, 1877-07-25
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Of tse 9o.a. md nd then .euss'
burn them out. S By SUNDAY morning VIZ
accumulated, 4n6 = soldiers made their war
with loss Of - Of theEs number. to shasps
burg. In this hurnthR-ous process. train ate
trnin Of cars was conpumed. and vsat destruction
Of property efiectcd.-es.imntcd At over s., 000,.
oo0. In order to nbtsin arms with which 10 GRh,
the tolters. atoftl were broken opcu and hreat7ut
and ammunition se!zed.
On Sunday the work 0f burning and plunder val
continued, the ehtraetesisifts Of the PARIS Com.
n,une being developed. The PcnnsyI.an1a Rail.
road works. from Twenty street down 10 ant
ineuding the Union Depot. the tunnel on TIT
Paa.faandle Road. and other property, vert
deliberately burned. Long tsaIns Of freight esfa
we're Grst pllla9cd, and then urncd. In The after.
noon Of SUNDAY there wero hundreds OF persont
that could he The stfectS rolling barrels Of
four, carrying hams. dry goods. snd articles .,
every description. lakcn from the freight il
WAS scene of hi.Praccful pti1age, nnd OF shame.
tcRs and brutal lncc.d arisn,. The strikers allezs
that they wcrc not part md parcel Of This move.
n,ent. Iut were hohtfie to It. It was mob, made
up pof The stcoua element Of the city. tlat s!mp'y
sefed On Che OCCASION for pl1a2e and ncendtatlan.
4 ettizcns' meeting. held 81 nDpn sent commit.
let TO ufxe the r'ulcrs tn dtsss but VISA insnttet
and driven away. 1t vas axccFlainrd That tae
4 o'clock the Mayor wa authorized aud urged ie
employ MI extra inrce Of tN} police tu arrtst tho
F1AlEEf, anu Ef4k0FG Qf4ff. Tnl1s #lkh Vigilance
con,initte<. wesc the nchna rcsoscd aud al tha
writing there IA every hope that these will 70
atop Inc 1awlessnet" that has already destroyed
II I'LL thls spirit of ia~lcssncrs the.s il hut on&
way Of dealing: It must b. slupped. and the dep.
claim. thc strikers may hs,e been presumed ie
have Tn public sympathy. ~ long A. they observe
quiet and ORDERLY method: there Is ny eoun' FOL
sympathy Or so[tlcss toward taete fnechtasies and
rubbtst. And here are. ~ rnm0red. some tep.
utapo citizens whu urc ltapo.cu tu applaud ane
hsse the i ps.suts co, . a.ps,
0fCaHmnnssn. lhder the Inv The c3At will prob.
sy M - III e"rn1 ~! M mt. ha
tiIe coyn'y y, ~ u AiIesnens. And the eost will bs
Wi Wtin I'll @ tic iss,.. mistakes, wrouss. md r3rhu
OF the several paTts. IN Intescrt VIC have. At thu
ins prs:sn; ..a;s o. ati.!t. TIL. eIty ios .htty.
sion. ~ hloaLy, roytngcfut, and fawless ns ever
dpEsaeed rssi.: ar4 w9tse than any Atnesteau cit,
WHEN Es1ragut was aprsoach!ng il. only presented
parallel, II capaot l!r allowed. and At ali has.
Afu4 must br ended. Peace md security Afe afsk,
aud the reltess Of wsun.s next.
i4us1u,v Put. 1aiv u.
for tie bcst part u .wo eu.lra daya IL told else.
where. ltl. written In bloul and ashes, --desoIat.
Of deetsuetion. building. I'D sntsrpascs shat
were thu pride Of our city hut few houes ago srt
now la r9tn.: untold nlton. q property b. ases
nos fail short Ut 1u0.
" lsai.se f.. .hs as.t time tn our history whu
pals tic Hue that divides ,Lo law.bFexkei froa
the tslth1al citizen. how fe.siul!y sauIt
Stpt:sux Ss :ss uuss ssHe: et ,h' ca @
u,snciny In illegal Intimidation BY a ciasa
q oppressed m.ehanic., i!icxan.e. which IN.
10 be sttaIns4 thu synpathies of arge portion oi
thc community: bow quickly we were eagufed IL
md fnNe Ne1Jf jt1if n ri tk1stH hha
scenes u tue last few days mu.t burn Into uul
minus the le'+on that I'll rynnpa.ay with awlcs..
s I'D eets ruaa 7" s.als.. s1s .aet q
grievances can neyet be reached by weakealng ths
Anu Anoshcr iessun tae o,ents Of The ia,. few daya
emphasizes. and tai. Il that u great corporation.
po..cssea VI bound,eAs wealth md resources,
With it, thou.snd arms strctchlng> to tEt
remotu parts Of tllu iaud. ~ corporation that
1s omn,potent with l.cet.!atures snl uoyssnors,
sltI lc.,terly c.ndcd W the judiciary, -eanput III
juatce and oppresslor without exp perencing day
Ut reckoning. The 1,rlxtnv fact VI lii late riots
Indeed II Is q fact that ptorlr Ut dslaaca will
hardly bc ablr 10 appErciatr-was the absolute in-
dieecnce Of nIuetcen twent,ethS Ut our citizens TO
road Company. 1t tuok decade Aad more Of IN.
justice and wEoae to every bus!ness.man Uf Piss-
burg to et1n. alout hi. eunditon IT public sent.
cifcunstnnces could the nob hare worked oat such
terrible result
Ano,t.er le..on, snd We cioso for tho pre.ent. il
tY ineapaei,y. tcckle.suess and IN fact imtecilisy
Of the State Government. The machinery OF !
Mexican stale could not tayo dona wosss, and
might hive duua better. 1t Numbered by aggraY-
utin. displays Of bsyGnet power, when tho mob
euu!d have been Influenced Or controlled, AMI ttsa
| In the hour of suprrsne. danger, when rlyos and
sspdty Ut action was thg great requisite 1t took
i'ssit out Of s'xht teopEs totxot thrfs VA. such
sylvanta. In IT, earliest enorts 1t was
atlAcnments and In IT, later 1t had no head
at alt. Thu sheriff of shc county, seems 10 hare
rarty In tho troubles. The Mayor wu4 fuxsy, inef
nelcnt, md st ono time 4re nInxlY ,ntl,sreIt on
ea thnt his uulllHTIty lta1 heca superseded hy thu
Slate and county onfeial.. 4 wsk,sul detect.
vcs under his osdcrs toald have spottet the aoEen
drunken icndera Of tht u1ul betUro the uuon
Depot 1iotsl was drrl. II thr Mayor had hat IT.
s!e VI the hero ia him. he could hass charged It
tho iral of tftY pulicemen md 1rzxyel lhess
stretches away, md bruksn Tbs aacktonc of tbs
hut In tho hour Ut fts gfentcat power. In ordinary
ttnics ttoat slong with any sast Ut government
over ". but whrh the dire occ~slon arrives Thai
ie.t. ahs capacity anh caltLrc Of uen, huw wofug
waAtInE llrsr plgMle4 show themselves tn all tas
requisites Of hlgh station.