Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-28

Thu BLrCKADE TO III RAISED TO-DAY.
The Baltimore and Oh 10 authorities were
IN close consultation al Camden STATION asst
"a a. until a late hour. and although they de-
elned imPsrtins any Information on the
blockade win De raised to-dsy' '"~' S-'e
So.. SAknoLL Issued A fRocLkMArIoS
yeSn1erTdsy al ternoon calling upon the sherlff
counties in the state through which me R.l
timore and Ohio road runs 10 su anon forth
with 10 their aid all order loving c tizeDs in
their respective jurisdlctiens ana eountIes,
and TO proceed IN person. attended by the
posse 40 summoned. 10 the places in their re-
their PERSONAL presence and snfborifV e Sy e
force peace and good order In their respect
I've Jurisdictions; provide for The safety OF
properly, and secure free passage 20 trains
any railroads within The limits OF such ia
r sdiction by the arrest OF all wrong doers
and engoining Rn justices OF the peace snt
cons,a6les OF said respective juriSdictions IN
De present with and give all aid In their
power 10 the said respective sheriff.. and ~
command Others in their respective Iurlsdtc-
tons 10 assist them In so doing.
More e~mpremtse~.
A Columbus dispatch says. General Man
and 81 louis railway i.suet an order 10
employees promising pay Tor time lost on &c
c iuLt OF the str Ne 10 all Who would report for
duty. All the employees on the Little Mani
a twenty Ave brskemen and nremen on
thu Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central
divisions responded yesterday morning and
am ounced themselves ready TO go 10 work.
The employees and officers OF the Texas
Central road compromised their differences
Yesterday, and the business OF the roat will
De resumed at once. The railroad troubles
IN Texas are now confined entirely 10 the
Texas Pacific road. Freight trarfic on that
road IL suspended, but there IL no iikellh oni
that there will be any violence. Tue good
behavior Of the men and their claim thai
they have not b -en paid their wages since
Msrch excite consi iersble sympathy for
t1t m.
An indianapolis dispa,c h says: The sirik-
ers now consent that passenger traffic may
be resumed IN full ON all the roads here. and
also freight business on the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Ind annapolis road that com
pany having arranged with It's employes. n
II reported that a compromise has been made
on The Bee Line, and that they will soon be iu
fun operation.
The Coal Miners strike.
RIOTERS oUTWITrEn.
A gang Of twenty strikers from EastOn
reached Bethlehem. Pa. yesterday mOrnlng
and congregsted at Bethlehem janction when
The passenger tram on the Bath branch OF
the Central road OF New Jersey was ready
10 start for Bath. They took possession OF
the train, uncouplei 1t from the engine. ana
warned the crew that NJ they undertook %
run the train through they would do SO at
their peril. A large number of citizens came
10 the rescue, and while dispatcher Stein
man was holding consultation with the
strikers, the train was recOupled aud pulled
out very rapidly. Tue str kers made an Of
fort TO uncouple the last car, out failed. w.
ent OF the l.. and \. division of tue Central
road, hurried TO the poiut In "A special car
with squad of the coal and iron police un-
der Capt Williams. A crew Gwas made up,
ard the through car from Philadelphia 10
Mauch Chunk was taken by then TO us
destination.
FLOODING THE MINES.
Idleness now reigns along the Delaware
Lacksvanna and Western main line aud at
all the company's mines The latter are
flooding rapidly. An effort was made by
a nm NUS AL
worked, tut those whom they waited upon
for that purpose were called upon by
delegations OF strikers and informed that IL
they attempted TO touch the pumps &C would
be at the peril OF their lives. Mr. Storrs has
applied 10 Mayor Mckeene, of Scranton, for
protection In working the pumps, and 10
averting the immeasurable loss which the
mine flooding will entail on the company.
The city authorities are, however, powerless
In the matter and dare not move. TIE
miners and their sympsthizers are all deter
mined ana desperate. The mayor has in
creased the special police force % so. The
miners In the employ OF the Delaware and
crease OF Is per cent, which being refused,
they expected 10 strike day. The situation
OF affairs IL critical.
THE STRIKE SPREADING.
The men on the Lehigh Valley and Lehigh
and Susquehanna roads are all out, and all
trains have stopped running. Tue Lehigh
Valley officials have discharged all their
men who are connected with the present
strike, and will pay them of at once. The
miners al Summit Hill struck yesterday,
demanding an advance OF - per cent. Tney
marched from one mine to another, with
loaves OF bread stuck on poles, and after
wards congreraied in front of the company's
office where they demanded their paw. The
sheriff nd CHIEF burgess have ISSUED procla-
nations enloining order and warning per-
sons Of the consequence OF acts OF violence.
STRIKERS REFUSE TO ALLOW TRACK To
BE REPAIRED.
Superintendent Polhemus, with his gang
OF repairmen and their escort OF coal and iron
police, arrived az Odenwelders, Pa yester-
day afternoon, whittier they had gone 10 re-
pair a turn table. They were met by a large
and excited crowd, who drove of the repair
men. Mr.. Polhemus addressed a concllla-
tory speech TO the mob, but they replied by
informing him that he was at II berry 20 walk
back TO Mauch Chunk with his force. After
whies they run his engine on the side track
and drew the fire. Mr.; Polhemus and his
escort arrived back at bethlehem by stage
last evening. He says he has no hope OF
running trains TO day.
1HE MAN WHO FIRED THE BRIDGE AT
READING ARRESTED.
James Blizzard passed through Tamaqus,
Pa, last evening, In charge OF body OF coal
and iron police. He was arrested at Sunbury
yesterday on charge Of setting IRE 70 tns
during the late riotous disturbances there
and was taken 10 Reading yesterday.
IL is thought the men will resume work IN
the mines at Pottsville, Pa. on Monday
next, having adjusted their differences WIN
the coal company.
New Jersey.
AL ALARMING OUTBREAK.
About four O'Clock yesterday afternoon
governor Bedle received dispatches OF an
alarming character from Phillips burg an
nouncing that the local strikers there had
been Joined by a crowd from Easton, Just
across The river, aud the local authorities
asked for assistance. Hurried consultations
were held al the Governors headquarters in
Jersey CITY, and orders were issued TO the 4th
regiment 10 recall all leaves OF absence and
issue no more. Two days cooked raiions
were ordered for the men and delivered at the
armories. The battery which was encamped
IN Elysian Fields received orders at six
O'CLOCK 10 hold themselves In readiness for
instant removal. A ferry-boat, with steam
up, was laid up at the dock TO take the troops
direct 10 the railroad depot, where trains
were In waiting for them. IL is underS: GOD
mat Brlgadier General Ramsay will have
command OF the troops when they leave Jer-
sep City.
Trains are Running between Somerville
and Jersey City, but not beyond Someryllle.
Local trains are running on the Morris and
ESSEX branch OF the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western road but President Sloan says
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