The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-27
WHEELING w. VA, FRIDAY MORNING. JULY 27, 1877

the workingmcn would take the matter
in hand, and read the names OF com
mittee who were directed to GO around
and notify saloon keepers that they
would have to shut up a. once. About
halt past 10 o'clock the crowd formed IN
q column and accompanied by vast
body OF spectators numbering thousand,
marched down Twelfth street to Clark
avenue, and halted in front of the -Four
Courts buil1ing, which is the hesdquart.
ers of the citizens, militis and police. The
crowd su-ged up 10 the pavement and
pressed hard on the guard, wlo were
doing guard duty. The latter We're
Immediately reinforced by details from
within and the companies are prepared
to march out. The police, headed by
Captain VIM. Lee, dashed into the
crowd and, drawing their pistols, pressed
them back and arrested two OF the lead
ers. A few stones were thrown, and
then the crowd fell back little. For an
hour or more the mob pressed up close
to the sidewalks and jeered and taunted
the militia in every conceivable manner,
daring them TO fire and commence the
fight.
ST. LOUIS, July 26-Since the little
disturbance at the Four Courts matters
around that building has been compar
atively quiet. There has been quite
large crowd present, however, all the
afternoon, but the small iorce of police
has been able to keep il well in hand.
About dozen or more noisy ones or
those who showed q disposition to he
unruly were promptly arrested by the
police and put in the caIaboo-e.
No efforts were made by the crowd
to rescue those arrested Gen. smith mas
Issued general order to all those
who have been raising companies OF citi-
zen guards to report at headquarters At
once a full list OF the officers and men tor
registry and assignment. Gov. Phelps
and Lieutenant-Governor BroCkmeycr
have been At headquarters most OF the
day in consultation with Gen. Smith and
Mayor Overstolz. 1t is not unlikely that
Gov. Phelps will issue proclamation to-
night. 1t lis understood that Gen JEFF {.
Davis has orders from Washington TO an
swer the call from the Governor or Mayor
to duell the riot. Gen. Davis force
with the late arrivals amounts to about
600 infantry and battery Of gstnng guns.
A large mass meeting OF merchants was
held this evening for the purpose OF
raising one or more bsttallOns for the
protection OF the business interests of the
city. $4,000 was subscribed IN X lew
minutes to purchase arms, and u com
miLtee was appointed to solicit further
subscriptions, ard another COMMITTEES to
purchase the best approved rifles and
Colts army revolyers. General John b.
Gray has been appointed to take com
mand of the battalion and advisory c"un-
Gil of fifty prominent merchants to
co. operate with the commander. The
services OF battalion were offered to
General Smith, who promptly accepted
them, and will assign the command
to the special duty OF guarding the busI-
ness part of the city. One thousand mon
we're enrolled this afternoon, and arms
and ammunition purchased which will
be distributed MS soon as the men are or
ganiZei into companies, This whole
thing was conceived and executed inside
of six hours. The railroad strike has al
most entirely passed out OF sight here, IN
view of the magnltudeof the movement
ihaugurated by the wOrklngmen's party,
aud the high hand with which
they have conducted 1t IN closing mills,
factories, etc, compelling mechanics and
lsborers to cease work. The water works
in the northern part OF the city and the
distributing reservoirs are under guard
OF soldiers. The levce lsborers who com
PEELED An eXtortlonate advance IN the
wages of all steamboat emp oyes yester-
dsy, boarded every boat that arrived to-
day and exacted accession to their terms
ST. LOUIS, July 26.--Three large
crowds of strikers, roughs and bummers
started out this afternoon to finish the
work of yesterday of closing all manu-
ctorIes. The three men subsequently,
subdivided into thirty or forty small
squads and spread sl over the north and
east parts of the city, and closed al the
mills, factories, brick yards, and
other places where men are employed
that they found working. 1t is estimated
that three fourths of the manufactures
in the city are now closed. Some were
closed on account oil the high price Of coal,
that article commanding fifty cents
per bushel. The city will be able to put
500 or 900 well armed men IN active SER
vice tomorrow. The building known
MS Pages factory, cerner OF Main and
j efferson streets, was burned this alter
noon; less $4,000. The fire is supposed
to be the work OF the strikers, but they
deny it.
Al Columbus.
COLUMBUS, July 26.-It is reported
tina; the Hooking Valley miners, who
quit work and demanded ten cents sd-
vance per ton Tor mining coal, have
been granted their demand and returned
to work to.dsy Matters continue very
quiet tonight. The travel has fallen of
till the traffic will scarcely more tnsn
pay expenses In certain localities
the people want certain trains run, but
the managers refuse TO run any unle.s
they can run all. TIE SciOto Valley
road has commenced to ship freight to
and. from this city. The railroad men
are still determined 10 resist ANY T'dh'-
tion in pay or suffer the railroads to
resume unless their demands are COM
piled with. Three companies OF citizens
have organized at Newark, all veterans.
The strikers have also formed Themselves
into organization for the purpose Of sup
pressing any outbreak.
The employees of the McConneiviile
Salt works near Shawnee, Perry county.
struck this morning for 10 per cent. N.
crease in wages
At san Francisco.
SAN FRANCIsCo, July 2G As far a.
can be ascertained the casu ltIes by last
nights riot are three killed and seven
teen wounded. During the day there
has been stream Of men pouring into
the rooms of the Committee OF Safety,
and the available 10 ce At the disposal OF
the committee has been trebled. An sp
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