The New York herald., 1877-07-26
INDIANA.

THE RIOTERS STILL HOLDING swAY-A DRUNKEN
INVASION OF FORT wAsNE CHEcKED-sER-
vANr-GAL-IsM.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
FORT WAYNE, July rs, 1877.
Last night large forces OF armed mon kept on
duty TO protect the railway shops rolling stock
and private manufactures. The strikers furnished
guards wherever desired and rendered all the protcc
ton o property which was necessary. A.
late hour gaugs OF drunken tramps, num-
bering from fifty to a hundred each, gathered
at tue stock yards and railway bridge across
the ST. Mary's River and made demonstrations
aud ugly threats The strikers, upon being apprised
of this sent squads of men on hand cars to dis
perse the mob, which they did most encctualy, drv-
ing aYl OF the tramps some distance beyond the city
limits The Eept going the hand
all night TO prevent the gathering Of any such
assemblages During the evening large mob OF sec
ton track from the Western division OF the
road many OF them under the influence OF liquor,
sezsd number oil hand cars ana entered Columbia
Guy wnere tho PIttsburg ana Fort Wayne Company
is Dud ng a new depot. and compelled the men
poycd therein to stop work. These hands drank
freely and soon became very riotous. They started
for this city hand cars, making threats OF violence
and inccndiarisnn
cHEoKfSG INVASION.
force of strikers, learning ofthe threatened inva.
sion took, IN engine and coach aud out and met
the mob. The strikers were well armed, and they
compelled the drunken rabbe to turn back and aban-
don their intended invasion OF Fort Wayne The
strikers this In other instances have uniformly
been on the side of good order and have saved the
city IRON dangers which menaccd it. Pas.
senscr trains still running on the Pitsburg Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railway and have not been
molestcd.
night the strikers notified all OF thcir number
who desired Crestline here get on the
passenger trains and II the conductors INSISTED upon
collecting fare they were instructed to take possession
oil the train and run it to suit themselves Their fare
remted, however, by the conductors and all din
Guilty thus obviated The Pttsburg shops aud ODDS
shops remained closed to-day All other railway shops
and manufacturing institutions running as usual
All ght trans the Wabash Railway have stopped
running but passenger trains are still moving ccm-
nnltce will return from Toledo tonight when some
final action VIII he taken by tho Wabash employees.
II IL Is decided to maintain the strike all the com.
pany's shops will be compelled TO close once A
secret meeting OF the Pitsburg strikers the WABASH
Railway men and 0d's employees has just assembled.
A RUNoR CONCESSION
Grand Rapids and Indiana frcights are vet running
and there is rumor that tho men have assurances
thatther wages will be raised The city feeling the
situation kcenIy, jobocrs being unable to I'LL their
orders ami retailers to get goods from the East The
public beginning to cry out against u further con.
tnuaucc OF tho blockade.
sEavAST-CAL-IsM.
Among the numerous features OF the day may be
mentioned the strike OF the girls IN severa
hotels who stopped work and demanded an Increase
OF Gfty per week before resumlng, which WAS
promptly conceded.
There was great joy tonight in many hearts over
the announcement that supply OF Cinc matt beer
which has been smut of Tor several days will be OBJ
tanned tUmorr
PASSENGER TRAINS MOVING.
The indianapolis, Clncinnat AM Lafay etto and In
dianapohs, Bloomington and Western roads are run.
nlng their trains.
The men oftne indianapolis, Bloomington and West
road Urbana corresponding with the officers
and renewal oil trouble on that road Is possible
There is change IN the situation at Lafayette. All
the roads out Of hero are running passenger trains