The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-24

- a. LU~A4SS - sAfOt>
a onc- IN Philadelrhia. who viii !,-
under the command Q: Gen. Hancock,
for the protection Il government prop
er'y and 70 preserve the peace. Mayor
Stokeley Was ,elezrsphei 70 that effect
also. that when proper call ~as made
by CIV Hart,sutt, proclamation will
be issued - in the case OF IVES. Viz
GINA and Marylsni The admin.:ra-
tior hopes that the power Of public
opinion III the gr-a, State Of Pennsyl-
vania will be sufcien, 70 check dis.
turb>nce and the destruction Of proper
ty and life
A meeting held bg tie citizens of
Pi.t-burg gives promise ofthis conserva.
tive resolution.
The official report from Baltimore
and other points on the line of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad. show that
the influence of the presence eli United
I States soldiers and marines has been
Statutory. and 4 bette: state Of feeling
exists than for several days past.
/ CHICAGO. July 90. $50 P N-Specials
/ from Pi,,sburg since o'clock morning.
give the following interesting facts not
already telegrsphcd; Cannon shots were
fired ,st the 900 military caoped ap ,ip
the round house by the 10000 persons.
! including womeo and children, ~ DO
were aiding and urging the s,rikers..
/ Piilaging meantime Hourished. though
/ private property was untouched.
At 4;35 O'Clock eight men were killed
by the soldiers. and their comrades
swore vengeance over their dead bodies.
declaring that no one ct the military
should escape At thst hour two or
three hundred care were burned. ana
the mob were threatening 70 burn every
ear between Pittsburg and East Liberty
stock yards, five miles distant The
wires Are cut 1t East Liberty. Up to
>.tha. hour, three buudrsd aud fifty peo
pie were killed and about 100 wounded.
At Il5 o'clock many infatuated n,ep
surrounded the round house, and the
soldiers have taken refuge in the pits,
which was an admirable defense.
Nobody was allowed to pass the
dead line At the peril of lif.
The mob had lost tho cannon and. were
trying to recapture it from the soldiers
by RAINING cars between it and the
building. so Is to form defense against
the soldiers rifles. Many .cars were
burned with grain and provi.ions. The
lose is roughly estimated at o.. o0O, 900
1t was then rumored that the company
would accede to the strikers demands
The soldiers were denied food and could
not sleep and are getting desperate.
At ) O'Clock the cars before the trans
fer office, laden with combustiblc ma
teriar. were fired. and burst, spreading
the flames everywhere. The Philadel-
phis troops thersupon, at 7;l0. left the
round house and fired upon the crowd
The walls Of the main office soou after
fell aud the soldiers we're driven back
into the shop. At 745 the military
formed \ solid column and went down
Liberty street with Calling gun in
front. and made for the Allegheny ar
senal. where the firing soon commenced.
At $50 the upper round house caught
from the burning freight Cars and il,
with 20 freight engines were speedily
destroyed; loss. 81, OO0. 900. The build
ing is mass Of ruins. -:
At $50 the Union line Office caught
fire aud in fifteen minutes was leyeled
to the ground Houses on Liberty
street caught fire, but the engines were
allowed to rlsy on them and put out
the flames. There is little danger of
a general couAagration. Upon priv
ing at the arsenals, the United States
troops refused admission to- the Phila-
delphians, and the latter continued on
and were last heard Of .. Allegheny
where they were, partially disorganizej
Al noon il WAS reported that the
Philidslphians were demoralized and
retreating toward Shsrpsburg hills.
Fires are still raging and firemen are
not allowed to work ct railroad prop
perty, Thieves are constantly at work
\ citizens meeting was called At l2 3O1
The strikers held two guns captured
from the military. Railroad officials
had all left the city. fearing their lives
ELMInA. N. y, July % In the name
of the State Of New Proclaa,a-
ton: WHEREAS. the receiver appointed
by the Supreme Ceur. of this State. Ito
take oil care IL the management of the
Erie and its properties, has made
known TO me that II conspiracy has been
formed to prevent him doing hi. duty
A. such receiver under orders of said
court, that the business Of SAID road
and the running Il trains have been
inserruntai hy ytoienC, "a htch ,h, r;xi