, 1877-08-25
Certain Miners at Lasalle Apply to
Judge Drunlmond for Aid.
The People OF Jefferson Object to 1iaT-
Ing bohemian Cemetery
Amongst Them.
Record Of Judgments and New Suits
Applicants for Divorces.

wrongs than BY quilting work and Interfering
With other worknlcn. About dfty miners yes-
terday. headed BY Jasnes Reilly, fled q petition
In tho United states Circuit Uourt, before Judge
Drummond, asking that he would step In and
regulate the affairs Of the mfncs8 Of tho Illinois
Coal 4; Iron Company and adj Just their grievances,
This Company is tnsotyent, aud It's affairs are
being closed up III court, Il. B. Plant having
hcen appointed Receiver. The miners represent
that they are faborin0 men who have been, up
to the 9Th Of July last, In the employ Of the
Northern Illinois Coal q Iron Company Of L.
Sale as. tntners and 1aborcrs, and citizens Of
Lasallc, where their children arc enjoying tho
advantages OF church and school.
They believe they have grievances which
ought to be redrcssed, and that, as law-ahidug
citizens, not desiring to molcst Or infringe upon
the fights OF others, or In any wa7 to disturb OF
destroy tho property in the custody OF The
Court, or to countenance tho sane on ahe part
Of Others, and believing that the proper way to
fs,s,s fty 0c. psso ICY
First, that on OF abont tho 1eth daY Of April,
nnr II. u. Plant, RECEIVER Of Tho Northern illinois
authority Of yonr honorable Court to mine coal for
- crnts per net ton Of = 600 pounds; that although
fnasf na nng Y m rs s
mnets In the same stratum. and working under
like Clrcumstancos tho aun Of ID eena per net ton
OF 2, 600 pounds, your petitioners pTefcfr1nE work
10 idlcueas. accepted thu psoler Of 7 cents sforo.
sa!d.
ceve9 s S
but insfea! thc{ hhvn been furnished with only
thtce tsy. woik eyery week fot the period p WI:
D. 1877. nnd that Yoor pstttonets have greatly
sn1esed fson tho failure Of said Receiver to keep
hsa agreement.
They then state that the screens wcrd
1Annthnrnd tnAn~tYrdfHV nt4]nAfA1- n that
they lost on the measurement. Part Of the
mtnlDg known as the room ami pillar work rr-
0ufrcd bfast1nR-poWucr In 1argc quantities, and
Plant agreed to furnish the Dupont powder Tor
however, a. ID charged, only got one carload OF
this, md then furnished au Inferior article at
81 per keR, when the Dupont only cost 99Bu,
which difference camc out Ut the miners. They
Indirectly, for sl1ch change. Under the most
favorable conditions, miner could only ulino
three tons day, and earn so or SIS per month,
which was no. sutIlcldnt to support their fa,ni.
proportion Of which Was largely Increased BY
largely used in and about Lasails, aud they
think thcy should bo paid for all goal It's gross
will step In and through tts power over tts Re-
ceiycr Interfere In thcir behalf.
| TIE BOHEMIAN NATIONAL cEMETEHY.
The Village Of Jefferson Yesterday filed bill
cat!on to prevent them tron laying OUT their
cemetery or hurytnR bodies within tho village
limits. The complainant states that the
Association some t1me time ago pre-
sentcd tho. hoard Of Trustees Of the
village with pctitt asking leave
TO establish cemetery In the village, but no
| permission was ever utven, u tho requisite
number al propcrty-holdera did not slgn tho
pcl'tlon. The Association, however, bought
forty acres f!ontiug on c'ybourn aycnue, near
the centrs Of the village, for q cemetery. md
have already buried several bodies there The
manner In which the cemetery Is kept IL charged
| to be very otcnslve. In thn Winter, ali bodies
arc kept Ia vault aboVs ground until spring,
VIXEN ithe collins are opened. giving rlsc to q
horrible stencil, and kept open unLlt certala
rites aro perfortncd. The 6udies aru also buried
70 s'ose together ana T. sash sialo* st .rene1rs'
Pet.tcs are also heid III the cemeteries, liquor IL
sold, and lsuuktnnees aud noisy earouaing en-. en-
oI thls Association would be public nuisauce:,
and causu property In the nrichborl,ool to
| greatly leterlorate. 1t IL therefore nskel that
the Association may be en]uiued from locating
| . cemetery or burylnE bodics In the spot which