The Portland daily press., 1877-07-24
BALTIMORE AND OHIO.

Cautionary Measures TO Keep the Peace,
CUMBERLAND, July 23.-Gen. French passed
through this afternoon with detachment of
United States troops for Keyser and Grafton
Other detachments are still here. The Mayor
has issued proclamation counselling the citi-
zens to aid in preserving peace, ard requesting
them to refrain from collecting in and around
the railroad depot or any places where the mill
tary are stationed. Parents are particularly no.
titled to keep children out of the streets. At
Collinwood. Ohio. 300 carloads of stock were
turned loose in the fields and guarded by the
strikers.
The Situation at Columbus.
COLUMBUS, O., July 25.-5 p. m.-About
noon 300 railroad strikers compelled the en-
ployes of the Rolling mills to suspend work.
The employees of the pipe works, Wassell Fire
Clay Co.'S works, Patterns peat works. Adams
planning mill, Franklin Machine Works, Peters
sash works and other factories, Joined the
strikers, and mob numbering 1000 marched to
the Union depot, where they dned, on food
| brought with them. No violence.
The manager of the Pan Handle road Or
dered all the shops closed and the sus pension Of
| all business except-the moving of assepger
trains. The Hacking Valley brakemen quit
work and it is rumored the shopmen will join
them.
No passenger trains have left on the Balti-
| more & Ohio road since Saturday night. The
Newark yards are quiet, being under control
| of the troops. No attempt to move trains has
been made there today, as the tracks are
blockaded.
The Columbus Mob.
Evening-The mob which closed up nearly
| all the rolling mills, machine shops and fac
| tories on the west side of the river. were not
composed of railway men, but tramps, miners
and idle roughs, who seem to have recently
| come to this city. No violence was offered, as
| the operatives quit work and the shops sus-
pended on the first demand in almost every
but invariably the reply was, ''Shut up or
burn up" The striking railroad men deny
| any connection with the raids ON the shops
and say they are not responsible for the actions
| of the mob
There is much excitement in the city and
fears of excesses by the mob are entertained
Warrants have been issued for the arrest of
| several leaders. The railroad officials have
| ordered the shops to be closed and no freight
will be received for the present. and business is
somewhat embarrassed in consequence The
mayor issued proclamation, calling on citi-
zens to avoid forming crowds, and warning all
| rioters that they will be vigorously punished.
The mob stopped the regular freight for SPRING
field over the Cincinnati, Sandusky g. Cleve-
land road at IL a. m. Several freight trains on
various local roads went out today, but on
Newark Threatened by Miners.
1t is reported large numbers of miners from
Shawnee are on the way to Newark to join the
| strikers. A committee of citizens, headed by
the mayor, waited upon the general manager
| of the Quincy road for the purpose of securing
a train to intercept the miners. The train was
| not furnished for fear that the miners would
board it and run it to Newark. The.report of
the miners coming has caused much excite
ment among citizens. The Newark committee
start to meet the miners who left Shawnee at
Ais. 1t is reported. that the miners number
| upwards of 1000 men. No freight trains have
| gone out yet and it is believed that any attempt
to take them Quit ,fhands can be found, will
| result in bloodshed. The tide of public opin-
| ion is changing since the outrage at Pittsburg.