Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 29, 1873, Page 1

- The hicane Dailp Teibune, VOLUME 27. HAIR GOODS. "EHAIR FOR THE MITLTLION AT , CABIPBELL'S Those desiring to purchase HAIR GOODS should look to thoir own interest, and oexamino my goods and prices before pur- chasing elsewhere. F. CAMPBELL, __ 76 Madison-st, Chicago. COAL. Wilkes-Barre COA I **From Our Own Mines.” Owing "o our facilitios for handling Conl from vossols by steam, and the fact that we received nlarge proportion of our stocks dur- ing tho autumn months, when lake froighta rulad vory low, wo now offer our suporior wredo of HARD COAL for domestio use or #tcam purposos, at #8.00 per Tonin Yard, | $9.00 Delivered, Seocured and in thoroughly good shape from under sheds. We also offer similar reduc- tinne in BRIAR HILL, MEDWAY, and othor qualities of Bituminous Coal, BLAKE, WHITEHOUSE & CO, 19 Chamber of Commerce. YARDS---Indiana-st. Bridge, Twenty-second-st. hndgn. GENERAL NOTICES. I{MPORTANT NOTICE. Jommenolng MONDAY, Dec, 29, 187, tho ILLINOIS GENTRAL RAILROAD will run slocping cars through to Now Orloans, Teaving Chicago as follow “Trery Monday at 8:16 p. m., arriving at Now Orleans ‘Wedneeday ovening. “Tvory Thursday at 8:16 p. m.. arriving at Now Orloans Satunday ovening. 45 800m 08 tho ronulsity number of cars can bo got ready, a sloaplng car will leavo Chicago for Now Orloans evory night, excopt Saturdays. For slooping csr bortha and tlckots apply at the T. 0. . R, Offico, 121 Randolphi-st., and at tho Central Depot, foot of Lako-st. W, P, JOHNSON, Goneral Pussengor Agent. PLYMOUTH CHURCH The annual Pow Rental will take place on 7Zonday, evening, 30th inst. Sale to com- raonge at 7}, o'clack, FGBINSON, CHASE & 00, BANKHRS, No. 18 Broad-st.,, N. Y., Transact & goneral banking business in all its dotails, sfiowing ntorest upon doposits to BANKS, SAVINGS INSTITOTIONS, PRIVATE BARKERS, AND INDIVIDUALS, Particular attention paid to tho investment of ESTATE AND TRUST FUNDS, And foformation yogarding tho samo faraishod upon pplivatiot. Buy and soll upor, commission Gold, Wnited States Em?f.,' A 81l sooviritios doalt fa at ihe New York Stock xchan, Kirst-cinss Munictpal snd Rallroad Bonds nogotiated. EUGENE N, RODINGON, TROMAS B. ATKINS, GEONOE I, CuABE, WiLLias T, MoRRis, BALT LAXH CITY NATIONAL BANK, B. M. DuRzLr, Prost, 3, M, BUngeTT, Oashr, Guas. HEMPSTEAD, Atty. Colleations mnde in Utah, Montana, Tdsho, Arizona, Wasington, Cullforais, snd Orogont xo fifod for in our otohingo, avallatle fn aoy” part of s Buiod Statos and, Cannda, - Esohango anil folexraph tranfers on this Bank cau bo prooured from aue Oblcago correspondont, the Third National Bank of Chieago. Ngaldl,. ROBERT WINTHROP & 0O, BANKERS AND BROEKERS, Noo 18 Wallat . Now York, oxecute orders for STOCICS, GOLD, allow 4 por cent intorost on D] d transact a gonoral Banking and Broke; NDS, OSITS, LOTTERIES. $300,000. Crpital Prize, $60,000, Missouri State Lottery. Grand Single Number Scheme, o o0 ot Tl S e Bmenet: 000, Whols tlokata, 310} Jialves, 85, sond jor A UR AT, MILCRLE GO o dhine e Labis, Mo BY CABLE. fapltal rizes ol trnovdinary Drowing, Roynl Hava tery, ee, 18, 18 o, 8,640 drow 500,000; No. 11,160 dreve ¥100,1; No, 2 B0 4D drove A L:ln-‘ o Tt i enoh J 45, o 9, nd £25,000; N i 11, rew ench S%&&lfl Nos, 811, k‘,"l’}'h 1 10, 106, 2,607, 16, Ihs, 503, 10,831, and', 70 draw cacd b, 0, ‘Wa eold ono of thoso Iarge capital prires. = Pricos of {future ordiuary drawings reduced M, Clronlars of infornintion Inruishied on application, TAYIL, b BANICEI, 1] Wallkt,, New Yorl STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING, A~ e 4 e A e NOTITCI. Ntogkhioldoers of {he Ohl iptabnlden; o, e Qg e Stk b ! ~ W. N, l:«\'-\NHV. hunm(f i NV OHBOMO; NEW HOLIDAY CHROMO! ‘Fhe Lust Vletnre wo huve publbhed; Subjoct “THE BIRD FANCIER.” Given awuy by the GREAT APLANTIC & PACIFIC T 118 \\fi--l. Washinuton-at }ifll DISSOLUTION NOTICE. DISSOLUTION coprtacrship Lorlafuru vaiating uuder tho Hawo 11 °Js in duy. dlgolsads "!finfi“? &‘1 s i i "ot ‘l!fl“l’éf !;? o s 1 limiiihe whs 192 &bfiusfl'uf teRd riiihy wh I i STRIKING ENGINEERS Tmportant Manifesto from the Chief of the Brother- hood. o Pronounces tho Striko a Violation of the Rules. The Engineors Advised to 6o to Work Again, Indications that Over, the Crisis is Good Effect of the Militia in Indiana. The Trains Getting Into Run- ning Order Again, A Troin Thrown OFf the Track Near Cincinnati, Similar Attempts . in Indiana, The Pennsylvania Central Engineers Demand the Old Wages. Official Statement of the Engi- neers’ Grievances. CLEVELAND, Spectal Dispatch to The Cldeano Tribune, OLEVELAND, 0., Doc. 28.—Tho strilie of rail- way engineors has not renched Cloveland serious- I5. A part of the enginecrs on tho Cloveland & Tittsburgh Road, quit worlk Friday night, but on consulting tho headquarters of tho Engineers' Brotherhood n this city, sled to be reinatated, and woro allowed to resume work. NO THOUDLE 18 AFPNEUENDED on tho Atluntic, Columbus, Chicago & Indiann Contral or Loke Shore Ronads, coutrary to what has beon generally stated by the press of other cities. 5 TUE OENTRAL AUTHORITY OF THE ENGINEERS' BROTHERHOOD i# firmly opposod to tho strike. Chiof Englnoer ‘Wilson, of this city, is using his best efforts to check the revolt in all quarters. He furnishes to the Leader the followlug ofiicial statement of the cause of tho trouble, and tho attituds of tho Brotherhood in relation therato: AN OFFIOIAL BTATEMENT. Inasmuch a8 many extravagant rumors have boen circulated in regard to the enginecis’ strike, I deom it duo to the public to may the strike on tho lonsed lines of tho' Penusylvania Rail- road Company, west of Plttaburgli, was caused by o roduction of 10 por cont in tho ongiveors' wag2s, Tho engincors claim that an agreement was entered into about two years sinco, rogula- ting the wages of the engincers, and that tho engincers were assured that no change would " bo mado in their pay unless thoy wero consulted. They also claim that a slackiug of businesy on tho ronds matorialy reduced their pny, a8 Lhey wero