The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-07-27
RAILROAD STRIKERS.

to Baltimore, 70 Chicago, and St.
Louis. Again from Baltimore It has
extended to Pittsburg, Penn, to
Philadelphia, New York and Canada.
The strikers, or rather rioters, have
had their numbers largely added to
by workmen Of ell classes, who sym
pathize with them. Mr.. Hayes has
issued proclamation calling on the
insurgents everywhere, without re-
gard to State lines, 10 dispeise, and
both United States and State troops
have been called on to aid 10 quelI>
ing the tumult. Several demopstra
tions, such rs throwing stones, boo,-
ing and yelling, have been made
against the soldiery, and the rioters
are generally defiant. Various local
out breaks have occurred, and more
are constantly expected. Great ex-
element prevails, though the mill,
tary are acting with much prudence
and caution.
The rioters in Maryland burned
thirty>five or forty oil cars at Viaduct
station near Baltimore, and pushed
the burning cars from point to point
for incendiary purposes. General
Hancock 10 in Baltimore. Stonings
Of troops still continue. Disconten
ted Isbofers of all classes have joined
in, and terrible state of disorgani-
cation exists among them. The ri.
oters have captured some guns, and
regular Sights between them and the
soldiers, attended with much loss Of
life, have occurred. The Cabinet
held session to discuss the subject
of the General Governments UNDER
taking a suppression of the troubles
on the ground that the United States
mails are being impeded. The strike
is said to have passed entirely into
the hands of thieves and inoendia>
ries.
At Pi.tsburg, the greatest anarchy
prevailed. The rioters took possess.
ion of the Union depot and other
railroad buildings and burned them.
The value Of the property destroyed
is estimated at 100000. The
troops, both State aud Federal, have
done but little service so far.
II is reported as noticeable fact
that the ringleadcrs in the work Of
pillage and destruction in Pittsburg,
were men who had never been in
railroad employ, and, in many in
stances, half grown boys took the
lead.
The authorities have offered q re-
ward of ten thousand dollars for the
incendisries who destroyed the Leba-
non Valley Railroad bridge at Road
ing, which cost 100000.
The men on tho indianapolis and
st. Louis Railroad struck at II
o'clock Sunday night.
The Lake Shore and Erie Rail-
road yards and shops at Indianapolis
have been closed, and no stock has
been shipped east from Buffalo.
The strike 10 Cincinnati controls
freight movements excepting on the
Kentucky Central and Louisville
Short Line, where business is pros
crossing as usual.
At Columbus, Ohio, the strikers
have appeared in force, and the cm>
ployes of the manufacturing estab>
lishments outside of the railroad in>
terests have joined haLds with them. |
Two thousand of them marched to
the Union Depot, where they dined.
The order for reduction of wa.
ges on the Louisville and Cincinnati
Short Line has bsen withdrawn.
in GAINESVILLE, Ohio, oil the works
ingmen have quit work and joined
the strikers.
One hundred and twenty loeomo-
tives were burnt and destroyed in
Pittsburg and all the railroad prop.
erty, cars, etc.
The militia organizations are pow
erless and as they start out for the
scene of the disorders they are stop
ped by the strikers, and either SYM
pathize with them or are overswed
by them.
The Whole line of freight moves
ment from the West TO the East has
been obstructed, and freight BUSINESS
is entirely stopped on the Southern
Ohio roads.
AT Buffalo, fifteen hundred strikers
took charge Of the depot and switch>
ss, turned off the lights, and oonse-
quentiy, approaching trains we're
stopped at East Buttaie.
At St. Louis the railroad men had
q meeting, and resolved that no
freight trains should leave east of St.
Louis after night.
The Ohio and Mississippi, the To-
ledo and Wabash, the indianapolis
and st. Louis, the Vandalia Southern,
the Cairo Short Line, and the mar
row gauge railroads are embArgoad
by the action of the strikers 10 st.
Louis.
Two thousand hands have been
turned adrift at Columbus by the
Standard OH Company, because of
the inability of the compaAy to ship
their oil freights.
Governor IIsrtranft has made