New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-08
TIE coal TROUBLES.


TRAIN FROM THE TRACK.
PoTTsvILLE, March IAN attempt was made
last evening 10 throw the y. Ashland train off the
track at Mahanoy Plane, by placing cross tic on the
track 1t was discovered in time to prevent any dis
aster.
THE MOUNT CARMEL MURDER AND GUNPOwDER
OUTRAGE.
From Poasrflls Miners Journal, March 6.
This community WAS thrown into cOnsteTna-
ton on Saturday morning by the telegraphlc announce
Carmel blown them up with powder muraeIo one o.
lives We have taken considerable pains to procure the
particulars cause ETC., when we here n 70 our Iead-
| eIs Between l and O'Clock on Saturday morning,
while miners employed in The cooperative eolheIy OF
T. Rhoads Co. were sleeping qpiey in their boarding,
house, kept by David Williams, one OF the mci named
George Holman, heard some one making noise at the
door, as Il trying opTy topeD After listening ioI some
time nc got up and looked ont Of the window ana dls-
covered Large party OF men around the house ana gave
the alarm to the inmates NosooneI had nc done ian
several Shots were hied In at inc WlidOW, one oI Ie
taking elect under his jaw and passing out at the top
and without stopping for their Clothing, ran out and
made their escape although the mob, which numbered
after them, fortunately without eject The inmates
Sse SnI5 esSs Been s sSs ss1
by long fuse from the outside, Cxpodea Nlsl elglc
effect, blowing the gable end ana slde en- ana eilfey
cutting tho building. II tie evident intention OF
The fcnds 10 hasten The inmates Of the house INTO cter
nifty without inomenes warming ana ther E9lisL ue
sign ould have been accomplished only IOI tIo tHcy
awakening OF MI Hoffman, who only aWoAe lor q mo
ment to gaze out INTO the nisLI uon us
preparatory 10 closing his eyes IA the last long sleep I'
knows no waxing.
After blowing p this house the mob fired into the win
dovs Of the house. OF named SineltZ, teamsteT,
who had Int a short time before moved the family An0
good, uf a eO-Calle1 "backieG" from ShamoKln. INC
balls GeW around Lis bed but fortunately none q them
lit him FrnIs from the lower regions could not have
conceived more helsh plot to destroy life and outrage
humanity Let us Who Is responsible for ths crime,
the carFs etc Some time since % lease was bought ON
the COLI ~ by a New-YoFk party for $4,000.
stock was being sold and the cOlliery went TO
the cooperative plan, when some one conneeteI
with the W V. A. wrote communication 70 INC leaus
organ conforming the entire moyement-prOnOunclng
q sWinde, and stating that the cOlieTy was not worm
5000 caUtllning all the against taking any eicht
in ~. From that day troubles commenced, ana nave
continued al Ills cOiery. Ono stOCkholder IN me new
CoODeratiye COiery was shortly afterward followed
10 Ashland by party of the ". 3. A., ana Wa s
attacked in the streets of that borough ana
severely beaten by three men, one OF them ficsIc,
OF a Branch, for which the latter was arrested anu ed
70 bail 10 riswcr. Tic working at the COeiy since
that time have booted and tntalzed on All sldes
by the w Il. A.; they have been compelled 10 50 lle
NIGHT fear OF personal vlOence III iact, suc
a reign of has before been known IN any o.
the coal fields ard at last they have commenced war
against those men who willing to work on pan
approved and at first warmly commended by the cCIof
@! The leaders organ OF tho W. Il. a.