Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-28
THE CRISIS PAST4N ST. LOUIS.
The City Al Milaixhf

ST, LOUIS, July z miduighJ-A visit 10
that quiet reigns throughout the city, and
that the authorities feel confident that the
crisis is past. Three meetings were called
mems party in different parts of the city to-
night, but two OF them were complete fall
ures, the speakers falling to appear, and the
crowds present, which were small, soon dis
Iersed. AT the third meeting q very large
crowd had assembled before the meeting
was opened. Capt Burgess, of the 4th dis
trict, with party OF five policemen, appear
SCATTERED THE MOB,
and prevented any further demonstration.
Twenty-fOur men who were arrested this
evening at Schuyler Hall were released on
being Identified as employees of the Belcher
sugar refinery. The remaining fOrty-nine
are still held In custody. The police author
tiles feel pretty certain they have two men,
they have three. They do not know, hOwev-
er, of whom this committee is composed, nor
how many persons there are in il. The sec.
rotary of the committee was seen to night
and he says part of the committee were in
the building when the police reached IL, and
they escaped as described in q previous dis
patch. The secretary also states
This THING Is NOT OVER YETI
that The movement is by no means stopped;
that they have at least 600 long range re-
yyolvers and numerous fOwling pieces, and
mat they Will use them when the right time
comes. In consequence of the feverisn state
OF things in CarOndelet where more than q
thousand employees OF the Vulcan iron works
are on q strike, besides many more of other
esta blishments there A company of citizen
guards, two gatling guns and a large squad
OF police were sent down O-night, and will
De retained There until quiet is restored. A
report Fl ON East st. Louis tonight says:
GUNSMITH SHOP WAS BROKEN OPEN
THIS aiterL Don and robbed of guns, and that
TWO tuLdred well armed men were at toe
railway depot tonight, in state of high ex-
element over the rumOr that trains on the
Southeastern road would be sent out to nigh.
with soldiers on board. They vowed they
would fight TO prevent the moving of the
trains, and II is said threatened harm TO the
bridge. Gen. John Pope will be here from
LeavenwOIth in the morning.
SAN FRANCISCO SIMMERING down
Wholesale Arrests Of HOOdiums
San FRANCISCO, July u, ll:jJ D. nm.
r. Bro OK. who made an incendiary speech al
the al Il cOolie meeting on Wednesday even
ing, was arrested tonight. A little fracas
occurred in Chinatown this evening, the res
idents engaging In some difficulty among
themselves. A squad of police dubbed them
In doors and restored order. The police have
been bringing In hoOdlums Gil the evening,
and the station house is crAmmed with
them; otherwise the city never was 50
quiet.
BAN FRANCISCO, July q, $40 p. Nall is
quiet thro ighout the city, and every ward is
tee and large forces held in reserve At Vari-
GUS designated points, besides at the city
hall the organization of veteran guards is
being rapidly recruited. ID is now double
the number enrolled last night. The police
are making good move In arresting all
known hoOdlums, thieves, &C., that they fall
In with, and they lock them up on q charge
OF vagrancy. Not q fire alarm has been
rung during the evening.
Ant1.Chinese Outbreak I'm Nevada
An Eureka, New, dispatch says: A special
to the SeYtiaei from Palisade says q crowd
bled this afternoon and held an indig-
nation meeting, and expressed themsel yes
bitterly opposed TO the Chinese population,
and IT was with the greatest diff Guilty the de-
putty sheriff and several special police sue
Chinese portion of the town. Several fires
were started. but were speedily extinguish-
ed. Great excitement prevails among the
citizens. The Central Pacific railroad is
keeping its engines fired up all along the
line and on the side tracks, SO they can be
speedily moved If necessary. and is not al
lowing any TO be pat in the roundhouses.