only paid for trips sctually run, Insome cases thoy dia not malo balf time, yot the Company retainod thom iu sorvice, hoping for an increaso in busiueas, TIE ORDER FOR A BEDUCTION appliod to ofticoru a3 woll as_cmployes, aud thos Company claim to bave troated all uliko, yot it will rendily be scon that a reduction of 10 per cent on & salary of £100 per month still leaves 90, while thoe reduction caused by tho less num- ber of trips run than usual and'the porcontage reduced somo of the onginecrs' poy over 50 por cent, 'This the engineors claim to bo unjust. “The Company posted notice of o reduction WITIOUT CONRULTING THY, ENGINEEIS, and it crented an_intonse oxcitement, The en- incera appointed o committeo to walt on tho eneral Manager, and requost tho restoration of their pay, If this roquest was not accaeded to the Committco were authorized to demand the restoration of Py and notify tho Companies of tho timo at which the ongincers would quit work. In dolng this, the engincers ACTED UPON THEIR OWN RESTONSIDILITY. ignoring and violating the rules of tho Brother- hood. Both sides claim to bo sure of success, and, so far a8 hoard from, they are stubbornly coutesting the ground, THE JROTHERTOOD of Locomotive Engincers claim to bo able, as a geuoral rule, to obviate strikes, and one of tha main © features that have recommended this organization to public favor is its policy iu rogard to strikes, ‘While it is generally udmitted that n man has n right to lllut if ho is not patistied, when thut man accopts a poeition that involves tho welfare of thoueands of othor porsons the caso is quito different, and tho fact that the mombors of the Brotherhood had voluntarily obligated them- selves not to go into a strike wuntil overy lonorable menns had heen tried to sottle the difioulty, gave them more influenco and yay thon' the members of any other Inbor socloty ever obtained. It will be Tamontablo if, eftor paining so much, onr mem- bory, through ill-{temper and hasty nction, loso all. " There is no doubt but that BOTIH SIDES ARE AT PAULT, and the resulls so far show plainly the absolute nocessity of providing in some wuy 8 tribumnl thot whall “have power to peaccably adjust all snch ditcultios, The busi- vess - dntereste of the conutry cunnot afford to stop eud wituess a fight between rail- way oftieinls and their employen; snd moro than ullele, workjpemon OXgAOT AFFORD TO BTARYE while expital kit Idly by losing nothing but its intorest. A I have wlrendy stated, the nam purposes of the Brotherhood uro to avoid thess ruinous confliets; and _slthough muny of our members nro ongaged in a strike ot tho prosent time, I focl It to Lo my duty to uay that they ure iu no way sustuined by tfm orgunizie- tlon; and, Ho far as tho oflicors of the organizue tion are concerned, it is my irm belief 1hat thoy will auforco our rulew, if, Ly doing ko, it oxcludes one-half our members| (Bignod) n. Cuesnces Wirgox, €iraud Obief Lugincor, [ the Avsociated Press) 0 LOCOMOTIVE-ENGINEERS, Ouvrnaxn, 0., Deo, 28,—Tho following com- wunication was furnisbed to the agent of tho Assovinted Press this ovenlug : “The wtrike now in oporation on the leased line of tho Pepnsylvanin Ruilrond Compuny i in Aiveot violation of the rules of the Drotherhood of Locomotive-Eugiucors, My advice to every membor of the Birotherhood whe has quit work on aceount of the atrike is to GO TO WORK AT ONCE, and Lo nxe evory inflnence in his power to in- duce all personn vngaged in the ktrike to resume worl, and DESIST FIROM ARY INTERPERENCE with the Compuny's property or men, Inmy opinion no dishonor will bo uttached to any wan who necopts » wituation frim the Ponnsylvunin Railrond Compuuy during its present difloul- tiow, : (Hignod), Unanves Wirsox, Crund Chiof Engiueer, 3 hmt;{finm‘s; .ui.n xy.m dnm‘m;'. vmu[::. ! u_Felranbatel, Uroeidont of the Muabine wis s SRCRRRRGY ddioraationai ‘Unian, hie CHICAGO, MONDAY, DECEMBER issuod ordors instructing the membors of that Union at Ghileago, Cincinnatl, Columbus, Pitte- burgh, Indianapolla, Logansport, Jefforsohvillo, Ind., and Uhrichville, O., to refraln from inter- ifrlllx:g with tho locomotive-onginocora in thelr strike, P TR CINCINNATI, Speefal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, CrxcINNATY, O., Doc. 28.—Mattors conneoted with tho great striko of lucomotivo enginoors and firemen grow in interest. Tho additional nowas shows strength and sottled dotermination on tho part of tho strikers, and tho unfortunate foaturo of A BIIRIT OF MURDENOUS DIAUOLISM, Affairs at this point yostorday woro quiet un- til o lato hour of the night., No froight was moved on the Clncinnetl & Columbus Division, but the through passongor-tralus were started out and renched Columbus neatly on time, Tho volunteor ongineors did tholr best, and Buporin- tendent Etlison and his assistante SIAUED NO EFFONT to Teop up tho passengor business on their end of tho line. By the dispatelios from othor polnts, it seems that they Liwve bad bettor succesa than s attendod other divisions, but it wns hard work indoed, and must havo beon exhausting upon tho fow onglneors, who woro roquired to doublo thoir trips, and Inst night thoy realized that they had to faco tho murderous designs of* dosperate men, THE ESCAPE FROM WHEOR at Columbin, o suburh of Ciucinuati, last night, waa dosperately narrow. Tho enstern expross, due hore at 3:10 p. m. yesterday, was sovoral hours bohind in lenving Columbus, But for the f{roublo at Columbia, it would have reached tho depot hore a fow minutes after 9. As it was, tho cars did not got in until shortly bofore 11 o'clock. Nr.J. H. Betchell, Mnater Meckanic of the shops at this polnt, acted as on- glncer for this train from Columbus; Mr. Hollo- way, sn experienced couductor, was in chargo. At 8:40 lnst night, tho train reached the Columbin Station, a fow miles abovo the Cincinnati dopat, going at the rato of at least twenty miles to tho liour. As tho ongine reached tho switch-bunrd, Alr. Betchell folt it leavo tho mam track and take the siding. Tuekily ho hud not forgotien the digcipline of "PIHE VETERAN