, 1879-03-09
lncendiaries Still Frightening the
Good People OF Column
bus, O.
Eight Fires Set simultaneously
Early on Saturday Morn
ing.
Three Hundred Armed Men Placed o.
DUTY as Patrols. !;
Paige, the Boston Swindler, FL
nally Convicted.
NCENDIAi,1SA1.

INCENDIAK1SM.
specta. Dispatch 10 The Tribune
CoLuMnus. O., n1arch s.-Ihc events Of the
past week have been such as to create panaeAy
feeling among the people OF this city,, and aai
uow recornize the fuct that VIC are 'ntestca
with large gauc Of desperate characters intent
OH arsou plumber, and pillage. Scarcely haa
the large meeting oil citizens broken up last
night before Information reached tue
police authorities Of several attempts ae
.incenuiarisrn. Houses were entered, coal oil
spread and ignitcd, but the flames successlully
nut out. From events which followed it Is ap-
uarcnt that while the citizens meeting WIS de-
i,beratiur as to the mode Of procedure The ar
sonists were actively ut work III scattering coal
nil and tar in stables and ouf-houses, in places
far remote from each other. Al
o'clock this morning The alarm
of fire was heard, people hastily filling the
streets. As soon as the Fire Department
reached the first scene, another and another
alarm peeled out OH the morning air, followed
by the blaxing buildings until the city was IL
Illuminated in both the north and east by eight
distinct fires ut one time. The lncendlarles haa
also applied tue torch 10 Booths carriage works.
the largest in Central Ohio
Tile city has been in an alarmed aud excited
condition during the past few days, but the tires
early this morning bad the e1cct OF awakening
the citizens to yigiaut and active measures.
| The fact is recognized that any halfway meas
urcs would be without avaii in the present state
| Of affairs. This morning the Mayor called
special meeting Of the City Council
which authorized the offer OF rewards for the
| arrest and conviction Of any person connected
with the iuccudiary fires. Special policemen
! were also ordered to be sworn in. Another
rousfng meeting 1t the citizens was held, and
energetic action on the part Of the authorities
| demanded.
col. Freeman, commanding the Fourteenth
| Regiment, @. n G., has rendered the service OF
! the Columbus Battalion to the Maror: Capt.
| Doty, commandingthe Governors Gdard, makes
| tue same proffer Of assistance, which have been
| ACCEPTED, ind about 800 armed troops were
| sworn in tonight to act rs patrol Under
| tho direction OF the Mayor, this
! being virtually" martial-1aw. After 10
! o'clock tonight every stranger or
suspicious character will be arrested aud
locked up, unless able to give satisfactory ex-
| nlapaton. l. eopmittcc Of citizens have Detl-
toned the Legislature TO pass All nct making 1t
I incuubcut upon The county Sherifs to receive
| conyicts ut tile Pehtenliary and return them TO
| the place fronlcWhich they ure sentenced Wnen
| their term Of imprisonment has expired.
| It is believed that large number OF
t the criminals rnwf:iu the city arc ex-conVlcts.
who resume tIiefrformcr ayocations rs soon Gs
| released ns many as fortY-stx being turned
loose on this continuity in one day, thus max
| pw this CITY central recruiting district Tor ail
| State criminals: 'H