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New-York tribune., 1877-07-24
No CONCESSION TO BE MADE.
DEMANDS PRESENTED ~ TIE slRihLIo-.'ECEINhI
JKWETT FIRM.


JKWETT FIRM.
UoRyEIIsyIIIE, July 23.-The situation up
to 2 O'Clock to-day remained unchanged AZ that hour
Committee of the strikers waited upon the railway
officials to state their grievances, and propose terms o
settlement Their principal grievance was the discharge
of committees who had been sent TO Ne"lok 10 confer
with Receiver Jcwct The following were their terms;
Brakcmen TO 20 work al the reduced wages Ten per
cent and the Company 10 pay for the extra hours they
work swchmen Inc same. II Their hours constitute a)
Fircmen 10 bc pad according 60 their years OF service
81 90. ri 92 81 O3, and 81 H. substantially ieauc
tiou Of ten per cent FTemcn 80 he promoted dccOdns
10 merit and years Of service Trackmen ia the IoineS
vile yard to received 81 80, and Oh sections ~ 49, "l
free rental Of the COMPANY land along the ao" "n'a
there is or may agrccuents otncr"-se Passes 10 Dc
issued as heretofore. Al committee men dsch" sea 10
be reinstaled.
The Erie officials replied that they could not accept tie
forms and had no new ones to offer that the only alter
native open 10 the strikers 70 quietly 20 to work
trusting to the iusness and masnanmty OF the Receiver
or 10 continue in thcr lawless course,
The Conference was characterized by frank and gen
tlemanly department OF both sides.
Governor Robinson mas issued proclamation calling
upOn the civil and military authorities 10 u III "'PeH
ing the conspiracy.
The ol LOWING notice has been received and published
ERIE RAILWAY COMPANY, KEcaWEE's OFFICE.
"eimI % r rully appreciates the fidelity of his oil
c.rs ..rAts an mea wI0 cave rcmmnel iiup ID IAoIt
d.t ir th present rene! aii >lc hielit! VII ~'
IAN I'd LIE recognized so auprpnst VIII '- h de "it1'
ami no concession viii Doe made io tEoSe ;"i~-NIcH n
,,lO are, have Arcn, or may ~ lti't ~ tI'i-
tril,t ad yolat0!s 81 the law Ana an IcrSo"s '!t
warned tBat VB" Las lac il@hl 4" IcIC''"' "a -
Tor ih Receiver except his regular ,icc.s. any outi
inG.cea 10 believe taat te 4i-r ,ory 81 he einpu. .ca
u ~ uez-cue lhcir dIy r a'iiI- uE E-er a.. '' or
AID r,7r Of iavless and desperate men. most ~ whom
are str;.u ers aud aaVc never been In BIS sefvlce Al
,trl I'd spo,ed o.Gp.OJ es NIJ Dc protected.
" II. j. JEWETT, Receiver
Warrants have bon sued TIE arrest % sUac Of te
lo.1ts At3nu trau OF h1x-cars. baggage, mail,
,,erqr car and cbO.se arrived viii portion oi the
o3i segment If Brooklyn mile east o. tine depot
was s,oa.s g ,4e ,tiiEer,. .0n Rdard DiHs SCAT
tlcie ID Was allowed 10 p4"i'el ID Tue +'P'''
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nellsville, Baltimore and Pittsburgh. few OF the
engineers advocated non-action until the issue Is
finally determined at other points, but the iremeil,
excited by the Brotherhood delegation ana
some of the engineers, refused 10 Niclh
and heated discussion cnsued. The leading splrl'S
in urging the strike are: LYNN lIavens, Joshua
Leach Case Marshall and VIM. Fisher, all fremen
The brakemen ON the division refused to participate
in the meeting, and are in the main loyal.
dispatch from H0rnellsvillc says that the mob Is
about 1000 strong, and the. militia are over l'zoo
in numbers. Everything has been quiet to-day
The soldiers are IN full possession Of the yards
Rioters are scattered over the town IN groups WIN
instructions to rally at a given signal from their
leader j. j. Donahuc They offer TO remain qulet
provided no trains are moved on the Western Dl-
vision, and not otherwise.
