The New York herald., 1867-04-07
FROM TIE MINING REGIONS.
? Ms Wv MA.
SPECIAL CossfspssDFrcs OF TINE HERALD.

SPECIAL G9sHfspssDtFct OF TINE HERALD.
Fearful state of Affairs an Schuvlikiii County.
| Observation-Disclosures and Riots Of Free
| auest OccurreBce-Five Hemicidcs In Two
Manshs Near Potisyiiie-lIurders by the
"aoIy Mngnircs'-L Aid De-
n,and-d-Death Of an Old Citizen, &c.
PorrsvmLs. schuykill Co., Pa, April 2 1851.
For few weeksnast the disorderiy state Of affairs In
this county has been prominent topic for comment by
the press various sections Of the country, bat moro
particularly BY the newspapers in Pennsylvania and New
York Al every ono at all with the geogra.
ply Of the keystone state Is well aware the counties Of
Schuykil Luzerae and those In this immediate vicinity
brm the coaproducing region upon which 90 large
PORTION Of country. including the Empire City, ts
dependent for fuel A. the far greater part
this supply ID mined In and around this
Scality, IL follows that anything whioh interrupts
he prosecution OF thst labor here has immediate and
percerble effect the OF coal situated
70 far New York and the interest manifested in
Consequences heightened sssened 10 proportion as
hs coal product OF this region Is less used The
horse has shortened tho tme Of travel from this
POINT to the great metropolis that In fact the immense
na region Of Pennsylvania appears to bs suburb
n the city; and Gothamite coming here and visiting
no coal districts 1t for granted that the cosries
b. found In every direction from Potssvile being
worked las indeed they to very great degrse) for
keeping up the supply which tho increasing
bities Of New York demand SO much by way Of pre-
lace. Ny design in this letter Is 70 give the HERALD
leaders, far as can do with the information my
command view Of the presens dsordered condition Of
thngs 10 this county, summary OF the causes which
led to and the measures that being urged to bring
about and 10 make permanent peaceful state Of
affaira
There does not exist nor Ii 1t possible there exist
Manhattan Island, great feeling OF insecurity for
fc and property as apparent here owing to the
ife-tatous Of ou,lawry that have been made by the
Golfers and minera Outrages have been and being
committed that give to these persons character border
ing very nearly savagery aud the further liberation
OF which will reflect no small dscredit on the Law
max and law OF the land William Penn
Everybody In Pottsvle to-day Ia armed Order loving
and law abiding citizens, bav utter detesaton
of 'hose vie guns, whose main desire is pursue the
tenor Of their various ways unmolesting and
molested and who probably nevcr thought Of carrying
arms-save perhaps rusty gun on general MUSTER
dav--are compelled In selfdefence to make them
selves with revolvers Derrngers hair trig
gers and death dealing implements and all ssthc
appurtenances herpunto belonging No one feels safe
especsy ssr aer DARK ana rsSan ; would no more
asmall arsenal OF himself than he would o. making trip
to the Arctic regions in habDments suited only to the
countries of the tropics And indeed there Is good and
sufficient for this feeling Of insecurity II may
judge all from the stems tha. to be found in the
that have been committed outright In this county during
the three years. exclusive of 1857 and they number
that this delightful occupation in which the outlaws in
duge not going to be given up But three months Of
1867 have as yet passed and the blood record stands
Feb -Michael Kain killed by John Cane, by shoot
ing at New Philadelphia.
ing Of party Of robbers that attacked the house of
MT Northall in Iuscarora.
March l5.-Wilam a. Littlehaes, killed by unknown
ambush within Yards Of
MARCH 20 Patrick Stinson, killed by James Gala.
CHER. by shooting In Maloney township. Gallagher was
proprietor Of hotel, which was attacked BY gang OF
thieves and the shooting was done in self-dsfence
bers, by shooting. in Union township when assstng Mr.
Henry Rapp IN defending his house, ON which an attack
Besides these there were up to the 10th Of March Of
the present year six murdsrous assaults and twenty
murders % and Socdss q which S The PARTICULAR cannot
b. obtained tho bodies having boon removed secretly.
The murder Of Ar Littishales, above recorded. was
mines, and was returning homo from Potsvle (as his
murderers Thought with money 70 pay Oh the hands,.
feaed In their object for punder. however, the de-
ceased gentleman had in consequences Of the disturbed
state Of aars ordered the money be sent down TO the
mines on the following day via rail- and the time Of
the murder he had but ten cents on his person. This
II is somewhat difficult mattor to divine the causes
that have led to this state OF things In fact there is
cause Other than the innate demonism that appears TO
nctuate these aends The majority OF the miners
Irish and Welsh-the former largely preponderatng
They have secret, oath bound association, known 70
outsiders as the "M0y MaRiros and in this deviiish
society found the very worst class Of degraded
Ierae immoral and blood thirsty they stop at nothing
contemplation II superintendent or mining boss be at
ali Objectionable these 'sMoly Magu!res' send him
few weeks since give sA Il verbatim
making only corrections in the orthoeraphy:-
MARCH. 1867.
Take notice from this time you want 70 live for think
you gc, any colcry until twenty cents
Diagram of a coffin and pistol
II win be seen that the object contemplated in this
mssive Is the attainment OF higher wages So exorb-
tant have been these demands Of that many Of the
mines have ceased TO be worked especially ose the
Lehigh When tho leaders Of the .Molly AIaguires' SO
determine all the obliged to quit labor. and q
return II until the "Mollys satisfied places the
portion Of the mon for be il understood that ali do not
belong TO this oath bound league) have OF late mani.
tested design Of en'ancipatng themselves from the
Of the civic authorities they will break the
blood-stained organization that is now standing re-
point IL this:-Thc miners engaged in tho colliery Of
Mcssrs sharp Lciscrng Co, wcrc on strike for an
Ssr 'S' Of " tho s men n % tho better and moro law
abiding portionl determined 70 resume labor az
them the with death % sSoua % they ao 50. aa Nothing
dauntcd, however, about seventyave trusty fellows
armed themselves. aad asked for work, which was
their intention 70 defend themselves and each other in
any attack should be by the desperadoss Up
70 this me they havo not been molested This earnest
OF pluck and determination sucent evidence that II
tho orderly portion Of the mon will stand by each other
sscsu their Calling or late can Ss Summary stopped
The citizens Of Pottsvio met en- ssoae last week, and
adopted resolutions detailing the insecurity for life and
property that exss and avowng their determination,
the ate Legislature will not grant them the protection
they seek, 70 adopt measures that while they might
land doubtless would) put end 70 the outrages that
are being committed, would, at the same time.
bring regret that the necessity for such
extra-legal action should exist Communities !
are often sctuated by the same principles that
govern individuals II the Law IL either intrinsi-
cally powcrlcss remedy crying evil land especially
when ones life the lives OF HE nearest and dearest
per or II the executive authority ID lax In carry
ing out provided for the protection Of life and
property, II does sometimes happen that the citizen,
Law abiding though no be- will make use Of such pro-
tecve measures may best serve his purpose, even
though they b extrs-loga, and, Speaking from Law
standpoint strictly, unwaransed The vigilance CON-
uittee In San Francisco not many years ago an
Of s usurped authority would mot have been matter