Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01
NEW SERIES--V0L. IS, NO. 30

D round houses, but thoy could not te,
I whether they were killed or wounded
Several persons examined the building
: after the soldiers left, but found M
} bodies. Persons who saw the soldiers
, at the depot say there were no wounded
} soldiers among them. The escaped
soldiers scout the idea Of any Of theii
} comrades being left there dead or alive
J With this evidence, it seems very
improbable that any soldier was left
amid the flames.
At 5 o'clock this afternoon the mail
train from Philadelphia collided with
an express train which left this place
at 4:45, fifteen minutes late, at Guysuta
station, six miles out on the West Penn.
sylvania Road and short distance
above Sharpsburg. Jacob Fell, pilot
on the Express; Frank Lanther, bag
gage-master on the Mail James Price,
mail agent, and passenger for Altoona,
were killed. The express messenger
is missing and is reported killed. W.D.
McKelvy, the engineer on the Express,
was seriously injured in the ankle The
engines and eighty cars are n total
wreck. The debris has been cleared
away.
This morning Gen. Brinton's com.
mand took train from Sharpsburg for
Philadelphia. At Butler Junction the
engineer and fireman were compelled
to leave their cab by strikers, and when
last heard from they were waiting for
means Of transportation home. Only
three Of their number were killed on
their retreat from the round house to
Sharpsburg. Captain Klcinz, of the
Black Hussars, is authority for the
statement that all the Philadelphia
troops will return home tomorrow.
The blockade on the Fort Wayne
Road was raised Saturday, when Gen
eral Manager J. ID. Laying said that
the terms of the strikers would be com
piled with. This afternoon Colonel
Scott refused to ratify this and great
tears prevailed that the scenes of yes
terday at the Union depot would be
repeated tonight in Allegheny. Later,
however, q better feeling prevailed, as
James n. Sinner and Mr. Lavng as.
sured the strikers that whatever ar.
rangement was made with the Penn.
svlyania Road wonld hold rood on The
Fort Wovne No freigbt trains have
vet moved from this nloce Everr.
tbing is nuiet tonight INIT ali tho
streets are heavily Sotrolled and ali
tbe business bonses ara donblv cuarded
THO pittsbnrgh reciments have re-
ceivod orders IN opneor on drtv a,
eigbt o'clock tomorrow morninS 70
escort the nine KILLED pbiladelnbia sol.
diers 10 the denot
Tho rumors which have boon so,
aaoat regard;ng tbe renewal nj LostiI
Ties induced tbe nronrietors of ,ncrcon
,iIe and o,bcr estobIishments 70 sns
mend business and some of ,hem have
organizod thoir omnloves into comma
nies and tondored tboiy services 40 iho
Mavor ot the citv IN oid in res,or;ng
order General Iames Rrovne ~ tbe
Nineteenth Reoiment also tondored
The services of bis command n ossist
in snnnressing disorder and the oiIer
,vos nromn,ly occontod hv tho Me-
and thanks Returned in tbc nams nj
the order.loyinp citizens I'm short
time the tramp. tramp of these orpani.
cations resounded along Fiffb avenno
and tbe beating of jrnms and move
ments of citizen soldierv tbropob tbe
streets recalled the stirring scenes Of
the early davs of the war As many
of the man1facturinp establishments
had suspended work IN consequence of
the non.annearance of The emnloves
the streets were thronred with people'
At 10 A. Al. both branches Of tbe Cnnn.
ellis assembled in the Select Council
chamber Mr.. w. w. Tbomnson in the
obo;r That oontlo,,on s,otod ~.
y, '"''n"" ''"'0u 'na'
the OBJECT OF the meeting was TO dis
cuss and adopt means looking to the
oftha oit,, and o;,;,ana A.
/ - ~ , w" "a ~ ""u o'v,~0"'' 4ui
Lltlle moved that the Guy DC pledged
to furnish all the rations needed as
VOL os ofher evnenses ;ncu,rad dnr;n,,
=, ~, w
tne Preseht eAlgencles' INC UotlOn
was adopted.
Al two o'cloelx fhia affernonn tho
,,,;i;,;, -. =. r..s--,
ni""oipnl" hiiitHa NeIV III rreeporb
where the train slyingawaiting orders
A TELEGRAM was sent 10 them reonest-
-. Al. ". l... A.. ~. - - -
ihS 'neul W rVtuln !" tue cityi Buarhh-
toeing them protection. IL is not
known what will be done. Detaoh.
ments of the same regiment to which
the troops in the city on Saturday be-
longed reached Blairsville Intersection
this morning. having been held at diff
ferent points along the road. II is
hardly probable that they will be Or
dered to the city.
The following proclamation was is.
sued this morning -
TO tae ci,issns Of Pias6aryG,
The lawlessness and violence which has boldly
eap ony he .upsres.sd s"S ,assb nronp
ton OF stern measures. have determined that
peace, order and quiet shall be restored to the
S1, VO%S % IVA uoa ~ 70 aIg new e
organized. eallupon al those who quietly con.
ltnue at their usual places Of business to refrain
om PaopShhg IN sr'',.a S,sSSo'ge' A
within their homes and remain there. All places
where intoxicating liquors arc sold will beclosed
,oI.h~.l9 and remain secure and closed an'iI per
virtue Of tSe authority vested 10 me- hereby az.
clare that all riotOus demonstrations mus, and
sn9li i % Pu, down. and ,na. peace ana order and
'D''' '''' wv, MecArrH,. Msvor.
Tho cbiet article of snoil was leac !
tobacco, and there was not much of ,,
that Occasionally n man was seen /,
walking off with an atmful Of this !
stuff pretty badly singed, Liberty /,
street, at the corner of Grant. was com !