The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-23


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I Plftsb.ugh, Fort Wsyne and Chicago Fafi.
ftoad st1pB shipping ever che Pittsburgh
fhhdt Eric and cleveland and PittsburgfI
railf0ada as these r8ads stiseY Fort wv dyfle
tracks FoytsoHae distance below r ittsbnrgh.
The freight trains ON the Eonneisviiie
branch tof the Baltimore and Ohio road
were stopped last NIGH, 10 ID sate,; by sSfik-
ers from other r0ads. and the trims returned
10 The dsTet. No trains haye!been sentt0ut
over thisfoad to-day 10 BiIiut dsiniteiy
Iknowntwhetber the p istsbuyaB gGfheinnati
and SUI louis Pan. Handie eRduts:Tlaef1Ta are
outIor mot, but THE; situation ss1er8sis such
that the road has osontise for freight TIC
was reported early this morning that the
Allegheny ~ ALLEY road .mengwould 'ioin,ithe'
strike: bei forenoon to aay. The mel being
interviewed declined toiexpress themselves
clearly, but do NOT deny The correctnes sof
the.report!' Passenger tfavel and express
matter are running az Install on. iail 1.-THE,
routes. o ttis1'S if5ts,ait - sti'i:t!sif
how. Tae AFFAIR ciae. Botr-AsorHER
',alTrIEK By THE RIOTERS ESPEcTeD: So. :. J
PiTTsBtRGH, july 21.1A at twenty minutes
to 4 o:clock the PhiIade lphia troops left the
Union depot for the scene of the disturb,
ance on TWenty.eighth street, crossing and
reaching out along the track, and preceded
fby the sheriff and bis, posse, ESp ectingr TO
fail in, an effott to disperse the strikers. the
sheriff would EN- eavoor. to make arrests and
call upon the; military for: required assist
ance. This was understood TO be The. plan
Of action determined upon and q conflict
was expected. The, arrived ,at Twenty
eighth street shortly before 5 O'Clock, the
railroad, tracks at ithat point being COM
pleteIy blocked with Strikers -rtf;2a3i 2
Tbe,Back Hussdrsj :ot Philadelphia, were
orderedto clearfthe railroad crossing, but
not being able to do 60, another cbmpany
was ordered to- their aassistance. Ihe milf
tarv advanced with fixed bayonets, bus
We're met with shower OF stones and mis-
siles from the crowd They opened fire on
the crowd indiscrimindteiy and in rapid
succession. &, The crowd fetreated towards
East Liberty.iiF ,iisi9a long list OF
killed ard wounded. The resultsof the ter
rifle yoiley has caused ainteDse excitement
throughout the city, and it Is feared another
attack will be made on the military as soon
as the mob can bere0rganized and provided
with ammunition. ~Ai'stit-,&iti 80 s'.s.
A COLLISION IN PrTTsBURGH---sEVEN KILLED.
PrrTsBURGH, PA, July 21.-A collision oc-
CURED here. There were seven Killed, in IN
Guiding one soldier. ..,E,... j. -, -,t.feg,g 4:
..;s LATER. II: e, icj 9.iG .-i,I
. PITTSBURGH, July 21-5 r: M.--The mill
tary. were ordered to clear the, crossing on
Twenty Eighth street, The crowd attacked
them, with stones. The military tired vol
ley, when the crowd returned the fire from
,reyolvers. Four were killed outright and
number wounded. ,First Sergeant " coca
coe, of the Legion Of Philadelphia, was dan
gerously Woundedf ~ ri 3o@a!SjTGs sif
A NUMBER. OF WOMEN AND cHILDREN'KILIED+
=, THE FIRING BY THE MILITIA SAID lobe UN'
!, .PRoYoKED-DARING .AOYEMENTSa OF THE
6 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. EXCITEMENT. a'ss{ I,
= PITTSBURGH, july 2E-5:40c p Id. IA
dreadful riot occurred the outer depot oil
the Pittsburgh RAILROAD an hour ago. a
number of men and several women and
children were killed and wounded. Several
dead have been taken from the scene, and II
is not known how imanyiare yet to be gain
cred .up. The firing was done by She :Phit
adeIphia militia. One of their own men and
one of the Pittsburgh soldiers were killed.
Bystanders all sayythe tire was unpro7oked
THE excitement is tremendous. A large
body OF men leftl iorthe Allegheny arsenal
tafew moments ago with the nvowed purpose
OF seizingthe arms stored thereto be useo
In repelling the militia.i '@i'h :. ,-''s's Tx
|. 49,, EATER FROM PErrsBpRGR. ~
PITTSBURGH, July 2i.AAt this, hour g. 2
NJ excitement is raging over the city
which is virtually In the hands Of an, armet
mob composed Of hborers:, iron-workers,
coal-miners, 'stevedores,," and others, WINS
are in full sympathy with the strikers. a
large mob visited Johnston's gnn factory
on sn,ithfeld street, about 7; O'Clock tthf:
evening and armed themselves, and another
and still larger crowd has just finished the
demolition o! iB6wersss establishment, or
Wood street, which they completely Quilted
They then marched down Fifth Avenue
with drums cbeating'ahd flags flying. They
number 1900. and as yet. they have NO
shown an inclination to- destroy "anythin:
but railroad property. tL.&i q fao7l !neT1
: 1t is reported that the Allegheny arsena
is,in the hands OF the rioters; The Phila
delphia militia are besjegedin "a round7ho y
at the, outer, depot, and their position IS con
sidered very critical The telegrapbemPloye
were driven from their posts, at the. QUITE
depot by stones and other missiles as earl
as 8 O'Clock. :. Threats are made by tn
strikers to destroy; the Union depot. :.
I Later.-The rioters have captured tire
pieces Of ordnance belonging to Ks,nlfatp Ep
battery" tin"'.2' ~. ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~
The very latest. .. :. ,.', :; :,
+ THE, M LIEF. = g0sREcTs o. FURTuER'
/ m, ,,sLAUsG9lHFiTEER, SERIOUS. .orsi aid 81
J. h,GspeciaI telesYam to the DispatcH.I Jos! =
!, The following dispatch Was. received "a
2:05 Sun day morning :oGof, yH ,aili ~ =:
!. P1rTsBeRGHy PM, July'22!- eleven Kiile
SO far as learned. Prospects Of 'furthe
slaughter, serious. f.9a!t Goiaf si1i: 9ll co.
'Cii4, = s-.t--,1I 3d ri
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