Cen. Woodward issued an order this afternoon,
stating that freight trains would be moued to-
morrow morning. and warning all eyil-disposed per
sons not 10 interfere in any way with them, giving
timely notice that any such interference VIII be
resisted by the full force of the State militia under
his control The rioters threaten to prevent the
movement, and angrily discussing ihe
order tonight. They say that they VIII pun the
mon from the engines who attempt to run them
Gen Woodward is in earnest, and declares that he
will order the military to fire on the mob II they
interfere al all with the trains 1t certainly looks
squally, and unless wiser counsels prevails there
viii he boodshed in the morning.
There are 200 delayed freight cars and dabout nifty
locomotives at Honelsyille and as soon as the
freight is dispatched passenger and mail colnmuni-
cation will be promptly opened Should The mob re-
sort to violence in the morning, it Will be short
sharp and decisive contest, aS Gen. Woodward states
he VIII move the trains at all hazards, and not cease
the conflict until the last roter has yielded.
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TROOPS GATHERING AT VARIOUS PoINrs-sEvRRAL
CONFLICTS WITH STRIKERS.

TROOPS GATHERING AT VARIOUS POINf5-sEVERAL
CONFLICTS WITH STRIKERS.
HARREBURG, July 23.-A dispatch from
Omaha states that Gov IT1rtranit passed East spc
cial train at O'Clock this morning. travelling at the
rate O forty miles per hour route 70 Pittsburgh
In accordance with the order OF yesterday putting
whole Military force OF Pcnnsylvania under arms,
panies have been assembling all day at the various
towns and cities OF the state Concentrations have taken
place at Wkesbarrc Paol, Reading Harrisburg and else
where
No passenger freight trains arrived Lebanon
to-day from ihe East West, the Lebanon Valley
Railroad The trains the Lebanon and fremont Rail
road undsturbed
is reported that portion Of the Philadelphia City
troops, en- route from Altoona TO Philadelphia discm-
b8rkcd from the ears fcg miles west or Har-
-sburc. and are now working their way towards
Philadelphia, avoiding Harrisburg. The sfua-
ton here remains unchanged. Immense crowds
s remain about the depots. At 5 p. m.
crowd of about 600 strikers passed Marketst FOR
the purpose Of ntercepung this someother body which
il report edlconmE toward Harrisburg
Tho strikers held meeting here this morning, at
when resolutions deprecatng violence were adopted.
The dismissal OF Frank Thompson, general mana
asked. committee was Opponted to inform Superne
tendcnt 1lcCrea that they willing compromise
honorable terms. and would every effort protect
the Company's property.
At Bethlehem Penn. at p. m all was quiet all the
roads centreing at Bethlehem, Penn employees the Cen,
tral Railroad Of New-Jcrssy opposed 10 a strike
The Lohgh valley officials appear entirely uncon-
cerned, aud anticipate trouble, notwithstanding the
minors and reports 10 the effect that there will he
strike before midnlgn Tmor circulated to-day
hat The word would be given at o'clock tus afternoon.
Considerable excitement is manifested throughout the
establishment of the Bethlehem Iron Company, and the
determined in the event of strike o the Lelgh
Valley Road 10 join them. As the mill employs between
., 900 ana 1000 hands serious trouble may result
large crowd OF people cOngrogaed 1t the depot in
Lebanon, Penn thi. 10 await The arrival o. the
passenger train from the East. The militia have a left
her, for Harrisburg. Several fights took place tns after
noon between the militia and citizens Freight trains
hye arrived there from Reading via Auburn and Pine
Grovo The excitement Is ,bating
At Easton Penn. there has been strike yet, anh
nothing definitely known; but those supposed to DC
well informed. say there will DE strike tomorrow on
the Lnhgh valley. Delaware, Lackawanna, Western and
Ncw-Jcrsry Central Roads.
Ar Raadln-, Penn, the mob which had been tearing
the track to-day, came ia conflict With portion OF
the tth Regiment shortly after : o'clock this evening
The soldiers fired no the crowd killing four and wound
iug several others.
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ties have distinctly informed the strikers that there VIII
be no compromise Whatever II Ia also stated that when
this known a the passenger engineers ana hre
men quit their engines As result. trains OF any
kind will 20 out this evening.
the Pcnnsylyania Railroad there Is no possible nope
OF compromise. The officials declare that siloh SHAH
take place, though not wheel should turn on their
entire road also that II this community can get along
without the Pennsylvania Railroad the latter can get
along without the strikers.