OF THE THROTTLE. As quickly a8 ho could go through tho motions, he roversed uud put on the air-brake. Then ho and his firomen, William Miner, and City So- Ticitor Warrington, who was iudulgiug in the dangorous Juxairy 0 a rido on the locomotive, jumped for their lves, They saved thoir livos, Tortunatoly. Notwithstauding the decreaso in spoed, THE HHOCK that roeulted woa tremondous. The siding upon which the train had beon shot is usefi for local businces at that station only, There - wero fon cars on this trask, which is known a8 Croighton's slde-teack, and which commences a short distance above tho stution and terminates at the gully alongsidoe a rond that croeses the main track. Tho siding is about 400 feot long, Thoro is no bumper at the lower end of it. Diroctly opposite this ond in A BMALL FRAME HOUSE, in frout of which stands & stout sycamore tree, ‘This house is occupied by a Mra, Novillo and her child. T.st night shortly before the train camo Mrs. Noville and her child were sitting by tho Kitehon firo picldng over nuts. Theyleft and went into the front purt of thio house, and five min- utes aftor tho end of'n hicavy box-car, forced across tho_stroet, dashed two feot into the kitehen. Tt had struclk the Sycamoro tree first, and thus beon diverted, otherivise it would have gone into the main part of the house with a forco that nothing could resist. Only one of the ten cars was loaded, and that was the box-car TIAT TIE LNGINE STRUCK, Tt was full of shingles, which were scuttored on both sides the track, marking the distance of the crash, which wus 60 feet. Very fortu nately, indoed, tho two dleoping-conches and geveral day cars, in which wero many passengors, did not leave the track, und.were not much dam- agod. DBoyoud a shock, tho passengers were not troubled. SLIGHT INJURIES RECEIVED, Tho engfpcer, Mr. Sotchell, was badly bruised about tho liead and back, It is supposed that, in janing, ho was hurled ngainst a pilo of lum- Dbor. '"Ihe conductor, Mr. Halloway, was dashed nx{ninnnlux o gluse, and cut about the hands, Thoge wore about all the easualties reported av tho dopot Inst night, That this wae NO ACCIDENTAL A¥PAIR is shown by tho facts thut tho switeh was not only ot to throw the train off tho main track iuto the lumber cars, but was fixed with the pin in the usual way, and that poople around tho station declara that only a short time before tho switch had beon obsorved to be as it should be. Theso same people noticed A BTRANGE MAN HANGING AROUND the station a short timo bofore tho collision oc- curred. Conductor Helloway statos that the ap- poarance of that switeh gave no possible indica- tion of mero corolossness or accident. The train, ho siates, wos going ut from iwent, io twenty-five miles au hour whon ho first felt the application of the brake, A boy stated to Mr. Elison that, as tho heudlight of tho locomotive was ticon coming around the curve, nbout 300 foet from the switch, he saw, while stunding about 200 feot away, a mun . OUANGE THE SWITCH, thon run away. Shortly after the accident, & locomotive was sent up from the Pondleton shops, ond, n8 soon as tho coachs could bo righted, thoy were brought down. Tho engine romains whero it was wrecked., (L0 the dssociated Press,) CrnomnaTI, Deo, 28,~Supt. Lllison hns offored F600 REWARD for tho arrest aud conviction of the mun who misplaced tho switch ut”™ Columbia, cuusing a train to run off last night, Sov- eral of the shriking engineers to-duy discluim knowledgo of tlis crime, declaring it had no cou- ncection with the plan of the strike, nud N0 BANCTION OF THE IROTIERNOOD of Engineers, . A boy at Columbis saw & man turn tho switch thirty soconds boforo the train camo, and then run away, It was done by somo one having ® koy, for the bolt was placed when the switeh was moved, ‘The troin was goiug ut the rato of twonty miles per hour. It drovo ouo of tou fréfght cars on the sido track into o dwolling, domolishing the kitchon, and causing tho narrow cscupa of two inmntes from death, Throo men on_the train were slightly injurod, but aro doing well. Bupt, Blligon “is in receipt of dispatehes from tho Superintendonts of the Pan-Hundlo nnd Columbus, Chicago & Indiuna Ceutral Divisions to the effcct thay TUE OUTLOOK. I8 BETTER than ub.- wvuy thwe sluce tho The bost cugiueers hero to-ny expresued regret for laving struck, but hove udt usked Tt be taken buck, A leading engincer nt Morrow said to-day that he ‘would como to Cinclnnnti to-morrow, and try to induco his fellow-ongi- neors to recant, aud ask to bo takon back on tho Cowpany's terms, THE FIEEN commonced coming back to-duy, und some of thom buve boou recoived. 'Uhe Buporintendent Lero will mako this an ocension for dropping the poorest mon, 1o bud not fess than fifty oppli- cations from ongincers of other ronds yesterday, coming, howavor, without recommondations, and they were tlioraforo not engaged to-duy. Neitiier of the two pussenger traing due ont started from horeto-day, to-duy strike, have 3 NO FEIONT WILL RUN to-morrow, but by Wednonday they ure expectad to run xegulnvly,” All pussongor trains excopt #scconyuodnutions will wave to-morrow, aud aftor Tucnday all trains, unloss prevented by unfore- seon davolopmonts, Tho neeident of fuot night Dy had the offeot to DOURLI: TUE PREGADTIONS of the Company, aud urruy the best ongineers ngainnt the reckless, crlminnl onen, TUE KTRIKE HERE s contiued to the vitcsmgh, Cuolnnati % Ohicago Road, ‘Tho ofticors wuy they will ot compromiz WHE THATN FROM PITTARTROI to Cinclunatl, on the Littaburgh, Clicaunt & Ht. Louis Rowd, due here ut lm\hluat ¢ thig norning, _arrived at 11 to-niglt, AL Cuwg, O., Debweon B und 6 o'claok Inst wight, 1t van into n misplaced awiteh, but fortunataly escaped gori- ous demage. SOAF HAD DEEN FLACED 1N st Columbus, took water ut dorad the water Roup THE TANK Olio, frous wich its locomothy o (i;:ldm;k this A‘l’fcrnm:u, which flruu- jor rsking etoams, und ex- tlie’ 1060mOtiva ba tho Aangor of blowing port, waw dtehy 29, 1873. up, and caused it to stop at London to blow off ateam and ronew tho water in tho