The New York herald., 1877-07-25

sand OF best citizens have enrolled themselves
aud wnnc ribbons, their badge, growing very
numerous.
The street car company attempted to start their
cars at eleven O'Clock. but we're stopped reaching
the Court House The drivers compelled to turn
aud take tue back The committee are deermired
that this awiess proceeding shall stop. All manuiactur
ing establishments are lying idle and tho men are
anxious 20 work, but have been prevented. Tho
determined spirit OF the Law and Order Committee has
had very cooling effect
SITUATION coLuMBus
At Columbus tho Pittsburg, Cincinnati and ST. Louis
striking nrcmon aud brakomen are very emphatic IN
denouncng the action OF the mob yesterday in closing
up business establish Lments. They state through
committee that while they 1rm In the purpose OF
maintaining strike and preventing the running
OF freight trains, they utterly repudiae all riot
ous inccndary and lawless proceedings, and
Will do all In their power to bring tho rioters 10
justice and prevent repetition of their Tho
strikers are thoroughly organized aud determined not
to yield. rhey claim that they cannot live upon their
present compensation, and the discharged II
they get INTO debt The strikers resolved not 10
colntenance any drunkenness or violence by any OF
their number The prompt action by the police au.hori
ties and citizens last night has apparently had the effect
ofdemorazing he rioters very lew OF whom have been
sten TINS morning. There Is much less excitement
the streets hun yesterday and greater feeling OF
security prevails Most oil tho factories and machine
shops resumed work this morning, the men being put
10 work fast they in. The large mob Of
miners who were reported beng route for New
ark last nght wero met by committee OF strikers
and citizens who urged them TO roturn to shawnee,
which they reluctantly did.
The military nrc in full possession OF the yards and
no violence Is reported up to this hour
rng WABASH RAILWAY.
From Toledo wo learn the train men on the Wabash
Railway made demand for an increase of wages. No
reply has yet been made They have joined IN tho
strike, but will doubtless so II the demand Is not
complied with
SHUTTING THE LIQUOR SALOONS.
meeting OF train men was neld last night. About
hvo hundred persons in attendance Resolutions
similar In character to those passed ny like meetings
10 other cities were adopted also requesting tho
Mayor to close the saloons uniil the
Another meeting called for tonight
lhe situation at this point tonight Is alarming. The
strike has passed entirely ont OF the control Of the
railroad men, AMI the thieves and tramps In COM
inand Tho authorities have permitted the worst
criminal characters 10 the city to join with tho
munst agitators in melting disturbances, and Gin
cinnati IS beginning to reap the fruits.
ROW.
This afternoon a crowd Of perhaps fifteen hundred
composed mostly OF boys from thirteen to twcntyonc
years Of age, and backed up by sulen, looking
men, with their hands behind their backs surrounded
the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Depot AS the
hall past two train about to leave u boy of not
moro than eighteen. sprang upon the
gine, which had not yet been coupled 10 tho
train, and pulled the throttle. TLo engineer
who was near by, jumped tue engine in
time to save 1t from destruction. The crowd then
demanded that he should down, but he stood by
his post until order came from President Shoemaker
10 run the engine into the round house aud abandon
all trains Tor the day. The mob, headed by two or
three vlianous lookiug men, then started Tor
the machine aud repair shops OF company to
force the employees to qui. work At the rail
shop they were met by an officer OF the road
who asked them II they railroad men strikers.
They answered mo-" but they wanted those shops
closed up. The workmen at last yielded against their
viii and cf. the shop The crowd then went through
the yard taking each shop in and compelling
tho quit work This Is tho OF the strike
| on the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton road. The
company's employees say that II thoy had been pcr-
mitted they would themselves have driven back tie
mob aud started trains.
Loud condemnation is heard on all hands OF the In.
activity OF the police, who have, far stood by and
watched tho progress oil tho rioters without Lifting
hand. The entire militia orce OF this city
dred miles away, and 1t IS beginning to be felt
that the only protection OF life and property
Is TO bo found in vigilance committees and
individual Efforts by citizens The demand
Tor muskcts aud revolvers has been so
great completely exhaust tho stock OF the gun
stores. II noticed TINT these arms bought by
the respectable part OF the community. Bankers are
beginning to cur raids upon their vaults, and xiety
Is icit by the officials of the United Statos Suo-
Treasury. where several millions In currency are
locked up in old sales. Threats have been made
by the communists that they will burn the
great manufacturing establishments Of Mtchell
| & Rcmmelsberg Crane, Breed Co., and Others,
and enc would bc surprised II they
carried into execution. There men In this
city who engaged in the pIllagc and at
Pit sburg, and they do not hesitate to say that they
came hero the mission. This afternoon Mayer
Moore made imbecile specch TO the thieves and
rapscalhons at the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
Depot, entrcatiDg them not TO burn and desiroy.
"what good would do you, he asked ito set nro
buidingsg" "It would show that men," an
swered q voice in the crowd.
Tho early evening trains on the Indianapolis Gin
cnnati Lafayette ROAD stopped by uncouping
cars fast the cngueers attempted to pull ihom
out Thousands OF men dong business in the city and
living In the distant suburbs have means getting
home to their families night II the present cond
tion OF affairs continues the old stage coach will be
brought into requisiton for transporting mails and
passengers Business Is almost entirely suspended 1t
being i'm possible to move goods In any direction.
INDIANA.
THE EMEuTE BECOMING MORE GENERAL AT