The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-23
THE GREAT STRIKE.

City-No TroabIe Anticipated
Meeting at Capital Square Last
Nignr-Peace ana Coed order In
the Supremacy.
Great excitement has prevailed through
out the city for the past twenty iour
hours, the ST. eets in front OF the news
paper Offices and the telegraph oihceS
have been densely packed with an anx-
ious popuIsce, eager 10 hear the latest re-
turns from the different lines OF rail-
WAYS. Notwithstanding the University
of the gatherings at the points haned'
and the excitement incident TO such
occasions, Il feeling OF sadness seems
TO prevail, and al with singu-
lar unanlmity seem to deplore that q
class OF people have become associatea
with the strikers, although NJ no solcits'
ton on their part, and in some cases
against their will, VINO are III reality
nothing more nor less than the scum oil
society snd Outcasts on whom the pan OIL
the social world has been placed. ms
class are al all times ready to engage IN
whatever portends TO disorder, and have
seized Oh this occasion te sstlate Their
appetites or plumber under the gaFb Of
striking hremen. This tact ls vel rec
oeniZed by our citizens, and Wnlle me
sympathy here is dec dedly in favor OF
the strikers, determination is plainly
shown to put down al attempts at dis
order and discourage the efforts OF tranps
and thieves to associate themselves with
the movement Our citizens beng
composed principally OF mil men ana
Others Of the laboring class, II is not sur
prislng that they should espouse the
cause of the strikers, and extend their
sympathles and legal aid IN that direc-
ton, and it is u source Of congratu!atiOh
that they have set the seal Of condemna.
ton Oh, and will encourage NJ, violence
of whatever nature either by the strikers
themselye, Or the vagabond outcasts
whose riOtOus demonstrations have caused
such woe and heartacDe ri Pittsburgh
and other cities This being the case,
and there being bat few tramps generally
in this vicinity, no trouble Is A.
ticpated here, be il is generally
considered that common sol SO vie" ol
the situation has been taken BY The peo-
pie ol Wheeling, and while they may DO
all that which comes within Tue pale 81
the law To aid the strikers, thelf sympa.
thy will be turned III all opposite dlrec-
ton in case OF lswlessness. Last night u
meeting WAS held al Capitol square, COM
posed chiefly Ot mechanics, railroad men
and merchants, but no business vi I'M
pOrtance was transacted it being deemed
advisable TO postpone the Transaction OF
business until tonight, when meeting
has been called at the Capitol building.
The meeting last night was called to
order by MIR. Harrison Taylor, boiler,
who introduced MIR. Smith, the hrst
speaker. Mr. Smith COunselled the
strikers and their sympathlzers
against any a. empL 70 violate the laws,
which guarantees to all alike, capitalists
and lsborers, immunity from oppression.
1t WAS against his conscience, said the
speaker, to advocate any cause
other than that of the workingman, and
he dld so in the interests OF pasc3. The
workingman, he claimed, had n right TO
demand fair day wages tor tar days
work, and it was on that principle that
he espou=ed their cause. Mr.. William
raylor hen addressed the meeting
in few pertinent remarks, stating
1t the close that this evening at
the court house meeting would be
held TO which all workiDgmen were
invited, and asked that Iull attendance
be represented. The object Of the meet
ing was stated to be Tor the purpose OF
appointing three committees, one TO be-
appointed by the mechanics OF the city,
one by the railroad men, and one 10y the
MERCHANTS, the three committees To- be
consolidated into committee OF the
whole, and proceed to Ba tim0re ana con
Tor with President Garrett IT the Baltl-
more aud Ohio road, and, If possible, try
10 secure nm amiCable adjustment OF the
difficulty now existing between the Bal
ployes. During the meeting The
speakers were frequently greeted
with .chcors. and harmonious feeling
prevailed throughout
AT Belaile the situation is somewhat
different than at this point, ana the com.
pany's property has, IN some respects,
been tempered with.
At Martins Ferry the sympathy is
greatly in favor OF the striker, and last
night it was rumored that n body of men
had been organized for the purpose OF
assisting the Pittsburgh rioters Bat
this story is not IN the least credited, the
better cl,ss Of psople giving Martlr's
Ferry ere fit for better judgment.
ALONG THE ROAD.
Mr.. Ned Woods returned last even.
ing from Msrtinoburg, and reports the
following, which will be OF interest - our
readers:
At Msrtinsburg, everything is quiet.
Lieut.. Linch with detachment ot
twenty oi the Lsht Guards and ten men
Il the Faulkner Guards left for Sir Johns
run on Saturday. On the way up, the
train containing the troops was Jagged
when near the bridge just west of Sir
johns Run, and the troops were in
formed that al attempt would be made
to wreck the train a. the bridge. Lieut.. !
Linen Immediately lhfe" out depiuy |
and the train passed through safely TO
tie Run, whore they routed about 500
rioters, yesterday.
The westb0und passenger train WAS
not allowed To- travel over the Central !
Ohio Division last night, and came on
Ip to this city.
1t is rumored that there is danger OF
.he ell cars 1T Cumberland beng set Oh
lie.
At KeYSer there was large crowd as
embled, but no violence was offered
Everything was quiet AT Piedmont,
Dut few persons being assembled about
he depot
The Mathews Light Guards.
In consequence OF the ssperslons that