The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-07-27

guarding the Lake Shore round-house. The
militia were forced TO abandon the building
and beat hasty retreat amid peltng shower
of stones. The brakemen and fremen on the
Northern Central railroad of New York, and on
the Susquehanna division Of the Erie road, had
joined In the strike. The employees Of the New
York Central road had demanded general in
crease Of IS per cent. on their wages. The
strikers on the Lebanon Valley road, between
Reading and Harrisburg, Pa, were burning
bridges and cars and tearing up the rails.
The fine bridge across the Schuylkill,
costing $3.50, 900, was destroyed. The Fourth
regiment Of Pennsylvania militia fired upon
mob that was tearing up the track at Reading,
killing four and wounding several others. At
Harrisburg, an armed mob took possession of
the Western Union Telegraph Office, and drove
out the operators. Subsequently the Sheriff,
at the head OF 100 citizens, reinstated the
operators, promised them protection, and
communication was restored. The strikers
at Columbus, Ohio, visited many OF the large
factories and compelled the employees to sus-
pend work and join them. The entire mob.
numbering about 1000, then marched to the
Union Depot and placed an embargo upon
traffic on all through lines. AT GAINESVILLE,
large crowds OF strikers and idle workmen
marched to the different manufacturing places
in the city, compelling the men to cease
thus rendered idle. The mob also compelled
the owners of the street railway to haul OF the
street cars At Indianapolis the strike had
assumed formidable proportions, but no vio-
lence was being committed. The trackmen
employed at the Michigan Central depot, in
Chicago quit work, and there were fears OF a
general strike. AS q precautionary measure all
the gun stores in the city were empted OF their
contents and the arms stored in places OF safety.
The dispatches of the 25th note no material
change in the general situation of the great
railroad strike, except that 1t continued 10
spread in every direction. The striking fever
broke ont in Chicago in most yirulent Form,
| the employees of nearly all the roads ceasing
| work simultaneously. The strikers formed IN
procession and marched through the city, in
ducing workmen generally to join them. They
visited many of the lumber-yards. brfck-yards,
| planng-mills shoe-factories, and other industri-
al establishments, compelling the operatives 10
| quit work and join the procession. party OF
strikers also visited the stock-yards and COM
| PEELED the workmen in all the packlng-hOuses
| to shut down. Every railroad centering in the
city was involved in the strike, and no trains,
| except those carrying the mails, were allowed
to depart. There was no violence OF any kind.
The city authorities had taken unusual precau-
tons to meet any disorderly demonstration on
the part OF the mob, aud, being aware Of this,
| the latter proceeded very carefully at
! whatever they did. The dispatches reported
! everything was quiet in Baltimore and no more
trouble was apprehended. At Philadelphia,
| the Grand Army of the Republic rendered
their services to the authorities in suppressing
any outbreak that might occur, The Philadel
phia and Erie train men at Sunbury Pa,
struck and compelled the shopmen and ma
| chinists to join them. The strikers at Colum-
| bus, Ohio disclaim any responsibility for the
action of the mob in closing up the factories
| there, and all the operatives resumed work
after being out one day. One thousand
workmen in the West Albany, n. Y,
at that point. The employees of the Wabash
road at Toledo made demand for an increase
of wages. At Indianapolis the situation was
growing more serious. The strikers took pos
session Of the Union Depot, and allowed only
postal cars to leave the city. Over 200 special
police were sworn in. A Detroit dispatch says
the strike became general all along the Chica-
| go and Canada Southern main line and the
Toledo and Detroit branch. The strikers took
possession of the Union Depot at East st.
Louis, and placed an embargo on all freight
and passenger traffic. The strikers de-
clared there was no middle ground 1T
was either absolute victory defeat with
them. AT Buffalo the excitement was quoting
| down, although the blockade Of traffic contin-
ued the citizens organized formidable spe-
cial police for the protection of the city. At
Hornellsville and Oswego, ~ y, the strikers
tore up the tracks in order to delay the trains
carrying the militia. The employees of the
| Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, Delaware
and Hudson and Lehigh and Susquehanna
roads struck all along the line, and no trains
were being run. The Morris and Essex and
New Jersey Central roads were also closed in
consequence of the strike Trains on the In
dianapolis, Bloomington and Western road
were being run under the escort of United
States Marshals. At Indianapolis, Terre Haute,
| Lafayette and Evansville, Ind. the strikers
were in possession of the depots, and allowed
no trains to leave. The strike extended into
Canada, aud all the employees of the Canada
Southern railroad joined the movement. Not
withstanding the fact that the strike thus con-
tinued to spread in all directions, there was
noticeable absence of violence and disorder.
the strikers and their sympathizers showing a
disposition to avoid repetition of the scenes
enacted in Pittsburgh and Baltimore.