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

should enc occur Tie strikers and their
friends also held mcet;og and decided to let
no freight trains leave the city tomorrow.
The excitement is still Intense, but It is thought
80 damage TO private or railroad property Will
be attempted.
Counci net in secret session 10 night and it
is understood that large force Of special
policemen will be appointed carly 10 the
nornlur.
ST. LolIIs, july - --22::25 2. m--Tbo work
ingmcu iced another meeting in Lucas market
last night. The crowd was orderly and not
very enthusiastic. Savcrsl speeches were made
t.: usual character. There was much abusing
Ct ,uoaopoiist; and the press, which i! was as.
serted WAS on he side Of capital, and there vas
Il good deal q laudatiou OF the working classes.
Oac speaker said they had 1000 stand OF arms
in their possession, at which there were cries OF
"ic! III have them ana we will use them"
another speaker charged the bloodshedding
At Baltimore and Pi!tsburg upon the President
If the United Sites He ssnt the army into
their mi,,=t 10 put down men who arc struggling
:or heir rights
:. *eric3 Of resolutions, framed By the Exc.
cntiyo Committed Q! the Workingmtp party
Of The Uaitcd S;atea, weIc adopted, declaring
that they will no! hold themselves responsible
tcr any acts Of violence inst may be committed,
but will DO al 10 their power TO assist in keep
lag order aod preventing violence. Their
motto Is, death 10 all. thieves. luccndiarlcS,
AID murderers. They recommend genera!
strike OF all Branches Of Industry for elk ht hours
Tor Z days work, and call upon legislators for
the cDac!mcnt oi "a eight hour law.
After the meeting had adjourned q process
sion formed, which, after marching through
q UEmbcr OF streets, crossed the river to East
s.. Louis, where number Of speeches were
made. Ii is understood they will visit all the
places where mechanics and laborcrs arc en-
pioyel aud eudeGror tG prevail upon them to
join the strikers
NEW YORK, July 25.-1hc Erie railway Of
ticers have received sdvices by telegraph that
their train No. 3 Pacific express, which left here
les. night 1t o'clock, was thrown from tic
rack shout ) miles wast CT D:Wego, the mob
n..ving erno7od q rail from the track. Al the
cars LETT the track, but fortunately TO passengers
were seriously injured. Thi: occurred between
:. and ) g. r..
ScRANroS, l>a.. July 23--Tke excitement
mere is intense. All trains N the Delaware,
LIsckswsns nd Western roais hAyc been stop
ped When the n:si! train from DiHghsEp.on
Tor New Yori; arrived here &. = > TIL: morning
two passenger cars were GetScnaI by strikers,
who said nothing but the mail should be SLOWED
not ran unless Inc passenger CARS were also per-
mittci, and this made the strikers very iiIiS-
na1: The superintendent was firm, however,
&Ld the msils vera taken from the car WnLSn
Was promptly switched oil on y siding. Inc
strikers ta!cgraphed at once to the State author
ties tha: the company TatuSeI 20 run the ulall
and that they would run it Il! necessary and fur.
ri:h i!romcn std engineers \ il.pi.ca TO tho
same elect wss seCt to the P0Stotico auth critics
o. Washington. The street: arc taronged with
men from mines, railroads and iron mills.
BALTIMORE, July 25-ll \. m.-A!l is quiet
in iha city this morning Passenger trains
over the Philadelphia Wilmington and Bait
IT orc, the Northern Central and Baltimore and
Pn.cmac roads gre moving with regularity. On
the Baltimore ard Ohio passenger trains are
running 10 Washington and the Wcs!. The
regular passenger train which left Camden :ts-
ton yesterday morning for Cincinnati arrived
there this rrorring only a little behind time,
hnd the regular trains loft that city for Bs,.l-
more this morning.
Public attention in this city to-day is conccn-
irs.ci OF Inc meeting in New York TO night!
s!d the deepest interest lit in the result. :,
PHILADELPHIA: July 25.-All Is reported
quiet 81 the West Phisdelphis depot this morn
ing, end no trouble is anticipated Passenger
trains src moving promptly and some frc.Ak is
being sen! 10 New York, but none West.
At the Philadelphia and Reading K. Il. depot
the same 4uletncs: prevails. Tie rails Which
we7G torn up in the vicinity Of Reading have
been re!sid, sEd trains are moving this morning
on schedule time.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, July oj-ll .. m.-Thc
ness sncl:s suspended aud citizens are organic.
iUg. l,aborars arc gathering to the Euntcr oil
several Thousand.
made 20 burn the Louisville Nashville and
! I. eff, but r fail al
E!MIEt, \. Y, July 25.-Thc train tha at
was thrown from the track west Of OsHeco had
bctveea - and - passengers. One rail had
been removed aud the spikes drawn from eight
or ten mere. Two passengers ana brakemeo
were Injured hut very Slightly. The passengers
we're sent hack to O=wcgo and then brought to
this city.
NEW YORK, July 2j.-Superinteulent Tau:
ccy, Of the New York Central Railroad, stated
chs morning that everything was quiet there
ard The situation unchanged.
Tie EiQth regiment Left for Buffalo at 10
cicca. The police have made ali necessary ar.
raagcricuts 10 view Of possible troubles at Temp
kiu's square rlas5 meeting to night
the lsre0kiyn military still rcmaiu under
arms IN their armories so as TO be ready Tor any
difficulties that may a.sc d moment uotlce.
81 THOMAS, Ont, July 25-3 a. m.--A
Great Wcstcrn railroad tram was taken posses
sion Of BY the strikers at ! clock this q. %.
aui had to 90 back to the cir line depot.
At Elizabeth, n j.. the pass lSc OF mails is
prevented ty strikers
The Governor OF New York expresses tl:c
opinion ;hat tic strike is over in his State. Al!
is quirt al Albany.
It i; believed 10 Omaha that a further
dagger q; :. strik, on the Union Pacific and all
the other railroads 10 Nebraska is over.
- I.,t accounts from Chicago all vas quiet.
lie communist meeting last eight was broken
up b; the police and SONIC OF the leaders ar
rested. The members OF the q. y. Il. in Lii
uos have been ordered to hold themselves in
readiness fer service.
The employees OF the Scooklyu City lsaiiroad
made :n unsuccessful attempt to strike to-day.
Tie destruction Of the mill property at Pc
tc.son \. j., has been threatened by the
strikers.
IMPORTANT TO TIC Uw%Ef!s.-Judgo Bcne-
die. rendered the following decision in the nted
States District Court, Brooklyn. yesterday in the
case OF h,Ichacl o. Brcin assins. tho steam tug
Relief 1.-THE evidence in this case warrants
e hat hn hall o,t. r., liza