tonder and oller. PITTSBURGH. Special Dispateh to Tho Chicann Tribune, Prrranuno, Pa., Doc, 28,—Tho rallroad strike, continnes unnbated, the locomotive engincors bolng dotermined, apparontly, to fight it out. Ihe Pan-Handlo to-dny ran all its nocomioda- tlons, but tho through traine due in tho morning did not arrive. The 7:83 traly, fast line, arived this ovening at 8:40, bringlng the paseengors and mails of the morning, ‘Che sldings of the Ponn- sylvania Railroad aro CROWDED WITIl FREIGNT TRAINS, On the Pan-Handlo, no freght trains have run atull. Ontho Fort Wayno, all tho possongor and aomo froight and stock trains arrivod to- day. All tho othor roada staud nbout the sume. NELTING OF ENGINEERS, Divislon 50, Losomotive Engincers, with thoir firomen, beld n full -meoting to-day, nt which it was rogolved not to continue work after Deo, 91, if tho Ponnsylvanin Central Compnuy insisted upon the 10 per cont reduction. - A committoo of six ongineors and au equnl number of firemon waa appointed to go to Philadolphia and wait upon the officera af the rond nnd inform them of thoe resolution come to, ‘I'lie shops of the Fort Wayno and -Pau-Handlo ronds, for the presout, Lave heen closed. ANOTHER MEETING. A very largo meoting of fho Pounsylvania Compnny's locomotivo emihworu and_firemon wne lield to-dey in Ocdd Follows Hall, Allegheny, nt which it was resalved to stand 'out ut all hozards, -It wag alko atoted thet tho Drother- hood of Engincers had nothing to do with the- striko, but fully supportod it. Tho men on-the Pittsburgh & Cloveland have again loft theixr trains. * THE NUMDER OF SIRIKERS, Thoro aro 1,365 engineors, and n like numbor of firomon, out on the Pennsylvania Comperuy's vonds, About 1,600 additionnl omployes havo boou thrown out of situntions for the presont by tho temporary closing of tho shops, {70 the Ascociated Press) . . Pirtenonan, Dec. 28,—The ongineors’ strike still continues. At a mooting held in Alleghany to-day, it was resolved to STAND OUT AT ALL AZATDS, Trains aro ayriving sud departing on tho Pittu- burgh, Tt. Wayne _ & Chicago, and Clovoland & Pittsburgh Ronds o8 usunl. The Pittshurgh, Cincinunti & St. Louls Rnilroad aro sufforing moro then tho rest, It is undorstood that tho engineors of the Cleveland & Pitts- burgh Railroad go to work to-morraw, accepting the reduotion. —— COLUMBUS, O, (\/ Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridun Covunpus, 0., Do, 28.—The strikers con: tinue to hold out, but they bogin to show weak- noss In their ranks, Your correspondont hing heard conversation of some of the etrikers, Theoy sy they are ready and WANT TO GO 10 WORK, _ i it suro of protection from tho more violent ones, They havo ttompted no violoueos hero yot. Al that the three divisions of the Pittyburgh, Cin- cinneti & St. Louis lines contering horo are uble to do is to movo most of thoir pussonger trains, In another day thoy will havo ALL THE ENGINEENS NECESSARY. to move all the passangor irsins, The way things loolk boro now, and i view of the strong dutormination of the Company to tio up evory- thing before the submitting fo tho strikers, it Heems probablo that the strikers will yield before to-morrow has closed : 170 the dasociated Presn] Covvypus, 0., Dec. 28.—The ntriking on- ginoers hield a meetinyg this morniug for religious exercisea. Tho meoting wag attouded by 200 persons. A gonoral intorchango of sontimont was had on TIE SITUATION. Letters woro read from tho ongineors of other rouds offering to donate kinll their. salaries to sustuin tho strike, if noconsary. Tho ongincers RESOLVED TO BTAND IR in thelr demands, and a'gouorally hopeful spirit was manifested. ";The Brotherhood here are spocinily nuxious to have the public understand that they aro opposcd to a resort to violonco or forco to provent any person from ruuning their englues, 5 —_— s CRESTILINE, OHIO. Special Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune. CresrinNg, 0., Dec, 28,—1'horo is no marked’ change in tho situation of offairs on the Piits- burgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway to re- port from thio peint this ovening. THE USUAL NUMBER OF TRAINS havo arrived from tho West Lo-day, and the rogn- Inr Sunday froight-oxpress for Chicago is coming along on {imo from the Enst. This is a well- known placo of residonce of muny ongi- neers, noarly nll of whom are ‘members of tho Brotherhood.} But littlo sympathy with tho striko haa doveloped in this community, and tho opinion is current on the streots that it is WITHGUT AUTHORITY FROM THE BROTHERNOOD. ‘I'ho fact of Aoveral well-known membiérs of that Oxder, of good character, continuing to run on thio Enstern Division of the rond, and_uo strile baving ocemred botwoon here and Chicago, would appoar to strougthen” this belief, Tho ruilway oflicials havo many applications for om- ployment from engineers *from various pomnts, and confidence is folt thnt no serions interrup- tion will eeeur on this route, ———o INDIANAPOLIS, Special Dispateh to T'he Chicago Tribune, InpiaNAroLls, Doe. 28.—To this hour, no ncts of violonco huve heen committed to-day by the atriking engineers. Quictncss hos been the rule, aud noisy demonstrations on the arrival or de- parturo of Pan-Hondle traius the excoption. "hiero liuve been no indications of wonkoning on cithor side, though tho strikers claim to have information from Pitteburgh iending thom to Dbeliovo that tho . COMPANY WILL RECEDE, and come o their torms. Gen. Dan lucauloy, who went to Logunsport in command of the fwo military compunios of this aity lust evening, this moruing TELEGUAPIS TO GOV, HENDRICKS as follows Wi Arrived chout 4 o°clock this moruing. Train wrecked suven talles frum tere, but uo ono injured, We are putrolliys (6 road und gunrding property, - Shell at- tempt to'organizo : Sherilf s orco tonssist and roliove e, Bomo ozeitennt, but no trauble et At 4 o'lock this morning the Genoral tele- graphs the Governor as follows : ‘Prain Just lelt for Chicago, Sent guurd with it, [ ablo excitement aud discussion, but no vio- luee, Attended o large moting of enginecrs und fully