New-York tribune., 1877-07-26
A CRISIS IN ST. LOUIS.

MING SHORT.
Sr. LOUIS, July 2j-1:l0 p. M.-Tbe work.
in1ncn held an excited meeting IN Lucas MarAe' l'7'
night IN hich they denounced capitalists one speaker
sad they had 1000 stand Of arms in their posseSon' at
which fbsrc were cries OF let have them and We vi"
L., them" Another speaker charged the respohSihhJ
81 bloodshed on The PrcsJcnt Of the United siaos' Ihe
meeting recommended general striko Tor eight hors s
days labor.
Tho gravity of tse situation lessoned today and
Tho Mavor issucd proc camniion this morning warning
tHa people against violence and announcing committee
of safety.
Al niue o'clock this morning crowd assembled again
IN Iucas Market Place around stand erected 10y the
workingmcus Pary, 1900 strong, while two or three
Thousand spectators gathered in the vicinity. Tho
cresd W., made up mostly Of vire-Worscrs who had
s;rurk and strikers from other manufacturing establish
nents. At ten O'CLOCK they formed IN column ana
marched past the CITY Han to Turner Hail. where the
executive committee ~ The workn-nen's Party was in
session Half hour Later body OF 1oO made upchiehy
OF neocs sent 10 The eyec and matched It's iene'h
for the purpose o inducing hc roustabouts 10 JON them
Tie strikers Say they TO receive explicit Oicfa iO
hour TO hour ai EXPECT 20 stop al manufacturing es-
lisAments bcior, night The steamer Centennial was
BEARDED Just as she WAS pushing out FOR New Orleans
They stopped the boat and demanded hat tne captain
sLoud ,sn au agreement 10 p1y specified increase Of
wagcs. lie GiG ami thc bo@i was allowed 10 depart
Acommttec of tbc men of the iaeiode Gas Works
waited frc ocsrs o: the Company al 10 Uci0ch ana
reduction OF GEMS lay hii'ic OH io
fr of Jaiy l., restored. The request was immediately
granted and thc men retained 90 work Tho Iaclede
works supplies aH the CITY north Of washington-aye
with gas
The coorcrs held another mas meeting yesterday On
Chamhers.i and Broadway, and received The reports o
tie Committees appointed last night 10 wait on the
masters The latter acceded 10 the demands ana IT.
stored the price for handmade barrels from nine cents
10 twelve ccats. There hitch ahont maehneinade
barrels The Committee reported shat the masters were
only willing 10 give eight The meeting insisted on
nine cents aud the Committee Instructed To make
another visit 10 the shops and report four o'clock
crowd oi 300 people Is gathered q; the Un'oh STA
ton but nothing is doing there The only passenger
train which passed Last the bridge this morning
was the Toledo Wab1s, aud Western tie strikers mah-
in Az exception Of that road because of It's pO-
stou towards the IA the past On the other roads
only the postal cars allowed TO leave. The Chicago
and Alton people refused 10 be dictated 10 and ~ the
regular hour cat their postal cag ana baggage car
and one passenger coach. The train reached East ST.
Louis but The strikers refused 20 allow except the
engine and postal ear proceed Ihis discrimination
was declined and the whole train backed over TO the
station on tais side.
The Missouri Pacific machine shops and freight depots
aud yards are closed and Of the are at WorS
They told officers Of ihe road this morning that taey
were satisfied 10 work, hut that 1t would only precip
tate an attack gud goucrh trouble with the strikers.
TIE position OF tao men approve by the Company,
and the shops and station closed 10y mutual consent
The Company ont three or four freight trains be
tween aud O'Clock this morning, but il is moi likely
they will start any more for the present.
delegation of strikers from the city visited Chelten
ham, four miles sf this city, this morning ano or
dercI the men out OF the smelling and dreeay works
The men offered their employers 20 continue at WORK II
protected. and request sent to the Police head
quarters IL detail of police, but it Was refused The
oee arc ~ duty at se ST. Louis stauonhouses, and the
lty Is almost entirely unpatrollsd The force kept IN
reserve used only the strikers resort to vo
hence mob is formed.
Another urgent request for detail received from
the officers of the Union street Railway an important
line which runs from Fourth and Locusss. to the Fair
Grgnnds The workucn informed the Company that m
less OF ten per cent restored they would
slrike q. o'clock today, aud stop the cars Fears are
entertained Or the safety OF property The police were
instructed TO Dc readiness to march to the stables upon
The commission OF any overt sci, Out not before
\ lars, uoIy OF men and boys employed at the beef
canning works peladod this morning, bearing banner
with the inscription, "Beef-canpers-sod strikc-iar
dealing IL our motto"
Gen A. j. smith al the head OF the citizens organiza
ten tor tie protection property has his headquarters
and large staff the -Four Courts Meetings were held
TINS morning IN nearly wards, and companies OF
citizens al from my 10 seventy five members were or
esnizcd nnd onicereG. Gen Smith states that about
300 have been enrolled for service. On Change a
company was raised. the authority OF the Mayor,
consisting OF % men, for gunb0at police service on the
river Tne company was he placed on the steamer
Ilon G. smith, tae city harOor boat The list Of volun
tesrs il headed by r. G. Morehead, ex-Confederate
naval officer.
The prospect Of a coal famine Is becoming very serious
hss and mil Jwners who not large supply ah0ad
s,y they viii have t. shut down. several making
effort to work III the stock of grain they have on hand
Last ht as nigh twenty cents bHshel was offered
for coal a. some OF the supply yards The great bulk Of
the coal used from the other side OF the river
and strikers refuse To permit 1t to In fact they
fc..t al tr4i fro ST.
The first conflict between tao police and strikers
CURED last evening Carondeet, six miles below the
centre OF Tie city. ironwOrers formed and
marched TO Tie Marndae Zno WORKS and ordered out
the men, There was charge OF the metal melted and
sGy 10 draw which the strikers refused TO permit TO be
Drawn Parker the foreman, started 10 draw 1t himself
when the strikers stopped him, and struck one Of them
with eiovp A hght cusuod and the police called on
scrzeant k,trow responded, and attempted to defend
the foreman put was driven OF with stones, and the
crowd we're left possession Of the works. The value Of
property DESTROYED by the abandonment of the work
crs with tie charge in. IS estimated at $1,000 The
striker then marched 10 the Caondelet Zinc Works, and
took ot the men, leaving the charges in, aud causing
damage 10 the amount Of $500
THE MOB IN CHICAGO UGLY.
cnoyps RArpISG THE sHOPs-Two FIGHTS WITH
TIE PoucE-KNRouLNG VETERANS FOR DE-
FENCE.
CHICAGO, July 25-4 p. M.-The railroads
arc running passenger aud mail trains to-day. III almost
all
The mob in Chicago Is very active today and has
begun campaign OF Intimidation ana interference win
Blatchfords white lead and oil works on Fulton and
on IN DiO Ia