Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-01-14
E,ie...State of Things.

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State of Things.
The Cleveland papers inform us tha,
after the nrrest of the four prisoners by
tho Marshal Of Pennsylvania, and their
lodgment in the Pittsburgh Jail, that pro.
positions were made. The Forest City
Democra; says:
A dozen messages were sent or received
between Erie and Ilarrisburgh. The
Governor continues TO sympathise with
the mob, but orders them TO observe the
law, and not moest The track. Bigler has
been acting with view 10 gain votes; he
is now in fair way TO loose them.
On Saturday morning the Marshal
starred with his Jail birds for the Pitts
burgh prison.
| lie intended 20 come via Cleveland, but
the prisoner protested in the most piteous
manner and begged to be permit ed TO
sneak 10 Jail through the back county,
They will look through grated bars this
evening.
To morrow the company will commence
relaying the track and rebuilding their
bridges, and by Thursday the break will
be closed, and the trains running without
break of guage from Cincinnati to But,
falo, some 427 miles.
The following is the Governors procla.
nation, which was received about the
time the four Jail birds were marched into
town:
Cow rRNoR's PROCLAMATION.
To 1.B. Vincent. Sheriff of Erie County,
and A. King, Mayer oe the City.
! William Bigler. Governor of the
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, for the
purpose of enforcing obedience to the
laws. and in order to see them faithfully
administered do hereby authorize and re-
quire Of you to call upon all good cl'zens
and il necessary the miit a, 10 aid you
in suppressing riot, if any should occur,
and t. preserve the public peace, and also
to secure obedience 10 the laws, orders
and DEGREES of the Supreme Court of Penn
sylvana against the destruction Of the pro-
pertv of the Franklin Canal Company;
and further, that you advise obedience 10
The orders and DEGREES Of the United
States Court. You will also give publicity
to this communication.
WILLIAM BIGLER.
We had news down to yesterday Sun
day) afternoon. I'll was quiet. The
ardor of tho mob had cooled down to a
freezing point. The Marshal, a despatch
saws, will not be molested in laying down
the track. No further disturbance is ap-
pretended until the matter is finally set
tied by the Court and Legislature--the
law has al last triumphed.
LATEST.
On the evening Of Wednesday, the
ll,h, mob of about 100 assembled q
Six-Mile Creek Bridge, below Erie, ant
having saturated its timbers with turpen
tine, set fire TO it. A posse of Railroad
men, however, arrived in time to drive th
rioters off, and save the bridge.
Between eight and nine O'Clock, tn
. next morning, the Railroad hands, unde
. the supervision Of U. S Marshal Frost
wen to work at the track, beginning O
the Depot, and working east. The mo
asse mbled and sent word to Tracy, tn
Superintendent, that he might lay tn
track as far as French.st., il he woul
= agree to stop there, and leave the balane
. in its present condition until the decisio
= of the Courtin May. He replied that
. had no authority to enter into any sue
:, =. arrangement, and proceeded with II
: work.
On Thursday, Mayor King issued
proclamation requesting the citizens
. obey the law, and asking them to allo
- the Marshal to proceed in the execute
.f Of his duty, uninterrupted. 1t was n
), needed, however, as simultaneous wi
;, the issue Of the proclamation, proce
g sions were paSdding the streets, bearil
= banners with infamatory inscriptions.
= On Thursday afternoon the Erie peop
I were out with banners, &s.
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BY telegraph from Pittsburgh, we lea
IN that the Hon. Judge Irwin, refused
i. release Fitzpatrick and the other riote
d. from the Pittsburgh Jail, until the brea
is of the Injunction was repaired, the co
IN tempt pusged, the proper submission ma
al to the authority Of the Court, and q su
i4bie penalty imposed. i ir a
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