By some means or other an opinion had
got abroad in the country that on the 17th of
June, 1878, a general strike on all railroads
was to hsve taken place. How such an
opinion came to be abroad is not necessary
to ask. The fact is, no such strike took
plsce on that day. There is one other fact
in connection with the question, and that is,
that during a period of five days preceding
the day on which the strike was announced
as to take place the number of tramps be
tween the large business, centers gradually
grew lest, and as a consequence there was
a concentration of the tramps at large towns
and business centers by the 17th. It is said
that on that day there were ill teen hundred
in and about Pittsburg. A number of ar
rests were made.
The debt of Pittsburg is $14,000,-
000.
Mx Siegle, representing himself as from
Schuylkill county, was put in jail on Sat J;
nrday bight, on the charge ot having rob -
bed Winey's store at Richfield, last Wed -
nesaay nignu aiegie ana a companion were
overtaken in the neighborhood of Thomp
son town, on Saturday, with two large car
pet sacks containing clothing, tobacco,
cigars, etc., that it is said belonged to Wi-
ney. The confederate of Siegle ran away
while the carpet sacks were being examined.