The vicinity of tho Union station this morning
OF desolaon The ruins OF the passenger depot
and The Pan,IIandlc buildings covered with men
and women who were digging with their sticks and
hands in the expectation OF finding something worth keep
ing The chief article spos leaf tobacco and there
not much OF that. Occasionally a man was seen
walking OF with an aImful Of this stuff pretty badly
nged. NbfTtyst at the OF Grand was almost
completely bockade with the trucks and wheels OF carts
Only "A small passage had been cleared away allowing
the passage OF n single team nj time. There was no
debris Grands. and none down Liberty st, except
where the track into the freight depot. None OF
the streets welo blocladed elsewhere. There were no
flames visible at any place, nor was there great
Of smoke. One frc-engine remained during the
morning, and continued pouring water on the debris
of II, grain elevator and thcreabOus. A large
number OF persons visited the ruins during
the day. At various places small crowds OF roughs could
be seen collected together and quietly talking over mat
tors. Their oosterous demonstration, nor any
nuuciaon In nearly all the little gatherings the feeling
Of regret that the thing had been allowed to
proceed far. The aborng men, in cases. shared
this feeling I'VE have enough taxes to pay without pay
ing far all this" said man. and the other workngm
with him asscutcd.
New-York tribune., 1877-07-24

NO DECISIVE ACTION AT PORT JZRVls-CEN. WOOD
wARD TogPROTECT IHG TRAINS AT HoRSELLs-
VILE TO-DAY.
PoyT JERvIs. ~ Y, July 23.-The fremeu and
ecgiueers of the Eastern and Delaware divisions
of the Erie Railway assembled 70 secret session
tis evening to consider the resolution offered last
night TO stop work The session IS stormy
and threatening. The Engineers openly oppose q
strike; but it is well understood that secretly
some of them have been melting the others to re-
volt The news that a strike had occurred on the
New York Central excited the men, and it looks
very much as if the strikers would succeed. All
along the line the men are restless, and
evidently gloat over the apparent> sue
cex. Of the strikers Committee Of
The Engineers Brotherhood reached here this morn
ing TO stifen the backbone of the weak. One Of
them boasted that the trouble wonld reach New-
York City in few days, and be materially aided by
the 100 900 unemployed workmen there
AT 10 o'clock the fremen strongly urged vote to
strike as an encouragement to theiI friends at Hor-
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AN EMBARGO AT ST. LOI1S.
no FREIGHT LEAVING FOR THE RAsT-TnE STRIKERS
QUIET BUT WAICHFUI-

NO FREIGHT LEAVING FOR TIE KAST-TUE STRIKERS
QUIET But wArCHFUI-
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 23.-The strike on tho
Eastern roads into effect at midnight last night.
The Chicago and AltoD, not previously reported Is also
in it, aud most the yard switchmen Of all the roads
An attempt made 20 start out freight train tho
indianapolis and 81. Louis and also on the Cairo Road,
but they were quietly stopped by the srkeIs and tho
crews deserted the trains All tho other roads nave
abandoned tncir freight trains for the present at
least Several hundred strikers arc In the yards
aud at the different crossings Of the roads, but III
are behayng g.themseycs in an orderly manner. 10 Is
said the Toledo aud wabash men have no special
grievance against the company but they struck out OF
fellowship for the employees OF the other roads
freight train on the Chicago and Alton Railroad, 1t
tempted 70 out OF the yards in East ST. LOUIS The
strikers stoppodt and took it back into the yard.
