The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-24
dattei KS, but came through in time.
There has been no disturbance

There has been no disturbance.
DETROIT, July 24.-General Manager
Broughton, of the Great Western, acceded
to the wishes of the men on that line,
which il reduction of q per cent. on
wages up to $400 per month, and of per
cent. on wages over $400 per month to be
in force for 3 months. consequently every
thing is working smoothly on the Great
Western. No trains arrived from the east
on the Canada Southern. Passenger trains
for Buffalo left as usual this morning
Took some passengers from the Michigan
Southern. With the exception of small
number of men at Grasse Isle everything
is quiet on the Canada Southern. There
is no interference with passenger trains
About hundred employees of the Grand
Rapids & Indiana railroad held meeting
last evening at Grand Rapids. and drew
up and presented President Hughart a
petition asking their wages to be restored
to what they were previous to June lst.
President Hughart promised to meet them
to-day and give his answer. As yet it has
not been made public. Everything is
quiet and orderly there.
BUFFALO, July 25.-An effort to get
the workmen out of the principal manu-
featuring establishments utterly failed. A
small flag bearing the words I'VE will let
the mail CO." is placed on the several
switches. Travel a1d traffic continues
practically stopped. The people and po
lice express confidence in their ability to
control tramps and boys who have been
melting riot.
PHILADELPHIA, July 24-Everything
quiet at West Philadelphia.
WASHINGTON, July 24-The president
and cabinet will not attend the postal con
yention at Fortress Monroe.
BUFFALO, July 24.-Michael Lyons, a
rioter, died from wounds received last
night.
SEDALIA, Mo, July 24.-The employees
of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad,
struck this morning About 10 o'clock a
stock train came in from the south, and
on arriving here the men run the engine
into the round house and then took the
| stock cars down to the stock yards, un-
| loaded the stock, returned the cars to the
| depot, and delivered them to the division
superintendent, saying they would work
no longer till the three months back pay
was paid, and wages returned to what they
were before the last two cuts. No
| freight trains moved to-day.
HoRNELSVILLE, judy 24.--This morn
ing the train was started for the east. ac-
companied By the military four miles, The
train was not molested. everything quiet.
PITTsBURG, July 24.-The Emergency
Police are arresting all doubtful characters
and sending them to the penitentiary.
The Il. K. strikers proper are aiding them.
No compromise has been effected so far on
any railroad
BALTIMORE, July 24.-The secretary of
war upheld Gen. French as aid to Gen.
Hancock, and both declare Col Sharp
interfered with him unwarrantably at
Martinsburg. Gen. French insisted on
another army officer taking his place, md
his wish was respected.
SAN Francisco. July 24.-An quiet,
no riot.
BALTIMORE, July 24.-The employees
of the Northern Central R. r. will con-
tinue work if the officials send them a
, favorable answer to their proposition,
otherwise they will withdraw aud allow
; nobody else to work.
The Cleveland strikers are holding a
, meeting at the 5th ward, and Collinwood.
EVANSVILLE, o., July 24-The citizens
have formed vigilance committee, thou
sands being enrolled. The street cars are
, not allowed to run this a. N, All manu-
, featuring is stopped, but citizens are deter
mined to put an end to riots reign.
CINCINNATI. July 24-The mail train
on the Hamilton 4 Dayton railroad, started
out at half past 2 but was stopped in the
t yard by the strikers from the Ohio & Mis-.
r sissippi railroad, who boarded the engine,
detached, and run it into the round house
} DETROIT, $50 P. NJ, July 24.-There is
3 no strike among the workmen on the Mich
igau Central here, and none is expected.
5 INDIANAPOLIS, July 24.-Rumors in
t circulation that the rolling mill me1
e had joined the strikers, and that
: fight had occurred 10 the /. b. & ". outer
yards, prove on examination to be incor
: rect.
s 1t is probable that Judge Gresham, O.
the United States court, will this evenius
S or to morrow assert his authority over the
i, |. G. & L. and |. B. & W. roads, whost
o receivers were appointed By him. and viii
e direct the United States Marshal to ait
the receivers in moving trains. So fa
a the strlkers have not been opposed, an,
d nothing attempted to test the extent o
d their determination, therefore all is quiet
0 EVANSVILLE, July 24.-The Vigilanc
!, Committee are assisting the regular police
i who are picking up the leaders of th
rabble rapidly, The street cars com
menced running again at 8 O'Clock, an
D. are now running without interruption.
Z Is hoped all will quiet down now.