The Morning herald., 1877-07-27
BUSINESS suspENnsD IN ST. LOU.


ST. LOUIS, July e-The Merchants Ex-
change is closed, subject to the order Of its
President. No reports. Busiueas d gener-
ally suspended.
PEORIA DOING no BUSINESS.
PEORIA, ILL July 26-There are no trans
ac.lsns here. Business is virtually sus-
pended.
CLEVELAND TRAINS RUNNING AGAIN.
CLEVELAND, July 28-The Atlantic and
Grpa' Western and Cievrlvnd, Columns
Cincinnati, .nd Indiana Railroads are bob
running passenger aud freight trains regus
larly. The Lake Shore Line IS running
passenger trains daily The Cleveland anh
Piu sburg Road ruDs passenger cars witho"
troubl.. There is no freighting on the last
nam.d d roads.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. Louis, July 29.--Midnight.--'rw"
uore comp ,nis 8 Of General Jr6 G. Davis
re. imeut arrived to-day. Eve car load
will reach here o. morrow unless the trail
bearing them is stopped en ruae. The,
will all 70 to The Uui'td Sta es arsenal, AID
rem ain SUI ject to the order OF General
Davis.
He says be Is not here TO fight the striker.
bu' TO prot.c, Government property.
The trasnmen of The St. Luis, kanss'
! CT, ", and Northern Road, aud the Mechan-
les at the round house aud shops were n"
at work to day. These men, like thoe'
of the Missouri and Pacific Road, have n"
complains against the company. hu
stopped work in defereuce to the demands
OF the strikers.
| SHOPS CLOSED.
| In view of the fact that only passenge'
trains are running on this road. and ths
there is o. he.wise very little for the m
charles to do, the company closed all 'hr'
shops at Moberly, un'ii affairs are &C. tie"
or their men can 60 to work without inter-
terence.
| EXC1TlN0 eCENGos
The scene at Four Courts to night l.
quite exci,ing. Hundreds Of our hest ci'h
zeps are there enrolling in the ci'iz"n'
guard or engaged with the Committee o.
saft ~ in pelfectiug arrangements to NEE
" whatever emergencies may arise.
There Is very general disposition am"u
the substantial citizens to repder whatever
aid is In their power to prevent by an,
means any acts Of violence by strikers Of
o. her persons, and to put down at onc'
and hold under control, the turbulent spir'
which is increasing hourly
Mayor Ovrrstola will publish proclama
morton to- morrow morning, urgently re
guessing all mrrchsn's and business men Il
temporarily .usprnd business, IN order this
they and their employers may enrol them
selyes In the citiz-ns' guard. He also or
ders The closing Of all drinking saloons unit
= all danger Is paesed and peace re'ored.
. This afternoon great crowd of strikiH
mechanics. = uumber of the Workinpmrp'
marty, ard some three hundred negro labor
era on The l-vee, started from the Lucs
al Market, and visited large numb
4 msnutac, uring establishments In tn
southern part Of the city, compelling al
o employers to stop work, putting out al
:. fires in The engine rooms, and closing th
e buildings.
Several Touring mills were among tb
establishments closed. No respect OF per
sops WAS skoen women aud girls bein
l,reut.d In the same manner as men. 81
= WIRE forced 70 step work whether they wer
\. willing or nor.
IMPROVED CONDITION.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-Dispstches re
c-iyed a. the War Depar' ment during tn
- ,igtt and hi. morning from military CON
y manders ia he disturb-d localities show I"
!" i'm proved condi lou of fairs throughot
y the couotry,
Asau evidence of This Il may be mention
ID that The punber OF dlspa ches receive
"a, nixh. w.s smaller than thar OF an
,i,ht .iuce the troubles commenced, IN
c.mmauders IN many ms ances naVln
,t ,u bip 70 rppor' beyond the fact that qutt
II prevailed in heir respective districts
4 QUIET RESTORED.
u SAN FRANCISCO, July 26 -2:l5 A M =
A. his n,ur all is quIet throue hont the Ct
y with the excep ION OF two or three attack
On biu.sp wash -housrs, lately reported bu
The parties engaged are ins'I In'hc"n 'n "u"
bprs, As rong lice f'rce remains on du
IT. the scene of the tr-, aud the whoe ci
/. psiroll.d oy equals of police End ct''z III
e Four thousaud s. AID OF arms were re*'Vf
,~ ,rom The Uni. ed 8 ates Arsenal by the ls'