The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-04-10

JUSTICES OF PEACE.
P. H. Dis Ala P. H. DIS Al
Joseph Smith 40 Chas. Mcdonald 23'
POUND KEEPER.
Benjamin Rose 392 Benjamin Rose 80:
Scattering 18
No. of votes poled ABS
! 1t will be observed that Mr.. Ing
ham Coryell received SO votes more
! than VIM. FL. KEEPER, ESQ. The
Democratic ticket was elected through
out by about 60 majority.
Change of Captains--Life of the new
Captain Threatened--A coat of Tar
and Feathers prepared for him--Sherifi
Thatcher and the Citizens come to the
Rescue--l3 of the Rioters Arrested
Five others run away, sc.
The romantic and usually quiet
town of Pennington, and the surround
ing country, was thrown into a great
state Of excitement by the insurrec-
tionary movements of the men EN-
ployed under ground in the Copper
Mine, near that place, caused by a
change of Captain, and the dis
charge of the men, few days since.
The facts as near as we could learn
them are as follows: Captain Har-
vey, who for some time ha had charge
ofthe mine, resigned his position, and
o new man by the name Of Stewart
Arthur, appointed by the Company
to take hi place.
Captain Arthur arrived at Elem
ington on Friday. the 29th of March,
from New York. and by order of the
Company discharged the men, after
paying them off, and commenced ma
king the necessary arrangements to
carry on the business. There are sew
eral rnmors in circulation as to Why
the underground men were discharged,
which we do not pretend to give, as
we presume the company know all
about that, which is qui sufficient
Several of the men have families, and
were not able for want of funds to live
without wor :, or move away. This
fact was brought to the attention of
Captain Arthur, who on Saturday
morning., went to New York to con-
suit with the Company and make an
effort TO have the men who had tamil
lies retained. and m Ike a satisfactory
arrangement with those Nho bad been
engaged in their places to give them
up. The company agreed TO this ar
rangement, and on Tuesday, Captain
Arthur again came to Remington,
where he was received by the men
with cheers, groans and yells.
The intention Of the Captain was to
go to the mines iii the afternoon, but
it was intimated to him that it would
not be safe to go, and he remained in
the town, during which time he met
with several of the miners and endeay-
ored by explaining matters, to recon
ellie them. in which he failed, however.
On Wednesday morning, Captain
Arthur in ,mpany with Sheriff
Thatcher and Constable Abbott, pro-
ceeded to the mine, and there met
with considerable difficulty An at
tempt was made by several OF the fe-
males, the wives, &c, Of the rioters,
to tear the Captains clothes, and
scratch his eyes ont, &c, using
language not becoming ladies under
any circumstances. The life of the
Captain had been repeatedly threat
ened, and now it looked very much as
if they were about to carry their
threats into execution. A messenger
was dispatched to the town, and near
ly hundred persons ran to the as
sistance of the Sheriff and the Cap
tain. During this time, Sheriff That
cher protected the Captain from bod
lily injury by standing between the
parties. After reinforcements arrived
and the miners discovered that there
forces were too weak, they gave up
the contest, and the crowd dispersed,
several of them being arrested, while
others ran away. Those arrested
were Immediately lodged in Jail. In
the afternoon Sheriff Thatcher raised
a posse, went in search OF the missing
ores, and succeeded in arresting seven
more, who were found in the neigh
borhood of Croton They we're taken
to Pennington, and lodged in jail, ma
king in all, thirteen who were arrested.
Five others who were concerned 10 the
riot escaped, three of them having
since been seen in Philadelphia. The
names of those arrested are
James Hicks, John Van Carris,
Thomas Gregory, Thomas Cornelius.
James Eden, Richard Collins, James
Angove, Anthony Perry, VIM Cher
lew, John Timbath, Thomas Treyar-
row, Samuel Warren, and Bennett Per-
~,
A coat of tar and feathers, W" learn,
had been prepared for the new Cap
tain, as we'll as q rail to ride him on.
This proceeding, however, was pre-
vented by Sheriff Thatcher, who de-
serves the thanks of all concerned that
the affair did not prove more disas-
trous.
The Grand Jury being in session at
the time, found q bill of Indictment
against thirteen of them for riot, eight
Of whom pleaded gailty to the charge
We learn that telegraphic dis
patch was received by the Captain
from the Company, to suspend opera
tions for short time at the mine
Rusiness Notices.