Everything is very quiet at the Union Depot. and IN
the yards OF the Union Railway and Transit Company
this morning one stock train allowed 10 cross The
bridge but none viii be permitted pass after i O'Clock
The employees OF the Transit Company. who do duty in
East ST. Louis fifteen in number struck last night with
the eInen and .bTakemen OF the railroad The em0ye3
OF the Company ths side Of the river whose duties
are performed at and n the vicinity Of the Union Depot
in moving trains in the yards through the tunue! and
across the brd g. have not formally struck but they are
idle for the reason that there IS nothing for them to DO
as the strikers across the river viii not permit the freight
trains to pass tho strike does not extend TO the crews
OF tue passenger trains the latter and 70 a usual
The Transit Company rescndcd their order for reluc
tion OF the ten per cent as night and notified
their employees to taat effect but far the ator have
taken no notice OF IT, 50 far al the trains on the Missouri
Pacific, and S. Louis Kansas city, and Northern
Roads are going Ald coming in - usual there being
DO STRIFE Oh those rOas yet, nor have the employees
maintained any disposition take acion ~ tie matter
Tho St. Louis, Iron Mountain and southern Railroad
does not yet connect with The Union DeuOt but has own
depot the southern part Of the city Every thing qet
on that road and business progressing IN tne regular
way At this writing disturbance OF any kind IS ~
ported from East ST. Louis No freight trains have been
allowed 10 20 out aud t is probable the companies VIII
not attempt any In the later event there WIZ
be nothing strikers to do but wait aud watch, and
tie only result be an embargo on commerce by rail
The strikers in East ST. Louis have given special per-
mt to the National stOckyar people 70 use their own
locomotives feed to The yards for the stock there
Tiny have also permitted the Union Railway and Tran
st Company select ten to switch trains coming 10
Relay Depot, destined for this city.
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THE yANDALIA RAILROAD.
cOMMUNIcArloN cor OFF BEIwEEEN TNDIANAPoLIs
AND ST. LOUIS.

AND ST. LOUIS.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 23.-The employees OK
the Vandal!a RAJ oli wait upon President Mcheen at
hs ofe mere TINS oronooa to gat bis answer 70 The
proposition made yesterday ior resoiation Cf Their
wages, the Increase demanded beng hiieen per
cent Mr. McKcen responded that he should have
to consult his directors and officers OF oiAer
lines with which the Yaudalia is IN alliance,
and said he would giye nnal answer tomorrow
morning n O'Clock. Meanwhile all the freign; trains
arc stopped and only the passenger traffic Is continued
Between 300 and 600 here are on strike. All arc
quiet aud orderly and violence 10 feared. The strikers
have resolved to drink no liquor while of work
Tho indianapolis and ST. Louis employees arc a.s1 On
strike one freight train that line has been abandoned
a Carbon The strikers rcmen, brakcalcn, secion'
men and machnsts.
IsDIlsAPOIs Ind, July 23.-The conference held tbs
morning between the committee % employe' ani the
President of the VanIalii Road was broken OF a.
1880 a. NJ and a strike began AT II o'clock Passenger
trains will run as usual but attempt viii be made 20
run freight trains. TIE sriAcrs include all the shop
men The Inachinc-shops at Tcrre Iitute have been
closed and the fires put out. The indianapolis and ST.
LDuis men have followed the Vandalia men, aud no
frIght tralus will be moved between indianapolis and
ST. Louis No violence or destruction VI property an
t,uaed There Is no change the other roads slnca
a.. uigut
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ALONG THE LINE.

sTgIKr on M .UsQOEUANNA DIvI.I0N 1I.N.
EIIsIRA, \. T., July 23.-'Tlo Northern
ce,,rl b,road shop men nsrs numbering 300, struck
tlis morning.
Tie Erie track men o. tie susguehanna Division struck
at IOon.
rao hr.kemen and hlemen ou the Northern Central
ha, e Joined the shop men.
Gov Robinson ana his Fryatasecreary Eaye lcfi ioI
,loanv Everything Is orderly iu tnis cy. bat deep
feeling cxis.s.
Itls reported Tins evening Aat the militia have driven
the tikcrs out OF Hornes,le. The 81 Res.
lacnt # yn have arrived Shore and an attempt
,7.s maze to disable tLe train.
EgIE Penn, July 23.-Passtngor trains arc running on
M lods leading RON u.s city b. freight trains are
MOVING The strikers very quiet 40 denonstra-
,rs ~ ary tnd are icing made, and no violence has
been aferel THE railroad officials passive. No e
forts 10 st4I Iei zht irai1, nave been made. Boih par
he. are evidently aaitluz developments elsewhere.
New-York tribune., 1877-07-24
IN PHILADELPHIA.
FILsT EBUILIION OF INCENDlARISM QUICKLY
RFPROyFD.

