Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-05-24
Excitement Mt Easton.
Correspondence OF the Pennsylvanian.
E,cron NV II 1910


EAsToN, May II. I949
This day has been day Of great excitement
among u.s. The Sheriff went 10 he scene TO-
day with posse, 10 obtain the boats of Mr.
Pennypacker, of the Durham furnace. One Of
the boats taken IN tow, and The boaImen
managed 10 run II aground. Considerable scuf-
fling en>ued-the iow-rope captured and
re-captured, blows were struck. the Sheriff az
Knocked down in the melee, and fired upon one
of the rioters. Several prisoners were eapiu-
red, some of whom were rescued. SGone>
were thrown by the boamen, and some per-
sons injured. The boat however, no, cap
tured, aud sliII remains IN he canal Mr. Pen.
nypacker made for The Cnllecior's Office at foil
speed. where he remained shu' up for sume
hours. The Sheriff, deeming Mr.. Pennypaek-
er's life IN danger, assembled an armed posse
10 rescue hIm, and got out six FOUNDER. One
Of our cizens. A H Reedor, Esq, ANXIOUS To
prevent blood-hed. offered, if The Sheriff would
wall. he would 90 alone and bring Mr. Penny,
packer home nnharmed. This was acceeded
to, and by means of lIIe remonslraace, elIec-
lualiy accomplished boaImen escortIng
them 10 tho bridge. The Sheriff has STUN
moned an armed posse for Tomorrow morning
clied.
The boarmsn have behaved badly ro-day.-
What will re the end, God only knows.
The reader will perhaps wonder that A. II.
Reeder, ESQ has such an unbounded influence
over The rio,ers. Ii seems " a little remon-
STRANGE from him siIled their angry and ex-
cited passions, and changed them from their
purpose of" bloodshed " TO an 'escort" of safe
ty! Wonderful man that E>q. Reeder--
Could the nngleader of The rioters have done
more!
~ We learn that nothing Of Importance oc-
Cured after Thursday among the boatmen and
things remain statu quo. II the boatmen would
not molest or interrupt private individuals, but
little feeling would be entertained against Them
We believe it is universally admitted that their
case is hard one-that their earnings at present
prices are inadequate to the support of their FAM
ies-and they ought to have more wages. Still
they entered into contract to work for a certain
sum- and if there appeared be any other feasible
remedy, their violation of their contract would be
less excusable 1t is not true, however, that their
wages have been reduced cents per ton
reduction of cents per ton coal to Bristol and
cents to Philadelphia, was made in the contracts
this spring. On the other hand it is contended
that the price oprovisions is lower and the money
they receive better. than formerly. so that their
pay is much the same as formerly. StIll we
doubt not, it is too little. 1t appears to us that
their error was in entering into contracts at SO
low price but we understand that many OF
them, being under obligations to the coal company
ior their boats are obliged to continue in their SER
vice at the price that may be fixed upon until their
boats are paid for. The case seems hard for the
boatmen ; and it is to be regretted that they have
been induced to violate the rights of private in
dividuals, in their efforts to bring the company
to what they deem sense ofjustice.
The price of coal has not been raised by the COM
Pany 25 cents per ton as stated last week-but
remains the same as last year And it is said the
company are quite as determined 10 to hold out as
the boatmen. The probability is that but little coal
will be brought from the Mauch Chunk Mines this
season. We understand the Company have ta-
Ken up their railroad and repairing their orks
season ofeisure so that if the boat,
'oh HoW Jieiu tilGy COulQ not load al Mauch
Chunk for some time
We understand also that the iron manufacturers
at Durham are likely to sustain loss of several
thousand dollars in the extinction of their furnace
fires, unless they get supply of coal very soon.
Bucks County Inteligencer.
The Easion Wing of yesterday says he DIFF
fculiy existing between the Boa,men, and the
Mauch Chunk Company, has moi We, been
settled. Some seven eight hundred boats
remain ''ed up between Eas,on and Freemans.
burg.