The New York herald., 1877-07-24

no sympathy from the city officials They were held
responsible for not aueling the riot and yet wnen
they shot and killed some OF the rioters an outcry
was raised that they wore numbering innocent people
The city officials explained that they did not arrest the
thieves carrying away the piunder because they m gnt
as well have IT, as II would otherwise have been burnt
up
ADVENTURES or Two MAIL AGENTS.
Messrs. john Steele and David Grove, OF the Rail-
way Post ONCE Service arrived In ths city yesterday
master Ja%es and described snsr Sunday adventures
10 him IN that Inflated CITY, subsequently, IN conver
sation Win HsaALo reporter they said:-we left New
York Saturday In the Post Office car of the Cincin
nat express, and beng unable to reach Plttsburg on
account OF the mob hoding possession OF the rall.
burg. W. madc the de,onr by way Of sinirsvie
tanned carts aud took the letter portion Of our mall
over to tho Pttsburg Post Office. There found .
cut off with the Southwest aud south. Much Of ths
detained correspondence was being placed In vacant
os We Ssn Walked o The ~" Of Se
bill behind the Union Depot and from its SUBMITS,
company with thousands Of Others, witnessed the de-
straction by ilre OF the depol the elevator
aud Adams Exprcss Office The sight was
terrible one and we oftimes were
enveloped IN binding clouds of smoke. We could sec
men setting fire 70 the railroad cars with nrebrands.
Among thousands on the hill many seemed not IN
the sghtcst degree sorry the fearful havoc
worked by the flames. Some said 't served the Penn
syvana Railroad Company right Tor II had always
discriminated against Plttsonrs others laughed ke
sights among the rioters as to the DIVISION OF the
spoils. We saw tour men,, apparently miners
key bearing the words cooper distilled" fight
ing as to who should keep the cask, each
nauaining turn that ne had the best collar to keep
1t 10. we passed hundreds OF women carrying hams
in yellow covers, bacon, meal leaf lard One man had
IN his possession Two largo iron cauIdrons looking
quite happy and contenled ignorant apparently Of
the TACT that he might have stolen iar more valuable
commodities: Then we saw nye i. drunken young men
were gong their unsteady gait, drunken LAD, With
two Old railroad lamps and ham, aposropnized them
foliows:-"We, ll swear II those chaps amt Kos
o panuer' When returned to the Post Olice
through all these exciting scenes We were told that
the West Pennsy ylvania Station was to be burned We
knew that il TINS took place we should be blocked
The mails were hurrledly put on board and we
started about ten O'Clock upon cur return hcre.
RAILROAD DEPoTs.
Al the Erie Depot, Pavona, there was but litto ex.
citement Mr.. Hin, superintendent OF the Eastern and
Delaware received favorable reports from all
stations his charge. No outbreak aud no indication
OF a strike among his had reached him and he ex-
ceudlary proposals which he knows outsiders are
making them. The trains, he said, were running
So news OF any strike was received along tho Della
ware and Lackawanna road. AS on all other roads,
the employees were more or less excited ny the STIR
ring events IN which fellow craftsmen havo ng.
ured: but they evinced disposition to remain quietly
work the present rate Of wages. Inquiries have
been along the line to the sentiment OF the
men and the road officials claim that they have caust
bcle that disturbance need be looked Ior Al
the depot everything went usual, the trains eii
regularly and business was not inlcriored with.
At tho Grand Union Depot every a his
post as usual the depot had Its customary quota o.
and went with deviation from the time table. The
only thing calculated to suggest The likelihood q
trouble the number Of outsiders who prowled
around and who at times engaged the men In convsr'
sat0n
Gals ''to keep ihese fellows from mngling with our
men They are forbidden the yards but they persist
in hanging on the outskirts of them, oId OF course
they nest all the saloons and drinking places IN the
neighborhood These the kind OF fellows that caused
the trouble on the Pennsylvania and Erie roads,
Superintendent Smith, who Is IN charge OF the
Thirtieth street depot, found by tho reporter In
OF tho yards He was attending to MS duties and
was the reporter Observed making special and per-
sonal supervision of everything that gong on.
On being questioned as TO the likelihood of strike,
said he had nmation that there would be any dis.
turbance
MEETING OF woRKINGMES
very large congregation of work'ngmen, sympa-
thzers with the railroad strikers held last even
ing ut the Getmania Assembly Rooms, in the Bowery.
Tho place noted the resort OF the disturbing ele
quent congregations there Last night thero were
some three hundred people present, mostly Germans
their sentiments on The pending troubles on
the lines OF railroads. These assembly rooms
are kept bya brother OF Alderman Saucr They are
also headquarters OF the Liquor Dealers Assocla
ton OF tho city, who hold meetings about once week
II emergencies require them TO come together.
Gustav Schwab is one of the leaders In tho present
movement. lie says there were no leaders from other
societies present last night II was comparatively
spontaneous demonstration on behalf OF the suffering
men on the lines of the railroads. Schwa6
said to u HERALD reporter lust evening before
the meeting was finished that anybody
on seventy cents day he was damned fool "Who-
ever says so,' TO use Mr. Schwab's expressive Ian.
guagc II knock his brains out right away"
"What do you think OF tho strkes!" veutured the
reporter.
care you man Of wea,sh2"
81 don't Know. What may be worth tonight may
not be worth to morrow, If bank failures and defaca
tons Keep IN the way they have been going lately.
Don't understand mo to say that encourage the
strikers. But do encourage the idea that man
should not be compelled to live on seventy cents .
day"
''who those that sympathize in the movements
"A good many respectable men. We don't want
any fights. We want the railroad men to have their
rights That's all With seventy cents day TO live
they must eItbor starve or steal.'
Tho audience at times inclined to be disorderly
but the officers suppressed indications OF tumulL
secretary.
Mr. Conroy, who is Of the Horseshoers Union, on
taking the chair said they wero called upon to pcr.
form duty their suffering brethren OF the West Il
is struggle said lac, botween oxacting capital and
impoverished labor Tom Scott, of Pennsylvania,
has reduced the wages or hts poor employees ten per
cent Tom Scott says that ninety cents = day
ts,,n Is enough to support ss, s man and a., n, m
tell Mr. Hayes from the city OF New York tonight
that he should take notice OF matters in West Vir.
ginia or Maryland l tell Mr. Hayes that he don's
obey the mandates Issued by him. He "a
not President by the voice Of the people,
obey his procamations II he attempts call 75 900
men we will al! enlist and then let him take that
he dues not have to lcavo Washington as Louis
Philippe left France in 1S4S. Speakers
nominated for the meeting Wednesday
night and tho follow wing chosen: Mr. Cashman.
OF tho Taors' Union; Mr.. Leander Thompson and Mr..
Winters TO speak in English; Mr.. Alexander JONAS
otto Wasten, editor OF the Arbeiier Smme. and Jus.
tns Schwnb to speak In German, and Dcmorost, the
Partisan Communist, TO make French address.
MILITARY PREPARATIONS.
TIE FIRST AND SECOND DIVISIONS OF TIE STATE
NATIONAL GUARD UNDER ARMs--MovEMENrs
OF THE REGULARS.
During the forenoon OF yesterday the greatest anxiety