The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-12-23
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER
ST Louis, December le, is7s.
TO the Editor OF the Herald:

ST. Louis, December lG, 1875.
TO the Editor OF the Herald:
To-day is the coolest of the season 20
iar--mereury down to five degrees be-
low zero, For the past ten days, the
weather has been ciIsngeabie, bat most
OF the time quite cold A cold winter
IS looked for by all--since last winter
was 50 mild and pleasant A day ur
two ago an ice gourge at the great St
Louis bridge gave way, carrying every
thing before il crushing the hulls Of
seven or eight steamboats,, like SO many
eggshells The St Louis and Keokuk
Packet Company wee the heaviest
loosers. The ice merchants here are
taking advantage OF the cold snapp 10
hi their ice-houses. Last yesr this CITY,
like most OF your cities in Texas had 10
buy and ship its ice from abrea,I
Making it an expensive luxury, but
they viii have nothing to conplain ~
ou this point this year
Business here in the city is at a
complete standstiil--nothiag doing In
anything. This the merchants say ;
owing to the general political confusion
OF the country Up 10 election day the
AthsA sAeAAt III inns titN " is u EutctSS III
all lines, wholesale and retail, and for
three or four days after the election
business was still increased. This was
in consequence of the good reports from
all sections of the country that Nhe
great Democratic reform party had elect
ed Mr.. filden 10 the presidency, but
when Louisiana, Florida and South
Carolina hung fire, everybody kneN
we'll what that meant IL me,nt fralnt
of the deepest dye This put = quistus
on everything IN the way OF trade, and
u so remains to this day. In The retail
houses they appear more like SUNDAY
while the wholesale and job5ing houses
are doing nothing more than iihing
small fill up orders in broken PACKAGE
have conversed with many merchant
here, members of the Republican party.
They say if Hayes is iuaugurated prices
on all merchandise would probably still
30 down, and the confidence OF the PEG
pie remain as il was before the election
bad as it was, yet they were making a
living, such as it was but they prefer
that TO the uncertainty of having no
government AT all. or that OF a dictator
which would most certainly deluee the
whole country iii an indefinite hloody
war, rs no American citizen either ma
tive or foreign-born would submit to the
rule OF king, emperor or dictator in this
country, but they say if Tilden is inau-
gurated prices will 90 up to a living
Inquire, and all will be prosperous ana
happy tor time. at least until tue
Democrats learn. like the Republicans.
to deal extensively ia frauds and steals
Tine writ'r has ia the last four l<s
been over much of this State NJ ssour.
aud kaEsds. aud To every enquiry RI.
e.raIng business, the answer is, Moth
ing duing since the erection, nor viii
there be until this election inuddle is
settled To all enquiries here in ST.
Louis regarding the prospect Of war.
tis' answer Is (outwar,ily) there will he
no war. that the country cannot afford
1t, DC, but IT the question is put quietly
aud seriously, the reply is that there are
the most grave apprehensions that If
Mr.. Illden and the reform party re
MAN firm IN their convictions of rights,
and maintain them To the end, they
cannot we'll see how a collision can be
avoided, there are but few doubts
but that Grants deli Derate intention is
To hold over to the end OF another term.
Your correspondent thinks as long as
The supply OF gus of the Northern De-
n oeraey holds out. they will be as firm
rs tbe rocos OF GibraIier, and nothing
viii be lett undone, but as soon as their
pockets are touched, that alters the
csse. The lat will then be thrown into
the fire and the Hayes aud Wheeler
sIeIJs quietly into mower
IDS9wooD.