Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-06-21
VOL. Ii. NEW SERIES. VOL. XIV.

move lOur. Rennaud remons trated, hut
they stated that they wero starving and
must cat or die. Ia the scramble, Rennaud
was struck violently in the face. The
crowed rolled out 400 barrels of flour, and
stopped horses to cart 1t home. Those re-
iuslng were struck down and the horses
the head of the troops TO where the rioters
assembled, in Paul street. The troops
drove crowds to Il wharf and tried to sur
round them. IN order to arrest the rinelead
ers who assaulted Mr.. Rennaud and pluL
dered his store. The city soon got into
state OF excitement. Banks and commercial
Offices were CLOSED aud every precautiun tax
en- to avoid run on their vaults. AT $50
the mob attacked the troops, and the riot
act was read. Col. Strange commanded the
battery, with fixed bayonots, to approach
the mob, who fired stones at the troops. The
troops took up their position at the extreme
loot OF Dog hull. Here they were attacked,
and showers OF stones thrown at them by
the crowd and IRON others on the cliff
above. The Colonel then ordered the troops
to fire. A volley of bullets was fired into
the mob, and all Tor a moment was cOnstei
nation and awe. Two OF the strikers were
seen TO fall-the man who carried the flag.
and young Frenchman, - years old, Ed
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body was removed 10 the dead house, where
1t was viewed by thousands His forehead
was driven in by a large paving stone, sup
posed to have been thrown by the mob who
we're throwing stones from neighboring
housetops and from the top of Dog hill.
| Col. Strange, Capt. Provost, Capt. Short,
Sergt. Nillers and seven men Of Battery b
are severely wounded with cuts from stones.
Several people were wounded, and were
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then about To charge. when the crowd ran
up Dog hill. scattering in al directions. in
different alleys along the wharf.
The mob ceased all riOting after the firing.
| and tue faces of the houses at the foot of
Dog hill and in Paul street and lanes lead
ing to the St. Charles bear scores o! bullet
marks.
Internal Commerce.
| SENATOR WINDOW ON WATER ROUTES IRON THE
NORTHWEST.
In the Senate, on Monday last, Senator
Window, of Minnesota, while the river and
harbor bill WIS under discussion, said
The valleys of the Upper Mississippi and
Missouri rivers are now the battle ground of
commerce between the eastward and south
ward routes to the seabOard. These two
routes and the interest involved in them are
now marshaling their tremendous forces for
the impending struggle. On the part of the |
northern water route, consisting o. the |
lakes, the Erie canal, and the Hudson river,
tie conditions necessary to its highest |
efficiency are: First, a free barbor and i'm
proved terminal facilities at New York sec
0ndly, practically free canal thirdly, i'm
provement ut the Sault Ste. Marie, and re-
moyal Of distractions in the St. Clair and
Detroit rivers; fourthly, Improvement of the
harbOr at Duluth and other lake ports and,
filthy, one or more artificial waterways con-
Meeting the Mississippi river with the great
lakes
With the Erie canal, New York is one of
the first commercial cities Of the world
without it she would he in danger Of losing
her proud prominence. If the same wise
and courageous craftsmanship which planned
and executed that great work, shall still
gdide her eounSels, the tceming West will
still! continue TO pour he. exhaustiess treas
urcs into the lap Of the Empire city, thereby
enriching her people, ard contributing to
tht proud destiny due to her position. But
no narrow policy on her part will retain and
increase the trade now 50 evidently slipping
away from her wharves and her marble
palaces OF commerce. Her great water-line to
the West has supplied the cheapest internal
transportation eve! known on this continent,
and has successfully met ard yanquished all
contestants. But new and mos. formidable
competitor is Just entering the field. An
open, deep and unvcxed channel 10 the sea,
draining the commerce of the West as natu-
rally rs it does the waters of 20 States, is an {
antagonist of no mean proportions. To meet
4 Natr l,,,. 1,, Iarl |
present advantages She must not only give ,
to commerce free harbor and free and i'm
proved canal, but she must also exert her
powerful influence for the removal of all oh
structions and iinpediments to the move :
ments of commerce ON the lakes. Nor will
this be enough. To give the northern route t
its highest degree of efficiency and power, )
the lakes and the Mississippi must be con- /
nected by an artificial waterway, which will a
make the upper Mississippi river, the base
line of its commerce, and thereby unite the f
two great systems of lake and river tran
sportaton. Q
The valley Of the Red river Of the North t
is a locality, which has not yet been suffi- t
GENTLY taken into account This valley is
destined at very early day to become the !
centre Of wheat production Of the United !
States Though situated midway in the con- u
tinent, it is near the point where the two !
greatest water lines of the world converge.
and where the competition between them /
will always he the sharpcst. By reason of :,
the competition the products Of the valley g
will be landed in New York, New Or i,
lears and Liverpool eheaply as those % d
many parts of the Middle States The bill
now before the Senate does not do enough r
or this region. IL apprOpriates only $780, v
300 for deepening the channel Of the Mis- v
Iissippi above the Des MOines rapids, dis d
ance OF COO miles. 1t seems to me that the
authors Of that bill could have hardly appre- :.
GATED the value and Importance of this great :.
work. | entertain no doubt whatever that a
" hen the Improvements contemplated shall
be finished, the charges from ST. Louis to q
New Orleans will not exceed , or cents per Il
bushel. with probabilities even below that 7,
small figure and that u to cents from s.. Il
Paul to New Orleans, and even - to 20 b
cents from St. Paul to LIVERPOOL may be con- l
identity anticipated. p
One of the most powerful elements which e.
'onsttdte the competitive forces of the o
northern route, is
TIR ST. LAWRENCE ROUTE. a.
At present this competition is not very eflec- m
i've, because only the smaller lake crafts can r
&c used but the Canadian people, who have IL
!lWays manifested mere libcralty and wis y
lon in the improvement of their water lines cl
han We have, will soon have completed the Il
Enlargement Of their canals 80 that the larg- u
1t lake vessels can pass and deliver their u
reights at Montreal or Quebec without u
'reaking bulk. The water line from west .
IN lake ports to Liverpool via Montreal is a.
eyeral hundred miles shorter than via New :,
York. The rates from Chicago to Montreal :;
II 1876 were from 9 to | cents per bushcl h
md about the same, or possibly little high G
r, in 1877. 1t is confidently expected that
he enlargement OF the canals will very II
,reatly reduce these charges and thereby add O
he enterprise and capital of Montreal aud
,thcr Canadian ports to the trade forces Of
he eastern move Mcnt.
Ii il important that the West have proper in
outlets Tor her products. Ii the Gnrmer of oc
he West cannot sell his products. the other ,o uo
great interests OF the country cannot prosper.
We are to raise more grain than ever he | p
ore. Ii must find market, or half the ri
business of the nation will anguiSh and the I,
rest will be paralyzed. America and Rus b.
ia are the great inod-rroducing nations Of Al
The world Oar costly transportation from Y,
he interior to the ScabOard has enabled the II
Russian producer To triumph over the Amer 4
can farmer in the markets Of Europe l.
The question Can We sell our grain in al
Europe against those who RAISE grain in ~
Europe" can only be answered in the tl
Affirmative hy our waterways. Without -
such rates as they can afford, our surplus "
'roIS will not find a market, bat will be :,
eft on our hands to bear down the price Of /,
hat which we use, and to Vlrayz the in n