Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-07-27

IuItner ieniency will be shown the mob. General
o,asls are gwen to shoot down any person caught
"a lne act OF demolshing property or interfering
70 prevent the extnguishing Of fires. The police
III ms nave determined to instruct the DO.
| nec mat thelr duty was to shoot into any crowd
| wnicn attacked them with weapons of arv kind
| ahey were 10 take no risks whatever bnt on tho
hrst attack to use their weapons
| "A more careful estimate of the loss bv last
nights fire, reduces the estimate 10 about $50 -.
| 600. " "'""' Pow
| ll,30 P. NJ. The firing at the yiaduct wa. ,e,.
| deadly than expected Two valleys were sent ins
| TO the mob which had the effect of dspersiu0 !.
probably for the night. There are no casnaIi,ies
| reported Wild rumors were ahoat and some
nave peen telegraphed hence, of a fearful car
mage whlch has not yet occurred. The whole
number of those known to have been killed can
| not exceed fifteen. Doubtless other are mortallv
| wounded, and the fact concealed by the mob. /
Iumor IS current tonight that band Of depreda
tors are on milwaukee Avenue in Northern Chica-
go, but this is unconfrmed, and is probably
untrue.
1t is reported in Bethlehem, Pa that passen.
ger coaches were cut from ira in No. on the Le-
nigh Valley X. II. at Fairview, and the passen.
gers are now on the mountains, IS miles from
Wilkesbare.
In Maryland.
All is quiet on the main line and branches of
the baltimore Il Ohio Rsilroed. The passenger
trains this morning run regularly No freights
are running.
A special from Cumberland reviewing the stua.
uon IN the mining region of Allegheny county,
and the supply of provisions on hand saws the
number OF miners is between 5000 and 1000 rep-
resentlng population of 10000 To feed this
large number, it is believed there are not twenty
barrels Of flour in the district. In Frostburg, a
district OF SIX thousand people, there are less than
ten barrels of Hour, by actual count in first hands
something must speeniy be done, OF the conse-
quences threaten to be serious. Miners have been
thrown out of work completely by the strike
which has blockaded the ooal trains. When pro.
VISIONS run out 1t Is imposs be to say what might
be done.
In New York.
All trouble or fear of rots from railroad strik.
ers appears at an end. Everything so far is quiet
in New York city and Brooklyn though the police
and military are both held in readiness.
Preparations are being made in Brooklyn to
give the 23d regiment warm welcome on their
return home.
A meeting of strikers was held at West Albany,
when Vanderbilt's reply to the committee was
presented lie said it was not question of mon
ey, but honor and principle, and he could not
promise to anything now. A committee of six
was then appointed to confer with the brakemen
and hremen, relative to quitting work.
The officers of the meeting were directed to
publish notice requesting the West Albany
woikmen to keep away from the shop. until the
differences between workmen and officers of the
the meeting adjourned.
Donshue, chief of the strikers at Iornellsville,
reached Port Jarvis last night at 80 enroute to
New York, in charge of four deputy sherifs.
Van Hosen, the ring leader of the strike at AL
| oany, was arrested this morning, charged with
spking the track. Ills arrest was made under the
Governors proclamation.
Another despatch says the Erie road have COM
| menced to receive local and through western
ireights at all its stations in New York city, to-
day, It being the first to raise the blockade A
general order has also been issued by the compa-
ny to It's agents, IS resume the sale of tickets to
all points on the main line and branches also to
western cities, over such of its connecting lines as
at present are running passenger trains. The
employees along the line have gone to work again
with alacri'y, even at the reduced rates.
In Ohio.
CINCINNATI, July 26. Everything is reasona-
bly, quiet here. Al passenger trains are moving,
with the exception of the Ohio y Mississippi
Some treights are moving on some OF the roads.
A few manufacturers have shut down in the yards
on account of shipping facilities. The riotous ell
ements appear thoroughly under control, and sew
eral leaders IN jail.
At Toledo, the organization of citizens for pub
llc safety progressed rapidly last night and TO day
About twenty r;ngleadets have already been ar
| rested and lodged in Jail. No further trouble is
| anticipated
In California.
n uespatcu IRON can francisco dated III y. NJ
says all is quiet. The only man known to have
been killed is Herman Guderyille, note teller of
| the London and San Francisco Bank. Several
we're dangerously wounded on both sides.
In Michigan.
DETROIT. July 26. The engineers and tiremen
OF the Michigan Central struck at 10 o'clock last
night. All trains the road are allowed to reach
their destination.
President JOY and Supt. Ledger addressed
meeting of representatives, show ing the imposs-
billty of Welding to their demands.
The officers of the road are determined to sus-
pend all business, including mail trains. Govern
ment is off cially notified.
In Indiana.
lNDIANAPoLIs. July 26 All is quiet. The or
der of strikers is that all roads shall run one
train daily each way, carrying the mails and pas
sengers, and hauling as many coaches as may be
necessary. No express or other freight will be al