New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-28

stood their ground and took position at the en-
trance of the building. Meantime the other part Oh
the police force. headed by Capt. Lee hal advanced
90 the foot of the stairs leading TO the hall above.
Capt. Lee assembled first alone, and moment aiicr
the whole squad went up aud two minutes ia'er
they brought down about seventy men whom th'F
found in the hall and placed them between lines OF
police armed with muskets, and the whole tlhrg was
over Every one in the upper part of the building
was arrested One man attempted resistance
but blow over the head from q club
subducd him quickly. The crowd, which bad again
drawn somewhat nearer to the building, offered no
resistance ana made no demonstration. There was
scarcely word or boot of defiance from the crowd
and evidently there was no disposition to hght'
The military halted about hall block from
the entrance 10 the hall. ready for action at
the word of command. but their assistance was
not REQUIRED. The whole thing was over IN ten
minutes. After all had been gathered in' the ponce
took up n line of march for the Four Courts, where
the prisoners were locked up. The return OF the
expedition was greeted along the streets with cheers
from pcaccable and law-abding citizens, and there
was much cOngratiiatOn and rejoicing at the re-
suit.
Before the capture of the Executive Committee,
they issued the following circnlar, which had been
adopted at the morning meeting:
HEADQURTtRs OF TnE EXECUTIVE }
COMMITTEE OF UNlIED NoKKINGNES OF I
ST. LOUIS July 81, 1877.
To Citizen, Of S. louis.
We give Won positive assurance OF determined effort
on our part 10 suppress riot"uN lEocerhHs. We u" oe
encourage or cuntenancc mob violence but, on the
contrary are organized 10 suppress II. False rHnols
by the press, or others antdgohlSc 10
the welfare of labor. that arnin., and con'en-
plato raidng properly. All suc reports are vanous
ialscl0nGs, and doing an incaicuable amount "i
injury melting antagOnsi, and euddnyeilng ne peace
of me community. We ready 10 assist the Guy al-
horties preventing such mobs - araded the streets
]
They mad connection with our patty All men sent
out 10y duIy in relation To TINS slrlke, are
I pOsitiVciY instructed not 10 resort 10 any Nlu-
| cucr. hut simply 20 induce mon To JOIN Us ana
peaceful aud successful losuc we deem II 70 the lhcI
ests OF all business men, particularly retail dealers, 10
their best endcayors To further the passage u III
eight hour law and LIVING the WORKING classes III
time OF prosperity constitute the great circulating me
diam OF the country. Good times Tor INC
/ mechanic active Industries m ule Ia
torres and shops and plenty oi business 10 thC
6t0rekeepcrs We ask. IN the name OF common stnsc
evidence of tine damaging effects 20 nh'lh
by the circulating medium DclnE WlthdiaWh rom "a.
many INTO the hands the feNi statistics prove M,
before tins nearly iour lllhoh loi,'iH VIZ
dls iu TIE United states, caused by iihPr"'fi
machinery fOrci.g them out oi tihFiv! menu
and tuose VINO Ia forced iichc's ihlouaA,
sheer dc>ttutIDu, were cOMlTlcd 40 UNI ia
them f.o-workmeu until the wages PAID 10 those 4Jl-
tuatc enough nave work became 80 low as I" HIKE
even ir case desperate HvEce, uslS hOhclJ iht"7c
'ue c.ckeu, ci.lhc home t. ruoat, JIG only persons
temporarily benefited by ths SAD cohdlloh ~ tlhhs '
class ue0p.e in numbers, WHO mostly S'hd
their .ortln Europe, that Wc clearly see me cc7s
t., 81 our merchant, tisIns tAc purchasing cdl"ciy
of tr bunk of the population. Inc cry 81 OFerprOduc
iacl ~Hiie the millions hd'c anus
/ uurritIfed. t~igucdJ EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
| United NOihingmeus Faity.