The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-07-27


TO Gen. j. W. Latta and c. ". Farr!
Save nothing to protect all persons in their
rights under the Constitution and laws of
the State in accordance with the policy
heretofore adopted.
J. +. HAETRANFT.
TUESDAY, july "a.
The situation yesterday remained grave.
Although in some localities order was restor-
ed, mob spirit prevailed in others, and
there was an extension of the strikes. The
Government at Washington is prepared to
use decided measures for the suppression of
disorder.
In this State matters were greatly i'm
proved at Pittsburg, where quiet prevailed
during the day and last night, the members
of the Grand Army of the Republic and the
Veterans doing patrol duty. The rioters at
Twenty-eighth street surrendered their guns,
including the three pieces of artillery taken
by them on Saturday. The officers of the
Fort Wayne road informed the strikers that
there would be no compromise, and it is
stated that on learning this even the hands
on the passenger trains quilted work. The
Philadelphia militia men, or portion of
them, started east, and 90 members of the
First and Second Regiments were captured
west of Harrisburg by a body of several hun.
dred strikers, who, however, treated them
we'll Captain Snowden and thirty-two of
the City Troop were "found mile outside"
Harrisburg, and conducted by their friends
to the State Arsenal. In Reading yesterday
afternoon, another deplorable riot occurred.
Four companies of the Fourth Regiment, be-
| ingstoned bysome strikers in the deep cut, fred
| indiscriminately at the crowd of citizens and
police in the streets, killing five and wound
ing over twenty. Two of the wounded have
died. Last night the mob seized the guns
in the armory of the Reading Rifles, and
also the weapons in gun store, and tore up
the railroad tracks. At Wilkesbarre the
| Lehigh Valley Railroad employees were ex-
pected to strike last night, and it was believ-
the miners would join them. The iron
workers and others employed in the manu-
factories at McKeesport struck yesterday.
There was slight demonstration" in West
Philadelphia yesterday, involving the burn
| ing of several coal oil cars Governor Hart
ranft having asked for Federal troops to
preserve the peace in this Commonwealth
all the available force at the disposal of the
Government has been ordered here, and the
President of the United States has issued a
proclamation commanding the insurgents to
disperse.
| In New York, the Central and Hudson
River Railroad men held meetings at Alba
ny and Syracuse, and resolved to strike this
was rescinded. The Northern Central Rail
road employees at Elmira, 200 in number
struck in the morning. Travel between Ro
chester and Buffalo is entirely stopped, ant
there was rioting in Buffalo during the day
A public meeting of citizens called by tn,
Mayor of that city last night, in the interes
of order, was captured by the strikers anC
their friends, and nothing was accomplished
Governor Robinson has issued a procama
tion and ordered all the State militia to pre-
| pare Tor active service.
In Ohio, the railroad strikers in Columbus
compelled the employees in the rolling mil
and number of other manufactures to qui
work. A similar course was pursued a
GAINESVILLE. Freight traffic on the Cleveland
Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis
Cleveland and Pittsburg, Pittsburg, Cincin
natl and st. Louis, and Ohio and Mississippi
Railroads is suspended.
In Indiana, there were strikes on the Van
daia and the indianapolis and st. Loui
Railroads. The machine shops at Terri
Haute were closed and the fires put out
In Missouri, the strike on the Easter
roads, centering at st. Louis, went into ef
feet at midnight on Sunday night. Th
employees of the Transit Company ais,
struck.
In West Virginia, the Adams Express ca
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad wa
stopped near Wheeling yesterday, the striker
saying they would allow only Strictly pas
senger and mail trains to pass. The mel
employed in the railroad company's shop
in Wheeling were compelled to quit work.
In Illinois, the effect of the disturbance
is felt in Chicago, no freight trains having
been sent East from that city yesterday.
Some of the firemen and brakemen on tn
Canada Southern Railroad, at Detroit, ,strucl
yesterday.
A reduction of ten per cent. in the wage
of all the employees of the Central Pacifi
Railroad Company went into effect on tn
lst of June. 1t is now announced that h
old rates of wages have been restored, an,
will hereafter be paid in silver
A telegram from Cheyenne states that tn
employees of theUnion Pacific Railroad hav
been notified by the General Superintendent
that the order of the President reducing
their wages on July lst has been rescinded
This will prevent strike on that road,
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20.
kilograms received up to the time of &c
ing to press this morning show that tn
strike has extended to the New York Cen
trail and Hudson River, Morris and Essex
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, Della
ware and Hudson, and Lehigh and Susque
hanna railroads. Notice is given of a strik
on the New Jersey Central to-day. Th
Philadelphia and Erie train men at Sunbu
ry:struck on Monday night and compelle
the shop men to strike yesterday. The EN-
ployees of the Missouri, Kansas and Texs
Railroad at Sedalia, No., struck yesterda
morning. Almost everywhere yesterda
the aspect of affairs was improved. In thi
State, quiet prevailed in Harrisburg an
Pittsburg, and nothing serious occurred i
Reading, though the strikers remained mai
ters of the situation there. Passenger trair
ran West as well as to Washington on th
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The striker
on the New York Central road, followin