The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-07-28

ings we're small frames and dry n
Under. AT this junciure, the fire de- I
parfment Of Allegheny, which had
ote u held ia readiness In case Of al 1
outbreak on that side of the river, was
summoned to assist in staying Tia"
progress OF the flames. The Pan
Handle railroad building ws- the last
ia the line. and the Allegheny depart
mept was placed on Seventh av, nue.
To check the progress of the flames ia
that direction When this last ~.-
fired, the whole territory between sew
enth avenue aud Miilville station.
three miles distant, was mass VI
flames.
Additional strikes throughout Penn
syiyania railroad territory are immi-
nenL
WASHINGTON, July 3--The militia
~ ordered from yarious points III
Pennsylvania have been stopped By
the strikers Loaded coal Gals are
run from sidings and wrecked on the
main line. Freight business II stop
ped on the southern Ohio roads and on
the Ohio and Mississippi Central No
freight is allowed 10 20 west from
CINCINNATI. The trains have been
stopped at Duukirk. The mail and
passengers are allowed TO pToeeed. \
compromise Is progressing NJ Indian
apo.is. Ia the meantime the trade of
the line Is uoobstrucied. The regular
night mail tram WAS sbaudoneo on
the Nardaiia railroad. Fifteen hun>
dred strikers last night had possession
of the Buffalo depOts. All switch
tights were e2tsnguished- No trains
departed last night Approaching
trains could not come further than
East Buffalo. Maryland aud West Viz
GINA seem quiet throughout this
morning. A meeting of railroad
men at st. Louis last night, re-
solved that no freight trsius should
leave East st. Louis after midnight
Mail and passengers are not to be mo
ie-tesL The roads affected by this pro-
hibition are the Ohio a Mississippi,
Toledo, Watash & Western, indian
spoiis & st. Louis, NaDdaiia Southern,
Cairo Short Line, aud Narrow Gauge
roads. The trains were stopped at
Reading. Pennsylvania. Two eab0ose
cars were flred. About eleven O'clock
sl50, 900 bridge over the Sehuylkiil W =
| IiTed and totally destroyed. The Oh
ject ia burning the bridge seems IN
have been TO prevent the passage OF
troops toward harrisburg. An i'm
mense grain elevator. located Oh tile
corner OF Grant and Washing
| ton streets, at Pittsburg, was burned.
The citizens of Pittsburg have or
ganized vigilance committees. The
soldiers VINO escaped f:om the
round house entrenched them
selves ten miles up the river.
The Standard Oil Company al Colum-
bus, Ohio, has discharged two thou
sand hands because they were unable
to ship oil. Governor Hsrtrsnft left
this morning, confessing his inability
to restore order. He makes q formal
call Oh the government for protection.
The feeling at Kansas City, where sc
| many roads center, Is quite feverish.
The strike on eastern roads went into
effect at midnight at st. Louie. IL i,
reported that atisirs look serious at
Chicago aud Buffalo. The Central Pa
ellie Railroad Company's dispatcL
says: The company has resciBded il
resolutions reducing wages Philadel
phia brokers have decided to make nc
quotations. The public board has adj
journed. There Il scheme to buy
stock cheap of frightened widows. Tn,
strongest rallying cry of the Iioters a
Pittsburg is Let her burn, boys-ii
will give US WORK To do.n
The federal government in q feebit
kind of a way, is moving troops hithel
and thithsr, mainly with n view O
bringing them within protecting dis
lance OF the national capital IL Is ia
no present danger, but there Is NJ
doubt IL is bideously exposed aud Their,
are many, many millions In it.
The following curiously involved sen
tence, which is official, will give til,
idea: IS 1t Is not the purpose of th-
government TO use United ststes troop
to merely protect railroad property, %
To insure the safe transportation o
the mails, except Incidentally, Will,
protecting its own property"
IL Ia understood that General Sher'
man, and Lieutenant General Sheri
dan will be recalled at once from th'
west. The cabinet sgreed TO issul
proclamation to the Pennsylvanii
rioters.
General Hancock has Teen of.ieTe,
, to assume personal conlInaEs. i'll Penn
syivania.
General Scnoileld, formerly from
West Point. is ordered To report Z
General Hancock.
PHILADELPHIA, July 23.-The strik
ers have just set IRE TO all oil train OF
) the Pennsylvania railroad track, nea
South street bridge, west i-hiladelpbis
PiTrsBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, Jul
3.-The citizens early in the day ei
fected an organization which has suit
dued tie rioters and restored contro
of the town TO its municipal anthori
ties, who have invited the fugitIy,