Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-08-03
sTRIK ERs STILL STRIKING

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The Trouble at WllksshaFre Under Full'
Rsadway - Miners and RalIFSad Men
Coal sscsd, and are Holding High Car
nIval-The Militia Fire IRto the CrOwd,
KIIIIsS FsHr.
WILKEsBARRE, August l.--Trains
left both ways on the Valley road this
morning, with disturbance. At noon,
3 local train for Piuston was boarded
by the strikers, the engine cut loose and
run into the round.house.
A mail train bound North on the
Valley road due here at pm, was de-
tai1ed three.fourths OF en- hour by q
crowd of 1000 persons at the depot.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, August LA
crowd Of from six to seven thousand
persons assembled St tie Lebigh VAL
lev depot to see the lnlil train south
come in. At 1886 pm, the strikers
were out in force. A Constable and .
U. S. detective standing on the plat
form next to the engine were stoned.
Master Mechanic Dgumbeller was run
ming the engine. The strikers stoned
him until he had 10 get of. As be did
so, he was struck in the face with q
stone. The strikers cheered and
mounted the engine, cut 1t loose and
ran it to Sugar Notch. The Constable
was seized by the mob and roughly
handled. They were going to duck
him In the canal, and would have killed
him but for the interference Of friends.
He is now in the station-house for pro-
lection. The mob followed him
through the streets, hooting and yell
ing. A large number Of passengers
were compelled to lay over here. The
strikers have the engine taken from
the train and are running 1t up and
down the road, blowing the whistle
and cheering. Miners and railroad
men are coalescing, and trouble il
feared.
SCRANTON, Pa, August l.-Aboui
II 80 this morning about 1900 meT
armed with clubs and revolvers, forced
81! employees OF the T. ]. & c. Compa
ny, who had returned TO work after {
brief strike. to desist, They then pro
ceeded 10 the car shops OF the Della
ware, Lackawana and Western Rail
road Company, drove the men from
their post, and threatened TO destroy
the ca..shops and Office. Not satisfied
witt this, thsy violently assaulted
several employees both in shol
and Office, and many Of them sustained
painful, though not serious wounds
Mayor McCune has gone to the scene
and a. the same time sent word 10
volunteer organization of young mel
which had been guarding the extensive
stores OF the :. |. and e. Co., for abou
q week past. The Mayors arrival a
the scene OF the melee was the sigma
for q genera attack upon him, and bu
for the inlerposilion ot Father Dunn
a Catholic Priest, he woul(
very probably have been fatally in
jured or killed, He escaped, however
with double fracture of the jaw
Meanwhile some forty or fifty volun
teers marched down L9ckaWana ave
nue. 70 Washington, where they wert
met by the rioters, and after brie
assault with clubs and stones, free
into the crowd, killing four OF iht
hoollums, sud in fact, everybody wert
dispersed. They returned to theil
quarters unmolested. All places o
business are closed by order OF thC
Mayor, and citizens are joining the
volunteers In large numbers. Troops
have been sent for, and are expected
tonight, when fresh trouble Is feared
Meanwhile, the street. arc being
cleared b. the police and volunteer.
Strike at Memphis.
MEMrHls, August 1.-The rick
mou.ders are on strike for lw uty
five cents adv nee on the price p4iC
during the ~.' i've years. IL" ee
force o:tAe gss y)Tpsny lemao" Il n
advance. Al! we're discharge