The New York herald., 1877-07-26
day. ns understood that the miners of several large

day. understood that the miners OF several large
coilieries will 90 out tonight
~ course, all tho miners viii be forced to stop work
Tomorrow on account OF The railroad strike.
Tonight the streets filed with idle discuss
ing tho events OF tho hour. The merchants all
IN full sympathy with the strikers but afraid that
lcertain class OF lawless here, who nfest the
cities on snch occasions the present, may be led to
create Disturbances that may result seriously.
wILKEsBARRE WITHOUT MAIL pAcILirIEs
To-day the men on the Lackawanna and Bloomsbury
branch Of the Delaware, Lackawarna and Western
road woild allow nothing but mail to pass up
down the road In the afternoon the company ordered
this car stopped, aud SO the road is Idle.
An interview with the Lsnigh Valley officials here
Tonight discoses the fact that that road will do the
same. This sewers all communication by mail with
This city. The New York papers may not roach us
now in week longer Tonight large meetings are
being held in various halls In the city ana the ques
lion Of The strike being very thoroughly discussed.
SO far no trouble has occurred but there is no tell
Ing what a day may bring forth The railroad men
say that everything will move along quietly II tho mill
tary are kept locked up
Tomorrow several thousand miners will be added TO
the thousands strike. The Mayor has issued
no proclamation yet, but will probably DO SO to.mor
rev.
A CONGRESSMAN PROMISES
A large meeting OF railroad men was held in this
city tonight, aud addressed by the Hon. Hem
drick B. Wright, Congressman elect from this dis
trict He WIS listened to atcntively and cheered
Justify. He said that when he got to Congress no
would make demand for $40 000 900 for tho laboring
men OF this country.
Before the meeting adjourned a committee, sent
from the citizens meeting which held at the Court
House this evening" made application 10 come before
tho workngmen's g meeting to confer with them IN re-
gard to the safety OF the city. Councilman Kinney of
this city, OF marked ability, eounsciled the
meeting to have nothing to do with the committee Of
citizens. They had invited the workingmen to their
meeting. and no courtesy should bc shown them. The
workingmnn, however, understood the object OF the
ctizcns' meeting, and resolved that they would pro-
tect the city from all danger
E TRAFFIC ON rnE NEW JERSEY CENTRAL TO sroP.
The New Jersey Central men struck to-day. Pas
scnger trains viii be stopped twelve O'Clock tonight
VIE OUTLOOK AT ERIE-INDIGNArIoN OF DE-
LAYED PASSENGERS.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1
ERIE, July %, 1877
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad are
running only train each way between Erie and
Cleveland. No trains between Eric and tut
fao The fast train from the West with mail and pas
H0neerS LOT the East was aOanuOheu mere. lnO
gers have gone TO Buffalo by boat Mail trains
running the other roads leading out OF the city
Tho strikers persistent in their demands. The
Eastern mails held here will be sent east Via Harris
burg tomorrow.
TROUBLE coRRY.
At Cory this afternoon the Cory militia boarded
the train on the OIL Creek ana Allegheny Valley Rail
road from Franklin. The strikers uncoupled the en-
gine and ran it into the round house. Trouble Is an
ticpatcd.
INDIGNATION OF PASSENGERS AGAINST RAILWAY
The passengers blockaded here have issued the fol-
lowing card:-
ERIE, Pa, July 25 1877.
We. the undersigned, passengers, who havo been de-
tanned trans in the past twentyfour hours wish
10 express the md guation ee toward tho railroad
company, tor what we have every reason 10 believe
nj this point Tho strikers here have been remark
ably pcaceabe and orderly and have shown every mark
Of Kindness to the passengers and have used every
exerton Ia their power to forward ali the mail and
passenger trans from this point and have been pre-
vented rom dong only by imperative orders OF the
railroad managers
AS example Of he kindness OF the strikers
toward us, at their meeting last evening contribu
ton taken up drfray the expenses OF passcn-
Indies and children provided for at hotels tho
expense OF the strkers
We desire also 10 express thanks for the kind.
. ness shown to Us by tile citizens OF Erie
The card Is signed by seventy -ono passengers