Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-28
their allies are equally glad, and Will return
to their labor.
MERCHANTS rxcHtNuE CLOSED.

| their employees who have been doing ardu.
GUS mill AIRY du'y for a week AMI are still
under arm' the officers OF tie Merchants
Exchange announce that the Exchange is
closed unit Monday xt
St. Louis. July IS. Genl Pope arrived
this morning and leaves for Chicago tonight
there's no hindrance to trains east or west
and traffic will soon be fully resumed.
Pittsburg July 2S-No demonstrations
have been made by strikers and none are
expected
PENNSYLVANIA ROADS RUNNING.
Philadelphia, July 2S-Th president of
the Pennsylvania railroad makes an an
nouncement that that road and It's branches
are open for freight as well as passenger
travel from Washington, Baltimore, Phila-
delphia and New 4olk TO points as far as
Alto ma on the main line, and to Kaneon,
the Philadelphia and Erie railroad to Buf.
ialo, via the emporium route to Elmira and
Canandagua, on the Northern Central road
The territory comprise the Cleanfeld and
| Broadtop bitumious region and the apthraite
tributary 10 the Northern Central II. h.
They expect to have their main line open
to the Pittsburg and Erie r. R. to Erie to-
morrow and their line west of Pittsburg on
Monday. Their men are rapidly recogni 4
ing the situation and feel that the interests
of the c mpany aed their own are identical.
THE BALL RE. OPENS.
Pltsburg, July 2S -Four trains from the
east arrived this morning with state troops
under Govr IIarlanft. The soldiers strung
will he along The track 1t is es .ilnaed that
there thlee thousand troops here before
evening. A great mob attacked one train
of these soldiers at Johnstown, Pa, throwing
stones and metal at the windows with telling
effect, crushing windows and injuring soldiers.
The attact was several times renewed,
some d tance beyond the depot.
AT this point the patience of the command
ing officer, Col. Hamilton gave way and
reaching up he pulled the bell rope to stop
the train. The engineer and fremen were
under strong guard of soldiers snd they
at once reversed the engine. IN all proba-
bility this saved the lives Of half on board
for AT a point just in front OF train switch
had been misplaced and a car heavily laden
with fire brick was placed on the switch for
the first approaching train to run into
. ba la han srllqJ n
The passenger train left the track and came
in contrct with the car of brick with such
force that rails and ties were torn up. Five
cars were piled up in a mass. The bottom
of one car rested on the roo of another and
three were tt rown completely around and lay
crosswise on the track with a car of brick
crushed and splint.red topping all.
Col. Jno. Hamilton, of The first U.
S, artillery, was severely injured
in the sdie and several soldiers were badly
bruised The third section of the train was
detained about the depot by the wreck and
was several times attacked by the mob. The
soldiers of the wrecked train threw out a
picket line and succeeded in arresting about
one hundred rioters When the train struck
the switch its speed had been par ly slacken-
ed. The engine, tender and five cars, two
baggage and three passenger cars, went off,
RUMoRED STRIKE ON THE CENTRAL.
Albany, July est is reported, but un
confirmed, that engineers and fremen on
the N Y Central will strike this after
noon.
RIOT RESUMED AT ALBANY
Albany, July 2S-Troops have orders to
, hold themselves in readiness for any emer-
gency, as the strikers are assembling and
took possession of West Albany shops,
driving out the workmen Sheriff Wemple
and posse went out Immediately, and now
has possession of all the railroad property
The city is again active with rumors of riot
and bloodsbed, with troops under arms
awaiting orders.
EIGHT THOUSAND MINERS STRIKE.
Plymouth. Pa July 27-Eight thousano
miners in this district have struck. Squads
of strikers yesterday visited the collieries
and endeavored to persuade the men to uuie
work at Dry Hollow some
of the miners refused anc
fight ensued Germans were beaten anC
sought refuge in the breaker ofthe Kreston'
Coal Co, Wyoming and Lackawanna va
leys. The own is excited and all bushes
paralized.
BY AID OF THE MILITARY.
Columbus, July 2s-A train on The
Little Niami railroad was successfully seh
out by aid of several companies of troops
y this morning. Strikers attempted to ge
u the crew to abandon the train offering th'
engineer hundred dollars cash to quit th
engine No violence was used.
u A FRESH STRIKE.
\ Hoboken, Ju?y .2S.-The engineers an'
iiremen on the Delaware Il Western railroa'
n have Just decided that they VII strike thi
af einoon.
GENERAL STR KE ITEMS.