The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-07-25
GENERAL NOTES.
Cowardice of Maj. Gen. Pearson at Pits
burg.

New York, July pa Pittsburg despatch
says Major Gen. Pearson has mysteriously dis
appeared, not having been seen since Saturday
evening. He was loud ia Boosting what he
would do with the soldiers under his command,
but it is now learned that after the first firing
by eastern troops, which was attended by so
much slaughter, Gen. Pearson returned to his
hotel accompanied by Adiutant General Latta
and Secretary of State Quay. They remained
until yesterday morning, when they took
small boat and steamed down the Ohio river
and out of harms way.
Gen. Brinton, commanding the eastern mill
tia, speaks rather sharply of Gen. Pearson. He
said Pearson left the round house at 5o'clock
Saturday night Gen. Loude pronounced Pear
son a coward, aud the whole division spoke of
him in the most contrmptuous terms.
The Cincinnati police commissioners have is
sued a proclamation for the people to meet ard
organize vigilance committee Of fifty men in
each ward to put down violence and maintain
order
A speaker at labor meeting in st. Louis
Monday night suggested the burning of the Re-
publican newspaper office, which was echoed
by several in the audience. The Office was
guarded all night by force of special police.
Several companies of regulars came through
st. Louis Monday night from Fort Leaven-
worth, bound east.
Six rioters were wounded, one or two fatally,
by the firing of the Westfeld company at Buff
falo Monday night
A committee of fremen and brakemen at
Erie, Penn, sent despatch to President Hayes
yesterday notifying him that the Lake Shore
Company had refused to let the United States
mail go East, and asking him to direct the COM
pany to proceed with the mail and passengers.
| On account of fear of trouble in Chicago the
War Department ordered strong force of the
9th infantry to proceed to Rock Island aud
| there await further orders. Eight additional
companies were also ordered to st. Louis.
| The President and Cabinet feel confident that
Il the UOV1rnmpnt SuDnrpSS disturbance
which may arise.
A strike on the Illinois Midland railroad was
expected yesterday for back pay.
The President of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company has notified general agents that when
policy holders are duly called to act as citizens
soldiers OF as individuals in suppressng riots or
in indicating the laws Of the land. they are
are deemed by the company to be doing their
duty, end their claims in the company are ur-
affected.
Michael Lyons, one of the rioters at Buffalo,
died of wounds yesterday.
The Grand Army of the Republic in Phila-
delpha has taken steps to organize to .render
assistance in suppressing the railroad troubles.
Fifteen hundred men will respond on short no.
tice.
Miners at Beaver Brook, Audenried, Pa,
struck yesterday No trouble anticipated.
The stoppage of cattle trains is seriously af-
fecting the meat supply of New York.
w. II. Vanderbilt states that he has no fears
that the strike will extend to the N. y. Central
road employees
The demands of the employees of the Lake
Shore road for the restoration of former wages
will not be entertained for moment.
Harrisburg was quiet all day yesterday.
A band of rioters in Allentown was dispersed
by troops last night.
-Four persons were killed by a railroad acct
dent in the suburbs of Cincinnati last night.
1t was quiet all day at Erie.
All sorts of rumors are circulated concerning
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there has been no inCendiarism and no riotipg,
and hardly blow has been struck.