Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 25, 1877, Page 1

VOLUME XXXIL EDWARD ELY & 00, CHICAGO. - SAVE MONEY, AND AT THE SAME TIME OBTAIN THE BEST AND MOST DURABLE GOODS. We have LARGELY REDUCED our prices on ALL GOODS. Then from these prices wo deduct 20 PER CENT on all Mixed Business Suit- Ings, Mixed Cassimores, and Mixed Overcoatings, summer woighta, and on, ALL OTHER GOODS, both in summer and wintor Woights,10 PER CENT DISCOUNT from July1 to August 31, 1877, These discounts sro for prompt cash within five days from delivery of goods. Our stylos for AUTUMN and WINTER aro in readiness. : i Our STOCK for AUTUMN and WINTER will bo full by August 20 noxt, and will be tho CHOICEST and Largest Stock of FINE WOOL- ENS tor Gentlemon overshown un- der one roof on this continent, Prices Low—Stanfard the Highest, Clergymon 10 per cent discount all the year, ‘ LADIES’ RIDING HABITS and SERVANTS’ LIVERY mado to measuro. : WABASII-AV., corner Monroe-si* TO RENT. FOR RENT. DESIRABLE OFFICES IN THE TRIBUNE BUILDING TO RENT. Apply to WM. 0. DOW, “ Boom 8 Tribune Building. TO RENT. Store 18 and 17 Randolpliest. Letng, 40 fect front ty Io0 fer in depth to a 4u-fuot alley tu tie reers there Vis a d4-foot ailey on thealde, ‘The bultding ls exce ‘ently lighted, and every w is stijiplted Ww cahuters, 1 fer este: tendence of skillful archi ww stataing any Welyit whicl Murdoch & Fisher, WHIGHT TV EEL @ Tribune Building. ToRent at Kenwood, A good House and Barn, all complete, corner Foé+ ty-Afth-«t, and Mydg Park-ay, Call on nie piaats on, G,_OTIB, “SME OF THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE National Life Insurance Co, OF U.S, OF A. By virtuo of sn orger from the Ctreult Court of Cook Count; the underaiyned, as Uecriver of the Te- bie e ny Of Chicagy, Ui., ofers Jur ato ani ‘a, tur thirty days, proj for the pureLase in lots of any amaunt, of (ar f the capital stock uf the National Lifect IC etn of the Company of U. 8. of A. (par value $100 per alia Lampany, now and for Tu whole capital alock of sald Corn; ny Years fis auccesstul operation elpal asdeta af the Repab 11 propusale to be tn c suun thereufter as practicable, BA: tecelver Kup. Liféetns. C a Chicago, Hl., dul 4 Per Cent. fo can make loans, onchuice improved teat Es. fate Security, of $l, Gon, $17,400, and $90,000 at 7 er cent, Uther suuts ta'sult ut lowest ratca, vl & BOSD, tus Washington-ot. WANTED, ‘To purchase Bonds of Iyde Park, Lake Township, West Uhicago, FOR SALBH, 7,000 cholce Mauicipal Honds, bearing 8 t home pe UEO, 0 HACKS 170 East Madieon-st, 0 LOAN ON MORTG.GE, Zz om € ig Ui ee ite on Chicago Real il. MATTOCKS, vom 1, Nu, 40 Dearbora- BANKING HOUSE of LAZARUS SILVERMAN Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, Baa money toloan on Teal Fatat Vislou, Clty and Badto ellige Exchauye on witout ESTIMATES Given tor ADVEMTISING NEW APE in the Country, Saree Price Lint pee as ites SENT FuRE, ertilue Agen nm . Bts.. Curcago, GHATES AND MANTELS, i} Flaln, Gold and Nickel (humed, ond SLATE MANTELS, PROBAGCO & UMNEY = = 208 NYATE ST. reales, FAIRBANKS’ ATANDAKD FAIRBANKS. MORSE & OO. 114118 LakeSt., Chicago. Be care(ultobuy only the Genuine, & Cpnuatte Expositto Siig Tote a America Sipletly ret-class, Uupra- cedented vupularity. Open Bidays. Two Lundred gucatee -Feacuggr clever. situated among bulls Deposit Books TRE § AT PAR N PAYMENT FOR Suburban Lois. A Safe and Profitable Investment. FREE CAR FARE. If you buy Two Lota, and will build im. mediately, 1 will furnish you a pass good for TWO YEARS 6u every and all trains between Chicago and La Grange. MY LOTS AT LA GRANGE! Aro only one Block from the Depot, and 7 miles from Chicago. ‘they are Boautiful Property, and i am solling them for S100. $15 down and $5 monthly. This makes it cost you, alter your first naymont, oniy 17 conta a day. You can save that on cigar money, or your good wife will find a way to economize just o little more, so you can by- and-by have A BEAUTIFUL HOME OF YOUR OWN. EXCURSIONS leavo my office to nee tho Tots every pleasant day at 7 nnd 10:30 1 the morning and at 3 and 4 o'clock in the @iternoon, for ail who moan business. . LA GRANGE Is on the Chicago, Burlington & Quinoy Rail- road; is ono of Onicsgo'’s most attractive and enterprising suburbs, being beautifully Rroves; has now about 1,000 inhabitants, and growing rapid- ly; ohurches, schools, stores, etc., otc. 10-CBHNT TRAINS Already on, and 5-cent trains will probably Tun shortly. COMMUTATION ON THIS ROAD VERY LOW, And TRAINS ALMOST BVERY HOUR, Special evening trains during amusement season. Sunday trains for tnoso wishing to attend oburch in the aity, . FAIL to noo these Lots before buying. It is tho OHBAPEST PROPER. T the market, and T Wil Assist Parties to Build 7" Romomber that you get an Abstract with all property purchased of me, and also save conimiasions, asI deal im nothing but my own property, and SHOW IT BREE, IRA BROWN, 442 TaSalle-st., Room 4, CARPETS, FURNITURE, Ltce NAOT OANA II The Tobey Furniture G Will continue their great Cilosing-Out Sale At Lower Prices than Before, Purchasers anxious to make their money go as far as pos- sible should not fall to im- prove this rare opportunity. State and Adams:sts, ae SALETY DEVORIT VAULTS. For the Deposit of MONEY OR OTHER VALUABLES, THE SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS FIDELITY SAVINGS BANK AND SAFE DEPOSITORY, Boxes rented and trunks stured at moderato prices, —_—_——— “THE LATEST Ne tton to the public to flows Je thecsuttun to the nubile ty {hy world-renowned Dr. T, EAM AND DE. Fetnoves ta va piinpies, free! Kin, ae, BEUAACK, a &: Od Lake estera Agente, “ NOTICH Te hereby given that alt County Orders dated prior to and {ncludlng thoay dated May 1, 1877, being Grdeea uuuibored up townd iueludlay No. 3 wi pal im presentation, pe LC. UUCK, Tre _ SOCKMOLDEMS MEETING, Soligt & Northera Iniaa RB. Co NOTICE. a Tos snDaal mectluy of tho Stockhuluers of the Joliet a ci wera ludiaus {allroad Coupany, fur the election Clore, Bad