Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1877-07-28
Here and There.

! IL IS san tnat messenger tTOm the baltl-
more aud Ohio railroad has been on the East
ern and Boston and Maine roads melting en-
/ ployees TO strike, but 50 far without Success.
One thousand men of the West Albany, N
I Y, railroad shops have joined the strike. All
freight trains are now stopped at Albany.
The strike on the Chicago and Canada South
ern is general all along the main line, and on
/ the Toledo aud Detroit division.
II looks at ST. Louis like all the trades unions,
especially the coopers, were going to join the
strike movement.
The miners of Beavorbrook and Audenried
Pa, have ioined the strike.
The Philadelphia and Erie train men at Sun
bury struck Tuesday, and compelled tue shop
hands and machinsts to join.
The Grand Army of the Republic in phila-
delphia are organizing to suppress insurrection
in that city. Fifteen hundred men will re-
spond on short notice.
Six companies of the Twenty-third infantry
under command of Gen. jeff c. Davis, have
been ordered to st. Louis from Fort Leaven-
worth. Other troops will follow should there
be any outbreak in st. Louis.
All passenger aud express trains, as well as
freight have been stopped by the strikers at
St. Louis. Postal cars only are allowed TO
proceed.
The mayor and sheriGs Of Morristown and
Dover, y. J. have taken steps to protect the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad.
10 addition to extra constables the fire depart
ment will be employed as an armed force.
The strikers at indianapolis have taken pos
session OF the Union depot aud allow only pos
Ia. cars to leave the city. Travel is blockadel
as well as freight. Gov. Williams and the
mayor decline to interfere except to suppress
or prevent violence.
The strikers at Columbus, O., dcnounce the
mob for closing up manufactures They in
tend to continue their strike, but they iepuli-
ate all iucendiary aud riotouS proceedings, aud
will do all in their power to bring the rioters
to justice. The rioters are Gemoralized aud
very few were seen Tuesday Most of the fac
tories and machine shops have resumed. The
military are IN full possession Of the railroad
yards.
The mob Of miners moving on Newark, Ohio,
Monday night were met by a committee of
strikers aud citizens and induced to return to
Shawnee.
The st. Louis strikers have put stop to
work in the Missouri Pacific railroad shops.
The employees of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas road have struck Passenger trains are
not stopped.
The mail train on the Hamilton and Dayton
road was stopped by Ohio and Mississippi
strikers Tuesday, and the engine detached.
a strike has been avoided on the Grand
Trunk railway Of Canada by an amicable COM
promise on a slight reduction
Trouble is anticipated at indianapolis in
consequence Of an intended attempt by the
United States marshal to aid the receivers to
move trains on the Indiana, Bloomington and
Western road Wednesday lie has called on
President Hayes for troops
The Great Western road at Detroit has ac-
coded 10 the wishes Of the men, who agree to
y 70 per cent. reductions.
The officers Of the Pennsylvania road have
notified the mayors of cities aud towns and
sheIiis Of counties in New Jersey through
which the road passes that the respective cor
poratons and counties viii be held responsible
for all pecuuiary damages inflicted upon the
company's property.
The mail and express from PottSvlle for
Philadelphia Tuesday could not pass Reading,
Pa, and returned The tracks are torn up /
considerable distance from the depot at Read
ing.
The Wabash men on the Eastern division at
Lafayette, lad, struck Tuesday. Passenger /
trains run as usual.
The Illinois Midland men will probably |
strike for back pay.
The employees Of the Canada Southern rail /
road shops at st. Thomas, Ont, quit work .
Tuesday and were iued by many brakemen.
engineers and fremen mail aud express
and passenger train was stopped, but finally /
released.
All was quiet at Reading, Pa, Tuesday /
evening. The police were guarding the rail |
road crossing.
Serious apprehensions of trouble with riot
ers are felt at Roundout, y, t., aud the mill
tary are under arms.
No overt act has occurred at Rochester. y.
y, yet. \ hard looking crowd from Buffalo
arrived Tuesday, but were thwarted by the po-
lice. The employees held a meeting and &C.
ciLel not to strike until Vanderbilt is heard
from on the restoration Of the ten per cent. re-
luctio1, All passenger trains are running.
lri freight went out on the Falls ron Under