Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-07-25


clamoring Tor their blood.
The building did not burn as rapidly
as was desired and the mob bent on
revenge rushed out on the road and
sent burning trains towards the doom
cd buildings.
From midnight until five o'clock
this morning the main efforts Of the
crowds were directed 10 firing The
buildings and cars, but about half an
hour later the mob which had been
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troops WI 1Oro IN actual danger o.
being roasted alive an opportunity TO
emerge from the building, and they
succeeded in reaching Liberty street
N very few moments. They quickly
formed in line and marched up TO
Thirty-third street and thence 10 Penn
avenue and Butler street. Their oh.
jectivc point was the United States
arsenal on Butler street, where they
expected TO obtain shelter.
THE LATEST.
With the exception of the Northern
Central, the employees of all the great
railroads in the North have struck,
and mob has done its usual work in
most of the cities. The President has
issued q Proclamation warning all
Pennsylvanians engaged in riotus con.
duct to repair TO their homes by twelve
o'clock Tuesday. He has put General
Hancock in command of the United
States troops at Philadelphia and or
dered General Sheridan TO Pittsburgh.
The railroad bridge across the Schuyl.
kill, at Reading, and the South street
bridge across the same stream, in
Philadelphia, were burned on Monday.
All the gun and ammunition stores in
Harrisburg were guttcd on Monday.
Altoona is in the hands Of the mob.
Pittsburgh at last accounts was in the
hands Of . committee OF private citi.
zens and rendered rather quiet, while
the mob is hiding and consuming its
plumber.
The State Arsenal and Capitol build.
ings at Harrisburg, are quartercd by
six hundred soldiers, under command
Of Gen. Sigfried, who, together with
Sheriff Jennings and Mayor Patterson
and their deputies, held the mob pret.
ty well in check by Tuesday morning
The mob had spent its force in Balti-
more, Martlnsburg and Cumberland,
and peace was partially restored along
the line Of the Baltimore 4 Ohio road.
Gen. Schofield, in command at the
Military Academy at West Point, has
been ordered to report to Gen. Han.
cock, at Philadelphia.
PIrTsBuRaH, Pa, July 23.-The
strikers at Twenty.eighth street have
surrendered theirarms, including three
pieces Of artillery, to the citizens com.
mittee.
oswEeo, N. Y, July 3D. Battery F,
Third artillery, stationed at Ft. On.
tairo, has received orders to be in readi.
ness to go to Pennsylvania.
BALTIMORE, July 23.-Other than
the excitement usually attending large
crowds, the city has been orderly dur
ing the day.
WArERTowN, n. Y, July 23.-The
United States troops at Madison bar.
racks, Sacketts harbor have been
ordered to prepare for immediate de-
parture for Pittsburgh by special
train.
PORTLAND, Me, July 23.-The artil-
lery company garlisoning Fort Preble
started for Pittsburgh this morning
LEBANON, Pa, July 23.-No passen-
ger or freight trains have arrived here
from the east or west on the Lebanon
Valley railroad to-day.
BUFFALO, July 23.-The Niagara
division of the Erie railroad struck this
forenoon.
TOLEDO, July 23.-No trains moving
on the Lake Shore road east Of here.
PHILADELPHIA, July 20. HAM
The rioters have just fired an oil train
at South street bridge.