The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-02
NEW YORK LETTER,
New YoRK, JuIy 20

Try Inc Bur IhAt ~ created was equal,
80 the newspapers and old citizens say, to
the war blasts Of 1861. New York, the
largest and wealthieSt State in the Union,
was tho only one that proved itself too
much for the strikers, while other States
were compelled to call upon the General
Government for military assistance. New
York, with her $4,000 well drilled militia
announced to the strikers and to the world
thatShe was.ready when they felt disposed
to make a fight.
Anew days ago permission was granted
the labor unions to hold public meeting
at Tompkins Square in this city. The
Mayor was almost universally denounced
by the property owners for granting such
permission under the circumstances. The
Mayor, however, responded as he ought
to have done, that this was reerountry,
and that he was in favor Of free speech.
But at the same time he assured them
that he had taken every precautionary
measure to prevent an-oulbreak. He had
5000 militia quartered close 10 the square
and sent 200 policemen 10 the spot who
were ordered to club the first man that
favored an insurrection. The meeting
assembled, and Notwithstanding its I'm.
mOnse proportions, not thing occurred
that was 10 the least unharmonious and
disorderly. This meeting, therefore,
Which was generally understood to be the
nucleus Of an outbreak, did more to al.
lay the excitement Of the people than u
score Of meetings could have done had
they been called in the interest Of peace
and order, and the protection Of property.
So the thing is counted as played out in
New York City at least, II not in this en-
tire section Of country.
Henry Ward Beecher has preached two
sermons on the subject Of the strike, and
in each OF them he took strong ground
against the strikers. His first sermon
created such buz among the working.
men that whcn It was announced by Mr..
Beecher, yesterday morning, that he
would preach another sermon on "The
Strike" a! night, the officers Of the church
procured so policemen who were present,
'liie size" last night. The audience was
simply mmeHse-several hundred could
not get inside the building. There was
no disturbance. A number OF times Mr..
L. was cheercd loudly By his audience.
The gist Of his sermon was the claim that
until laboring men we're educated, fully
and completely, they would remain at the
mercy Of capital. He also vigorously
claimed that educated labor was worth
more than uneducated; that mortar was
better il it were mixed with brains than
it would be If mixed by one who knew
nothing except the simple process Of
stirring ii with hoe, and that as men be.
came educated and skilled they would ap.
proach the climax and dignity OF free la
borcrs. Nv. B. is agreat reasoner, and
his discourse was universally pronounced
amassterly treatise or political economy.
The New York Herald, OF the 23d, in
an editorial Of some length, among other
things, gave West Virginia the follow.
ing blow:
For this great aud dangerous extension
OF the insurrection it is undoubtedly true
that the shameful incapacity Of the State
authorities is mainly TO blame. We will
say nothing Of West Virginia; that State
seems to be so i'll organized and wretched.
ly differed that nothing could beexpeCted
Of it: It's people appear to have no pride
and no public spirit. 1t bears the repu.
tation Of community controlled abjectly
by yRilroal interests, and We see the re.
suit in the recent cveuts. But when we
look elsewhere we cannot helpeIpresSing
our keen disappointment.
While there is some truth in the above
there are parts OF it that are rot true, and
lis an insult TO the State. Our people
possess as much State pride as any citi-
zens you will find anywhere; and every
one who knows anything Of West Wiz.
ginia history cannot but say that she is
lrcer from railroad monopoiies than most
any other State in the Union. It's true,
however, that we need better military
organization, and now that the great want
Of it is seen and felt, no doubt the next
Legislature will order the immediate en-
rollment Of the militia.
The swill milk question has grown to
such dimensions in this section that your
correspondent saw fit to visit the great
diStillery Of Gait, Fluschman & Co., on
Long Island, and look into the matter.
found, as l expected, stable with up.
wards Of 100 cows confined in narrow
stalls, eating hot swill as it ran out
through low pipes from the distillery
into their troughs. Tho cows are put
into the stalls and kept there I'LL they
die, which varies according to age and
physical powers Of the COW. The hot
swill riots their teeth out in few weekH,
then they are attacked with opthalmia.
Their tails drop of joint by joint, and
finally they die. After death they are
MIXED dry and then hauled of. Before
l saw show it was myselr' I had been
drinking the milk with no scrious trou.
bic thcrefrom, except I'M occasional slight
attack Of Cholera iniantum." I have
now quit entirely, however, md am a
tetotaIer. lam Murphy on that drink
us long as remain in New York, rs well
as on others also Of a like deleterious
and dangerous character. Notwithstand.
ing this wretched state Of affairs a New
York jury, few days ago, refused to
punish CAT, Flieschmun 4 Co. for carry
ing on such an unhealthy traffic.
The authorities Of this city are always
more or less mixed up with whisky
frauds. II no more they arc guilty Of
gross negligence Of duty as has recently
been shown by canvass OF the city by
areligious society for tho prevention Of
crime. From this it appears that the
total number Of liquor sellers is 1874.
The number OF licensed vendors, includ.
ing regular hotel keepers, druggists, and
store keepers proper, is 2,l76. The mum.
Der OF unlicensed iincludinp 10 holding