Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-24
THE SITUATION
Labor Disturbance at San
FranciscO--A Mob After
the Chinese.
A General Strike on the Chicago
and Canada Southern 4.
Main Line.
dGn8H 3
InttffnO Aasu
The Killed and Wounded
at Buffalo.
The Express Discontinued East
from st. Louis.
Vanderbilt Thinks there Is a Great
Principle at Stake.
Postal Cars Running from St. Louis
All Others Stopped on
the Vandalia Line.
The Strikers at Columbus,
o., Taking the Proper
Course.
One Thousand Recruits fer the
Strikers at Albany.
The Strikers at Indianapolis will
Only Allow Postal Gals to
Leave the City,
One Thousand Recruits fer the
Strikers at Albany.
The Strikers at Indianapolis will
Only Allow Postal CARS to
Leave the City.
Pacific State Of Affairs at Plttsburg
The Crisis Passed.

SAN ~FRANoIsOo, July A.-At this hour
-l2:5O ANAL is quiet and the trouble
appears over for the night. The crowd
that two hours ago blocked the southern
end of Dupont street has dispersed and
the police are masters Of the situation.
All the streets leading to the Chinese
quarters are strongly guarded, and no
one is allowed TO pass along Dupont.
Thus far no use of firearms has occurred
except in the case of the shots fired into
the crowd at a meeting. The party who
fired was arrested and locked up. This
action was prompted by pure love Of
mischief. Neither of the men hit were
seriously injured. During the contest
Of the police with the mob on Dupont
street, several stones were thrown at
them, hitting one or two of the force, but
doing noipjury Of consequence.
While the disturbance was in progress
at the south end Of Dupont, another mob
numbering FIVE or six hundred gathered
at the northern extremity of that thor
oughlare, wrecked a few Chinese houses
and attempted to penetrate into the Chi
nese quarter, but were fnally forced
back by the police, and at later advices
has dispersed. During the attempt to
assail their quarters the Chinese mani
Tested much alarm, and early in the even.
ing every door and shutter was closed
fast and not a ChinamAn was to be seen
on the streets. About IL o'clock a crowd
collected in front of the Chinese mission
on Washington street, above Stockton,
and stoned the windows, but were scat
tered by the police before ~eIecting much
damage. 1t appears hat the FIRE by
which the building at the corner Of Geary
and Leavenworth streets was destroyed
originated by the smashing Of o coal oil
lamp in the Chinese portion of the build
ing by a stone thrown through a window.
Although all is at present quiet the
police and military authorities are fully
alive to the gfaVity of the occasion and
vigilance will not be for a moment re
Taxed. The prompt action Of the police
barely prevented a bloody riot, for had
the mob gained the heart Of the Chinese
quarters it would have been impossible
to %foretell the result. 1t is we'll under
stood that not only at present but at all
times there is a deep and spread feeling
among both laboring classes and the hood
lum against the Chinese, which only lacks
a favorable opportunity to break out into
open hostility. 1t is believed, however,
with prudence and vigilance, that the i'm
mediate danger is over, and that if quiet
can be maintained during the remainder
Of the night there will be no trouble. II
is quite probable that in view Of the
present and possible future disturbance
efforts will be made to effect some Oh
ganized action among the better class OF
citizens looking TO the maintenance Of
order.
NEw YoRX, July 24.-The Times says:
A committee OF railroad laborers em.
ployed in the New York Central repair
yard yesterday afternoon waited upon
superintendent Toueey in relation to the
ten per cent. reduction made on their
wages, and we're assured by him that the
reduction would be restored at the end
Of the month, and the committee re.
ported this information at the yard last
evening, and this probably had the effect
Of keeping things quiet. All the freight
trains we're made Up and left without any
disturbance, and everything went on in
its usual routine.
The Times reporter interviewed VIM.
H. Vanderbilt at Saratoga yesterday
He expressed great confidence in the
men Of the New York Central road, aud
believed they would fight for the road
rather than against il. He would run
trains 80 long as he was protected. Ii
regard to the Lake Shore road, he said
that the demands made for the restora.
! ton Of former rsi-- Of wages we're no
Ito be entertained for q moment. Tb,