fur thd transactluu of auch other bus: aca 2 may be Drought uefure it, will be Beld at the fice uf the Couspaay to the city of Juliet, Ullnats, on ‘she Jt day PEAY brian 8012 o'clock. . e Dy onder ut |. lh. G. RALSTON, Becratary. MOTTLED GEUMAN SOAP. WHEN BUYING Sua. — ASK FOR— PROCTER & GAMBLE’S Mottled German. There ts None Better, OB MOBB BOOHOHICAL FGE PAMILY USE‘ ye Chirago Baily Cr CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1877. -REASSURING. Such Is the General Tenor of - the Dispatches This Morning. The Great Strike Appears to Have Passed Its Culmination. Practical Illustrations Not Wanting of Its Folly. The Suspension of Rail- way Traffic Begin- ning to Be Felt. New York Threatened with a Meat Panic--A Rise in Price. ‘ ee iar a Pittsburg’s Rioters Likely to «Experience a Shortage in Provisions. Threatening Aspect of the » Labor Question at St. Louis. A Decided Cooling Down by the Daring Mob at Buffalo, Track Torn Up on tho Erie Road to Prevent Trains Run- - ning. A Number of Roads Concede the Demands of Their Men. Our Canadian Neighbors Getting a Taste of the Prevailing Trouble. Philadelphia in an Admirable Condition to Deal with : a Mob. Proclamation’. by Gov. Callom to the People of Illinois, NEW YORK STATE. NEW YORK CITY. INTENGR EXCITEMENT. @ Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune, New You, July 24.—Wahilo there 1 little ap- prebendion of an oatbreak 1m this city, and while the citizens have every conddence in the ablilty of ‘the pollce and military to protect 1fe and property, tho cuntinuance and apread of the railroud ineur- rection has created on jutensy excitement, Creat crowds of people assembled in front of the news- paper valletlue, telegraph offices, and other centres of information, euger to bear the latest news from the dlaturbed districts, Extras were froquentiy juvued, some of them contalning highly exaggerat- ed reports of the proceedings uf the rioters, and found ready sale, Thu trouble and {ta possible extent were practically , TU ONLY THEMES OF CONVERSATION, Sv far an tho varlouw armories are concerned, New York haa all the appearance uf being under martial faw. The diferent regiments, fully armed aud equipped, avd ready for active dul were oat ‘their various headquarters i} night. At the Seventh Heeglment's rendezvous 1,000 men sleptonthelrarms, This morutng cach armory Was the wong of amilltary bustle that roe called the days of the War, Men lolied out of the windows, chatting with friende below. Sentinels atoot atthe doors, at some of the armories, by companies, The boys marched upon uelguboring restaurants, and ‘ CAPTURED THEI SUEAKFAST, while at others the meal was supolled in the bulldings, Aw the hours wore on, men who had been out of town when the cal! was wade put in an Sppearance. In tho case of nearly every reyimeut there was o represcntation of these stragglors, About all the aniinated scene was that atmosphere of excitement which thrille even the con- scrvative spectatur. There was a great deal of drilling, dietribution of ammunition, end all that goes to wake a picture of extreme nullitary activity, ‘There was strict military dieciptine maintained, and the simple cithzon scemed tu have suddenly disappeared tito the carueat suldler, INSIDE TUM ARMORIES the men lolted around aw beet they could, passing the hours in discussing the situation. Orders hud yeon fasucd keeping thems in the arnoricg all the thee, and this close conGnement necessarily proved irksome, Arvund each Armory crowda gathered, attracted by thu constant appearance of the uniforme ju the vicinal: ty, There aro tu-night over 3,000 troops of the National Guard in se for Instant action. ‘THE RXCITEMENT OF THE DAY was occasioned by Adjutant-General Townsend's call forthe Ninth Regiment to be forwarded to Albany. Tho et wore wild with enthusiasm, al and, indeed, the regiments scom ca- ger to Joln regents in the fa , suet a chance at work of suppression. Tho Ninth, number Boo'men, was sddrowed by Goh iiiteh ene ne v'ctock, ‘atthe urmury. Iv march tw the Grand Central Depot caused twuch commotion, the peupte jucgn that some loca! disturbance had occurred, A special train was in waiting, the start for Alosny wus made lumedistoly. AT TUB BALTIMONE 4 O10 YRBIGUT OFFICE in thle city nu communication whatever hud been received frow tho Lead oftices at Hultiniore. It w supposed, therefure, that inalters were unchange ‘Tuc olliciuls pefused to receive frelaut uc sel) pas- seuger tickets, At the offices of the Erie Rallway tho situation eo unchanged, they tefusing to receive freight passenger Cickcta fur sny polut weet of Horpellavillc, “Che New Yurw Centra) agouws re- celved all freight oifercd during the woruing, ue carly tn the afternoon came the report of the strike at Rochester, and they retused tu_recelre freight for any point west uf that city. They coutinued to tssue passcuzer Uckets ov usual. however, and dh a very largo business in thls Hine. AT THE PENNSYLVANIA OFVICH it waa sold that, while they did not refuse to ree cvive Creighl, they were endeavoring tv perwusde merchants vor to make soy ebipwents fora day or two, in ofder lo prevent any esccumulation of freight, which, at this juucture, would vnly tend tocomplicate matters, and might result 10 great losses, stocks. The Times says: The feeling atthe Stock Ex- change to-day was decidedly improved tu tone, the ners) opinion belay thut the railrosd tumalts reached their helght, and would speedily sub- aide, At the openiog prices decliued, us had beon, expected, frou $, to 24, but subseqavotly re- vived. and en advanor of 4; aud 1 was uoled. ter du the day a slight Jalling off occurred, caused by dlequicting reports from Chicazo and other West- ern cities, ax well as the partial stoppage, in do. mesticexchange. ‘Thete wan «general feeling of uneaainens in regard to the Ineregsing non-receipt of drafta from the Weet, ag well an the cearalion of bond tranefers between New York and Waeh- imaton, and apprehension wae expressed leet a