Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-01
THE PENNSYLVANIA TROUBLES.
The Molly RaguIres Again on the
ROad-serIOus Outbreaks In the Coal
REGIONS.


The Molly MaguIres Again on the
ROad-serIOus Outbreaks In the Coal
Regions. 4
HAzLEToN, PA, March 3I.-AnOther
crowd Of armed men have started from
Ebervale 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 a detach-
ment Of police, armed and equipped, TO re-
sist 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 exaspeTated miners,
and a call for the military is expected. A
despatch from the Upper Lehigh announces
the killing of McDermOtt, one Of the bosses
there. Last night coffin hand-bills were
served on the men obtaining coal for the
boilers at the Eekerly colliey. The whole
region is in a stateOf great excitement. The
raiders are called LandeTburn's regiment,
from the fact that Landerbun has been
selling them condemned Government mus
kets.
Another raid was made on Yorktown to-
day. The men engaged in getting coal for
the engines were driven of with violence.
The probability is that the mines will fill
with water, unless assistance is obtained
tonight.
LATER.
Deputy Sheriff Rhoads, with a posse, has
just arrived with four prisoners captured at
Ebervale. The mob were discovered near
DTiftOn, on their return from the upper
Lehigh, when the Sheriff advised them to
throw away their arms, after which be
with his posse proceeded on to EberYale,
and awaited the arrival of the rioters.
Wishing to avoid unnecessary trouble, the
Sheriff sent out a courier 10 warn them a
second time, threatening 10 arrest every
man found with arms on his person. The
miners were soon seen coming without
their guns, having previously secreted them
in the woods. Every man was searched as
be came in, the result being the arrest of
four men, mentioned above, who had pis-
tolls and billies on their persons.
Since sending the dispatch announcing
the killing of McDernOtt, at Upper Lehigh,
it has been learned that his death resulted
from an accident. 1t is reported that an
effort was made to throw one of the passen-
ger trains off the track, to day, between
Jeddo and Ebervale. There is also a rumor
that a crowd of miners are coming tonight
mum AhAAA. NOulLlg " uAahC u dA4 0u
COTktOWn and Evansville.
RiOting at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Trouble
APPrehended.
louisville, Pa, March 31.-A grand
parade of the Mechanics and WOrkingmen's
Benevolent Association Of Ashland and
the Mechanics and LabOrer's Benevolent
Association from Gordon and Heckscher-
vile occurred here this afternoon. About
five hundred men were in line, who ex7
pressed themselves determined to stand out /
TO the last. At O'Clock P. NJ. riOting be-
gan on the street opposite the Repplier
House. Chief Burgess, of Genesee, call
ed out the police force to quell the riot.
ROUghs from Centralia and Patches turned
on Chief Burgess and fired several shots at
him without effect. No arrests were made,
the police fearing it would cause a greater
not. The citizens fear there will be trouble
tonight. To-day, between Locust Gap
and Alaska, the colliery train hands were
stoned, fired upon and driven from the
cars. Superintendent OlhOusen went to
the spot and brought the train through
safely.
The Governor Refuses TO Interfere.
HARRIsBURG, PA, March 3l.-The fol-
lowing message was sent to the sherifIs of
Columbia and Northumberland
counties:
am informed that a tumult or mob,
disturbing public peace, exists in your
counties, and an application has been made \
to me under the act of May 4, 1864, to sup
press the same. l consider it your duty as
civil officers Of your counties to order out a
posse cOmiJatus without delay and suppress
all tUmults, riots or unlawful interference /
with persons and property in your counties.
j. +. HARTRANFT, Governor.