The New York herald., 1877-07-24

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Southern will not sell tickets beyond Cleveland The
employees OF the Rock Island Road met today but 1t
is not known what action was resolved upon.
A committee from the Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Engineers waited upon Marvin Hughct OF the Chicago
and Northwestern to-lay AMI demanded restoration
OF the old prices for iabor No answer has been made
by the company yet
Tho Chicago and Alton Baltimore, Ohio and Pitts
burg AMI Fort Wayne roads receiving no freight
FgEIING AMONG EMPLOYEES
The feelug OF dissatisfaction is marked at the
Michigan Central The men openly declared that they
were ready to strike soon as the New York Central
men went into tho movement generally.
READY FOR ACTION.
signal has been arranged by which the men of the
regiments be summoned at a moments notice
their armories. Tho 6remcn have also been given
special Instructions to be ready.
THE SOCIALISTS
Tho socialists 10 hol1 IA great mass meeting on
Market street this evening, and all await the result
with anxiety The dsaiecied have telegraphed TO
New Haven, Coma, for Mcguire the social agtator
come and load them
AN NPLAAMAToRy MEETING.
The Grand Army of Starvation, as they style them
selves. met Ia Market street to ight howiing mob
over ten thousand strong A, eight O'Clock the crowd
began to gather and little later the torcblght pro-
ccssons from tho divisions OF the city arrived
amid the deaienne cheers OF the crowd Stands wcro
at once improvised and speakers supplied quick
cession Six msn addressed the crowd at Eng
lish and German and in the most iuhamn;atory LAM
guagc The speakers openly appealed to the multi ue
to rise and follow the example OF their brethren In
East. said one oi the men:--
1--WE, laboring men, have common cause with the
ril-a n toj,,
our might and fight Tor rights. Better a thousand
OF us be shot down In streets than ton thousan nd
die Of starvation
Anon. other speakers was ex-Aiderman james II.
Hdrcth who recently returned from Canaaa wnerc he
had fed TO escape the sentence OF the whkcy thieves
The crowd at this hour eleven o'olock) Is slowly
dwindng, and IL is not believed that any violence
Will ensue TO night
ALLOTMENT OF THE MEETING.
AT haifpast eleven O'Clock tho crowd OF workmen on
Market street dispersed after resolving to meet at tho
same place again 10 morrow morning O'Clock TO
sign the platform OF tue Laborers' League They left
without disorder carrying ,her ban bearing such
inscriptions as 1--WE Want Work, Not Charity;n sliio
by Work or Death by Fight"
SURRENDER or a RAILROAD COMPANY
The Chicago and Northwestern officials have sent a
note tonight to the various news papers, to the effect
that heir company has concluded to yield TO the
demands OF tho men and not carry out the proposed
ten per cent reduction. strike will thus no doubt
be avcrtcd on that road.
LOCAL MILITIA UNDER ABMs-rRoUDLE ANTI
CIPATED ON LOCAL ROADS.
InY TELEGRAPH TO THE HlRALD.1
PEORIA H., July 23. 1877.
The LEGAL militia are under arms awaiting instruc-
tions from Adjutant General Hillard at Springfield
Trouble is feared the local roads and troops are
liable to DO ordered any wherc in the State.
MISSOURI.
ALL MERCHANDISE TRAFFIC ON THE CHICAGO
AND ALTON, WABASH RAILWAYS AND THE
TRANSIT COMPANY.
Sr. LOUIS, July %, 1871
The employees Of tho Transit Company VINO do duty
In East St Louis fifteen IN number, struck last night
with the 6remen and brakcmen ol tho railroad. The
employees OF tho company on this side OF the river
whose duties performed at and in the vicinity OF
the Union Depot moving trains the yards through
the tunnel and tho bridge, have formally
struck, but they idle for the that there Is
nothing Tor them to do the strikers the river
will not permit tho freight trains to pass. Az tho
strike does not extend TO tho OF the passenger
trains the latter como and go usual. The company
rescinded their order for reduction OF the per
that eject but far the have taken no notice
OF it
NO FREIGHT MOVED.
No freight trains been allowed to 20 out and Il
10 probable the companies will not attempt to move
any In the latter event there will be nothing for the
strikers to do but wait and watch, and the only result
Will bc an embargo on commerce by rail
Tho strikers In East 81. Louis have gwen a spcc,al
permit 10 tho National Stock Yard people use their
stock there. An attempt was made start out a
freight train on the Indianapolis and st. Louis and
also the Cairo road but they quietly stopped
by the strikers and the crews deserted the trains
CHICAGO AND ALTON RAILROAD
The dremen and brakemen the Chicago and Alton
Railroad have struck. An attemp, was made by tho
company freight tram to-day, but they wore
compelled to desist
THE WABASH RAILWAY.
II is said that the Toledo and Wabash mon have no
SPECIAL grievance against tue company, but they
cut OF fellowship for the employees Of the other roads
COMPROMISE MISSOURI PACIFIC.
The Missouri Pacific employees struck this morning
and the management came to terms within four hours
alter the strike. and immediately sent West bound
freight. The mon on tho Iron Mountain road which
made no reduction. were at work usual to-day.
There only two ronds running freight
EXCITEMENT CITY.
special from Kansas City says there has been
eversh state of feeling hero all day concerning the
strikes, this being the point and
OF the trunk lines anu there bcing large number OF
railroad employees concentrated here Whils there
was intense excitement among the mon, nothing
dohnite done except that at meeting tins inter-
they agreed to be governed by the action tho
railroad employees at ST. Louis and Chicago.
PE RAfLRoAp
1t is reported that the Atchison, Topeka Santa
Fe notified their employees to-day that the wages
recently reduced would be restored TO the former
1gurea on August
KENTUCKY
THE REDUCTION OF WAGES on THE LouIsvIrIE
CINCINNATI AND LEXINGTON RAILROAD NOT