con- Hnuance of the sttikes should ‘blockade not only the freight but the banking and fnancial business of the entire country, There were many, how- ever, who took a more hopeful view, URESIDENT MEIGS epoke confidently of the future, and thonght the Worst of the trouble warabout over. In regard tothe meetings of the workingmen and Contauutate which have been advertined to be held during tho week, Mr. Meigs thoawbt that the action of Mayor ly in permitting them to be held waa utielous, provided a proper display of free war anade by the anthoriies, “Amove the majority of the brokers, however, the Mayor's action Waedenounerd, While a majority of the Board was evidently fot antriendly to the bona fide workingmen, there Was no, disposition to trite with profeenional ‘*agitators” of the class who are now coming forward, AT THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE, the onthreak occasioned 3 decided rise in the Ureadetufle market, especially tu wheat, which advanced.” three fo fire cents er bushel, = owith sates of abunt 240,000 buehele. Holders manifest an indispusi- tion to sell to any great extent, even at the ad- vanced rates. Many of the dealers were spprehen- give thot, f the etrike should continue several days longer, a wood dea) of embarrassment may result to many who have made contracts during ecveral weeks Peat for the denvery of large quan- tiges of new wheat during the early part of Auyuat, CONN was lessaffected then wheat, as the ptock now afost on the canals will enable sellers tu meel all their — contructs, uot still go advance of ne to vne snd a half 1 cents pet bushel was obtained. The Jobbing trade fenerally. wan almost entirely paralyzed, merchants cing afrald to purchase and ehip wouda daring ihe prerent uncertainty of railroad transportation. Some of the sugar refiners have stopped turning out soft snvars vendiux the acttlement of the dificnity. In petroleam the cessation of ahip- me it the West causes au irregularity in prices, with a very uneettled feeling. ‘The United States and Mui INSURANCE COMPANTES: announce that they wil waive the sections in their policies which abaulves the coinpanies from pay- Jacni of Jos#ea In care the palfcy-lolders are killed in military aervice. | They bold that at this time it tem matter of duty for the militia to protect Ibe rights of citizens, oud the fatuilies of those kilied in so doing will not be debarred from recovery. MAILS. Rallway-Mail Superintendent Jackson saya that all the matls due in this city this morning came through on time, except the one from Cincinnati, which waw to have come vio Uittsburg, put bad probably been detained 4 chansing the route tu the New York Central, it. ‘xeon said to-night they hud resuined sending maile West over the Pesipeylvania Koad, not because they were positive there would be nu further obstructions on that dlne, but for the reason thatthe chances fordetention appeared nu greater now on the Penney}vania Hood: and its connections than on the New York and Michyan Central, The stoppages at any places, bowever, were only temporary, and, as son as thade, mesnu* were taken to send the mall matter roaud auel places by weans of the wont available conveyances, Acting Superintendent ldchards says the Western nail matter sent tu thie city has arrived. ONE OF THE BER(OUS RESULTS of the preseut atrike te the stoppage of food on ite way here, and especially of meat. Fire hundred cars, containing Y,0U0 head of entte. arrive at this market on the overage every week at thiv vengon, Since luat Falduy only clsht care have come “Io, belng but beeven. ‘The at ‘present 600 cara of cattle tained by the strike in Pittaburg. These curs contain 0,000 becves, of just a week's mup- ply. At Uuifalo 400 cata, containing 7,200 oeeves, or nearly auother week's supply, die detainuda THE PHice OF DER in thia city has consequontly risen since Friday 14° cents ‘per poand, and by thle morning will have gone up fully % cente per ponnd, bhoolk the strike continue, ‘the price will go still ighor, Tho stuck? of “eattle at present In this market cannot last louz. ‘The heghboriny country cannot supply autlictent to mect the demand, and, if there are no large are rivale from the West within a few days, Yorkers will have te vo without fresh food gether or pr, very extravugant prices for the sitthe they will borbleto buy. Some of the wholesale butchers on Monday wore noable to supply thelr custuiners with meat, To-day many of tuem could ot only & purtlal supply for thowsdlves, and thie morning quite a nuuber can get ud fresh ment ot all, ‘Yhese men evince much concern abont the matter, and talk wildly of " A MEAT PANIC, + and of the destruction of the foreign beef-trade, The better-informed meat-deaiers in Washington Market, many of whom = were visited | by fb fimes roporier, aay that, while it te trig that those who are cusnied in abipping beef to Englaud uncer contracts already made will ture quite heavily fur ihe ie ot, because they will by obliged to pay more for beef at wholesale in thie country than they cun get torit in Liverpoo!, yet the reaction warch will et In assvon as the rail- ruadw ate reopened to traftic will put prices below even @ nominal rate, and will more than make amends for present | I. as It {a alsu mentioned A PARTICULARLY YORTUNATE TUING that the present scarcity of teat comes at the hot season, when few persone care much fur meat at atl, aul woon all arte abic todo well without it. Vork und matton are scarce as beef, and like- wive advancing in price. beet, whlch Friday Drought 1154 cents per pound, live weight, wuld Muullay for Gana forl4. | Nation had gone up frow 10 to 15 cents, and lamb, front 12}, to 17 cents, Inferior yrades have gone up more in pro- portion, there being wore of auch meat sold, ant thu luboring Clanwes whu buy it geuerally consuip. ing tnuch more meat in but weather than purchas- ers of the better kinds, Tus COMMUNISTS. Atamecting in Now York to-night to perfect Arrangements for a inase-meeting tuemorrow