PHILADELPHIA, July 23-The strikers set
fre 10 oil tram near Sjuth-s bridge at IL a. III. to-
day Tho ne gotten under con:lol after four
of oil had been d. stroycd Ii is not known by whom the
fire started The large crowd present assisted in de
;aeAng the slIs from The burning train and running
them ta places of safety. The excitement has been al
layed and the people now dispensing. There
large crowd of strikers and Others along the line OF the
Pcuns yyina Road, west OF the depot bun kept
control by tho police force under the personal d
rection 81 the Mayor, and any attempt at disorder is
promutly checked.
four hundred regular soldiers under the command of
Gen Hancock arrived here from Baltimore al O'Clock
tdhy armed and equipped
pr.,iI.ut GJwsn Of the Reading road, has offered
$4,000 0r lriorWa,on leading - tGe arrest and con
yicton OF The parties who fred cine Lebanon Valley
brd -e u Reading asst nieiL
Great cxrnemtnt prevailed at the stock Board tiis
morning. Iue Board decided that quotations sG0uid
b- niic today and adjourned but crowd of excited
operators assembled the street and n the hail. Penn
sylyana Railroad stock sold 20. q decline OF > per
share from the opening price uu Saturday.
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the purpose Of securing train to 90 ont and
intercept the miners. The train was refused for
fear the miners would board IL and run TO Newark.
The report of the miners coming has caused much
excitement among the citizens of Newark. COM
mittee has started 10 meet the miners VINO left
Shawnee ut 4:15. II is reported that the miners
number upward of one thousand men.
No freight trains have gone ont yet, and it is be-
lieyed that any attempt 10 take them out if hands
can be found will result in bloodshed. The tide %
public opinion is changing since the outrage at
Pittsburgh.
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THE srRiKE - PENNSYLVANIA.
sI-NnAY3S RIOTING.

SUNDAYS RIOTING.
rnE STRIKERS AND PEOPLE FeiGHTENED AT WHAT
has BEEN DoSE-A REVIEW OF TIE Carnival
or CHIME
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been driven the cgheny River, and "a for be
local soldicry they bad put Oh tne.r uniforms and
mingled frateraay with the mob.
IGTTsBUHGH RESPONSIBLE.
Rather than try TO repaiut yesterdays terrible
picture with added detail and color, Jet me attempt
TO * whore 10 bolouss Tie responsibility for that
dreadful sabbath saturualia Of dame and blood.
II is not 20 be expected that tine journals
and people Of Pittsburgh can Judge fairly
~ regard 10 these trghtiul events. Iner minds
are ofncccasity warped by excitement and local pride
and by the strong prejudice current here against the
Pennsylvania Railroad. Only men outside tie range
OF these influence hold with even band the bal
ance OF just criticism, aud they might we'll shrink
from such a duty. ] was at FIRST disposed
hearing the chqTa. of dcruucarion OF the Philadel-
pAl troops, 90 think that they were to blame. 1t
seemed g., if ;hey ournt hot t. have fred on the mob
Saturday, aud ON sunday, when tnc combat re-
opened that they should have fought thor way back
to the passenger depot and defended IL from the iu-
ccndaries instead of retrcating TO the country Bur
fuller il formation leads to a different Judgment.
From tie moment of their arrival these troops
wore made 20 lce that they were in the midst
Of an intensely hostile popula ION. Everywhere
they were hooted at. They came as q matter of
duty TO protect public and and private property.
and they were treated like invading yaadals Thc
Pittsburgh tTOops gaye them no assistance, bat
evidently sympathizcd with Tie rioters. When they
moved forward 10 disperse tine mob they were
first fred uDon and received besides, a yollry OF
stones from the hillside Iuey only fired in reply
bv orders aud soldiers have 10 obey orders without
Questioning their wisdom The fact that innocent
persons, mugling with the mob as spectators, were
killed. does not affect the case for such is the result
OF all collisions between mobs aud soldiers
executing the law; and yet this account there
srose a frantic cry for vengeance on these men, II
seemed as if the whole city was crazy for their
blood. They were even denounced in the Sunday
papers pandcfng to ihe passions Of the mob, as
Philadelphia r5uehs when. in fact, they among
the finest citizen 5oldiery in the country and have
repeatedly proven their discipline and courage.
The rioters closed in upon thcm with cannon and
small arms. intent upon massacring every man Of
them. Not finger was raised III their behalf by tho
local military police no wonder that they de-