The New York herald., 1877-07-26
MISSOURI.


GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION IN ST. LOUIS
DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE sTRIKERs-PRE-
CAUTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC sAFETY-CoL-
L1aIoN WITH THE POLICE MACHINE SHOPS
AND FouNDRIEs FoRCIBLY STOPPED.
ST. LOUIS, July 25 1877,
The gravity Of the tuatron is not lcsscned here to.
day.
At ninc O'Clock this morning 1000 men assembled In
Lucas Market place around q stand erected by the
workngmen's party, while two or three thousand
spectators gathered in the vicinity. The crowd
made up mostly OF wlrcworkers who have
struck, and strikers from other manufacturing estsb
ishments. Al ten o'clock they formed IN column and
marched past the City Hall to Turner Hail. where the
Executive Committee of the workingmen's party
is in session Hall hour ia,er a bouy of
500, made up chiefly OF negroes the ievee
and marched its entire length Tor the purpose Of
ducng the roustabouts to join them rho strikers
they are to receive explicit orders from hour
anu expect 10 stop all manufacturing establishments
before night.
GAS WORKERS STRIKE.
A committee of tho men Of tho Lacledc Gas Works
waited the officers Of the company at ten O'Clock
and asked that the reduction Of twenty-five ccnts q
day made on the 1st OF July, be restored. Tho re-
quest Immediately granted, and the men returned
to work. The LacIcde Works supplies oil the city north
OF Washington avenue with gas.
MEETING cooPERs.
The coopers held another meeting this morn
ing Chambers street and Broadway, and received
the reports the committees appointed last night
wait OH the bosses THO latter accedcd demands
and restored the price Tor handmade barrels from
nine cents 10 twelve There was hitcn about
machiue made barrels The committee reported that
nnv lliuut IN aipht Tba
meeting insisted cents, and the committed
instructed to make another visit 10 the shops and
report ut iour O'Clock
ABOUND THE UNION DEPOT.
crowd 500 people Is gathered ut the Union depot
but nothing is doing there. The cnly Passenger train
which passed East the bridge this morning was
the Toledo Wabash ana Western, the strikers max ng
exception in favor oil that road because OF us
stion toward the employees In the past On the other
roads only the postal cars are allowed TO leave. The
Chicago and Alton people refused to be dictated to-
and the regular hour sent out their postal
and baggage Car and one passenger
coach. The train reached East 81 Louis, but the
strikers refused to allow any but the engine and
postal car to proceed. nhis discrimination de-
clincd anu tho whole train backed to the
depot ON this side.
MACHINE CLOSED.
The Missouri Pacific machine shops and freight de-
pots yards closed aud none OF tho men are at
work. They told the officers Of the road this morning
that they were satisfied TO work, but that It
would only precipitatc an attack and gen.
eral trouble with the strkers Tno position OF tue
men was approved by the company and the shops and
dcpots closed by mutual consent Tho company sent
cut three four freight trains between one ana i've
o'clock this morning, but u Is not likely they Will
start any re Tor the present
ISrMiDATSG WILLING woRKMEN
A delegation Of strikers from the city visited
Cheltenham four mites west of this city this morn
INK, and ordered the men out Of the smelling
aud fire clay works They offered their en-
ploycrs to continue at work II protected, and
q request was sent to Police Headquarters for a
detail OF pocc but It refused. The police iorco
Is Oh duty station houses and the city almost
trcIy uupatrolicd. The orcc kept reserve to be
used ony when tho strikers resort TO violence or q
mob Is formed
REQUESTS PROTECTION
Another urgent request for detail was received
from officers OF the Union Street Railway, an impor
tant line, which rups from Fourth and Locust
streets to the FAIR Grounds The empioyes
have notified the company that unless the
recent cut per restored they will strike
Twelve O'Clock to-day and stop the cars Fears are
entertained tor the safety OF property Tue police wero
Instructed 10 Oe IN rcadincss 10 narcn 10 thc staoes
upon the commission OF any overt act, but not
before large body OF men and boys employed at
the beef canning works paraded ths morning, bearing
banner with the inscr ription;-"BeoI csnners Sohd
strike. Fair dealing Is our motto"
PRECAUTIONS PRESERVE ORDER
The Mayor pub biisncd proclamation this morning
warning all persons against the commission Of acts OF
vloencc declaring non-intcriercnce between strikers
and railr0a. companies, aud announcing committee
o saety under the direction OF General A. J. smith.
Judge Thomas 1. MI, General John ). Marmadukc
ana others General A. J. Smith at tho head OF the
Citizens Organization for the Protection Of Property