night in Toupkine Square, Justue 1. Bchwad, of the Commune, presided, ' Addresses wer made to the effuct that ii any pollceman or military appeared at the meeting”. there would be — trouuiy, but if they stald away overything would pase off quicily, Schwab was ofdered to notify the Mayor and Pollco Commissioners to- mortow to refralu frum sending a police force ur uillitary to the ground, One Yondred special policeiuen were then sworu, They will wear » red badge, and keep order, ‘THR NINTH REGIMENT left for Albany this evening. reat crowds assem- Died around the depot, and they were loudly S cheered, LIPE-INSURANCE MEW, Tho President of the Mutual Life Inscrance Company nolified all {a agente that when the policy-holders of their Company are duly called to act as cltixon soldiers, or as clyill in suppress. ing riots, or in vindicating the lswa, their Claims ou the Company are held inviolate, ‘THK BRIG UAILWAY COMPANY pe thelr mail and passenger traln westward brough Bornelluvilie this morning, without any attempt ut inturruption by the strikore, All was quiet ab thelr Builato terminus when the mail-train Kestward was dispatched from that polut this torning, BUFFALO. ‘TUR WORST RVIDENTLY OVER, Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Burvaw, July 24.—-The excitement continues, and, owing to the stoppage of ali trains, business le contiaed to the local trade, Banks refuse to discount drafts on New York be- canse of the uncertainty of the malla which will check sales of yralu and canal shipments, ‘Thy Now York Central and Lake Shoro Roads decline tu forward the insite unless permitted tu nd out passenger tralas also, to which the atsikure object. A deputation of strikers visited the Postmaster this afternvon and asked him Ww ferward the wails, lating thet they would see them safely Vurough, A mail car weut east thie morning, and another will go to-mortow murmlag on the Erie Koad, . The citizens are organizing sa special police, and arrenucinunts have been msde for the protcc- tlunof the city, The military have been on guard at the Exchunge etrect depots ail dey, ond, notwithstanding large crowds Gi! the streets in|the vicinity no serious collisions have occurred. At 10 o'clock this evening the police changed upon the mass on Michigi eet and succeeded in clearing an open epace. A gang durlog the day vleited many of the large man factarers, suchas Shepard & Co.'s, and altewpi to drive out the workmen, but in only a few placca were they eacceasful. Whenever the police in force fuund them they were prompily diepersed, The Westfield company, woo were s3t upon and ecattemd last night by the sirlkers, camo into othe = clty «this «morning with only thirty-els men and seventeen guos. They left Westécld with fty-seven meu. ‘The folluwing are the names uf tha wounded belongiay to ther com- pany; 2 Corporat James C. Hale, Private Orvitle Ogden. Private William Hickenbro. Private Dell Barber, Private George W. Husted. Private W. J. Harvey. Private Walter Ef. Dizon. Capt. J. H, Towle is all right. Michael Lyous, one of the woanded st.atere, died early this morning. s Patrick Murphy, wounded inthe koce, was taken tothe bospital this aftermuon. Lis ley will probe- bly be amputated, The members of the Grand Army of the Republic Inthe city, numbering about £50, have organized and offered thelr services tothe Mayur, which aro accepted. The Mayor has insued another proclamation or- dering all exloone closed dorinyg a nor.ion at the day, and calling upon citizens to enroll ax epecial pollce, ALBANY. A COMPLETE EMNARGO. Atnaxr, N. Y., July 24.—At4-oclock thin af- ternoon the workmen, having retnrned from West Aluany, again met tn Capitol Park, where incen+ diary epecches were made, Uther speakers coun- aeled fortearance. A committee wan appuinted, and procecded to the freight houser of the Central Depot on Water street. The men at work were told to desiat, and sume refasing, they were pat into the etreets, Leaving the freight houec. the strikers vinited in reyular order the round-bouse and forced the men to tear work. At the Iatter place grain being transferred fron: the care to boats, Frum thence the men urged across the old railroad bridge spanning the Hudeon River at the toot of Lomyer atrect, and, when once on the Greenbual aide, an attemp! an made to TEAK UF THE THACKS THERE, Thin bridge Isure used for freight traing ex- cluaively, andthe desizn on the tracke was tn- tended to etup the freight trafic. ‘The tracks were finally spiked on the titeenbush side, atop- ping all movement of freight from weet to the east ond soutn. Frelght care at West Albany were woved weat after the rioters left there this afternoon, HORNELESVILLE, TEAHING UP THE TRACKS, Berrato, Jaly 24.--A dlepatch from Hornella- ville anys a tratn coming weet with troops is de- tatned at Corning by the etrikers, the rails being taken up. Thetrain for Hurncileville from Buf- falo got erent iniles treat and returned. The track In taken up between Hornelisville and Burns, An nunaucceseful attempt was made to procure the release, on u writ of habeas corpus, of Barney Donohue, Hounxgutsvits.z, duly 24,—-The remainder of the Twenty-third Neghnent of Brouklyn arrived ut 8 p.m, Upon reaching Corning they found the track torn up. As the train guvanced it was re- lod, but the etrikers muving forward tore up more. A squat of soliiers was ordered to _pro- ceed ahead, nnd tuey dlepersed the crowd. Halls bad aleo beew remuved a intle east of there. MISCELLANEOUS. ‘ALHANY. Atnaxr, N. Y., July 24.—The strikers at West Alvany ray the troupe cannot pase over the roa A regiment of militia has been ordered to Koches- ter, Hallrvad nen tte keep at work, but the ‘oulaide element keeps them away, * Thor. Tnor, N. Y., July 24.—The military of Cohocs, Gleus Falls, Whitehall, and Port Henry have been ordered here joumedintely. The Chizens’ Corps goes Alvany. Everything quiet aud no slot ez- ct e oswxa. Oswruo, N. ¥., July 24,—Freight trains on the Onwego abd Syracuse Division of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Hujlroad have oven suse peuded, A regiinent is eld on readiness, SYRACUSE, Brnacuar, July 24.