Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-08-11
ST. LOUIS.
vnc Soc,aI wur-l Bud clement OF
n Strikc-PrOsrcs> OF the >tf'hc
Inst OF the Labor
orst, Ioui,-Thc Farmers NhiIeh-
um-,urc for the EiAcasc- II
n,st Ioui.LNpositiOn

Fifteen wears ago the country was ih'"iF"l In
n civil war that ended III the loss oil TWO m4ii'ohr
oil lives. aud ten thousand millions OF dol
lar, III money ~ the destruction OF property.
Fifteen days ago the country WAS threatened
with a social war, which, II once laifiy
would carry in It's course ca
So fearful that W" should forget the
OF the past III the horrors Oh int pres
rnI. 1t commenced with the strife DeiWctN Ia
h"r and capital. but lost It's power by 'he COM
I~ningliug OF the sLser elements Oh communism
The railroad brakemcn aud i'eihen initiated 'i'
movement by demanding better wages Tor 'heir
services. While the papers and the people are
generally in favor of Justice 10 the weak US
against the strong, there was nm earnest nhh out
spoken Opp"sitI"n To the method a'iopi,'i Tor
abaiinE the alleged grievances. The riaht To
strike Was universally conceded, but the 'isht
to make nturr-, aud cuntented wurkinen ,tiihr.
MAS drnrr'i.
AuAp ELEMENT OF TIE sTRIKE.
The ra,lro.,! striker, evoked another element
Of the worst Kind, that would not down AT heir
bidding. and who's. presence anu bal"i''l !nnn-
rn"r destroyed al! the popular 81 mlaihY which
at hist existed Ii.r very lowest elements OF
oar social ss-ttim-Incn of desperate fortunes
and more desperate sentiments, communists,
l"al"ls. thi"N'-, NnGth"his. i""dir9, '"s"es
AM! r!.-c.ls linen who would rejuice in Tia. CON
lt-raiion Ut II clly tor ttr chance al plumber
i.l,,. men fastened th-lI,rlvrs upon the skirts
ct ilc working men, auI wuult not lie shaken
Oh.
rrousr-~ OF TIE sIErEE
Twenty days ago The strike c0Inrnenc"i on the
l;aIilIn"ir& Dhip rgIlrO-t, mIucrs, operatives
IN factories amt thousands OF iab"rrrs were
t..,,-. ..t, a.. , ,,f,- .rt. q. tI. a, If 4. .a-
,umc,i the characteristics oil Il revolution. and
IT. destructive waves sweep: on and ON, a"r",a
ia. All"=hIuics, across the states "f OHIO, In
diana and Illinois. ami ten day, ago appeared
IN fail form Ia Last 81. Louis. Ihr first effect
MAS the ~tupIrasr ui all freight trans, ami N 81
dty or two most 81 the eastern bound passenger
Trans -uaIci the sanr tate. pu Wednesday
w,.A the miserable element before alluded 10,
ooh III" power Int" their hands IN st. Louis. ana
'OI tw" DAYS city al halI II million ut irhari-
tant- was fairly und"r th- control OF as Vile II
mot IS ever iIowlrd through the streets OF rev
o!ut.onary i'ArIs. stirred up hy the IN
cru,:lary ,pc"cie- Ola lew louI-nIouthc! ieun-
-p-ur-. amt fired uu With Il plenty OF bti WINS
h, tie h"VtInS, howI!nS, rurslns rtbble went
through the streets "i the city doing their viii
every wt"re, with none to modest nr MAKE
uIcIu lr.4it-' Forty factories were closet up,
aud most Dt their w"rkmem compelled 10 JON
The mob amongst Tie crowd OF rioters were a
hunted "r 'n"r" OF negro ruusiah"uts and
wlmll-lat- from the lcVcr, and these wrr" led
on by "a perfect trrhrru-. \ huge, fat, hrawny
African. with the rrpnl Wv" and Vind!cf;v" iar.
~: 4 couir7s, shiriic>', shpele7S,
AMI almost brccChirss-ani this black ogre, with
his band OF blowers was ready tor any deed OF
rrbh.ry arson 81 destruction This bowling
IN lltriuic tTavrrscA the streets oil the cIty, stop
ping, fur II tIuIr. most OF If- industries. and re-
tired for the night, after making II rad upon 81
SUGAR house Bui a bakery. By Thursday the
people had become thoroughly IN earnest, ami
were rapidly Organizing 10 >Uhtue the rIOtrIs
AMI rrs,ore Vri,r, Thursday there Were irn
lI"l>InG we'll aImci citizens standing ready loT
ANY emergency. In the presence ri this power,
thu rioters scattered faster than they hIi collect
ell: thrsr head men were oLliurc,t and jailed the
factories work, the railroads dis
patched their trains. aud 10y saturday the danger
WIS past. and peace and quiet restored
CD.T OF TIE aTHIhE.
