Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-20

further trouble from the strikers. Vice Presll'
dent Keyscr and Col. Sharpe have superlnteDd-
cd all movements to-day. =,
BALTIMORE, July l9.-E Ii. Mumiord
G Gorge Hudson and Colum Mead, who were ar
rested Monday afternoon last, charged With at
tempting to iucite riot at RiVerda!e JUNCTION
Baltimore an Ohio Railroad, had hearlng this
afternoon st the Southern police statloo and
we're released in $500 bail for the action OF The
Criminal Court
BALTIMORE, July 70. midnight. officials at
-C,uden Station furnish the ionwleg The
eastward bound freight traio which lett Mar
;iu>buTc this ailtruoon, arrived at Baltimore
At lI:ij without. accjicDt or obstruction. The
vest bound ir.i.Lt train which Lett Martins.
burg at the sane line, arrived at Cumberland
go n. III. \ m0G ci strangers assaulted the
traiu on its arrival, but there being squad OF
troops on board co serious damage occurred.
AT kcyse1, West Virginia, the strikers re-
main defiant. and positively refuse 10 allow the
shifting engine 10 tc moved from one siding TO
another.
On the Central Ohio division, extending
from Reilairc to Newark, the iiremen have
struck, and Object 10 new men taking their
places and The civil authorities say they arc
p0WcrlGsS to aci.
Xorp. the riuyleaier of the strikers a. Mar
tiusburg, who was arrested and committed to
Jail this a!agcoon, las been released oa $500
bail.
st Grafton the strikers held ITO meetings
to-day, committee from keyser attending the
evening meeting. 4 resolution was adopted
declaring TIC determination TO stand together
AID proposing plan for compromise. Com
mittccs we're appointed 10 act IL conjunction
with those Of meetings o. other divisions &c
meet The officers Of the railroad Ter the c0pSid-
| Grafton OF plans and terms.
MAR!lNsBURG July ~, lois D. u.-Thls
ely has become perfectly quiet, and there are
few persons 10 be seen at this hour. The n
| rest OF Xepp has caused all the strikers to re-
| tire to their homes. \ number Of them have
| to night informed the officers Of the road that
they are willing 10 90 to work but are afraid.
The wives and daughters OF the strikers are
unwilling that their husbands ard sons shall
take Inc risk Of going to work.
The whole trouble originated with the sec:
oud class 6remep, who have been sustained
and encouraged by some OF the cltlzeos to
whom they are indebted. These are generally
grocers and provision dealers, and they would
cease 10 excite the fear of the women there
would be no further trouble. The Federal
military officers, have retired to their quarters
at the Berkeley house, and there ls only q
guard on duty.
The following dispatches were received at
the War Department, 10 Washington, last
night, from Colonel FreDcb, commanding the
| Uuited States troops, sent to hlartinsburg:-
MARTINsBURG, W. Va, July 70.
IAIiuamt General, War Department, Wash
ngt0n:
Remained ca the road till $50 q. NJ. Presi.
dents proclamation not yet published. Will
! BE- 10 IN hour, when arrests will be made. Am
in consultation with Colonel Delaplaiuc.
FRENCH, Colonel Commanding.
HARRISBURG, w. Va, July l9.
Colonel IImcent Aoyutant General Washing.
| ton
Proclamation printed; DOW being circulated.
After l. o'clock, if the insurgents have not
dispersed, the troops under my command will
proceed TO enforce the orders of the President.
At present everything seems quiet, and doubt
whether anything more than a demonstration
will be required. Whatever action | may de
tcrmine upon will be after consultation With
and full concurrence Of Colnnel Delaplalne, aid
TO the Governor. FRENCH,
Colonel Commanding.
PITTsBURG, Pa, July l9.--At noon to-day
the freight train men on the western division
Of the Pennsylvania railroad refused 10 70 out
with their trains. The strike is caused by the
company's course n increasing the nunber Of
cars in the freight trains. Heretofore q con
ductor ard his crew ran seventeen cars Al
order lately issued doubles this number
without increasing the strength o! the crews.
The strikers and their friends, 10 all nearly
five hundred persons. assembled at the outer
depot, and by intimidation have prevented the
crews ifcm going out that otherwise would
| have remained 1t work. A man while attempt
| ing TO couple cars was attacked and bcatcn.
| The riUgleadcrs in this attack were arrested.
The strikers then moved out co the line Of the
road towards East Liberty. a plaeard posted
about the dcpot, signed by the president Of the
Iraiemen's UoioD, calls meeting Of the train
men a! Ptnoix hall this evening. 1t is sup
POSED this meeting is calGd for the purpose of
taking action on strike.
| Eighteen trains arc Dow il the PenD5y vaua
| Railroad Company yard ready to go Out, but
without crews 10 run them. Inc engineers are
10 readiness, Gut up to this time the company
have 60, been able to get men to take the
strikers places. The new order requiring that
a double train. provided with two engines, and
consisting Of thirty sig cars, be taken out with
one crew. went uto effect this morning.
The strikers claim that by this order two Or
binary trains are takcn Gus to Altoona, dis.
| lance of 2lG miles, Instead Of to Derry, which
is IS miles Formerly trip to Derry was con
sidercd days work, while now the trip to Al
toona is considered days work. This they
| say would require one crew to DO the work OF
Two, and would enable the company to discharge
one Ealf their number.
1t is said the strike was not prcarran2cd, but
was aauguratcd By Conductor RyaDs' crew,
who sect word to the dispatcher that they
would not take out their train. The dispatcher
then asked two yard crews to take it out, and
they, it is said, refused, and were discharged.
Subsequently Conductor Gordon ordered two
men to take out az engine, but the strikers cut
it loose from the train. Gordon then made 40.
other attempt, but the men on the train were
stoned away and compelled to desert the co.
ginc
When the trouble commenced at the outer
depot this moroing party Of the strikers lost
90 time in getting out to the East Liberty stock
yards, and had a conference with the train and
yard men there, which resulted in the latter
-, MIN, tho c,rtcrs Trains Utrn RIM I'm the