The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-24

Tyetesans and Citizens are parading Che
streets, shfcE VIII 6e Kept up alrnight. e
CAR And srsRrrWDexs CLoszD BIZ srRIKERs.
Between 800 and ], 900 miners mefrom
To- Braddcck's about noon To-
day and compelled the Edgar Thompson
Steel Works and dewey q Walkers car
works TO shut down. No violence was
offered, and as soon as their object. was nc
fcomplished the men returned quietly to
l;MeKeesport.
IN IMAEssE REWARD FOR BRTDGE-BUREERs-
RExDIEs-RoAD EMPLOYEES TO BE PAID
Especial Telegram 10 the DispatchJ
READING, Pa, July 228:-The following
proclamation was issued BY the officials Of
the Philadelphiaahd Heading Railroad Com
pany this evening. AreWard OF ten thou
sand dollars viii be paid by the PhiIsdel-
phia aud Reading Railroad Company for
such information as will lead to the IrTsst
and conviction tsofi any person or persons
.whotook part Ia the burning Of The Lebanon
Valley bridge on. Monday, Jnly. 90. 1877;
and further reward ct five thousand dol
lars win be paid BY said company for any
information which will lead to the arrest
and conviction OF any person or persons OBJ
struc ting itsarailroad or destroying any OF
its property. yg ,.z5, -. 4as
lsigned] at5t J. FRANKLIN B. GowES,
ss,H - - President.
at "a announced that the road will pay its
employees for the month Of June On August
I'd, in this city. -,
TIE STRIKERS Il, s LEAVING CARS N THE STREETS
IN PBnADELPHIA.
Shortly after so'clock this evening, as 2
loaded coaltrain was on its way through
philadelphia, about 100 men jumped on the
cars cars and applied the brakes, which compelled
the engine to stop when trying to go
around q curve below Chestnut street. The
men then began to uncouple the cars
at different places and shove the cars :
apart. The engine, g with. the = front nj
part of the train, started, leaving
the balance Of the cars standing on the road
in the centre Of the city, above and below
Penn street. Soon thereafter freight
train with engine No. 2S2 came up the road,
and before reaching Penn street the men
jumped on the engine, put: off the crew, ana
uncoupled the cars, leaving the train stand
ing in town. Thousands OF people at
once 'congregated at Seventh and Penn
ana Court and Washington bridges,
and there was intense excitement.
A number of citizens are in faYor; 81
issuing cali. for town-meeting Tor the .
purpose OF taking steps TO prevent the ae-
struction of property, :.i' g57 s ..s =
Att o'clock to- day it was rumored that
all communication with Philadelphia would
be cut of tonight for the purpose q pre-
venting the military from visiting this city
to aid the civil authorities in preserving
order IL a;tt1s. = : = ~
l1ia4 yrYHo BURNED THE BRIDGE.aJa
Mr.. Wenblego, who is the Waterman a.
the signal station Of the Lebanon valley
bridge, states he was approached about
midnight last evening by very large man,
apparently striker, who said: "You had
better take all your things away ). we are
going to burn down the bridge Shortly
afterwards another man came'up. He also
said they were going to burn down the
bridge, and when the watchman begged
that they. would not the man replied
/" Can't help it; Its our orders, and
must, be DONE. The men went across the
eastern side OF the, bridge, and then en-
tered and walked on the trestle-work. They
used eoal-oil as they went, and the; watch ca
maris certain twas fired from the eastern
portion. ~ ..a...-a,f,
Itrseems to be the prevailing opinion
among many that the majority OF the men
engaged in : last mi ght's: business were
strangers. KIT Z Z I'll ti,l - - /
The burning OF the cars was for the pur.-.
pose OF directing attention from that point.
The strangers were piloted by the Reading
men, It was defninately stated by detec-.
tive that Mop harlan, ~.
TIE NOTED NOBLE MAGUIRE, ~.
was seen and recognized in this city yester-
day. A number of strangers were pointed
out as Mollies from Schuylkill county who
have come here to participate tonight.
There are fears Of general attack o., the
stores and priYat property here. ~
|. The passenger train that arrived here at
4.1o p. M. was stopped, before itgot to the
:Penn-Street depot. Theengineer and fire.
man rushed .off, and the train backed up to
the depot but after slight detention
the train was allowed to proceed. Large
crowds are at this hour assembled at the
railroad crossing at Seventh and Penn
streets, in the centre OF the city, and
fears are expressed that there will be trouu-
BILE tonight. The workmen at the railroad
shops. have received notice to take their
tools home, as the shops will be burned in
forty-eight hours. !,
/ HRRIsBpaG IN THE HANDS OF THE MOB.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July A-2 4. NJ
This has been another day Of excitement
throughout the State. I. .fj-.., ;ss,y,.
: The capitol at Harrisburg itself is COM
,pletely in possession Of the mob. The Gov
ernor is nearly 1900 miles away, and the
boasted militia OF the Commonwealth is for
the most part seeking any place ratherthaTn
the scenes OF disorder. BIZ, I;
a. most humiliating scene was witnessed
in the streets of the capital this evening.
eighteen militia prisoners voluntarily
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