, 1877-08-02
MISCELLANEOUS.
PREMATURE.


WAanNaTor, d. c., Aug. ia prominent
officer Of tho Government, III conversation a day
or two ago with man who fas tho bust means
Of information on tho subject, waa informed
that tho late strike had begun prctnatureIY. 1t
was the intention Of the managers Of the stFlkG
on tho principal railroads Of tho country to
organize simultaneous war against all trans
portatton companies about tho lst Of October.
but tic .lsetnen and braketnen On the Baltimore
d Oli0 Road were 30 angry at tho reduction
madcby that Company that they wero unwilling
to walt until the appointed time Tho result was
very fortunate far tho country, for. had tho
strike occurred In October, instead Of July, It
that i.s suppression would havo been much
moro difficult ami tho restoration Of peace and
resumption Of trat!lc much longer postponed.
The baltimore aDnaDko ohia Kost1 ps. c,vco SO to
ca,h Of the mcn who led tho break In the strike,
aud took tho tralss through.
WHEAT DksTAoyED.
The Pennsylvania nallroaa has notified tho
Baltimose ncrcl'ants OF tho destruction OF
GoQUO bushels Of wheat III tie PitttburE riots.
MAITLAND.
BALrIMoRH, Aug. l.--Ths Baltimore d Ohio
officials report all working well except On the
wheto so1no Of tho strtkers resoEtcd 10 bush
whacking hy attempting to shoot tra!nIncn On
plaslug trains. -Four shots were fred from tho
Maryland shore At Rcd lsock,-os,e striking
brakeman Oh The, chin another hitting CON,
ductor on tho wrist. Three shots wero fred
from West Virgiuia4 but did 90 damaEe+ Tho
ItalIroad Company hare offered largo reward.
Gen. Getty sent a aquad VI soldiers to try to
capture the ra8ca1s.
BALTIMORE, Aug. l.-Th0 Coroner's jury in
| the RIOT inquest inspected tho Sixth Regiment
Ar1nosy, and resolved 10 hear no mora tcstt-
u.unY. .....-
aT, LOUIS.
ST. Louis, Aug. 1.-The hearing Of tho srru-
| ment in thu habeas corpus caso ol Albert Carr
wsh WIS ha; haye sken Paes seay osH,s
been lssued charging him With rlot1Hx on July
"a by iorcibly compelling peaccab's lnboring
| men to stop work. Warrants mcro also tss!ltd
vii ho brought 70 trta! ~ speedily as possit'c..
| ftaiiFoad matters are running smoothly both
sides Of the river. and asl men, excepting tho
most active leaders OF the strike have been
taken back, aud arc quietly ut work.
! ArMEAruls.
| MEMPHIS, Tcnn., aug, 1.-The brickmoldcts
| Of this city arc OIL strike. demanding ~ I'd
vance of Is cents per day GU the wages that have.
was refused, aud work In ali the bHek-ya5da
has stopped, which has causea! IN advance OF ~
| cents oil brick.
Titu STREET torce OF the cas company demanded
| IN 9nsapce on the $l.aI now paid, en1 have
boon discharged.
| > Special AstxstcA 10 1As 7r1b1ae.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. la bant vi sailor
visited tho schooner Nelson to-day tn keep meA
from goin.; cut for less than Sis day. The
| Captain threw the leader into the river, and
with revolver drove on the Fess tlil help came
| and tho ycxSal Wa8 t0wel cut.
| NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 1.-The atr!ke on tho st.
Louis d Southeastern Road has collapsed, and
tratps VIII run ~ usual tomorrow. The en21
neess expreas . Willingness " resume work
though No concessfons hare been ulade ~ them
| L0Ul3vlLlE.
kor1svtLiE, Ky., Aug. l.-JeffeEsonvt!lc Il
somewhat aIttated over the discharge Ut thirtl
odd enployes OF tho Government ucpos toi
petttionlux Gen. Ekin TO Increase theE slArtea