The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-28
COuFIDRNCl RETURNING.
And the Prospect De-
cidedly Brighter.
U. S. Troops at E. st. Louis
Disperse Strikers and
Restore Order.
The Situation at ST. Louis and
{. st. Louis Satisfactory
and no Further Trouble
Apprehended.
Mayor Heath Reports there is no Prob
ability Of Further interruption of
Business in Chicago.
A Mob Attacks Train of Soldiers at
Johnstown, Penn.
5000 Miners Strike at Ply1nour b,
Pennsylvania.
A Mob Attacks u Train of Soldiers at
Johnstown, Penn.
5000 Miners Strike at Plymour b,
Pennsylvania.
Strike Re-commenced at Albany, New
York;

morning detachment of the 10th, 18th
and 23d u. s. Infantry, numbering $50
men, under John G. Davis, embarked at
the arsenal on board the harbor boat L.
q. Smith, and steamed to the eastern ap-
proach of the bridge, from which they
marched to Relay depot, and took posses
sion of all the surrounding yards, tracks
and property of all kinds. The strikers,
about two hundred strong. who were at or
near the depot, scattered in all directions
on the approach of the troops, and only
three of them and two muskets were cap
| tured.
1t is expected that the railroad traffic
will be resumed to-day
| About half past four this morning an
engine and two cars of the Cairo Short
| Line, with some forty strikers aboard, ar
rived at Bellville, Ills, from East St
Louis, They were met by company of
militia and seventeen of them captured.
At two o'clock this morning company
| of United States troops, under Capt. Rose,
took possession of the bridge here, and
guarded it the remainder of the night.
The situation on both sides this morning
is most satisfactory. and no real trouble
is feared. ltmay be also said that the thous-
ands of men and women who were tOrcibly
turned out of employment by the high
handed and arbitrary measures of the in
ternahonals and other allies are equally
glad, and will return to their Iahors at
once. In justice to the many merchants
and other employees who have been doing
4 arduous military duty for a week, and are
! still under arms. the officers of the
merchants exchange announce that the
exchange will be closed till Monday next,
! New YORK, July 25.-J. d. Donahue,
arrested at Hornellsvlle, was taken tl
court this a, m., on charge of interfering
with running trains. The Erie L. r.
which is in the hands of receiver appointed
by Judge ponohue, such interference
t being contempt of court-the hearing was
, deferred, the prisoner having no counsel
: CINCINNATI, July 28.-Ohio Il Miss
r. +. is running passenger trains thii
a. m, and will start through freight thi:
afternoon, two companies from the Z. S
; artillery, numbering 200 men. under. Col
: Delaney Jones, arrived last night frou
Huntsville.
CHICAGO, July 2S.-Tbe following il
: sent at the request o. Mayor Heath, anc
is vouched for by him that many of tht
dispatches from this city have greatly ex-
few days. At no time have the lives O.
property of law abiding citizens beel
: seriously endangered, and but small pro
portion OF railroad employees or other work
ingmen of Chicago have been engaged il
the riot. By the collision between tn
: rioters and the authorities Thursday ant
It Thursday night, nine persons, all rioters
It have been killed, and perhaps thirty mor
h or less seriously wounded. No damage t
e to property has been done at any time
g and but slight interference with bushes
has occurred The city is now entirel
= free from rioters and the strikers ar
rapidly returning to their various employ
ments. There is no probability 0
a further outbreak or any disturbance c
! the business interests of the city. How
eyer were it not for the prompt and eff
d cient arrangements made by the authori
II ties to suppress the disturbances tn
N trouble would probably have been quit
serious
o. HoBoKEN, July 2S,-The engineer
and firemen on the Delaware and Lacks
wana & Western r. r. have just decide
that they will strike this p. II.
CHICAGO, July 28.-The journals TIL
morning publish a revised list of kille
and wounded. The Times gives the name
of nineteen killed, with addresses. an
facts cenfrmatory. The other paper
give fifteen names Of killed, and larg
number wounded, and intimate that th
= lists are incomplete. The militia aud I
S. troops are distributed about town th
a. NJ. chiefly at the government building
and railroad depots. The first regimen
to has gone to Braidwood on the Chicago
ef, Alton railroad near Joliet, either to SUI
,e press the coal miners there who have bee
nd striking and preventing negroes en-
No ployed in their place from working, or
in, ectrailroad and other property from Il
is. strikers. There is no indication OF dI
Il turbance in any quarter to day. III
saloons, however, remained closed. II
HaIsted street cars are running to
- morning for the first time since the rio
- began.
BALTIMORE. July 28.-The Baltimo
& Ohio 4. X. commenced running treig
trains TO Cumberland. There was DO 81
D., turbance; troops accompany the tram
Twelve freight trains left Cumberland
Baltimore, this forenoon. The trains
the Pittsburg Division are Loving to,ds 2
III The miners of the Consolidated Coal
- refuse to work until after a meeting
Frostburg this afternoon-this meetl
will be closely watched.
CHICAGO, July 28.-Tbe working mel
G. committee called on Mayor Heat
this morning. and requested to be allow
ted to hold the regular Saturday evening me