The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02

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ton again to-day without sny disturb
anee. l begin to feel that the spirit Q
disorder is broken and hope for tn,
speedy restoration of quietude.
ST. LOUIS, July 30.-Absolute quiet
re:gns throughout the city. Tai
morning the exchanges reopened, anC
everything is rapidly returning TO il
former condition. Some manufactur
ing establishments are still closed 70
want of coal, but the article will bt
abundant again in a day or two.
LONDON, July 30.-A London dis
patch 10 the Times from Constantine
PIE gi7 Syria states that g panic pre-
walls inPera, which is probably due tC
dismissal of the Sheik al Islam, whict
is generally attributed TO his refusal {,
hoist the sacred flag.
1t is generally believed that tn,
Sultan will shortly leave for Borassa,
unless the Turkish successes make hi!
position more secure. 1t is feared hC
never will return If the Russians oc
cupy Constantinople. Hence those
who wish the present government &c
remain strongly urge that an English
force should be sent WITH the fleet &c
Gallipoli.
Lieut.. Gen. Mehemet Ali has tele
grapbed for Gen. Klopka, Offering him
his own conditions.
LONDON, July 30.--Though the re-
ported defeat of Suheman Pasha a,
karobunar Is not officially denied,
there are indications in later dispatches
from ROumanla that it is wholly false
or greatly exaggerated.
LA SALE, ILL.,, July e ght hun.
ired laborers, chiefly coal miners, had
mass meeting here to-day, at which
scale of prices was adopted to be de,
handed of the employers. The coal
miners ask an increase of fifteen cents
per ton, and unskilled labor demands
$3.50 per day. The meeting was OF.
derry.
La Sale and Peru have four large
zinc smelling establishments and -four
coal mines, all of which are idle.
WASHINGTON, July 31.-The admin
stratiOn will demonstrate, It is said,
against undue haste on the part of
States in allowing the militia to dis
band, leaving the danger unguarded.
This applies particularly to OHIO. 1t
IS thought by some that Governor
Young has political reasons for mac.
tivity. A dispatch from Columbus
yesterday, speaking of the exploits of
the strikers on that day, says the SOL
diers who were here Saturday went
home yesterday, and as there was no
military or police about, the strikers
had everything their own way. They
are apparently good ,natured and seem
bent upon no mischief beyond interfer-
ence with trains.
Governor Young was applied to and
responded by ordering out twenty
.hree companies and the militia. They
will arrive tomorrow, when it is be,
lieved vigorous measures will be taken
to suppress the lawless interference
with the trains.
rested this morning for placing OBJ
struction on the Scioto Valley Railway
track, seven miles from the city, Sat.
urday evening. Kershul confessed
that his purpose was to wreck the
train, and evidence is strong against
him.
Considerable excitement prevails
again tonight in the city, and addr-
tional special police are being sworn
in. Business is very much depressed
by railroad troubles, and tine merchants
are beginning to complain.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 81. - The
strikers have complete control of the
Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Cen.
cral Railroad yards. They have ap,
pointed a yard maGter of their own,
md prevented all freight trains from
running. When, at $50 p. NJ, the
mail and passenger train was about to
leave, the strikers told the conductor
20 step down and out, as they had a
nan Of shfIE EVE to tAk hff ttreRs 9R
.red this he ordered the discontinuance
Of the train.
The strikers to-day were strangers,
aud believed to be rioters who were
lriven out of Pittsburgh and other
places, and have come here to stir up
some trouble.
The Baltimore and Ohio road is not
yet receiving freight for shipment from
his point, and no freight trains have
yet gone out.
: SCRANTON, Pa. =, July 3t.-Tne strikers
IN the Delaware, Lackawana q Western
Railroad have resolved to 60 to work
at reduced wages.
The strike of several thousand
miners continues. Several places have
been raided and robbed of provisions.
Great suffering among the poor. .
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 51.-Judgt
Trigg directed the marshal to summon
posse to protect freight trains on the
St. Louis and SoutheasserH Road,
Nashville division. The marshal took
charge of the shops. The order of the
court must be enforced. The strikers
petitioned Judge Trigg to have wages
restored.
CUMBERLAND, July 81. : Severa
miners struck yesterday for wages
They forced others to stop, and the
whole region is feverish.
A Times Bucharest special says there
was an important engagement Sunday
near Rustchuck between the Caro-
witch aud Ahmed Ayoub Pasha. The
Turks are reported defeated, with ;
loss of three guns, ten standards ant
5000 prisoners.
Later-Oficial advices confirm the
above report, and makes 5000 prison
ers. Ahmed Ayoub's army was com
pletely routed. --.-. ---.---
LONDON, July 81. "A dispatch to thu
Daily Neoos, from Plymouth, state
that her Msjesty's ships, Flamingo anC
Condor, which go to the Danube t.
protect the British interests, and asser
that Great britain, according to tn,
treaty, has a right to maintain two
gunboats on the Danube, will bC
accompanied to the Black Sea by
the iron clads, Shannon and Agin
court, to support them should thei
passage be opposed.
LONDON, July 31.-The ministerial
banquet to be given at the Mansion
House has been abandoned in couse
quence of the death of the Right Hon
George Ward Hunt, First Lord OF tn
Admiralty.
LONDON, July 81. A Standard Mad
nd dispatch says that arrangement
have been made for a loan of twenty
five millions for the expenses OF thu
next Cuban campaign.
ST.. LOUIS, July 3l.-A writ of haJea
corpus has been issued for Albert Car
lin, leader of the workingmen, return
able Wednesday, on application il
East St. Louis.
The day passed without any signs o
disturbance, and railroad business ha
been very brisk, trains coming anC
going IN all directions.
Several arrests were made BIZ Unitec