The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-28

breaking up a. meeting were stoned by
crowd OF twenty-five hundred. severa
shots were fired and desperate neht en-
sued. ) boy was killed and many hurt;
HARRlsBURG, July Ex-Governor lar
tranft. with body Of regulars ana ml,ltia
has proceeded west. They came from rnila'
delphia .....t.f
are running on schedule time.
NEW YORK, July S:-Soldiers and cltl.
zens are well armed and placed Throughout
New Jersey to protect property, buttraVel j.
much interrupted aud ffelghtlng continues
entirely demoraIized.
southc IN Roads all Running Regu'
larry.
| WASHINGTON, July 27.-The managers OF
all the southern railroads report them run,
ninp regularly, with no possible danger Of
strikers. The roads which. have specially
renorted themselves in this healthy condi-
tion are the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio,
tbe East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia,
the Memphis and Charleston, the Memphis
and. Little Rock, the Kennesaw route, and
the Virginia and Tennessee Airline. -
The almost simultaneous outbreak in Ken
tucky and Texas caused apprehension in
| Administration circles that trouble might
extend throughout the South. These fears
have been dissipated. Travel eastward from
| St. Louis come ria Memphis.
-- PENNSYLVANIA. ,.s<;'
Threatening Attitude OF the Miners al
Scrautoa.-Eyery Industry Stopped
and 10000 Men Idle.
ISpccfa telegram TO the Dispatch.l
PHILADELPHIA, PA, July 2I.-The worst
feature OF the present situation III PcnnsyI
yania is the threatening attitude OF the
miners at Scranton. There is panic and
dread in that city and vicinity. There arc
&c, 900 idle men, with blast-furnaces chilled,
rolling-mills idle, railroads stopped, and
mines flooding fast. so that should the pre-
sent idIeness prevail Il week it would take
six months to place the mines and rolling
mills in working order once more.
In no part OF the United States has the
strike worked such disaster. and nowhere
are the consequences so threatening. 1t has
been noticed that the men are very orderly.
They have had everything their own way
so far. They have stopped every industry,
and the railroad strikers have stopped
everything but the mail-car. This morning
even the mail failed to make its regular trip,
the company refusing to run it unless pas
senger train was also permitted.
The Lehigh and Susquehanna road is on
a strike, and Scranton is completely cut of
from communication with New York and
Philadelphia. IdenrSs reigns supreme and
the climax is awaited with fear and trem-
bling. 1t is feared that when it comes the
resolutions in favor OF law and order will
speedily be tramplcd upon by hungry hun
dredS.
Several hundred miners gathered to-day
at Oregon woods, near Pittston, for the
purpose OF taking some action in regard to
the strike Of the railroad men. The Scnti-
ment OF the miners was in favor OF 4 strike
at once. but on account OF there being but
small number OF the Pennsylvania Coal
Company's men at the meeting. and the
others not caring to strike unless
Joined by the men of that Company,
further action was not taken. .tftcr find
inc the feeling OF the miners present the
meeting adjourned until Monday afternoon
to allow q general notice TO be given to all
the miners in this region. Should the
PENNSYLVANIA Coal Company's men agree to
strike on Monday there will be general
stoppagc OF the coal-works in this city.
Associated Pres, reports by telegraph 10 the Dis
~ nj
An ATTEMPT TO REPAIR RAILROAD FRUs-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND ESCORT
DRIVEN BACK TO BETHLEHEM.
BETHLEHEM. PA, July 2,.-Superintcn-
dent Polhemus, with his gang Of repairmen
and their escort of coal and iron police, ar
rived ut Odenmelders, whittier they had
gone to repair q turn-table. They We're
met by a large and excited crowd, who drove
off the repairmcn. Mr.. PolhemuS addressed
a conciliatory speech to the mob, and they
replied by informing him that he was at
liberty to walk to Mauch Chunk with his
force, after which they ran his engine on a
side track and drew out the fire. Mr..
Pohemls and his escort arrived back at
Bethlehem by stage this evening. lie says
he has no hope OF running trains tomorrow.
4 recruiting office for the Fourth regi-
mcnt has been established in Bethlehem. and
drum corps is paradinS the streets and spe-
cial police arc being sworn in.
THE LEHIGH VALLEY STRIKE.
MAucH CHUNK, July 27.-The men OF the
LehiGh Valley and Lehigh and Susquehanna
roads are all out. and all trains have stopped
running. The Lehigh Valley officials have
discharged all their men who are connected
with the present strike, and will pay them
off at once.
The miners OF Mumford Hill have struck,
after demanding an advance Of fifty per
cent, and marched from the mine.
EFFECT OF THE LEHIGH-vALLEY ROAD STRIKE
sToPPAGE OF TRAINS.
HAZELToN, July 27.-The strike on the
main line OF the Lehigh Valley road yester-
day has resulted in Stoppage OF nearly all
trains on the Hazelton branch.
ALTOONA, July Ex-Governor 1lartranft,
with two large soldier trains, passed west.
coAL-aISEs STILL FLooDINc-sTRIKERs STOP
THE USE OF PUMPS.
SCRANTON, Pa, July 27.-IdleneSs now
reigns supreme along the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western main line, and all the
company's mines are flooding rapidly. An
effort was made by the company's officials
to have pumps worked, but those whom
they waited upon for that purpose were I'M
mediately called upon by delegations OF
strikers and informed that il they attempted
to touch the pumps 1t would be at the peril
Of their lives. -f.4.
WORK RESUMED, -
HARRISBURG, Pa, July 27.-FrelSht trains
are moving east and west. number OF
hands resumed work in railroad-shopS.
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
ALTOONA, Pa, July pa train carrying
- ho