usplulied muttory, reading your order, Thoy diuavow and repudiate uil luwlessness nnd riotous ncls, cluiming thew to by committed Dy frrespousible per- sonk, Uuve Lested Jublie feellng. thoroughle: und think it beat. o vemain ut Jeast to-maerow, Wil gel through sl right uud plensantly 1 thiuk,. . . DIVISION BUPENINTENDENT MILLER bronpiht in the muil undor guard at 8 o'clock thiy morning, ‘returning Eastward ' this *forenoon, ‘Fhig was tho only truiu on the Pittsburg, Oineln- uutl & 8l Lonis Road sineo Fridsy morming. & rain ON THE JEFFERSONYILLY DIVISION anvived to-night; A freight trainon the same voud was stoppud ut Franklin to-day by a telo- gran from Indiannpolis ruilrond oficiuls, warning it nq dunger, Tawst night s policoman discoy- ered s - THE VISCENNES SWITGH TURKKD und the upaco hotween the bars packed solid with cottol, rand, and othur substancau. " u this condition, 110 *mortal hand feonld heve repluced the switch in thne to have suverd w coming train, iftha Vinconnes truiu hud baen on thme, it wonld fnevitably huve heen wrecked, but fortnn- utely it wun Iate, and no dunage to life and property was dotte. Alurge number of upesiul policomen woro wworn in to-duy, to do duty dusing the con- tinuaneo of the atrike, 1Luthe Avsvofuted l‘n‘n.L . Ixpraxavoras, Dec, 28.—Lverything Is qitiot iere to-day, and rallrond’ maiters are improv- ing. ; FARSENULN TUAINS arrived on the Pittsburgh, Cinelnuntt & BL, Toniy Ttuad from Colugabus b 180 this mornlug, and tho train wont !!%l»t ou the same roud ut i d'elock tinn afternoon,) Buperintendent, Miller, of the Firat Diviglon, if charge of wnother train from Uolumbuy, will [arrive nt about 10 o'clock this nvculu}.:. § Ou the Louikyille Ttond, 8130 po . i one *tran arrlved at UL THAIN WITH TROOLY, which lott bevo youtorday afturnvon for Logauss st Waibolw, 8 wiles zm of Togansport, on tho Pan-Handlo Road. Tho accl- dont was caused by tho switch hoing tampered with. The soldicrs marched into Loganaport, arriving thore at 4 o'clock this morning, Dis- patches recoived from Gon, MeCaulloy roport EVERYTHING QUIET TO-DAY. Noeftort 18 belng made by tho strtkers to pre- vent tho moving of trains, Guardahave beon pluced along the railroad track and lu the rail- rond yards. * Tho wreoked traln trom Walheim was brought into Logansport this aftcrnoon, and o regular mail and possongor train started for Chicago, Gon. McCaulley had % A CONFERENCE © wlih & committoo of strikors aud the Bhoriff to- oy, gy, FORT WAYNE, IND. ™ Snectal Dispatehs to the Chieayo Tribune, Fonr WAyNE, Ind., Doc. 28.—The situntion of tho engincora’ etrilo is sbout ‘the samo. Tho T Brothorhood hold what is reported to have been . A VERY STORMY MEETING last night, although notbiog moro definito than rumor can bo obtained as to their proposed ac- tlon, 'The Toleda, Wabash & Western engincers were, it {s roported, unanimous for tho strike ; and it is sold that n committeo was appoint- od to procoed to the differont hordquartoraalong tho road, and compel the mon to act in concort with them. A number of Pittsburgh strikers wero present at tho meoting, and worked up the fecling of the men counsiderably. * ONE GRIEVANCE those Wabash mon havo iy, that the Company now owo them two months’ wages. The oflicors of this rond eay they will closo the road rather than submit to their engincors. In convorsation with C. E. Gorbam, Goueral Manager, and O, D. Gorbam, Superintendont of tho West Divislon of tho Fort Wa; Rond, your correspondent was informed thoy DID NOT EXPLCT ANY TROURLE, 18 thoy hud positivo assurances from their best men ‘that ~thoy would mnot striko, Thoy alsodeclaro tho surike to bo' unauthorized Ly the Brothorhood, and that it is merely an in- dividual etrike. Should their divislon or branches striko, flfia intend to fight it out, and wonld clogo tho rond 1f nccessary.. Thoy say tho strikors sliould nover pull throttlo on the roed again, In the ovent of a strike, NO BTOPPAGE OF TRAVEL would onsuc, as thoy had men to take the strili- ors’ onginon at llf an_ hoar's notico, They sy tho striko would bo onded in twenty-four hours, THE EAST DIVIBION is already wavoring, All passenger-trains have Deen got through o timo, und somo freights have commenced ruuning, / iz RICHMOND, IND, Speciai Disoateh to The Chicago Tribune, Ricitoxn, Ind,, Deo. 28,—Thero is somo 1m- provemont in tho running of tralngfon the Pan- Handle Division lending into this city ; and the officers, who say they have mon for moro engines than thoy have protection for, think thoy will have matters in much DETTER SHATE TO-MORROW. ‘Tho train that left horo for Chicago yestorday mornivg, stopped at Kolomo to get a car-load of mulitin from Indiunapolis. With this ad- dition tho train started for Logansport. At lato hour last light or an early hour this morniog a switoh was found turned at Walton, and TIE TRAIN WAS RON OFF, An ongino was sont from hore to help it on. The train that arrived bero from Chieago Inat night camo very near niecting the same or A WORSE FATE in the yard ot Logunsport, jFearing trouble, they ran through the town ut about twenty-five miles au hour. A switch had been turned for them, but tho change was dotectod, and an oficer ran up and threw it back when the engine was within o rod or two of it. - Tho timely discovery PREVENTED A-DAD WLECK, L'ho only truin of the First Division fram Co- Ilumbus,sincothe strike,pussed throughto Indian- apolis with four baggazoand oxpruss cars lnst nigat, Superintondent Ailler in charga. - On tho Tort Wu{'lun TRoad the trains arrived as usual, and it s belioved the new onginoma on this divi- slon will not strike; but on tho LITTLE MIANI DIVIBION b 10 traios bavo farrived sineo Friday. Tha polico ara found at the Union Depot on tho or- rival of traina, but so far the engincers in thia }:nrh have mado. uo demonstration, savo that a ittlo Minmi strilor threatoued to attack an en- gineer still runviug ou the Fort Wayne Road, nnd woaring & Brotherhood pin. Ho took off the pin..and got on his engine, and that eottled the matter. Most of tha men about the yard and froight depots have been suspoudod. as also tho section gangs, save a foroman and & man to cnoh section, i LOGANSPORT, IND, Special Dispatel to The Chicagh Tribune. Loaansronr, Ind,, Dec. 28.