The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-02

| press tne QlSOrQer WIN the troops now avail
able, and the prompt action of the Secreta-
ries of War and the Navy in disposing of the
United States forces quietly, so as to aid
the civil authorities, met the approval of
| all.
JULY 25-At Chicago, a large and riotous
meeting on Market Street was dispersed by
the police and military by force of arms.
| Speeches from several stands were being
| made, some of which were of the most incen-
diary nature. The crowd was ordered to
disperse, but refused, when the military
fired a volley of blank cartridges, which
| had the effect of scattering the mob for a
time, but they soon collected, and again
were driven off, but not until after several
| of the roughs had been severely beaten.
| The mob, during the day, visited various
| workshops, compelling the men to quit
work. At four O'Clock in the afternoon
portion of the United States troops from the
Indian country arrived, and as they marched
through the streets to their quarters were
| followed by an admiring crowd and heartily
applauded by the citizens.
To-day the strike extended to Champaign
Ill, Fort Wayne, Ind, Detroit, Mich,
Toledo and Sandusky, Ohio, not only
among railroad men, but workingmen of
! other classes. st. Louis, Chicago, and
Louisville were the scene of riotous dis
turbers. The citizens of Louisville shut up
their places mostly, formed a vigilance
committee with arms, and have made prep
aration to suppress all outrages and vio-
lence.
Astrike is reported on the Texas Pacific all
along the line. The shops at Marshall were
closed yesterday at noon, and no freight
trains have passed over the road since
then.
At Cincinnati passenger trains are run
ming.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-Noon.-In accor-
| dance with orders sent last night, all troops
| in the South, except in the Department of
Texas, are on their way north. The force
| includes twelve batteries of artillery. Only
sufficient guards are left at any point to take
| care of the government property. The
troops bring with them such supply of
ammunition as to make them quite indepen-
dent of any interference with transportation
supplies along Northern roads. General
JEFF. c. Davis has arrived with his regiment
at st. Louis, and marched through the streets
to the barracks unmolested. The Cabinet is
in session. Numerous requests from all
sections of the North continue to pour in on
| the President asking him to call for volun-
teers.
JULY 27.-At Chicago, up to the latest
hour tonight, all is quiet and there is no
prospect of any renewal of hostilities. The
mob has not made its appearance, and de-
spite the active scourings of the prairie be-
yond the city by the military, not vestige
of yesterdays rabble can be found. A
history of the days work would be comprised
in the tale of the harmless evolutions of the
cavalry and police. Not head has been
broken and not over dozen shots fired, and
they at random without effect The mob, as
mob has melted away. Its component
parts are missing.
Throughout the country generally, there
is partial resumption of business by the
railroads, and steps are being taken that are
likely to raise the blockade of freight
generally within few days. The New
York Central is open its entire length, but
on the Lake Shore Road the situation re-
mains unchanged. The engineers refuse to
run freight trains with green hands, and the
embargo continues. On the Erie Road
freight and passenger trains are running as
usual. The strikers are still in possession
of the Pennsylvania Road, and both sides
are unyielding. The engineers declare they
will not return to work until their former
| wages are restored. Governor Hartranft is
hurrying the entire militia of the State into
Pittsburg, and few hours will determine
which side is master of the situation.
Freight trains will be started to-day or to-
morrow.
The effort to restore the supremacy of law
in some of the Western cities has been at
tended with bloody results. But law is re-
stored, and the mobs are dispersed. The
result of Thursdays riot in Chicago was
from fifteen to twenty killed or fatally
wounded and larger number more or less
injured. Regular soldiers, with loaded ar
tillery, are now stationed at the most dam
gerous points, and whenever amob collects
it is promptly dispersed by the police.
In St. Louis Mayor Overstolz proclaifns
hic ohi1ifxr onI raoIinasc 10 1oh ripor
men of all classes who wish to resume their
lawful occupation.
In the Pennsylvania mining districts a
deplorable state of affairs exists. All work
is suspended along the main line of the
Delaware, Lackawanna d Western. The
mines are rapidly flooded, and the short
sighted miners threaten with death any man
who attempts to work the pumps. The pros
poets are that they will succeed in depriving
themselves and everybody else of employ
ment in that region for a year to come. The
workmen in other mines are demanding an
increase of % per cent. in wages, and fresh
strikes are adding thousands to the lists of
the idle.
July 26-At Toledo, the citizens having
organized for public defense, to-day about
twenty ringleaders of mob were arrested
and lodged in Jail. No further trouble is
Anticipated.
At Evansville, the employees of the
Southeastern Road had a meeting, last night,
and fixed the wages they will demand. They
also issued an order stopping all freight
trains on the road, after midnight, and
cautioned employees not to interfere with
the mail, express or passenger trains; also
prohibiting any movement of freight trains
in the yard.
AT st. Louis the morning opened with
much excitement and apprehension on the
part of all classes of citizens, but up to late
hour nothing has been done on the part of
the strikers or their allies to create positive
| alarm. A number of fmanufacturingest
ments were closed last night by the strikers,
| including number of Touring mills. At
the four Courts there is great activity in en-
rolling members of the citizens guard, and
in organizing forces TO resist the mob, and
put down riotous proceedings. The Sheriff
| has already about two thousand men in
his posse, and those in authority claim
that the citizens guard numbers ten thou
sand and increasing rapidly.
At Indianapolis, Governor Williams has
| issued a proclamation, commanding the en-
fOrcement of law, and calling on the Sher-
ifs to use their utmost endeavors to pre-
serve peace and property that
business may be resumed, and
upon citizens to aid them.
Great indignation is felt at the remiss-
ness of the authorities, who seem to have
been panic stricken, and to have thought
their only duty was to keep the mob from
burning and numbering If public senti-
ment grows as it is now doing the blockade
here will be broken within thirty-six hours.
Passenger trains left this morning on sew
eral roads.
There are decided signs of improvement
in the disposition of strikers on several of
the roads to resume work. At Hornells-
vile, on the Erie road, the men have re-
sumed at the uniform reduction of ten per
cent, no strikers to be discharged, and no
arrests to be made except for dangerous
criminal offenses.
Chicago has been to-day the scene of the
most violence. The mob gathered at the
viaduct, corner of .Halstead and Sixteenth
Street, and were several times dispersed by
the police, but gathered again. AT length
the regulars were called out, and left with
artillery for the scene of riot, and fired
grape and canister into the crowd. Fifteen
are reported killed; the number of wounded
is not given. AT midnight the mob had been
dispersed, and the citizens were thought to
be masters of the aituation.
AT San Francisco, the authorities found it
necessary to organize vigilance committee
| of citizens to repress disorder Three thous-