, 1876-09-01
Fientllsh Work of o Secret Society
of Isrfgands.
Wholesale Assassination and
Widespread Rapine.
Cruc1isxions, "Cof1ln.Noticcs," Death.
Lists" and Cllurcll'pesccratlon.
A He'll Upon Earth In the Land Of
Penn.


5t1ta 1nrh long Tine p1tt~-aa ACCOUNT 1V WHICH
was recently sent tU TIE TnnuSE--attil continues,
with no prospect Of al early interruption, rs the
authortttea In tho Infested placcs arc either
afraid or powcrless 10 apptclenl and Imprson thu
outlaw leaders or thelr ndheronta. In some re.
n0ts hamle4, where these zso.calcd Molly Mn
guircs rendezvous. the people arc held under trtb
ute, and the dcsperndocs defy the constahulary 10
approach thesF retreats. They also go 30 Tar
a. to send frightfully .embiazoned conln.no-
tcts, !" threatening Instant nnn!hilatlon To those
police of1c!ns who intimate OF propose raid upon
their stronghold. As tho Molly Mcguire organiza-
tion has very largo membership. composed Of
desperate men, who will not stop as tho perpetra-
tton Of any deed To accomplish thcIr evil ends, and
have lodges In every section OF tic coal.conntry,
the people snd authorities are almost,
II NOT ENTIRELY, AT THEIR MERCY.
The power Of tho Aioliioa Il great. The Society
has controlled nominations and operatod elections,
nnothcF. Prominent members Of the outlaw Az.
soclation hare hotd, and still hoid. in1acntal po-
operations OF the .murderous "LteuteEants" Of
tho ath;bound 13roshnshood. An attempt s9a
se to glace Nelly npGn ,e psn;h Df sshul
s nototions,y known in sehnyik!,,, co,n,nb!a and
Northumberland Counties. nH tho "Ktng Of tho
political positions ut Que iiiar. Thts n,an, al.
and ths instgator otnn9ofou. bloody fots n wl!c.
HAoM{ PNuPl4 "S4E NhACAt - nuH y NASIhkAs5 tV4-
trolling Tic populous community Of Locust Gnr.-
sspos feasn.sally s'tastsa a ,he oast o. tho
bs bssa ssa fs s, ss soas e9tasy sy
a"a s''s.'a hss l1sssss A5s Rsss' Jan
aa os. !. nny aoro ae
supcrlntcndents, bosses. and ,nincft, ns either Of
tilosa sircady mentioned. II 1t Wort, possible 10
neighborfng coal -rc9luna, since the formation Of
the brlyundish and red-handcd gnng,
IT WOULD lkHAC11 HuNDnEns.
The 1nw.brcakors still tlnlntntn their old custom
Of holding secret cetings, and drawing lots as TO
who shall dispatch the 1eao1ious man who has.
p .peu6a: in &c sy ss"as:s' p,sa:. e:s to e.:
After ills busIness Is decided. The desd, i. eon.
persons who bare incurred tho hatred 81 the Molics
LIT" and tavorabls opportunity is Snly nwaltSd Y
Gowcn, PreHident Of The Philadelphia Reading
Gsa S Charts. stT r5es
ss ssa 30 III. IT, sse
huse bcan leaders In tho unearshlng Of the CON
tpsac!es and other awlca. dnins. Of The ringea.!.
dcsirnus OF .nTolatlng them. aud decotutinR with
their bones some Of their hiioously Furnished
It nacd TO BE- an especial md horrible feature Of
tho atrocities perpotfated by tho cutthrnuts to
"CnuclRY +" TIlg1K vIcTIMs.
During tho summer ot 1871, hali,a dozen minors
s,n1ho"Isic fn III" "cEasyanna rn,,ten II, nr"
JAZZ wsnr. 49, nntrar"s ~ si,nilar ri.r,r.
Ia t1' .sorn ye,'' rnarteS ia rr.nt c1Icnt
r. r. ,,,'. Mro.d Mnnnt ,,n mar Stshsnor tSiv
town ,nHa htstnrirai Nv tho rernet roiimn IF hn;,
.irc's n spy.Mnunirc Srnrit"t With i;s in,ita
-afnu5s iuhinjn,s. .hisstrI nina, wI,Ich ~.
,on,hIc. IL sans crnas u1,,,n ,vitch no i"ss tmn
INV neYsnns hayu been snIkcd to Ieath One cru-
tdH1pn II remarked in ayu Iccn noriortncd Al Dnn.
tnnre in - tho adinceut rcvion. nhtI,t u wer; snco.
Ma v;,ciit,ss III % na;nc mss 1srnHv "~.~ '~0'
Duamare. Meadow i,tpak, FaIr,awp. Carbon.
iu1c riffson. anil nlher ,elrilornr mlnrrs Arc r,.
sorts OF tns law an these ara Continually
nAlpiNu UPON THE HOUSES
o,t,, t,," "nhiairo .tti.snx Sn.rsct roic, NJ
tn,rup tup Sas hern ,n"mSlra.cd fhInit,hont inn m
",n. h"1 o' Il. rnasss.dnrs ,I W ~ o
oun n. ,,,msod ~ nsrfs.,, ft"r ,,p,oomH
nas ,ttho"t na,tut1 I'M .no ~ thc ,nnt. "a.
sfiii es.tcr o,,t,srrs I'm nsrnarjmr "a ,"nLn M
ots1 66,Ii snon the nw f,,ws 'nt,,v simrs nrn an
t1cnnts,a. III II n h.iieyen tne r3f.ct viii hc n,
InSa.a., ~ sna nnrifvnr n. II ,vns f",v ye,ss
w., vI,nn the Viaiirntns attsckeI aum. bnrs
~ 'Nniiv MS9,iFss' ond GrUvo thcm out NJ
that nortion of the tc"ion. nfter killing nnitc n
nnn,hh"r - 'NN '~@'
LAT wcck WIS A Notorious one In The annals Of
nj" anil ~" inrrnwnnnn ,lIstrlct. iMiy Of 3,ma
Nf,r % as.nasadncs nntrnlirJ tin lI,irtcf. nn ,,rs
m,tJrnttS' ! .c1ir. ri '''~ ->'~'N' e"1 F~'
'o"s .rumInH,r sun n, onny ot,rut0ps,
r. 1870. stfI,,r - 1t".Jo.r 49,. s.st ..i". ,5 br