The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-07-28

quiries of him regarding the feelig
Of the employers of that line
The agent states that so far ali |
harmony, the men being all ut work
and no obstruction OF any kind me
With. The company are not receiving
freight for the Missouri, Kansas an,
Texas road, but are taking it for al
local points north and south and ais,
for the gulf steamers. He did not ap
prehend any trouble. The pay ga
arrived yesterday and the hands ht r,
were paid last evening. We calle,
then on ticket agent Wheeiock. W he
says he has received orders to sell ns
tickets over the Baltimore and Ohis
road and the Pennsylvania Central.
This Is the situation up to ten o, cioci
last night, and we hope to hear to day
that arrangements are being made he
.ween the conflicting interests looking
toward speedy resumption Of bust.
ness. AS the matter stands now, il
Is a serious aspect of affairs to us here.
II our merchants cannot receive thei.
goods, and our cattle, lumber aud
grain dealers ship their freights, the
| injury TO our section, just at this time,
will be great. Business has just begun
To improve, and better prospect for a
good fall trade was never before us
than now. 1t is incalculsble what in
Jury would be done to north Texas If,
for any period, railroad communica-
tion would be cut off.
THE HERALD sympathises with the
railroad men, so far rs they proceed
legitimately, and sincerely hopes that
the company and the men will come
to some amicable settlement. IL
strongly deprecates, however, any de-
parture from the course OF law aud
order. On the ether hand, the non
payment of the men for SO long a time
as four months, ia, to say the least, re-
prehensible, il not euIpabie. The men
labor hard for their wages, perilling
their lives, night aud day. 1t is the
duty of the company to SEQ that they
receive their wages with something
like regularity, and such wages that
will enable them to live aad to do
faithful service for the corporation.
NOTES GATHERED HERE AND THERE.
From an employe OF the Houston
and Texas Central railroad we learned
the officers are somewhat expecting q
strike in two or three days; that yes
terday the railroad men at Corsicana
were talking OF it very strongly.
The only canse OF complaint urged by
the men at Corsicana, was the reduc-
ton OF ten pef cent, and not a reten-
tion of their wages, as they had re-
ceiyed il regularly for three months.
Corsicana is a point of great impor-
tance, as all the shops for the northern
division of the road are located there,
and the number of employees in tue
town Is very great.
THE TRAIN FROM THE EAST.
Every body anxiousry awaited the
arrival Of the train from the east last
night. II arrived few minutes fter
time, well filled with passengers. Our
reporter hunted up Conductor Thorne,
who gives the following report: He
says that Marshall Ia as quiet and
peaceable as on Sunday. All the rail-
rod a -, I. l.
clothes, cleanly shaved, quiet and or
derly. He says he saw men with clean
shirts on that he never before saw af-
feet the luxury. The railroad men will
not allow any OF their number to
drink ; IL they do they are locked up.
Saloons are closed. The report that
Tom Scott, jr, was prevented from
leaving, he says is without founda-
tion.
The men in the shops struck at
twelve O'Clock yesterday, the men de-
manding that they be paid up 10 the
first Of this month, and that the redue-
ton of ten per cent be taken off.
This proposition was telegraphed east,
but Ms yet no reply to it has been re-
ceived. The engineer Of the train is
quoted ~ saying that Tom Scott, jr.,
said II he did not receive an early
answer he would raise the wages.
From other sources We learn the fol-
lowing; Yesterday morning Div ision
Superintendent Chsppell got on a
freight train to take it out from
Marshall. The strikers quietly stepped
up and drew the coupling pin,
with the remarks, :" Mr.. Chap
pell, II you want to go over the
road yourself, We have no objection,
provided you can get an engineer TO
pull you. bat the train can't 60. That
settled 1t. We were also informed tina,
the citizens of Marshall sympathize
with The strikers. This may be so, fronl
the fact that q great number of the
men live in Marshall, and not having
drawn any pay for SO long a time owe
considerable to the p eople Of the tewn
and they are desirous of seeing the
men get their pay.
AT Longyiew 1t Is reported that the
strikers have many friends, probably
for the same reason.
While THE HERALD proposes 10 give
all Observation-Disclosures facts conce rning
the present troubles. it will endeavor
to do so without prejudice, or PARTIAL,
ty. 1t deprecates the reduction and
non-payment complained OF, but wonia
also deprecste with equal yehe nencs
any turbulent or unlawful means. oi
redress. Az mere matter of policy,
and In the light Of the hest good of nj
concerned, we urge moderation, rea
son and calm deliberate action. Ss
far the conduct of the parties to th,
strike has been admirable. W. hops
it will continue TO the end. 80
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! PIITsBURo, July 2i.-rhe city Il
entirely tranquil. Railroad affsirs un
changed.
i HoRHRRsvIILE. July A.-.Dohohue
the leader Of fthestsikess, was arrested
is.and held IN close confinement