bliumorr came an
on time on that this morning. The iaci was amply
demonstrated TINS morning tdat tie iu~ "I tlc oIo
and y ,s.ssppl bridge across MiI CrceA last u'-At "
no, tie "o4S oi lhr i@il""t n'h A'.,l a., ' a W - ~
b.d-. ! been PAT oui anu t' drUL'ci r'i'i ti u't'
q tler wore, they r'"'ifed I'D p'iht 'I '' 'i', '
ci-ntly remote iO sccdtt tetA lt"'h pune 30
auL ttilA udNA C0iulctel 5itl 'l' '' H'' ~ ''
nll-S Wagons taGi were t'hi"S "t' .A' 10y a. .".'
hour. Ia.s morning tdlle 0I thr ii--D'let 49, '' i P"
..,r. arrt...d ans lJIe-l l- Ja- I"c romeo COM
missioner, Ard .,g INFORMAL a.c',it g. II "t".' 'hi'
lnollliu,. and rouai-aI l1rp.iia'nr i"' "t. 's 'r
.i,,rry Iarc, Hu.'b-ls 80 ,.a clth %. 80 till.ftti
have uc'u +To,A 800 as special Poior. ,
line .ycuiH- t4c ,ru J ,lr Nt.:o"-,iu't t'a!-'o-i'
,. ,.. IN u, H.. EASTERN .4.c5 ID. Cas-. latt.,
siti i acc',t iu wl 'a Ioa- persOls WeIe -d iiid
..,,.. .r.in / ed1 s.. es .A... tAc lraip meu on
t., Ndsasl EtI.JId .utlr demand toi ah - case rl
w.cc-. Ih-i nave NOT joined in ihe -ifEs ut was
t.s.tcs, U0 $50 ID tnc Urntud as Hti cihlHea Wi.~
ExrJ.t u us u.e ua0e up and iu1 "lst nom iot d'
ui tlc T. oArtc hI"o, N.A-h- -"c = ace w. '- o. i-
le Ma. .,d la,t u.lut - I0..ao A3,Ht 800 pcrso-a
vac attendance. h--jdtl io hlhhat H 'iid' 90
tt.s. passed by Ike ilectnss ~ oticr ctee were
adou,i; also on requesting tAc si~yor TO close the
saloons al,tl. the s.tiAo ~ over