The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-08-21
Letter from Missouri.

ST.. Jog. Missouri. August y, 1916.


ST. jog. Missouri, August II, 1876.
MEssRs. EDIroRs The weather is delight
fal here, slight showers falling almost every
evening, which necessarily make the nights
very pleasant, and the prospects for the grow
ing crop of corn could not be better. There
is a report in circulation, hoped to be nntoun.
ded, that the grasshoppers are going 10 pay
us another visit. This indeed would be a
sad termination to the hopes of the farmers,
who seem to be in good spirits now, and can
be heard frequently speaking Of the splendid
crop Of corn they are going to realize.
The West has had an excitement a regular
railroad war, similar to that Of the Baltimore
and Ohio and Pennsylvania Central during
last winter and spring. The fight was between
the Missouri Pacific and the st. Louis, Kan.
sas City and Northern Road, principally,
though the extreme low rates of fare TO which
they we're subjected by trying to monopolize
travel and freight, each cutting down so as
to excel, brought the other two main roads,
as II affected their interests, into competition
viz Hannibal and st. Joseph and Kansas
City, st. Joseph and Council Bluffs Roads,
which entered into it with vim, and the
Hannibal and St. Joseph announced through
the morning papers and on the bulletins last
Sunday morning such extreme cheap fares
that the others have not been able to beat
them and hence they have stood as follows
since TO Chicago, 50 Indianapolis, $40 /;
Cincinnati, $ll.50; Baltimore and Washing
ton, SIS; Philadelphia, SO; New York,
800 Boston, $25; st. Louis, $3.50. This is
certainly very cheap The regular fare from
here to st. Louis is $3.50, and a correspond.
ing reduction has been made throughout.
The fare was considered very low when
mai harn nd af a "a. r. 4 l..
present rates from Baltimore and Washing
ton. The various hack stands and omnibus
companies have been taxed to their utmost,
and many private vehicles have been pressed
into service to accommodate the wants Of the
immense travel which this causes. The ticket
offices are besieged from morning until night
with purchasers, and not few persons have
had the audacity to enquire if they intended to
make any greater reduction. OF course they
have been replied to in the negative, for it is
thought probable that they will not be any
lower during the Philadelphia Centennial in
1876. Ii is simply matter of time as to
when they will discontinue these rates and
come to an understanding as TO what the
regular future prices are to be.
The morning papers announced that Super
visor of Internal Revenue, Mr.. Meyer, seized
yesterday, and closed one of the largest bust.
ness houses IN the city, without 'Jlst cause or
provocation." II does not state the name of
the firm or the business in which the house
was engaged.
A very stringent Sunday law was enforced
here three weeks since, and seems to work
admirably. Heretofore saloons and res,au.
rants have been opened as on regular week.
days. They call il here the "Sunday munici.
pal drouth." The Sabbath is much more
desecrated here than East, for baseball
games, pic.nics, and excursions to Lake
Contrary are quite frequent on that day.
The Pastime baseball club OF this city be.
came quite enthusiastic after their victory
over the Quincys and sent challenge To
the Red Stockings, of st. Louis, who show Il
very fine score this season, having defeated
the Quincys 20 to 8, and who of course &c
copied, came up this morning and treated the
Pastime to score of Is to g.
The Redpath English Opera Troop will
open the amusement season on the 9th inst
at Tootle's Grand Opera House. G.