Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-24

create tumuI. Ii was the general impression
that these outbreaks, il anything, teach Us that
propcrly in PENNSYLVANIA and Philadelphia is
without safety, and that even great highways,
which arc the arteries oil commercial AID indus.
trial life, cannot be protected by the laws or the
authorities, and that capital is at tho mercy OF
mobs. 4 nunber Of drafts drawn against mcr-
chaudisc shipped from the West were sent back,
| and there was general indlsposltlol to operate
| in breadstutfs. Flour was steady, but grain TN
| settled, and for wheat and corn prices nlaterl'
all advanced.
| HARRISBURG, July o5-TAc ulo0 forced al
entrance into Altcuier's gun store, On Second
street, few moments ago, End seiz3l qtian-
tity Of firearms. Mayor Patterson addressed
the crowd and Induced them to return :. art
of their pluDder. lntensc cxcitemen! prevails.
| The crowd which crossed the river 10 search oil
| the Philadelphia mitiameu reported coming
| toward Harrisburg, returned TO The city about
! n. m. with twenty three men of the First and
| Secoud regiments as their prisoners. The cap
| tives Tcro we'll led and treated courtcous!y by
the strikers Captain Suowden and thirty-tTo
members Of the City Troop, Of Philadelphia,
where found mile outside OF the city ALI con
Quoted to the State arsenal, where they arc now
quarterct.
BUFFALO, July 81 p. m.-Thc mob here
called at the car shops Of the Lake Shore and
Erie companies, and ordered al the workmen
there to quit, which they did forthwith. About
O'clock this afternoon Buffalo aud James
town train, which leaves the i,ie depot, on ar
riYiog at Compromise crossing, two miles Iron
the dcro, had passenger coach detached and
showed on the Central track, aud the fireman
was orcby taken from the cnginc. Gu;crln
tcndc0t Doyle, WHO was on the tram, rturn-
stratcd with the strikers, stating there had Occti
no reduction OF wages % their road, nor had
there been any since It's Inauguration. The ci
feet Of the statement Was Tho bElngiGa; back Q!
the coach by the strikers, wto coupled It on,
and assured Superintendent Doyle that uoin'
ing should be done 10 any Wayt interfere With
tho working Of his road. Early in the a':e
noon an assault was made by nearly 1000 not
ers on about 200 soldiers, who were guarding
the Lake Shore roundhousc. Tic military
were obliged to leave the building, which Is
now baricadcd BY the mob, who haTc PLACED
cars in position as dctcnsc against an attack.
| Col. Flscl, Of the Sixty fifth regiment, with
thirty men and three officers, tooIishIy proceed
ed 10 the roundhousc 10 rctaka il from The
mob They were met with yci!s 0! Gcrl:1n
from The crowd, aud under 4 shower OI stones
were forced 10 retreat at the double quc:, auc:
force their way through the yelling crowd q;
the point 81 the bay0nci, some t.! the soldiers
being badly cut Oh tEa hands with knives, &a.!
also dubbed Two OF the soldiers lest t"cli
mu-SetS, which. hoHcvcr. were aitc!HarI =:
covered. COL FIach vas badly dubbed, twic.
knocked down, forced across III caAa!. al!
obliged 10 take refuge III tic iIas,v i,norc paint
shor. The engineers 0! tic Erie and Lla2
!. Shore roads have signed an agreement viii
the !itamcn not TO run with greer hand. ii Is
) expected that the New ofk C"nt:a coHIh"efS
!, | will follow suit tonight.
The mob have jus! fired the lake Shore
ra;ut shop aud number Of car. f:i2 West.
|. iicld colnrany were driven from their quarters
; alter 1oundipg y nu0ber Of the rioters. :'vnc
Of The company were shot !y the mob, '7llo "a!
r gained possession d the Wcslt!:li COMPANY
rifles.
i BUFFALO, July 24---l2lD T. I1.--.h :;2ue!a;
alarm has been soualc1. The r0nn;ii!0'lse shops
of the lake Shore aud Michigan ; Southern raa,;
arc in flames. Company u, Q! til '!.h r"Sl,
lnent, has started for the scene.
NEW YORK. July IS. The lHt@Tn.!on2! -
cicty have applied to the Pal: Io1aF::%2on: Tor
the use Of Iomkins' square 10 Ioil Z mas
meeting TO express sympathy with the strikers,
and the mayor is being consulted IL tie natter.
Dispatches received at tie G:aat t@;::ai
demo: suo7 that tic ctiJrts Of the cN:ai.ucn
, and the Erie AID Lax, Shore strikers 4: bui
T lalo could n0t Influence C2Grrll employees. a
Erie Offices all officials were very rctiGcnt. ihe
police commissioners have iaa;ic l!ran11!n .nts
to suppress any disturbances a. i'm n iIr lore
under hcir control csn be used. the N:'tlill
Of the :ity are in readiness, AMI can bc called
10 an hvur's notice. All the detectives ii the
: city arc Oh duty watching the movements Of
) the turbulent CLASSES. les stated nc airIH2
|: has begun in jersey GIy.
Al independent party, un'.r t'!G auspices Of
its orgauizar,thc 'Ind@par1eus b.c"i MlHacc;
caci,2,' has issued cali for representative:
Of all organizations Th0 aylrpath.z. win The
railroad strikers in their cnieayjr 10 Ct I!7ln;
, wages, and src opposed to rioters. 10 meet o.
Thursday evening, to MAKE a:rans" III: :.'r :.
mass meeting TO demand
, First, That the government .tja.. inmc.
; diatciy take Possession CT. eva an Operate q!
railroads.
Sccoa1, That Iabo: laws AZ absolutely Hecos-
Sary.
Third, Tina. the resumption Of i.i:2r = y
eminent work is 81 absolute necessity.
lie municipal authorities lave decide! "a
.iioH 4 mass meeting; TO DC held at !c:rl'!;los
SQUARE on wednesday evening ucxt 20 express:
sympathy with the strikers. y large FORE &!
police vii! be present to preserve order but 10
trouble is anticipated. The B:ocN!y0 militia
received orders from the General in command
to assemble at once fuy armed aud equipped:
No orders were received, however, to proceed
to the scenes Of trouble, but i! was evident that
trouble Eas Anticipated in this city. ~ I rea
son for this Gen. DakiD, CT the sac2n! division
n. g., S. n. T., the whole 81 whose com
J rauias have been ordered und2r arms, said this
evening that it was we'll to be On the safe side.
lie had heard that arm0vle3 were likely 10 be
attacked, sad he vas going TO be ready.
!; President Je1ett, OF the Erie railway. sail
he had tried to move his trains At llorrclIsT!l!c
and failed lie has row called uron thc STATE
for aid, and will wait until tie State autbori.
ties inform him that il is safe AID pr0pt. TO
move his passenger aud freight trains bayou1
Hornel!svllic.
! A meeting Of worki0sinen VS. hcll 70 nigh;
to take measures for mass meeting; Gu We'd
\ ucsday night 10 express sympathy with The
! strikers. The meeting was hichl? c,mmunistie
10 its character and the speeches ware o! al
incendiary tone. David C1uroyo presided, ael