—The engincors’ strike still continucs. The Cincinnati mail- traius were run out of Chiosgo yosterdny by Mastor-Mechanic Gormly to Logansport. Tho passengors got off outeide the city, and the train was run through here at full specd, to the great chagrin of abont 200 cugineers aud five- men gathered ot the depot for the purpose of Lolding it Au attempt was made to THNOW TIUE TRAIN OFF THE TRACK at tho dopot by misplacing a ewitch, but the switeh was roplaced when the engino was within thirty foot of it, The Cbicago inail left Rich- mond a¢10:10 0. m., Conductor Crockeit acting a8 engincor. This train waited at Kokomo, 1Ind., until 11 o'cloclk p. m., for TROOPS FROM INDIANATOLIS to protect it and othor trains passing Logunsport. - This train struck a misplaced switch at Walbuwm, sevon miles from the city. throwing the engine, buggage-car, and one coach off the track. PR S EASTERN OPINION, Speclal Diepatch to The Chicago 'ribune, IN NEW YORK. New Yong, Deo, 28.—~Prominent railroad men in this city scom to think the engincers’ strike in tho Weat worthy of little notice, and nearly all charaetorizo it a8 simply an effort upon the part of the Engineors' Brothorhood Lo test thoeir strength. Tho Eastern Freight Agont of tho Pennsylunnia Railrosd Company sald on Satur- day that he thought tho strile WOULD NOT DECOME GENERAL, or estend Enst. Thoir Company, ho eaid, had ot rofused any froight, and bo did not (hink they would be forced to do so. €OL. THOXMAS A. HCOTT, Vico-President of tho Ponusylyania Railroad Cnmpuu{, wag in the city Snturday, He loft ab 3 ‘11 m. that duy for Philadelphis, baving becn telographer to consult on somo matter pertain- iug to the atrike, ; —— S CHICAGO. TOE OTNER SIDE. A roportor of Tne TrinvNe yestorday visited the round-houso of the Columbus, Chicago & Indianu Contral Railrond Company, on tho cor- ner of Oarpentor and Cnrroll streets, for the pur- poee of giving the striking locomotive-engincors eu opportunity to make a statement of thoir cage to the publie, Tho round-house was as noat as possible, and ubout ity mon wero seat- tored in littlo kuots abopt the large building. They woro all nicely dressed, aud looked us rospectuble #s any ono could heve wishod. They woro acting in an orderly, quict manuer, which might have set an examplo to many moroe protontious gutherings, and altogether prosonted such an appesrance of peaco and gaod-will that the reporter exprossod surpriso. *What aro you ull doing down here to-night 2" asked bie, of ailittle knot of men nenr tio door, A LITTLE TALK. *Well, wo'vo como hero to have a little tulk Just now, We've boun down all duy looking af- for onr onghicy, uud, now it's gettlng dark, we thought wo'd have u chance to talk u bit,” Ttoportor—Are you luclined to lot u roportor listen to your talk? * An Bogineer—If you are from I'ny Pnimvns you ure just tho mun we wanl to see, 1t you'll coo ta tho ofico wo'll giva you u sont wnil toll you our story just us short and straightforward s wo know how, T'o thiy offor thore seemod to bo & goucral us. wout, snd tho xeportor waz conducted to ' the office,” sented in o chair by the stove, and sur- rounded by about fiftcon or twonty mon. Roporter—How muny locomotive-ongincors aro thero on this divieion 7 An Enginoor—Thoro aro twouty-five enginoora in Chicaio and twenty-five firomon. ‘l\oporlup-woll, firo up and start oft with your story. 2 THE CAURE OF THE STRIRE, An Enginoer—I'll begiu nt the beginning, and tell you tho causo of tho strike. Abouttwo vomra ngo the ongincers and officors of the Pan-Han- dlo Railvay ~mndo o contract, which was signed by both parties. The ongineors wora to ~ recolve n cortaln rato of pny, rauging from 3250 to 86n day, ac- cording to o cortain fixed schedule. On tho firat day of this month thoy broke that contract, by reducing our pay 10 por cout. Ttoporter—IWhen did you recoive notico of the roduction ? The Enginoor—Dec. 1 we wore_told for tho first time that tho reduction would bomade from thnt date. AGTION TAREN, Roporter-~What action (l[da‘on tako ? Tho Engineor—We formed a committes and sont thom to tho ofticors of the road, requesting thom to stick to the torms of the contract. Reporter—Did you cnntam{vlnw strilio then? The Engineor—Yos, sir. Wo told thom that tho reduction they made placed us back 10 por cont worgo than wo were two yusrs ago, boforo tho contract waa made, and that wo would work for no reduction of pay, and would cortainly sirlko, We thon arranged the striko among our- tiolves, O coursb wo nald nothing about it to thio ofticers, but, by provious ngreoment, all hands ceased work at noon of Friday, Dec. 26, ’ THE-PAN UANDLE ROAD, Reporter—Ilow many ongincors aro thore on tho Pan-Handle Road ? The Engincor—Tiremen and engiuoera to- gothor, there cannot bo lees then 4,000, and tho firemen have struck too against rednetion, Reportor—Whoro are tho hoadquartors of this division ? Tho Eu‘g[ncnr—At Lognnsport. The other Division Headquaricrs are at Columbus, Roporter—Iu the above the only cause you bLave for a atrilko? i T}x’u Engincer—Wo think it a sufliclont one in Bolf. BIONE GRICYANCES, Another Engincer—But wo have more griove ances than that. Toporter—Name thom, Second Eugineor—Our pay averages 83.25 o day whilo wo uro on duty. Last June or July tho ofticers undertook to make us pay for ail dnmnges which might occur to our onginos, whother they ware incurred through our fault or not. . Thoy didw’t givo us any chaneo at all, Tteporter—Whydid not you remonstiate against that at the timo? Socond Lngincer—We @did, of courss. Wo sent o committeo to them to url'igfun the mattor. Roportor—What conceasion did they malka ? Third Euglneer—’l‘hw in this way : If you don't modified their order digcharge you, pay the gamages, we'll Tteporter—1 fail to seo the mq/ification. Soveral Engincers—So do we; but wo lot it Hecond Engincor—Well, they didn't say so in £0 many words, but they said that they