TWENTY-SIX ARRESTS. Military Authorities Busy in Vicinity of Strike. CROTON VALLEY'S LIVELY DAY.

Sheriff Molloy Secures Thirty-Two Warrants--Houses Searched For Ammunition--Italians Quieter and Many Leaving Their Homes to Avoid Trouble. CROTON LANDING, April 20,--Yesterday was by far the liveliest day in and around the Croton valley since the strike began 18 days ago. The civil and military authorities played a very prominent part in the day's proceedings, and the result was that 26 Italians are now behind prison bars awaiting examination on charges of inciting to riot and carrying weapons with intent to inflict bodily injury.

Sheriff Molloy of Westchester county secured 32 warrants for the arrest of the leaders of the strikers, and also search warrants for the houses in the Italian colonies where the laborers lived from Judge Smith Lent at Sing Sing. When this fact became known more than 100 Italians fled from their homes during the night to avoid arrest. It was said that fully 150 of the men who had struck for higher wages had gone to New York and Syracuse, where they have secured other places.

Many of them left the depot here early in the morning and some of them said they could get work elsewhere and were leaving to avoid trouble. Since the arrival of the cavalry on Tuesday the strikers have been very quiet, and did not repeat their drills with the accompanying display of shotguns, rifles and revolvers. In fact the result of the raid would go to show that the arms have been carefully hidden away.

From General Roe's headquarters orders were issued for the infantry and cavalry to be placed so as to prevent any persons escaping from either Little Italy or the Bowery. Cavalrymen from Troop C were posted along the roads leading from the valley on the west side.