Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-01

L DAAAMoHEs Ouiy 20. AMc -. " ~.
have commenced rnnniDg freight
trains to Cumberland. No disturb
ance. Troops accompany the trains.
Twelve freight trains left Cumber-
land for Baltimore this forenoon.
Trains on the Pittsburgh division are
moving to-day.
The miners of the Consolidated
Coal Company refuse to work until
after a meeting at Frostburg, this
afternoon. This ., meeting will be
closely watched. tneS
TRAIN WRECKED BY RIOTERS.
PITTsBURG, July 2S.-Four trains
from the east arrived this morning
with State troops under Gov Hart
ranft. Soldiers are strong along the
tracks. 1t is estimated that there will
be three thousand troops here before
morning. @ i.7g @iPi at'i
t' GREAT MOB ATTACKED
one train of these soldiers at Johns
town, Pennsylvania, throwing stones
and metal at the windows with telling
effect, crushing windows and injuring
the soldiers. The attack was several
times renewed. The most serious at.
tack was some distance beyond the
depot. At this point the patience OF
the commanding officer, Col. Hamil-
ton, gave way, and reaching MP pull
ed the bell-rope to stop the train. The
engineer and firemen were under q
strong guard of soldiers, and they al
once reversed the engine, and in all
nv q u str~k 81 4 \
on board, for at point just in front
of the train switch had been mis-
placed, and a car heavily laden with
fire brick placed on the switch for the
fast approaching train to run into
and be thrown over an embankment.
When the train struck the switch its
speed being SUDDENLY slackened, the
engine, tender, and Eve cars, two
baggage and three passenger cars left
the track and came in contact with
the car of brick, with such force that
the rails and ties were torn up. Five
cars were piled up in a mass. The
bottom of one car rested on the roof
of another, and three were thrown
completely around crosswise upon
the track with the car of brick crush
ed and splintered topping al. Col.
Hamilton of the First United States
Artillery was severely injured in the
side. and several soldiers badly
bruised. The third section of the
train was detained above the depot by
the wreck, and was several times at
tackled by the mob. The soldiers OF
the wrecked train threw out a picket
line and succeeded in arresting about
one hundred rioters. f''t
5000 MINERS STRIKE. b"
PLYMOUTH, Pa, July 2S.-Eight
thousand miners in this district have
strsck. A squad Of strikers yester.
day visited the collierics and endeav-
0red to pursHadc the men to quit
work. AT Dry Hollow some of the
miners refused and fight enshed
Some Germans were beaten and
sought refuge in the breaker of thu
keystone Coal Co ] ofithe Wyoming
Il Laclede valleys The town is ex
cited and all business is paralyzed.
81 TRAIN SENT OUT.
COLUMBUS, July 2S.-A train O,
the Little Miami railroad was sue
cessfully sent ont, by the aid of sew
ersf companies of troops, this morn
ing. The strikers attempted to ge
the crew to1abandon the train, offer
ing the engineer 4 hundred dollars
cash, to quit the engine. No violence
was used. at'i ir."f ~ 54af
, NO DEMONSTRATIONS.
PITTsBURG, July 2S.-No demon
stration has been made to-day, by tn
strikers and none is expected. .i5
TIE RIOT ENDED AT ST. LOUIS.
ST.. Louis, July 2S.-At 5 O'Clock
this morning, a detachment of thu
18th, 18th and 23rd u. s. Infantry
numbering $50 men. under Gen. JET
G. Davis, embarked at the arsenal on
board the harbor boat Z. G. Smith
and steamed to the eastern approach
to the bridge, whence they marched
to Relay depot in East st. Louis, tool
possession of AL the. surrounding
yards, tracks and property, of al
kinds. The strikers, about 200 strong
who were at or near the depot, scat
tered in all directions on the approach
of the troops and only three Of then
and two muskets were captured. /
is expected that railroad traffic viii
be resumed, to-day. gs..s, ~.
About half past four, this morning
an engine and two cars of the Cairo
Short Line, with some forty striker
aboard, arrived at Belleville, Ill.
from East st. Louis. They were me
by . coapany of militia and II O
them captured. AT 2 O'Clock, thi
morning, company Of u. s. troops
under Capt. Rose, took possession Of
the bridge here and guarded it the
remainder of the night The situa
ton on both sides, this morning il
most satisfactory and no real trouble
is feared. 1t may also he said tina
the thousands of men and womel
who were forcibly turned out of EN-
Payment by the high-handed and ar.
bitrary measures of tho information
slists, and their allies, are equally
glad and will return to their labOri
at once. In Justice to the many mer.
chants and their employees who have
been doing arduous military duty fol-
week, and are still under arms, thu
officers Of the Merchants Exchange
announce that the Exchange will BE-
closed till Monday next. l.l .,s
THE SITUATION ON THE PENNSYLVANIA
| .. RAILROAD. ~ W
| PHILADELPHIA, July 2S.-Thc Pres.
ldent of the Pennsylvania Railroad
makes the announcement, that road
and branches are open for freights
and passengers from Washington to
baltimore, Philadelphia and New
| YORK, to points IS far rs Altoona or
their main line, and to Kane on. the
Philadelphia s. Eric Railroad; to
Buffalo via Emporium Route, and Il
Elmira and Canandaigua on the
Northern Central Railroad. They
expect to have their. main line open
to littsburg and the Erie Railroad to
Erie tomorrow, and their lines west
of Pittsburg on Monday. Their men
are rapidly recognizing, the situation
and the fact that the interest of the
company and their own are identical.
ALL QUIET AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July 2S.-The Times gives
the names of - killed, with address
es and facts confirmatory. The other
papers give Is names OF killed and a
large number of wounded and init.
mate that the lists are incomplete
The militia and u. s. troops are dig
tributed about town this morning,
chiefly at the government buildings
and railroad depots. 2aiHf5G tsaSl
The first regiment has gone to
Braidw0od on the Chicago e Alton
Railroad near Joliet either to sup
press the coal miners there,
who have been striking, and
preventing negroes employed in
their place from working or to pro-
tect railroad and other property
from tho strikers. There is no indi-
cation of disturbance in any quarter,
to-day. The saloons, however, re-
main closed. The Ha1stead street
cars are running, this morning, for
the first time since the riots began.
ADVANCE IN COAL.
New York, July 2s.-In conse-
quence of the strike of the miners,
coal has advanced fifty cents per tom.