Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-15
Fearful Riot Among Coal Miners.

READING pa. September 14th.-A dis.
patch from Hazelton says: A fearful riot
took place here late yesterday lat the coal
mines of the upper Lehigh. A number OF
miners were discharged, and they threatened
to destroy the companys property. The
constsbulsry was called out, and terrible
fight with pistols occurred. A woman named
Harding was struck by ball and instantly
killed. A young girl of six years of age was
also instantly killed. Police Captain Haines
was shot through the hand. Nine miners
were arrested, and eleven revolvers were
found on their persons. A number of men
were badly nurt in making the final charge
in capturing the rioters.
A Most Just Decision.
ATLANTA (Gal, September 14th.-W.
Montrose, of the New York Police Gazette,
was to-day convicted of distributing an OBJ.
scene pictorial newspaper, and sentenced to
pay 81 900 fine or serve twelve menths in the
chsin-gang. Several weeks ago Montrose
came here, by order of Richard K. Fox, pro.
prietor of the Police Gazette, to make test
case under the law passed in 1873. Fox is
here and the trial excites much interest. The
presiding Judge says he will impose the full
penalty, because defendant was seeking to
get foothold for his paper, which has been
suppressed for five years. The case goes to
the Supreme Court.
POst0fnce BurgIarized.
CINCINNATI, September 14.h.-The Post.
office Inspector for the Cincinnati postoffice
received official information to-day that the
postoffce at junction City, Peru county
Ohio, was burglarizsd last night, and its safe
robbed of all its postal notes. numbering con.
secutively from to 500. This was one book
from which the first six postal notes had been
issued. The thief also took the punch and
Office stamp, constituting the entire office
equipment for issuing postal notes. Inspector
Brown desires to notify the public against re-
ceiving, and the postmasters against redeem
ing, any postal notes issued from Junction
City, Ohio, Of the above described numbers
until further advices.
A Disabled Steamer.
WILMINGTON IN. c., September 14th.-
The steamer City Of Atlanta, from Charles
ton, S. O., for New York, with thirty.three
passengers, was towed into Smithville yes
terday evening by the revenue cutter Colfax,
which encountered the City of Atlanta while
seeking for the missing Frying Pan Shoals
light. The ship City of Atlanta was in tow
of the steamer British Empire, from Santa
! Cruz and Havana, for New York. The lat.
ter fell in with the City of Atlanta 120 miles
southwest of Wilmington, leaking and in
need Of assistance, which was rendered. The
disabled steamer was taken in tow. The City
Of Atlanta left Charleston Saturday, and on
Sunday encountered heavy gale from the
northeast, which increased to a hurricane
Monday evening and night. The steamer
leaked in the after porte, which put ovel
seven feet of water in the ship and drowned
the fires. She drifted from P. NJ. Monday
until 10 a. NJ. Tuesday, when taken in tow
by the British Empire and towed off Frying
Pan Shoals and thence into Smithville by tht
revenue cutter Colfax. The City of Atlantis
has been pumped out, and will proceed tt
her destination as soon as necessary repairs
are made. Most of her passengers. anon,
whom are several ladies and children, hav
come up TO the city on tug.