Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-01
The Strikers Riots.

running regularly again, that in many cases the
strikers have lost their places and new hands
been employed, and that the ring ie'ders are
being arrested as rapidly as possible, confined,
and in all probability will be properly punished
In Baltimore yesterday large business was
done at the several Baltimore and Ohio freight
stations. Twenty-Five freight trains were start
ed for the West to points between Baltlmorc;
and Parkersburg, or the Ohio river. The road
is open, and trains yesterday traVcrscd every
part of it, except that division between Grafton
and Wheeling, and it was expected that the
whole line would be open to-day. Twenty SIX
trains loaded with miscellaneous freight arrived
in Baltimore yesterday.
Up to 10 o'clock last night eighty I've freight
trains were on the road destined to different
points East and West, that had been, started
from Baltimore, Martins burg, Cumberland,
Keyser, Grafton and Clarksburg, besides local
trains. All trains from Baltimore we're sent
out yesterday without troops TO guard them.
Hands enough we're found at Baltimore to man
all the trains without difficulty, aud, besides,
twenty fremeu and brakcmen were sept last
night to assist 10 moving the tralrs from Key
ser, but before they reached there information
was received that they would not be needed, as
required at that place.
The Seventh aud Eighth regiments vii! re.
main in active service for some time yet
Both arc eucamped o. the northern outskirts oi
the city, and are being drilled aud taught the
duties of a soldiers lie. The officers are men
who have served during the late war 10 ouc or
the other of the armies. The Seventh r1gl~
ment numbers three hundred aud fifty mcp,
and the Eigth has two hundred and fifty mem
bcrs. The men wore all furnished with uol'
forms, muskets and other accoutremeDts. While
10 actual service the privates receive SD a
month, and are entitled to this pay when only
forty. eight hours under arms. The members
of the Fifth and Sixth regiments on duty at
Camden station on Friday, Saturday and Sun
day are also cntitled to one months pay. The
salaries of the officers arc the same as those 10
the United States army for the time OF actua!
service.
KEYsER, July 3l.-lhc trainmcn Of two
freight trains arriving from Grafton were una
bic to glt accommodations at their boarding
houses here. Meu who came here FROM the
first and second divisions were refused drink
of water by some of the people. y guard OF
soldiers surrouuded the station and kept the
crowd Of strikers and others back. No demon
stration was made.
Vice President keyscr was at first lnciHed
to order the permanent discharge OF al the
fremep and brakcmcD of the third division and
fill their places with men from the first ard
second, but at the Instance of prominent clti-
zeDs CONSENTED, on their guarantee CT future
good conduct, to allow certain Of the strikers to
20 to work, making exception against the ripg-
leaders. Joseph Lane, the man who rau the
euginc Of the captured freight train CT Sunday
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afterwards escaped.
The strikers appear completely disorgan;Zea.
Some Of their best men went % the traGs this
morning. Others have applied to Vice Prcsi
dent Keyser Tor work, who has told them that,
90 account of the violent and prominent part
they took in recent events, they can never llod
cmploymcut 10 the company's service again
About eight hundred miners along Georges
Greek and n the ncighbcrhood Of Frc5burg
met at Kuapp's Meadow, one mile from Iona
coming, this afternoon, AID discussed the pro.
posed strike. OF twenLy-nlne ml2es 10 that
section, twenty ou!y were partially represcntc d,
and tie balance not at all. Philip . kourke,
of Poppey Smash, was elected chairman.
There were some fifteen or twenty speakers,
the burden Of whose remarks was higher wages,
more work and correct adjustment or weight.
On vote being taken, the lnl1erS OF eight
mines voted TO strike for sxty.iivc cents Instead
of the present rate OF fifty cents per !oD Tor
mining ccal, three mines for fifty Eve cents and
orc for fifty. As the meeting was Unable 10
decide upon anythiug an adjournment Vas had
until Thursday. 1t is confidently believed from
developments that the moving spirits IN the
proposed strike are finding few adherents, and
that the result Of the meeting ca Thursday will
be that the men will &c to work at the present
rates.
About one hundred and thirty canal boat
captains residing in Cumberland, being alarmed
at the burning of the boat last night, propose
going down tomorrow and forcing their way
through the blockade to Cumberland with
their boats.
NEWARK, ONO, July 31.--The first of the
Pan Handle west bound freight trains due here
at 7:3O was met by body Of the Baltimore aud
Ohio strikers about half mile east of the de.
pot, stopped and run on siding. The fire was
dropped from the ccg inc and the water let out
of the boiler. Ten minutes later another train
came 10 and was served in the same way. Up
to this time the strikers have not been inter-
of troops reached the ground where the strikers
are coDgregated. The troops received orders
to protect these trains.
HAzLEToN, Pa, July 3l.-A mass meeting
of the miners of the Beaver Meadow region
was held near GAINESVILLE this morning, at
which series of resolutions were passed, IL
cludiug one demanding an increase of wages,
but without slipuIating the amount. The
meeting adjourned to meet agaio Tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock. The blockade Of the
Lebigh Valley Road continues at this point.
Provisions are getting scarce, and grocery men
arc arranging TO have goods brought by the
Reading Railroad to Summit Station, TO be
hauled thence by teams. Philadelphia mails
reach here via Harrisburg and Sudbury. The
Pennsylvania Railroad are running mail car
to this point every morning over the ID. Ii. Il
w. Il. The latter road is running no freight
trains, but its passenger traffic has not been il.
terrupted.
MAUcn CHUNK, PA, July 3l.--Receivcr
Lathrop, of the Central Railroad Of New Jer
scy, has issued an order suspeDdiug all cugi-
neers aud brakemen mot now actually in the
employ of the Company" and directing that
when they resume work they be paid only for
actual work done. Heretofore engineers and
brakemen have been paid full months pay
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