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

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extracts show that the ku.klux spirit
is as rife 10 the North as in the South,
aud the pretence that any special legis
lation is demanded by one section more
than another--in the South more than
10 the North-is gross and Infamous
calumuy designedly started for political
purposes by a wretched set of factionists,
who mean, through the President of the
United States, and under the cover CT
law, to control our elections by force,
A formidable riot occurred among the
golfers near Scranton, Pennsylvania, on
the 9th instant. About 500 minors
congregatcd at Trips Slope, aud ussail.
ed with clubs and stones the miners at
work there, driving them from the mines
aud killing three men, The wOIkmen
at Councils mines were also driven out.
Thenoxtday the rioters assembled about
1000 strong, at Scranton, drove the
workmen of and burnt Noyang and
Clark S coal breakers, also Wayang shaft,
and abont 200 tons of coal Several
battalions of troops arrived during the
night, under command of General 0s.
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. Il G. Scauland, by his
brolher.in law, Percy H. Leonard, has
caused much excitement. A lady well
known in fashionable circles, aud who
had DR.. Seanaud for her family physi.
clan, 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
canse for the feeling An inquest was
held over the body of the doctor on
Saturday, and 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 Mr..
Feeby, in the lower part oi'thc 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 Journal
Of Conlmerce, and all New York straight.
way come forward TO glorify the process
as a great discovery and model nveu.
ton. In the South this would be- called
u Ku Klux outrage.
March Both, two officers attempted &c
arrest three mcn 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 ensucd. Two OF the thieves were
mortally wounded, and all were caught
George Schneider, pastry cook, aut
Matthew Hentz, butcher, both Ger.
mans, had a difficulty in a Cincinnati
beer saloon, yesterday, when Schneider
stabbed Hentz in the breast, turning
the kuifc around thrice before drawing
it out, causing almost immediate death
The trouble originated in gamo o.
cards.
AT Blackfoot, Montana, John Aiarlcll
a miner, shot aud killed Ali Sin,
Chinaman, in quarrel about ditch
The Chinese chased Murtell into tn,
town, fred at him 80 or 40 times, with
out effect. Martell and 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
Puryis, 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 whiskoy dealers I,
rescue quanty of spirits captured BY
revenue officers, but the latter wer,
protected by the police, and retained thu
property. A clear case Of ku-klux.
Timothy Lynch died in tho 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.
A Cleveland butcher was buried OF
SUNDAY aud his widow married barbe
on wednesday. The friends Of th
deceased smashed every window in thu
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