Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-07-31
Terrible Riots.
RAILROAD STRIKE.
Communist Uprising.
Reign Of Terror ina six s'a'es
COOLING OFF.

attendant result in PittSburg. During
the mast week this trouble has extended
through six States and has assumed the
most grave and surprising proportions
II has been a genuine communist upriSl"s'
such as has been seen in France and other
countries but from which 1t has been
thought we were safe.
We clip from our daily exchanges toe
following items of interest IN connection
with the trouble. Ii would be an easy mat
I ter 10 fu a paper of this size with the
incidents but the following must suffice
PrrrsBrRG, July 2l,-6 p. m.-There
was a dreadful riot at the outer depot OF
| the Piusburs railroad about an hour ago.
4 number of men and several women and
children were killed and wounded. Seven
dead were taken from the scene, and 1t Is
not known how many will yet be gathered
The firing was done by the Philadelphia
militia. One of their own men and one
of the Pittsburg soldiers were killed.
PrrrsurRo, July 22-(2.OOa M
The Pennsylvania railroad shops anu
roundhouse have been destroyed, also ~
engines and go loaded cars. 1t Is esti-
mated that the damage done to railroad
property will exceed 100000.
5 p. m.-The freight depot OF the
pittsbure. Cincinnati \ St. Louis rail
road and the general offices Of the same
company were fired at 400. These are
I IN close proximity to the Union depot
Crowd, Of thieves have been engaged
/ al dag labor;ng to carry of the plumber
hey had gathered together. The hand,
/ pl of policemen were unable TO control
them. The pillsge was checked but the
mob fired the cars and they proceeded
with the work OF destruction. Ii Is IN
possible to form any idea OF the amount
Iof goods stolen, bat hundreds Of thous-
ands Of dollars will not cover the loss.
7 BALrNoEE, July 22.-At half past l
O'Clock tonight special train from Wash
inrton reached Camden station with l2O
marines. commanded by Col. Charles Hay
ward. and on huding the crowd at the
depot under control, they joined the .igh'
battery from Fort MeHenry on duty ut
T Locust Point, and with the battery re-
turned TO the vicinity Of Camden station
About midnight tie crowd which had
been dispersed At the depot, concentrated
on Howard near Lombard, and the police
CHARGED on them \ general Skirmlsh
eusued. during which . number Of shots
were fired, but the police by the jude
| ious use Of clubs dispersed them and made
about forty prisoners, who were taken to
the dcpot. where about loo were confined
I Between IL and l. o'clock large crowd
loft rioters collected on Carey street near
| the workshops Of the company, at Mt
| Clair. They were charged by 100 police
and dispersed During the shooting on
Eutaw street in the early part OF the
evening, officers John Nagle, John Alt
John Brown aud boy named Barnard
Carlin were shot and seriously wounded.
/ CarGu was shot through the spine and Is
not expected 10 live.
\ tram Of 81 or 40 ears loaded with
crude petroleum at Viaduct station, a
short distance beyond the city limits, was
fired this morning. The fire spread rap
Idly. \ par; Of the ears were saved.
About 5000 barrels Of oil were entirely
| consumed.
HoRNuLsyIIyy, y. j, July 22.-S ?.
m. The s,riAeo the hremen. brakemen and
switchmcn continues, but without success.
The sheriff estimates the strikers 1T about
( 500 They are well organized aud make
no demonstration unless a train Is started
There is very little drunkenness, if aay.
S30p. m.-Five car loads Of militia
have lust arrived from Buffalo
81. Louis, July 22.-The Globe Dem
ocrats specia. from Einccnues says that
at 1915 O'Clock tonight an attempt was
made to get engine Al Of the Ohio Il
Mississippi road hitched to a freight train
gust back Of the shops. Inside of two
minutes the strikers to the number of 100
swarmed out Of caboOSe and were at the
engine. You will not pull this tran a
mile until We get dollar and i half =
day, was the threat made to the yard
master. The master mechanic thought it
better TO return the engine to the yards,
aud further efforts to move freight trains
were abandoned. There are upwards OF
200 freight cars, mostly loaded, lying on
side tracks around this city. Several
cars Of perishable goods have been trans
Gerred to other roads. The Indianapolis
| x Yipcennes bridge at Wor,hiugton, about
80 miles from here, has been repaired aud
trains resumed l IDuing yesterday.
East BUFFALO, July %, IL A. NJ
No stock has been shipped from here to-
day. Shipments yesterday on tbs New
York Central railroad to eastern points
were l22 head Of cattle, - hogs and )
sheep. \ mob from the Erie and Lake
Shore roads this morning took fremen and
brakemen from the Central train, IN.
loaded the stock and warned the employees
from further work.
Troops Assaulted by the Mob.
! i z. MA mob reinforced by large
numbers called at the ear shops Of the
Lake Shore and Erie companies and or
dered all the workmen there to quit, which
they did forthwith. About 4 o'clock
this afternoon a Buffalo Il jamestown
train arriving at Compromise station, two
miles from the depot, had passenger
coach detached and showed on the Central
tracks and the fireman was forciblY taken