Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-24

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have us yield.
The president Of the Mutual Life Ii
surance Company has notified all agent
that when the policy holders Of thei
company, soldiers or as civilians, assis
in suppressing riots or in vindicatiag tn,
laws their claims on the company ar,
held inviolate.
The Erie Railway Company passed
their mail passenger train westward
through Hornellsville this morning with
out any attempt at interruption by the
strikers. All was quiet at the Buffalo
terminus when the mail train eastward
WAS dispatched from that point this
morning.
ST. LOUIS, July "a All the passenger
aud express cars for the East were
stopped this morning by the strikers.
One train on the Vandalia road was
allowed to 60 out, but all others we're de-
tanned and no more will be permitted TO
leave on the Vandalia line. No inter
ference with postal cars; they were
allowed to go out on all the roads. ALI
the cars at the Union depot on this side
Of the river are being moved out of the
yard Immediately in front Of the depot
aud up the roads some distance, leaving
the tracks at the depot clean. The
strikers say there is no middle ground in
this case; it is either absolute victory or
defeat with them, and they propose to
make the issue square and clearly de-
fined from now on, and to effect this
they will put a total embargo on freight
and passenger traffic. Their organization
increases il strength and perlectness
hourly, but so long as they are not in
terfered with in their purpose to obtain
what they consider fair aud just renu-
meration for their labor, there will be no
violence or disorder, but il they are
torcibly opposed there will be trouble
and plenty of it. The policy Of the rail-
roads continues to be a passive one, and
tits not likely any thing will be done for
the present, at least to unduly excite or
influence the men.
Major Simpson, superintendent Of the
VaDdalia line, received a dispatch this
morning from the employees at Nation,
on the Indianapolis and st. Louis rail.
road, demanding an advance Of twenty
per cent. on their wages by noo to-day,
or they would cease work. The Major
answers, that inasmuch as all trains ON
the road had been stopped by the strikers
here prior to the receipt of this dispatch,
it did not seem necessary to make fur
her reply.
The report last night that two com
psnies of United States troops passed
through here was a mistake. Two hum
bred and fifty of General JEFF c. Davis
regiment have been switched of on the
side track at Sedalia, but.whether by the
Missouri and Pacific or the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas men, or by outside
parties, tits not reported.
Advices have just come from East ST.
Louis that a large body of strikers have
left there for the Missouri and Pacific
shops, situated in the western part Of the
city. 1t is thought they intend to force
men there to cease work.
COLUMBUS. O., July N,-The Pitts.
burg, Columbus aud st. Louis striking
6remen and brakemen are very emphatic
in denouDcing the actions Of the mob
yesterday in forcibly closing up business
establishments. They state through a
committee that while they are firm in
the purpose Of maintaining the strike
and preventing the running Of freight
they utterly repudiate all %riotous,
.incendiary or lawless proceedings, and
will do all in their power TO bring the
to justice and prevent a repeti-
ton Of their excuses. The strikers are
thoroughly organized and are deter.
mined not to yield. They claim that
they cannot live upon the present COM
.pensation, and the men are discharged
they get in debt. The strikers have
resolved not to countenance any drunk
or violence by any Of their
number.
Prompt action by the police authorities
aad citizens last night has apparently
had the effect Of demoralizing the rior-
ers, very few of whom have yet been seen
morning. There is much less ex-
citement on the streets than yesterday
and a greater feeling of security. Most
of the factories and machine shops re-
sumed work this morning, men being
put to work as fast as they came in.
A large mob Of miners. who we're re-
ported as en- route for Newark last night,
were met by a committee Of strikers and
citizens who urged them to return to
Shawnee, which they reluctantly did.
The military are in full possession.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 24-9:30 a, NJ
The strikerstoo possession Of the Union
depot and tracks at midnight, and will
allow only postal cars to leave the city.
Passenger travel on all the roads out Of
here. without exception, is stopped. The
men Of the Indianapolis, Cincinnati and
Lafayette, the Indianapolis, Blooming.