The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-07-27

ST. LOUIS.
Still Excited.

Of. Louis, July 2O,-lhe morning
opened with much excitement and appre.
hension on the part OF all classes oi citi-
zens, but up TO this hour nothing has
been done on the part OF the strikers or
their allies 10 create positive alarm. A
number Of other manufacturing houses
were closed last night by the strikers, in.
cluding a number OF Touring mills. The
shutting up Of the latter is not wholly
approved by the strikers proper, but the
rA6ble 20 far have had matters pretty
much their own way. The most unruly
OF the mob are negroes.
Another meeting was held nj Lucas
Market at 10 o'clock, at which sonc two
thousand men were present. Nothing
definite was done, the Executive Com.
mittee Of the Workingmen's party not
having reported. It's understood, how.
ever, that gangs will be organized who
will finish the closing up Of factories,
mills, and manufacturing establishments
OF all kinds.
The Merchants Exchange has closed,
subject 10 the order Of its President, and a
great many business houses have been shut
up. At the -Four Courts there is great &C.
tivity in carolling the members Of the
Citizens Guard, and in organizing forces
to resist the mob and put down the riot
GUS proceedings. The Sheriff has already
about two thousand men in his posse, and
those in authority claim that the Citizens
Guard numbers 1000, and are increas-
ing rapidly.
Governor Phelps arrived this morning,
and Gen. Smith is now in consultation
with him. 1t is expected that arrange.
ments will be made 10 obtain sufficient
guns aud ammunition TO equip the force
now organizing, 1t is stated that Gov.
Phelps has telegraphed TO Gov. Cutter,
Of illinois, for permission to station
force at the east end OF the bridge to
guard it againSt incendiaries, or molesta.
tion Of any kind.
A proposition was made to the mob at
the Lucas Market to stop the street rail.
roads, which was carried with hurrah,
and it is not unlikely but that it will be
done. At this writing nothing worthy OF
special note has been received from East
St. Louis.
The citizens enrolled as militia Assem-.
bled early this morning at the Police
Station In the Four Courts building and
were armed with breech loading musk ia
and cartridge boxes. All morning was
devoted to drilling and distributing am.
unition. No outward demonstration was
made up to noon save heavy guards on
patrol duty in front Of station houses.
Two large brass field pieces loaded with
Shrapnell are in the jail yard with teams
hitched to them and an artillery company
Of sixty men in charge Of them. Bands
Of strikers, accompanied by roughs and
hard characters, have been marching
through the streets all morning. Between
10 and II o'clock crowd Of several
thousand gathered about the working.
mems stand, at Lucas Market, and were
called to order. The following was then
read and endorsed:
ResO!ped, That we, the authorized Ex.
ecutive Committee Of the Workingmen's
Party Of the United States, do not hold
ourselves responsible for any act Of VIC.
lence which may be perpetrated during
the present excitement, but that we
will do all that lies in our power to aid
the authorities in keeping order and pre-.
venting acts Of violence, and will do our
utmost to detect and bring to punish.
ment all the guilty parties.
The Chairman OF the meeting then said
the proclamation OF the Mayor, closing
the saloons, was being largely disregard:
ed, and announced that the workingmeu
would take the matter in hand and read
the names OF a committee, who were di.
rected TO go around and notify the saloon
keepers 10 shut up at once.
About half past ten o'clock the crowd
formed in a column, numbering 1000,
marched down 18th street to Clark ave
nue. and halted in front Of the Four.courts
building which is the headquarters OF the
citizens militia and the police. The crowd
surged up the pavement and pressed hard
on the guards who were doing guard duty
on the sidewalk. The latter were imme.
diately reinforced by detachments from
within and the companies prepared to
march out. The police, headed By Capt.
Wm. Lee, dashed into the crowd and
drawing their pistols pressed them
back and arrested two Of the leaders. A
few stones were thrown and then the
crowd fell back little. For an hour or
more the mob pressed up close TO the side.
walks and jeered and taunted the militia
in every conceivable manner, daring them
10 fire and commence the fight.
Since the little disturbance at the -Four
Courts matters around that building have
been comparatively quiet. There has
been quite large crowd present, how.
ever, all afternoon, but small force Of
police have been able to keep II we'll in
hand. About a dozen or more Of noisy
ones, or those who showed a disposition
to be unruly, were promptly arrested by
the police and put In the calaboose. No
efforts were made by the crowd to rescue
those arrested.
General Smith has Issued a general
order to all those who have been raising
companies for the Citizens Guard to re.