Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-07-27

MILITIA.
The gulars who arrived at reading, last
night, had an exceedingly soothing effect on
the whole community there. The militia
which had disgracefully fraternized and got
drunk with the mob, were sent home many
of them going away without their arms
which they had given to the mob.
THE ATTITUDE Or THE LOCOMOTIVE BROTHER
HooD-oPINIoN OF THE PRESIDENT OF TIE
ORDER.
President Arthur of the locomotive
brotherhood said yesterday in Cleveland that
the brotherhood was not connected with
this strike and his advice to them had been
not to ieopardize their lives nor compromise
their manhood. They sYmpathize with the
strike but not with communism. The best
way to settle the difficulty is to restore
wages as prior 10 July LIST. The strike will
continue until the companies Weld and if
continued long the locomotive brotherhood
will be forced to take a hand on roads where
there have been reductions
NOTES.
All mails from the New York Central
70 ad except Buffalo arrived here this morn
ing.
A large number OF tramps have arrived
at Salamanca but the strikers have nothing
to do with them.
The mayors OF all cities in New Jersey
through which the .Laekawana road runs
have been notified by the company to day
that their property has been threatened and
they are called on to protect it.
On the Boston and Albany and old
Colony railroad, everything seems to be
working with the usual regularity and no
trouble is apprehended.
Passengers from Chicago came through
this morning over the New York Central
aud Albany roads having come by the
Canada Southern.
Mr. A j. Harlan, the agent OF the Great
Western road from Suspension bridge to
Detroit has received despatch which says
the men on that road have not struck and
all the passenger trains are running regu-
larly.
There is no strike on the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad, but neither that road nor
the Baltimore and Ohio shipped any freight
yesterday. Both roads will make the at
tempt to-day.
The mayor of ST. Louis publishes proc
lamation warning all persons against yi0-
lence declaring non-interference between
the strikers and the railroad companies, and
announcing the formation of committee of
safety.
TRAIN THROWN FROMTHE TRACK Ely STRIKERS.
The Pacific express, leaving here last
night, ut O'Clock, was thrown from the
track about three miles west OF Oswego,
this morning. the mob having removed
rail.
The train consisted of an engine baggage
car two passengers coaches and one sleeper,
1t was detached and partly overturned
he MT n
gether with the mails forwarded on train
two hours later.
THE BEGINNING OF DISTRESS GROWING OUT OF
THE sTRIKE-RAID OF STARVING MINERS
on CUMBERLAND, ND, FEARED.
BALTIMORE. July 25.-At Locust Point,
along the wharyes and at the up town
docks. hundreds of lsborers required to load
and unload vessels are idle. The quietness
of Sunday reigns. 10 localities heretofore
noisy with the busy hum of industry, there
Is growing fear of distress which seems to
be inevitable among the labcring classes
that are not strikers and are willing to
work. A Cumberland despatch says advioeS
have reached here that food is getting very
scarce at Frostburg. Ind, mining town
of four thousand inhabitants fifteen miles
from here. 1t is said there are not ten bar
rels OF -four in the town, and the miners
threaten a raid on Cumberland.
ALIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. July 25-TwelSe
men, members of the Philadelphia militia
who were missing, and who it was feared
were burned to death in the Plttsburg
round house on Saturday, have been heard
from and are all safe.
AT ALBANY-THE STRIKERS GET DOWN To RIA
soNING.
ALBANY, July 25.-West Albany work
ing men held meeting this morning which
was moderate in tone. The matter OF
wages was discussed in temperate mar
ner. A committee of two was appointed
to proceed to Schenectady and meet CON-
mittee from Syracuse and 90 with them TO
Saratoga to confer with Vanderbilt The
meeting then adjourned to tomorrow.
The Tibbetts' corps from Troy have arrived
and proceeded to West Albany. Very little
excitement here. 1t is thought the men at
West Albany will go to work as soon as the
shops are reopened.
QUIET AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, July oi-Excepting few IN
successful attempts of the mob to induce
employees to quit work and join them,
nothing startling has taken place this after
noon. In several instances the mob has
been dispersed by the mounted police and
patrolmen and the principal leaders lodged
in Jail. Over thirty have been arrested to-
day.
STILL STRIKING.
LOUISVILLE. Ky, July 25.-Lsborers of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad have
struck to-day. The moulders and workmen
generally have quit work.
AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, July 25.-The forty ninth regi-
ment. 275 men, arrived this morning.
ARRESTED STRIKERS.
A despatch from Hornellsville says the
train conveying Donahue and four other
strikers to New York, Left under a heavy
guard.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-There is almost
general stagnation of business
owing to the uncertainty of the situa-
ton. The secretary of the treasury has
authorized the assistant treasurer at
New York to dispose of exchange on Chi
cago, Cincinnati and st. Louis for the relief
of Western Banks and business men who
have funds in New York which are not
available on account of the impossibility
OF transportation.
THE ToMPKINs SQUARE MEETING IN NEW YORK.
NKw YORK, July 25.--Soms eight or ten
thousand men and boys assembled in Temp
kin's Square at $ p. m, to sympathizs with
the railroad strikers. There were stands for
English, French, German and other speak
ers. No police or military appeared
on tho seen" but both were
in readiness immediate action.
Hand bills weIe distributed, one against
contracted currency, another implOrng the
working men not to let "loose the tiger of
disorder" \ hammer on the grand stand
had this mI,tI: "0ur strength lies in
Justice of lour ,ause, let working people Of
the world unite" There was a large
Ere nch and German working element
present.
ANINUs or THE SPEECHES.
Martin Conroy. blacksmith. called the
English speaking meeting TO order. He said
they were law abiding citizsns met 20 sympa-
thizs with their brethren against Gould,
Scott and Jewett, who were communists, not
working men. When the people protected
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad against
the re bells, where was Scott. Cheers
John Swinton, chairman, said they were.
no rioters but as good looking as Bsecher's
and that the crowd contained
more manly and less sneaking and iecherous
faces than Beecher's multitude; that spon-
tane0us movement for the rights OF labor
was sought to DO put down by more
armed men than some European powers
could muster. A reference to the l6th
who refused to fire on the
strikers caused immense cheering The
strikers, he said, did not want to DESTROY
property but showed themselves its pre-
servers This was no political movement
hat could be put down by gun-5oatS and
but strike for the rights of la
)Or.
Resolutions were passed declaring SYM
,athy with the strikers and denounclng legal
zed railroad manufacturing corporations
IS the despOtic enemies OF working classes,
md morally responsible by their tyranny for
he acts of the workingmen who should
Orm party to make common cause against
common enemy. An address to President
Iayes was adopted. requesting him t.
ympathize with the working men and noe