New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-01

of these reckless men. This is the
third day that demonstrations have
been made. The sheriff. KirkendalI,
has declined to appear unless an actual riot
takes place, and then proposes to come from
Wlikesbarre, twenty-four miles away, to
quell it. The deputy sheriff now here de-
clines to act without instructions. The
raiders are called Landerburn's regiment
from the fact that Landerburn has been
selling condemned government muskets.
Raid on the Upper Lehish.
HAzLETON, Pa, March 81. Another
crowd of armed men have started from
Eberville for the Upper Lehigh. to stop the
men employed by the Jersey Central rail-
road from loading coal at that place. A
special train has left here with detach-
ment OF police armed and equipped to re-
sst any attempt at violence by the mob
The result of this raiding is awaited with
great anxiety. Our local police is too small
to contend with the exasperated miners,
and call for the military is expected.
Tho Sherins After the Miners.
PHILADELPHIA, March 3l.-The eheriffs
are getting the better of the miners, who
generally obey the summons to come in
after concealing their arms. All who have
arms on their persons are arrested.
An Appeal to Governor Allen.
COLUMBUS March 3l.-Several prominent
coal operators called on Governor Allen to-
day and informed him they had good reason
to believe that serious trouble might be
expected at Jacksonville before long from
the misunderstanding coal miners, who
are seeking to drive all the colored miners
from HocKing valley. They called to OBJ
tain his opinion as to what they had better
40 under the circumstances. The Governor
informed them that he had issued q procla-
nation to the local officials to use their fnll
authority to prevent bloodshed 6r the de-
structiOn of property, and that, with the
law, was amply sufficient to meet all cases.
The Governor declined to give any advice
as to what steps the coal operators should
take to protect their property, saving the
citizens must COnstrue the laws for them
selves; that it was his business to act when
laws were violated. rather than to antici-
pate their violation.
Parade Of the Strikers.
PoTrsvILLE, Pa, March 3l.-A grand
parade of the Mechanics and Workingmen's
Mechanics and Laborers' Associations from
Gordon and Heckscherville, occurred here
this afternoon. About 500 men were in line
who expressed themselves determined to
stand out to the last.
A Riot In Progress-NIore Trouble Appre-
hended.
At 2. M. rioting began on the streets
opposite the Repplier House. Chief Bur
gess Gensell called out the police force to
quell the riot. A rough from Centralia
turned on Chief Burgess and fred several
shots at him without effect. No arrests were
made, the police fearing it would cause a
greater riot. Great excitement prevails.
The citizens fear there will be trouble to-
night.
Reports to the effect that the blacklegs, as
they are termed, at Mansion House, en-
ployed by the Pennsylvania and Reading
Railroad Company, will be attacked to-day
between Locust Gap and Alaska colliery.
The train hands were stoned, fired upon
and driven from their train. Superintendent
Olhausen went to the spot and brought
the train through safely.
While societies were on their way from
Heckscherville to Ashland and firing q
salute at Gordon, one of the men had an
arm shot off and another was badly wound
ed internally by the premature discharge
of a cannon.
As predicted in these dispatches yester.
day OF coming general suspension, the
result of the miners joining the union at
Shamolin, the following dispatch was re-
ceived here to-day from that place: "The
men At Buckridge colIiery, worked by Nav.
Audenried g. Co., intend striking tomorrow
for the 1874 basis. Every one suspended
to-day at Henry Clay colliery, worked by
j. Langdon & Co."