—Lhe frelght-conductore, firemen, and trakeuen ot East syracive have ne, A resturation of pay w demanded. The uiachiniste Luvealso struck. Six hundred freight. Gare, neventy enginee, und forty trains of frengbt are embargucd ut byracuse. ‘Iho alrikera guard tue property of the Company, and will nut Interfere with pasecngzer or mail-irafna, ‘They warn all outalders, tramps, ur Communists to koepaway, aud seut of ong at the muzzle ut 8 revolver. BINGHAMTON, Bixcwamton, N. ¥., July 24.—To-day thotrack was toru up to delay a trai. WonoKen, in uccoriance with pre- vious notice, the Bremen of the Delaware, Lacku- wannu & Western allroad, in the depot of the Company ot Hoboken, left the yard at J o'clock. ‘The tremen on the traint waen U o'clock came did duty until the end of the route. Substitutes were ut once found fur such traina us hat tu gu vul, but the new firemen did nut tuke thelr places on the engines until they had felt the depot. = They remained cuncegied “in n buggage-cur.. ‘The new firemen were the canduc- tore brukamen, aud depot hinds. Nota wingie mapiness lus refused tu go out with his train. All are dotug duty wanfully, £ a“ New Yonx, July 3 PENNSYLVANIA. -PHILADELPIIA. PENPECT SRCUKITY, Spectut Mspatch to The Tribune, Pavarsia, duly 24,—Tacke is an imposing array of forces in thie city tu-night, nut only enough to dispose of any mob very summarily, but a force that would deter any but the most crazy of fanatics from attempting uny outbreak against the pence of the city, Every avenuo of approach to the track of the Pennsylvante Hallroad is fully guarded by the city pullce, and the bank is patrolled by the milltia, A guard Is stationed at every point where it can be of . The Mayor hee at bis command - 1,400 police fully armed, 400. armed firemen, 500 regutars, with eight Ilht batteries, 2, special pollcemen just sworn in, the veteran corps ang- mounted to KOO etrong, shd a regiinent of 1,000 emergency mon now enlisting, In addition the Muyor Is authorized to augment his special police force W 5,000 men. The veterans of TNE OAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC & hold themselves fn. readiness for a call upon them, and at Paull, twenty miles up the Pennsylvania Road, sbout 500 country militia from Chester, Wertchester, and Montgomery Counties are rendezvoueed, who canbe summoned at once if necessary, The tug-boat Champlou, which has been chartered by the Government, is IN THE SCHUYLKILL, She will be armed and manned by thirty gunners, who arrived last night from New York, and will Assist the troupson shore at West Philadelphia, If necessity should require It, A crew of firemen and engine gone from New York to League Island tu take charge of 3 man-of-war whieh will proceed up the Schuykill tos point above Market atreet bridge, and command with ite guue the rall- road property near the river bank, TUB MAYOR'S FROCLAMATION, To the Western Assoctated Press, Pustavenruta, duly 24.—SMayor sickle; fesued a proclamation thanking people maintaining the public peace. Me saya; ** Our People are engaved In industrial pursuits, Their earnings ure invested in their dwelling-bou Wt tho rioters should be permitted tu obtain au hour's control the huiavlest would suffer with Uie wealt feat, ‘The houseboldera would be compelled pair the damage from their bard-carned wi There wuss more contident Jeeling awong the merchants on ‘Change tile worning, but a continu- buce of the sirike aud interruptions to tranvporta- thom at muny of the Great railroad centres have pastlally paralyzed boolness, INCREAUS DEMANDED. A committes of cuginerre and Uremen on the North Vonneylvaula Kallruad demanded. under threat ofa strike, thatthe 10 per cent reduction he abolished. ident Cony prowlsed an early and defiuile a a AT WESTPOILADELEIA fe allthe passenger traius are moving regularly on the maid line bud onthe New York division. aud claim to bave re-ceta lished freight trafic between Vhiladetphia and New York, Meta evident thatthe proclamation of President -Hayes bas cleared the bixbways in the vicluity of Ube depot, None but thoes having business about the depot are about the streets, A uiveting ins hall of the so-called working men wae dispersed by the police, fearing incen- jary acta. ‘AC Sheoandoab the iminere of the Philadelppia Coal Company, sumbering over LOU, have struck aguinet a reduction of wages rauging from 10 to 25. per cent, GEN. SCHOFIELD, Maj.-Gen.*Schowuid, who was itetalled to visit Peunsyivunia and report to the Prealdent on the aituation, was jaterviewed by your correspondent to-night, | **1 think,” said Gen, Schudeld, **that in torty-elubt houre the disturbances lu Pennayly nis will be uearly ended, ‘Ihe only late news nuW from Keading, ‘The wilitia are ‘fratermcing with thewub, ‘TBat le the trouble with uniitia gener- aly Just now the suldiere are apt tu sy uwpathize with the striker, but, hu oa day or two, the disaftected once cach organization will be weeded out, sud the companies will be iy uuited and healthy condition. We look, to New York City us the critical pout, aod 1 ber Hove to-nlgus trouble Is likely to develop. Tucre a large idle clement iu New York, and. while its syupsthies are with the disturbing” element Shruughout the country, it has wade no movement asyst. But THE MEW YORK POLICE are very reliable. and the mititly in New York be- long tua very diferent class of suciety from that which sae atrikere du, aud there will be nu symn- pathy between the twy."* The Geveral said by was certain the frouble would Bule Tost serious bo yet devcloped in New York farther west,—in BL Loula acd in Cincinnatl, for Instance, ‘The wost critical ls New York City, aud ucxt to {¢ wes Pull- adeipbla befure the present measures for defense Werdtaken. **1t will be slong while,” be con- cluded, **befors the country will return to ite former peacelulness. Careful, and, perbaps, strung kytoletiva by the Staley, sud vorsibly oy the ¥ederai Gererument, must by Bad buluce Guy? {tar and labor can be madeto hold thele.old reia- tions toward each othe: READING. . WL PRELING. Rrapixa, Ps,. July 24.