Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-05-07
EIGHT HOUR TROUBLES.
Continuation Of the Eight
HOuF-men's RiOt i'm
Chicago.

Telecraphio Cor. Cincinnati CommerciaLl
CHICAGO, May 3.-The eight hour mob
violence continued to-day. This morn
ing, or the west side, gang of rioters
forcibIy closed up the Touring mills Of
Turner & Wilson, Moody & Church, and
Heeney & Campbell. At the latter place
sixty police soon arrived, and the i'm
mense crowd Of excited rioters surren-
dered the mill; and the police captains
at once decided that the establishment
should be reopened, if the proprietors so
desired. 4 brief consultation was then
held with those gentlemen. The police
were drawn up in line before the build
ing, and in few minutes the machinery
of the establishment was ia motion again.
After the lapse Of an hour or more, the
bulk of the crowd, seeing that nothing
more could be done there, moved off
During the forenoon about twenty riot
ers were arrested.
About nine o'clock a crowd gathered
around the freight house of the Illinois
Central railroad near the mouth of the
river. and demanded that no ten hour
men should work there soon after May
or Rice appeared on the ground and
briefly addressed the crowd, exhOrting
those present to disperse, to resume their
work, IL possible, and if not, to go home
and cease to violate the laws of the city
and state by such riotous proceedings.
Subsequently Sergeant Fox came upon
the ground with q posse of men and or
dered the crewd to disperse, which they
finally did.
A gang of about three hundred visited
the tannery of Bristol & Engle, at Bridge
mort, drove off the workmen who were
employed by the piece, and placing 8
pistol at the head of one of the proprie-
tors, threatened 20 blow his brains out II
he said a word.
-Four lumber yards in Ogdenslip were
visited, the owners stoned and workmen
compelled to leave.
A crowd carrying a black flag made 9
raid upon n'Walker & Cuttings brick yard
and drove of the men. Here the police
came up and made nine arrests.
A hundred and fifty extra policemen
were sworn in this afternoon, and more
will be added if necessary. The Dear
born light artillery are at their arnOryi
holding themselves in readiness for ser
vice.
proclamation
10 an the Citizens Of Chicago:
Many of you have been rejoicing over
the law recently passed by the legisla-
fure Of this state, making eight hours Q
legal days work, unless 3 different con
tract is made by the parties. ! call your
attention to another law passed by the
legislature of the state Of Illinois. Here
fba MAYER gives the law Imposing heavy
nunishments upon persons seeking, by
fh-aat. intimidation or otherwise, to pre-
vent any other person from working al
any lawful business on any terms he may
see fit. and upon persons combining foI
the purpose Of depTiving the owner OF
possessor of property Of its lawful use OF
management,o or Of preventing by threats
suggestions Of danger, or other means
anV person being employed by sucl
owner or pOssessOr Of property, on such
terms as the parties concerned may
agree upon.l
The mayor continues: Having read
that law, you know your duty as eitl-
zens YOU also know that the laws must
be obeyed, else there IS no safety for the
people. The duty Of the officers Of the
city is to insist upon obedience TO the
laws.
That duty must be and will be done
and I ask you all TO so quietly to WORK
or to yCur homes, stop oil interference ol
intimidation, obey the laws; do not com
pei the officers Of the city, who are sworr
to do their duty, to resort to force to sup
press disturbances, which they must dc
if YOU do not desist.
At Springfield, yesterday, the EN-
pIovees of the Chicago and Alton rail
road resumed work at the old rates
working ten hours. The eight-hOur men
there have generally resumed work at a
reduction Of twenty per cent. on theil
wages.
In the railroad shops Of ChenOa, Of six
hundred and fifty men employed, about
one hundred commenced work yesterday
on the ten hour system.
At Galesturg and Amboy all the rail-
road workmen have quit labor.