, 1877-07-28

to pass the ,tad line ut the peril OF lite.
The mob Ind lost tlic Common and were
trying To rccapture it from the soldiers
Ivy rnnning cars between it and the
building, so rs to form defense against
the soldiers rifles. Many cars were
burned with gram and provisions The
loss is roughly estimated ut S2,000,00O.
1t was then rumOSed that the company
would ucCede to the strikers demands.
The soldiers were denied food and could
not sleep and are getting desperate.
AT . O'Clock the cars before the trans.
fer office, hdcned with combustible ma
tcriul, were fired, and burst, spreading
! the flames everywhere. The Phladcl.
phia troops thcrcupon, at $40, left the
round house and fired upon the. crowd.
The walls OF the main office soon after
fell and the soldiers were driven back
into the shop. At t45 the military
formed II solid column and went down
Liberty street with GotIing gun in
front, and made for the Allcghnny ar.
srnnl, where the firing soon commenced,
At $50 the up, cr round house caught
from the burning freight cars and it with
20 freight engines were speedily destroy
ed loss 81 100000. The building is u
mass ot ruins.
At $50 The Union line Office caught
fire and m fifteen minutes was levcIcd to
the ground. Houses on Liberty street
caught hire, but the engines were allowed
to play on them and put out the flames.
There is little danger of u general con-
iiagration. Upon arriving ut thcarsenal,
the United States troops refused adms
sion to the PIiIadelphlans, and the lat,
ter continued on and were last heard Of
at Allegheny, where they were partially
dsorganized.
AT noon it was reported that the Phil
adelphians were demoraized and re-
treating toward Sharpsburg hills Fires
ure still raging and iiremen are not allow
ed to work at railroad property. Thieves
are constantly ut work. A citizens
meeting was called ut 1880 The strik-
crs held two guns captured fIom the
military. Railroad officials had all left
the city, fearing their lives.
PHILADELPHIA, July Ex-Governor
Hartranit is en- route tor Philadelphia,
and has telegnphed, ordering out every
militia company in the State. He has
also telegraphcd the President of the
United States, calling for troops and
suggesting the propriety of calling Tor
volunteers.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-An order tor
the Powhatan and Swatara to come to
Washington has been revoked, and they
have been ordered to Baltimore, where
they will arrive tomorrow morning.
They have on board $50 men. The
government has taken steps to protect
the arsenal at Pitsburg and Indianapolis
by ordering United States troops to
those points. Troops for Pittsburg have
been ordered from Columbus 1t is re-
ported in army circles that Gen. Sheri
dan has been ordered to Plttsburg.
BUFFALO, July 23.--Aitcrnoon 1000
rioters captured from 200 soldiers the
Lake Shore round house aud drove the mil
itary off. Subsequentlya a company ofthc
sixty fifth regiment made futile ut.
tempt to recapture the place and were
hissed and hooted at by the mob, badly
maltreated and driven off.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Robcrt d.
Attrdge las been appointed postmaster
ut Port Ludlow, Jefferson county W.T.
READING, Pa, July 24.--The mob
which has been burning up tracks here
to-day, came in conflict with the Fourth
Regiment shortly afternoon. The SOL
diers fired into the crowd, killing tour
and wounding several others.
PTTsBuRG, July 24,-Mob law has
run its course in our community, and
order rnigns again. Yesterday opened
omimoutly. bu, hy nighthlI the feeling
o. security hc,umc general, and this
morning i, is acccdcd the crisis is past.
\ committee of puLlic Sulrtv has the