—Large cromds gathered atthe scene of fast night's affair, and about the anme time several compantes of the Fourth Rexi- ment marched down Seventh to Penneylvania streets, Mero they met @ company of the Six- teenth Regiment, and a Nvely Ocht between the military seemed Smminent, The crowd treated the Eartern Grays to a ehower of stones, ‘Thin company inmediately leveted their pieces, when they were notified by the Colune! of the Six- teenth Keylment (hat no Indiecriminate mlaughter would be permitted. All the troope then passed down Penn and ont. Fifth street, fullowed by the mob, who fuirly threw inauite tn the teeth of the auldiery, The Morristown company of the Sizteenth Regiment subsequentiy stacked thelr arma to operste against refured ateviutelp them throw — thelr the ficters, Some -of guna away and dirtricoted the cartridges among the crowd, The company left for home thie even- mg, ae did all the militia engaged the previous night. Mayor Evans will ferue a proclamation to- morrow morning calling for 1,000 volunteers tu do putrol-duty in the city untlt quiet and order ts re- stored. A epeciabforce of policeinen were sworn iu thts evening. ERIE. TUE NEW TACTICS. Special Dispatch to The Tribune, Enix, Pa., July 24.—At 11 o'clock this morning the Auiantie Expreen on the Lake Shore and Mich- gan Southern Hallroad arrived atthe depot from Chicago, and, according to ordere, abandoned. All trains, both eaet and wert, on the Buffalo Division were run upon s aidihg and left there, much to the dlegust of abdut 900 throazh passengers, The train couriated of fourheavy-iaden fast mall careand four wassenger coaches, The strikers were anx- foun te forward the traln to Matalo, and, for this purpose, fired ap an engine and put on an engineer and Aremen. Orders were received from the Su- perintendent of the road to hold the train at Erle tll turther notice, A meeting of the atrikers was then held. A TELEGRAM WAS NY THEM 4BNT TO PRESI- DENT MAYES, ‘. informing him that the Rallruad Company, and not the strikers, were responsible for the detention of the malls, Anuther attempt was made to take out the train, but wae prevented by the Sherif, who had been ordered by the Superintendent to prevent the atrikera from taking out tne train azainet the Company's onters. The Mayor and other city ofiicials, with special police. went to the scene. Addreseen were made, and finally the atrikers yave up the contest, tuok of thelr engineer, and aban- duned tho tril entirely. Train No. 8, the fast € ZO express, Was, upon its arrival here, run elding. THE PASAENOENS on both of the trains are takiny it easy, and.many propuse ty stay in the care all nizht. Among the Pasvengers are about rixty wooien and children, Who have euilered intensely frum the Incunvenlence they have beet put tu. Un the Erie Divisiun of the Lage shure jtod passenger traine have been run os usual, ‘This evenuy the mall matter upon the cats, about fifteen tons in all, was untouued from the care and taken tu the Post-Office, It is understuud that the malls will be forwarded In the morning. ‘The Erie & Pitteburg and the Phila delphi & Eric Ruade are rauninyg their usual pos- tenger trains. “The strikers are very orderly aud quiet, put PITTSBURG. CALM, Apectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Prrrencna, Pa., July 24.—Quict relgna to- night, and there is very little danger that tne mob ii] again show Steelf, A targe furce of militia ix "on duty, agetsted by the citizens' corps and a lane force of mounted police, Iotera are being atreat- ed by the score uta time, and sent tv jalland the workhouse. They arc escurted by soldiers, and allowed no chance tu exgape. Gov, Hartranft arrived from the Weat this even ing, and fs vow lu consultation with the Commiittes of Safety and prominent eltizens. Large numbers of special police have been sworn tn, and sre patrolling * XVERY PART OF THE CITY. Railroad basinces fs still suepeuded, all efforts to compromise having thus far failed. Tho city, 16 auSering greally on account uf the blockade. The stock of provielune iv running tow, anda supply must soon be obtained aomehow, Another conference will be had tu- morroty, when it is expected the trouble will be settled, 3t4s reported the Pennsylyanla Toad wilt not rebulld the depot and other Unildings dicatroy- ed, The Grain Elevator Company bave also con- claded nut to rebuild. ALLENTOWN. .p THE RICTERS DISPERSED. Attestown, Pa, July 24.—A mud, headed by o band of netic, paraded through Mamilton strect ay far os Centre Square, when the Mayor ordered them to disperse. ‘Tie music did so, but the men proceeded tothe First and Sixth wards, making hooting and yelling. The police took ser from them, but were unable to make any arrests, and wero stoned by the mob, ‘The Fourth Keuiment, having anexpectedly a rived, frightened the rioters, and they diver ‘Tile regiment bad « considerable march, the enu! heer refusing tu take them negrer than alx miles from bere on acconnt of the rick of being thrown off tho track of being fired into, ~ SCRANTON, RAILROADENS AND MINERS OUT, Bewantox, Pa,, July 24.—Tho tiremon on the Delaware, Lackawauns & Western, Delaware & Mudson, and Lonigh & Susquchanor Ratlroade struck at @ this evening, falling in the restoration of the 10 per cent on their waxes, ‘The men in the ewploy of the Lackswanua Iron & Coal Company, tu the number of 2,500, struck for an Inerease of wa; ‘Phe mines are all idle. d_ considerable nneast- ne du felt throughout the valley, The Mayor has Jesued au appeal fo the cittzeus to wphutd Jaw and order. — POTTSVILLE. Portavittx, July 24.