Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-08-25
Outrage on Irishmen,


THEIR VOTE IN THE PENDING ELECTION.
The democrats always count the Irish
vote as solid with them, and practically
and we may say generally it is so, but
there are exceptions. If you get among
Irish soldiers you are apt to find some
who do not vote in opposition to what
they fought for. So long as or where
the Irish vote solid for the democratic
party they have less influence in the
party with which they act, than if they
we're divided more evenly between the
two parties. The great improvement
among the Irish, as citizens, in this sec
ton of both Vermont and New Hamp-
shire, is greatly to be commended, wher-
ever they may continue their political
relations.
But we commenced this to note an
outrage committed on forty-two Irish
men in Ulster county, New York, last
week, by those who are fighting for Til.
den. The account as furnished to the
New York papers is as follows:
STONY Hollow is little hamlet
about three miles from the city limits of
Kingston. Its inhabitants are all Irish
or of Irish descent, and are all employ
ed as laborers in the blue-stone quarres
of the Hurley Hills. Forty-two of them
who are out of employment, being dis
gusted with Governor Tilden's failure to
keep the promises. he made two years
ago-to give them better times if he was
elected Governor-met at the house of
one of their number ON Thursday of
last week and organized a Hayes and
Wheeler Campaign Club. They sent
a committee to wait upon the executive
committee of the republican campaign
club of the western department, of
Kingston, with a request that they be
furnished with an American flag and
banner bearing the names Of the repub-
liean candidates. This request was com
piled with, and on Tuesday morning,
before breakfast, the members of the
Stony Hollow republican club raised a
large flagstaff in the door yard of Thorn
as Bennett, one of its officers. After
giving three cheers for the candidates
they adjourned for breakfast.
'TILDEN AND REFORM
While they were eating, large num-
Der of democrats, headed by an officer of
the Stony Hollow Democratic Reform
Campaign Club appeared upon the
scene, armed with axes. Giving one
savage yell, they cut the flagstaff down
and chopped it into kindling wood
Then, giving three cheers for Tiden
and Reform, they marched away,
threatening to make short work of the
republican club.
The members of the republican club,
headed by one of the most intelligent of
their number, Patrick Cassidy, procured
another flagstaff, which they intended to
raise in Cassidy's door yard Wednesday
morning at sunrise.
ARSON FOR THE CAUSE OF TILDEN AND
REFORM
Wednesday morning Cassidy and his
friends were awakened atabout 2 clock
to find that they were surrounded by
flames, the house being on fire on all
sides. With the greatest difficulty Cas-
sidy managed to get his wife and chill
dren out of the burning building, but
was unable to save either his furniture
or his clothing, and was obliged to Dor
row a coat from a neighbor in order to
get to Kingston. The fire was the work
of an incendIary, and the utmost excite.
ment prevails over the affair. 1t il
looked upon as high handed outrage
and the better class Of Irishmen swear
that this sort of thing is not to be toler
ated even in the cause of Tilden anC
Reform"