The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-08-03
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sight from elevated stations was
grand. An extremely dark shadow
fell on Longs Peak, seventy-five
miles distant, and sweeping rapidly
southwestward, covered the plain
like a gray pail, while to the north
westward clouds could be seen bathed
in sunlight, Stimulating a beautiful
sunset. During the period ofObscura-
ton the moon appeared like huge
black ball, surrounded by beautiful
circle of light, and when the sunlight
again burst forth the cocks crowed as
though morn had dawned.
Professor Colbert reports that his
observations tend to show that the
moons path in the heavens lay little
farther to the southwark than indi-
Gated by the lunar tables, or else that
the estimate of the moons diameter
is too large, Perhaps both the
measures made by Mr.. yesterday in
dictated that the corona extended out
on IN average about twenty six
minutes of an arc, corresponding to a
distance of fully seven hundred
thousand miles all around the sun.
RIOT IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-There
has been great excitement in the city
all day consequent upon the troubles
growing out of the strikes undertake
ing to prevent men from working on
the excavations for the new building
for the Bureau of Printing and En-
craving. Yesterday a large crowd
gathered at the work and notified the
employees that no man would be
permitted to work for less than 81 80
per day. This morning before 6
O'Clock large crowd gathered again,
and posted notices that any man
working for less than $3.50 would be
stoned or shot to death. The work
is being done by contract, and the
contractors say they are paying Sl.25
per day. The leaders of the crowd
say the menare only getting 70 cents.
The threatening aspect of affairs led
Mayor Morgan to send about 100
policemen on foot and a squad of
mounted men to the scence Of trouble.
These cleared the ground, and the
Workmen went to work, when they
We're assaiIed by the crowd, who
threw stones and brick. The excite
ment now became intense, and a
general riot was threatened. The
mounted police charged and drove
the crowd a short distance, but soon
they rallied and made an advance on
the police, whOdreW their pistols and
fired in the air to intimidate their
assailants. One co,Ored man was
slightly wounded. Lieut.. Gessford
of the police, was struck with brick
and seriously injured Order was
restored, and Il few men are at work,
but police force was necessary to
guard them. y number OF arrests
We're made, and the authorities have
determined to permit no more in
tiammatorY speeches.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-In the
neighb0rh0od Of the excavations for
the Printing and Engraving Building
this morning crowds of loungers were
assembled discussing the situation,
but there was no further riOtOuS de-
monslration. \ strong force of
police, mounted and on foot, were on
the ground, and the labOrers went to
work under their protection. Snow
den, the colored man who was shot
on Saturday, is represented as being
in dangerous situation on account
of Internal hemorrhage5. Henry
Turner, George Duvall and James
Campbell, of the rioters, were ar
raigned in the Police Court this morn
ing and We're fined SO each or sixty
days in the Workhouse. Graham,
who was prominent in leading the
assault upon the laborers who were
working for 81 cents or 81 per day,
was sent to Jail for three months.
Cohen, the leader of the agitators,
was not ready for trial, and his case
was postponed until tomorrow.
THE NEW CONFLICT IN SOUTH CAR
DIN
WASHINGTON, July 27.-At yes
terday's session of the Cabinet it was
decided that the District Attorney,
Mr.. Earl, should sue out writ of
hdbedS corpus for the bodies of the
imprisoned revenue agents who
killed Redmond in the discharge of
their duty. ltappears that TIE State
of South Carolina assumes that the
offence is one against the State, and
should be tried before the State
courts. Per contra the Government
wishes the trial to. be had before the
United States courts, meanwhile the
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