The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-02
Violence Among the Strikers Troops
Attacked and Blood Spilled.
NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS.

NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS.
July "a, 8 a. m.-The situation can not be
said to have improved. Late dispatches show
that the strike is extending hourly, and is
4 threatening general interruption of railway
traffic. Ten tons of United States mails are
already on side tracks at different points,
waiting the pleasure of the strikers. The
movement of freight on half of the impor-
tant roads in the West has ceased entir ely
and on some lines passenger trains are
| taken off.
| But few attempts at compromise are re-
| ported. President Devereaux, of the c., c.,
C. & /. Road, has notified his employees that
on August 1st their wages will be restored to
the rates paid before the ten per cent cut, and
that this arrangement shall be permanent.
| The Louisville Short Line has also, by action
| of Chancellor Bruce, receded from its late
reduction.
| On the other hand, Colonel Scott, of the
| Pennsylvania, and President Jewett, of the
Erie road, declare that on no consideration
will their companies yield to the demands of
the strikers. They announce directly to the
| men that they will hold out, though not
wheel should turn on their roads. There is,
therefore, no hope of compromise on the
| great through lines.
The situation in Plttsburg is less serious
All classes of citizens are uniting in an effort
| to save property from pillage and fire, the
strikers themselves being disposed to assist
| At other points the same moderation is not
shown. Mill employees, miners, factory
| operatives and other classes of workmen are
being interfered with, and, in some cases,
have been forced to quit work.
| At Harrisburg, Pa, the militia called out
to preserve order, became panic-stricken,
and surrendered their arms. The mob then
hemmed in the prisoners, and, amid cheers
| marched them through the main street of the
city, the captors carrying the arms of their
prisoners.
Governor Hartranft has been in Cheynne
but is on his way to Harrisburg.
There were collisions between the militia
| and tn e mobs at several places during the
day and night At AtReading, Pa, volley
| several in. the crowd. At this place night
| trains were prevented from leaving the
| depot, and several hundred persons COM
menced the obstruction of the tracks of the
Lebanon Valley Railroad leading to Harris
| burg The cabOOses were set on fire, and an
| alarm of fire having been struck, the entire
Fire Department responded. The firemen
were prevented, however, by the crowd
| from extinguishing the flames. Attention
having been diverted to the burning cars,
the work of destruction was continued. At
ing up the tracks, turning and blocking
switches, and burning freight cars. A train
of freight cars on the main line on the Sec
| ond Street crossing was set on fire, and five
cars were totally consumed. The Lebanon
Valley Railroad Bridge, magnificent struc-
ture, across the Schuylkill, costing over
S150000, was fred at the west end shortly
before midnight, and totally destroyed. At
:35 a. m. all the spans had fallen into the
rfx Tl,an OH IL hr.I
is believed to have been to prevent the pas
sage of troops through Reading to Harris
burg and points on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road.
At Buffalo, the militia were worsted in
the fight The request of Gov. Hartranft,
of Pennsylvania, for Federal assistance has
been complied with in a proclamation by
the President, and troops will be forwarded.
The strike on the o. & NJ. road has intro
duced the elements of disturbance into
Cincinnati. No trains were run last night
but the mob which surrounded the depot
found work to do at a late hour in an attempt
to fire the bridge over Mill Greek. A meet
ing of workingmen is called for seven
o'clock this morning.
The most important feature of to-day's
news is the announcement of the beginning
of strike on the New York Central, which
threatens to become general. The men
1st, and, if terms cannot be agreed upon, the
last line of communication between the
East and West will be in the hands of the
strikers.
AtNewark, Ohio, matters are quiet, but it
is reported that party of miners from
Shawnee are on their way to the place to
join the railroad men.
At Columbus the mob hold pretty COM
plete sway, closing up rolling mills,
ms ,oiI
private establishment
At East st. Louis all is reported quiet
The strikers, however, have possession of
the roads. Mayor Bowman, in behalf of
the strikers, had interviews with the Super
intendents and other officers of the several
roads involvedin in the strike yesterday looking
to compromise or settlement of the diff
Guilty.
At Washington, D. c., the authorities
have beenvery active throughout the day in
ascertaining the most effective means at the
control of the government for guarding
its property, especially its military stores.
The orders given have been so far executed
that no anxiety is felt in regard to this mat
ter. There was some uneasiness in the early
part Of the day, over the situation of the
St Louis Arsenal, but it is supposed that
the movement ordered from Fort Leaven-
worth, will remove all reason for apprehen-
break out in st. Louis. This, however, is
not now expected. The entire force of
marines and seamen on the coast has been
utilized, and quite a force arrived yesterday,
both at Baltimore and Washington. A
strong detachment was forwarded from Bal
timOre to Philadelphia. Several of the iron
clads lying at Fortress Monroe have been
ordered into commission.
July pat West Philadelphia all the
passenger trains are moving regularly on
the main line and the New York division,
and the company claim to have re-estab-
lished the freight traffic between Philadel-
phia and New York
The Philadelphia and Erie train men
| struck at Sunbury, Pa, last night. This
| morning they compelled the shop hands and
machinists to strike. The excitement is
great, but thus far no overt act has been
| committed. The Grand Army of the Repub-
| lie of Philadelphia has taken steps to or
ganize for the purpose of rendering
assistance IN suppressing the railroad
troubles.
The strike has extended to all the impor-
tant cities of the United States, including
New York, Albany, Poughkeepsie, Troy,
Buffalo, Syracuse, Hornellsville, Morristown,
Trenton, Mauch Chunk, Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, Pittsburg, Harrisburg, Reading,
Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Louisville,
| 1nuldnapOlls, CnlcagO, ST. LOUIS, etc. Riots
have prevailed more or less, in all these
cities, and mob-rule prevails, the military
which has been called out seeming to be of
no avail in the suppression of the rioters.
At Louisville, tonight, there was a large
meeting of workingmen. About fifteen
minutes past nine o'clock, they broke up,
when all the boys, negroes, and rowdies
formed in the street and started for the
Nashville Depot yelling and whooping, and
breaking the windows and glass doors of
every store and house on their route, and
firing pistols and threatening to burn the
houses of citizens. At the depot they were
met by one company of militia and about
one hundred extra police armed with mus
kets and pistols, who fired into them. This
had the effect of dispensing them. There
was no one hurt above getting knocked on
the head with bowlders, although some of
them returned the fire.
In Cincinnati, there is shameful sub
mission to the mob. The passenger trains
were prevented from leaving the city, the
mob taking possession of the locomotives,
and driving away the engineers and firemen.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-The Cabinet ses-
sion to-day lasted until after two o'clock.
The discussion was mostly railroad troub-