—Special Coal and tron Pollce have been sent to leading tu protect the railroad property thers, ‘Tho O:1h a. m. wail and express train for Philadelphia coald not proceed: furcher than Reading, and bas returned. Pawsen- Bereatate thatthe tracks are torn upa conaldera- ble distance from the depot at Neading. The rai}- road company have inatructed their train-men to take no train oot until the road laclear. The Heading Ratlroad officials arc now in communice- on with Geu, Hancock, HARIUSBURG, ALL QUIET, Vawniwavng, July 24.—Ths city le very qnict. ‘The Sherif laeued a proclamatiun thia worning calling upon the crowds to dispersc, Tho Vigi- Jant Committ ambere 1,000. The atrikers this morning resolved tu atop all passenger trains ex- cept those carrying the malls. The Harrisburg Car-Shop Works bave been closed more un accunnt of a short supply of material than avy thing else. A QUBER STATE OF THINGS. Mannienvas, July ‘The strikers to-night are ya ding the railroad company’s property, and the Bherif's posse patrol the streets, ———— MISCELLANEOUS, ‘ EAasTON, Eanton, Va., July 24.—The train bands on the Central Railroad of J yand ite branches bave been notified by the Signal Committee todo Bg service for the Company after 4 u'clock to-mor- row morning. The firemen on the Morrie & Essex Railsoad struck at 6 this oventng, virtually closing the toad to all except wail train: It is reported this action tw era! on the Dela- ware, Lackawanna & Western Itallruad. 7 MAUCH CHUNK. Mavcw Cutxx, July 24.—the brakemen of the Lehivs & Susguebanua bivision of the Central Hablroad ‘of New Jersey wil strike at’ o'clock Wednesday mornlay. ‘They demand an Increase of about loyer ceot, The sirtke ie ordered by the Brakewen's Uulon, As far as known, the Lebigh Valley men will nut gy vt, TUE LOCAL PREsS, COMMBNTY ON TUE RECENT KiOT. Putsoueg Commercial- Gazette, July 23, We elsewhere speak of the railroad sirikxe a8 it appeared on Saturday morning. Since thea {¢ has taken om an eptlscly differeut sspcct.—tbat of burulng, pillsge, and bluod. ‘bo immediate causes of this were the prescuce and cunduct of the mite tary, who, upon provocation of very elight nature, fred upon the citizeos, ou Saturday afternoon, kiil- ing seven. This ipiaimcd the passions of the peo- ple, and led to plane for determined resistance. ‘Un Saturday algut tbe workmen of the city are at Aglare, sod these assembled in large numbers, thutie. | # oe PRICE FI Fy CENTS. Inepired at frat by / Py pent emerd the soldiers in je round-honer they forced ty of the Pennsytvan: turn them ont." accomplished, are Troad, and then songht t ‘by Sunday morning we soldiers made their way. with loss of sey & of thelr nnmber, to Sharps burg. In this burnifg-out process, train afte. trnin of cars was consumed, and a vant destraction of property effected. —catimated at over $6,000, - 000. Inorder to obtain arma with which to fight the solders. stores were broken open and firearnt and ammunition retzed. ‘On Sunday the work of burning and plander wat continued, the ctifracteriatics of the Paris Com- mune being developed. The Penneylvania Rail- toad works, from Twenty-cighth street down to an¢ Incinding the Union Depot. the tannel on the Pan-Handle Road, and other property, wert deliberately burned. Long tralna of treight cara Were rst pillaged, and then barned. Inthe after: noon of Sunday there were hundreds of perzont that could he scen on the etrects rolling barrels of flour, carrying hams, dry goods, and articles of every description, laken from the freight cars. 11 wi scene of dispracctat pillage, and of aname> Jese and brutal Incend.srinm. The sttikers allege that they were not part and parcel of this move- ment, bot were hontiletolt, It wasamob, made up ot the vicious clement of the city, that simply seized on the occarion for pillaze and incendiarisin. A citizens’ meeting, held at noon, sent a coramit- fee to urge the rivtcra to desist, but we insulted nh oaway, It wae axceriained that the were not wilh this crowd, and henee at 4 o'cluck the Mayor Was authorized aud urged te employ an extra force of GU) police tu arrest the rioters, and restoreorder. Tals, with a Vigilance Comittee, were the means resorted to, and at thie writing thete ta every hope that theae will nerve to atop the lawiesanesn that bae already deetroyed milhions' worthol prop: ry. With this apirit of lawicssness there is hut one way of deailng. It must be elopped. and the dep- fedators punished, at whatever covt. Whatever claims the strikers may have been presumed tc lave un public sympathy, av long on they observe A quiet and orderly method, there Is nu roum for sympathy or softness toward tuere incentiaries nod tobucte, And if there ate, a» rumored. some 1ep> utavio citizens whu ure disposed tu applaud and fasor then, we haye only to ray t at they will have the pleasure of paying the cost of this dieplay of Communi Under the Jaw the i) ably fall tu the County ot Ailegheny, nut be the railroad that will ultimately auifer, bat the County of Allegneny. And the cost will be about $5, 00u. dud, With all the fauite, mistakes. wrongs, and rights Of the several parties im Interert wo Wave. at the Present, nothing to do. ‘these do not enter inte the present state of aaire. ‘Thle city, tur thurty- alx noure. hu» been under the Sig f of a commis. slon, ae nlo rovengeful, and lawless as ever dugraced Furie: and wore 0 ny Atnericancity ever wuifered from In tne of peace. New Orieans, when Farragut waw approaching it, only presented parallel. it caunot gos ullowed, and at all has- js inuet be ended, Pewce and security are first, ad the redress of wrongs oext. THR RULE OF TUR MOB. Pittsburg Post, duly £5, The terrible atury of mov supremacy in Pittebury for the best partuf two entire days te told eise- where. Ita» written In blood and ashes, —desoiat- ed households and atreety swept os with the besor of deetruction. — Build wud enuterpriecs that were the pride of our city Lut afew huurs ago art now (a ruins: untold nililiuns of property has bee: destroyed, and the fat of killed and wounded wil not fall short of 100, We realize fur the Brat time tn our history what mob-rule and mob-luw ie, and that-when once we pase the ne that