The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-04

hanoy Valley, the Shenandoah skcrs prevailing upon
the worknGmen there cooperate with them In the
strike The greater OF the colliercs operated
| by individual operators idle The wages Tor July
arc now being paid, the prices being thiryseven
per below the 81 so basis aud the exactng OF this
large slice from the r compensation has reused the In
dgnaton OF the coliers 10 the highest point The In
dicatons OF trouble strong Mahanoy City that
body OF troops, under command OF Colonel Wynkoop,
inclinalions upon The part Of the turbulent spirits
"BLAckLEGn MINEKs--rRoUBLE AHEAD.
The maicontcnt Golfers have sgnined determina-
ton to hold out to the point OF dean, ana
scenes that have been enacted In the Upper Luzerne
Molly Mcguire society holds sway. AS positive owl.
dence OF fpming lawcssness u may be mentioned
that hide6tsiy pictured CONN notices. have been
have. In some way rendered themselves obnoxious TO
the Molly Maguires. Lawess characters iufsst the
vigilance upon the pnrt OF tho Coal and Iron
Police, under command Of Captains Linden, Williams
operation Of the vigilance committees (wnlch have
recently organized IN the coal dsrics) with the Coal
Illustrating the c n,en,ons 70 Of Molly Mssures
and deprcaaory bands Of cocry strikers IRON neigh
rHaEArsxKp LAwLxssxKss
Tho situation ut shenandoah City remains about the
Is tina, Of the Plank Ridg, Company The labor agta-
tors from tho Shamokn and Upper Luzerne regions
~ ,ss
psS's are good for tine ss sp66ssng to al
Coal and Iron Company situated Rading
parties threaten an INVASION into Shenandoah, and
sherps posse Is on duty 10 arrest the invaders As
attempts have been maoe 10 burn the exclusive and
valuable breakers Of tho Philadelphia Coal Company,
the works douby guarded day aud night by
heavily armed body OF SPECIAL police. The collieres
Of the company have ceased operations, and It'll scer
tanned that there is to be general soppage Of the
mines operated or owned by otner parties.
COMPLETE SUSPENSION IN SUMMIT VALLEY
die Coal Fields rs now general Ali the works OF tue
Lehigh and Wilkesoarre Coal Company are idle. The
strikers have waited upon Harris ana
that were paid previous to May ! be re-
turned 70, and that the company SGT fixed and
regular pay day between the 10Th and 18th Of every
month. The demands have been refused by the cor
poration, and, consequently, mining operations are
nave been orderly and protect the companys property
FROM raiding riotsrs57
body of lawlcss spirits from tho Wyoming DISTRICT
came down from the mountains last night and visted
tho section oi country raversed by the Mahauoy d.
RACES were committed. A coal tram wrecked
near Quakake, ind ono OF the bra4emen killed.
switch on The Catawssa branch OF the pnlladel-
junction was misplaced. This outrage was just dis
covered IN time TO prevent the wreckng OF the carly
morning express train between East Mahan0y and
Wilamsport.
READING RAILROAD EMPLoYEs-cAusEs or
Discomfort AND CoMPLAINT-THE LEHIaH
VALLEY AND NORTH PENNSYLVANIA ROADS.
PHILADELPHIA, August g. 1871.
Notwithstanding the extensive strike In the Shenan-
doah nelghborh0od tho officials Of tho Reading Coal
and Iron Company report the coieries Of their
pany working, as described in this mornings HERALD
They profess to think that the strikes in Schuyl-
kill region will be confined to the miners employed by
individual operators
THE READING RAILROAD
There has been existing Tor some months past dis
content amounting almost to INSTRUMENTATION among
tho employees OF the Eastern division of the Reading
Railroad say the Eastern division because my re-
cent personal knowledge and observation 10 confined
to that portion. but there believe that all
the mon in the employ Of the road dissatisfied.
Their feeling arose from two causes-drst, two
reductions OF ten per cent each have been made
within the past eight months each OF which TO men
with small wages aud largo families brought great
distress; secondly, for some months past there has
been great delay In the monthly payments that
last week three months pay owing each man. who
put to straits the bills the land
lord and tho storekeepers The men have just been
paid for May ana this has givca some relief
sToREKEEPERs
Many Of the storekeepcrs, feeling convinced OF the
insolvency Of the company, experienced additional
uncertainty OF receiving judgment for any goods
Worry great dis the natural result OF such
dition OF Affairs It Is not surprising that the dis
satisfaction was assuming an unpleasant shape.
Since Mr.. Governs return there has been effort
made to settle the back pay and upon the LIST lnst
most OF the June Indebtedness settled. TINS
certain extent relieved the pressing necessities OF tho
men, but has not produced entire Satisfaction Ii the
old system OF payment OF wages upon tho 10th Tor
month Just past could DO restored the men could
manage exist without distress, notwithstanding the
twenty per cent reduction requires tho exercise OF
rigid economy.
Inc present state of disquicude has awakened the
attention Of the workmen to the exravngant salaries
accorded to the upper officials, and complaints
be heard in every direction. some Of the
most intelligent whom your correspondents inter-
viewed expressed In PLAIN language the sentiments Of
Chief Arthur, though they had not or heard of
the CHIEFS letter to the HERALD OF Wednesday. The
superior OIL Gers OF the Eastern division believe that
the Irst movement oil trade will enable the company
pay It's back salaries and other Indebtedness and yet
leave them large profit. This they predicate upon
the collection OF thousands of tons OF pig iron stored
along the line OF the road taken us settlements OF debts
aud some the workings oil their own furnaces, for
which they could not Obtain reasonable ADVANCE
Acres upon at Port Richmond are covered with
iron awaiting a market They also assert that tho
rolling stock was never in better condition and that
troubles are avoided among their miners In the Schuyl-
kill region ihcrc will result TO the company large
profitable business.
In moving about among the notices
tire absence OF that lite and animation which Is usual
10 oil this class when of duty. Grouped about IN
clusters OF four or five stand men, not chatting pleas
any Is the wont OF men c0ntented with thelr lot,
but sulIen and silent The absence OF any demonstra-
tion may be by the railroad managers 10 be
n
II, tor their families often want bread
LEIiGH VALLEY
AT an early hour this morning Mr. Charles Harris
horne, vice president of the Lehigh Valley Railroad,
received notification from the supernle
at Bethlehem TO The effect that all trains were running
on the man line aud branches below Penn Haven
Junction, with assurances that the through freights
would DO moved to-day AZ later hour AT four
r. NJ. despatch to tho ylce president announced the
gra,ying news that freight trans have been moved
from WResbarrc cast and west, and passenger tran
No. was Oh its way from Wkesbarro and progressing
safely. passenger train has also despatched to
waverly, aud was reported moving without obstruc-
ton. They express confidently that tomorrow VIII
open the road all through traffic
NORTH PENNsYLvAS
The employees OF the North Pennsylvania Railroad
Comp any have received through a committee which
by them appointed to confer with the management
of tho road during troubles, tho following
letter from solomon W. Roberts, Engineer and Super
ntendent Of the company, who Is acting in behalf OF
President Comfy
PHILADELPHIA July 20, 1877.
10 EMPLOYEES THE NORM PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
COMPANY