would allow us to work out tho amounts duo them for damoges (o engines. . Roporter—I suppose you could damage nn en- gino in such a way that ton years’ salary could not cover tho exponse, Secand Engineor—Why, of course, it was all nonsense. ANOTIIER POINT. Third_Engincor—Woll, now, hero's anothor point, Wo got paid so much a day for evory day woero on o run, They pay by the *“run,” not by tho day. Rf‘pnorlur—flow many days do you average o weel ? Third Engineor—Seven or eight. - You under- stand that o day is twelve hours, and, from our point of viow, thero nro feur- feen “days” in tho week. Well, aw' T was saying, we got paid by the run. Now when the original contract wos made two years ago, tho Company azrcod that whon an odgino went to the mnchine-shop- for repairs, her en- incor was to havo anothor engiue to malke up is timo. Thoy hinve not done it at all, Toporter—1Iow long in a year is an engine out of ordor? Pirot Engincor—Woll, my eugine in & good ono and she can’t bo less than {hroo months every iwo years in the shop. Roporter—Aud do you lose three months' pay in two years ? Tirst Engineer—Of course I do, excopt when epgcin norvico io neodody I'hird Engineer—Now'®ot mo toll you how thia works, Two switch-engines were taken out Sat- wrday,—ono by the Yard-Muster, and one by Mr. Woods, Freight-Agent, ‘Lioy ran out nt 4 o'clack Saturdny aftornoon. When thoy- wore brought back to the turn-table ab tho round- houso there was nohody presont to tuko chargo of them. Wo found them thero, and eut their tanks loose and ehoved them inside the houso to provent thoir froozing “Q' Wohad to put two englucs into ono stall. 'We found that angine, No, 811, run by r. Woods, Freight-Agent, in & very bul condition. It was burncd by, Aud will tho engincor who runs it vait in idloncss until it is repired 2 Third Lngincer—Yes, sir. Aud that shows youthow unjust it is not to live up to tho con- tract. Reporter—Why did you talto cars of tho engines? You are not working. Sevaral Engineors—We think too much of onr engines ; we did it out of respoct for ontrolves; we felt kind of bad to see thom lyiug out thore, Reporter—Then you are attending to busincss at homo ? Second Iingineor—Yes; you sce we hava no foreman horo—he's out_on tho road, and we are taking care of things. You siee for yourself how nice and clean everything is, and how nicely tho boys are bohaving themselves. RUNNING THAINS. Reportor—Who ere running your engines on the rond ? Tirst Engineor—Yes, that rominds mo. The Times nid that business was muning smoothly on thorond. Tho reporter either was misin- formed ox ho misetatod the facts, Tam afraid from tho rest of tho report that it was wiliful, 'Tho fact i, ouly ono train has been run out of Chicago einco Friday at noon., On Snturday morzing My, James Shormloy, Master Mechanio at Chicago, started o traiv. ‘1t proceoded safely ay far as Logansport, whero tho Division ends, and where thoy chunge on- gincors. Instoad of stopping here, he ran through tho city at the rate of from 18 to 25 miles an Lour, ran over the aroseing at the samoe speed in violation of Btate law and city ordi- uance, for whicl bo was aftorwards arrested on u Stato warrant. The train uf lost accounts lind not procoeded further than Kokomo, 22 miles south of Logeusport. Thero has beon no train urrived over this route sinco tho atrike com- monced Friday. % JMONTHLY WAGES, . Reportor—What does ono of your engineers malo & month ? < Third Engineor—Wall tlut depends. o mey muke about $100 or $110 o month; there's a man who husn’t mnde more thun £35. Some wen may rango fron: £50 to 390 o month, TIEY WILL 1IOLD OUT. First Eugincor—You mny begin your article, if you write one, by contradicting every word in the Zimes of this mowing, ull tho paragraphs about tho grumblers being paid off and dis- clrged, and thoir placos boing fillod, and that the afitnn!lon Lus improved sinco yesterday. It hae ot improved atell. Tho matter has not been eottled yot, and notbing has yat been dono looking to a settloment. We intond to Lold out tirmly, and thay must give us buok what they are m'hx‘s: to tako from us. A Vieitor—Aud you may also say that thesa men aro supportod by the wholo Brotherhood, andcan staud out against the road, First Engineor—And if you will print this you will bo doiug us ouly justice. We want to got o fair hearing, and huve told you our griovances, Wa will sign our nnmes to ik, it you like, to show that this is our stutomont. Roporter—Give mo some of your names; that will do us woll, "The numes wero G, Qero, I, Hart, J, MeDon- ald, Lowls Young, Jamoes Chapin, 0. O. Jonos, Jotin Curry, and a great many others, TIE RATLROAD OFFICEDY, A roporter called on M, Cleland, Goueral Western Passongor Agent of the Penuvsylvanin “Iwilrond, und asked him whelher tho tiains on tho Fort Wiyne and other ronds operated by the Tomwylvania Company wora running roguiarly, {le vaplied in the utilrmative, and added that lio lmd not hewrd nnything additional about tho strike, It wau the intention, lio said, to start o ;mln cuut ou the Pan-flandlo routo this morne g, ‘I'ho trouble in still coutned to this nystemn of rouds, On all tho others there isno disturbanco, NUMBER 130. THE UNEMPLOYED Mags-Meetings at Their Head- quarters Yesterday. Great = Dissatisfaction with Their Committee, Fervid Denunciation of the Press and the Aristo- crats. Absolute Necessity for Organiza- tion and a Platform, ‘The Grangers Are to Strike Honds with Them, The State Must Build Manufactories . and Storehouses, Another Mass-Meoting to Be, Held This Week. Tho unemployed workingmen held mass-moet- ings yesterday aftornoon at their hondquartors, No. 68 and 70 West Lake streot and No. 130 West Pollt. Both - theee places were crowded to {heir utmost capacity. At the Lake streot head- quarters thoro woro about 1,000 workingmon, while at the Polk street headquarters, which are much smaller, no moro than 00 conld Lave boen assembled. Tho participants at the former moat- ing wore mostly Germauns and Scaudivavians ; thoso ub tho Iattor wore workingmen of all na- tionalities. Neithor