, 1874-06-30
0norators Ahead up to tho Present
Moment.
The Strike at Draidwood.

Ill s,..,.sy,,,o An, r',,. No., ~,
, 'o, ,.,,s..'. w.. ""a s u '' au
'oio DIoAA'"6 out "h'iy ~ 'he hfs1
led placo. About 1000 Welsh mi
ll-1riBh miners were employed, aud
,oo months uao, thoy orrauizotl Union. at,e
s,ro,,,o1 ~, ad.,rc, T., ,roaoo ~ az c,,,ts w
-. 80 n " " ~ ~
ms a'so s1pulPunR WIZ lho opcratoIs, Ales61s
8, DrooGes, Hoydon, Longstrotn, hlcClsng
Elnrk, Martin, Ewing, aud othors, TINT no ininc
(buld bo discharged md no now oues nut d
ii. ,,n,o.a vii, ,Ho a.ncs;nn ~ ~, 11,,o
"1A''' "'N.4 WV eansson ~ w.
AhssHs' AaEs AND ~, MoLoSa 49,.
We're tho first to tako issue with tho men, deem
Ing their ultitnntum m Unjust ono. Fearing
TINT t,,ere vay tro,,blo ahead unless tuo aouoa,t
~ ~ .,,s.. ".'' ,.ans aaa,aa w. souasa, w
W suo nun "o'o seo,u'u ~ eo'eiA' VI
tho Operators were loth to onter In any
combination agninst tho Htrikcre but wore
tiually persuaded to give their assistance
to d moyonlont which looked toward the employ.
meut Of now miners unless t(o strlkogs with.
drew tlejr do,namls, Tho Two goptleu1on above
nalnei begun TO gather, througf agents.,
F2,nrr nr rrntt5,rs.
from 1rcmnhis fns,iaylin IiicItn,ond vn.. nnl
otnor points in tho South. Whom potweon 4UJ
and KIN inci,a n,, tnen concontrat ri ~ Tot,,n,.
bus. st,ecial train was ohartcrotl. and two
webus eg, lagt Thursday tho start was made for
NolsonyilIo, whore lilo Licking Knn Coal Com
many. Of which Mr.. Amos IL Tlcu.rresitIopt nI,tl
mauueor. lave thor mi,,os Tho ra IL DO mics
from Columbus. nnd Jacksonville was rcnchel
At daylight, tho old rulr!ors bping completely
Eaken by Burnlso. Tnp negroes. 1narshnled ly
iosars, Amcs aud MuCluux' and orrai,lzo.t into
)mnnutos. in mii,tnry tashton. wore furnisLnd
iii muykots aud reyulyoss. and p1pplied Will
11mtiuitou. There were hus few fl1l-0roxn
ny ~ .na tha ea |no a Wo
y Laa talul mart,
1M,1Ep1ArELy AFTER THEIR Ann1rAu.
,ey tuol possosson Of the mines, picko.n were
H9wn out md proun, ntious made to ura,d
= B tho nows Burcud tllrol1ph NoIsouyiiIe
,ke w,ldulo, aud by o'clock 4, m. fully 6u0
liners md 1na,,y women cou.recntod nbnut tle
,,atnp of tho dusky invaders. They o1ldoayorcd
many cases Offering whisky as an indictment.
Ind. aftor m1,ni, nerai.snn' anomt a;xty
II them did 10, bnt tic operators assured
u othcrs sufficiently to ca,,so tloul to sick TO
Jnion, nude q strong speech 10 the Africans,
ut It Ind no great ofcc;, and tho colored troops
tood their ground III spite Of all tho efforts
mnde by tho st.ikerH. Finding words and whis-
THE STRIKERS BECAME VICIOUS
and wariko, ind bogau TO collect from the
-nejul1boljng mlucs. which arc ali within a radius
Y IL miles, aud thu next dny, Friday, there wero
9.0UO Of them on tho ground. armed with pistols
I'd ehotEl1,ls, and nwoarIug vengeance against
10 negroes,
dessrs. Lopcstrcth and Yio}ior, and one or
otllor operators, Joined Mcssrs. AmeB and
ElunE i'll tlo work Of QrE0i3lXiuN tho EOlOfcG
-k nnd shortly utter tho arrival Of tho Inter
operators wero prepared for action. The
Erikcra wore ready for tho attack on Friday. hut
We're temporarily caused to dcsist by Capt. tut
nnm, tho Governors Secretary. who Informed
them that If they moved on tho negroes lie
would Gull out tho militia of other towns aud dis
perso them. ThiB nppcal mud threat scarcely
had the desired eifeut and tho minors wore no.
.ifled by tle operators TINT il they moved an
other Blep the nogroeB would fro oil them with
their muskets before they could get within pistol
etot The notification was accompanied with
such determination aud propRratouA for fight
that tho miners hold oolucil Of var and con-
Guided 10 Ilsperso.
THE NEGROES
have since beop kopt c,uploycd. and earn from
81 to % s5 nor day tic TIC price uaid them M ID benu 10 90
cents Eer ton, x number of tle strikers hive Of
fered to work for 81 centB per ton but tho opora-
torB feared future trouble flom them, mud have
agreed to liro but ouo white nun to three blacks
hereafter, Mr., Amcs States that the negroes uro
conteutcd md we'll pleased with tt,er labor
Thoy receive 90 per cont moro than thoy did at
tho south. They aro Btill guarded at tno n,i1os
from auy attaok. md csrry their musIots with
them. ready to sIfall in at q moments warning.
Mr. Amos considers tho moyemout
GREAT TRIUMPH
over the nrbitrary edicts Of Trados. .Unions, and
saws it is tho kroatost revolution ever ATTEMPTED
property, and to employ whom they see tit. and
at such wages as tile law of supply ind doinand
shall dirtato,
THE sTA1EEns
have congregated at Straitnyilte to the pumbcr
thoro. Col, or "Judge," McCluns las Lis in
tCfeat 1t that place. Included III It fb q llrra