The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-04-13
Northern Ku Klux.

Tho following evidences OF the VIC
lence aud immortality prevailing in the
North have been clipped from our ex.
changes during the currentweek. These
extracts show that the ku.klux spirit
is as rife 10 the North as in the South,
and the preteaee that any special legis-
lation is demanded by one section more
than another-in the South more than
in the North-is gross and infamous
calumny designedly started for political
purposes by wretched set Of faetionists,
who mean, through the President of the
United States, aud under the cover Of
law, to control our elections by force
A formidable riot occurred among the
golfers near Scranton, Pennsylvania, on
the 9th instant About 500 minors
congregated at Trips Slope, and assail,
ed with clubs and stones the miners at
work there, driving them from the mines
aud killing three men The workmen
at Councils mines were also driven out.
The next day the rioters assembled about
1000 strong, at Scranton, drove the
workmen off aud burnt Noyang and
Clark $ coal breakers, also Wayang shaft,
and abont 200 tons Of coal Several
battalions of troops arrived during the
night, under command Of General Os-
borne. Governor Geary issued his pro.
clamation calling out the militia TO
suppress the disorder. Later accounts
contradict the killing Of three men at
Trips Slope.
The Chicago shooting ARRAY OF Fri
day evening, which resulted in the
shooting Of DR.. T. G, Scanlapd, by his
brolher-in law, Percy H. Leonard, has
caused much excitement A lady we'll
known in fashionable circles, aud who
had DR.. SeaDlaud for her family physi.
cian, is associated with the affair. OF
this lady, it is alleged, Mrs, Scanland
become very jealous, but the public
sentiment is that she in no way gave
caase for the feeling. An Inquest was
held over the body Of the doctor on
Saturday, aud Leonard was committed
for trial.
10 Philadelphia on Monday morning,
in less than twenty four hours after
three men had been sentenced to fifteen
years each for attempted rape, three
young men entered the house of a Mr..
Feeby, in the lower part Of the city, and
attempted to outrage his wife. All
have been arrested. Their rames are
Thomas Murphy, Thomas KEYS aud
Mccullough. The latter had only been
five days out of Jail.
William Stenman, Of Second avenue,
New York, has had the courage to kick
a bogus internal revenue officer from
his premises, and the New York JomndI
Of Commerce,and all New York straight.
way come forward TO glorify the process
as great discovery aud model inven.
ton. In the South this would be called
a ku Klux outrage.
March Both, two officers attempted tc
arrest three men at Dobbs' Ferry, TWEEN
ty miles from New York, who were
caught in the act Of breaking open ears
to steal therefrom, when desperate
fight ensued. Two Of the thieves were
mortally wounded, aud all were caught
George Schneider, pastry cook, anG
Matthew Hentz, butcher, both Ger.
mans, had difficulty in a Cincinnati
beer saloon yesterday, when Schneider
stabbed heo'z IN the breast, turning
the kniie around thrice before drawing
u out, causing almost immediate death
Inc trouble originated In game o
cards.
| At Blackfoot, Montana, John Martell
miner, shot and killed Ali Sin,
Chinaman, In quarrel about a ditch
The Chinese chased Martell into tn,
town, fired at him 80 or 40 times, with
out effect. Martell and a dozen China.
men were arrested.
| Jay Gould was assaulted in the par
quet OF the Grand Opera House, New
York, by deputy United States Marsha
Purvis, who had an injunction to serve
The assailant, to day, was held to answer
at the Court OF General Sessions.
An attempt was made in Brook lyn OF
Saturday BY illicit whiskey dealers I,
rescue quanty of spirits captured by
revenue officers, but the latter were
protected BY the police, and retained III,
property. A clear case of Ku-Klux.
Timothy Lynch died in the police sta
ton at Boston, on Tuesday night, frou
injuries received while resisting arrest
lie and mob OF other roughs Tough
twenty policemen, compelling the latte
to use their clubs freely.