divides the law-breaker from the falthial citizen, how fearfully ravlé fe thé descent to’ scenes of the most bravatislag end fubuman character. Com- mencing In. ilegat intimidation by a clase of uppreseed iechunica, legalities which un- doudtedly carried wstl then in the Wbjcct sought tw be attaloed the sympathies of o large portion of the community, buw quickly we were eayaifed in the vortex of lawiesenees and anarchy, with arsor und murder ghiug law to the city, Mow the scenes of the last few days wuet burn Into out minds the lesson that all eympathy with lawlcas- uéss, however alluring its sopniatrles, is the eure @ud certain road te destruction, A rearess of grievances can never be reached by weakealng the bonds that bold euctety tegetuer. Another Jeswon toe events of the Inst few days emphasiaes, and thie ie that a great corporation, . porecesed uf boundless wealth and resvarces, with ite thousnd arms stretching. to tie remote parts of the faud,—s corporation that teomnipetent with Legislatures aud overnors, and tenderly cuddled by the Judiclary,—caunut tn the usefulness of tts power pursae systematte in- du ind oppression without experiencing a day. ckoning. ‘The stritng fact of the late tlote— of Iudecd it isa fact that people at 2 disiance will Lardly be able to appreciate—was the sbsulute in- dilerence of ulnetcen-twentietus uf our citizens to the initial blows siuied atthe Peuosyivania Iail- road Company, 1 tovk # decade aud inore. of in- justice and wrong to every businese-man of Pitte- ru to bring about this cundition uf pubtic nents ment, We grieve to nay it, bat unter nu other circumstances could the mob have worked ugt such terrible reoult. Another lesson, and we close for the present, ie the development the riots have made of the stupid- Ity, incapacity, recklessness, and, tn fact, iinbectlity of the State Goverment. Tuo machinery of Mexican State could not have dope wore, and ight have doue better. It ulundered by aggray- ating displaye of bayonet power, when the mob could have been inducticed of controlled, andtuen, inthe hour of supreme dang when vigor and rapidity of action was the great requisite, It took Mtaelf cutof sixht. Veuple forgot there waa such a thing: as ® State Government in Pen yivunia. In ite earllest efurte w a wort of dauble-headed concern, wil attachments, and in ite Inter jt bud, no head atull. ‘Sherl@ uf the county seems to have lost bia head, and what tte bralne there 4s io it, early inthe troubles, The Mayor wus fussy, inet flelent, and at one time seewinyly indiderent, on a plea that his authority hud bees superseded by the State and county oficial, A few skillful detect ives under bis urdery could bave apotted the auzen drunken leaders of the mob befuro the Union Depot Motel was dred. If the Mayor had had a lit- tle uf the hero in him, he could have charged at the wad of fly, policemen and dragged these wretches away, and bruken the backbono of the riut {n the hour uf {tagreateat power, In ordinary (mes we float along with any sort of gorernment over uy, but when the dire occwwon arrives tual teat the capacity and calibre of wen, how wofully wanting these pigmles show themsctves tn all the requisites of higt station. MISSOURI . 8T. LOUIS. CRITICAL. Special Dispatch to Tae Tribune, Sti Lous, July 24,—Tho situation bas grown very critleal here, and there are crave apprehen- afens thatthe result will be of the most disastrous aud sanguivery character. Inthe early morolog everything was quict, and passenger tralos were perinitted to pass througn East St. Loule without interruption until the arrival of the East-bound Vandahaat the relay-honse, At this point, after tho short balt which le customary with all tralos, and when the train was just getting i motion, striker drow the coupling-pin bebind the mail-car, and called tu the conductor: , {G0 ON WITH YOUR UNITHD STATES MAIL, We have got nothing against the Government.” ‘This. act and declaration were greoted with loud abouts by the 500 strikers. Conductor McMahon epped out on the platform of a car aud appealed the mob to replace the coupling-pin, and permit, bin to proceed. Hesaid: '*I havo 126 pass gers on board, and they bave pald their passs; Esstern points on the faith of your promise that you would not interfere with passenger traffic, You are MONOR-BOUND TO LET THRM Pass." {Cries of **That'aso, Let them go," etc.) ‘*tUe @ mean contemptible trick," ssid the Plucky conductor, **and if you poralst In at, it proves that you sre not honorable men." The pesl of the conductor created s dissension in the Tanks of the atrikers, mauy of them contending tbat the traln should be allowed to pass, and oth- eredeclaring !t would not. Nearly an hour was utin wraduling among the men, sad flaally the Committee in charge decided to let the train go, and, It le pnnecessary toeay, It went very rapidly, Ju the weantine, there was GHEAT EXCITEMENT SMOMG THE PASSENGERS INSIDE, and two or three of the ladies fainted,—one of them, sn invalid, being still unconscious when the train touk ite depsrtare, When the mail-triia on tue Calro Nerrow-Gauge Koad arrived at the relay- buuse the passenger-car was detached from the mail-coacb, and the conductor procecded without bis passengers, In toe meantime the leaders tel- egraphed across the river to thelr representatives: on this side not w allow suy more passcuger- (rainy to pull out fromthe Union Doput, At 12 o'clock & mu. twenty-five strikers, under the lead- ership of YRAUK BECKER, an old engincer from the Ouio & Mississippi Road. boarded au engine and tender, steamed through the tunnel, snd dashed rapidly into the Union depot. ‘This was the Oret sppesraiica of the atrikers fa the Muwite uf St. Louis proper, and their acrival created wurest wcowation In that hitherto quict aelybburhuod. ‘They quickly alighted frum the englue that bed borne thum vver, sod, wilh s shout, proceeded ta tue depot sheds, where the ceiced two cugiueg belonging ta thu Missyurl Pe cule Rallevad, Moununy the cugtuca,swamed