Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-09
PENNSYLVANIA.


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Progress of the Ku-KIux Rebellion
| SCRANTON, Pa, April Midnight
Gen. Osborn, in command of the Stat
troops, has taken up headquarters {
Washington Hall. Small detachment
are posted about the city. Pickets ar
posted, and every precaution has bee
made to preserve order. Forty thousan
rounds of ammunition are expected O
the 1:20 train from Harrisburg. #
A Tribune Special
NEW YORK, April 8.-The Tribune
special correspondent telegraphs from
Scranton, at midnight, that the report
of the riot are greatly exaggerated. 81
far there has been no bloodshed, and bu
one or two cases of arson. The imme
date cause of the outbreak was the per.
sistence of small body of miners tt
continue to work, when the main body
of the Workingmen's Benevolent Associ
alton had ordered general suspension.
Some time ago it was agreed that the
mines should be run to supply the home
demand, but not for general traffic. This
agreement the miners imagined broken,
and Thursday afternoon assembled in
threatening numbers, demanding instant
withdrawal from the mines, as the opera
tors had broken the agreement. No mis-
chief was done, however, and in the
morning the workmen resumed their
places in the mines
At o'clock large number of miners
visited all the coal mines and peremptori-
ly demanded cessation of work. At
Trips works q tumultuous throng assem-
bled and for time threatened bloodshed,
but have been unable to find any seri-
ously injured. There are wild stories of
pistols and muskets, but no one can sub
stantiate one case of firing. There was
stones throwing promiscuously and some
fisticuffs, but nothing like fire arms and a
riotous purpose was indicated. 1t seems,
however, that the gang carried the day,
and all the works in the town were hasti-
ly evacuated by masters and men. At
the works of Morris and Weeks consider
able destruction is said to have been ef-
fected. #a Z. I.
The Mayor, when informed of the tu-
mutt, proceeded at once to the spot and
endeayored TO pacify the crowds. He
could not make himself heard, however,
and at once telegraphed to Gov. Geary
for troops. Meantime the local ma
chinery for keeping order was set in mo-
tiop, and the Marshal's forces were
quickly thrown upon the scene. The
miners having stopped the different es-
20 hi Iohr, ov1fc ond Ynoot;n0 M or,.0o;fior,
marcned through the main streets, carry
ing the American flag and molesting no
one. At P. M the first installment of
Gov. Geary's reinforcements, two com
panies, arrived, and in the rQorning there
will be 1000 troops on hand. Serious
trouble is expected tomorrow, Saturday,
by the citizens. Though there is no in
tention of taking any further steps, they
all determined that the operators shall
not resume work with outside miners be-
fore the present trouble has been perma-
nently and satisfactorily adjusted.
The city is strongly guarded by SOL
diers. Sentinels are placed on all the
street corners and strong guards about
the houses of operators. The leaders of
the WorkiDgmen's Benevolent Associa-
tion who have been in Harrisburg during
the Legislative examination, are expect
ed here tomorrow, to assume the direc-
ton of the present struggle. 1t is evi-
dent the movement was wholly unpremed-
itated and without leaders The general
is however, that the men i'm
agined that the Legislative action was
against them, and in their disappointment
and chsgrin asssiled the operators. Wild
of wholesale destruction of mines
and bloodshed throughout the country
are rife but cannot be regarded as trust
worthy.
Another Tribune VersIon-HOrrible
Outrages-A Reign of TerrOr-The
FIOt Deliberately Planned.
Another correspondent of the Tribune
says the most horrible outrages have been
perpetrated, murders committed, and a
reign of terror begnn. Upwards of 2, 900
miners have banded together to prevent
miners not belonging to the Union (black
legs, SO called from working, and in
their fury they have murdered innocent
men, torn down buildings, and applied
torches. The dispatch adds: The whole
affair is evidently well understood, delibe-
rately planned and successfully carried
out The plan was to permit no miner or
any one else to cut pound of coal for
any price for any one or for any purpose.
A Part of the Trouble.
HARRISBURG, Pa, April 8.-The Gov
ernor has obtained writs of quo warranto
against the Philadelphia and Reading,
and Bloomsbury, Delaware,
and Western Delaware, and
Hudson and Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
psnies, to answer in the Supreme Court
the charge of violating their charters by
overcharging for the transportation eff
coal.
Quiet Restored on the Lackawanna
SCRANTON, Pa, April 8.-All is quiet
on the Lackawanna this morning. Mat
ters have been greatly exaggerated. 1t
is now asserted that no person was killed
and but few hurt. The only trouble
since yesterday was the burning of the
house of miner early this morning.