Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-04
The Strikers EiOts.

The Strikers ksiOts.
The strikers War GU he B. Il D. Il. r. has
fzzrd, passenger AID fleiIht tcalus are ruo-
oiop regularly over the whole line, and the
strikers are begging TO be taken back al their
| old wages.
| Everything remains quiet 10 the Cum terland
| mining region. TIE Potomac Mice at Barton
| rec ,mmenced operations yesterday, allowing
The miosrs fifty five cents, or the advanced
| price asked for. This mine has csntract t.
ill, aod for This reason pays the advance ten
porarily. The advance Will cot be pad y the
| Consolidated company, add the iudIca'lous are
| that the men will nave to resume york in all
the miues 10 the Cum 5eFlaod cJsI region al ~
cents or not at all.
| terda3 belwaeu committee Of Usual boatucD
and the agents Of the coai compaolas, boat
! builders and shippers, tut be u :etlcs a. ,uro.
ed without any satisfactory result, the coal c1m
paDies glv!ng as their ul!imAIual that the
| highest rates they would pay would b. esbry,
| eighty five and ulDety cents, While the boa,uiru
Wrre firm 10 heir DISCRIMINATING 70 buli our i.iT
one dollar to Georgeto9u aud ere do n gn6
| i've Cents TO Alex .udra. A Call bss been ls>u-c
10 Cumberland tur q meeting % We1ne.i,y
| ncx,, 10 form work!rgn-n's parry.
A freight train coniuY En- on the Park'r3
burg Branch OF the b. L. 0 Il. L Was ired
in,o by bushahackcrs ntar Simpsons Stall5u,
between Gratton aud Cisrksbu.g, sbOul eight
o'clock last tight Three balls catered
the e.b Of the eugoe but oei her the eog,ueer
DOR the fireman Was bit. OIsde Of bis &c.
currenc. there has been uoblug TO Indicate in
tr1fcre nos or attempted interference with the
trans Un any pari OF the road.
Rumors we're rife 10 Wksoarfo yesterday Of
trouble al Plymouth. The rslir:ad Vas block
AIDED by crowd of ncn, wumen and boys
The telegraph wires betweea Wtike,barre ard
that place we're cut. A tre:ht trala at Fair
view, sixtc=o miles from Wl'k@sb4rre, WAS dc
iained by the strikers Superintendent Mnch
ell called upon the Sheriff 20 60 to FaliVieH
with posse and dispers, the strikers. The
military are wsitog for the civil authorities 10
exhaust their powers.
An attempt VS. made Thursday oil h: to
burn the Leh gh Valley railroad freight depot
at Il zeoo. ih= FIRE was discovered before i!
had made much hea!wsy, hOweT' r, ed Was
exuguished by the police. This IF TT 90 the
part of some mi.creant has had tHe tf7ct of
partially dispcll!rg the feeling OF security lhas
had been growing The p.Eos rce has heen
sreurtbe ned, apd precau.lan. t.kcn IL guard
agsiost repetition Of the rceudl.r7 tttempg.
A though most OF the H,z i;un miu $ IL
suned opera iols, the miutrs IN the outlying
colieries are exported 10 be ras!l. IS aud dls,ai
ls6e1. A delegate meeting, Representing The
eu.lre II Itru rrglon, Was held th;7 ;n'rnlng.
There re 90 riotcui dennustfa zoos il
Scrantcn yesterday, aud It Is hoped hat tue
worst has passed The lc,loz amoug the
working classes over the atflay OF W cdhesday
is in.euse. aud tLrsgts ere freely loduIgcd 10
against the members Of the posse mltatu'
The funerals of he men who were killed IL he
lot took place yesterday afrruono. T"crc WIS
q largo demons rstio0, bu, 10 dl,urtxLce. Iha
miners map ST 90 desire to return 10 w'rk,
aud several neo 90 their Way to the :l.warc,
L ckaRsnna and Wcstero csrshops we're threat
ered snd re uru"d TO their holnr5 Every To-
dusGro of any cons qu.ucc 10 he valley Is uoH |
idle. with no sign OF 20 cary rr51mpti0o.
10 the y. 5 Court at ludi4usp"lij, yfslcr
day, Judge Druumoud seu'eLc d the strikers
arrested there, 81 Vlucaooes aud T.rfo II 'ure.
FIR interfering with The operations OF the roads
10 pusse.slun of the Court, to three mgnths
OF The Fremcn's BrJth"rhooi, ~as discharged.
PORTSMOUTH N H., Aug 4-rhc eopl-
oeers aud nremen Belonging 10 th. engines OF
the E.,t.ru railroad, of NJ" Il up-nlre,
which latter VIZ attached 90 Wrdn slay al
the suit f the National B .nk Of Coun-tce vt
B SON, re discharged by thu company late
Thursday night, bu, Immediately alter they
were rriustaed by the sheriff. sud arc DOW d
log double duy a. railroad mep snd sheriff,
helpers, the sheriff DOW haviug ab:o,u,e tos
session and contrnl Of The engines.
WILKEsBARRE Aux. All trains exsepf
be ulgnt traluo ara running vu the Valley raj.
read Freight trains NE aud e. with rcpu
srity G. o. Hlnderh, rrr's division Is S re'c! ed
along the ruad for twenty miles, guarding 1t
rom bI, ckadc aud destrucuon. At airs through.
,ut the Valley are qnlelov dowo. Tue L;hIgh
and Susquehaona cJupsoy will cot attempt to
,peo the rvad for several days yet.
SERIOUS RENcosr aE.-On Tuesday lsst Mr.
l.. y. kobey, deputy sheriff an1 constable of
Evansville District, was hot while in the dis
charge of his duy ss an ofi er by Thomas Mar.
ON, near Brsl caville, u dr. the following cir
,umstsnces :-Marron moved csndesti1ey from
he premises Of Mr.. Pinkney A. Scaggs, TO whom
J.. was indebted fl rent AMI who employed
Mr. kobsy, rs I'D Off GER, to follow and di:tran the
,. rsonal properly VI Marion Oh the promises to
p ch be had removed. An alteration, Incl.
!ents 10 doing 90, ensued, aid Ma-:on ah
i'm with revoiver-the bail taking IF C. in his
orehe, d. Coming out At toe top-f -cturing has
kulI and great fssrs are eIte-t.i ID IN t it may
ssult fatally. -Marl5orro. Prince Georgian.