The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-04-13

Region.
A telegraph dispatch from Scran-
ton, Pa, dated the 7ih inst, gives the
following account ofa riot which oc-
cured among the coal miners on the
morning of that day: q
A band of five hundred men, arm
ed with muskets, clubs and revolvers,
visited Trips mines in this city this
morning and prevented the workmen
from entering the mine. Three min
ers employed at the works, were shot
down dead i'll cold blood by the mob.
and others were beaten with stones
SO that they will probably die.
Last night Morris & Weeks retail
coal works in this city were torn
down, most of their mines blown
down and the track torn up. A large
mob is engaged this noon in driving
the men out of the Iron Company's
mines, near the mills. These several
gangs Of men hoist the lrish-Ameri-
can flag and have the arms of two OF
the militia companies. Great excite
ment prevails here, and a bloody time
is expected.
General Osborne of Wilkesbarrc
has been telegraphed to for troops.
The Mayor of this city was heoted at
while reading the riot act TO the mob
to-day. There is not an American
militia company III the entire north
ern half of LuZerne county. The
demonstrations yesterday were the
first made here during the suspension.
The mobs altogether number over one
thousand men. aud they are visiting
nil -.rannccsn,.
being worked here. Connells mine,
near this city, was besieged to-day,
and suspension of work compelled.
The proper authorities for preserving
the peace are moving slowly, and un
less decisive measures are taken at
once, the whole city will be under the
terrorism of the rioters.
Two ceal-breakers were destroyed
this afternoon. One of them, at the
Nayang shaft, is now burning, with
chute.
Governor Geary issued a proclama-
tion the evening of the 7th, calling
out the militia TO suppress the rioters
III the coal regions. He says the To-
cal authorities at Scranton having
called on me for aid, have invoked
the military power of the State to
suppress the riots and mobs at Scran-
ton, and wherever else in the COM
monwealth such unlawful assem-
blages may be found, and under the
conviction that the time has come for
a complete settlement, for the present
and future, of the unlawful complica-
tions and difficulties under which the
people now suffer. l have also in
voked the civil power of the State
against railroads and all other trans
portation companies for misuse and
abuse of their corporate rights and
privileges, and will enforce. all the
remedies authorized by the laws of
the land, and / call upon all military
organizations to hold themselves in
readiness to support the civil author
itics wherever they are required, and
upon all civil magistrates, officers and
citizens in their several spheres of ac-
tion or influence to sustain or enforce
the laws against all offenders in any
wise responsible for the evils and
wrongs under which we now suffer.
Another dispatch of the same date
says: at.iai
During the afternoon the rioters to
the number of one thousand, proceed
ed to Nerang and Clark's coal break
ers. in the Third ward of the city,
and the men at work in the former
were driven off. They then set fire
TO the Nerang breaker and it was
burned to the ground. This evening,
at half past seven O'Clock one battal-
ion of infantry and section of artil-
lery of the State Guard, arrived, and
the troops are quartered in the yari-
ous halls of the city. Several more
battaliens are expected to arrive DUR
ing the night. The troops are under
the command of Major General Os-
borne, an experienced officer of the
late war. 1t is reported here that
some of the works from which the
men were driven to-day will resume
under the protection of the military.
Many miners are anxious to resume
work, and will commence at once if
they can be assured that they will be
protected against the terrorism and
malignity of the rioters. The inten-
tion of bringing in the military here
is to afford this protection. Up to ten
p. NJ. no additional acts of violence
had been committed, but threats of
renewed violence tomorrow are nu-
merous. One company of troops
have been sent to Tripp's Slope, where
hostility is Threatened in the
Since the arrival OF the
troops greater coffidenceis felt by the
people, and many believe that there
will be no renewal of lawlessness.
The Washington correspondent of
the World There is new.
version given by leading politicians
of Senator Morton's policy as a rea-
son why he refused to go to England. /
It-runs thusf: The Senator is a cam
didate for the Presidency. He is sat |
isfied that Grant cannot get the nom
ination owing to his great unpopular
ity, whichis daily increasing Nor
toms theory is to stick to Grant, and
at the proper time to notify him that
he cannot obtain the nomination, if he
continues too blind to, the facts to
discover them himself Then Nor
toms friends are to appeal to the Pres
ident to withdraw himself as candi-
date and recommend Morton for the
place. If Grant will do this, Morton
knows that he win be backed by the
whole federal patronage and all the
federal Office holders. The question
is, will Grant submit to this pro-
granlme ?p - tofi9uis>}f siIhzz5- -
The Radicals boast over the cleo
ton of a majority of members of the
Legislature iniConnecticut, and claim
it as great victory for their party.
Under the rotton borough system pre-
.yailing in that State, the Democrats
might have fifty thousand majority in
the popular vote, and yet the Repub-
licans control the lower branch of the
Legislature. Representatives are not
among the towns on the
basis of population. AS a single in