The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-07-31
TIE SITUATION AT PITTSBURGH.


unchanged; no compromise, so far, on
any Of them.
PIrTsBuRGH, July "a The city Is as
quiet as usual and business Is gradually
recovering from the effects of the in.
tense excitement OF the past few days.
The home military and vigilant commits
tee are doing effectual work. During
the day large number of the ring lead
ers in the riot were arrested and large
amount of the goods carried off by the
plunderers was recovered. The arrests
were made without resistance being Of
fered. Forty prisoners were marched
to the penitentiary under the escort of
one company of the Washington infant
ry, without any attempt at rescue be-
ing made. At seven o'clock this eveD-
ing the remains Of four of the Philadel
phis military. killed in the riot were "a
ken to Philadelphia The remains were
escorted to the DEPOT by the Duvuesne
Grays regiment. The workmen at Jones
& laughing extensive iron works and
the miners along the limo of the Castle
Shannon railroad quit work. The men
have not made any demonstration, and
none il expected while the city is under
martial law. Governor Hartranft ar
rived here this afternoon and is making
every effort to restore the peace of the
state. ta
CHICAGO, July 26-The mobs OF last
evening gathered in force on the South
Side this morning, and renewed its dep
relations and acts of violence. They
began with some 2 900 and swelled to a
multitude before noon. They showed
average bravado, and seemed fearless Of
death, itself. However. when some 300
police, under officer Rainly, charged on
them, they broke up After hot en-
counter they reunited again shortly and
prepared for another encounter at Six
teenth street end Halstead viaduct. An
interchange of shots, stones and invec
tive succeeded them. The police being
reinforced broke into the mob with ter
rife yell that was heard for blocks away
The reinforcements, consisting OF a new
squad of police and a company OF arm.
ed cavalry under Col. Agreement, began,
in conjunction with the police, deadly
onslaught, the results OF which are i'm
perfectly known and are reported yari.
ously. This broke up the mob for q
time, but it soon gathered again. The
Second regiment, the mounted police and
the regular veteran force of Chicago are
on The scene of battle,
The Governor this morning applied
for United States troops.
The national force in this city who ar
rived to-day were placed at the disposal
of tie Mayor. There are now two com
panies OF the Twenty second infantry
and four more TO arrive this afternoon
at 2 o'clock, and six companies OF the
Ninth Infantry. Gen. Drum has order
ed them to stop off the cars at the scene
II the riot, which they pass on coming
in. ta s
FIGHT IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July 26-A squad of mount
ed veterans, with drawn sabers. charged
the Sixteenth street mob; $50 rioters
were wounded and 10 killed outright, I
policemen were wounded. q
At l1.30 a. N two boys were killed a
Halstead street viaduct, and policeman
was reported killed. The mob has dis
persed and all is quiet in the vicinity.
1t is reported that a gang from tht
stock yards are coming into the city, de
claring that thev will clean out every po
liceman on Halstead street. They arr
armed with butcher knives, sticks, ant
every conceivable weapon. M
5p. M-The mob is insulting an(
ready for trouble at any moment, bu
has wholesome fear of the regiment
and mounted police, and Of the United
States troops, who are either on th'
ground or in close proximity to th'
trouble all the time. They have arms 0
the most effective sort and wherever thel
appear the mob scatters.
The last attempt reported to Jail tn
prisoners, several wagon loads in mum
ber, was successful only after hart
| fight at Halstead street, which seems Il
be the raIlying point Of the strikers AMI
mob. A Times reporter was attacked
by the crowd on Halstead street, a few
minutes ago, and responded by shooting
one man. One of the police has just beeI
dangerously wounded. The foreman o
the Illinois Packing Company, just from
the stock yards, says that the men triee
to work this morning, but were driven OF
by the mob. He says that Sl20,O0(
worth of meat will be spoiled in that es
tablishment.
| AT lao the artillery left their quar-
ters for the scene of conflict which il
now at Halstead and Sixteenth streets
and few minutes after their arrival tn,
booming of cannon showed that the reg
ulars had opened on the mob with Crap,
and canister. A correspondent con
firms this. The slaughter will be terri
BILE.
| TROUBLE OVER AT INDIANAPOLIS.
COLUMBUS, July 27-The following
has been received here:
INDIANAPOLIS, July 81.
To d. W. Caldwell, General Manager of tn
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and st Louis Rail
road:
The strike is over here The striker
ask to 60 to work and say nothing NOR
about it. The committee Of safety recon
mend the railroad to accede to their re
quest. GRAN PERRY,
General Agent
I OPERATIONS RESUMED.
TERRA HUArE, July 27-The Illinoi
Midland and Logansport and Terr
Haute Railroads have resumed opers
tions with freight and passenger trains
and are not interrupted by the strikeri
The embargo still continues on the Van
dalia, the Indianapolis and St. Louis an
the Terra Haute and Duluth, and i.
likely that the attempt will be made I
run on all the roads tomorrow. Tn
strikers say that it will be resisted. A
organization of the citizens has been el
fected to resist violence.
OPERATIONS RESUMED.
! DETROIT, July 27.-Trains on all raj
roads in Michigan, With the exception {