The Morning herald., 1877-07-25

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ToLSDo, July "a. The Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Rsilroad Companies
have Withdrawn all their freight trains.
Passenger trains are stil running to Chica-
90. Cleveland and Detroit ..,,.y .,,.t,
On the Wabash freight and passenger
trains are running; also on the Dayton and
Michigan road. ...' q '... >'''! f'' n
COLUMBUS, o., July A.-There has been
no disturbance here this morning.
SITUATION IN BALTIMORE.
- BALTIMORE, July "a, 6 P. M.-The riot is
at an end for the present, though the city 4
not entirely quiet. The 9th regiment has
disbanded and the new 7th is being organ.
lied under command of Gen. Howard. The
Baltimore and Ohio is clear on the main
route as far ss Washington, except where
rioters are gathered in force.
One of the most serious effects of the
troubles is the almost entire suspension Of
manufacturing, shipping and wholesale and
jobbing interests in the city. Many mer-
chants, apprecIating the necessity of adding
all possible strength to the new militia force
have dismissed their clerks and other en-,
ployes for the purpose Of allowing them to
enroll in the new commands now being
formed. Up to the hour of going to press
there have been no riotous demonstrations
at any points recently the scenes of violence.
THE CITY ou1ETER.
Passenger trains are running to Washing
ton and the West on the Baltimore and Ohio
road, and all trains on the Baltimore and
Potomac and Northern Central roads. '-
TIE NORTHERN CENTRAL.
The employees of the Northern Central
Railway and the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad have demanded the payment Of
the 10 per cent. reduction on the 1st inst,
also the per cent. taken off four month
previously and to have their wages restored
to that date. They say if their wishes are
not granted they will not damage railroad
property, though they will not allow other
workmen to take their places. a om,
NO FREIGHT BEING RECEIVED.
The Northern Central road is receiving no
freight, the strikers having given the COM
pany until noon to accede to their demands.
OUTRAGEOUS ACTION OF THE NoRRIsTOwN
SOLDIERS. 'y B"
July 24.-The Norristowp
troops were detailed to guard the men In
the attempt to relay the track torn up last
night, but instead of 50 doing they frater-
nized with and cheered the mob. The
Easton Guard are doing their duty
but are generally on utuumbered. - ...
The report is that General Hancock Is on
his wav to Reading with 300 regulars.
WISE PREcAuTroN.
The hotels and drinking saloons have all
been closed by order Of Judge Hageman
and Mayor Evans, which does something
tow ards helping to quiet the people.
THE STATE OF AF AFFAIRS TosDAY-THE
RESULT OF LAST NIGHTS TERRIBLE
RIOT.
READING, July "a, P. M.-This morn.
ing about . O'Clock the military moved in
Seventh street from the new depot, where
they were stationed last night, to Penn
street. where large crowd Of people were
assembled, and ordered them to disperse
when the troops were greeted with volley
of stones from the crowd, but when the
military came to present arms, together
W tn the sharp click Of the muskets, the
crowd broke and fed In all directions.
The situation At the present time is /: NJ
trains moving from Reading the railroad
still blocked with cars standing on the
tracks and the rails torn up along Seventh
street. "
About 20 soldiers have been wounded,
among them General Reeder and some Of
his staff officers. The entire number
killed, reported at $50 this morning, II
eleven, and about forty citizen
wounded. In this terrible trouble which
has befallen our city not one of the embloyes
of the Reading Company have had a
hand. It seems that all tho disturbance is
caused by outside parties. The men EN-.
ployed by the Comp any are all ready and
willing to do the work required of them as
soon as they can be protected in the per-
formance Of their duty.
STRIKE BECOMING GENERAL THRoUeH-
OUT OHIO, MICHIGAN AND OTHER STATES
TROUBLE IN DETROIT.