Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-31
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TIE SUBSIDING STRIKES.
Quiet All Along The Line.
MEXICAN THIEVES CAPTURED.
AFTER CHIEF JOSEPH.
Towards Army Reinforced.
THE EASTERN WAR.
Great Britain's Danube Expedition.
Quiet All Along The Line.
MEXICAN THIEVES CAPTURED.
AFTER CHIEF JOSEPH.
Towards Army Reinforced.
THE EASTERN WAR.
Great Britain's Danube Expedition.
THE WEAKENING STRIKE war.
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THE WEAKENING STRIKE wA1.
Situation i'm ST Louis.
st. LOUIS, Mo-, July 30.-The most no.able
incident OF the day has been the application
10 Judge JC Des ,.Of the criminal court, for
a WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
con- maEdlI g Chief of Police McDonough 10
| show cause why he holds Alber6 Curl n, one
! OF The leaders of the orkingmen's parry in
custody. Judge Jones granted the writ and
niade IL IeIuInabie on Wednesday. Circuit
| AuoIley Beach has addressed a letter 10
lhlel McIonough explaining the olTense OF
/ Calm, aid quoting the law applicable 10
ne case, nom which it appears the prisoner
aId oilers now under arrest are guilty of
| felony, not OF simple misdemeanor the
! eXtr' me IelIalty tor which il I've years i'm
prisonment in The penitentiary and a fine OF
1000. Writs OF habeaS corpus nave also
| been apple for in tie cases OF Laf Green
| Cope and Fischer, membe RS OF the executive
committee OF the vOrkingmen's party.
| RAILROAD BUSINESS BRISK.
In East 81. Louis The day passed without
any signs OF disturbance, aud RAILROAD busi
ness has bt EN- very brisk, the trains coming
| aid gong in all objections.
| SEVERAL ARRESTS
were mace by U. s. Marshal Poe of persons
charged with interfering with orders and
mandates OF The U. s. courts in connection
| with the strike and its effects VI on property
In charge and under control of the courts.
Among those arrested was John b. Carroll,
deputy mar al Of East st. Louis.
San Francisco After the Riets.
San FRANCISCO, July 30.-Qu;eI having
Deen restored and all fears of u general out
break dispeiled, the committee OF safety this
evening de cided TO adjourn to the call OF the
chairman. The Organization Will be MAIN
tanned, ard the various committees will hold
themselves in readiness to assemble at their
respective headquarters at the tap of the bell
On Summons fIom the chairman.
THE FORMATION OF PATROLS
lor The protection of property In the various
wards is recommended; also The CO orera-
ton of members of the committee with the
esular police force and watchmen when
ever required. Muskets and ammunition
issued 10 the committee are TO be returned TO
the authorities, but the members will retain
their clubs and badges. The executive COM
mittee OF the committee of safety and the DO
lice commits toners held a conference to-day
ard decided TO at once double the regular POI
lice force. This will raise the force 10 800
men, besides the Fecial policemen and sub
stitutes. The committee offer 10 guarantee
| Tie payment OF the salaries OF the new Off
GERS until the meeting of the next leg stature
when a bill Will be introduced providing for
p. rmanent maintenance of The increased
force. Gov. Irwin, who attended the confer
ence, expressed his Willingness to sign such
bill, and use the influence he could proper
y empty 10 procure its passage. The whole
action o. the COMMITTEE has met with the uu
| qualified approval of all good citizens, and
| the authorities freely express their cOnvic.
| ton that the committee have been the
mt ans of avertirg what threatened to be
| serious as well as disgraceful outbreak.
Attempt 10 Wreck n Train I'm Jersey
l. ELIZABETH, N. j., July 3I.-La,t night
sone parties, supposed to be strikers, threw
| railroad ties across the Central railroad
| track, rear Eliza bethpOrt station. John
ShurtZ, the night dis patcher, found them
| shortly before the first train passed. Mich'I
| Walsh was struck last night by the loo ONO.
| tive ofthe westward bound passenger train
| ard instantly killed. He was crossing the
| track.
The Central Road Refusing Work TO
| Strikers.
Some OF the coal and freight brakemen
| who struck on the Central railroad have ap-
| Piled for their former positions at old rates.
L c0mnQnv NIL
TO the strikers. The coal aud freight trains
are run as last as new brakemen can be
hired to take them. The passenger trains
mif sed last night.
Arrest Of Jersey RinEleader.
| DPHlLLIpsBURG, N; j., July SI.-George
| OF The Morris and Essex railroad, who stop
| ped the mail train at Washington. near here,
on Friday last, was o-day arrested by spe-
sey City.
A Short strike.
CAIRO, ILL, July 3l-A number Of negro
ronstabouts here struck for an advance from
| 20 to so cents per hour. The demands were
acceded to, and the interruption was but
| temporary.
The B. d q. Road and Adams Ex.
| press Company.
| NEW YORK, July 3l.-Rslative TO a tele-
| graphic dispatch received in this city stating
| that Messrs. Alfred Gather and John Hoey
managers of the Adams Express Company,
|
called upon Mr.. King, vice president OF the
| Baitimore and ONO Railroad, in reference
10 the contract between the express com
| pany and the railroad, II appears that the
| express company had given thirty days no.
tice to the railroad company that unless
some deduction could be made for the trans
rortati0n Of express matter over the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad the contract would
have to cease AS the thirty days notice
expires to-day both those gentlemen visited
Baltimore yesterday 10 have personal con-
kuiIatiOn with Mr.. King which was some
what protracted. II was however found that
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad would not
Iecede rom the pOsitio held by them prior
| to the thirty day notice, and Messrs, Gather
and Hoey therefore iAformed the railroad
company that the express company's con-
tract with the railroad would terminate to-
day and not be renewed. 1t is claimed by
the express company that the rates charged
by the railroad for the transportation OF ex-
press matter were eXorbitant, and could not
be paid without injury to the commercial in
terests OF their city.
The Baltimore Investigation.
BALTIMORE, July 31.-The examination OF
the witnesses before the jury of In Quest in
the riot case was continued today.
Fresh Trouble at Columbus
CINCINNATI, OHIO, July 31.-Under orders
OF Gov. Young, five companies OF national
mere on an early train this morning for Co.
iumbus, where fresh trouble with the strikers
is anticipated.
Wall Street To-day
new York, July 3l:-The Post financially
says: Gold opened at l05x, and all the sales
dull on the basis of 4s5aX and 49, as for
prime bankers sterling. In the money mar
ket, call loans are 2a2X. and prime mercar-
!1Ie paper s r., 1aS; Government bonds are 3
unchanged. In the stock market the special
feature has been Western Union Tele-
having aan Ssen assisted g 0s
Inc revival OF rumOrs about q con-