Evening star., 1877-07-23

10 eight hundred regulars in the city. Mai.
Gen. Hancock with his staff is at Barnum's.
Gen Barry, in command at Fort McHsnry,
Is With his battery at Camden depot. A mid
night dispatch says at this hour the city is
quleter than IL has been since the beg inning
of the strike. During the day three trains
have ieff Camden station for Washington,
for the west departed. The western trains
Will run as usual to day, and communica-
tiCn between Baltimore and Washington
will be kept open.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF
NEW YORK.
Gov. Robinson, of New York, has issued
a proclamation reciting that q conspiracy
has been formed to prevent his discharg lug
his duty a. the reoelver of the Erie railroad;
that the business of said road and the run
ming of trains have been interrupted by vio-
lence which the civil authorities are nc able
10 suppress. The Governor commands all
persons engaged in such unlawful acts TO
desist therefrOm, and calls upon all good
citizens, and upon all the authorities, civil
and military, to aid in suppressing the same
and in preventing breaches of the peace. The
law recognizes and protects the ri IN, OF all
men 10 refuse TO work, except upon terms
satisfactory to themselves, but ii does not
permit them 10 prevent other men from
working who desire 10 do SO. Unless the
state is TO be given up 10 anarchy and Is
courts and laws are TO be defied with i'm
punity its whole power must be exerted to
suppress violence, maintain order and pro-
tect its citizens In their rights to work, and
The business OF the country from lawless in
terfuptlCn within our borders.
STRIKE SYMPATHY MEETING IN ST.
LOUIS.
AT meeting of workingmen held at Tur-
neT hall, in st. Louis, Yesterday afternoon,
after several speeches on the labor question
III general and the present situation in par
tlcular, resolutions were adopted: That, a.
the wOrkingmen of different railroads in this
country are rising en HtdSSe TO demand their
just rights, and as the United States govern
ment has allied itself on the side of capital
and against labor, therefore We, the work
ingnen's party of the United States heartily
sy mpathlZe with employees of all railroads in
this country who are attempting to secure a
just and equitable reward for their labor,
ana Will stand by them in this most righte-
GUS struggle of labor against robbery and op-
preston, through good and evil report. TO the
end of the struggle" The resolutions were
read to meeting in East st. Louis last
evening, and were received with hearty
cheers.
THE STRIKE ON THE ERIE ROAD.
Erie officials say that the strike is not ex-
tending along their line, and no violence has
taken place. They are confident of getting
their trains through HOrnellsville and dis
persiDg the strikers by to day. The adjutant
general of New York issued orders yesterday
for the sd and 74th regiments of National
Guards 10 proceed at once TO HOrneilsvills
to quiet rioters on the Erie railroad. The
I'D regiment, of brooklyn, left last evening
at or O'Clock for HOrnellsville. The 3OLh
regiment is said to be also under orders for
the same place.
THE PROSPECTS AT LOUISVILLE.
There is intense interest in Louisville in
the railroad strike. Receiver Mcleod of the
Short Line, issued an order for the reduction
OF ten per cent. on wages, to take effect on the
lst OF August. At q meeting of workingmen
last night committees were appointed to wait
on the railroad officials and ascertain what
is going to be done. President Standford OF
the Louisville and Nashville, says no reduc-
tiOn will be made on their line.