Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-30

| duty as on Ordinary OCCASIONS. Ibis Cfalu Wss
quickly followed by six others from Riverside,
aud oac from Mount Clare.
CUMBERLAND, July 29-Freight traios were
moved west from here this aiteruoou. The first
one was uoder guard of Capt Wilson, United
States battery from the detachment 10 this city,
and went through to Keyscr. A train follow
lug was stopped near keyscr By the strikers.
| When Capt. Wilson reached the spot with the
sheriff the strikers had fed across the river into
| MarylaoI. Afterwards two OF them went back
irto West Virginia aud were arrested. The
sheriff of Allegheny county, Md, has summon.
cd posse to arrest those in Maryland. 1t is
orderly here. but large crowds about al day
| and considerable excitement is manifested.
PHILLlpsBURG, N. j., July oS.-There have
been numerous rumols today OF the invasion OF
New Jersey by Moic Magulres. by the striking
iron mcu OF Bethlehem. and by the striking train
men from the Leigh Valley Railroad. General
Scwel is using every precaution 10 prevent the
success ct such an attempt if made Strong
guards arc stationed on all the bridges across
the Delaware river The river bank is patrolled
by armed scntinels, and all ctizeus crossing arc
closely questioned. and those whose replies arc
unsatisfactory arc turned back. All The roads
arc running. Tho Central railroad have had
20 regular trains 10 day, though they have hsd
several specials Thcy will commence run
ping regular trains to morrow evening. They
have moro b:akcmeu than they need at
present. The strikers have nearly al applied
| Tor work, but none oil ticm arc employed.
ST LOUIS, july 90 TO day passed very
Quietly. James MCCARTHY, prominent later
nationalist and ouc Of the most incendlary speak
ers Of that order together With Peter IIoigrecn,
who is 10 be believed chairman Of the executive
comraittCe which worked SO much mischief dur
INK tic past week, arc under arrest and 10 jail. e.
! N. Ieder, negro who led The !cyce rabble in
their proceedings on Tuesday aud Wednesday
last, acd number Of 2tbers engaged in closing
mills factories, &C., are also under arrest
Twenty six of the ring leaders Of the strikers in
Carondolet we're also captured yesterday.
Eleven to twelve hu1dred militia arc at St.
Louis, besides United States troops. All the
roads except the Toledo and Wabash seat out
both passenger and freight trains to-day. Con,
siderable objection was made to this By the
| strikers, and about n0on quite crowd gathered
| about a passenger train aud said it should not
70 out
AS they were quite der1onstraisc, General
| Bales sent D company Of militia TO the train,
who surrounded the strikers ard took siyty-tVc
prisoners, who were placed in confinement. Thl;
Quoted things materially, but guards were
placed on sli The trains which Lett subsequently,,
| aud ne more trouble occurred. About enc bna
| drcd strikers or their sympathlzers, who in.
| duIse1 "a loud talk, were arrested during the
day, and by night few strikers were TO DO seen.
New ORLEANS. July 29-For the past two
days rumors OF strike baVe prevailed, and yes
tcrGay the employers were asked to slgn papers
| guaranteeing higher wages to hands. Notices
were posted of meetings to be held today. The
authorities aro on The alert. Last night the
| Washington artillery and Louisiana field artiI
lery were uc&or arms, and the local military re-
cci7cG notice to be 10 readiness for action, and
were charged by Gov. Nichols, 10 the event Of
aa apprchcnslve gathering, TO disperse it i'm
medatcy ar any hazard or cost. No blank
cartridges will be used.
| New York, July 20.-There arc no indica.
tons OF disturbance at any point havlog telc
| graphic communication with New York.
| From all over the country comes the cheering
Intelligence that everything isquict. There is,
of Course, feeling of uncertainty on the Della
ware and Lackawanna and Morris and Essex
| Railroads and in the mining districts, but what
ever may occur hereafter, everything seems
peaceful now.
PARIS, July %. Disturbances in America
arc exciting intense interest throughout Erarce.
l
will be favorable to MacMaloDs's schemes OIL
tho plea that Rcpubcauisrl necessarily means
| communism and bloolshed and utter disorder
| Of society.
KEYsEn, July 29.-,Che first freight train
| from Baltimore arrived at Cumberland at | |
| o'clock, with Lieutenant Smith and company
Of regulars, who got on at Martinsburg. Other
| trains followed, asd the company's official dc.
| termincd to send them on to Keyscr aud then
| to Grafton if possible. -Four companies of reg
uars were sent 10 KcysCr 10 5dvarce 10 special
| tral0.
There was crowd at the station, No Demon
stra,ion was made toward tho troops. About
2.l5 D. H. the first freight train arrived at Key
ser aud vas allowed to come in, though the
crowd followed yelling at the brakcmcn. Sud
denly an order was given by somc Que to 90
down the road and stop the following train. A
rush was made Tor New Greek bridge, about a
quarter CT mile below the station, where the
second train vas met aud stopped and CoGduc-
tor Jerry Gibson, and the framen and brake
men were ordered 10 leave the train. The rhcu
complied, yielding to force OF numbers. There
was no violence towards the conductor, but the
fireman was thrown from the eDglue, but not
Injured. One of the keyscr brakcmcn follow
ed Gibson up tLe track yelling - Hang him. ="
Some Gnc said :--'On, tnat 8 Jerry G!DSOn,
to which the strikers replied 1--WE dop't care
if no is Jerry God Almighty" The conductor
and other hands reached the station in safety.
la the meantime the engine Of the captured
freight train was taken possession Of by the
strikers and run back.
When information reached Colonel Litch6eid,
in command OF kcyscr, of what had been douc,
he detailed Captain Wilson, with squad OF
thirty regulars, to 20 to the scene Of action, ard
SEQ that the other freight traina were rot in
peded. An engine aad caboose took soldiers
down the road several miles east CT keyscr.
The secGad freight vas met and squad Of men,
under Lieut.. Curtis. placed On 1.-TWO soldiers
Oh the platform Of the engine, CtLcrs in the cab
the engine and others on the top Of the cars
1t was then started for keyscr aud then passed
the station unmoIcstcd although the crowd
jccrcG and threatened the train meD. The dis
abl2d train was pushed up by the engine Of the
second Iraip, and the six trains started from
Cumberland reached kcyser guarded in the
above manner.
In his speech to the strikers at keyscr, last