The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-31
The Ohio and MlsslssAppl Railroad,
TRAINS SUSPENDED.
The following letters are published in the 81

TRAINS sUsPKNDED.
The following letters are published in the st.
Louis papers,
OFFICE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RA1LRoAp,l
ST.. LOUIS, July rs, 1855.
EEssRs. A. 8. MITCHELL Il Gentlemen: I'm
consequence OF the Obsuuc ion of the track by RI
otous persons, at various points along the line of
the Ohio and Mississippi railroad, ths s.0ppRge OF
the trains by armed mobs and tho danger to the
publac In travelling the route, / am compelled to
stop this trains on said road There viii no train
leave here after tomorrow morning, at O'Clock.
j. II. ALEXANDER Trustee.
THURSDAY EVENING, July 26, 1855.
MEssRs. A. 8. MITCHELL & Co.--Gentlemen: IL
cannot well suppose you will be greatly surprised
to learn that the trustee Of the Ohio and Missssp
pi railroad has come TO the determination of eus.
pending the trains on the road afser tomorro
morning, but you will doubtless be much paiued to
learn that such 10 the case.
For mary weeks past the course Of lie aiding jour-
nal IN this city hes been such to encourage those
who held claims against she company to tue most
law!ess and mob0cratic spirit. Open outbreaks
have aIresdy taken place.
Our trains have bsen stopped by armed mobs; our
track has been torn M: cara have been run from
side t. the main track; our cars and locomotives
thrown from the track; the lives of hundreds OF in.
divduals jeopaydized thereby; threats of the most
malicious kind made to our conductors and en-
ploy and letters constantly sent to ue threaten.
ing destruction to cur trains and property, unless
the demands Of mobs vera yielded to without de-
lay.
So iorg as my private reputation was the subject
OF sssauit, the envsnomed shafts Of the assalants
fell hay mlees but when through this suicidal course
to the bast interests of St. Louis the lives Of the
travelling public were endangered; when property
WAS Denaced with destruction, the mat, Ter became
mere serious. There was q responsibility attaching
to the latter which did not terminate with myself
No exettions have been spared by me, since the
road Ct the company passed into the hands Of the
trustee, to pay snd satisfy the claims against the
company. Without feeling that there was the
slightest claim legally or morally upon me or my
house to settle q single demand against the COM
psny which had Its existence prior to the 9Th June
last, We have settled claims OF that class since that
tine to exceed one hundred Thousand dollars and
it was our expectation to have gone on with the
pbny was paid.
Had better counsel, prevailed, and temperate
course been followed, we should soon have arranged
satisfactorily eli demands against the com Iauy,
and 81. Louis would have been In the full enjoy
ment Of one OF her greatest sources Of wealth and
pride.
Unfortunately, such counsels have not prevailed.
Our city authorities, under the msddening lash Of
uprelenting venom, have been driven from tine ad,p
ton of 81 measure cacu ated to bring harm my
satisfaction; and under the same Influence all cur
Ell ris bRve proved unavailing 70 stay the cry for
havoc ard destruction. Aud no ", to proven. blood.
SHE'D, the trustee is forced 70 suspend the opera
uor of the read.
viii not pursue this subject further. It is sick
eniIR to me, snd am sure that 70 you and to the
masses OF st. Louis 1t is, aod Will bs the source of
the most poignant regret. that an en- erprise, ins7
Rurafed on toe Fourth of July, with such bright
prospects, should ba 70 fouly slaughtered ere the
To discriminating and just public commit the
matter. and am wiling to bde the Issue between
the defenders of the road and myself. aud them
selves. a. D. b AEON.