Daily Republican., 1879-01-18

Mcguire who has paid the penalty Of
the law which was so long set at dei'
ant. in the coal regions. A more des-
p.rate gang Of murderers never went
unhung 80 long as they did. For a
period Of twenty years they outraged
h umanity and public opinion, and so
great was their influence that leHlsla-
ton was at times effected. One after
mother Of the leading citizens of Lu-
zerne ,Sohuylkill Carbon and other coal
counties of Pennsylvania, were shot
down in cold blood by this organized
gang Of cntthroats, and though there
was no lack OF suspicion ~ to who the
guilty parties were, they were 70
strongly rptrenchrd behind a powerful
organ nation bound together by the
most binding oaths, that it did look for
a long time az ifthey would forever bid
defiaue. to law. They elected their
sherifs, their judges, Legislators and
sent their delegates to political sonvtn.
tions, and when ony one opposed them
or refused to obey their mandates they
brutally murdered him and defed any
detection Of their crin's. indeed 1t
looked as 1t thu w-althirst portion It
p-nns yivanla WAS to he given up TO
OUTRAGE and muI der and the arm OF the
l,w TO ang helpless "ithout the power
10 r,nder assistance.
But rs upon all other occasions OF ne
ces-ity, where some r-solnt- soul IS
wanted to step into the breach and stay
the tide OF desclatl"n and murder, that
soul was found in the person OF Frank
lin b. Gow-n, President Of the Phila
d.lphia amt Reading railroad, VIII" re.
solved that the Moll,. Maguires should
either take his life or be extirpated 10y
him. The result "i Nj. Gowen : reso-
lute effort is before the world, attested
by the dangling bodies OF the nineteen
red handed murd-r-rs. But even all
the efforts OF Mr.. Gowen would have
been unava,IinG had h- not found
at. hi,.,a.,lf in
III, person Of McParlan, the Chicago
detective, who by his cunning and
adroi,n-ss was initiated into the order
and there at the risk of his life became
at Ia. sam. time initiated into all the
secrets and mysteries by which thrs.
terrible murders We're committed. The
adventures Of McParlau constitute a
volume Of more thrilling Interest than
has ever heen grouped together i'll any
work of fiction. From hi :ht to night
in the Lodges OF th-Anrient Order OF til
bprnans, he talked face 10 face with
the murd-rers, and when lie got the
whole history of their ASso citation, the
rigors Of the law were Jet loose upon
tn. astoush-d "Mulies," and the
sword Of justice wa. once more I'M
sheath-d in the complete establishment
! of law and order.
. The complete history OF tn. Molle
Mcguire con>plracirs. /. probably sill
| to Ne written, but the world will be
content to he assured that the power
| OF the outlaws is completed Y broken,
and Tat not even for the purposes Of
revenge are their murders EVER like y 10
| be repeated. 1t is not to thu discredlt of
the Catholic church that these executed
Mollie Maguires were members of it, tor
when the church was made awarr Of
! tAe numerous tendencies pf the An
cient Order Of Iiibernans, priests, bis,
! hop and archbishopS united in the ex-
communication Of the order in the coal
regiOss, from the church. In this con
nection it might be necessary to say a
word in reference to the Ancient Or
der of Hibernlans, as CHI rter Of in
corporation is now pendins before the
Legislature Of our State.
We are informed that although it is
a branch Of the old Ancient Order OF
Hibernians, that it had no connection
whatever with the order Of that name
to which the Mollie Maguires belonged
ard that it is purely a benevolent as
ISOLATION for the benefit Of its members
in sickness and distress. We say this
much for the order, that the name
which has became 80 unpopular in this
country through the Molli- Maguir+
outrages, may not detract from the
merits Of the order in this city. We
are personally acquainted with some OF
the gentlemen who are members of the
order in this city, and we know none
who possess better characters, aud are
more respected in the community than
they.
THE PHILADELPHIA Evening Bu'leti'
is not enthusiastic over the bill which
has passed Congress to pay arrears o
pensions, aud though not Directing tt