The Morning herald., 1877-08-17

was almost overbesring. The grossest In
suits were offered by the negro waters te
the soldiers in the dining-room, and soone,
than wait upon the latter the negroes have
been threatening to ''strike." A strike oi
this sort In the present crisis, at the height
OF the season, involves such serious trouble
and Inconvenience that the proprietors do
all In their power to conciliate and sppesse
their negro servants. Tonight this turbu-
lent spirit among them took shape In the
congregation of mob of over 200 blacks in
front of the hotel. They began cursing,
yelling, and hosting at every soldier they
saw, and so blockaded the front entrance
Of the hotel that ingress or egress was Inn
possible.
"They went so far as to dare the soldiers
to meet them, and were otherwise riotous
and 'disorderly. Many of them were drunk,
and nearly all had clubs in their hands. At
this juncture detachment of soldiers were
brought from camp to clear the entrance to
the hotel. The negroes were ordered to
disperse, but they stubbornly refused, and
1t was not until the soldiers charged bayo-
nets and advanced that they moved away.
The body Of the mob retreated to dark
portion of the lawn, where they set up yells
OF defiance, fired come dozen pistol shots,
and created general alarm. Soon aftel-
wards they retreated in the direction of the
Chesapeake and Ohio depot, where they are
reported to have. held . meeting and re-
solved mot to wait upon id soldier to-
morrow" The bar was promptly closed at
the beginning, and Colonel johnson, of the
1st Virginia, held the troops in camp ready
to quell any outbreak upon the call of
Governor Matthews, of West Virginia, who
is here. All is quiet at midnight"
THE T MPERANcE MEETING AT NOTING.
HAM.
OXFORD, Pa, Aug. 16.-A very large tenn
perance meeting is being held to-day at
Nottingham Station, three miles south of
this place. The beautiful grove is thronged
with people representing Chester county,
also Delaware and Maryland.
The meeting is one of the largest ever held
in this county. Francis Murphy, the tenn
persnce apostle, is present also Jonah
Boughton,o of cold-water fame. These gentle
men, with others, are the speakers of the
day. Brass bands and vocal music make
the grove jingle with harmony, and in evsry
respect the occasion is one of weight In the
cause in which it is enlisted. Several thou
and persons are present.
NATIONAL TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.
SEA GROVE, Aug. 16.-A National Tems
perance Convention, held under the the
National Society and State Societies of Penn. |
sylvania and New jersey, organized this |
morning at the Grand Pavilion at Sea
Grove, Cape May Point. A large audience
was present. The New Orleans University |
singers gave musical entertainment.
An address of welcome was given by |
Hon. Alexander Whilldin, and of response |
by District Secretary D. G. Babcock.
NAVAL AFFAIRS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-The Secretary
of the Navy will soon issue an order fixing
the pay of cadet midshipmen who have fin
ished their academic course and are making
their two years. cruise of instruction at sea
before graduating.
The Naval Appropriation bill passed at
the last session Of Congress provides that
the pay of cadet midshipmen while serving
ct. sea in other than practice ships shall not
exceed $3.50 per snnum.
AN 1ND1AN-ANoTHER CATTLE RAID.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 16.-A special dis
patch to the Galveston "News" reports the
occurrence of 9 fight In Mexico recently be-
tween the Kickapoo and Lipan Indians, in
which seventeen Lipans were killed,
Mexican troops are concentrating at Ca
margo, opposite Ringgold Barracks.
A special dispatch from Fort Clark to
the same paper says that Mexican cattle
thieves drove $50 head of cattle across the
Rio Grande on the 18th inst.
MINERS STRIKE.
BEAvER MEADOW, Aug. 1.-the men
working In Coleraine mines have notified
the superintendent that they will suspend
work until their demands are compiled with,
viz. j., 12X per cent. increase on the present
rate of wages.
COLLIERIRs IDLE.
All the collieries In the Lehigh Valley,
with the exception of the Buck Mountain
and Pardee's are idle.
SARATOGA RACES.
SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug .15.-The weather