The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-27
THE MOLLIEs RISING.
Outbreaks Among the LawIess Miners Of
Pennsylvania.
[Chicago Times. /

[Chicago Tines
READING, July 24.-The same deplora-
BILE situation that has so frequently been
witnessed in the middle and Northern
coal fields, where once peace and pros :
perity reigned, Is being rapidly ap-
preached again. As is usual in such
unsettled times the Molly Mcguire ele-
ment has asserted its sway, and while
coffin notices " are being transmitted
to persons who have aroused the en-
nifty of the brigandage at one place,
elsewhere coal breakers are being shad-
| owed by murderous spirits, who once in
a while slaughter with the bullet or
knife some unoffending person who has
been condemned by the Molly Maguires,
and whose name upon their dead list"
Is enough to insure his death whether
the edicts Of the terrible organization
have or have not been conformed with
At more distant points in the State,
where miners strikes have been pro-
ductive. of Molly Maguirism, the ter
rorism Is reported to be spreading in all
directions. 1t has been known for q
long time that many lawless characters
the purpose Of intimidating "blackleg"
or non-union miners and other colliery
operatives, but no particularly fragrant
outlawry has been attempted until re-
Gently.
The Clearfield county region, where
number of notorious Molly Maguires
are rendezvoused, has during the past
week been the scene of much law break
ing. Several GOLFERS have been beaten
with clubs and stones, besides being
otherwise maltreated. One of these VIC
tins OF Molly Maguirism, Peter Baker,
has since died. A raid was made into
hn ois,iv ri 80
Saturday last by the desperadoes infest-
ing the neighboring coal country, and
numerous fagitious acts were per-
formed. The mines Of Davis & Go. were
the field of a brutal outrage. As car
penter named Banks Downing was en-
gagged in repairing broken elevator
upon the company's property, he was
attacked by an armed body Of men, who
had disguised themselves by smearing
wet coal dust upon their faces. Down
ing was first severely beaten with blud-
geons-the favorite murderous weapon
OF the Molly Maguires-and then thrown
into washed out mine. This victim,
when found, was breathing his last.
His body was. covered with frightful
wounds. AS the murdered man had no
connection whatever with the miners
troubles, the terrible event has natural
ly aroused the citizens, and had the per-
petrators been found, they would have
been lynched by the excited people.
Persons who have signified their in
tentlon Of accepting the operators
terms and going to work 10 the mines
have been the recipients OF "coffin
notices" Three colliery properties
have been fired and destroyed. The
who are said to have ap-
peared in the country since the on
slaught on the Molly Maguires in
Schuylkill, Carbon and Luzerne coun-
ties (and consequently supposed to be
portion Of the Mollies who used to enact
their brigandage there, are nomadic,
appearing at one place at one time, COM
hitting outrages, and then mysteriously
In some of the mining
settlements the malcontent golfers are
becoming extremely warlike In their
concentrations, and as the outlaws
seem to be acting in concert with them,
much alarm is being manifested among
the peaceable and law-respecting citi- |
zens. The official and corporate powers
ire combining to drive out Molly Ma
guire invaders and restore peace and
order throughout the disturbed regions, |
The impression is general that the ex-
sting troubles are but the beginning Of |
he end, and the brigandish demonstra- |
ions are thought to be but the harbin- |
ger Of an open revolution among the |
aW- breakers. I!