Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-30


may require similar treatment to that OF TIE
! railroads.
The latest dispatches from Philadelphia
says: "The Pennsylvania railroad have
started the stock train from Pittsburg east
ward, and have now their entire line open for
Ie1sht, and have directed their agents a,
New YORK, philadelphia and Baltimore, and
all seaboard points, to receive freig ht for all
points west and south"
THE BLOCKADE RAISED.
The Pennsylvania moved all their east
oourd freight yesterday from PiitSburg
| including nearly two hundred car loads OF
'ttie There is now no trouble on the Penn
savanna roads except at Erie, where the su
peril te' dent expects TO start freights TO day.
The trains east from Pittsburg were ma &c
up Of doub headers, and will reach Phila-
delphia ard New York on Monday.
st Louis.
THE sTkIKE AT AN END.
Gen. Pope arrived in ST. Louis = lturday
morning, and paid visit to East ST. Louis.
He is ther on business connected with the
strike. especially Tor the protection of those
roads which are in the hands Of receivers
ard subject To the orders of the United States
courts. There is row no hindrance 20 the
passage of trains, either west or east, and
bo'h passe 1ger and fdeight trains will be re-
sulned as soon as the roads can get their
affairs INTO proper shape-probahly today.
Inc OHIO and VI Ss'Ssippi aud St l. Duis and
Southeastern roads are in the hands of re-
ceivers, and are subj C. To orders and pro
cesses OF the United States courts. These
orders were dlsregarded, ana n call was
made upon the authorities at Washington
Tor the use OF government tloOps. \ favOra-
bic response was received, aud Gen. Pope
has ore cted Gen. Davis Ia send force there
10 compel obedience 10 orders OF the courts
This, however, does not apply u any Other
roads than those mentioned above, blt rs
long as United States soldiers are stationed
al East st. Louis all railroad property will
be pretty safe, and II riOtous proceedings are
lnculged IN they Will be Guelied at once.
BlUfrrd Wilson, who has been appointed
special deputy l.. :. marshal for the occa
sion, has charge OF the whole matter. and
will see that orders OF the court affecting the
roads in question are carried oLt.
Indiana.
VANDALIA STRIKkRs HOLD THE FORT.
An indianapolis dis patch OF the 18Th says:
The trains on ali roads are moving except
The Eandalia and the Indiana and st. Louis,
on which trouble exists west of here. Toe
Indiana aid ST. Louis sent out a mail car
this morning. aud The Naudalia sent pas.
senger train at I p. m. The police are guard
ing the depot. The L. S. marshal has not
yet found any OF the strikers Tor whom he
has wTits. The crowd about the depot has
been dispersed.
s1RIKERs on THE RAMPAGE
A special telegram to the Indianapolis
Journal from FCrt Wayne says The mayor
and sheriff, with Superintendents Gorham
and OrOuTke, made two fruitless attempts 10
raise a blockade at that point Saturday.
The strikers numbering five or six hundred,
drove them back. The strikers sent a dele
cation to Adams, station six miles east Of
Fort Wayne, took possession of the tele-
graph office and teleg raphed To the strikers
to send large force. Gov. Williams has
been applied 10 for assistance.
ARREST OF PROMINENT STRIKERS
VIM A. Say res, secretary and treasurer OF
the Firemen's League OF the United States
and Canada. and John Brickley, one of the
leading strikers, were arrested Saturday
night by The L. s. marshal. and were taken
10 the L. s. arsenal at Indianapolis. II is
reported that all engineers on the Vandalia
road struck at O'Clock Saturday night.
Situation In Ohio
The trains on the Pan Handle road are
being moved east and west from Columbus.
A dispatch from Col umbus says that passen-
ger train No. 80 on the Pittsburg, Cincinnati
and ST. Louis railroad ran into freight
train on it's arrival there at las yesterday
morning, caused by a misplaced switch.
Damage slight; some passe ayers slightly
bruised. 1t Is not positively Known that The
strikers turned the switch. a rumor pre-
vailed again last night that a number OF
miners nj; are coming TO the city, but it proba-
bly, has TO foundation. The Plttsourg, Gin
c!nnati and St. Louis officials announce that
they will run out freight trains to day cas-.
ard west, or al least make an sttempt- The
city is very quiet.
The Chicago Battle.
MAYOR HEArH'S ACCOUNT OF 1T.
Mayor Heath authorizes the publication OF
the following: Many dispatches from this
city have greatly exaggerated the disturb
ances during the last few days. AT no time
have the lives and property of law abiding
citEers been seriously endangered, and but
small proportion of the railroad employees
or other workiremen OF Chicago has been
engaged I'm riot. By the collision bstween
the rioters end the authorities on Thursday
night nine persons, all rioters, were killed
and perhaps thirty, more or less, seriously
wounded. No damage TO property has been
done at any time, and but slight interference
Win business has occurred. The city is now
entirely free from rioters, and the strikers
Payments"
General Strike Notes.
All the trains on the New York Central are
running out on time.
The troubles on the Canada Southern road
were settled Saturday night. The men re-
sumed work yesterday, with the understand
1Eg that their grievances will be considered
by the company hereafter. On the Lake
shore passenger and freight trains have not
A dispatch from Mauch Chunk, Pa, says:
A large meeting OF citizens TO devise means
for protecting life and property was held
Saturday evening. Two companies OF vol
urteers were speedily enrolled, and General
Charles Albright was unanimously elected
colonel. The new battalion, which is com
posed Of some OF the best men OF the town, IS
to be divided into TWO companies. The stu
alton Is now very quiet, but no trains are
being moved over either road. and should
thu re be an attempt made In this direction IL
is believed that trouble would ensue.
All the miners in the Panther Greek Val,
ley are Idle, and there is danger OF a strike
anon gst the pump engineers aud firemen at
these mines. In such an event the mines
would be flooded and the companies would
suffer or eat loss.
DEATH OF LIEUT.. RAINs.-The confirma-
ton Of the report OF the death OF Lieutenant
Rains, L company, LIST cavalry, cast a gloom
over the entire camp. He hal gone out With
ten men from the Cottonwood camp on q re-
col moi sance, when he was surprised IN a
gulch by large party OF Indians, who had
hiCden In the grass or a turn of the gulch,
ard, although he and his soldiers fought
bravely, as the cartridge shells around them
proved, they were all killed. Lieut. Rains
was fine young fellow. beloved alike by his
brother officers and men, aud one OF the most
gallant West Pointers In the service. Il was
he who attempted to arrest Looking Glass at
his; camp on the Clearwater, and had b 70 been
accompanied by few souls as fearless as his
own he would probably have succeeded. 1t.
Rains, however, is but an average sample OF
the brave men who constitute the Official
portion OF this command, and IL is with feel
ipgs OF no little pride that 1 look upon them
and know that they arc Americans and the
present and future custodians of our nation
al honor.-IN Y Herald Correspondence.
REV Mr.. BEKCHER preached in Brooklyn
last evening on the railroad strike that pre-
vailed throughout the country during last
week. The church was crowded to its doors
AS great Indignation had been expressed
against the Plymouth pastor for what has