The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-08-02
THE GREAT STRIKE.
The turbulent Wave Sweeps Over the
North and West-Where will it End!
From Ne,cs and Courier 25th. uN.

AS wlll8be seen Dy pefusa1 VI JIG
telerranls below, the strike made great
progress yesterday, ands now involves
nearly the entire railroad system of the
Middle; and Western States. New Eng
land and the South still keep out, al
though emissaries of the insurrectionists
have been very busy in Massachusetts,.
Only two additional collisions between
the militia and the strikers are reported.
The first was at Reading, Pennsy ylvania,
where five rioters were killed and twenty
five wounded. The other was at Buffalo,
where although several rioters were killed,
the troops were disgracefully whipped
and deprived Of their arms. The Federal
government now seems to be preparing
to act with rigor. AL the, troops have
been ordered from this State, and so far
as can be Judged from the information. at
our command, all available troops are
being concentrated at or near Washing
ton. 49,,
A meeting of the citizens, at Columbus,
Ohio. took a serious view of the situation,
and five hundred of them enrolled as
special police. The municipal authori-
ties have garrisoned all points likely to
be molested. s1 :,
The Missouri Pacific Road has restored
the wages to. former rates. No strike on
that road is probable.
There has been very turbulent meet
ing at Omaha, Nebraska, After the
meeting, the roughs paraded the town,
hooting, but using no violence.
The mayor of st. Louis has ordered
the saloons to be closed. The strikers
have enforced order. Food for stock is
allowed to pass. Many industries are
paralyzed for want Of fuel. Overtures
for an omnibus compromise of all roads
centreing in East St. Louis failed. The
strikers are orderly, but express a de-
termination to. fight it out. A number
of strikers have been commissioned as
special police by the mayor, to guard the
railroad property. The strikers meeting
nominated this special force.
Jersey City is sdisorderly but controlled.
Governor Bedle has issued proclama-
tion requesting all we'll disposed people
to.repafr to their homes. The troops will
be moved from Jersey City and Trenton
and other places to prevent their fraternl-
zation with the mob.
Short trains have been run in Pitts
burg by made-up lines. This resulted in
a collision two miles above Sharpsburg.
The.engines closed in on each other like
a telescope. Both engineers, the express
messenger and mail agent and three pas
sengers were instantly killed, and num-
Der dangerously wounded. -
The Seventh Regiment, after assem-
bling at the armory in New York, were
stoned and hissed by large crowd of
tramps and roughs. The street was
cleared BY the police. The troops be-
haved well. ;,
The soldiers at Reading, Penn, fred
on the citizens indiscriminately, killing
five and wounding twenty-five, including
five policemen and two women.
The New York Central has stopped
selling tickets beyond Rochester.
The night in Harrisburg was very dis
orderly until the citizens took matters in
their own hands and dispersed the rioters,
who were parading the streets. No
shooting was required. For few hours
the telegraphers were compelled to aban-
don their Office.
The mob at Buffalo fired the Lake
Shore paint shop and number OF cars.
The Westfeld company of soldiers, after
killing several rioters, were driven from
their quarters. Some of the company
were shot by the rioters, who got posses
sion of the Westfeld company's rifles.
A. meeting of workingmen at San
Francisco, ten thousand strong, adjourned
after wrecking a Chinese washhouse.
Making their way homeward in squads
they played all kinds of pranks on the
Chinese. Five hundred policemen pre-
vented them from reaching the Chinese
quarters. Stones and clubs were used,
but no firearms The demonstration
seems to have been frolic, and by 2
o'clock all was quiet.
WASHINGTON, July 24-9 p. m.
The Cabinet session was occrpied in
discussing the strike, and concluded that
no further action was necessary at present
beyond calling another regiment from
the South, probably from Texas.
The Grand Army of the Republic at
Philadelphia has taken measures to Or
ganize for the suppression OF the strike.
There are seventeen posts in that city,
and their services have been accepted by
Mayor Stokely, who has also increased
the police force by 1900 men.
The strikers took possession of the
Union depot at Indianapolis to-day, and
only postal cars are allowed to depart.
The Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafay-
cite, the indianapolis, Bloomington and
Western and the indianapolis, Pennsyl-
yania and Chicago Roads are not in the
strike, but are prevented from working.
Governor Williams and Mayor Caven
both decline to interfere except to sup
press or prevent violence.
Only postal cars leave st. Louis east
ward. The strikers there say there is no
middle ground in this case. 1t lis either
absolute victory or defeat with them, and
they propose to make the issue square
and clearly defined from now. on and to
effect this they will put total embargo
on freight and passenger traffic. Their
organization increases in strength and
completeness every hour; but SO long as
they are not interfered with in their pur-
pose to obtain what they consider fair
and lust remuneration for their labor,
there will be no violence or disorder
but if they are forcibly opposed there
will be trouble, and plenty of it.
The citizens have obtained control OF
Columbus, Ohio, and general industry is
resumed.
At Indianapolis over two hundred
special police have been sworn in, many
of whom are strikers themselves, who
thus declare their intention to protect
property.
The following message explains itself
ERIE, Pa, July 24Ell P. m.
To President r. B. Hayes, Washington
D. c.:
The Lake Shore Company has refused
TO let United States mails 60 east of here
We would be pleased if you would in
some way direct them to proceed with
the mail and also passengers.
COMMITTEE EE FIREMEN AND BRAKEMEN
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