Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-25

Inns collected and wrecked a chI1a house Gu
Na!oma street, near 9th. They then gathered
On 5th street, near the u. S. mint. Il it%
officers were sent to dispersc them, G.t were ua-
able to effect anything. Reiatorcemen!S were
sent out and after severe club exercise the
mob broke. Some two or three hnpi!red G!
them subsequently started up Mission street,
and from Slh to 18th streets cleared OFT every
Chinese house on the street, the occupants
abandoning them to secure p2r-"nal sa!ctJ.
Arriving at l2th street they were Joined b.
crowd, Tho had been dc.}TCdatlDg On braGu5n
street, aud the combined lorcc moved u TIC
corner Of 18th and Folsom streets, ThgGc they
tore down and set fire 70 q Chinese ,n.tch lac
tory and lauadry. Here they were asaiu ~
tackled and roughly used by TIC police, and at
last ady!ces quiet had hecn restored. lie moo
dispersed and apparently sought their homes.
About 10 +. n. Chinese wash h0ISe, i'll
the extreme northwestern portion q! the city,
was fired and burned dowo bur it vas appar'
cptly the act Of those paIlies, as the police OH
their arrival !ouod 30 track @! T. crowd Of !nr-
Their Disturbance y, this hour (l22:jOj every
thiur is reported quiet III every section Of the
city. au;i it is thought that there will g. 10 fur
Their trouble during the pigh'. the outragas 50
far seem TO hayc been committed by usor:aniz"d
party Of this city avow their opposition 10 aI
such proceedings, aud in case ct necessity pro-
less their readiness, a.: body, 10 assist the
friends of order. In this they are undoubtedly,
to great extent, sincere, as It Is veil ku0wn
that the work!ngmen O! the city are largely
property holders and therefore directly Interest
cd 10 maintaining the peace.
Tie Citizens Executive CCmm!lit: ;:aTg
been in session during the cqGc!ng. .a! have
done some good worI; in p,2Vd!ug nscn and
mcars to prevent 4 serious breach Of the peace
but their operations arc TO some extent OF Il
private nature. Superintendent j0%Er, o! the
Central Pacific Railroad Company has applied
to The authorities for prctCctlCD. Tho iuil extent
of the ground 90 which he bases lis application
is not reported, although ii is considered pc
sblc that some attempt mag be maI2 10 initiate
move against the company.
new YORK July 2j.-At 80 ills morning
G Gu. ShaIer received telegram IRON The Gov
cruor orJc!ng aucthcr re- MEET 10 rciot 10
Buffalo forthwith Geo. ShaIcr decided 70
send the 9Th regiment CT tn!s ci:y, C1. George
Scott commanding, which vii Start l.? The first
train. rhe regiment numbers about %Gu Gep.
AL the military here aud ia Brooklyn ali!
jersey City were On duty al different arIlo;ies
last plight and continue On duty tits moral"".
Merchants 0n West aud South s;rcei- and other
rorlous OF the city STATE that i'i4 j 81 around
the piers AID Along the shore have :i.Gtci ct
and threaiaDed trouble wltlin tie pas: forty
eight hours Mary clt;z:1$ sc0ut 'ie Idea ci
trouble here K i; believed, huj Tor tic fac;
that several regiments are ready, It :" hour )
notice, TO clear the streets without 'i:l':E ijans
cartridges, there would have bo@n dcEoGs;ra.
tons here. The whole police !orce will b. on
duty To. nigEs during the communist iN2ctlGG 10
Tompkins square. Two RED flags cf the con-
munc are flying Cd the bo%ery.
President Arthur Of the ll2clno;i7c l}.5incr-
hood said yesterday, at Cleveland. bat the
Brotherhood va: not connected with this strike
and bis advice had been cot to jeopaEdIzs their
lives DOR com promise their manhood. They
sympathizc With the strikers but ID; with com
mu0l.n.
Gen. Carr, at Albany, SAYS, he will open the
blockade ca the New York Central too Gay,
tice to he strikers or mCb they will not wait
any excessively long time for dispersion bct9r?
firing.
All mails from The New York Central Road,
except Buffalo, arrived here this morning.
The silk strikers mobbed coTpl: Of non
striking workmen last night at Psters3a, :. j.,
but the police dispersed the crowd.
It's Mayors of all cities 10 Nc,c )cr-cy Though
which the LackaWana road ruDs ;7cTc notified
by the company to cay that their property had
been th1ca'eD"c: an called On tie .yors i3r
pro!actico. Va. veterans ,I?r4Cd the Sratc
arsenal At 1c:@:on last zig h.
A spoaial say the reGuiar' TO arrived at
Reading last cviGg had Al exceedingly Soo'El-
iug effect on tic wl0!c c,mt1iI.ly there, cj
pcci.lIy Is battery YVES planted Oh hill 20 Is
to command the railroad portion Of tie city.
The militia, which had disEra ocluly tratcrnizcd
and got DRUM. with the mob were sent home,
many Of them gcinS away without heir arms.
which they had gircn % shc mob The oh
NewI ork regiment was stoned bythc !7otkwcn
while passing Scarborough aud Two rggatcs
struck, but not seriously hurt.
w. II. Vanderbilt, ct Saratoga, ',s. risht,
insisted that noac OF his men bad stuck, tut
they had been cocrccd i2L0 lcarI0g wo's by
outsiders. lie also believed the Tgr-t vas
over, and vii! hoi the State responsible tog
any destruction to his railroad property.
Tie ElniTa battalio1 ct llornci.syIl!c Is IL Dr
sent hon)c The rails have beer renewed !r9u
the Erie track Oh The Chelnung river bridge
and several cars thr0wo across the track there
by the strikers. 4 large plumber d iramiis at
rived at Salamanca, but the strikers have meth
log 10 90 Win tHclH.
New YORK, July j.-Thc FIR: Delaware,
Lackawaua and Western Railroad traia rom
the places west Of Newark arrived a; llotoket.
at 70 a. 10, Just one hour late. ~ vas pre-
dic!cd The new tiromcn arc afraid or their lives
ans; uoa refuse TO do duty. Co0s:f :oiIy Only
!cF>ot he trains caa be T"o. Daring tins;
night the lote!: tore up he naek 10 the su0-
urbs yes: Of Ncwar;, bu: the track hands re-
paired tic damages ani T'ra not hindtrci in
so doing.
ALBANY, n. l., July 2j.-AlI was quiet UP
10 go this uurulng. Troops arc DOW at West
Albany. No further trouble is unprecedented.
ST. Louis, July :;5--S:2J a. lu.-The mayor
publishes proclamation this morning warning
all persons agains; the commission Of acIS 0!
violence; declaring uon-iutcrIerencc between
the strikers and railroad companies, ana an
nouucipg a committee Of safety under the dl!cc-
lion of Gen. A. J. Smith, Judge Thomas /.
Ganett Gen. John 5. Marmadake and o;iieis
New York, July pa Buffalo dispatch
says all is quiet here this m2ra.pg. lie police
charged on aud succeeded in breaking up all
mobs las! night, scattering them aud making