The stoppag" of the trade and industries of
=. Louis, during mat week, Gust The city sever
al millions OF dollars, w!rie the same CAUSES,
with the destruction Of property on the line Of
til" eastern roads during the last fortnight, has
cost the country u loss OF not less than dfty mil
lions OF dollars. The country is just that much
less able TO furnish employment and wages to
those VIII" need thrIu. \ strike J., like = boom
.ran., which, II not property handled, comes
back to k'Ii OF wound tue striker.
nu-iNE>, OK 81. Louis.
Iii" strIke ruined the business of the city tenn
pornrIty, hut with the heath of that, a fresh and
fuIl t,I. o., commerce. = n,uriny IN from every
direction. tn da.!y r....iuts Vi grain. .tuci
ami other rrriuct-, APPEAR IN imIncns. uuauri-
t--, aud III. vehicles OF trade a. we'll "a, LID.
wheel oil Industry MAX. constant and pleasant
m.-.c Every Kind Of farm product hIlny. q
! sy.,, Ura,. ANT TIN iu.y b- called
f4F t~,nMtR~' ulLLESSIuN.
F,r,v wears MO-, ,rh.,, fhr WRITER settled IN
Genital Missouri g, very Inherent STAT. Of thins-
ur.,,tirti Tnr ,.uuutrv tI,I not Vet r,,uy,rrt
( i,uu, I'M. financial coil tn,, al r.. uu,I uou.y
~, very scarce and food -uuuI,.- w-r. II, #
very low ur.r,. iyru wa- worth ten cents AND
| wi.,,t Twenty-Five cents u bl,siir!. with good
nuur at >. ~ ,rr barrel; chickens sold at thirty
sven and i hall cent, a dozen. good country
| culr.l baron AT 81 - per hundred pounds, And
fwn ear old tI steers from s., To ST. II took
i've. Or ;nr,r good br,v,, to huy = decent over.
r,.,t amt ,hr., ,t.,.. .h,,l,n. T., n.y for min,
,.,,,- ~, l,, ,.,... n.v .r,, .y. c.n,. ,
,,rj i, Imam, ,.r. u.i,..r bo,u. mar ,ul,,
| h,,Es in trn-.3,v. ,i,. y,rt- w,. g. r,u ,,,,
,.,, I'm. f,,,r,rr ,rL,r..t ur,s J.r,..s., :, t,.
Inw.-t ,t.vIr.. .,..i the farmer courd an l,ri,
mar. ;t,r ,,.r.lv bv. A. IN, rr...rt ,,ma III,
r.,,yal ,f Ir.n,s. Ina. commenced ius, .h.r,
! +, s,,rlI -. ria. y.rv ,,r,d,,ior -, - u.,.r,
i,t.r,-,u ia. t,r,n-.nd ,r,r, ,hi, ,oi,, +,
,rl ,r,,u,iiy .x,.,, :, r.rr ,n..-., ..j IN
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r,.,,lr .,I;.o, .rr. ,mr n,ho. -r.o j. ~.
viii work. aud the rlg,i enforcement of vasr.n
Law, against the r"mruunIstic rabble who ar
10" Lazy I" work, aud who insist upon living OF
"l 'h' "ohe-' earnings . "''tr men. h"t nov
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, ~. ro. ,,,,,r ma, -.
.onfra.. i,n or I'm. currency +, ,,I.,s. and ossjS
tn. bundhnlder,. hlY, made bonIsmen ont q
the people; ruined their mater IA! interests an
iarIly-" the industries Of the country Their
Is AN immense" army al oilers who can hnd moth
ihs !" 10 Leading papers "' lie east Us W.
vi '"e "'1'' u "'s''''"- ''np''H."' III
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,.Ii., - ,h..,,ul -, tn.s,ua tim. hriny ..,,I.,
T., ,,,rrv ,,d ;,ru,ov. TIA, m,l,,ns nj acres ,
the region west o. the Mississippi
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