in numbers nor in spirit could the meotiuga bo compared with tho munuss- meeting held at West Side. Turner Hall a week ago Suuday, None of the promiuont eitizeus who were prosent at that moeting madu their appearanco at thoso. Mr. Francis A. Hofman, Jr., was conspicuous by his sbeenco, and many of the workingmen gavo him a severe wcathing for having desertod tho sinking ship like o rat. Tho meetingon Lake stroet was quite har- monious, althongh some very incendiary specchos were mado, but at the Polk stroot meoting a spirit of war provailed, ospocially pmong the Irish workingmon, who, it scoms, would liko nothing better than to usoc their shillelahs as soon at poesible, and it took considerable tact on the part of tho leadors to prevent a riotous outbreak. THE POLK BIRLET MELTING, Tho mass-meoting nt No, 130 West Dotk street was called to order by Mr. Christizn Kraus, who nomivated Mr. Jacob Winuon a8 Chairman, TUE COMMITTEL'S RETONT, Mr. Wimnon, being unanimously olected, stated thut {he objoct of the meeting woe to licar tho reporb of tho Speciul Committoo ap pointed at tho- Sundny mass-meoting, and- to pass upon the resignation of tho Committeo. Mr. Carl Klings, Ubaiveooan of the Speoial Com- mittco, then mudo fes wbal roport of whab the Committoo hod dous Garing the weok. Ho then wont ou to ey that, although they had ne- complished but vory little, every fair-minded person must eco that they bad done all that could possibly bo oxpected from thet. Much more would have boou accomplished had thoy beon united,—a strong baud of brothers, who wero uot ofruid to meot any issuo that might eriso. Thoy must orgauizo, and that at onco, and mako WA ON THE ARISTOLTATS, if thoy did ot wiah to remain slaves forever. Their moans woro very limited, aud the pross was entirely in the hauds of the rich. A strong organization of the workingmen of o)l nationw yould bo ablo to broak overy opposition, and thoy would thon havo no longor to dopond nflmn capitaliste, IIo then informed tho meating that, on account of the tightness in tho monoy mar- Tet, they woutd be compellod to give up tho Lall at No. 68 West Lako strcot, but tho Polk streot hall would be at their service. TIE GUANGERS JOIN ‘THEM. But ho had also omething very plensant to mmunicate. The Grangers bad resolved to stand by thom, aud work with thom bLand iu hand, and, united with them, thoy wouid seo Lo ¢ {hat no moro brokers would stand between them nnd Feapital. . Largo storohouses for tho workingmen sould then bo erccted and the Stato would construct manufactorics whore the farmors could purchase their sgricul- tural imploments at cost price, and their pro- iuce would flll their storchouses from top to bottom, and want snd dostitution would be known no more amony them. TUE STATE TO BE THE EMPLOYER. The State must be the manufacturer of evory- tbing, and then, by political combiuntions, thoy could guin the governing power, aud all they Lind yeruned for for years would bo accomplished. Until now, they bad worked faithfully for the monopolisis ; why sbouid they not worls just as faithfully for themselvey ? TUL TRESS DENOUNCED, Tho press—tho misorable, dirty press—had run them down over sinco this movemont coms menced, just 08 he predictod at tieir first mase. meeting. Thoy could do without tho press quite woll; they did not want it. [Volco, “ Down with the pressl™ Tho aristocrats could do with the prices rs thoy wanted, bocause thoy had tho monoy, and. therefore they udvo- catod treating the workingmon in this country tho samo aa thoir brathren wero treated at Pavid, —to shoot them down like dogs. But thoy linow how to weot such people. Au organized force of workingmen would bo ablo to have their or- gans which would reprogout thom us they should be represouted. CENBUE OFf THY COMMITTEE. Mr, Jumes Malone was noxt intvoduced. Ife addressod tho moeting in English, und began by suying thut tho Commiittes Lind doue deoidedly wrong in going with tho Mayor aud Commoi Council to {ho oliof Socloty; ‘they vhould hava lot tho Mayor und Council go ulono, if they no desirad, The _workingmen hud hotbing to do with the Relief Socloly; thoy were no paupers, and did not ask for aid, Thoy wunted the ity to give them work. If Hoffmais had undorstood his mission, ho would have come bofara his constituents und resigned liko a man, and not shrunk off like a cownrd, aud retired {o privato life, bofore ending his work. It wnsa doxtorous thing for Mr, Doxter to blaf him off with ompty phreces and promises, Was it prop- or to sond a mun up-stairs to bo vaccinated wlen hoasked for bread? Mo hoped no Ivishman would consent to such an outrage. Whoro wero HESING AND DAN 0'l1ARA " now ? Why did thoy not lead them now as they «id bofore olcction? Bub theso men will bo re- mombored, and they would catch a Tartar in the workingmon noxt tune. ‘Lhere had beon too much talk and too littlo work. Ao ion was what was needed to raiso the workingmnen out of his prescot dograded position, IHe then, liko the previous spenkor, made n furlous attack ou tho pross, snying that tho English pross lad heon much harder on thom then tho Frouch, Irish, and Scandinavian, COLVIN DENOUNCED, Nolthor the Mayor . nor tho City Fathers had done theirduty, [Voice, **God save us fiom such futhors, r} Mayor Colvin had enough mounoy to soud to Now York fo pny the Iuterost on tho clty dobt, but for the voor, #tarving workingmen lie had nothing but ompty phirases, ‘Lhe Committeo appointed at the lu«lmuuu-muuung had nogleoted its dutios, and Hofman, like o ronl lawyar, had hecome treachorons to his etients, The question now beforo the meeting was, what thoy intended to do, aud he would therofore proposo that cho roport of tho Committeo bo dispored of. T'ho vorbal report presonted amounted to nothing a ail. _He would alsb mava that the resiguntion ot the Comumittoe be accoptoil, TUE GOMMITTER DEFENDED, ‘The Northwestorn and [llinois Contral huye had no difiloulty whatover, the statement that their englncers Uad struck having boon incorsect, Mr. Christian Kraus, a member of the Com- { Continued on {he Eighth Page,)