The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-08-21
sinrtIing Story OF Organized Incen
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DIR. j. II. Maggie, writing TO the New
Orleans Plcayune, from Lancaster
county, Pennsylvania, under date o
August Sth, relates the following start
ling incidents
just after the great fire In Boston
and while the ruins were smoking anl
tumbling Into great waves OF fire,
was sketching the features OF the dis
aster for u certain illustrated paper
While examining the outlook, a queer
looking person came 10 me and said
You are from the south, eh'pn
Yes; from New Orleans.n
"Lived there longT
"Yes.n
"RebW
Yes, so called, and what OF it?p
ooh, only this much, that II l re-
memb Der Alright this fire was the ami
versary OF the great conilagration n
Charleston, Chicago was almost an
other, and every specially notable
thing of the kind that occurred in the
south at the hands OF the federals will
have retaliation at the hands Of an
avenging Nemesis
"Were you y soldier In the confed-
crate army, or belonged 10 the south@'
"No, l AN leader OF the interna
tional league, aud the brotherhood
believes in destruction Of property AS n
means Of giving employment to many
who become idle without their own
consent. Amongst us are men and
aud women who are fire tlends, who
become maniacs when the flames rage,
aud who burn aud destroy for the love
OF intoxicatlon that they find In such
action. They always escape detection,
for they create a demand for the SER
vices OF our men who are unwillingly
idle. The society has agencies IN
every city In the country. a small
order exists In the Crescent City, but
they will mover do any mischief there,
because the mechanics aud laborers
are too few In number, and there Is
always suilicientemployment for those
workingmen who wish to labor. We
are well aware also that II an extern
slve conflagration occurred there, the
place would not be builded again, 30
there Is no object TO be gained In any
such course. Weonly destroy north
ern towns, and our big hres are ami
versaries in commemoration OF those
which were most prominent In Tn 0
late war OF the rebellion"
"LoOk here you have made mis-
take In giving me such confidence,
for IL you ara the incendiary you con-
Tess yourself, you should be arrested.
| fought through the war In AZ fair and
square way ~ / possibly could, but
having been whipped acknowledge the
corn, and that's the end OF the matter
with me and every true soldier who
was In the confederate army, and we
don't believe In any such doctrines ~
you communists practice"
every well that's all right for you,
but II don't keep us from carrying out
our designs aud plans Good-by! /.
He disappeared from view before !
could turn my head. That evening i
went 10 the editor OF q Republican
paper In Boston, and told him the
above conversation. After listening
10 me In very quiet way, he drew
forth a manuscript and read a paper
TO me In which the same story was
detailed, only more deliberately, and
which he said had been received that
day. had not given the matter any
serious thought since then, but all
this was again revived few days ago
by my receiving note postmarked
Pittsburg, and sent via New Orleans,
which, without signature, reads: "You
remember what told you at Boston
on the Sabbath after the great fire.
The Plttsburg riot began on July 20,
Anniversary first Manassas) The 22d
OF July was the fiery anniversary OF
the battle OF Atlanta, when General
Mepherson was killed.