, 1873-04-17
Negro JrOn-Pllldlers Attacked bl
Striking and Discharged
Whites.
Arrest Of Most Of the Ringleaders-" ALI
.: Quiet Now. .-~
Scenes md Incidents Of the Dis
turbaMcc.

were not working to tho satisfaction OF tho pro-
priotors. Tho whole force Of tho rolling mill
loft work and demanded tho restoration Of tho
discharged hands. Ginco thon thoy lnyo beon
doing nothing, bong supported by Ilie Nutiona1
Puddlcrs' Union. a part OF them havo gono
from hero, but enough woro loft to technically
maintain tho strike in accordance with their M
tional rules. They received money few days
ago, .and somo OF the worst of them indulgod
freely at tho Ba1oons. During the day q fow OF
them counsolod poaco, and behaved themselves
peaceab1y, and tried to restrain tho ring1eadora
Of tho mob; but others woro violont, aud, after
tho darkness Of tho evening, wore out upon tho
streets with guns, challenging the passora-by
in tho carly part, Of tho night: and,
aa it. was known that the negroes and
others On tho prenisea Of tho Weatern
Iron Company wore armed ,aand on
during that part Of tho night. From many Of
tho houses around shotB were fired ut intervals
at THO guards, when voney Of minie-bala
would be returned. Nine ahots were lodged in
tho house Of Paddy Smith, d aHnloon-keeper, from
whose upper windows five shots had been fired
also from tho direction Of tho patch on tho cast
side Of the blast-furnace, ono shot narrowly
grazing tho'ear of Mr. Watson. tho snp.orintcnd-
WaB kept up all night.
Tho ar1iva of the troops from Indianapolis
this morning, produced quiet: Processes arc
being Issued for the arrost Of as many Of tho
rng.loa4ots ot Sno nIp ~ coulu Us Me'.ea 1,t ,;1
% nkoIy be- 70 arrested, u, '' "' ''~sf~''' 'A' YAK
Tic poculiarity Of this ro, was that tho
women wore tho most furi' q, I'D the aggroB-
aorh IN eVely npoGia nstacs '; aoseu no IL,
a1s VIII ar,o t,cr
1inging their murlerous missiles with q
fury thet novor had IN equal, at tho
the stran1' i' 'rbe bfttor wra5h. md vile
oap,s enp s.,a eoora .,nac,aa womid lava ia.
To feonp amon y tc c1 noiners an nuddora
ovor IL" 1, nT,nIorment ] ~ coorod Ia" Ia1,orera has
ham mast intnnac md ;norcascd .a thoir ncces s'
eitioa becan,o moro prcseing. and It vas we'll
known lint tia ioast 6ntbroaE' would produce =
cn'I;sion> ria Wnatcrn iran Co1nnnpy .upeat-
eiilv ofroroi to the minors and 1>..adlers whom
thny Ind not 1ischarrcist III Opportunity to re-
sumo work. but si.oy would not accept unless
an sucl, torms aa could not. bo assent-
ed 70 By te be TSe ba
The lives Of tho Messra. Watson have been re,,
peatedly and openly Threatened, ard for tho past
fn n. sss G s ss ss'2 III sss no esose t s
in sentiment or remain silent wore "epottod,"
Of thoy termed It, md the merchants Of tho
place wero forced to take one side or tho other.
butchers ana naEefs' ana osnos7 .o;, laIn'sning
ion on tho morita Of the case on
pain OF diHcontinuance Of patronage, and many
wore threatened with tho torch OF the lncendlary
unless they gavo their adherence to the cause OF
tho strike. While all the miners eympathiz.eHa
with tho strike, yet some OF thom are laW-hbld-
ing, aud haye profossed all along TINT no violence
| would DO reaortod to, and many utterly disap-
| prove and took no part in the riot The samo
may bo said for d few OF tho puldlers.
| II tho nogrocs had been permitted to have
| their own way, there would haye boon no neces-
sity Of bringing troops or an extra police force
on their account. Thoy woro ready to defend
themselves. and would have been the aggressora
had l not % been for tic restraint Of Mr.. Watson,
s.fe wu9 to helI Do 'lsou' ao "'''' N''NN ~ '0 ~ "
mormin1 Of % Incidents Connected With tho night
mi afteernnon,s work. some Of which provo to
a III tr,o an1 others falso. Mr.. Matthow was not
shnI ~ hv tho nacToes ma roported, but was struck
Sr Sm1 sfona ~ Rsavv cini1or on The back Of the
III NJ ha WA Walking AWAY from tho crowd of
noIa ;nta.s 40 ~ arnesrod mon tho stroots this
.anrr,;mc
/ E1r I55orbv zyas beaten yery badly. His face
ond hoai were mashed almost into
ioliy. Mr, Rarridon was injured
lnsefhany, W, or5 ~ ,vant homo tn find hio onlY
nh;1a iuat ,IY;ng. Tho body Of Ills dead child
| a vi fsnn;,1 .vera tnken away from home for
sa4I aafc+v r"''AA''
| aoo, ma t1,e riot occurrod, information was
uo,,t +n tha nerro miners coming to the village
fra,, ~ thcir vorR. Two Of the Messrs. Watson,