Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-25
The Strikers War.

er Qulct u3y, anu affairs al CaHuch s'''ioo'
Mt. Clare and other parts of the city remained
| unchanged. The troops in and about the city
| continue to occupy points that would be likely
| to be attacked in case Ola fresh outbreak. Tie
| rioters and strikers appear TO have vanished,
and arc nowhere TO be found. Passenger trains
| opiy arc bcog run 90 the Baltimore and Ohio
| Road, and only in the daytime and earlier hours
| of the night. 10 these there has been TO ln-
Interference at Baltimore. No freight trains Of
any descrip ti0n arc iut on toe road n; any
point. An accepted status QUO - being ma'n
| tanned between The strikers and tie Company,
| which at present is strict'y observed 10y both
| partics, though there has been 10 communion.
ton of any sort between them. The railroad
compaog's officials believe that the strike move.
| ment has passed beyond the courol OF the
strikers themselves; has become movement
| of awless men, without any aim. unless it be
vanton destruction or piuuder: that nothing
| but an oyerawug !orce, 10 be placed from one
end of the road to the other, will put the Con-
pany into pcacesb!e possession ADD enable 1t 10
resume traffic The suspension ct freight buSi.
ness is being seriously felt i'll 81 branches OF
trade, and if not resumed shortly there VII! be
! scarcity of PROVISIONS grain, coal OIL and 9TH
| CT commodities.
A reply was given yesterday afternoon 10 the
| application Of the employees Of the Northern
Central and Baltimore and Potoma2 Railroads
| for restoration Of the wages paid previous to
| the recent reduction By Dir. Wilkins the SUI
pcrintendent Of the two roads. Mr.. Wilkins
Informed the committee that their application
had been forwarded to Col. Scott III Philadcl-
phia, aud his response YVES that il woud be
| laid before the board of directors; that their
attention was at present occupied ~ such I'M
po.tant matters it could not receive Immediate
attention, but il would be considered. Colonel
| Scott thanked the employees for their fidelity
| to the Interests Of the companies. Subsequent,
| II the shop men held G meeting AMI resol7ed
| to continue at work. The train men will held
| meeting to-day.
CUMBERLAND, July 24-? p. m.-Nothing
OF any great moment TRANSFERRED today
| AID to night. The town is quiet. Advccs have
been received here 10 night that President
| Garrett, of Baltimore aud Ohio; President
Scott, Of Pennsylvania Central; Vanderbilt. Of
the New York Central, and Jewett, CT the Erie
| Company, have determined to make 90 com
promise with the rioters nor submit 20 any ar
| bitratiop. In this section q scarcity OF prQvl-
siors and other commodities for want Of lraDS-
porlaton is commencing to be felt. and nartl-
cularly 50 in the mining region, including Frost
burg BartoD, NJ. Savage, LoDacouieg, Nc
Flour is especially scarce, and measures prob.
ably will be adopted TO secure transportation OF
sufficient wheat for temporary supply, for it
this is not done there is dagger OF bread riot.
The same may be said cf the canal region. An
] endcavor will be made to run canal boat lead
| ed with wheat through the blockade.
PHILADELPHIA, July fl p. m.-Ihe sit.
uation at West Philadelphia remains very quiet
tonight. All passenger trains arc moving reg
ular!y on The main line and on the New Y ork
division, and the Company claims to have re-
established the freight traffic between Phi!a-
dephia and New York but have rot attempt
ed to move any freight West, and it Is not
probable that any movement will tc made III
that direction until matters become moro set
tied on the western end Of the road
If the Western lines Of freight transit ramaio
closed another week it will iavovc the peach
growers Of the Delaware AMI Chesapeake Pc
ninsula 10 heavy lcsses aud ii the strike should
unfortunately cxtcd to the New Jersey division
of the Pennsylvania Road between here and
New York, the consequences vii! be still more
serious. Peaches will be ready Tor market 10
immense quantities by the end Of the week,
and they must he marketed 81 once or MOI ct
all.
P1TTsBURs, PA, July 81. -AIub law las run
it's course in our community and order rclgDs
again. Yesterday opened CmiGouSly enough h.,
but before uighltall the feeling of security be
came more general, and this morning it is Con
ccded that the crisis has bccu passed. ris
| pacific state Of affairs was brought ahcut by the
vigorous measures set on foot b; tic ciTl au-
tLorities, aided by the c!tiz,0s, looking To dc:
cisyc aud stern punishment OF tho vanGals if
| they commenced their work. As 4 result Of
yesterdays operations a committee OF safety
| has tho city under surveillance Volunteer
| companies of citizens aud the local militia Co.
operate 10 keeping guard. The police force has
been strengthened, and is able to cope with auy
riot 10 its iDcpiency, and the people have been
so thoroughly aroused that any attempt at dis
order will be promptly quced. lsumors that
the rioters intended commencing work again
were freely circulated, and had the effect Of in
ducipg most of the leading BUSINESS m2o to
close their places OF business as precautionary
measure and to permit them TO devote their at
tenton exclusively TO the business OF organizing
for the general safety. The services OF the
military were freely accepted, aud 1t Is with a
feeling Of relief the people see the citizen sol
diery in we'll filled phaauxes on the stree! thor
oughly equipped and ready fer immediate ae
ton. The situation on the different railroads.
remains unchanged.
ALBANY, N Y, July 24.-At 1 O'Clock the
workmen haviog returned from West Aihany,
again met in Capital Park, where loccnd!ary
speeches were made by q few, while other
speakers cOunselcd iorbearancc. COMMITTEES
ives GualIy appointed 10 proceed to the freight
house of the Central depot. Oh Water street,
and take possession Of it. When they arrived
there the men at work were told that they must
desist, and some refusing, they were taken by
the shoulders and put ont into the streets GA
their way down State street the Citizens Corps,
of Troy, was met aud greeted with hfsseS and
derisiVe shouts, but 20 assault was made on
them. This corps went directly 10 the armory
of the Tenth Regiment, where they arc now
awaiting further orders. Leaving the freight
house, the strikers next visited in regular or
der the round house aud elevator, aud forced
the men to desst from work. At the latter
place grain was being transferred irt.a the cars
to the boats From thence the mcn surged
across the old railroad bridge spanning the
Hudson river at the foot OF Lumber street, and